Two River Cats homers not enough to slow down red hot Aviators

Bullpen falters again late as Sacramento falls to Las Vegas 5-4 in extras

(Ralph Thompson 916-813-3236)

April 18, 2019

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. - 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 out four. Anderson held a high-powered Las Vegas offense in check by scattering five hits across his five innings. He left the game after the fifth inning up 3-2, in line to pick up his second win of the season.
The River Cats offense was powered by a pair of long balls. The first homer coming in the second inning off the bat of Mike Gerber who saw his seven-game hit streak snapped in Tuesday's contest. Outfielder Henry Ramos clubbed his first homerun of the season in the fourth to give the River Cats a one run lead. Sacramento would go to extra innings for the third time this season, but could not rally in the tenth and fell to 2-1 in such contests.
Lefty Ty Blach (0-0, 4.00) will take the mound for the River Cats looking to pick up the first win of the season against Las Vegas. The Aviators will counter with lefty Tyler Alexander (0-0, 2.08). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (PT). Catch all of the action live online at rivercats.com, on the MiLB First Pitch app, or on Money 105.5 FM.
Additional Notes

Austin Slater and Michael Reed each stole their first base of the season, doubling the team's stolen base total (4) in the process.
River Cats batters showed tremendous patience at the plate drawing nine walks as a team, setting a season high. Their previous best was six walks in a game.
Henry Ramos reached 3,000 plate appearances at the minor league level with his first at-bat in the second inning.

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