Recap: Sacramento (Athletics) 10, EDMONTON (Expos) 5

SPORTSTICKER PCL PLAYOFF RECAP

(SACRAMENTO-EDMONTON)

EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) -- Luis Lopez broke open a close contest with a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to help the Sacramento River Cats double up the Edmonton Trappers, 10-5, and gain a two games to none advantage in a best-of-five Pacific Coast League semifinal series. After Jason Grabowski ripped a run-scoring double to give Sacramento a 4-2 edge with two outs in the seventh, Lopez, who doubled and scored in the sixth, slugged a three-run shot to make it 7-2. Grabowski finished with two hits and three RBI and Mike Edwards had four singles and scored twice for Sacramento, which has outscored Edmonton, 26-7, through the first two games of the series. John Rheinecker (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, striking out two and walking two to earn a solid win. Ryan Balfe stroked a two-run double in the first and Randy Knorr added a two-run homer for the Trappers, who have now dropped six in a row against the River Cats going back to the regular season. Britt Reames (0-1) gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings to suffer the loss.