Aces Give Up Three Homers in 7-3 Loss to River Cats

Reno Aces 3, Sacramento River Cats 7

W: Hjelle (1-0) L: Pilkington (0-1) S: None

First pitch: 6:34 p.m. PST | Attendance: 6,651 | Time: 2:41

Reno, NV – Greater Nevada Field

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Next time out: vs. Sacramento, 5/20/23 at 4:05 p.m. (PST)

(RNO) LHP Blake Walston (4-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. (SAC) RHP Drew Strotman (1-4, 5.59 ERA)

Reno, NV – The Reno Aces (26-17) surrendered three long balls in a 7-3 loss to the Sacramento River Cats (21-22) Friday night at Greater Nevada Field.

Jake McCarthy’s two-run jack in the third gave the Aces a 2-0 lead. McCarthy had a productive night out of the leadoff spot, going 2-for-4 with the homer. P.J. Higgins also notched two hits in four at-bats.

With the game tied at two heading into the sixth, Sacramento’s Clint Coulter hit his second homer of the game, a two-run shot. Will Wilson drove in a run with a single later in the frame to put the River Cats in front by three.

Consider that ball 𝓻𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓭

Jake McCarthy emphatically puts us on the board with a 4️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ ft. homer 💣 pic.twitter.com/XpfyV5vOrL

— Reno Aces (@Aces) May 20, 2023

Tristin English knocked in Alek Thomas to dent the deficit in the bottom half of the sixth, but Sacramento’s power proved too much in the loss. Justin Martínez pitched a scoreless inning and hasn’t allowed an earned run since April 13th.

The Aces continue their series with the River Cats Saturday at 4:05 p.m. PT.

Aces Notables:

• Jake McCarthy: 2-for-4, 2-run HR
• J. Higgins: 2-for-4
• Tyler Ferguson: 1.0 IP, 0 R/ER, K
• Justin Martínez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 R/ER, K

Reno will resume its six-game series with the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, Saturday at 4:05 p.m. PT at Greater Nevada Field.

Single Game tickets are on sale at RenoAces.com, the Greater Nevada Field Ticket Office, or by texting “TIXX” to 21003. Season Memberships are available via RenoAces.com, texting “MEMBER” to 21003, or calling (775) 334-7000.

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