PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS AT TACOMA RAINIERS
07/16/2109
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS AT TACOMA RAINIERS
GAME ID: 3960 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacramento River Cats (44-45) 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 11 0
Tacoma Rainiers (47-42) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Rainiers Fall, 6-3, to Sacramento
Sacramento third baseman Michael Earnest played a vital role in his team's 6-3 conquest of Tacoma. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Sacramento. Sacramento is now 44-45, Tacoma 47-42.

Earnest had a game-changing double in the top of the sixth. On a 0-2 fastball from Alex Gutierrez, he banged a 2-run double to left, giving the River Cats a 3-2 lead. It was the 14th double of the year for Earnest.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Earnest told the Sacramento Times, "and we played pretty well tonight."
SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rowell LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .175 2 2
D. Carroll Jr. RF 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .283 5 36
M. Goree 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .335 6 29
N. Strother 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .274 17 56
J. Stelma DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .294 5 17
M. Earnest 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .266 6 35
B. Harrigan CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .274 5 34
N. Burlew C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .151 4 7
A. Mayo SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .162 2 12
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Carroll Jr. (24, 5th Inning off A. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Earnest (14, 6th Inning off A. Gutierrez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Rowell (1, 7th Inning off R. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Strother (18, 7th Inning off R. Miller, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rowell 2 , D. Carroll Jr. 4 , N. Strother 3 , M. Earnest 4 , B. Harrigan , N. Burlew
2-out RBI: M. Earnest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rowell , M. Goree , J. Stelma , B. Harrigan
GIDP: M. Goree
Sac Fly: B. Harrigan , A. Mayo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rowell (1)
CS: D. Carroll Jr. (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mayo-Goree-Strother, Earnest-Goree-Strother)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wade CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .290 0 15
V. Palacios DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .313 6 34
R. Iniguez RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .316 5 29
R. McNary LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .302 13 49
B. Wall 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .282 4 38
B. Salvatierra SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 4 21
B. Garves 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .355 5 29
D. Anderson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 2 18
J. Morris 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .429 1 5
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 12 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wade (19, 8th Inning off K. Zdun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. McNary (13, 4th Inning off K. Zdun, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Morris (1, 8th Inning off K. Zdun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wade 3 , R. Iniguez , R. McNary 4 , B. Wall , B. Garves , J. Morris 5
2-out RBI: R. McNary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Anderson
GIDP: V. Palacios , R. McNary
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morris (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garves-Wall)
SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Zdun W (5-4) 7.0 8 3 3 2 8 2 112 4.55   
N. Woods H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.88   
J. Estrella SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Zdun 55
Batters Faced: K. Zdun 29, N. Woods 2, J. Estrella 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Zdun 8-3, N. Woods 1-0, J. Estrella 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Zdun 112-71, N. Woods 9-6, J. Estrella 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Woods 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gutierrez L (0-1) 6.0 7 4 4 3 5 0 103 6.55   
R. Miller 2.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 45 7.71   
E. Rizzo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gutierrez 44
Batters Faced: A. Gutierrez 27, R. Miller 12, E. Rizzo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gutierrez 5-7, R. Miller 0-4, E. Rizzo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gutierrez 103-61, R. Miller 45-32, E. Rizzo 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rizzo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Earnest
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 10115
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