The High-A Stockton Ports played what can best be described as a Little League game on Friday against the Modesto Nuts. Actually, make that two Little League games. It took six hours, 36 hits, 21 walks, 6 wild pitches, 3 errors, 3 HBPs, 3 pickoffs, and 14 pitchers, but the Oakland A's affiliate came away with a 12-10 victory in 17 innings. The winning "pitcher" was first baseman John Nogowski, who fired off four innings of scoreless relief.
Stockton initially faced a tough challenge in the form of starter Jon Gray. The right-hander was a top-20 prospect for two years running and made nine starts in the bigs for the Rockies last summer, and while his MLB debut was a bit .