Rainiers Total Four Hits, Blanked by Bees in Memorial Day Contest
Published on May 28, 2019 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
Tacoma Rainiers pitcher Justus Sheffield
(Tacoma Rainiers, Credit: Jeff Halstead)
Salt Lake City, UT - Tim Lopes and Robert Perez each collected two hits on Memorial Day Monday, but their four hits accounted for all of the offense for the Tacoma Rainiers in a 5-0 shutout defeat against the Salt Lake Bees at Smith's Ballpark.
Justus Sheffield (2-3) made the start for the Rainiers (25-27) and allowed three runs in four innings but struck out six Bees (23-27). Sheffield's six punch-outs accounted for half of the 12 that Rainiers pitchers recorded on Monday.
Ryan Garton and Sam Tuivailala each pitched a scoreless inning and right-hander Nick Rumbelow allowed two runs over the final two innings, striking out three.
Tacoma hitters drew three walks in the contest but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left all seven of their baserunners stranded. Lopes recorded a double and Perez legged out a triple in the defeat.
Monday marked just Tacoma's second shutout loss this season, having blanked its opponent on five occasions.
The Rainiers will play for a series win on Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. PDT and Mike Curto will have full coverage on South Sound Talk 850 with audio streaming available on the Tacoma Rainiers TuneIn Radio Network. Righty Tyler Cloyd (1-3, 4.60) will start for Tacoma in the final game of the series.
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