Portland 3, at Oregon 0

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots, defying heavy pregame odds, used a dominant combined pitching effort and a late insurance blast to shut out the No. 6-ranked Oregon Ducks 3-0 on Tuesday night at PK Park. Interstat’s metrics heavily favored the Ducks, projecting a 76.3% win probability and a 7-6 final score. Instead, four Portland pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout, silencing an Oregon lineup that entered the game with a 23-5 record and one of the nation’s most potent offenses. The most critical sequence of the game came in the bottom of the eighth inning, preserving a precarious… Read more...