PCL1 Sacramento River Cats

Rainiers Win 1-0, River Cats Lose Two Straight

Published on April 19, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats were shut out for the third time in 2012 falling to the Tacoma Rainiers for the second night in a row by a score of 1-0.

Neither team was able to put a run across the board until Rainier catcher Guillermo Quiroz hit a solo home run off of Sacramento left-handed starting pitcher Fabio Castro in the top of the third inning.

The River Cats would put base runners in scoring position a few times including the bottom of the eighth inning. An error from Tacoma third baseman Vinnie Catricala put runners at second and third with two outs and first baseman Brandon Moss at the plate. The Rainiers called on lefty Oliver Perez to face the left-handed Moss, but Moss would ultimately go down looking at strike three.

Castro lost the game but went six innings, giving up six hits, three walks and one earned run with seven strikeouts. Right-handed reliever Justin Souza recorded two perfect innings with one strikeout and lefty Pedro Figueroa threw a scoreless ninth, allowing one walk and striking out one.

Tacoma's left-handed starter Anthony Vasquez gave up four hits, two walks and no runs with three strikeouts in 7.2 innings pitched, earning the win. Right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley earned the save with one scoreless inning of work.

Sacramento logged four hits in the contest. Outfielder Collin Cowgill, playing his first game with Sacramento since being optioned by the A's, went 1-for-4.

The two teams return to Raley Field for the fourth and final game of the series on Friday, April 20 at 7:05 p.m. River Cats right-handed pitcher Travis Banwart (1-0, 7.04 ERA) will start opposite Rainiers righty Jarrett Grube (0-0, 0.00) on Toyota Family Value Friday.

To purchase 2012 Sacramento River Cats Season Tickets, Mini-Plans and group outings, call the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487) or visit www.rivercats.com. In their first 12 seasons, the River Cats have won two Triple-A championships, four Pacific Coast League championships and 10 Pacific South Division championships. No other major American sports team has won 10 division titles in that span.

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