Fresno finishes series with 4-3 walk-off win over Sacramento

Collin Cowgill scores both the tying and game-winning runs

May 20, 2019

Fresno, California (Monday, May 20) - The Fresno Grizzlies (23-21) walked-off on the Sacramento River Cats (21-23) 4-3 in 10 innings from Chukchansi Park. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the Grizzlies had yet to record a hit. Carter Kieboom changed all of that with one swing of

Fresno, California (Monday, May 20) - The Fresno Grizzlies (23-21) walked-off on the Sacramento River Cats (21-23) 4-3 in 10 innings from Chukchansi Park. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the Grizzlies had yet to record a hit. Carter Kieboom changed all of that with one swing of the bat, powering a solo shot to left-center field. One inning later, Brandon Snyder raked the second hit for Fresno, a bomb to left field. Trailing by one with two outs in the eighth, Collin Cowgill scurried home on a wild pitch. This would send the game into extras. In the 10^th, Cowgill once again used his speed to score on a Bengie González game-winning sacrifice fly.
Austin Slater highlighted the Sacramento offense with three hits and two runs. The 4-5-6 part of the River Cats lineup each recorded one RBI while Ryan Howard added a pair of hits. Sam Selman (1-1) was given the loss despite not allowing a hit.
Logan Ondrusek (1-0) enjoyed the victory in his first game with Fresno. Ondrusek fanned three over three solid innings. He followed Paolo Espino, who hurled seven frames of three-run ball. Espino punched out eight, tying a season-high. The Grizzlies improved to 5-2 in extra-inning affairs with a 3-1 mark against the River Cats.
Top Performers: Fresno Grizzlies (Washington Nationals)
• 1B Brandon Snyder (2-4, HR, RBI, R)
• 2B Carter Kieboom (1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB, SB)
• CF Collin Cowgill (1-4, 2B, 2 R, SB)
Top Performers: Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants)
• 1B Austin Slater (3-4, 2B, 2 R, BB)
• CF Mike Gerber (1-4, 2B, R, BB)
• SS Ryan Howard (2-3, BB)
ON THAT FRES-NOTE: The Grizzlies and River Cats have met nine times this season. Both squads have now played seven consecutive non-regulation games. The final two games of the clubs' first series of 2019 at Raley Field were decided in the 10^th inning, before rain postponements on Thursday and Saturday forced doubleheaders at Chukchansi Park on Friday and Sunday. After tonight's extra-inning affair, the teams have not played a regular game since their meeting on May 8^th.