Cats fall to Marks, Reno
Reno Aces starter Justin Marks entered Thursday night’s game against the River Cats with a 7.52 ERA.
But the 27-year-old left-hander pitched seven strong innings, leading Reno to a 7-3 victory. Marks allowed one run on seven hits, struck out five and walked none.
Nick Evans went 4 for 5 and Jamie Romak drove in four runs for the Aces.
Sacramento starter Austin Fleet (1-2) pitched 42/3 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits. His ERA rose to 5.79.
Romak’s two-run double gave Reno a 3-1 lead in the
third. Evans made it 4-1 with an RBI double in the fifth, and Reno added three runs in the seventh to lead 7-1.
The River Cats scored in the ninth on a two-run single by Juan Ciriaco. John Bowker grounded into a double play to end the game.
Bee Sports staff
Aces 7, River Cats 3
River CatsAB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | |
D.Ford cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
B.Jackson rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
J.Perez lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Duvall 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
Ciriaco 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
R.Cedeno ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
Bowker 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
Quiroz c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
Fleet p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
a-Lollis ph-rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
Totals33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
RenoAB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | |
Weber lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
Freeman rf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
O’Brien c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .369 |
N.Evans 1b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
Romak 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
T.Robinson cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .225 |
Ransom ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
Frandsen 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
Marks p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
1-Lalli ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
Belza lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Totals37 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||
River Cats | 010 | 000 | 002 | – | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Reno | 102 | 010 | 30x | – | 7 | 13 | 0 |
a-Lined out for Gearrin in the 8th. 1-Singled for Marks in the 7th.
E–R.Cedeno (4). LOB–River Cats 4; Reno 12. 2B–J.Perez (7); Ciriaco (3); Romak (5); N.Evans (7); O’Brien (9). RBIs–Bowker (9), Ciriaco 2 (6); Romak 4 (9), N.Evans (15), Ransom (5), Lalli (8). SB–O’Brien (1) 3B; Romak (1) 3B. CS–D.Ford (3) 2B. S–R.Cedeno. SF–Romak. RISP–River Cats 2-for-5; Reno 4-for-15. Runners left in scoring position–Duvall; D.Ford; Ransom 6; Weber.
River Cats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Fleet L,1-2 | 42/3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.79 |
Partch | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.24 |
Gearrin | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Okert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 |
Reno | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Marks W,3-3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6.21 |
M.Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 |
Paredes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 |
GS–Fleet 31, Marks 64.Inherited runners-scored–Partch 2-0, Gearrin 2-1.
T–2:39. A–3,088.