Sacramento River Cats Report: April 28, 2018

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by Charlie O. Mallonee

The Sacramento River Cats are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. A Triple-A team serves two purposes for a major league franchise:

  1. It is the place where the major team stashes its backup players they may need if injuries or poor performance require an immediate roster change without having to make a trade or having to go to the waiver wire.
  2. Triple-A is the highest rung on the minor league ladder. It is where the final determinations are made whether a player can or cannot make it in “the show”. Being promoted to Triple-A is no guarantee of making a major league roster before your career is over. Triple-A can also be the end of a very long road for a player.

PCL

The River Cats play in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern Divison along with the Fresno Grizzlies (Astros), Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners) and Reno Aces (D-Backs). There are four divisions and 16 teams in the PCL. The other Triple-A association is the International League which is comprised of 14 teams.

The Pacific Coast League has traditionally been known for high batting averages and inflated Earned Run Averages. This is due in part to the fact that many of the teams play at higher altitudes or in weather conditions where the ball tends to carry farther. Player personnel directors have always had to hope that pitchers ERA’s would improve over their Triple-A stats and expect that hitters batting averages would be at least 50 to 100-points less in the majors than they were in the PCL.

The Giants called up three players from Sacramento on Saturday. Because of the doubleheader on Saturday, San Francisco was able to expand the roster to 26 for Saturday only. RHP Derek Law from the River Cats was called up to cover that special spot.

The Giants had to place second baseman Joe Panik on the 10-day disabled list due to a left thumb strain. San Francisco selected the contract of Alen Hanson from Sacramento to take Panik’s place on the roster.

Right fielder Mac Williamson has been put on the seven-day disabled list because of a possible concussion. River Cats outfielder Austin Slater received the temporary promotion to the MLB.

Sacramento can also be a rehab location

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Hunter Pence in SacTown Photo: @RiverCats

Giants outfielder Hunter Pence went on the 10-day disabled list on April 20 with a right thumb sprain. Pence was batting just .172 when he went on the DL, but the Giants would certainly be happy to have a player with his experience and leadership ability back with the club as soon as possible because Pence will not stay below the “Mendoza Line” much longer.

Pence played in Sacramento on Friday night on a rehab assignment. He played in right field and went 0-3 at the plate striking out twice but Pence did score the first run of the game for the River Cats. Pence reached first base on a throwing error in the bottom of the first inning and ultimately came home to score. Sacramento won the game downing Reno 6-4. It was the River Cats third consecutive win.

River Cats current situation

Sacramento is 10-11 so far in the month of April and is in third-place in the PCL Pacific North. They are 4.5 games back of division-leading Fresno. The River Cats are 5-4 at home and 5-7 on the road. They are 5-5 in their last 10-games and have won three games in a row.

It is important to keep in mind that winning games, divisions and league championships is not the number goal for a Triple-A franchise. The number one goal is player development followed closely by keeping backup players for the “big club” in shape and ready to go at a moments notice.

The Giants would we very happy to see the River Cats fighting for the PCL championship because it would mean their prospects are playing great baseball and their backup players are not needed in the majors because the major league stars are not getting injured. That is a perfect scenario that seldom exists as the Giants have already demonstrated this season.

Who to watch in Sacramento

The key prospects to watch in SAC are:

  • OF/1B – Chris Shaw – he is not on the 40-man roster. Currently, Shaw is playing left field which makes sense with Brandon Belt having a career year at first base. He is batting .247 with an on-base percentage of .310. Shaw has hit five home runs and has posted 15 RBI in 19 games. He is rated the number two prospect in the Giants minor league system.
  • OF – Steven Duggar – another player who is not on the 40-man roster. Duggar is playing outfield and leading off for the River Cats. He is currently hitting .274 with a .354 on-base percentage. Duggar has walked nine times and has three steals. He has one home run, six RBI and has scored 14 runs in 18 games. Duggar is the number three rated Giants minor league player.
  • RHP – Tyler Beede – this player is on the Giants 40-man roster. Maybe no other minor league player in the Giants system has been talked more about than Beede. Drafted in the first-round in 2014, Giants fans have been expecting him to join the starting rotation almost every year. There was much anticipation that Beede might be brought up last season but control issues and a season-ending groin injury put that idea to an end. He did make two starts this season for San Francisco recording a no-decision in the first start and a loss in the second start. Beede is 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA in two starts with the River Cats since being sent back to Triple-A. He is ranked the number four best prospect in the system.
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Tyler Beede Photo: @RiverCats
  • OF – Austin Slater – has been called up to the Giants because Pence and Williamson are on the DL. In 14 games with the River Cats, Slater was hitting .358 with a .435 OBP. He posted one home run, eight doubles, and 13 RBI. Slater scored 13 runs. He is rated the number five player in the system.
  • LHP – Andrew Suarez – he is a member of the 40-man roster. Suarez did get a start with the Giants vs Arizona and was hung with the loss. He has made three starts for SAC and has a 2-0 record with a 1.08 ERA. Suarez has struck out 16 hitters, walked 7 and has a WHIP of 1.02. He listed as the number 10 prospect. Keep your eye on this pitcher.
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Andrew Suarez Photo: @RiverCats
  • LHP – D.J. Snelten – another member of the 40-man roster. This 6-foot-6 lefty is making the transition to becoming a reliever. Snelten has made six appearances for Sacramento and has a record of 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in 9.0 innings of work. He has allowed just six hits (no home runs), walked five, struck out seven with a 1.22 WHIP. He is listed as the 27th best minor league player in the Giants system.

There will be many moves to come

With April just coming to a close, there are many more moves involving the Sacramento River Cats to made during the 2018 season. More players will travel west to San Francisco. Some players will travel east to SAC. Other player players will get promoted from Richmond and will go from being a Flying Squirrel to being a River Cat.

Watch for weekly updates, special features, and updates as needed as Sports Radio Service keeps you informed on the happenings down on the farm in Sacramento.

Earthquakes fall 2-1 against Columbus Crew SC

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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose Earthquakes concluded their brief, two-game road trip with a stop at the Columbus Crew Stadium to take on–you guessed it–the Columbus Crew SC Saturday night.

Two years ago, Quakes goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell made his MLS debut with the Crew in Columbus, Ohio. Now, the 24-year-old is back in Columbus, but as a member of the Blue and Black.

As things fell into place, the whistle blew and both teams were ready for the much-anticipated match. Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski reached another milestone of 300 MLS appearances. Congratulations to Wondo!

The Quakes made an early substitution in the match, swapping Yeferson Quintana for Francois Affolter at the eighth minute of the first half.

The Quakes dodged a bullet when Harold Cummings made a big-time tackle in the box to prevent the Crew from a scoring opportunity at the 14th minute.

However, Columbus responded with the match’s first goal for a 1-0 lead at the 28th minute. Harrison Afful put the home team on the board with a super strike on Superhero Night.

San Jose tied the game at one apiece at the 45th minute, thanks to Florian Jungwirth’s flawless pass to Danny Hoesen, who kicked the ball into the Columbus net for a 2-0 lead.

Both teams were tied at one apiece at halftime.

However, San Jose was unable to stay hot in the second half. Magnus Eriksson scored what appeared to be a goal, but his kick went just wide of the Columbus net. No goal.

The Quakes made their second substitution of the match, replacing Wondo in favor of Quincy Amarikwa at the 70th minute.

But the Crew continued to do some damage late in the second half. Mike Grella saved the day for the home team as he kicked in his first ever goal in Columbus at the 83rd minute.

As you may have already heard, stoppage time in the MLS is often home-cooked, which was the case for this match. San Jose was so close as Valeri Qazaishvili danced around a crew of Columbus defenders, but he put it wide. No goal.

The Quakes lost to the Crew 2-1 in full time.

Notes
San Jose starting lineup
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Columbus starting lineup
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Up Next 
Earthquakes return home to host the Portland Timbers on Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 pm PT.

Crew head out on the road to face the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 pm PT.

Stratton shells, Sandoval pitches in Giants’ 15-6 loss to Dodgers in Game 1 of doubleheader

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO–Everyone knew on both the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers that this was going to be a long day.

Chris Stratton lasted just 1.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits, walking four and striking out three and the Dodgers took Game 1 of the doubleheader with a 15-6 victory over the Giants before a sellout crowd of 41,809 at AT&T Park.

The Dodgers got to Stratton for three runs in the first two innings, and he was replaced by Roberto Gomez after allowing a triple to Joc Pederson that made the score 6-2 Dodgers with one out in the inning.

Gomez went 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits, walking one and striking out two, before giving way to Derek Law, who pitched three innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and the Dodgers extended the lead to 12-2 at the end of the sixth inning.

Cory Gearrin pitched one-third of an inning, but the story of the day was the last pitcher that went to the mound for the Giants in the top of the ninth inning.

Pablo Sandoval, who started the game at third base for the Giants pitched the ninth inning and on 13 pitches, he got the Dodgers to ground out all three times. It was only in the game that the Dodgers were retired in order on the afternoon.

“Felt good, my first time being a pitcher,” said Sandoval.

Alec Hanson made his Giants debut, a memorable one, as he took a Pedro Baez offering and planted it on the arcade near the third archway in right-center field, a home run that measured at 405 feet.

“I was planning on going shopping with my wife this morning, but I got the call,” said Hanson.

Hanson was added to the roster this morning after the Giants were forced to place Joe Panik on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb.

The Panik move was not the only one by the Giants, as Mac Williamson was placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list, Stratton was reinstated from the Paternity List, Law was designated as the 26thman. Austin Slater, who was optioned after last night’s game was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.

To make room for Hanson on the 40-man roster, Mark Melancon was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.

Houston Texans drafted San Jose State cornerback Jermaine Kelly

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By: Ana Kieu

San Jose State cornerback Jermaine Kelly was the Houston Texans’ seventh round draft choice in the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium Saturday.

The 6-foot-1, 195-lb, Los Angeles, Calif., native was the 222nd overall pick and the Texans’ eighth pick in this year’s draft. He was the only Mountain West player described as a cornerback, defensive back or safety selected in the draft.

Kelly completed three seasons with the Spartans after transferring from the University of Washington. He sat out the 2015 season, per NCAA transfer rules and regulations. Overall, he played in 25 games and started 17 times for SJSU in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, respectively.

In 2017, Kelly led the Spartans and was third in the MW with his 12 pass break-ups. He was fourth in the conference for passes defended at 1.00 per game. Kelly’s one interception in a SJSU uniform was a 68-yard return for a touchdown in the September 23rd game versus Utah State.

Kelly’s best game of his senior season may have been at Colorado State when he was credited with six tackles and two pass break-ups and helped limit Rams’ wide receiver, Michael Gallup, the MW’s leading player in receptions and reception yardage to seven catches for just 47 yards. Gallup, drafted in the third round by the Dallas Cowboys, finished the season with 100 receptions for 1,413 yards and seven touchdowns.

Kelly concluded his college career playing in the 2018 FBS All-American Spiral Tropical Bowl.

He becomes the third SJSU player drafted by the Texans in the last six seasons. In 2013, Houston selected offensive lineman David Quessenberry in the sixth round as the 176th overall pick. In 2016, running back Tyler Ervin went to the Texans in the fourth round as the 119th overall pick.

49ers’ 2018 NFL Draft: Rounds 4-7

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By: Ana Kieu

The 2018 NFL Draft came to an end Saturday night at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The location of the 2019 NFL Draft has yet to be announced.

Here are the selections the 49ers made from Rounds 4 to 7 Saturday.

Round 4
The 49ers selected defensive end Kentavius Street with the 128th overall pick in the fourth round. The 6-foot-2, 280 lb DE posted 120 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and eight sacks during his four-year career at North Carolina State. He has experience in both defensive tackle and defensive end, but he tore his ACL at a private workout during the pre-draft process, so let’s hope that he’ll have a fast and speedy recovery.

Round 5
The 49ers were back on the clock and selected defensive back D.J. Reed with the 142nd overall pick in the fifth round. The 5-foot-9, 188 lb DB initially chose to play college football at nearby Fresno State, where he reshirted as a true freshman in 2014, and transferred to Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif., where he recorded 42 tackles, three pass breakups, and two interceptions in 11 games played. He then transferred once again to Kansas State, where he played for two seasons and tallied 125 total tackles and seven interceptions. He led the Big 12 in 2016 with 19 passes defended and was subsequently named the conference’s newcomer of the year as a transfer. He was a First-Team All-Big-12 selection in 2017.

Round 6
The 49ers continued to build their defense when they selected safety Marcell Harris with the 184th overall pick in the sixth round. The 6-foot-1, 216 lb S spent three seasons at Florida, where he totaled a 102 tackles and two interceptions. Unfortunately, he missed the entire 2017 season due to a torn Achilles tendon. That being said, it was pretty obvious that San Francisco targeted him for his size.

Round 7
The 49ers added another defensive piece to the puzzle as they selected defensive tackle Jullian Taylor with the 223rd overall pick in the seventh round . The 6-foot-5, 280 lb DT went to Temple, where he had just one season as a starter for the Owls. He put up 41 tackles with 11 tackles for loss in 2017. Moreover, he displayed an impressive 4.83 40-yard dash and 31 bench press reps at his Pro Day.

The 49ers capped off their draft selections by using their 240th overall pick in the seventh round on wide receiver Richie James. The 5-foot-10, 183 lb WR spent three seasons at Middle Tennessee State, where he redshirted as a true freshman in 2014. He played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and caught 108 passes for 1,346 yards and eight touchdowns. He also rushed for 146 yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts. He once again played in all 13 games in 2016, where he caught 105 passes for 1,625 yards, tallied 12 touchdowns and rushed for 339 yards and four touchdowns on 38 attempts. He was named to the 2016 C-USA All-Conference First Team. He became the school’s career leader in receiving yards (3,261) and receiving touchdowns (23) in 2017, despite his limited playing time of five games.

Notes
Trades
The 49ers acquired a 2018 third-round pick (95th overall) from the New England Patriots in exchange for tackle Trent Brown and a 2018 fifth-round pick (143rd overall).

The 49ers acquired a 2018 second-round pick (44th overall) and a 2018 fifth-round pick (142nd overall) in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick (59th overall) and a 2018 third-round pick (74th overall).

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Baseball–In Dodgerland, a tram could be in the works

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By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is the most visited stadium in the world, according to Eric Garcetti, Mayor Los Angeles,with 3.7 million people attending each year. Los Angeles also leads the country in the category of traffic gridlock. During Dodger games the 5 and 110 Freeways are basically bumper to bumper for hours, all around Dodger Stadium and this project hopes to ease such gridlock.

The proposed Tram (gondola system) will be totally privately financed, under a tag of $125 million. It will be from Union Station to Dodger Stadium a 1 1/4 mile trip and the Tram(s) will carry 5,000 passengers per hour and will take only 5 minutes. Currently, they have express buses going to Dodger Stadium, but the word “express” when it comes to traffic in LA is only a La La Land dream.

The only thing that is espresso in LA is coffee. All reports from Los Angeles say that most Dodger fans and residents are elated by the news, which they overwhelmingly support. The Los Angeles Board of Supervisor is on this project and hope to have an Environmental Report ready by the end of the year. It everything goes “Gondola-like” (according to the powers-to-be) this will become a reality by year 2022. Good luck LA!

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Giants’ 4-run seventh inning helps them down Dodgers 6-4

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO–You never know what you are going to see in a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and this game was the epitome of that statement.

Pedro Baez committed a balk when he tripped on the mound that allowed Gorkys Hernandez to score from third base, as the Giants came back from a 4-2 deficit to defeat the Dodgers 6-4 in the opener of the four-game series before a sellout crowd of 41,936 at AT&T Park Friday night.

Hyun-Jin Ryu helped out his own cause, as he drove in two with a two-run double down the left field line.

Yasmani Grandal cut the Giants lead in half, as he doubled in Matt Kemp, who walked just prior to the Grandal double.

After a Cody Bellinger walk, Yaisel Puig tied up the game with a double down the left field line and it looked like Bellinger was going to score; however, a fan down the line touched the ball and Bellinger was forced to stay at third base.

Kyle Farmer then struck out for the first out of the inning, and then Ryu took a Holland pitch down the left field line to score both Bellinger and Puig.

Ryu went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits, not walking a batter and struck out seven; however, he did not fare in the decision.

It was a different story for Holland, who was pulled after the Ryu double. Holland went 3.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits, walking four and striking out four. Like Ryu, he did not fare in the decision.

Things looked for the Giants after they took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, as Evan Longoria hit a long solo home run to straightaway centerfield and then three batters later, Brandon Crawford deposited a Ryu offering onto the arcade.

Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he legged out an infield single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Belt went to second on a Tony Cingrani wild pitch, but was then thrown out at third base by Kike Hernandez, who threw to Kyle Farmer for the first out of the inning.

Crawford then walked, and then Hernandez got the Giants within one run, when he singled in Austin Jackson.

Tomlinson then took a Cingrani offering and doubled into left field to tie up the game, and then most bizarre play of the night took place, when Baez fell off the mound, for a balk to give the Giants the lead for good.

Joe Panik then extended the lead up to 6-4, as he hit a sacrifice fly to score Tomilnson from third base.

Former Dodgers reliever Tony Watson came on in the top of the eighth, and despite giving up two hits that put runners on first and second with one out, he was able to get out of the jam, when both Chris Taylor and Austin Barnes flew out to Hernandez for the last two outs of the inning.

NOTES: Chris Stratton will take the mound in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, while the Dodgers have not decided on a starter.

Stratton became a father on Wednesday night at 11:53, as his wife Martha Kate gave birth to a daughter named Mary Bennett and she weighed in at eight pounds, four ounces and 20 inches long.

Johnny Cueto will take the mound in the second game, as he looks to improve to 3-0 on the season, while Alex Wood will go for the Dodgers, as he still looks for his first win of the season.

This is the first doubleheader between the Giants and Dodgers since September 27, 2003, where the Giants and Dodgers split the twin bill at AT&T Park.

Mac Williamson, who crashed into the wall near the Giants bullpen in the game on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals was placed in the concussion protocol.

The Giants improved to 10-3 on the season, when they score first.

UP NEXT: The Giants play a doubleheader Saturday with Game 2 at 1:05 pm PT and Game 3 at 7:05 pm PT.

The Season of Sean Manaea Continues; A’s Handcuff Astros in 8-1 Win

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By Matthew Harrington

Sean Manaea is a Cy Young front-runner. Oakland A’s fans are happy to hear those words uttered, not from overly optimistic fanboys but uttered from the mouths of the nation’s finest sports writers. Six starts into the 2018 season, the Throwin’ Samoan has given the A’s something they didn’t expect when mapping out the 2018 season: a bonafide ace.

Manaea (4-2, 1.03 ERA) held the Houston Astros (17-10) reigning World Champions and one of the hottest teams on the planet, to just one run at home Friday night, with the A’s (14-12) throttling Houston 8-1. Manaea followed up his masterpiece no-hitter over Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox Saturday by emphatically outdueling another team’s ace, Dallas Keuchel, Friday. Manaea fired seven innings, allowing four hits while striking out seven. He now leads the American League with four wins, holds the AL’s lowest ERA at 1.03 and leads the Majors with a 0.62 WHIP. To put it simply, he’s the best.

The only run Manaea gave up Friday the Astros had to scrap for. George Springer reached base in the bottom of the fourth after Marcus Semien’s throwing error, moved to second base on a sacrifice fly then came home on Carlos Correa’s RBI single. When all was said and done, Manaea’s line would read one run, unearned. He also allowed just the one walk, throwing 65 of 95 pitches for strikes.

The A’s spotted Manaea a run in the top of the fifth to tie the game on Matt Chapman’s sixth homer of the season, then Pinder tagged Keuchel (1-4, 4.00) with a two-run shot for a 3-1 lead in the top of the 6th. Matt Olson would single home a run in the seventh, but Mark Canha’s fourth homer in the inning off Keuchel would be the backbreaker and a 6-1 lead.

For how well Manaea was pitching,  a 6-1 lead felt like a 500-run lead, not a five-run lead. The A’s made the mountain all the more insurmountable when Jed Lowrie tripled home two runs for an 8-1 lead. Ryan Dull and Santiago Casilla pitched scoreless innings to give Oakland the win.

Manaea’s performance moves Oakland just 2.5 games back of the lead in the AL West leaders Los Angeles & Houston. If Manaea continues to pitch up to the potential that made him the centerpiece of the Ben Zobrist trade in 2015, they could make some noise in division. They’ll look to continue their quest for legitimacy Saturday when Daniel Mengden opposes the Astros’ Lance McCullers in Game 2 of the series.

Roadrunners end Barracuda’s season with 3-0 shutout victory in Game 4

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By Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda (1-3) were veterans of playing with their backs against the wall this season. Winning six straight games just to make the playoffs, their luck ran out on their season as the Pacific Division champion Tuscon Roadrunners (3-1) finished off the best of five series 3-1 with a 3-0 shutout victory in Game 4 on Friday evening at Tuscon Convention Center Arena. Tuscon will take on the Texas Stars in the second round of the playoffs.

The Cuda gave a much better performance from the other night, but it wasn’t enough to force a decisive Game 5 as they were shutout in back-to-back games, thanks to another solid performance by goaltender Adin Hill (3-1). Hill stopped all 25 shots in doing his part to help the Roadrunners advanced to the next round. Tuscon outscored San Jose 9-0 in the final two games of the series.

San Jose had an early scoring chance in the first period when captain John McCarthy, with 40 seconds left on the penalty kill, had his short-handed wraparound attempt stopped by a sprawling Hill to keep the puck out of the net.

However, the ice would be tilted in favor of Tuscon in the first 20 minutes. Antoine Bibeau (1-3) was Superman making big saves on a breakaway chance by Michael Bunting eight minutes into the game, robbed Lawson Crouse of a goal two minutes later and a point-blank chance on Mario Kempe after he skated in all alone right out of the penalty box seconds after the Roadrunners killed off his slashing penalty. Tuscon outshot San Jose 10-4.

Joachim Blichfeld’s empty-net chance was taken away when two Roadrunner defensemen collapsed on him to knock the puck away from Blickfeld’s stick two minutes into the second period.

Tuscon would break the seal in the second period after a failed clearing attempt by the Cuda. Carter Camper was able to feed the puck over to Kempe, who snapped home a shot from the hash marks that trickled past Bibeau’s arm into the back of the net for his third goal of the playoffs at the 4:24 mark. Andrew Campbell received the secondary assist.

Conor Garland would give the Roadrunners an insurance goal with his first goal of the series. A Campbell shot from the point rattled off Adam Helweka’s body and hit off Garland into the back of the net for a 2-0 lead at the 4:53 mark in the third period. Dylan Strome received the secondary assist. It was his eight straight game with a point.

Kempe completed the scoring with his fourth goal of the series with an empty-net goal with 59 seconds left to seal the fate for the Cuda.

Bibeau had another MVP performance in net, making 31 saves on 33 shots in the tough luck loss. Hill, over the past two games, stopped 46 Cuda shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose went 0/2 on the power play. Tuscon went 0/4.

Rourke Chartier and Brandon Mashinter were out of the lineup due to suffering injuries in Game 3. Jon Martin was in the lineup for the Cuda.

The Barracuda resigned defenseman Radim Simek to a two-year contract extension. They also resigned McCarthy to a one-year deal earlier this week.

 

49ers’ 2018 NFL Draft: Rounds 2 and 3

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By: Ana Kieu

The 2018 NFL Draft continued Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Rounds 2 and 3 were carried out in red carpet fashion.

Let’s take a closer look at who John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers selected in Rounds 2 and 3.

Round 2
The 49ers were on the clock. San Francisco traded up to No. 44 to select wide receiver Dante Pettis from the University of Washington. Pettis played college football for four seasons in the Emerald City, where he amassed 163 receptions for 2,256 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns. Pettis also set an NCAA record with nine career punt return touchdowns.

 

 

If used correctly, Pettis will be an offensive weapon for the 49ers.

Round 3
The 49ers were back on the clock. San Francisco selected Fred Warner, a linebacker who was a BYU product, with the No. 70 pick. Warner spent four seasons in Provo, Utah, where he accumulated 262 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and seven interceptions. According to Lance Zierlein of NFL.com, Warner’s versatility is one of his best traits.

 

 

 

Warner fits the mold in the San Francisco Bay Area because he has great speed and provides great coverage.

Round 2 of this year’s draft wasn’t quite done yet, but the night was over for the 49ers, who selected defensive back Tarvarius Moore with the No. 95 pick. Moore played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he played for two seasons after transferring from Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss. Moore excelled in his senior year as he became a starter and went on to lead the Lady Eagles in both tackles and interceptions.

 

 

The 49ers remain in contact with ex-safety Eric Reid and hasn’t closed the door on re-signing him yet. However, San Francisco has made the right choice in Moore as he will likely add some depth to their secondary due to his speed, size and versatility.

Notes
The 49ers traded tackle Trent Brown and their 2018 fifth-round (143rd overall) draft choice to the New England Patriots in exchange for the Patriots’ 2018 third-round (95th overall) draft choice.

The 49ers signed safety Jaquiski Tartt to a two-year contract extension through the 2020 season.