PCL1 Tacoma Rainiers

Romero Leads Rainiers Past Vegas, 12-5

Published on June 13, 2013 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release


LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Stefen Romero collected four hits, homered twice and drove in four runs as the Tacoma Rainiers rolled the Las Vegas 51s 12-5 at Cashman Field on Wednesday night.

Romero went deep with a one-out, two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning - his fourth this season - and then belted a solo shot to lead off the ninth. The outfielder racked up another RBI earlier in the contest with a double that scored Nate Tenbrink in the fifth.

Tacoma jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and stayed ahead for good after posting a four-run frame in the second. Abraham Almonte paved the way for Romero to score Tacoma's first run after grounding into a force out, and Franklin Gutierrez doubled the Rainiers advantage with an RBI single one at-bat later.

The outfielder Almonte put Tacoma up 3-0 after stealing home with shortstop Brad Miller at the plate. Miller rounded out the inning with a single to centerfield that cleared Gutierrez to score.

As a team, the Rainiers combined to collect 14 hits against the 51s. Catcher Jason Jaramillo turned in a season-high 4-for-5 effort that included an RBI single in the third inning, and infielder Robert Andino tallied his first multi-hit game with Tacoma after going 2-for-4 with a double.

Miller and outfielder Dustin Ackley each collected hits to stretch their hitting streaks to 13 games - tied for the longest hitting streaks recorded by a Rainiers player this season. Miller went 1-for-3 with an RBI and Ackley singled in the eighth inning.

Starter James Paxton (3-5) earned the win after holding the 51s to four runs, three earned, on nine hits over 5.0 innings. The left-hander walked three and struck out one in his 13th start for the Rainiers this season.

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.

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