Five-Run Sixth Inning Jolts Rainiers Past Salt Lake for Second-Straight Victory
May 26, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
Tacoma Rainiers exchange congratulations following Sunday's win
(Tacoma Rainiers, Credit: Jeff Halstead)
Salt Lake City, UT - Trailing the Salt Lake Bees in the top of the sixth inning, 4-1, the Tacoma Rainiers rallied for five runs and the lead, propelling them to a two games to none advantage in the four-game set at Smith's Ballpark on Sunday, 7-4.
Tacoma (25-26) took a first inning advantage when Tim Lopes singled home Braden Bishop, but the Bees (22-27) scored the next four runs, including two against Rainiers starter Erik Swanson in the third and another pair against Mike Wright in the fifth.
Two-way player Kaleb Coward (0-1) took over on the mound in the sixth for Salt Lake and the first six Rainiers he faced reached base, starting with Jose Lobaton's team-high eighth home run to lead off the inning. Kristopher Negron extended his hitting streak to a season-best 10 games with a double and later scored when David Sheaffer singled him home, cutting the deficit, 4-3.
Robert Perez roped his second double of the series to score Ian Miller and Sheaffer, giving Tacoma a 5-4 advantage. Before the inning was over, Lopes added his second RBI single, plating Perez for an insurance tally.
Sheaffer launched his first career Triple-A home run in the seventh for the game's final run. The 24-year-old had one home run in Double-A Arkansas before being promoted to Tacoma on May 10.
After the Rainiers recaptured the lead, Christian Bergman (2-3) pitched two scoreless inning and moved in line for his second win. Gerson Bautista was credited with a hold for 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and Chasen Bradford earned his first save of the season, a four-out effort in which he allowed just one baserunner.
Swanson was scheduled for an abbreviated start and allowed his two runs on four hits, a pair of walks and the 25-year-old punched out four Bees.
Top prospect Justus Sheffield (2-2, 3.89) will start on Monday as the Rainiers go for a series win in game three of the four-game tilt against Salt Lake. First pitch from Smith's Ballpark is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PDT and Mike Curto will have full coverage on South Sound Talk 850 with audio streaming available on the Tacoma Rainiers TuneIn Radio Network.
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