Last of the Ninth

Baseball photography and more by James Venes. E-mail: flashfire at speakeasy dot net. Many photos are being transferred to my Flickr gallery. You can also go here to see more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesv34/

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3/31/12: Oakland A's at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The A's won, 9-0, in an exhibition that lasted 7 innings due to rain. Tommy Milone threw 6 perfect innings for the A's while Andrew Carignan walked a pair of batters in what ended up being a no-hitter. Coco Crisp hit a 3-run homer for the A's while Josh Donaldson connected on a solo blast.

105 files, last one added on Apr 01, 2012
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4/18/12: Tacoma Rainiers at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The Rainiers won, 2-1, in 10 innings. Both starting pitchers were solid, with Tacoma's Forrest Snow throwing 6 IP with 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB and 8 SO while Sacramento's Brad Peacock went 7 IP with 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB and 3 BB. Michael Taylor's solo homer in the 2nd accounted for the only River Cats run while the Rainiers tied it in the 7th on a wild pitch before going ahead on a Trayvon Robinson sacrifice fly in the 10th. Chih-Hsien Chiang had 3 hits for Tacoma and Brandon Moss 2 for Sacramento, both doubling once.

63 files, last one added on Apr 19, 2012
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5/2/12: Colorado Springs Sky Sox at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 8-3. Josh Donaldson led the way with 3 hits, including a home run and 2 RBI while Collin Cowgill also had 2 RBI for Sacramento. Chris Carter and Adam Rosales both collected a pair of hits, including a double for each as Travis Banwart earned the win with a line of 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB and 2 SO. Matt McBride had 3 hits for the Sky Sox, including a home run, while Brandon Wood doubled twice and Dallas Tarleton singled in his first two at-bats at the Triple-A level. Tyler Chatwood, who left early due to an injury, took the loss.

40 files, last one added on May 04, 2012
Album viewed 29 times

5/8/12: Omaha Storm Chasers at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 4-3, in 10 innings. Josh Donaldson's walkoff homer in the bottom of the 10th capped a 3-for-4 night (plus a walk) and finished off a comeback from an early 3-0 deficit. Collin Cowgill tied it in the 8th with a homer of his own and also doubled while Brandon Moss and Grant Green both had a single and a double. Travis Banwart worked 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 0 BB and 6 SO. Evan Scribner, Erick Threets and Andrew Carignan combined for 5 scoreless innings on just 2 H along with 0 BB and 7 SO. Clint Robinson doubled twice for Omaha while Johnny Giavotella and Kevin Kouzmanoff had a pair of hits apiece and Derrick Robinson drove in two runs.

45 files, last one added on May 09, 2012
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5/15/12: Iowa Cubs at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 9-4. Grant Green was 2-for-2 with 2 walks and 3 RBI while Adam Rosales had 3 RBI of his own to lead the Sacramento offense, while Bruce Billings only allowed a 2-run homer to Anthony Rizzo in the first. He went 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB and 6 SO. Rizzo was the only Iowa batter with a multi-hit game with 3, finishing a double short of the cycle. Alfredo Amezega also hit a 2-run homer while Randy Wells only went 5 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB and 6 SO.

55 files, last one added on May 16, 2012
Album viewed 39 times

5/28/12: Reno Aces at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The Aces won, 10-2. Reno was led by Randy Ruiz (4-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) and Ryan Wheeler (3-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) along with a decent performance by Trevor Bauer (6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 SO). Four relief pitchers combined to allow 1 H in 3 IP, and the River Cats struck out 14 times on the day. Manny Ramirez (2-for-4) singled in a run and Chris Carter (2-for-3, BB) doubled in another in the 3rd for Sacramento's only runs. Fabio Castro didn't make it out of the 2nd (1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO) and five River Cats pitchers allowed a total of 17 hits, with Adam Eaton, Jake Elmore, A.J. Pollock and Cole Gillespie all picking up 2 each for the Aces. Yoenis Cespedes went 1-for-3 in his first injury rehab appearance for Sacramento.

55 files, last one added on May 29, 2012
Album viewed 67 times

5/29/12: Fresno Grizzlies at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 4-2. Brandon Hicks hit a walkoff 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th to give Sacramento the victory. Anthony Recker and Stephen Parker (both 3-for-4) carried the offense and Yoenis Cespedes officially went 2-for-4 (he also lined a double but was called out on an appeal for not touching first base, though replays disagreed) to back a decent performance from A.J. Griffin (5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO). Sean Doolittle recorded 5 outs and 4 of them were by strikeout. Nick Noonan was 2-for-4 for Fresno while Charlie Culberson and Juan Ciriaco both drove in a run. Eric Hacker worked 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.

32 files, last one added on Jun 01, 2012
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5/30/12: Fresno Grizzlies at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 3-1. Eric Sogard (2-for-4) had a 2-run single in the 5th to break a tie and make the difference for Sacramento after Grant Green doubled in a run prior to that. Travis Banwart (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO) kept Fresno from getting much going, then Erick Threets and Evan Scribner finished with an inning apiece. Justin Christian singled twice for the Grizzlies, who didn't get much out of starter Shawn Sanford (4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO), who faced five batters in that 5th inning without recording an out.

47 files, last one added on Jun 02, 2012
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6/14/12: Tacoma Rainiers at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The Rainiers won, 6-4. After Grant Green tied it for Sacramento in the bottom of the 8th, Luis Rodriguez blooped in a 2-run single with 2 out in the top of the 9th. The River Cats loaded the bases in their last half inning but failed to score. Mike Wilson hit an early 3-run homer and Trayvon Robinson collected 3 hits and 2 doubles for Tacoma but Sacramento chipped away at Andrew Carraway (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO) to keep it close. Brandon Hicks homered and he, Michael Taylor & Wes Timmons each had a pair of hits in support of Travis Banwart (5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO). In what would be his last game in the A's organization, Manny Ramirez went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, 2 BB & 2 SO.

50 files, last one added on Jun 17, 2012
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6/19/12: Fresno Grizzlies at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The River Cats won, 5-2. Kila Ka'aihue & Brandon Hicks both hit 2-run homers for Sacramento while Chris Carter went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI of his own to pace the offense in support of A.J. Griffin (6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). Jordan Norberto (injury rehab), Travis Banwart & Evan Scribner each worked a scoreless inning in relief. Brett Pill was the only Fresno hitter with 2 hits, one a double, and Grizzlies starter Brian Burres left in the third inning with an injury.

40 files, last one added on Jun 20, 2012
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7/3/12: Colorado Springs Sky Sox at Sacramento River Cats


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From Raley Field in Sacramento. The Sky Sox won, 7-4. Andrew Brown homered and drove in 2 runs, Tommy Field doubled twice, Brandon Roberts knocked in a pair of runs and Tim Wheeler & Hernan Iribarren also had a couple hits in support of Rob Scahill (7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 SO). Adam Rosales had 3 hits, one a home run, and Anthony Recker also went deep for the River Cats while Michael Taylor added a pair of hits. Brad Peacock struggled early in the loss (5 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO).

61 files, last one added on Jul 05, 2012
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7/18/12: Sacramento River Cats at Tacoma Rainiers


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From Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, WA. The Rainiers won, 2-1, in 18 innings. In a game that set records for Sacramento in length in innings and time (5:32), Tacoma position player Scott Savastano both pitched and hit a walkoff home run. Prior to that, Dan Straily took a 1-hit shutout into the 9th before being removed after a leadoff double that came around to score. His line was 8 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO and he was matched up in a great duel with Danny Hultzen who went 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO. Jermaine Mitchell's homer in the 6th was the only run of the game for the River Cats.

For Sacramento, Grant Green went 3-for-7, Josh Donaldson was 1-for-5 with a 2B and 3 BB, Eric Sogard & Collin Cowgill both went 2-for-8 & Michael Taylor had a rough 0-for-8 with 4 SO. On Tacoma's side, Mike Carp was the only one with a multi-hit game, 2-for-4 with a 2B and sacrifice fly. Darren Ford was 1-for-6 with a 2B and 2 BB & Luis Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with 3 BB, but Nick Franklin, Luis Antonio Jimenez, Mike Wilson, Trayvon Robinson, Vinnie Catricala & Brandon Bantz combined to go 0-for-34 with 17 SO.

107 files, last one added on Aug 03, 2012
Album viewed 34 times

7/19/12: Sacramento River Cats at Tacoma Rainiers


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From Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, WA. The River Cats won, 14-3. Kila Ka'aihue led six Sacramento hitters with 2 hits apiece, both of his going for home runs as he drove in 4 runs. Grant Green also homered and plated 4 of his own as the River Cats broke the game open with an 8-run 4th. Bruce Billings picked up the win with 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB & 5 SO. Luis Antonio Jimenez, Carlos Triunfel & Guillermo Quiroz all had 2 hits each for Tacoma. Hector Noesi struggled through 5 IP, 9 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 3 BB & 3 SO.

58 files, last one added on Aug 04, 2012
Album viewed 28 times

 

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7/16/12: Vancouver Canadians at Eugene Emeralds


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From PK Park in Eugene, OR. The Emeralds won, 2-1. After two walks earlier, Ronnie Richardson hit a game-winning homer on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 9th after manager Pat Murphy was tossed arguing balls and strikes. Jorge Flores accounted for Vancouver's only run with a home run in the 3rd to go with a double and walk. Goose Kallunki doubled twice for Eugene while Christopher Nunn struck out all six hitters he faced.

87 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2012
Album viewed 49 times

7/17/12: Everett AquaSox at Salem-Keizer Volcanoes


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From Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, OR. The AquaSox won, 6-2. In his fourth game as a professional, Mike Zunino hit a pair of solo homers as part of a 3-for-4 night. Marcus Littlewood singled twice and Ketel Marte drove in a pair of runs. Ryan Jones singled twice for Salem-Keizer while Rafael Rodriguez had a couple RBI.

82 files, last one added on Jul 29, 2012
Album viewed 38 times

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Random files - 2012
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Trayvon Robinson9 views
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Carlos Triunfel9 views
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Forrest Snow6 views
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Chris Carter chats with Stephen Parker & Luke Hughes23 views
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Adam Rosales couldn't complete the double play in time after forcing out Matt Tolbert3 views
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Randy Ruiz10 views
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Chris Carter hits a sacrifice fly7 views
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Travis Banwart8 views
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A.J. Griffin4 views
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Jermaine Mitchell5 views

Last additions - 2012
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These shift colors at night64 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Another view toward the seating area44 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Concourse near the team store31 viewsAug 04, 2012
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The grandstand, press box and suite area40 viewsAug 04, 2012
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View from the party deck36 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Left field and the bullpens33 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Luis Antonio Jimenez watches a blowout35 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Arnold Leon38 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Arnold Leon31 viewsAug 04, 2012
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Alex Liddi46 viewsAug 04, 2012