MacLane pitches 'Birds by Rainiers

May 15, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Memphis Redbirds News Release

MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis offense rallied early and used a strong outing from starting pitcher Evan MacLane to top Tacoma 3-1 Saturday night in front of 11,844 fans at AutoZone Park.

MacLane was sharp in his third win of the year and second in a row pitching into the ninth before departing. The lefty allowed only run on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts over 8.1 innings. After a Chris Woodward single in the ninth, Fernando Salas was summoned from the Redbirds bullpen to record the final two outs and notch his fourth save of the year. Tacoma starter Garrett Olson took the loss giving up three runs on five hits with six strikeouts in six innings. The left-hander allowed only two hits over his final five innings after a shaky first inning.

The ‘Birds offense scored three runs in the first inning with the first four batters all reaching before an out was made. Jim Rapoport led off with a walk and scored on Allen Craig's RBI-single. Amaury Cazana drove in the next run with a single and Kevin Howard's bases loaded walk scored the third run. Rapoport and Cazana each had two hits to lead Memphis. The Rainiers lone run came in the second inning on Greg Halman's third home run of the year.

The Redbirds and Rainiers square off tomorrow with first pitch slated for 1:35 p.m. It will be Breast Cancer Awareness Day presented by Kroger at the park tomorrow afternoon. The ‘Birds will wear pink jerseys with the jerseys being auctioned off in a silent auction. P.J. Walters will make his third start of the season and oppose Tacoma's Luke French. For ticket information call 901.721.6000 or visit memphisredbirds.com.

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