MODESTO, Calif. -- It was Mardi Gras Night at John Thurman Field, and if Henderson Alvarez's performance for the Stockton Ports tonight deserves a slogan, "Laissez les bon temps roulez" fits well. Alvarez did not let the warm weather and strong breeze out to left field factor into his game at all, picking up seven ground ball outs and four strikeouts in four innings for the Stockton Ports against the Modesto Nuts, conceding just one run. The Ports won the game 7-2. He threw 48 pitches (35 for strikes) on a night he was permitted to go up to 60, but hit his innings limit before then.
Oakland A's Henderson Alvarez impressive in rehab start with 7 ground ball outs, 4 strikeouts in 4 innings
