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The Salt Lake Bees rebounded from their first loss of the young season, defeating the Fresno Grizzlies 2-1 behind five strong innings from starting pitcher Nate Smith, who allowed only one unearned run and had nine strikeouts.
Turning Point • Thanks to the timely pitching of Nate Smith and AJ Achter, Fresno was a meager 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded a total of 11 runners on base.
Bees MVP • Third baseman Kaleb Cowart was 3-for-4 on the night with two singles and a double, scoring the Bees' first run of the game and providing the go-ahead RBI with the game tied at 1-1 in the sixth inning.
Hidden Hero • Pitcher Cody Satterwhite faced Nolan Fontana, Roberto Pena and Leo Heras in the 8th inning and fanned all three, with a blazing fastball and a knee-buckling curve to preserve the 2-1 lead.
Flashing Leather • First baseman Jefry Marte made a spectacular leaping catch off a sharp line drive by Fresno DH Jon Singleton in the 2nd, saving a run and robbing Singleton of extra bases in the process.
Quoteworthy • "Nate [Smith] didn't necessarily have his best stuff tonight and got in a little bit of trouble a couple of times but when he needed to bear down and make pitches, he did," manager Keith Johnson said.
Angel Angle • Relief pitcher AJ Achter, who is on the Los Angeles Angels 40 man roster and pitched Saturday in the majors against the Texas Rangers, pitched two scoreless innings.
History Lesson • On April 12, 2001, New Orleans pitcher Travis Driskell hit three Salt Lake batters in the first three innings. Driskell drilled Jeff DaVanon, Jamie Burke and Scott Morgan in the Stingers' 6-5 win.
What's next • Salt Lake Bees (5-1) RHP Yunesky Maya (1-0, 3.18ERA) vs. Fresno Grizzlies (2-2) LHP Tommy Shirley on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. —
PCL standings
American North W L Pct. GB
Oklahoma City (Dodgers) 5 1 .833 —
Colorado Springs (Brewers) 3 3 .500 2
Omaha (Royals) 3 3 .500 2
Iowa (Cubs) 1 5 .167 4
American South W L Pct. GB
Round Rock (Rangers) 5 1 .833 —
New Orleans (Marlins) 3 3 .500 2
Memphis (Cardinals) 2 4 .333 3
Nashville (Athletics) 2 4 .333 3
Pacific North W L Pct. GB
Tacoma (Mariners) 4 1 .800 —
Reno (Diamondbacks) 3 1 .750 ½
Fresno (Astros) 2 2 .500 1½
Sacramento (Giants) 0 5 .000 4
Pacific South W L Pct. GB
Salt Lake (Angels) 5 1 .833 —
Las Vegas (Mets) 2 1 .667 1½
El Paso (Padres) 1 3 .250 3
Albuquerque (Rockies) 1 4 .200 3½
Tuesday's Games
Round Rock 6, Omaha 4
Oklahoma City 4, Memphis 2
Colorado Springs 4, Nashville 3
New Orleans 4, Iowa 2
Salt Lake 2, Fresno 1
El Paso at Tacoma, postponed., rain
Albuquerque at Reno, late
Sacramento at Las Vegas, late
Wednesday's Games
Colorado Springs at Nashville, 11:05 a.m.
New Orleans at Iowa, 11:08 a.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 5:35 p.m.
Round Rock at Omaha, 5:35 p.m.
Fresno at Salt Lake, 6:35 p.m.
Albuquerque at Reno, 7:35 p.m.
Sacramento at Las Vegas, 8:05 p.m.
El Paso at Tacoma, 8:05 p.m.