PCL1 Sacramento River Cats

Donaldson Powers Sacramento to 7-1 Victory

Published on May 2, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


West Sacramento, Calif. - Josh Donaldson's three-hit, three-RBI night lifted the Sacramento River Cats to a 7-1 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Tuesday night at Raley Field.

The Cats fell behind 1-0 after two innings, but tallied seven unanswered runs to take the second game of the four-game set. Donaldson singled twice and doubled, and Brandon Moss homered for the second-consecutive night, leading the Cats' 12-hit attack. Sacramento scored a pair of unearned runs as well, as the Sky Sox committed four errors.

River Cats starter Graham Godfrey (2-0) threw 72 of his 91 pitches for strikes Tuesday, striking out five without walking a batter. With the win, Godfrey improved to 16-3 over his last 20 Triple-A starts.

The loss fell to Colorado Springs starter Alex White (1-3), who gave up three runs-two earned-in 4.2 innings pitched.

Moss' sixth home run of the season was one of four River Cats extra-base hits on the night. Michael Taylor chipped in with his 12th double of the year, while Grant Green finished two-for-four with a two-base hit of his own.

Sacramento and Colorado Springs square off in a matinee Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch set for 12:05 p.m. Cats RHP Travis Banwart (2-1, 6.26 ERA) will be opposed by Sky Sox RHP Tyler Chatwood (0-0, 3.38 ERA) at Raley Field for a 9 Innings at Noon Business Person's Special presented by yp.com.

***

2012 River Cats Season Tickets, Mini-Plans, Flex Plans and group outings can be purchased by calling the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487). Individual game tickets, starting at $8, are available online at ticketmaster.com and at Raley Field's Round Table Pizza Ticket Office. For more information about the 2012 River Cats season, visit www.rivercats.com. For information on other events at Raley Field, visit www.raleyfield.com.

Check out the Sacramento River Cats Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Pacific Coast League Stories from May 2, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central