Left-hander Suarez goes eight innings, River Cats on wrong end of a 1-0 final score
June 16, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1) - Sacramento River Cats News Release
West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (36-33) dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker on Father's Day to the Iowa Cubs (38-32), with starter Andrew Suarez taking the tough-luck loss after a brilliant performance.
Suarez was firing on all cylinders on Sunday afternoon. The lefty had his best outing of the season, tossing a River Cats season-high eight innings. His lone blemish came in the eighth inning when Cubs leadoff hitter Trent Giambrone homered to deep left-center for the only run of the afternoon. Suarez also went 1-2 with a single and sacrifice bunt at the plate.
It was a tough day offensively for the River Cats who managed just four hits on the afternoon. Sacramento also did not have an extra base hit on Sunday and were 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Two of the club's four hits came off the bat of right fielder Henry Ramos, who finished 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a walk.
Looking forward to tomorrow, right-hander Enderson Franco (2-1, 6.40) will toe the rubber for the River Cats. The Iowa Cubs will counter with righty Trevor Clifton (1-6, 4.47). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (PT). Catch all of the action live online at rivercats.com, on the MiLB First Pitch app, or on Money 105.5 FM.
Additional Notes
- For the first time this season the River Cats saw their starting pitcher go eight innings - Andrew Suarez tossed eight innings of one run baseball, allowing four hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Suarez was also the last River Cat starter to pitch into the ninth when he did it August 12, 2017 against Salt Lake City.
- For the third time this season, the River Cats were involved in a 1-0 game in which the only run a home run (5/24 - Matt Thaiss, 5/31 - Mike Gerber). On Sunday, the game's only run came off the bat of Iowa's Trent Giambrone.
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