Round Rock Falls to Sacramento in Series Finale, 6-2

ROUND ROCK, Texas - BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Round Rock got on the board in the first as LF Dustin Harris singled then 1B Justin Foscue homered on the second pitch he saw. Foscue’s 13^th home run gave the Express an early 2-0 advantage.

The River Cats put two on with singles from RF Luis Matos and 1B Bryce Eldridge in the fourth. After a double steal, LF Marco Luciano drove in a run with his sacrifice fly to left. Sacramento ended their 17-inning scoreless drought, trailing Round Rock 2-1.

An inning later, DH Jesus Rodriguez got aboard with a single. 3B Drew Ellis then belted his fifth home run of the year and the River Cats had a 3-2 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Sacramento put two on with singles from C Logan Porter and SS Osleivis Basabe. RF Luis Matos would then double the River Cats’ lead with a three-run homer to make it 6-2.

Sacramento held Round Rock scoreless through the final 8.2 innings as they took the series finale, 6-2.

E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:

CAN’T STOP FOSS: INF Justin Foscue went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts on Sunday. Foscue has now been on-base in 20 consecutive games dating back to July 25.

GOOD TO BE HOME: Round Rock capped off the week with a league-best 2.17 ERA (13 ER/54.0 IP) while striking out 51 batters and walking 10, both of which led the PCL. LHP Michael Plassmeyer made his third start this month, allowing three hits and a run in 3.1 innings of work. The left-hander owns a 3.45 ERA in August while striking out 14 batters and walking two.

NEXT GAME: Tuesday, August 19 at St. Paul FIRST PITCH: 7:07 p.m. CT BALLPARK: CHS Field

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