Rainiers Beat Beavers 7-4 Behind 15-Hit Attack

Published on June 20, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - Mike Wilson's two-run homer in the second inning set the tone as the Tacoma Rainiers pounded out 15 hits and beat the Portland Beavers 7-4 before 5,321 at PGE Park on Saturday night.

Wilson crushed a 2-1 fastball from Radhames Liz (4-2) onto 18th Avenue beyond left field for one of three Rainiers (35-32) home runs on the night. Six Tacoma hitters picked up multiple hits, including Guillermo Quiroz, who had a solo home run among his three base hits. Greg Halman had a pair of doubles and Matt Mangini hit a solo home run in the eighth inning for insurance as the Rainiers knocked off the Beavers for the fifth time in six meetings this season.

Luke French (7-2), optioned to Tacoma from Seattle on Friday, went 6 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits.

Chris Stewart continued his great June with a two-run homer and Anthony Contreras had two hits for the Beavers (25-43), who have lost five of their last six games.

Liz struggled in his second start back from the disabled list, giving up two home runs and five earned runs on eight hits in three innings.

The Rainiers used three straight one-out singles in the first by Jack Hannahan, Jack Wilson and Brad Nelson to take a 1-0 lead.

Tacoma padded that lead in the second, as Mike Wilson followed Halman's ground-rule double with a two-run blast onto the 18th Avenue walkway. Mangini then singled and scored three batters later on Jack Wilson's groundout.

Stewart cut the Beavers' deficit in half in the bottom of the second by taking French deep for a two-run shot to left, Portland's first home run since June 12.

Quiroz homered in the top of the third to push the Tacoma lead to 5-2.

Luis Durango singled and came around for the Beavers' third run on a sac fly by Mike Baxter in the bottom of the third.

After Aaron Poreda held the Rainiers offense in check with three scoreless innings, Halman picked up his second double in the seventh to bring home Nelson.

Brad Chalk's RBI double in the bottom of the inning got the Beavers back to within two at 6-4.

Levale Speigner pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings behind French to earn his sixth save.

The Beavers and Rainiers continue their series on Father's Day Sunday at PGE Park at 2:05 p.m. (Pacific).

NOTES: Former Oregon State standout catcher Mitch Canham was transferred to Portland from Class AA San Antonio earlier in the day as infielder Eric Munson was placed on the Beavers' disabled list with a right calf strain. A supplemental-round pick of the Padres in 2007, Canham finished 0-for-4 in his Triple-A debut ... Stewart's streak of five consecutive multi-hit games came to an end.

Beavers Game File SATURDAY'S GAME: Tacoma 7, Beavers 4 WINNING PITCHER: French (7-2) LOSING PITCHER: Liz (4-2) SAVE: Speigner (6) HOME RUNS: Stewart (4), M. Wilson (9), Quiroz (2), Mangini (9) SUNDAY'S GAME: Tacoma (Doug Fister: NR) at Portland (Cesar Carrillo: 4-4, 4.61), 2:05 p.m. (Pacific); live audio broadcast on Freedom 970 AM and www.portlandbeavers.com. Follow the Beavers on Twitter (www.twitter.com/PortlandBeavers) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/OfficialPortlandBeavers).

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