Valdez Homers in Close Game

*Reno Aces (3-8, 40-46) 4, Sacramento River Cats (7-4, 43-43) 8
*W: Whisenhunt (8-5) | L: Rashi (3-2)

First pitch: 6:37 p.m. PT | Attendance: 6,852 | Time: 2:59
Reno, Nev. – Greater Nevada Field

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Next time out: vs. Sacramento, 7/6/25, 1:05 p.m. (PST)(RNO) LHP Yu-Min Lin (1-4, 6.08 ERA) vs (SAC) RHP Trevor McDonald (6-5, 4.93 ERA)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Walks plagued the Reno Aces (3-8, 40-46) in a loss to the Sacramento River Cats (7-4, 43-43), the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. The 8-4 defeat marks Reno’s fifth straight to Sacramento and sixth straight overall.

The BLC-Nine had to employ a bullpen game in the penultimate game of the series and the combination of Taylor Rashi, Luke Albright and Yilber Diaz walked a total of nine River Cats leading to eight runs through the first six innings of the ballgame.

Offensively, Jesus Valdez provided the power for the Aces with arguably his best game at the AAA-level Saturday night. The 27-year-old infielder went a perfect 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk out of the eight-spot in the lineup. The solo blast was his first with Reno this season.

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Tristin English recorded his second three-hit effort in the last three games, going 3-for-4 at the plate. The 28-year-old is once again raised his PCL-leading batting average to a .338 clip.

Jorge Barrosa extended his hitting streak to 27 consecutive games with a 1-for-5 night. The streak continues as the longest in all levels of affiliate baseball and third longest in team history. Over the 27-game stretch, he is 44-for-115 (.386) with a .994 OPS.

The Aces will close out the series with the Sacramento River Cats tomorrow afternoon. First pitch from Greater Nevada Field will be at 1:05 p.m. PT.

Aces Notables:

• Jesus Valdez: 2-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
• Tristin English: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 R
• Jorge Barrosa: 1-for-5

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