WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Jesus Rodriguez’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Sacramento River Cats to a 5-4 victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Sunday evening at Sutter Health Park.

Sacramento built an early 3-0 lead, but El Paso rallied with single runs in the fifth and seventh and two in the sixth to take a 4-3 advantage. The River Cats forced extra innings when Bryce Eldridge tied it with an RBI single in the ninth.

Braxton Roxby earned the win with a scoreless 11th, striking out two. Ethan Routzahn took the loss for El Paso. Sacramento pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts, while El Paso’s staff fanned 10.

The River Cats improved to 2-0, while the Chihuahuas fell to 0-2. Attendance was 4,105. The game lasted 3 hours, 14 minutes.