Brett Wisely launched a home run to lead off the 9th inning to give the River Cats a walkoff win for their first game of the season.

Brett Wisely launched a home run to lead off the 9th inning to give the River Cats a walkoff win for their first game of the season.

Hey y’all…we’re back for 2024 (a day late, thanks to a rainout on Friday)! I’m trying a new template, hopefully to lighten the load as the season continues, as I’m doing a lot of work with the videos on the TikTok and Instagram channels.

There will be one less team to cover this season, as the Giants will only have one team in the ACL this season. Also, the ACL has a new schedule, starting and ending earlier, running from May 4 through July 25th. That’ll have some interesting implications for draft picks (and San Jose) late in the season.

AAA: Sacramento 3, Salt Lake 2

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Player of the Game: Brett Wisely – 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (1)

Wisely was one of only two Sacramento players with multiple hits, and obviously the biggest one, with the 9th inning home run winning the game.  Wisely only played 67 games in AAA in 2023, hitting .285/.417/.466, but in 51 games in the big leagues, hit just .175/.231/.267.

Other Players to Spotlight:

  • SP Carson Seymour – 3.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K – Good first start after he got hit hard in the Giants/River Cats exhibition.
  • RP Tommy Romero – 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 B, 6 K – Excellent appearance from the MiLB free agent, who had a 5.44 ERA in AAA last season.
  • DH Trenton Brooks – 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B (1) – The midseason pickup and 1B/OF led the team in hits tonight.
  • RF Heliot Ramos – 0-4, 3 K, 1 E (1) – His error in the 8th inning led to Salt Lake’s only runs on a rough day.

Top Prospect Lines:

  • SS Marco Luciano – 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K
  • LF Ismael Munguia: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
  • 3B Casey Schmitt: 0-4, 2 K
  • RP Juan Sanchez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
  • RP Nick Avila: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

The rest of the full-season minor leagues begin on Friday, April 5th. I’ll be in Sacramento for tomorrow’s doubleheader!

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