Sacramento Drops Series Finale to Reno, 3-1
June 14, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release
RENO, Nev. - Despite a strong start from Bruce Billings and a pair of late-inning rallies, the Sacramento River Cats dropped the series finale to the Reno Aces, 3-1, on Thursday night at Aces Ballpark..
Billings (8-3) battled through 5.2 innings, striking out four and walking five in the losing effort. He surrendered just two runs-both earned-and six hits, losing for the first time since May 8. He had gone 6-0 in his last six starts.
The Cats offense mustered just six hits-five of them singles-a night after escaping with a 9-7 victory over Reno. The River Cats mounted rallies in the eighth and ninth innings, getting two runners on in both frames, but could not push across the tying runs. In the ninth, the Cats loaded the bases with two outs for Grant Green, but Aces closer Chaz Roe struck him out to end the game, helping Reno salvage a series split.
Reno starter Randall Delgado (2-5) picked up the victory, holding the River Cats to just a run on two hits in 6.2 innings, striking out eight. Roe earned his second save of the year.
The bottom three hitters in the Cats order-Hiro Nakajima, Shane Peterson and Andy Parrino-went 4-for-12 with the Cats' lone RBI, a run-scoring single by Peterson in the seventh. But Sacramento's top six hitters combined to go just 2-for-21 with seven strikeouts in the loss.
Sacramento returns to Raley Field on Friday for a four-game series against the Tacoma Rainiers. In Friday's series opener, River Cats LHP Justin Thomas (3-4, 4.06 ERA) is scheduled to square off against Tacoma RHP Brandon Maurer (0-1, 1.42 ERA) at 7:05 p.m. PT.
The upcoming homestand will feature a pair of fireworks shows (Friday and Saturday), Star Wars Night (Saturday), and the annual Father's Day Baseball and BBQ event at Raley Field, set for Sunday, June 16.
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