Salty: Rainiers Drop a 4-0 Decision on Sunday

Published on July 18, 2021 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release

Tacoma, WA - In the rare Triple-A game featuring two left-handed starters, southpaws Brian Johnson (Salt Lake) and Ian McKinney (Tacoma) traded scoreless frames until the late innings before the Bees (32-32) outlasted the Rainiers (33-30) by a 4-0 final. It was only the second time this season Tacoma has been shutout.

Jake Gatewood led off the Salt Lake seventh with a solo homer, his 17th and the first run of the game. McKinney allowed only four hits over 6.1 IP, striking out 10 with three walks.

For McKinney, it was a Triple-A career-high in strikeouts, although he had struck out 11 on two occasions at Double-A earlier this season.

The Bees padded their lead in the eighth, loading the bases on two singles and a walk before Anthony Bemboom's sacrifice fly made the score 2-0. It was 4-0 after Gatewood drove in the remaining runners with a two-run single, for three RBI on the day.

Johnson went eight innings, limiting Tacoma to just three hits and a walk. He struck out five before ceding to right-hander Jose Quijada, who finished the game in a non-save situation by retiring the side in order in the ninth.

The Rainiers will return to action on Monday, at 7:05 p.m. PT. RHP Logan Verrett will start for Tacoma, against Salt Lake lefty Packy Naughton.

Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto will have full coverage on TacomaRainiers.com. All 2021 Rainiers games, home and away, can also be heard for free on the MiLB First Pitch app. HD video broadcasts of every home game can be viewed with an MiLB.TV subscription. (Use code: RAINIERS to save $10 on an annual subscription.

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