River Cats hold on for 4-3 PCL victory over 51s

Brett Jackson’s sixth-inning groundout drove in the decisive run Wednesday in the Sacramento River Cats’ 4-3 win over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game in West Sacramento, Calif.

Trailing 3-2 in the sixth, a hit-batsman and a groundout set up Adam Duvall’s tying RBI single for the River Cats (5-2). After back-to-back walks issued by reliever Scott Rice, Jackson’s grounder scored the go-ahead run.

Jarrett Parker’s two-out, two-run homer put Sacramento up 2-0 in the fourth, and Las Vegas (3-4) tied the score in the fifth on Matt Reynolds’ sacrifice fly and Alex Castellanos’ RBI triple.

Danny Muno’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly put the 51s up 3-2.

Las Vegas starter Matt Bowman (0-2) gave up four runs on six hits and one walk and struck out three in 5 1/3 innings.

The 51s managed two runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings off River Cats starter Braulio Lara, who walked one and struck out eight. Steven Okert (1-0) pitched the next 1 1/3 innings, Mike Broadway struck out three in two perfect innings, and Hunter Strickland worked the ninth for his second save.

Reynolds, Dilson Herrera and Kevin Plawecki had two hits each for the 51s, who had an 11-7 edge in hits. Las Vegas wasted Plawecki’s leadoff triple in the second and left runners on second and third in the third. The 51s stranded nine runners.

John Bowker and Ahire Adrianza had two hits each for Sacramento.