San Francisco 5, at Portland 4

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — Gauge Lockhart carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the San Francisco Dons weathered a late rally to edge the Portland Pilots 5-4 on Saturday at Joe Etzel Field. Lockhart, the Dons’ starting pitcher, was dominant for six-plus innings, stifling a Pilots lineup that had won the series opener a day earlier. The right-hander did not allow a hit and faced the minimum through six frames, with only two walks and a hit batter blemishing his outing. He struck out four. San Francisco provided its ace with early support against Portland starter Trey Newmann,… Read more...