PCL1 Tacoma Rainiers

Rainiers Stopped By Salt Lake, 5-3

Published on April 22, 2013 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release


SALT LAKE CITY - The Tacoma Rainiers let a big inning get the best of them in a 5-3 loss to the Salt Lake Bees at Spring Mobile Ballpark on Sunday.

Tacoma surrendered an insurmountable five runs on five hits in the top of the first inning. Trent Oeltjen and Luis Rodriguez gave the Bees a 2-0 lead after scoring when Efren Navarro grounded into a fielder's choice. Scott Cousins and Luke Carlin drove in two more with run-scoring singles, and Jimmy Swift added another after plating Cousins from third on a ground out.

Infielder Carlos Triunfel accounted for each of Tacoma's three runs in the contest. Triunfel cleared the way for Carlos Peguero to score on a ground out in the sixth inning, and then drove in two more runs with a double in the seventh. Triunfel has now turned in multi-hit efforts in four of his last five games.

Outfielder Eric Thames recorded a double in the third inning to extend his current hitting streak to six games. Thames is currently the only player in the Pacific Coast League to have reached base safely in each of his team's first 18 games to begin the season.

Jeremy Bonderman (0-2) was dealt the loss after surrendering all five Bees runs in the first inning. The right-hander walked two and struck out two over a season-high 6.0 innings of work.

Left-handed reliever Lucas Luetge held Salt Lake to one hit and fanned three over two innings in the seventh and eighth.

The Rainiers (9-9) play the third game of the team's four-game series at Salt Lake at 5:35 p.m. tomorrow, April 22. Left-hander James Paxton (1-1, 3.68) is slated to start for Tacoma against right-hander A.J. Schugel (0-1, 8.25) for the Bees.

Every Rainiers game throughout the 2013 season can be heard live on South Sound Sports 850-AM and is available for online streaming at www.tacomarainiers.com.

To purchase season tickets, group packages or party decks for the 2013 season, call (253) 752-7707 or email tickets@tacomarainiers.com. Up-to-date news and notes throughout the season can be found at www.tacomarainiers.com and by following the Rainiers on Twitter (@RainiersLand) or liking the team on Facebook.

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