Photo Credit: Sacramento River Cats
It was “4th of July, Part 1” last night in the minors, as every minor league club in the country gets the opportunity for a holiday gate and a fireworks extravaganza on either the 3rd or 4th. Today all the clubs switch locations and do it all over again. Twice the extravaganza!
But after a huge night of offense on Tuesday, most of the fireworks last night were limited to the post-game show. Still, we might run across a little rocket’s red glare here and there…
HITTER of the NIGHT: Justin Bench (SJ), 4 for 5, 2b (10), 1 R, 2 RBI
PITCHER of the NIGHT: Blake Snell (Sac) 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K
So toss some burgers on the grill and let’s get ready for one of the great days of the baseball calendar with a twirl around last night’s Minor Lines…complete with eruptions!
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