PCL Sacramento River Cats

McCarthy's clutch late hit earns River Cats series split

August 4, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (33-45) staged a late comeback, defeating the first place Reno Aces (48-30) on right fielder Joe McCarthy's eighth inning two-run double.

Following two walks to start the inning, McCarthy pulled a double past diving Reno first baseman Seth Beer to give Sacramento a 6-5 lead.

The River Cats originally led 4-2, scoring three runs on five singles against righty Josh Green in the second inning.

After third baseman Jason Krizan and McCarthy's base hits to kick off the inning, shortstop Mauricio Dubón tied the game at two with an RBI knock. Two batters later, left fielder Bryce Johnson gave Sacramento its first lead with a two-run single to score McCarthy and Dubón.

Left-handed reliever Luis González was excellent over his first 2.0 innings, but ran into trouble in the sixth, loading the bases with one out before exiting. Righty Gerson Bautista struggled to find the strike zone, walking in the tying run and surrendering a sacrifice fly before escaping the inning with a 5-4 deficit.

Bautista, Camilo Doval, and Silvino Bracho combined to shut out the Aces over the final 3.0 innings, with Krizan closing out Bracho's third save with a diving play.

Following the off day, left-hander Sammy Long (0-0, 0.00) will kick off the River Cats' first series with the El Paso Chihuahuas on Thursday. He'll take on lefty Luke Westphal (1-0, 4.91). First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. (PT). Listen online at rivercats.com or on the MiLB First Pitch app.

Additional Notes

Right-hander Tyler Beede allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in 2.0 innings, leaving two runners on in the third with no outs. Rehabbing right-hander Reyes Moronta relieved Beede and finished off the third with a double-play and groundout. Moronta has allowed just one hit in 4.2 rehab innings.

Dubón notched his 11th multi-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.nt-Transfer-Encoding:

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