TRIPLE A
SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
08/16/2067
 
TRIPLE A
SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
GAME ID: 15025 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2067 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacramento River Cats (53-50) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 8 0
Nashville Sounds (41-62) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
River Cats Get Past Nashville, 5-4
The Sacramento River Cats weathered a fine game by Nashville center fielder Josiah Faulkner to upend the Sounds, 5-4, at First Tennessee Park. Faulkner was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Sacramento reliever Rutledge Venable picked up the win, upping his record to 3-2. Kirby Ruelas absorbed the loss. The loss makes Nashville 41-62.

Rodrigo Peralta drove in one run for Sacramento. The 26-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With no one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Kirby Ruelas. It was his 25th RBI of the season.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Sacramento manager Brandon Holmes.
SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sántos CF 3 1 0 2 1 0 3 .258 2 11
V. Verde SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .272 12 47
E. Lekota DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .293 4 25
J. Rickert 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .301 8 26
R. Peralta RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 .294 5 25
M. Meyer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 0 2
   a-N. White PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .241 4 42
T. Elmore 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .237 3 14
N. Gaston 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .216 2 11
A. Molan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 8 20
   b-L. House PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 6 14
   c-R. Barclay C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 8
Totals 33 5 8 5 8 5 21      
a - N. White pinch hit for M. Meyer in the 8th
b - L. House pinch hit for A. Molan in the 8th
c - R. Barclay substituted for L. House in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Elmore (3, 2nd Inning off C. Carter, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Gaston (3, 8th Inning off K. Ruelas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Rickert (1, 9th Inning off K. Ruelas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Verde , E. Lekota , J. Rickert 5 , T. Elmore 2 , N. Gaston 2 , A. Molan
2-out RBI: J. Rickert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lekota , J. Rickert , R. Peralta 3 , A. Molan
Sac Fly: M. Sántos , R. Peralta
Hit by Pitch: E. Lekota
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sántos (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Verde-Gaston-Elmore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Fernandes 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .206 0 0
G. Crosswhite SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .262 0 2
G. Cervantes 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .292 4 25
J. Faulkner CF 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .253 7 36
T. Hauck LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 5 24
B. Lawson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264 3 36
W. Peterson C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .264 2 17
H. Decot DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .212 0 5
O. Delgado 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .248 3 9
Totals 35 4 10 4 4 8 28      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Faulkner (7, 3rd Inning off J. Ricardo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Fernandes , J. Faulkner 6 , T. Hauck 2 , B. Lawson , W. Peterson , H. Decot , O. Delgado
2-out RBI: J. Faulkner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Cervantes , W. Peterson , H. Decot , O. Delgado
GIDP: O. Delgado
Sac Bunt: T. Hauck
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hauck (7)
SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ricardo 6.0 7 3 3 2 5 1 89 4.60   
R. Venable W (3-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 41 3.77   
A. Rice SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ricardo 49
Batters Faced: J. Ricardo 26, R. Venable 10, A. Rice 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ricardo 9-3, R. Venable 1-3, A. Rice 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ricardo 89-55, R. Venable 41-26, A. Rice 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Venable 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carter 4.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 65 7.76   
E. Bont 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 58 2.95   
K. Ruelas L (2-7), BS (5) 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 28 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carter 46
Batters Faced: C. Carter 18, E. Bont 15, K. Ruelas 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carter 4-6, E. Bont 2-5, K. Ruelas 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carter 65-40, E. Bont 58-32, K. Ruelas 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bont 2-2 , K. Ruelas 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Bont
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josiah Faulkner
Ballpark: First Tennessee Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 8407
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