The Sacramento River Cats opened the month of August by continuing their mastery of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox after taking a 4-3 walk-off victory on Monday night. With the win, the River Cats are now 10-1 this season against the Sky Sox. The River Cats have won nine of their last ten games with six of those being one-run decisions. Catcher Josh Donaldson hit the River Cats’ third home run of the night after fellow catcher/first baseman Anthony Recker had his second multi-home run game of the season with a solo shot in the third inning and again in the eighth inning. Over five innings of work, River Cats starting pitcher Josh Outman allowed just two hits and a run, all in the second i

Jai Miller tied a team record for home runs in a month, helping the Sacramento River Cats hold off a late rally by the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to get the 4-3 win on Saturday night at Raley Field. In the third inning, Miller blasted a two-run homer onto the roof of the building beyond the 403-foot mark in center field. It was his 27th home run of the season and his 12th in July. This tied a mark shared by former River Cats Dallas McPherson, who hit 12 home runs last August, and Graham Koonce, who also hit 12 in August 2003. Miller’s home run gave the River Cats a 3-1 lead, and they added one more in the fifth inning.   River Cats pitcher Anthony Capra, recently called up from Double-A

Before an announced sellout crowd of 14,014 — the first of this season — the River Cats came up short by a score of 4-2 in a Father’s Day matinee against the Fresno Grizzlies. Grizzlies starting pitcher Dan Runzler allowed two hits in four innings of work, but his four walks led to two runs for Sacramento. The Grizzlies used two relievers on the afternoon, with Josh Banks getting credit for the victory and Dan Otero collecting the save after the River Cats had the winning run at the plate in the ninth inning. Mark Ellis, who is on a rehab assignment for the Oakland Athletics, played in his second game and finished 0-3 with a walk. Ellis is scheduled to rejoin the A’s this week. Lenny D

River Cats starting pitcher Lenny DiNardo was roughed up in the first inning of Thursday’s game, giving up five runs and four hits before he could find his rhythm and pitch five innings against the Salt Lake Bees. DiNardo’s effort was more than enough and the River Cats were able to make up the deficit and add three additional runs to win the game 8-5. The River Cats chipped away at Salt Lake’s lead by scoring two runs each in the first and third innings, a game-tying run in the seventh, and added the final three runs to take the in the eighth inning on a three-run home run by designated hitter Shane Peterson. River Cats outfielder Jai Miller also homered in the game, collecting his team

For the first six innings of Tuesday night’s ballgame, the Sacramento River Cats managed just one hit. As it turned out, all they needed to get their offense going was to face a different pitcher. A crowd of nearly 10,600 watched as Las Vegas 51s starting pitcher Scott Richmond had a strong outing, striking out seven River Cats batters. His only blemish was a base hit by Travis Buck in the third inning. Hits were difficult to come by all night, and both teams left 10 runners on base. The River Cats did get on the scoreboard, but their four-game winning streak was halted by a 4-2 loss to the 51s in the second game of the four game series. River Cats starter Bobby Cramer did well in his f

On Thursday night the Sacramento River Cats looked to win their third straight game against the visiting Iowa Cubs and improve to 4-3 on the current home stand. However, following a back-and-forth game that featured four lead changes over the first six innings and a tie after eight innings, it was the Cubs who scored twice in the ninth to come out on top. Cubs leadoff hitter Jim Adduci started the game with a base hit and quickly advanced to second base on what began as a standard pick-off by River Cats starting pitcher John Halama. Halama caught Adduci leaning toward second base, and the ensuing rundown resulted in an interference call on River Cats second baseman Corey Wimberly. Adduci

Coming off of their 11-run comeback win on Aug. 11, the Sacramento River Cats opened their second-to-last home stand of the 2010 season on Friday night, beginning a four-game series versus the Omaha Royals. Like the River Cats, the Royals hold second place in their division, trailing the Iowa Cubs by just two and a half games. Royals starting pitcher Luis Mendoza allowed just two hits and two runs in his seven innings of work while handing the River Cats a 6-2 loss. Reliever Louis Coleman gave up one hit in his two innings of work. The Royals did all of their offensive damage in a big second inning and roughed up River Cats starter Clayton Mortensen. The scoring was highlighted with a gr

The Sacramento River Cats began their final four-game set in June the same way they opened the month – by hosting the Tacoma Rainiers. In the earlier series, the River Cats dropped three of the four games, but they have bounced back to record 13 wins and 11 losses entering Saturday night. River Cats starting pitcher Kyle Middleton entered the game having thrown 18 scoreless innings, and he extended that streak to 21 innings before surrendering a Rainiers home run in the fourth inning Saturday. Middleton completed six innings before the bullpen took over to finish the game and get Middleton his fifth win against five losses for the season. In the second inning, the River Cats took an ear

The Sacramento River Cats welcomed the Salt Lake Bees to Raley Field on Friday night by scoring 16 runs and posting a season-high 19 hits against their visitors. Fresh off a four-game sweep of the Reno Aces, the River Cats remained hot and pulled to within one game of .500. The offense for the River Cats followed a strong performance by their starting pitcher Graham Godfrey. Godfrey completed the first four innings without giving up a hit or a walk while the River Cats began their offensive onslaught in the bottom of the fourth inning. They carried their momentum into the fifth against Bees starting pitcher Tim Kiely, who made his triple-A debut at Raley Field but lasted just four and two