Ray Punches Out Nine, Aces Shutout River Cats in 5-0 Win

Sacramento River Cats (33-23, 69-62) 0, Reno Aces (17-39, 54-77) 5

W: D. Ray (6-3) L: T. McDonald (9-8)

First pitch: 6:35 p.m. PST | Attendance: 6,349 | Time: 2:18

Reno, Nevada – Greater Nevada Field

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Next time out: vs. Sacramento, 8/30/25 at 6:35 p.m. PST.

(SAC) RHP Hayden Birdsong (1-1, 4.44 ERA) vs (RNO) RHP Casey Kelly (2-5, 5.65 ERA)

RENO, Nev. – Dylan Ray was at his best on Saturday night, striking out nine to lead the Reno Aces (17-39, 54-77) to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Sacramento River Cats (34-22, 69-62), the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, at Greater Nevada Field. As a staff, the Aces racked up 16 strikeouts—a season high for the BLC-Nine.

Ray was lights out, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and two walks to go with his season-high nine punchouts. The right-hander is in the midst of his best stretch of the year, posting a 2.08 ERA with 17 strikeouts and six walks across 17 1/3 innings in his last three outings.

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Ivan Melendez delivered the biggest swing of the night with a two-run single in the bottom of the third. The first baseman extended his hitting streak to 14 games, going 14-for-45 (.311) with five doubles, one homer, and nine RBI during that run.

The Aces will look to close out the series with a win in Sunday’s finale, with first pitch set for 1:05 p.m. PST.

Notable Aces:

Dylan Ray: 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Ivan Melendez: 1-for-4, 2 RBI

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