Giants pour it on after rain delay
| Sunday, Sep 13 2009 11:15 PM
Last Updated Sunday, Sep 13 2009 11:17 PM
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SAN JOSE -- The Bakersfield Blaze saw a three-run lead and chance to tie its playoff series with the San Jose Giants washed away Sunday night.
Johnny Monell homered to start a wild eight-run eighth inning and Brian Bocock contributed a three-run double as San Jose rallied to beat Bakersfield 8-3 at Municipal Stadium and take a 2-0 lead in the California League North Division playoffs.
The best-of-five series continues at 7:05 tonight at Sam Lynn Ball Park.
The Giants trailed 3-0 and had just two hits through the first seven innings against Blaze starter Tim Murphy. He was replaced to begin the eighth by former Ridgeview and Bakersfield College star Justin Miller, who quickly gave up Monell's homer.
With two on and two out, Roger Kieschnick struck out but reached first base on a wild pitch by Miller that scored a run, making it 3-2.
Then a brief rain delay halted the contest for seven minutes, with players heading to their respective dugouts.
After the delay, San Jose poured it on.
Miller walked the bases loaded before being replaced by Glenn Swanson, who walked in the tying run.
Bocock followed with his bases-clearing double, and the Giants added runs on RBI singles by Nick Noonan and Francisco Peguero as San Jose sent 14 batters to the plate in the inning.
Giants starter Paul Oseguera allowed one run on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven. Ryan Shaver allowed two runs in one inning, then David Quinowski and Daniel Turpen each pitched a perfect inning. Quinowski earned the win.
Michael Bianucci drove in two runs on sacrifice flies for the Blaze. Joey Butler plated Bakersfield's other run on a double in the top of the eighth inning.
Murphy walked three and struck out five. Miller was charged with five runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Swanson, who was scored with a blown save, yielded three earned runs on three hits and a walk without recording an out. Dustin Brader surrendered an RBI single before recording the final out in the eighth.
