The American Leaguers stopped Lodi, 7-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Gus Boisits, who struck out 10 while walking only two.
Rutherford scored three runs in the second on a single by Guy Indyk, a double by Keith Klein, a single by Pat Blanchfield and two errors.
The winners iced the game with four runs in the fifth on two errors, singles by Vinnie DeCesare, Tom Ferullo and Boisits and a double by Nick Tria.
Lodi’s lone run came in the second on a single by Joe Abbruscato, a walk to Fred Yarosz and a sacrifice fly by Rick Scire.