Ramos, Tom Combine for 9 RBIs, River Cats Total 21 Hits in Dominant Dub vs Bees
July 8, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Sacramento River Cats News Release
Salt Lake City, Utah. - Left fielder Ka'ai Tom and right fielder Heliot Ramos stole the show as the Sacramento River Cats (35-46) put on an offensive clinic in their 17-10 win over the Salt Lake Bees (37-44) on Thursday.
Everyone got involved in the offense barrage as all 10 River Cats batters had at least one hit, while eight players recorded multi-hit games, nine had RBIs, and eight had walks. In total, Sacramento scored at least a run in seven of the nine innings, notching 21 hits on the three-year anniversary of setting the franchise record with 27 hits.
Ramos and Tom combined to go 6-for-11 with two walks, five runs, and nine RBIs, with the former finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
In addition to the corner outfield's success, third baseman Jason Vosler went 3-for-5 with three runs, an RBI, and two walks, while center fielder Bryce Johnson was 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI, three walks, and two stolen bases.
The game saw three lead changes in the first three innings, highlighted by a combined 10 runs in the second.
Following RBI singles by Tom and rehabbing San Francisco outfielder Luis González, Ramos blasted a three-run home run 432 feet (106.8 exit velocity) for a 5-1 lead.
Salt Lake quickly responded with their own five-run inning before Sacramento scored two in the third and one in the fourth for an 8-6 advantage.
The Bees would tie the game one last time in the fourth before a fifth-inning RBI double by Ramos to plate González gave the River Cats a lead they would not relinquish.
Right-hander Bryan Brickhouse (0-0, 12.00) will make his first start for Sacramento since being promoted. He'll take on righty Janson Junk (0-2, 4.54) at 5:35 p.m. (PT) on Friday. Listen to Johnny Doskow call the game online at rivercats.com or on the MiLB First Pitch app.
Additional Notes
San Francisco's No. 16 prospect on MLB Pipeline, righty R.J. Dabovich struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief. Right-hander Luis Ortiz followed Dabovich with a strikeout in 2.0 shutout innings.
A day after lining a leadoff homer in his first rehab game, González went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI, and a walk.
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