Zephyrs Drop Series Opener in Sac-Town
Published on May 21, 2013 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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SACRAMENTO, California - Hiro Nakajima singled, walked and picked up a sacrifice fly and two RBI to edge the Rivercats over the Zephyrs 3-2 in front of 5,465 at Raley Field on Monday evening. The Z's have lost all five games on their current west coast road trip and have fallen six games under .500.
Matt Neil made his first Triple-A start on Monday after getting promoted from Class AA Jacksonville. The 26-year-old opened the game walking Jemile Weeks. He then made a throwing error attempting to pick him off. Neil's next pitch got by the catcher for a passed ball. Nakajima would walk and put runners on first and third with no one out. Neil induced a groundout but the Cats plate a run. Neil would settle in and pitch well after an ugly start. He went six innings, two runs, one earned on two hits in a no decision.
The Z's would rally and plate two runs in the third. Gorkys Hernandez doubled, Gil Velazquez would walk. Bryan Petersen delivered with a two out RBI single to tie the game. Kevin Kouzmanoff would reach on an infield hit to score the second run.
Sacramento would tie the game in the fifth inning. Scott Moore was hit by a picth and would score after back to back hits from Weeks and Nakajima.
The Cats would get the winning run in the seventh inning. Moore reached on a walk and advanced to third on a bunt base-hit and a throwing error. He would score on a Nakajima sacrifice fly to give the Rivercats a 3-2 lead.
Sacramento's bullpen pitched five innings of relief and allowed no runs on two hits. Brian Gordon earned the win and Jonathan Albaladejo suffered the defeat.
The Zephyrs have lost six in a row and have a record of 18-24.
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