For the third consecutive night, the Fresno Grizzlies received a solid effort from their starting pitcher. In six innings of work, Vogelsong limited the Beavers to three hits. He had excellent velocity, striking out nine. Now for the bad news. He took the loss.
Home runs have that effect on even the best of pitching performances.
In the third inning, Adam Riggs belted the first home run at PGE Park to put Portland up 2-0. Pitcher Wascar Serrano singled to start the inning. One out later, Riggs crushed a pitch over the left-field fence, his seventh home run of the year. I ran hard because I thought it might hit the scoreboard in centerfield and still be in play. In the sixth, the Beavers extended the lead to 3-0.