River Cats bash 4 homers, drop Thirsty Thursday to Aviators
West Sacramento, Calif. — Four homers were not enough to lift the Sacramento River Cats (59-73) to victory as they fell 11-5 to the Las Vegas Aviators (65-67) on Thursday. Rojas was superb at the plate, logging his first three hits since joining the River Cats, finishing 3-for-5 and a
West Sacramento, Calif. — Four homers were not enough to lift the Sacramento River Cats (59-73) to victory as they fell 11-5 to the Las Vegas Aviators (65-67) on Thursday.
Rojas was superb at the plate, logging his first three hits since joining the River Cats, finishing 3-for-5 and a triple shy of the cycle.
Sacramento originally led 1-0 with a first-inning run. Center fielder Austin Dean worked a leadoff walk, took second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a single by third baseman José Rojas, and scored on a sacrifice fly by first baseman Yermín Mercedes.
After Las Vegas stormed righty Norwith Gudino (3-5) with three runs in the second, shortstop Dixon Machado made it a one-run game with a towering 420-foot, 105.8 MPH exit velocity solo shot.
Las Vegas center fielder Cal Stevenson extended the Aviators’ lead to 6-2 in the third with a homer. Like Rojas, Stevenson finished a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with two runs and five RBIs.
Down 11-3 in the ninth, left fielder Jason Vosler and center fielder Heliot Ramos each lined solo homers.
Lefty Jonathan Bermudez (2-5, 9.44) will try for his first win since joining Sacramento. He’ll be opposed by lefty Hogan Harris (0-2, 6.75) at 6:45 p.m. (PT) on Orange Friday. Listen to Johnny Doskow call the game online at rivercats.com or on the MiLB First Pitch app.
Additional Notes
- Gudino had two strikeouts and three earned runs on four hits and one walk in 2.0 innings.
- Second baseman Ford Proctor followed up his two-hit Wednesday by going 2-for-3 with two walks on Thursday.