Sacramento and Richmond affiliates drop games in Wednesday MiLB action

The Sacramento River Cats fell to the Las Vegas Aviators 1-0 in a pitching-heavy contest on Wednesday. Seth Lonsway provided six scoreless innings for Sacramento, though the team was held to seven hits and zero walks. The loss occurred after Eric Cerantola surrendered a walk-off home run in the ninth inning. Additionally, outfielder Bo Davidson left the game with an injury after fouling a ball off his foot. Meanwhile, the Richmond Flying Squirrels lost their seventh straight game, falling 8-7 to the Chesapeake Baysox. The defeat extends a difficult stretch for Richmond, which has failed to record a home run in six consecutive games.

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