WEST SACRAMENTO, CA -The Sacramento River Cats (24-28) fell to the Albuquerque Isotopes (28-24) by a final score of 4-2 on a sunny Memorial Day at Raley Field. San Francisco Giants' second baseman Joe Panik began the rehab process of recovering from left thumb surgery, finishing 1-for-2 with a single, a walk, and a run scored.

For the first time in this series the River Cats scored in the first inning after Panik crossed the plate on a sacrifice lineout by Ryder Jones . Chase d'Arnaud added a triple in the sixth inning and a solo home run in the ninth to cut the deficit to two in the ninth.

After picking up a loss in a relief appearance on May 25, right-handed pitcher Jose Flores rebounded by pitching five innings of two-hit ball and allowed just one run. He was asked to start the game on short notice after the scheduled starter, right-hander Dereck Rodríguez , was called up by San Francisco before the game.

The River Cats are back in action tomorrow in the final game of the series with the Albuquerque Isotopes. Right-hander Casey Kelly (4-4, 6.26) takes the mound for Sacramento and Albuquerque will counter with righty Yency Almonte (0-2, 6.30). First pitch is set for 12:05 p.m. Catch all of the action live online at rivercats.com, on the MiLB First Pitch app, and on the air on Money 105.5 FM beginning at 7:00 p.m. (PT).

Additional Notes

· Chase d'Arnaud and Ronnie Freeman each had three-hit games on Monday. Freeman collected his first multi-hit game of the season last night, following it up with a three-for-four performance today.

· The River Cats have scored exactly two runs in each of the four games this series. For the season, they are just 1-9 when they score two runs. The one victory came on Saturday night with Bumgarner on the mound.