PCL Tacoma Rainiers

Rainiers Ground Aviators, Win in Vegas Again

July 31, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Tacoma Rainiers (41-33), winners of four straight and five of six, made it a 2-0 start to the road trip in Las Vegas on Friday night, with a 6-3 win over the Aviators (37-37). The victory improved the Rainiers to 17-15 on the road this season.

A Jake Fraley (MLB rehab) single and a Dillon Thomas walk set the table for Taylor Trammell, who staked Tacoma to a 2-0 first inning lead on a consecutive night, with a two-run double that rolled all the way to the centerfield wall. Donovan Walton made it 3-0 with a solo shot to the right-center alley in the third, his third Triple-A homer this season.

Asher Wojciechowski, making consecutive starts for the New York Yankees and the Rainiers, tossed four innings in his Tacoma debut. He scattered five hits, walked a batter and struck out six without allowing a run.

A string of four singles in the fifth got the Aviators off the ground. Francisco Pena and Austin Allen each drove in a run, trimming the Rainiers lead to 3-2.

Leading by the same score in the ninth, Tacoma put the game away, beginning with three one-out singles by Jose Marmolejos, Wyatt Mathisen and Luis Liberato (RBI), stretching the Rainiers lead to 4-2. It was 5-2 after Walton notched his second RBI of the night, doubling to left to score Mathisen. Liberato then scored on a balk for the sixth Rainiers run. Las Vegas added one during the home ninth on a Vimael Machin RBI single.

Tacoma will next be in action on Saturday night, another 7:05 PT first pitch at Las Vegas Ballpark. RHP Robert Dugger is scheduled to start for the Rainiers, against Aviators RHP Paul Blackburn.

Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto will have full coverage on TacomaRainiers.com. All 2021 Rainiers games, home and away, can also be heard for free on the MiLB First Pitch app. HD video broadcasts of every home game can be viewed with an MiLB.TV subscription. (Use code: RAINIERS to save $10 on an annual subscription.

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