Aces Claw River Cats Behind 402-Foot Blaze Blast

Reno Aces 5, Sacramento River Cats 1

W: Walston (8-5) L: Teng (2-3) S: None

First pitch: 6:47 p.m. PST | Attendance: 3,840 | Time: 2:41

Sutter Health Park – Sacramento, California

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Next time out: @ Sacramento, 8/02/23 at 12:05 p.m. (PST)

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Sacramento, CA – Blaze Alexander hit a tape measure two-run shot in a 5-1 Reno Aces (12-16, 56-47) victory over the Sacramento River Cats (11-17, 45-57) Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park.

After a clutch two-run single in Sunday’s marathon at Greater Nevada Field, Adrian Del Castillo kept on chugging with a leadoff triple in the third inning of Tuesday’s series opener. Del Castillo, who has a hit in four of his last five games, scored the game’s first run on a wild pitch following the three bagger. The Aces led 1-0 until Alexander’s sixth homer in the seventh inning, expanding Reno’s advantage to three.

The Aces added insurance later in the frame with help from the River Cats defense and a Buddy Kennedy sacrifice fly. Reno struck out 14 times and tallied just three hits on the night, going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Various Sacramento blunders led to runs, including the wild pitch in the third and a throwing error that advanced Jorge Barrosa in the seventh.

BLAZE BOMB 💣

Blaze Alexander sends a ball out of the ballpark for his 6️⃣ homer of the year 🔥@MiLB | @Dbacks | @MLBPipeline pic.twitter.com/2uiMOCDio3

— Reno Aces (@Aces) August 2, 2023