Mallex Smith of the Tacoma Rainiers

Rainiers Cannot Capture Third-Straight in Smith's Tacoma Debut

Tacoma, WA - In his first appearance with the Tacoma Rainiers, center fielder Mallex Smith went 2-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases and the only Tacoma run, but the Albuquerque Isotopes bested the home team, 7-1, on Saturday night at Cheney Stadium. After the Isotopes (17-13) jumped out to a first inning lead, Smith, optioned from the Seattle Mariners to Tacoma (12-18) on April 30, led off the bottom of the opening inning w... Full Story