Omaha Falls to Tacoma, 3-2, on Thursday
Published on May 17, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release
PAPILLION, Neb. - Lefty Will Smith pitched well and the freshly promoted Wil Myers went 2-for-5 at the plate with an RBI but it was not enough as the Storm Chasers were stymied by the Tacoma Rainiers, 3-2, on Thursday. The loss snapped Omaha's 14 game Werner Park win streak.
Smith (1-3) performed well in defeat, pitching through 7.2 innings while giving up three runs (two earned.) Tacoma's (16-24) Sean Henn (3-0) picked up the win after working two innings in relief of starter Erasmo Ramirez while the Rainiers' Stephen Pryor earned his first save of the season.
The Storm Chasers (25-16) posted the game's first run, in the first inning, on a Max Ramirez sacrifice fly that scored Derrick Robinson. Tacoma plated two runs in the top of the second, one of which was unearned due to shortstop Tony Abreu's missed catch on an attempted force out, to put Omaha in a 2-1 hole.
Third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff singled to lead-off the fifth and advanced to second, and then third, on consecutive wild pitches. Myers' single up the middle then scored Kouzmanoff, several batters later.
The Rainiers biggest blow of the game came in the seventh when catcher Guillermo Quiroz homered off of Smith to put Tacoma in the lead for good at 3-2.
The Storm Chasers and Tacoma will do battle in game two of their four-game series at Werner Park on Friday, May 18 at 7:05 p.m. Friday's game will have post-game fireworks thanks to American Family Insurance and it is also Girl Scout Night. Girl Scouts will be in a pregame parade, enjoy the baseball game and then camp out with their troops on the field after the game. Friday's game against the Rainiers can be heard locally on AM 1180 and online at omahastormchasers.com.
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