Hometown Bishop's walk-off HR ends homestand on high note
June 2, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Sacramento River Cats News Release
West Sacramento, Calif. - In just his third game for his hometown Sacramento River Cats, center fielder Braden Bishop was the hero, winning the game with one swing of the bat.
With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, the Woodland, Calif. native launched his first home run of the season, off Las Vegas reliever Matt Milburn for the walk-off win.
Bishop not only ended the game, he also got the scoring started way back in the first inning. In his first game as the leadoff hitter for Sacramento, he singled and then scored two batters later on first baseman Jason Krizan's RBI single. Bishop finished the day 2-for-5, his second straight two-hit game.
The walk-off home run was the River Cats' first since Gregor Blanco left the yard on Aug. 28, 2018 vs Albuquerque.
Down 4-2 in the fifth, Sacramento tied the game when third baseman Mitchell Tolman hit an opposite-field two-run home run off the left field foul pole.
Tolman's homer got starter Shun Yamaguchi off the hook for the loss. The right-hander allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three in 5.0 innings.
Following the off day, Sacramento left-hander Anthony Banda (2-0, 4.91 ERA) takes on his former team, the Aces, in Reno on Thursday. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. (PT). Listen to Johnny Doskow call the game online at rivercats.com or on the MiLB First Pitch app.
Additional Notes
The River Cats bullpen struck out four and allowed just one hit in four scoreless innings. Right-hander Trevor Hildenberger made his Sacramento debut while Trevor Gott earned his first win of the season. Right-handed reliever Camilo Doval hit 100 MPH in his one inning on the mound.
Catcher Austin Allen gave Las Vegas its first lead in the second inning with a two-run home run, but Sacramento second baseman Peter Maris quickly tied the game by plating Tolman with a single in the bottom of the inning.
Bishop's game-winner was his first home run since Aug. 24, 2019, which was also against Las Vegas.
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