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River Cats sweep Express to capture PCL Championship

Franchise's fifth title sends club to Triple-A National Championship Game against Columbus
September 14, 2019

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats are headed to Memphis. A three-run eighth inning, fueled by three consecutive walks and a clutch hit from shortstop Abiatal Avelino, paved the way for a 7-5 victory and a sweep of the Round Rock Express to win the Pacific Coast League

Adames lifts River Cats over Express in game two

Sacramento one win away from capturing PCL Championship
September 12, 2019

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (2-0) are on the brink of clinching their first Pacific Coast League Championship since 2008 with a 4-2 victory over the Round Rock Express (0-2) on Wednesday night.Infielder Cristhian Adames broke a scoreless tie with an RBI-double in the third inning, then

Three-run fourth propels River Cats past Redbirds

McCarthy, Avelino collect two hits in 5-2 victory
August 9, 2019

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (63-53) used a big three-run fourth inning to take control of the ballgame, going on to beat the visiting Memphis Redbirds (51-65) by a final of 5-2.Enderson Franco was rolling through three innings before taking a 106-mile per hour line drive off

Late rally comes up short for River Cats

Rickard extends hit streak to 11 games with fourth-inning single
July 28, 2019

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A night after breaking out for 18 runs on 16 hits, the Sacramento River Cats (57-49) were stifled by the Tacoma Rainiers (49-57), dropping game two of their three-game series by a score of 5-2.The River Cats offense was held in check on Saturday night against

River Cats complete sweep of Rainiers with 6-5 win

Avelino and Shaw each homer in Sunday finale
July 21, 2019

TACOMA, Wash. - The Sacramento River Cats (54-47) completed a three-game series sweep of the Tacoma Rainiers (48-53) with a thrilling 6-5 victory on Sunday afternoon.Sacramento fell behind 1-0 early, but used a two-run second and three-run third inning to take control of the ballgame. Abiatal Avelino did the damage

Franco backs River Cats' win with strong showing

Duggar hits first Triple-A home run of season for lone run in 1-0 victory
July 4, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (44-41) took four of five from the Albuquerque Isotopes (35-51), capping it off with a 1-0 shutout on Independence Eve.After opener Sam Selman struck out two in a scoreless first, right-hander Enderson Franco entered the game and proceeded to toss six scoreless

Shaw's clutch single propels River Cats to 4-3 win

Green homers twice backing Franco's strong start
June 23, 2019

Las Vegas, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (39-36) took down the Las Vegas Aviators (41-35) 4-3 for their third straight win against the Oakland Athletics' top affiliate. Once again the River Cats rallied late to push past the Aviators.Starter Enderson Franco turned in a stellar performance for the River

River Cats' offense shakes funk, belts four homers in win

Franco strikes out a season-high nine batters for second win
May 26, 2019

Albuquerque, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (23-26) snapped their three-game losing streak and broke out of their offensive funk, taking down the Albuquerque Isotopes (24-26) 10-6 in the series opener in New Mexico.Sacramento exploded for 10 runs on 16 hits tonight in Albuquerque after scoring just one run over

River Cats drop finale but leave Fresno with series win

Austin Slater reaches base four times in tough 4-3 extra-inning loss
May 21, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (21-23) dropped a nail-biter in extras 4-3 to the Fresno Grizzlies (23-21) on Monday night. They do leave town with a series victory though, now two back of first place in the Pacific North Division.Starter Enderson Franco turned in a phenomenal effort

Kieboom continues Fresno power surge

Top Nationals prospect has gone yard in three of his last four
May 21, 2019

Carter Kieboom has had quite the extended weekend.Washington's top prospect belted a solo homer in Triple-A Fresno's 4-3 win over the River Cats in 10 innings Monday night. It was Kieboom's third dinger in his last four games, all against Sacramento.

Franco shines on mound as offense remains hot

River Cats push across eight runs en route to their fifth straight win over Tacoma
April 26, 2019

Tacoma, Wash. -- Five and one-third strong innings from right-hander Enderson Franco, as well as another batch of runs from the offense, helped the Sacramento River Cats (11-9) win their fifth game in a row against the Tacoma Rainiers (7-14).Franco didn't allow a run until switch-pitcher Pat Venditte surrendered a

Braves' Anderson awarded for latest gem

Florida right-hander took no-no into eighth to capture FSL honor
August 6, 2018

Ian Anderson didn't think he had a no-hitter going for Class A Advanced Florida last Wednesday, until he did. Even when he combined with relievers Justin Kelly and Brandon S. White to throw 10 hitless innings, the Fire Frogs still hadn't technically finished off the feat. (They eventually lost, 6-3,

SL Weekly Award Winners: July 30 - August 5

August 6, 2018

MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs are proud to announce that Montgomery Biscuits infielder Nathaniel Lowe has been named Player of the Week and Mississippi Braves starter Enderson Franco has been named Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during the

Franco dazzles in spot duty for M-Braves

Pressed into start, Atlanta righty takes no-hit bid into seventh
July 30, 2018

Enderson Franco wasn't even supposed to be on the mound for his team Monday. By the end of the night, the right-hander had delivered a performance to remember.Pressed into spot-start duty, Franco took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with seven one-hit frames, striking out eight without

Takahashi headlines Pitchers of the Week

D-backs prospect wins Cal League award with eight one-hit innings
August 28, 2017

Bo Takahashi fell short of throwing a no-hitter, but it was still more than enough to stand above the rest this week. The D-backs prospect was named the California League's Pitcher of the Week on Monday after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his last start for Class

G-Braves Sweep Doubleheader in Pawtucket

Rio Ruiz delivers two game-winning homers in 2-1 and 3-1 wins
April 29, 2017

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Howard Debuts As G-Braves Win 5-2

Gwinnett leads start to finish to win fourth straight.
April 22, 2017

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