Rainiers Swept by Sacramento in Sunday Homestand Finale
July 21, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
John Andreoli of the Tacoma Rainiers
(Tacoma Rainiers, Credit: Jeff Halstead)
Tacoma, WA - John Andreoli blasted his first Cheney Stadium home run of the season and Tim Lopes and Ian Miller each had a homer, but the Tacoma Rainiers were swept by the Sacramento River Cats, dropping the three-game series finale on Sunday, 6-5.
Andreoli gave the Rainiers a first inning lead with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first, putting Tacoma (48-53) ahead, 1-0. The first inning leadoff round-tripper is Tacoma's fourth of the year, with Braden Bishop hitting the first three from April 22-May 16.
Sacramento (54-47) took the lead in the top of the third against Tacoma right-hander Mike Wright (0-2), who surrendered four runs across 3 1/3 innings and collected seven strikeouts. Andrew Moore took the hill in the top of the fourth and went 3 1/3 frames of two-run ball with a pair of strikeouts.
Outfielder Miller lifted a solo homer run in the home half of the fifth, his eighth of the campaign to narrow the deficit, 5-2. An inning later, Ryan Court grounded out to second base, scoring Lopes to get Tacoma within two.
In the bottom of the eighth, Tim Lopes put the Rainiers within a run when he launched a two-run bomb over the right field fence. The 24-year old went 3-for-4 and is riding a 14-game hitting streak and has collected hits in 17 of his last 19 games, hitting at a .381 clip over that span (29-for-76).
David McKay tossed a perfect eighth before Parker Markel took over and pitched a scoreless ninth. Both right-handers each collected one strikeout in the effort.
The Rainiers have collected home runs in 13 of their last 15 games, and Sunday marked the club's first three-homer game since a July 6 victory in Fresno.
The Rainiers have the day off on Monday before they hit the road to play the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, at Greater Nevada Field for the start of a three-game series and six-game road trip on Tuesday. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. PDT as Tacoma rolls out Darren McCaughan (0-1, 5.40) to the mound. Mike Curto will have full coverage of on South Sound Talk 850 with audio streaming available on the Tacoma Rainiers TuneIn Radio Network.
All tickets, group outings, and suites packages for the 2019 season are available for purchase in person at the Cheney Stadium Box Office, online at TacomaRainiers.com and WeRTacoma.com, or over the phone at (253) 752-7707. The most up-to-date news and notes about the Rainiers throughout the season can be found by following the Rainiers on Twitter (@RainiersLand), Instagram (tacomarainiers) or liking the team on Facebook.
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