Round Rock Falls to Sacramento 10-8 in Game Two
July 28, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats (42-53) used the final four innings to overcome an 8-0 deficit and defeat the Round Rock Express (50-45) by a final score of 10-8 on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond.
Round Rock LHP John King (0-1, 9.82) was tagged with the loss after allowing five earned runs on three hits and three walks during his 0.2-inning relief outing. Sacramento RHP R.J. Dabovich (2-0, 4.32) earned the win after finishing his 1.0 inning out of the bullpen with two strikeouts. River Cats RHP Shelby Miller clinched his first save of the season with a 1.1-inning appearance that saw two walks and two punchouts.
Along the Train Tracks:
Round Rock came out with bats on fire in the second inning to claim an early 7-0 lead. After 3B Nick Tanielu worked a one-out walk, C Matt Whatley drew a walk with two outs. CF Bubba Thompson sent both of his teammates home with a double to left field, giving the Express a 2-0 lead. In the next at-bat, LF Steven Duggar switched places with Thompson to make it a 3-0 game.
With Duggar on second, 1B Andy Ibáñez drew a walk and RF Josh Sale was hit by a pitch, which loaded the bases. A single from DH Sam Huff scored Duggar before a three-RBI double from 2B Diosbel Arias sent Ibáñez, Sale and Huff across home plate for the 7-0 advantage.
The Express added to its total when SS Ryan Dorow hit a solo home run that traveled 421 feet, extending the lead to 8-0 in the third frame.
Sacramento's first run of the night came in the sixth and trimmed Round Rock's lead to 8-1. LF Willie Calhoun hit a solo shot into the River Cats bullpen for the score.
3B Wyatt Mathisen was responsible for three more Sacramento runs as he hit a home run to score RF Austin Dean and DH Ka`ai Tom, who had worked back-to-back walks to start the seventh inning.
The River Cats worked at a comeback, plating five runs in the top of the eighth inning. After 2B Isan Díaz drew a one-out walk, he found third thanks to a single from Dean. Tom loaded the bases with a walk before Díaz and Dean scored as Mathisen knocked a two-RBI single. CF Bryce Johnson gave Sacramento a 9-8 lead with a three-run home run that scored Tom and Mathisen.
Sacramento tacked on an insurance run in the ninth when Díaz singled with two outs then scored as Dean hit a double. The run made it a 10-8 game, which held to be final.
E-Train Excerpts:
Express SS Ryan Dorow hit his third home run of the season on Wednesday night and first since May 8 in Reno. The infielder has played in 45 games and recorded 152 at-bats since his last dinger.
Round Rock RHP Tyson Miller posted a 5.0-inning shutout to start the game. The righty allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out six batters. He tossed 78 total pitches, 54 of which were strikes.
Both RF Josh Sale and 2B Diosbel Arias recorded multi-hit nights as they both finished 2-for-4 with one single and one double. Multi-RBI performances came from Arias, who finished with three, and CF Bubba Thompson, who drove in two runs.
Round Rock drew a season-high 12 walks on Wednesday night. C Matt Whatley led the way with three free passes and was followed by 1B Andy Ibáñez and 3B Nick Tanielu, who both earned two. All but two E-Train batters were walked at least once.
Next up: The two teams will play for game three of the six-game series at Dell Diamond on Thursday night. Express RHP Kohei Arihara (2-4, 5.40) is scheduled to start against a River Cats pitcher to be determined. Tomorrow's first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
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