Suarez's seven strong not enough in Sacramento's 4-1 loss

West Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento River Cats (32-50) had a high-spirited Raley Field crowd on hand for their Independence Eve matchup against the Fresno Grizzlies (46-38). That energy didn't translate to the field, however, as the River Cats dropped their fourth straight, falling 4-1.

Andrew Suárez was on the hill for Sacramento tonight making his fourth start of the year and second against Fresno. The left-hander did his part against the Grizzlies, going seven innings with his four earned runs coming in four separate innings. Two of those four runs came from solo home runs by Yuba City native Max Stassi. Suarez showed his command by throwing first pitch strikes to 19 of 28 batters he faced tonight while racking up eight strikeouts.
The River Cats offense was unable to back up Suarez's efforts however, scoring just one run on a Justin Ruggiano sacrifice fly. Left fielder Chris Shaw's extended his hitting streak to six games with a ninth-inning double off the wall. Shaw finished the game 1-for-2 with two walks and is hitting .500 with a double and four home runs in his last five games. As a team, however, the Sacramento River Cats now own a .170 batting average through three July games (16-for-94). 
Sacramento will hit the road to take on Albuquerque for a three-game series starting tomorrow night. Jose Flores (0-0, 0.00) will make his first start of the year for the River Cats and left-hander Sam Howard (1-1, 5.12) will get the call for the Isotopes. First pitch is set for 5:35 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live on the air on ESPN 1320 and online at rivercats.com.  
Postgame Notes
Suarez: Andrew Suarez picked up his second loss at home this year…owns a 11.4 K/9 in two starts at home (16 strikeouts over 12.2 innings)…gave up his first two home runs of the season tonight.
Lollis: First baseman Ryan Lollis made his first start with Sacramento of 2017 after spending the first 57 games this year with Richmond…finished 0-for-2 with a walk…hit .253 with three home runs and 40 RBI in 111 games with the River Cats last year.
Parker: Jarrett Parker hit his third double tonight in his 12^th game with the River Cats…hitting .225 with a home run and three RBI since starting his rehab assignment.
Got the 'Cats number: The River Cats were swept tonight for the third time this season…were outscored by Fresno 24-11 and outhit 43-15…the loss also marked their seventh straight against the Grizzlies.