Round Rock Defeats Tacoma 5-4 in Friday's Series Opener
July 15, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
TACOMA, Wash. - The Round Rock Express (9-4 | 53-34) claimed a 5-4 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers (7-6 | 44-44) in Friday night's series opener at Cheney Stadium.
Express reliever LHP Taylor Hearn (2-2, 3.66) claimed the win after 2.0 innings that saw one unearned run on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Rainiers starter LHP Kyle Hart (2-2, 4.89) allowed five runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out six en route to being tagged with the loss. Round Rock RHP Joe Barlow earned his first E-Train save of the season with a scoreless ninth-inning outing.
Along the Train Tracks:
Express 3B Justin Foscue got the scoring started in the top of the first inning with a two-run home run that scored CF Bubba Thompson, who had led off the game with a single.
C Sam Huff extended Round Rock's lead to 4-0 in the third inning with a two-run shot of his own.
Tacoma got on the board in the bottom of the third when RF Cade Marlowe went yard.
The fourth inning saw Rainiers DH Zach DeLoach reach first base after being hit by a pitch. He then found second on a wild pitch and scored thanks to a single from 2B Mark Mathias.
Tacoma kept chipping at the Round Rock lead with a run in the fifth. LF Sam Haggerty knocked a leadoff single before stealing second and scoring on a Didi Gregorius single, making it a 5-3 game.
After two scoreless innings, the Rainiers came within one when CF Taylor Trammel hit a solo home run on the first pitch he saw during the home half of the eighth.
E-Train Excerpts:
Round Rock 1B Blaine Crim led the way offensively with a 4-for-4 night at the plate. The infielder hit a double and home run and worked one walk. 3B Justin Foscue and DH Sandro Fabian both finished with multi-hit nights as Foscue went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and one walk while Fabian hit 2-for-4 with a triple.
The Express earned just their 10th franchise win in Tacoma on Friday night. Heading into the series opener, Round Rock held a 9-30 record against Tacoma when playing at Cheney Stadium.
Next up: Round Rock and Tacoma get set for game two of the three-game set on Saturday night at Cheney Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. CT. Express RHP Chase Lee (3-1, 3.27) is slated to start against Rainiers RHP Marcus Walden (2-1, 8.10).
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