PCL1 Sacramento River Cats

Straily Leads River Cats Past Aces, 3-1

Published on April 23, 2013 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.. - Dan Straily gave up just one unearned run in his third Triple-A start of the season, leading the River Cats to a 3-1 win over the Reno Aces on Throwback Monday at Raley Field.

Straily, whose sixth-inning fielding error allowed the lone Aces run, moves to a perfect 3-0 on the year. In his three starts, he's registered a 0.96 ERA with 11 hits, five runs, two earned runs, six walks and 20 strikeouts in 18.2 innings of work.

The River Cats used six hits to score their three runs. Sacramento drew first blood in the bottom of the fifth when Jemile Weeks plated Daric Barton on a run-scoring groundout to second base. Their second and third runs came in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a Shane Peterson sacrifice fly and an RBI-single from Barton. The River Cats bullpen, represented by Mike Ekstrom, Hideki Okajima and Dan Otero, tossed three scoreless inning of relief to close out the 3-1 River Cats victory.

Barton picked up a third of his team's hits, going 2-for-4 with his ninth run and his 16th RBI. Adam Rosales, making his second rehab start with Sacramento, went 1-for-4. Stephen Vogt snapped a 13-game hitting streak, finishing 0-for-3 with a run and a walk, moving his batting average to .492.

Ekstrom threw 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout to earn his first hold of the year, while Okajima held Reno scoreless for 0.2 innings for his second hold. Otero closed things out with a scoreless ninth inning for his team-leading fourth save of the year, helping the River Cats pitching staff hold the Aces to just three hits in the contest.

The fourth and final game of the series is set for 12:05 p.m. on Toyota Family Value Tuesday at Raley Field with Sacramento left-handed pitcher Justin Thomas (0-1, 3.68 ERA) set to take on top prospect Tyler Skaggs (1-2, 6.46 ERA).

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