Tacoma Rainiers Game Notes - 6/5 at Sacramento
Published on June 5, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
TODAY'S GAME - 6/5 at Sacramento
FIRST PITCH - 6:45 PM at Sutter Health Park - West Sacramento, CA
PITCHING MATCHUP - Tacoma RHP Houston Roth (1-2, 3.24) vs. Sacramento LHP Joe Whitman (AAA Debut)
BROADCAST - TV: Bally Sports Live App/MiLB.TV RADIO - KIXI 880
THE RAINIERS: Took their first loss of the road trip on Thursday, falling 7-3 to Sacramento...Tacoma got on the board in the top of the first inning, as Victor Labrada hit into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded, putting the Rainiers up 1-0...Tacoma doubled its lead when Colin Davis hit an RBI double in the fourth inning...Sacramento put up three runs in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to lead 4-2...the Rainiers got one run back on Spencer Packard's third hit of the game, an RBI single in the eighth inning to make it a one-run game...the River Cats pulled away with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 7-3.
RAINIERS ON THE RUN: INF Axel Sanchez picked up his first Triple-A stolen base in the eighth inning on Thursday night, Tacoma's fourth consecutive game with a steal and Tacoma's 10th steal in a row without being caught, dating back to May 26...in that span, Tacoma's 10 steals are the second-most among full-season minor league teams without being caught and one of three full-season teams to not be caught stealing...the 10 steals are Tacoma's most in a row without being caught since swiping 13 bases from September 7-13, 2025...Tacoma's four-game stolen base streak is the club's second-longest of the season, trailing the seven-game streak from May 12-19.
ADD IT TO THE MANTLE: The Seattle Mariners announced Thursday that LHP Peyton Alford was named the their Minor League Reliever of the Month for May... Alford made eight relief appearances between Double-A Arkansas and Triple-A Tacoma in May, throwing 11.0 scoreless innings while striking out 20 against just two walks...between Double-A Arkansas and Tacoma, Alford has now allowed a run over his last 11 appearances, stretching across 16.0 innings, tied for the eighth-longest streak in the minor leagues this season.
DAVIS THE DESTROYER: Over his last 18 games (since May 14) OF Colin Davis has hit .328 (22x67) with two doubles and six home runs, tied for the second-most in the PCL, sporting a 1.022 OPS...in the time, Davis' 42 total bases are tied for the eighth-most in the league...Davis has crushed on the road this season, hitting .355 (22x62) in 18 road games this season, the sixth-best road average this season (min. 50 AB) in Triple-A.
BACKSTOP BOOM: Rainiers catchers have been the top offensive catching unit in Triple-A this year, batting a collective .296, the highest mark in the circuit...Tacoma catchers also have a combined .825 OPS, the fourth-best among Triple-A teams... in his last 14 games, C Jakson Reetz has hit .333 (16x48) with three doubles and a home run, driving in five, sporting a .906 OPS in that time...C Brian O'Keefe's .287 batting average ranks ninth among Triple-A catchers with at least 100 plate appearances this season...O'Keefe is also tied for third among Triple-A catchers with 11 doubles.
REHAB REPORT: It was announced on Wednesday that Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is slated to begin a rehab assignment on Sunday, June 7, with High-A Everett, and his rehab assignment will be transferred to Tacoma on Tuesday, June 9, when the Rainiers begin a six-game series against Albuquerque, with first pitch at 11:35 AM...the game will be Raleigh's first with Tacoma since the 2022 season.
CARSON CRUISING: INF Carson Taylor collected his third game with at least three hits on Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored...since May 1, Taylor owns a .430 OBP, the 10th-best in the PCL...in that time, Taylor is hitting .300 (21x70) with five doubles, one home run, nine RBI and a 16BB/14K ratio, the ninth-best among PCL hitters (min. 80 PA)...Taylor has also been one of the best left-on-left hitters in Triple-A this season, hitting .308 (12x39) against southpaws, ranking seventh among PCL left-handed hitters (min. 40 PA), connecting on three doubles and a home run.
ALEJO'S HOT HITTING: Dating back to May 14, INF Alejo Lopez has been an on-base machine, reaching at a .463 clip, the seventh-best in the PCL in that time...his .370 batting average since May 14 is also good for the seventh-best in the league...going back further to May 1, Lopez has hit .328 (21x64) with six doubles and five RBI, drawing eight walks to five strikeouts, with five multi-hit efforts.
RUCKER ON A ROLL: RHP Michael Rucker has put together a strong start to the season, allowing just four earned runs over 21.2 innings, working a 1.66 ERA...among Triple-A pitchers with at least 20 games under their belt, Rucker's four earned runs are tied the for the second-fewest and he owns the fifth-best ERA and best in the PCL...among PCL pitchers with at least 20 outings, Rucker ranks fifth with a 2.78 K/BB ratio.
GETTING AHEAD: Rainiers pitchers have regularly gotten ahead in the count, throwing a first-pitch strike 59.8% of the time, the second-best mark in the PCL and the fifth-best in Triple-A... Tacoma starters rank second among all Triple-A clubs in first-pitch strike percentage, throwing one 62.3% of the time....RHP Casey Lawrence leads all Triple-A pitchers (min. 200 TBF) in first-pitch strike percentage at 69.5%.
MARINERS UPDATE: The Mariners had Thursday off as they traveled to Detroit for a 10-game road trip...the Mariners will play three games in Detroit, followed by four in Baltimore and three more at Washington before returning home.
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