Tacoma cruises past Tucson
June 23, 2005 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tucson Sidewinders News Release
Tacoma built an early 8-0 lead over Tucson for the second straight night Wednesday on the way to a 12-4 win over Tucson at Cheney Stadium.
Tacoma won for the 13th time in 15 games. Tucson has lost 8 of its last 12.
Tucson has dug a big hole early each of the last three games trailing by scores on 8-1, 8-0 and 8-0.
Tacoma scored a pair of runs in the second off Michael Gosling when Hunter Brown singled in two Rainiers.
Tacoma plated five more runs with two outs in the third against Gosling despite the left-hander striking out four batters in the inning. Miguel Olivio was the third strikeout victim, but reached base on a wild pitch with two outs. Before the frame was over five runs scored, three on a bases loaded double from Ramon Santiago.
Tucson mustered just one hit through four innings against Tacoma starter Cha Seung Baek. However Tucson plated four runs on five hits in the fifth to cut the Tacoma lead in half at 8-4. Matt Kata's two-run single capped the inning. Carlos Quentin grounded into a double play to end the threat.
Tacoma scored the last four runs of the game for the final margin.
Brian Barden and Kata were the two Sidewinders with multi-hit games.
Conor Jackson, who was named to the Futures Game roster earlier in the day Wednesday, was a late scratch from the Tucson lineup. Jackson was outside the Tucson clubhouse situated behind the left field fence, when he was smacked in the head with a home run ball from Tacoma's batting practice.
Tucson fell to 36-38. The Sidewinders play game three of the four-game set Thursday in a 7:05 p.m. start. Chris Michalak (3-7 5.53) will start for Tucson against Tacoma's Andrew Lorraine (4-5 5.11). The game will air live on COOL 1450 AM.
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