Article: River Cats copy Sky Sox's plan with early runs

Fast starts helped fuel the recent surge of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, who had won 11 of their past 12 home games.

Sacramento turned the tables on the Sky Sox on Friday en route to an 8-1 victory before 3,820 fans at Security Service Field.

Jason Perry slugged a first-inning grand slam to give the River Cats a 4-0 lead and Sacramento pitcher Kazuhito Tadano struck out the first six Sky Sox hitters to set a tone that never was altered.

"(Tadano) has got our number, I know that," Sky Sox manager Tom Runnells said. "We've been playing pretty well and when we score first, we've got a pretty de- cent record."

The Sky Sox are 16-1 when they score first. They had scored in the first inning ...

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