River Cats sweep Express to capture PCL Championship
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats are headed to Memphis. A three-run eighth inning, fueled by three consecutive walks and a clutch hit from shortstop Abiatal Avelino, paved the way for a 7-5 victory and a sweep of the Round Rock Express to win the Pacific Coast League
Adames lifts River Cats over Express in game two
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (2-0) are on the brink of clinching their first Pacific Coast League Championship since 2008 with a 4-2 victory over the Round Rock Express (0-2) on Wednesday night.Infielder Cristhian Adames broke a scoreless tie with an RBI-double in the third inning, then
Three-run fourth propels River Cats past Redbirds
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (63-53) used a big three-run fourth inning to take control of the ballgame, going on to beat the visiting Memphis Redbirds (51-65) by a final of 5-2.Enderson Franco was rolling through three innings before taking a 106-mile per hour line drive off
Late rally comes up short for River Cats
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A night after breaking out for 18 runs on 16 hits, the Sacramento River Cats (57-49) were stifled by the Tacoma Rainiers (49-57), dropping game two of their three-game series by a score of 5-2.The River Cats offense was held in check on Saturday night against
River Cats complete sweep of Rainiers with 6-5 win
TACOMA, Wash. - The Sacramento River Cats (54-47) completed a three-game series sweep of the Tacoma Rainiers (48-53) with a thrilling 6-5 victory on Sunday afternoon.Sacramento fell behind 1-0 early, but used a two-run second and three-run third inning to take control of the ballgame. Abiatal Avelino did the damage
Franco backs River Cats' win with strong showing
West Sacramento, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats (44-41) took four of five from the Albuquerque Isotopes (35-51), capping it off with a 1-0 shutout on Independence Eve.After opener Sam Selman struck out two in a scoreless first, right-hander Enderson Franco entered the game and proceeded to toss six scoreless
Shaw's clutch single propels River Cats to 4-3 win
Las Vegas, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (39-36) took down the Las Vegas Aviators (41-35) 4-3 for their third straight win against the Oakland Athletics' top affiliate. Once again the River Cats rallied late to push past the Aviators.Starter Enderson Franco turned in a stellar performance for the River
River Cats' offense shakes funk, belts four homers in win
Albuquerque, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (23-26) snapped their three-game losing streak and broke out of their offensive funk, taking down the Albuquerque Isotopes (24-26) 10-6 in the series opener in New Mexico.Sacramento exploded for 10 runs on 16 hits tonight in Albuquerque after scoring just one run over
River Cats drop finale but leave Fresno with series win
West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (21-23) dropped a nail-biter in extras 4-3 to the Fresno Grizzlies (23-21) on Monday night. They do leave town with a series victory though, now two back of first place in the Pacific North Division.Starter Enderson Franco turned in a phenomenal effort
Kieboom continues Fresno power surge
Carter Kieboom has had quite the extended weekend.Washington's top prospect belted a solo homer in Triple-A Fresno's 4-3 win over the River Cats in 10 innings Monday night. It was Kieboom's third dinger in his last four games, all against Sacramento.
Franco shines on mound as offense remains hot
Tacoma, Wash. -- Five and one-third strong innings from right-hander Enderson Franco, as well as another batch of runs from the offense, helped the Sacramento River Cats (11-9) win their fifth game in a row against the Tacoma Rainiers (7-14).Franco didn't allow a run until switch-pitcher Pat Venditte surrendered a
Braves' Anderson awarded for latest gem
Ian Anderson didn't think he had a no-hitter going for Class A Advanced Florida last Wednesday, until he did. Even when he combined with relievers Justin Kelly and Brandon S. White to throw 10 hitless innings, the Fire Frogs still hadn't technically finished off the feat. (They eventually lost, 6-3,
SL Weekly Award Winners: July 30 - August 5
MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs are proud to announce that Montgomery Biscuits infielder Nathaniel Lowe has been named Player of the Week and Mississippi Braves starter Enderson Franco has been named Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during the
Franco dazzles in spot duty for M-Braves
Enderson Franco wasn't even supposed to be on the mound for his team Monday. By the end of the night, the right-hander had delivered a performance to remember.Pressed into spot-start duty, Franco took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with seven one-hit frames, striking out eight without
Takahashi headlines Pitchers of the Week
Bo Takahashi fell short of throwing a no-hitter, but it was still more than enough to stand above the rest this week. The D-backs prospect was named the California League's Pitcher of the Week on Monday after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his last start for Class
G-Braves Sweep Doubleheader in Pawtucket
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Howard Debuts As G-Braves Win 5-2
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