West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (16-18) came from behind to force extras, thanks to a pinch-hit homer from Mike Yastrzemski, but fell to the Fresno Grizzlies (18-16) 7-4 in ten innings. The Washington Nationals' number one prospect, Carter Kieboom's home run in the tenth was the difference.River

Albuquerque, NM. - The Sacramento River Cats (15-13) picked up where they left off in Albuquerque, defeating the Reno Aces (11-17) 8-2 to kick off the 12-game homestand.Starter Shaun Anderson turned in another strong performance on Friday, tossing five innings and striking out three while giving up two runs to

Tacoma, Wash. -- Despite six innings of solid work from right-hander Shaun Anderson, the Sacramento River Cats (12-11) lost 4-3 on Sunday afternoon as the Tacoma Rainiers (9-15) walked off on a sacrifice fly in the ninth.Heading to the final frame down one, catcher Stephen Vogt led off with his

West Sacramento, Calif. -- Right-handed starter Shaun Anderson turned out a solid 5.2-inning outing but the bullpen would falter, resulting in an 8-4 loss for the Sacramento River Cats (9-9) at the hands of the Salt Lake Bees (5-12).Anderson struck out five, allowed a pair of doubles, and surrendered just

West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (6-7) experienced some déjà vu Wednesday night as the Aviators (12-2) plated one in the ninth and two in the tenth to defeat the River Cats 5-4.River Cats' starter Shaun Anderson looked sharp on Wednesday night, allowing just two runs and striking

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

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - Right-hander Shaun Anderson tossed seven shutout innings allowing just four baserunners as the Sacramento River Cats (51-79) opened up their four-game series defeating the Las Vegas 51s 4-0.Anderson was given an early 1-0 lead on a Ryder Jones sacrifice fly following Peter Bourjos's leadoff triple. But

ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Albuquerque Isotopes (57-67) third baseman Josh Fuentes launched a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning that served as the deciding factor in an 8-7 loss for the Sacramento River Cats (50-74).Sacramento took a 5-3 lead after putting up a four-spot in the top half

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.

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA -- Both team's starting pitchers were impressive in Sunday's matinee, but it was the El Paso Chihuahuas (67-51) who eventually got to the Sacramento River Cats (47-72) bullpen for a 4-1 victory.Righty Shaun Anderson, making his fifth start as a member of the River Cats, struck out

NASHVILLE, TN - The Sacramento River Cats (45-69) managed to match the Nashville Sounds' (58-55) hit total, but were outscored 6-0 while being handed their fifth straight loss.

Theme of the dayAlmost no-nos: There were no actual no-hitters in the Minor Leagues on Wednesday, but there were some really close calls. Class A Advanced Florida, led by No. 40 overall prospectIan Anderson, didn't allow a hit for 10 innings before eventually falling, 6-3, to Charlotte. Astros No. 28

MEMPHIS, TN - In their first matchup with the PCL-best Memphis Redbirds (68-41), the Sacramento River Cats (45-64) topped the Redbirds 6-3 with a well-rounded offense and an excellent pitching performance.

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA -Despite scoring four late runs, the Sacramento River Cats (43-61) came up short in an ugly game against the Omaha Storm Chasers (47-56). Giants second baseman Joe Panik played the first five innings while rehabbing a groin injury which he suffered on July 6.

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FRESNO, CA - Despite taking a lead into the eighth inning, the Sacramento River Cats (42-56) fell to the Fresno Grizzlies (56-41) 8-7 in extra innings. Right-hander Shaun Anderson was impressive in his first start since being promoted from Double-A Richmond.

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Shaun Anderson found himself in a pitchers' duel on Saturday, and he did not back down. In fact, he savored every moment of it.The eighth-ranked Giants prospect fired six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a pair of walks while striking out six, but Double-A Richmond settled for a split

A perfect end to the season for Connor Grey just got a little bit sweeter.The D-backs prospect was awarded the Midwest League's Pitcher of the Week award Tuesday after the Kane County right-hander threw a perfect game at Clinton on Sept. 1.

Dodgers OF Yusniel Díaz, Double-A Tulsa: 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB, K -- Players don't often leave the California League and find ways to put up better numbers elsewhere, but that's been the case with the Dodgers' No. 5 prospect since he joined Tulsa on Aug. 1. Diaz

D-backs SS Domingo Leyba, Double-A Jackson: 3-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB -- The D-backs' No. 2 prospect missed all of April and May and half of June with a tear in his right shoulder and sat out the first week of July with an undisclosed injury, but he sure looked

Shaun Anderson was a keen observer during Greenville's series opener against Rome on Thursday.The No. 17 Red Sox prospect kept tabs on each hitter and that attention to detail helped him Friday night.The right-hander tied a career-high with six scoreless innings, allowing two hits with a walk and four strikeouts, but Class