Fernando Tatis sent a towering drive over the wall in left-center field on the first pitch he saw from Lenny DiNardo in the second, after Valentino Pascucci had led off with a double, giving the Zephyrs a 2-0 lead.

Gustavo Molina homered to left one out later, extending the lead to 3-0.

Adam Bostick appeared on his way to his third win at this point, but was removed from the game for precautionary reasons after three innings. Bostick allowed one hit with two strikeouts.

New Orleans took advantage of some sloppy play by Sacramento third baseman Jeff Baisley in the fourth, when he extended the inning with a fielding error, then allowed a run to score on a throwing error. Jesus Feliciano followed with an RBI single to put the Zephyrs on top, 5-0.

With Bostick out of the game, Ivan Maldonado entered and pitched three scoreless innings to earn his first win. After loading the bases with one out, Maldonado escaped the jam and went on to retire eight in a row.

Jose Santiago came on in the seventh and extended the consecutive batters retired streak to 13 before a Travis Buck single in the eighth. Santiago finished with three scoreless frames of his own to earn his first save.