Big inning undoes Sacramento, 'Cats drop series finale to Bees

West Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento River Cats (51-70) scored the first two runs of the ballgame tonight but were unable to respond to the Salt Lake Bees' comeback (61-61) Monday night, falling 8-2 at Raley Field.

Tim Federowicz put the River Cats up early, launching a two-run home run in the second inning to open the scoring. One inning later, the Bees responded with two runs of their own off Sacramento starter Case Kelly to tie things up 2-2. From then on it was all Salt Lake however, as they scored six more times in the sixth inning to make it an 8-2 game. Despite matching the Bees with nine hits tonight, Sacramento finished 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and had just two other extra base hits.
The River Cats will travel to Reno tomorrow to take on the Aces for a four-game series. Right-hander Roberto Gomez (3-7, 4.62) will take the hill for Sacramento. He will face right-hander Matt Koch (2-2, 9.46). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on the air on ESPN 1320.
Postgame Notes
Federowicz: Catcher Tim Federowicz recorded his fourth two-RBI game tonight…leads the team with seven RBI this month.
Kelly: Right-hander Casey Kelly tied a season-high by allowing six earned runs tonight (also had six earned runs while with Iowa on 6/2)…tossed a season-high 105 pitches (62 strikes) over 5.2 innings while walking three and striking out four…threw first pitch strikes to 13 of the 27 batters he faced…now 0-3 in four starts with the River Cats.
Early Shower: Designated hitter Melvin Upton was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes…he finished 0-for-3 with three strikeouts before being tossed…it was the team's ninth ejection this season.
Big Inning: The Bees tallied six runs and five hits in the sixth inning, both of which matched season-highs…allowed five hits in one inning against Albuquerque on June 19 and allowed six runs in one inning at Fresno on June 24.  
Miscues: Sacramento committed two errors tonight, their first two error game since August 6 and fourth such games in their last 18 contests…third baseman Jae-Gyun Hwang was responsible for one of the errors and leads the team with 13 on the year.
Series Split: With tonight's loss, the River Cats split their 10^th series of the season…seven series splits have come at home.
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