Buss, Vogt collect three hits each as Cats top El Paso in slugfest
• Highlight: Nick Buss and Stephen Vogt each had three hits, and Jose Martinez hit a two-run homer to lead the River Cats over the El Paso Chihuahuas 10-8 on Thursday night at Raley Field.
• Cats’ cycle: In the four-run second, the River Cats hit for the cycle in an inning for the first time this season with singles by Alden Carrithers and Buss, a double by Michael Taylor, a triple by Tyler Ladendorf and Martinez's homer.
• Friendly confines: The River Cats have the best home record in the Pacific Coast League at 21-7.
• Top dog: After three weeks of voting, the Chihuahuas won the title of best cap in the minor leagues, beating out the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Albuquerque Isotopes. The River Cats’ cap was 76th.
• Today: River Cats RHP Marcus Walden (2-1, 4.88 ERA) vs. Las Vegas RHP Logan Verrett (2-2, 4.53), 7:05 p.m., Cashman Field, Las Vegas.
– Mark McDermott,
Special to The Bee
Cats 10, Chihuahuas 8
| El Paso | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| J.Peterson ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .341 |
| Galvez 3b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| Buck lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| Francoeur rf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Goebbert cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| A.Moore c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| Gale c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Medica 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| C.Decker dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Greene 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .337 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .263 |
| RIVER CATS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| Carrithers lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| Walsh lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Parrino ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Vogt c | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Freiman dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Buss cf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| M.Taylor rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Barton 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 |
| Jos.Martinez 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Ladendorf 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | .273 |
| El Paso | 000 | 104 | 030 | – | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| RIVER CATS | 041 | 401 | 00x | – | 10 | 14 | 1 |
E–Vogt (2). LOB–El Paso 6; RIVER CATS 5. 2B–Medica (4); Greene (8); M.Taylor (12); Freiman (12); Parrino (9). 3B–Ladendorf (2); Vogt (1). HR–Francoeur (8) off Leon; Medica (3) off Leon; Jos.Martinez (3) off Oramas. RBIs–Francoeur (23), Gale (6), Medica 3 (18), Greene 2 (11), J.Peterson (8); M.Taylor 2 (23), Jos.Martinez 2 (24), Carrithers (26), Vogt 3 (8), Freiman (39), Buss (22). SB–J.Peterson (2) 2B; Buss (3) 2B.
| El Paso | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Oramas L,3-3 | 32/3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6.09 |
| Sullivan | 21/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 |
| Kloess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.54 |
| LaFromboise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.12 |
| RIVER CATS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Ar.Leon W,4-1 | 51/3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5.01 |
| Jo.Flores | 12/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Scribner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.94 |
| McBryde S,1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 |
Inherited runners-scored–Sullivan 1-1.
T–3:10. A–7,010.
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