Rickard leads River Cats in powerful win over El Paso

Sacramento launches five home runs in 9-3 victory

(Ralph Thompson )

August 23, 2019

EL PASO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (68-61) rebounded nicely from Wednesday night's shutout loss with a series-opening 9-3 win against the El Paso Chihuahuas (75-54).Sacramento was on the board early as leadoff man Mauricio Dubón singled and was immediately plated by outfielder Joey Rickard's first of two home

EL PASO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (68-61) rebounded nicely from Wednesday night's shutout loss with a series-opening 9-3 win against the El Paso Chihuahuas (75-54).
Sacramento was on the board early as leadoff man Mauricio Dubón singled and was immediately plated by outfielder Joey Rickard's first of two home runs on Thursday night. The River Cats blew it open in the seventh when three more balls left the yard, including Jaylin Davis's tenth in just 18 games since joining the club from the Minnesota Twins' organization.
Left-hander Conner Menez settled down after allowing two runs in the second inning, while Sam Selman and Dan Winkler combined to toss three perfect innings in relief.
Game two of this four-gamer will see River Cats right-hander Justin Haley (1-1, 8.31) square off with Chihuahuas southpaw LHP Jerry Keel (9-7, 7.09). First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. (PT). Listen to all of the action live online at rivercats.com, on the MiLB First Pitch app, and on Money 105.5 FM.
Additional Notes
• Sam Selman struck out the side in the seventh inning, making it 14 times that he has recorded three or more strikeouts in an outing since being promoted to Sacramento back in April. His strikeout rate in Triple-A is still one of the best in all of the minors at 42.7%.
• Shortstop Mauricio Dubon is red-hot at the plate as he now has 16 hits in his last eight games to go along with four walks and just three strikeouts.