Sacramento's four-game win streak snapped in 5-2 loss

The Sacramento River Cats (23-34) made things interesting late against the Fresno Grizzlies (27-32), scoring twice in the eighth inning, but fell short in their 5-2 defeat Tuesday night at Raley Field.

It was a back-and-forth battle through the first four innings as neither team was able to break the scoreless tie. Despite a 29-pitch first inning, Sacramento starter Dan Slania kept Fresno in check until the fifth inning when the right-hander gave up a three-run home run. Left-hander Matt Reynolds relieved Slania after 4.2 innings and gave up a long ball of his own, this time a solo-shot in the sixth to make the score 4-0 Fresno.
The River Cats broke through in the eighth thanks to an RBI-double by Mac Williamson and an RBI-single by Chris Shaw but a third Fresno homer in the ninth put the game away at 5-2.
Sacramento will look to bounce back in game three of this four-game set when they send right-hander Tyler Beede (3-3, 4.28) to the bump. The Giants' No. 1 prospect will face Francis Martes (0-2, 5.29), the No.1 prospect in the Astros' organization. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on the air on Money 105.5 FM.
Postgame Notes
Jones: Third baseman Ryder Jones made his first start since June 3 when he was hit by a pitch in the helmet against Albuquerque…the No. 27 prospect in the Giants' organization is hitting .296 at home…Jones leads the team with 16 walks and is second on the team with 11 doubles.  
Make it eight: Chris Shaw made his first start as a designated hitter tonight and collected his eighth RBI since joining Sacramento…the No. 5 prospect in the Giants' organization extended his hitting streak to eight games…is hitting .288 in his 12 games with the club…Shaw collected his fourth two-hit game tonight.
Bring 'em home: Sacramento has struggled with runners on base in the first two games of this series…have left 21 men on base while going 3-for-20 with runners in scoring position…the River Cats are 149-for-538 with runners in scoring position this season (.277) and have left 424 runners stranded, the fourth most in the league.
Getting defensive: The River Cats turned their 60^th double play tonight…rank third in the PCL in double plays turned…Sacramento is eighth in the league with a .978 fielding percentage (57 games, 47 errors)…Jae-Gyun Hwang leads the team by being a part of 26 double plays but has also committed the most errors (10).
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