PCL Salt Lake Bees

Bees Take Down Sacramento for Second Win of the Series 

Published on July 9, 2021 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Salt Lake Bees News Release


The Salt Lake Bees out slugged the Sacramento River Cats 10-7 on Friday night at Smith's Ballpark to take home their fourth straight victory.

Brandon Marsh got the scoring started for the Bees early with a leadoff home run in the first inning in his first game back after missing time due to injury. In the third the Bees would get back-to-back home runs from Drew Butera and Preston Palmeiro. Butera would follow up in the fourth with a three-run shot in the fourth for a two-home run day. Marsh cracked a two-RBI triple in the sixth and would come home to score on a Matt Thaiss single. Thaiss would bring in Marsh one more time on an RBI single in the eighth for an insurance run. Marsh finished the game 2-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. Butera had a 3-for-4 game with three runs and four RBI.

Jaime Barria allowed four runs over four and two-thirds innings while striking out five. Jake Petricka picked up his fourth win out of the bullpen and Tim Peterson recorded his fifth save with a perfect ninth inning. The win put the Bees over the .500 mark for the first time in 2021 and the first time overall since being 1-0 to start the 2019 season.

Salt Lake will look for their fifth straight victory on Saturday night. First pitch against Sacramento is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

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