Cats pound Rainiers, can close series Saturday at Raley Field
Published on September 12, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Chris Carter hit his third homer of the series and starter Jerome Williams allowed one run over 7.0 innings as the River Cats topped the Rainiers 13-2 before 11,894 fans Friday night at Raley Field. Sacramento takes a 2-1 series lead with the victory and now has two chances to close out the best-of-5 series at home (Saturday, 7:05 p.m.; Sunday, 1:05 p.m., if necessary).
Williams allowed seven hits and struck out eight batters in a gritty performance.
Sacramento jumped on Tacoma early with six runs over the first three innings, including a two-run Chris Denorfia double in the second and Carter's towering solo blast in the third. The River Cats' top three hitters (Denorfia, Adrian Cardenas and Brett Wallace) combined to go 8-for-15, including a three-run homer from Wallace in the eighth. Matt Carson, who led Sacramento with 25 homers during the regular season, hit his first of the playoffs in the seventh inning, a two-run blast.
PCL Pacific Conference Championship Series (First Round) - River Cats lead, 2-1
Game 1 at Tacoma (9/9) - RIVER CATS 8, RAINIERS 2
Game 2 at Tacoma (9/10) - RAINIERS 5, RIVER CATS 2
Game 3 at Raley Field (9/11) - RIVER CATS 13, RAINIERS 2
Game 4 at Raley Field (9/12 - 7:05 p.m. PDT): RHP Shawn Chacon (8-4, 6.29) vs. RHP Gaby Hernandez (10-9, 5.23)
Game 5* at Raley Field (9/13 - 1:05 p.m. PDT): RHP James Simmons (7-7, 5.72) vs. TBA
*if necessary
Next Game at Raley Field: Pacific Coast League Playoffs - First Round, Game 4
Saturday, Sept. 12 - Tacoma Rainiers at Sacramento River Cats, 7:05 p.m. (gates open at 6 p.m.) - Sutter Health Postgame Fireworks.
Pacific Coast League Stories from September 12, 2009
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