Three-hit night from Bourjos not enough for River Cats
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (50-75) were sunk by a crooked number for the second straight night, as the Albuquerque Isotopes (58-67) put up four runs in the second inning to take game three of the series 6-2.Right-hander Tyler Herb got into trouble early, allowing a run in
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Sacramento River Cats (50-75) were sunk by a crooked number for the second straight night, as the Albuquerque Isotopes (58-67) put up four runs in the second inning to take game three of the series 6-2.
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The River Cats wrap up this four-game series in Albuquerque on Sunday evening. Right-hander
Additional Notes
- The first four River Cats hitters combined to go 8-for-16 on Saturday with both runs batted in, while the bottom of the lineup went just 2-for-20. Bourjos was 3-for-5 leading off. River Cats leadoff hitters this year are hitting .267 this season.
- Jose Valdez continues to be effectively wild this season. The hard-throwing right-hander tossed two shutout innings this evening, striking out four batters and walking three. Valdez has struck out 27.0% of batters he has faced this season, but has also walked 14.3%.
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