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Sacramento Slowed by Round Rock in Game Two

June 22, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


ROUND ROCK, Tex. - The Sacramento River Cats had no answer for the Round Rock Express on Thursday, as the Express hit two homers during their first set of swings and powered their way to an 11-5 game two victory.

All five River Cats (33-38) runs came during the away half of the sixth and scored in consecutive at-bats thanks to Armando Alvarez and Ford Proctor. First it was Alvarez, driving in a pair after the bases had been walked loaded with a single to left. Following was Proctor, sending a 2-0 pitch the opposite way for a three-run blast, his fifth of the year.

However, that inning came after the Express (42-29) had staked themselves to an 11-0 lead. In fact, Round Rock tallied their own-five-run inning during the bottom of the first, scoring all five runs thanks to a pair of big flies against Sacramento starter Kyle Harrison (1-3). The first of those two home runs came from Elier Hernandez, which set a new Round Rock franchise hitting streak at 23 games with a two-run shot to left-center field.

After a three-run homer brought the final runs home in the first, Harrison was tagged for another dinger in the home half of the third, this a solo shot from Blaine Crim. Harrison was chased from the contest a bit later, exiting the contest following an RBI triple from Dustin Harris with a final line of seven runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings.

All four other Express runs crossed the plate in the fifth and came against Randy Rodriguez, who was making his season debut for Sacramento. The first came after he issued a walk with the bases loaded, while J.P. Martinez cleared the bases with a three-RBI triple to right field in the next at-bat.

Both starters wound up on opposite sides of the decision, with Harrison taking the loss while Robert Dugger (3-4) collected the win by surrendering just two hits in 5.0 innings and fanning five. Dugger was in a groove early, retiring each of the first nine Sacramento hitters he faced.

All five River Cats hits came from different bats, four of which finished 1-for-4 including three RBI for Proctor and two for Alvarez. Meanwhile, they each scored once as did the duo of Brett Wisely (1-for-4) and Tyler Fitzgerald (0-for-3, walk).

Game three will see the River Cats try to snag their first win of the series, with the two teams lining up for first pitch at 5:05 p.m. (PT) from Dell Diamond.

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