Sacramento River Cats
River Cats glance: Cats’ Straily pitches well but takes loss
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Highlight:Ryan Verdugo gave up one hit in six innings to lead the Omaha Storm Chasers past the River Cats 2-0 Monday night at Raley Field.
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Tough loss:Dan Straily suffered his first defeat, allowing two runs on four hits in eight innings.
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Streaks update:The River Cats’ Nate Freiman extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and Nick Buss had his nine-game streak end.
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Setting the table:Since taking over the River Cats’ leadoff spot, Buss is 16 for 42 (.381).
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Transaction:The A’s released River Cats right-hander Fernando Nieve and optioned left-hander Justin Marks to the River Cats.
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Today:River Cats RHP Josh Lindblom (2-3, 6.91 ERA) vs. Storm Chasers RHP Aaron Brooks (5-1, 3.13), 7:05 p.m., Raley Field.
– Mark McDermott,
Special to The Bee
Storm Chasers 2,
River Cats 0
| Omaha | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| Orlando dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .335 |
| C.Colon ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Giavotella 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Maxwell cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .317 |
| Paredes 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .319 |
| Eibner rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Bocock 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Merrifield lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Je.Flores c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .279 |
| RIVER CATS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| Buss lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| Parrino ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 |
| Barton 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Freiman dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| Peterson cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| M.Taylor rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Jos.Martinez 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Ortiz c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Ladendorf 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .285 |
| Omaha | 100 | 100 | 000 | – | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| RIVER CATS | 000 | 000 | 000 | – | 0 | 4 | 0 |
LOB–Omaha 4; RIVER CATS 7. 2B–Orlando (10); Paredes (10); Maxwell (5); Jos.Martinez (8). RBIs–Giavotella (17), Eibner (21). SB–Giavotella (6) 2B. CS–Giavotella (4) 2B. S–C.Colon; Bocock. SF–Eibner. RISP–Omaha 0 for 5; RIVER CATS 0 for 5. Runners left in scoring position–Je.Flores 2; Eibner; Parrino; Jos.Martinez.
| Omaha | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| R.Verdugo W,3-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.44 |
| C.Coleman H,3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Patton S,13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.13 |
| RIVER CATS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Straily L,3-1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.96 |
| Humber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.66 |
IBB–Paredes (Humber).
T–2:37. A–4,696.
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