Todd Gelatka added to his Golden Baseball League-leading save total of 13 because of the instrumental rescue by Kovacs. With one out, one out and Chico leading 6-5 in the top of the ninth inning, Kovacs lost his glove knocking down a Mark Okano line-drive, which could have very well been a double to the left-center field gap.

It was reported here Kovacs had to elevate to make the play that held Okano to an infield single and allowed Gelatka to recordehis 19th and 20th strikeouts of the year in the ensuing two at-bats to seal the win.

"I didn't get up that high because I didn't have to," Kovacs said before tonight's game. “(Okano) hit a screamer, I only felt it take off my glove. It wasn’t even that high, just straight. I didn’t have my hand up that high at all.”

Nice effort, though Gelatka wasn't exactly moved.

"He was doing his job," Gelatka said. "He was busting his (butt) out there for me the way I bust my (butt) for all the guys out there. I don't worry about what they do out there, it's their job and I let them do it without saying anything."