River Cats drop series finale despite strong outing from Blach
West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (28-29) bullpen was unable to hold an early lead as the Las Vegas Aviators (32-26) came back in the series finale to take the game 7-5 and the series 3-2.Lefty Ty Blach got the start for Sacramento on Sunday and was solid
West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (28-29) bullpen was unable to hold an early lead as the Las Vegas Aviators (32-26) came back in the series finale to take the game 7-5 and the series 3-2.
Lefty
At the plate, three River Cats picked up multi-hit games on the afternoon, with center fielder
The Aviators did the bulk of their damage against the normally stingy River Cats' bullpen, tagging submarine-righty
The River Cats will get an off day on Monday before embarking on a seven-game road trip to Oklahoma City and New Orleans. River Cats' right-hander
Additional Notes
- Catcher Ronnie Freeman smacked the River Cats' league-leading 24th home run on the first pitch of an at bat this season. Sacramento is leading the Pacific Coast League with a .417 batting average and 1.238 OPS on first pitches.
- The three runs that righty Tyler Rogers allowed on Sunday are the most he has surrendered as a River Cat since he gave up three runs in 1.1 innings on April 14, 2018 against the Tacoma Rainiers. Rogers has a career 3.06 ERA with Sacramento over 152 appearances.
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