Sacramento River Kings Slice Tucson Sidewinders 5-2 - Box Score and Play-by-Play - AAA, Pacific Coast League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Box Score attached. - Tucson , AZ – Sacramento got two early home runs and didn’t look back in their 5-2 victory over the Tucson Sidewinders on Wednesday night. Even though the Sidewinders outhit Sacramento it wasn’t enough for Tucson to get their third straight victory.

Tucson ’s starter Esmerling Vasquez got in trouble really early in the game giving up back-to-back homeruns to the first two batters he faced. Ryan Sweeney hit his first home run in a Sacramento uniform coming off the first pitch of the game, while Brooks Conrad was the second man to go deep.

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Tucson cut the lead by one in the second when Trent Oeltjen led off the inning with a double and was later brought in by an Emilio Bonifacio single.

Sacramento added three to make the score 5-1 in the fourth inning. Two of the three runs came of a Casey Rogowski line drive single and the other one was brought in by a Sweeney double.

The Sidewinders produced one run in the sixth off a Jesus Merchan single scoring Jamie D’Antona from third, but couldn’t get another run through the rest of the game to make the final 5-2.

Sacramento River Cats 5, Tucson Sidewinders 2            Play-by-Play
June 11, 2008

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

Sidewinders starting lineup:
Emilio Bonifacio (2B), Tim RainesJr. (CF), Trot Nixon (DH), Jamie D'Antona (3B), Josh Whitesell (1B), Robby Hammock (LF), Jesus Merchan (SS), Wilkin Castillo (C), Phil Avlas (RF), Esmerling Vasquez (P),

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

Gametime Weather: 97 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 13 MPH, Out To RF.

First pitch by E. Vasquez at 07:01 PM local time.

River Cats 1st (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 0) -- R. Sweeney hits a home run to right field on a 0-0 pitch. B. Conrad hits a home run to right field on a 3-1 pitch. C. Rogowski walks. With J. Baisley batting, C. Rogowski steals 2nd base. J. Baisley walks. J. Gaetti strikes out swinging. L. Powell pops out to E. Bonifacio on the infield fly rule. W. Bankston flies out to P. Avlas. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 1st (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 0) -- E. Bonifacio singles up the middle. With T. RainesJr. batting, E. Bonifacio caught stealing 2nd base, L. Powell to B. Conrad. T. RainesJr. flies out to R. Robnett. T. Nixon singles to right-center field. J. D'Antona doubles to left field, T. Nixon to 3rd. J. Whitesell grounds out, B. Conrad to C. Rogowski. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

River Cats 2nd (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 0) -- R. Robnett grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. C. Pennington singles up the middle. With R. Sweeney batting, C. Pennington picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, E. Vasquez to J. Whitesell to J. Merchan to J. Whitesell. R. Sweeney walks. B. Conrad strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Sidewinders 2nd (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 1) -- Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter T. Oeltjen replaces R. Hammock. T. Oeltjen doubles to left field. J. Merchan grounds out, J. Baisley to C. Rogowski, T. Oeltjen to 3rd. W. Castillo strikes out swinging. P. Avlas walks. E. Bonifacio singles through the hole at second base, T. Oeltjen scores; P. Avlas to 2nd. T. RainesJr. strikes out swinging. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

River Cats 3rd (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 1) -- T. Oeltjen remains in the game as the right fielder. Defensive switch from right field to left field for P. Avlas. C. Rogowski walks. J. Baisley pops out to E. Bonifacio. J. Gaetti walks, C. Rogowski to 2nd. L. Powell grounds into double play, E. Bonifacio to J. Merchan to J. Whitesell, J. Gaetti out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Sidewinders 3rd (River Cats 2, Sidewinders 1) -- T. Nixon strikes out swinging. J. D'Antona grounds out, B. Conrad to C. Rogowski. J. Whitesell flies out to J. Gaetti. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 4th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 1) -- W. Bankston strikes out swinging. R. Robnett singles to left field. C. Pennington walks, R. Robnett to 2nd. R. Sweeney doubles to right-center field, R. Robnett scores; C. Pennington to 3rd. B. Conrad flies out to T. RainesJr. C. Rogowski singles to right field, C. Pennington scores; R. Sweeney scores; C. Rogowski out at 2nd, T. Oeltjen to J. Whitesell to J. Merchan to J. Whitesell. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 4th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 1) -- T. Oeltjen singles to right field. J. Merchan struck out looking. W. Castillo grounds into double play, J. Baisley to B. Conrad to C. Rogowski, T. Oeltjen out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 5th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 1) -- Pitcher Change: D. Glant replaces E. Vasquez. J. Baisley singles to center field. J. Gaetti walks, J. Baisley to 2nd. L. Powell strikes out swinging. W. Bankston pops out to E. Bonifacio. R. Robnett flies out to P. Avlas. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 5th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 1) -- Pitcher Change: D. Braden replaces L. DiNardo. P. Avlas singles to left-center field. E. Bonifacio grounds into a force out, B. Conrad to C. Pennington, P. Avlas out at 2nd. T. RainesJr. singles through the hole at second base, E. Bonifacio to 2nd. T. Nixon grounds into double play, B. Conrad to C. Pennington to C. Rogowski, T. RainesJr. out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 6th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 1) -- C. Pennington lines out to J. Merchan. R. Sweeney strikes out swinging. B. Conrad grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 6th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- J. D'Antona triples to left-center field. J. Whitesell strikes out swinging. T. Oeltjen strikes out swinging. J. Merchan singles up the middle, J. D'Antona scores. W. Castillo grounds out, C. Pennington to C. Rogowski. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

River Cats 7th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- C. Rogowski grounds out, D. Glant to J. Whitesell. J. Baisley lines out to E. Bonifacio. J. Gaetti reaches on fielding error by J. D'Antona. L. Powell grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

Sidewinders 7th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- Pitcher Change: C. Gissell replaces D. Braden. P. Avlas pops out to C. Rogowski. E. Bonifacio grounds out, C. Pennington to C. Rogowski. T. RainesJr. pops out to J. Baisley. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 8th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- Pitcher Change: J. Peguero replaces D. Glant. W. Bankston grounds out, E. Bonifacio to J. Whitesell. R. Robnett strikes out on foul tip. C. Pennington lines out to J. Whitesell. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Sidewinders 8th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- Pitcher Change: J. Marshall replaces C. Gissell. T. Nixon pops out to B. Conrad. J. D'Antona strikes out swinging. J. Whitesell grounds out, J. Baisley to C. Rogowski. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

River Cats 9th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- R. Sweeney singles to center field. B. Conrad pops out to J. D'Antona in foul territory. C. Rogowski walks, R. Sweeney to 2nd. J. Baisley pops out to J. Whitesell in foul territory. J. Gaetti strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Sidewinders 9th (River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2) -- T. Oeltjen singles up the middle. Pitcher Change: J. Gray replaces J. Marshall. J. Merchan pops out to C. Rogowski in foul territory. W. Castillo singles through the hole at second base, T. Oeltjen to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter D. Kelly replaces P. Avlas. Pitcher Change: J. Blevins replaces J. Gray. D. Kelly pops out to L. Powell in foul territory. E. Bonifacio grounds into a force out, B. Conrad to C. Pennington, W. Castillo out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Final: River Cats 5, Sidewinders 2

WP: Dallas Braden (1-0).
LP: Esmerling Vasquez (1-2).
SV: Jerry Blevins (8).
Time: 2:48.
Attendance: 1701.

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