Tucson Sidewinders Shellack Sacramento River Cats 6-1 - Box Score and Play-by-Play - AAA, Pacific Coast League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Box Score attached. - Tucson , AZ – Billy Buckner’s pitching and Trot Nixon’s hitting gave the Sidewinders a 6-1 win on Tuesday night against division foe, the Sacramento River Cats.

Tucson ’s starter Billy Buckner did not give up a run in eight innings of work, striking out three batters, walking two, and only giving up six hits.

Trot Nixon hit two home runs in the game, which were his eighth and ninth of the season. The last Sidewinder to hit two home runs in a game was Josh Whitesell on 5/28/08 versus Sacramento .

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A leadoff, broken bat, double by Jamie D’Antona in the second inning got things started for the Sidewinders. Donnie Kelly drove him in later with an RBI single to left. Jesus Merchan hit his first home run of the season to left in the second, which gave the Sidewinders an early 3-0 lead.

Nixon hit his first home run in the third inning, a two run shot that brought in Tim Raines, Jr. His second home came in the fifth, which was a solo shot to right field giving Tucson a 6-0 lead.

Reliever Leo Rosales replaced Buckner in the ninth and gave up one run off a Joe Gaetti RBI single that scored Richie Robnet from second, but was able to get out of the inning and give the Sidewinders their second straight victory.

Tucson Sidewinders 6, Sacramento River Cats 1            Play-by-Play
June 10, 2008

River Cats starting lineup:
Ryan Sweeney (CF), Brooks Conrad (2B), Casey Rogowski (1B), Jeff Baisley (3B), Landon Powell (C), Wes Bankston (DH), Richie Robnett (RF), Joe Gaetti (LF), Cliff Pennington (SS), Kirk Saarloos (P),

Sidewinders starting lineup:
Emilio Bonifacio (2B), Tim RainesJr. (CF), Trot Nixon (DH), Jamie D'Antona (3B), Josh Whitesell (1B), Robby Hammock (LF), Don Kelly (RF), Jesus Merchan (SS), Matt Morgan (C), Billy Buckner (P),

Umpires -- Scot Chamberlain (HP), Mark Ripperger (1B), (2B), Terry Mann (3B).

Gametime Weather: 101 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 13 MPH, L To R.

First pitch by B. Buckner at 07:02 PM local time.

River Cats 1st (River Cats 0, Sidewinders 0) -- R. Sweeney pops out to E. Bonifacio. B. Conrad grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. C. Rogowski walks. J. Baisley singles to left field, C. Rogowski to 2nd. L. Powell grounds out, B. Buckner to J. Whitesell. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 1st (River Cats 0, Sidewinders 0) -- E. Bonifacio struck out looking. T. RainesJr. pops out to J. Baisley. T. Nixon grounds out, C. Rogowski to K. Saarloos. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 2nd (River Cats 0, Sidewinders 0) -- W. Bankston flies out to T. RainesJr. R. Robnett grounds out, J. Whitesell to B. Buckner. J. Gaetti flies out to T. RainesJr. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 2nd (Sidewinders 3, River Cats 0) -- J. D'Antona doubles to left field. J. Whitesell flies out to R. Sweeney, J. D'Antona to 3rd. R. Hammock grounds out, J. Baisley to C. Rogowski. D. Kelly singles to left field, J. D'Antona scores. J. Merchan hits a home run to left field on a 2-1 pitch, D. Kelly scores. M. Morgan flies out to J. Gaetti. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 3rd (Sidewinders 3, River Cats 0) -- C. Pennington grounds out, J. Merchan to J. Whitesell. R. Sweeney grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. B. Conrad grounds out, J. Whitesell to B. Buckner. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 3rd (Sidewinders 5, River Cats 0) -- E. Bonifacio grounds out to C. Rogowski. T. RainesJr. singles to right field. With T. Nixon batting, T. RainesJr. steals 2nd base. T. Nixon hits a home run to right field on a 3-2 pitch, T. RainesJr. scores. J. D'Antona pops out to B. Conrad. J. Whitesell reaches on fielding error by C. Rogowski. R. Hammock grounds into a force out, C. Pennington to B. Conrad, J. Whitesell out at 2nd. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 4th (Sidewinders 5, River Cats 0) -- C. Rogowski grounds out, J. Whitesell to B. Buckner. J. Baisley struck out looking. L. Powell grounds out, B. Buckner to J. Whitesell. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 4th (Sidewinders 5, River Cats 0) -- D. Kelly walks. J. Merchan grounds into a force out, C. Pennington to B. Conrad, D. Kelly out at 2nd. M. Morgan lines out to C. Pennington. E. Bonifacio grounds out to C. Rogowski. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 5th (Sidewinders 5, River Cats 0) -- W. Bankston singles through the hole at shortstop. R. Robnett grounds into a force out, J. Whitesell to J. Merchan, W. Bankston out at 2nd. J. Gaetti doubles to left field, R. Robnett to 3rd. C. Pennington lines out to R. Hammock. R. Sweeney lines out to E. Bonifacio. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 5th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- T. RainesJr. flies out to R. Robnett. T. Nixon hits a home run to right field on a 2-0 pitch. J. D'Antona singles to center field. J. Whitesell walks, J. D'Antona to 2nd. R. Hammock grounds into double play, J. Baisley to B. Conrad to C. Rogowski, J. Whitesell out at 2nd. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 6th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- B. Conrad flies out to T. RainesJr. C. Rogowski lines out to R. Hammock. J. Baisley flies out to D. Kelly. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 6th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- D. Kelly singles through the hole at second base. J. Merchan grounds into double play, C. Pennington to B. Conrad to C. Rogowski, D. Kelly out at 2nd. M. Morgan grounds out, C. Pennington to C. Rogowski. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 7th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- L. Powell grounds out, M. Morgan to J. Whitesell. W. Bankston walks. R. Robnett strikes out swinging. J. Gaetti strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Sidewinders 7th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- Pitcher Change: B. Prinz replaces K. Saarloos. E. Bonifacio singles to left-center field. With T. RainesJr. batting, passed ball by L. Powell, E. Bonifacio to 2nd. T. RainesJr. grounds out, C. Pennington to C. Rogowski, E. Bonifacio to 3rd. T. Nixon strikes out swinging. J. D'Antona grounds out, B. Prinz to C. Rogowski. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 8th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- C. Pennington grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. R. Sweeney singles to second base. B. Conrad singles to center field, R. Sweeney to 2nd. C. Rogowski singles to left-center field, R. Sweeney to 3rd; B. Conrad to 2nd. J. Baisley grounds into double play, J. Merchan to E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell, C. Rogowski out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 8th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 0) -- Pitcher Change: R. Wing replaces B. Prinz. J. Whitesell flies out to J. Gaetti. R. Hammock walks. D. Kelly grounds into a force out, J. Baisley to B. Conrad, R. Hammock out at 2nd. J. Merchan strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 9th (Sidewinders 6, River Cats 1) -- Pitcher Change: L. Rosales replaces B. Buckner. Defensive Substitution: T. Oeltjen replaces center fielder T. RainesJr., batting 2nd, playing center field. L. Powell grounds out, J. Merchan to J. Whitesell. W. Bankston grounds out, J. Merchan to J. Whitesell. R. Robnett doubles to left-center field. J. Gaetti singles through the hole at shortstop, R. Robnett scores. C. Pennington strikes out swinging. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Final: Sidewinders 6, River Cats 1

WP: Billy Buckner (4-5).
LP: Kirk Saarloos (6-2).
Time: 2:00.
Attendance: 2316.

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