Dodgers win two

Josh Ryding hit a two-run home run in the first inning and pitched

four strong innings to lead the Dodgers to an 8-2 victory over the

Diamondbacks in Costa Mesa National Little League Majors division

play Saturday at TeWinkle Memorial School.

Ryding went 3 for 3 and Bryan Maurer and Nick Oliver each

collected doubles for the Dodgers, who also defeated the Padres,

10-1, Saturday.

Eric Mickelson made a strong catch of a fly hit to center field

and Eric McCool led the defense.

Cody Green pitched four strong innings in the victory over the

Padres and Alex Grosek smashed a double. Matthew Telles and Coleman

Brown each drove in runs for the Dodgers.

In other Majors action:

* Giants 1, Padres 0

Daniel Carter pitched four innings and Taylor West the final two

in the Giants’ victory.

Right fielder Justin Bosecker saved a run with an over-the-head

catch of a hard-hit fly ball. He also threw out a runner trying to

stretch a single into a double on a hit down the right-field line.

Weston Barloon scored the game’s only run.

In Costa Mesa American Majors action:

* Angels 7, Yankees 5

Six innings of solid pitching by Chase Palombo and a potent

hitting attack led the Angels.

Matt McEachern went 3 for 3 with a solo home run while Danny

Hurley, Adam Gardner and Garrett Hirsch each tallied 3 for 3

performances at the plate.

In Minor A play:

* The Rockies remained unbeaten by edging the Giants, 9-8.

Jeffrey Guillen scored the winning run from third on a passed ball in

the final inning.

In Minor B play:

* Rockies 13, Giants 10

Chris DeSoto belted a game-winning home run for the Rockies.

Spencer Owens, Max Starkel and Nico Ruan pitched well for the

Rockies with Nick Schirmer, Garrett Hope and Ellwood Webb solidifying

the defense.

Parker Shoaff, Brian Stanley and Matt Hutcherson all had key hits

and Robert Scott made some strong defensive plays. Alex Tenno showed

speed on the basepaths.

* Padres 18, Angels 10

Levi Stillman held the Angels hitless, giving up one walk and one

run going into the fifth inning.

Brian Burciaga, Michael Quintana, Tre Le Ele, Carter Norris, Tyler

Rice, Stillman, Brett Donahue, Evan Santana and Eddie Bisoso, who

tallied a home run, led the Padres’ 20-hit attack.

In Farm play:

* Nicky Roco and Patrick Cromwell each went 4 for 4 with three

doubles each for the Padres against the Marlins.

Max Gilbert and Noah Jeyarajah each collected two doubles in the

hitting attack.

Leadoff hitter Brian Cromwell (three hits), along with Gabriel

Ruan and Brandon Long, paced the Padres’ offensive attack and were

responsible for many of the team’s runs.

The Padres recorded a double play and several putouts from the

infield. Joshua Butler was strong in the infield while John Santoyo

played well behind the plate. Manolo Laguna sparkled defensively at

third base.

Ryan Adkisson was out injured, but is expected back next week.

* The Rockies and Dodgers dueled to a near stalemate.

Jeff Carlyle continued his torrid hitting for the Dodgers, going 4

for 4, including a triple, and Ben Beck went 3 for 3 with two doubles

and a sacrifice fly. A.J. Fischer also had three hits and Kylee

Stone, Yeizon Ramirez, Desmond Lewis, Kayla Hayes and Robert Sullivan

each tallied two.

Sullivan hit the ball hard in each at-bat while the Rockies’ Aaron

Wood made a catch of a fly hit to left to rob Sullivan of an

extra-base hit.

The Rockies rallied in the final inning, retiring the Dodgers in

order, and batted around in the bottom half.