Shaw's homer not enough in Sac's 2-1 loss

West Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento River Cats (55-72) offense managed just three hits in their 2-1 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes (62-65) with Chris Shaw's home run the lone bright spot.

After Albuquerque tagged Sacramento starter Roberto Gomez for a run in the first inning, Shaw stepped up in the second and launched a 400-foot solo home run to even things up. The big fly was Shaw's 16^th of the season, which leads the club. The River Cats were shut out from there, however, managing just two other hits and leaving three men on base. Sacramento now owns a 19-21 record in one-run games.
In game three tomorrow night, right-hander Jose Flores (1-3, 2.96) will be on the hill for Sacramento and Albuquerque will counter with left-hander Sam Howard (4-3, 3.80). First pitch is set for 5:05 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on the air on ESPN 1320.
Postgame Notes
Shaw: Left fielder Chris Shaw has hit six home runs in 17 August games…15 of his long balls this year have come off right-handed pitchers.
Gomez: Right-hander Roberto Gomez made his 11^th start today…picked off his 7^th base runner of the season which leads the team…owns a 3.22 ERA (8 ER, 22.1IP) in his last four starts a …in three games against the Isotopes (two starts), has a 1.98 ERA (3 ER, 13.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts.
Gillaspie: First baseman Conor Gillaspie singled in the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to eight games…13-for-32 (.406) over that span.
Snelten: Left-hander D.J. Snelten has thrown eight scoreless innings in four appearances against Albuquerque after tossing 2.1 innings today…his 1.96 ERA is the lowest among River Cats relievers.
Rogers: Right-hander Tyler Rogers made his 50^th appearance of the year which leads the PCL…also has the fourth-lowest batting average against at .225 (56 hits, 249 at bats).
Turn Two: The River Cats turned their league-leading 138^th double play…Jae-Gyun Hwang and Juniel Querecuto have both been involved in 56 double plays which leads the club.
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