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A look at Flying Squirrels alumni on 2021 MLB Opening Day rosters

Sixteen former Squirrels landed spots on MLB rosters to begin the new season
April 2, 2021

With the 2021 Richmond Flying Squirrels season around the corner, the big leagues got rolling on Thursday. Sixteen Flying Squirrels alumni landed spots on Major League rosters to begin the 2021 season.

Davis adds two more dingers but bullpen and defense faulter late

River Cats doomed by seven-run Aces eighth inning
August 18, 2019

RENO, Nev. - The Sacramento River Cats (65-59) led by five runs two separate times, but the Reno Aces (59-65) stormed back with a seven-run rally in the eighth to take the third game of the series 13-10.Left fielder Jaylin Davis continued his torrid road pace for the River Cats

Davis belts three homers as River Cats cruise to victory

Offense racks up 17 runs on 19 hits, including five total home runs
August 17, 2019

RENO, Nev. - The Sacramento River Cats (65-58) cruised to a big 17-7 win over the Reno Aces (58-65) on Friday night thanks to a 19-hit outburst and highlighted by three home runs from outfielder Jaylin Davis.Davis was the main attraction in the Biggest Little City on Friday night, homering

Dubon launches first Raley Field home run

River Cats fall 13-3 in front of franchise's 100th sellout
August 11, 2019

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (63-55) lost their second consecutive game by double-digits, falling 13-3 to the Nashville Sounds (51-65) with Saturday night's capacity crowd on hand.The offense fell flat for the second night in a row, mustering just five hits. But, all three runs came by

River Cats bounce back in game two to split doubleheader

Garcia homers in each game of twin bill, collects four total hits and five RBI on the night
July 17, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - following a 12-5 loss in the first of two games on Tuesday night, the Sacramento River Cats (50-46) bounced back in the nightcap for an 8-6 victory over the Salt Lake Bees (41-55) to earn a doubleheader split.River Cats' starter Enderson Franco struggled through five

Walk-off homer dooms River Cats in slugfest

Green tacks on two more homers, Rickard doubles three times
July 6, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (44-43) found themselves locked in a back and forth battle with the Reno Aces (39-48), losing in heartbreaking fashion on a walk-off home run from Pacific Coast League journeyman Cody Decker.Third basemen Zach Green continues to smash the baseball, blasting two more

River Cats forge comeback but fall late to Aces

Shaw, Garcia each homer as team crawls back from five-run deficit
July 5, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (44-42) trailed 5-0 after two innings but made a ballgame out of it on Independence Day, though it was the Reno Aces (38-48) coming out on top 6-5.River Cats starter Yoanys Quiala had a rough first inning, which lasted more than 30

Suarez brilliant as River Cats clobber Isotopes

Avelino comes up a triple shy of the cycle on three hit night
July 3, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (43-41) beat up on the Albuquerque Isotopes (35-50) Tuesday night by a score of 11-2, backing a gem from lefty Andrew Suárez with a 16-hit offensive outburst.Suarez turned in an electric performance for the River Cats, tossing eight shutout innings of one-hit

Green blasts grand slam but River Cats drop game

Isotopes launch grand slam of their own, win 9-5
July 2, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (42-41) had defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes (35-49) in seven consecutive games until Monday night when the visiting club ended the streak with a 9-5 victory.Sacramento trailed 4-0 after the Isotopes got to pitcher Conner Menez in the fourth inning. But the River

Shaw, Green each finish a triple shy of cycle in loss

Catcher Ronnie Freeman pitches in the eighth to get final out
June 28, 2019

El Paso, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats' (40-39) pitching staff had their hands full with the El Paso Chihuahuas (49-30) on Thursday night, dropping game three of their four-game series by a score of 17-6.Sacramento got off to a promising start with Chris Shaw and Zach Green smacking back-to-back

Late-inning Peña double lifts River Cats over Chihuahuas

Menez settles down after allowing four runs in first inning
June 27, 2019

El Paso, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (40-38) got back in the win column with a narrow 5-4 victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas (48-30) on Wednesday night.Sacramento trailed 4-1 after one inning but fought back with three runs in the fourth and then the game-clinching run on a

River Cats bullpen bounces back in 4-3 comeback win

Garcia homers again, three relievers combine to toss 4.1 shutout innings
June 23, 2019

Las Vegas, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (38-36) leaned on their bullpen to keep them in the game, then used timely hitting to defeat the Las Vegas Aviators (41-33) 4-3. After losing their first five games at the brand new Las Vegas Ballpark, the River Cats have now won

Menez strikes out career-high 12 as River Cats sneak past Aviators

Slater has a big night, pitching staff strikes out a season-high 21 batters
June 22, 2019

Las Vegas, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (37-36) pitching staff put on a display against the Las Vegas Aviators (41-33), piling up a season-high 21 strikeouts in a wild 12-7 extra-inning win. Starter Conner Menez was brilliant, setting a career-high with 12 strikeouts himself.It was a statement game for

Nine-run River Cats lead does not hold up in rough loss to Aviators

Ramos and Garcia homer, every River Cats starter picks up at least one hit
June 21, 2019

Las Vegas, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (36-36) jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the desert, but the Las Vegas Aviators (41-32) come all the way back to get the win 11-10 in walk-off fashion.Every Sacramento starter picked up at least one hit in this one, with nine of

Home run derby continues in Albuquerque as River Cats cruise

Aramis Garcia and Mike Gerber combine to go 7-for-11 with three home runs and seven RBI
May 27, 2019

Albuquerque, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (24-26) continued their offensive assault on Isotopes Park, scoring 16 runs on 16 hits to defeat the Albuquerque Isotopes (24-27) 16-8 in game two of their four-game series.The Sacramento offense again used the big fly to great effect, blasting five home runs as

Avelino triples twice in series-opening victory over Bees

Aramis Garcia swats his fifth home run as River Cats win 10-7 to pull within a game of first place
May 22, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (22-23) returned to Raley Field Tuesday night and used six extra base hits to fuel the offense to a 10-7, series-opening win over the Salt Lake Bees (19-25).Sacramento was down 4-1 going to the bottom of the third, but sent 12 batters

Franco shines on mound as offense remains hot

River Cats push across eight runs en route to their fifth straight win over Tacoma
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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

Home run barrage lifts River Cats over Bees

Six River Cats homers back Suarez in 9-6 victory
April 21, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (8-8) continued their offensive outburst for the second straight night, blasting six home runs to power past the Salt Lake Bees (4-11) for a 9-6 win in game two of their four-game weekend series.There was something in the air at Raley Field

River Cats cannot solve Aviators as bullpen falters again

Three errors prove costly in third straight late-inning collapse
April 19, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (6-8) blasted three home runs on Thursday evening but would drop another late inning heartbreaker to Las Vegas (13-2) by a final of 9-6.It took the River Cats' offense until the fifth to get going, but once they got rolling they made

Late home runs not enough to avoid sweep

Gerber extends hit streak to five games as club falls to Aviators 11-3
April 12, 2019

Summerlin, Nev. -- The Sacramento River Cats (4-4) fell victim to their first sweep of the season as the Las Vegas Aviators (7-1) took three out of three to kick off their inaugural season at the brand new Las Vegas Ballpark.Right-hander Shaun Anderson lasted just three innings for the River

River Cats erupt early, hold on late to defeat Rainiers

Anderson goes five innings with five strikeouts in strong 2019 debut
April 7, 2019

West Sacramento, Calif. - Number four Giants prospect Shaun Anderson delivered five strong innings on Saturday evening, his first start of the season for the Sacramento River Cats (2-1). A pair of home runs and two big innings paced the offense to an 11-5 victory over the Rainiers (1-2).Anderson, a

Garcia's clutch hit the difference in 4-2 victory

Johnson earns first win with season-high seven innings
August 16, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (50-73) delivered two late runs to edge the Albuquerque Isotopes (56-67) 4-2 in the first game of the series.

Gomez hit seals extra-inning win for River Cats

Garcia collects first three Triple-A hits in 8-5 victory
August 16, 2018

RENO, NV -- The Sacramento River Cats (49-73) picked up their seventh series win of the year, doing so in extra-inning fashion by defeating the Reno Aces (62-60) 8-5 in 11 innings.After trading runs in the 10th, the River Cats loaded the bases before Miguel Gómez's single, with the help

River Cats drop series finale in Nashville

Herb tosses six innings of two-run ball in 4-2 loss
August 7, 2018

NASHVILLE, TN -- The Sacramento River Cats (45-70) were swept in the Music City on Tuesday night, losing 4-2 to the Nashville Sounds (59-55).Right-handed starter Tyler Herb pitched well enough to win for the visiting River Cats, who have now lost six consecutive games and 14 of their last 16,

Prospect Roundup: Games of June 27

Reds' Greene heating up on mound; O'Neill keeps slugging
June 28, 2018

Theme of the dayDingers on dingers in Reno: There was no topping the absolute slugfest that took place at Greater Nevada Field. The 14-4 Aces win featured nine homers in total, and Reno's Kevin Cron and Salt Lake's Jabari Blash provided three apiece. In other words, 15.4 percent of all