Sacramento defeats Tucson 5-2 in first game of series
Posted by : Andrew Cockrum | On : 05-24-2013 | Comments (0)
Grant Green’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie as the Sacramento River Cats went on to defeat the Tucson Padres 5-2 Friday at Kino Stadium.
The River Cats took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first off Shane Peterson’s two-run blast into the right field bullpen. Travis Buck responded with a two-run home run of his own in the bottom of the second to knot the score at 2-2. The home run was the fourth of the season for Buck.
After Green’s go-ahead double in the seventh, the River Cats tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth off RBI hits from Jemile Weeks and Michael Choice. Pedro Figueroa closed out the final two innings for Sacramento to earn his first save of the season.
Mike Ekstrom won his first for the River Cats after tossing two innings of scoreless relief. Padres’ reliever Brad Boxberger was charged with his third loss surrendering three hits and one run in two innings. Starting pitcher Wilfredo Boscan went six innings allowing five hits, two runs, and had three strikeouts.
Here is a deeper look at the game:
Sacramento 5, Tucson 2
Big Moment: Daniel Robertson hit an apparent RBI double later in the inning, but Sacramento successfully appealed the play as he missed first base running to second. Robertson argued the play and was ejected before the start of the third inning.
Key Player: In his return to Tucson, Andy Parrino had two hits and two runs against his former team.
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