Tacoma Rainiers Game Notes - 8/12 vs. Reno
Published on August 12, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
TODAY'S GAME - 8/12 vs. Reno
FIRST PITCH - 7:05 PM at Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA
PITCHING MATCHUP - Tacoma RHP Nick Hull (1-3, 7.40) vs. Reno LHP Tommy Henry (3-6, 7.69)
ROSTER MOVES: The Tacoma Rainiers, in conjunction with the Seattle Mariners, have made the following roster moves:
ADD RHP Scott Effross (#15) - signed to a minor league contract and assigned to Tacoma
BROADCAST - TV: Bally Sports Live App/MiLB.TV RADIO - KIXI 880
DIGITAL PRESS BOX - Digital game notes and rosters can be found at the Rainiers Virtual Press Box
Today's game notes, updated roster and starting lineups are attached.
THE RAINIERS: Have won five of their last six games, following an 8-7 win in the series opener against Reno on Tuesday...Tacoma erased a four-run deficit for the second consecutive game, trailing 4-0 after three innings...the Rainiers responded with a five-run fourth inning to take the lead, driving in all five runs with two outs...Patrick Wisdom doubled off the batter's eye in center field to drive in a run, later followed by a two-run single from Stuart Fairchild and a two-run double from Miles Mastrobuoni...Nick Raposo added on to Tacoma's lead with a three-run home run in the sixth inning to make it 8-4...the Aces chipped away with a run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, but Tacoma held on for the 8-7 win.
RYAN'S ON RECORD WATCH: INF Ryan Bliss is on the verge of breaking Tacoma's career franchise stolen base record...Bliss stole another base on Sunday night, tying Samad Taylor's franchise record of 94 steals, set last season...Bliss matched his career-high with three steals on Saturday night, the fourth three-steal game of his career, and first since September 1, 2023 against Sugar Land...Bliss' 22 steals this season are the eighth-most in the Pacific Coast League, and his 99 steals (5 with Reno, 94 with Tacoma) since his Triple-A debut on July 14, 2023, are the fifth-most in Triple-A.
NEW PITCHING PIECES: The Seattle Mariners claimed RHP Nolan Kingham off waivers from the Texas Rangers, and assigned him to Tacoma as well as signing RHP Scott Effross to a minor league contract and assigned him to Tacoma...Kingham, 29, began the season in the Mexican League with Monterrey, where he went 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA (7ER/34.2 IP), walking six and striking out 29...after signing a minor league contract with the Rangers on May 28, Kingham went 2-5 with a 6.99 ERA in 11 appearances (10 starts) with Triple-A Round Rock, working a 17BB/44K ratio in 46.1 innings...the Las Vegas native is coming off of his Major League debut with Texas on August 3 against San Francisco, where he allowed a run in 1.0 inning of work, and was designated for assignment on August 7...Effross, 32, has pitched the bulk of the season with Triple-A Toledo, going 3-1 with a 4.46 ERA in 27 appearances, striking out 26 while walking just nine over 36.1 innings...Effross has pitched parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues, spending time with the Chicago Cubs (2021-22) and the New York Yankees (2022, 2024-25), combining to go 3-5 with a 3.59 ERA in 88 games.
REHAB REPORT: The Seattle Mariners transferred RHP Carlos Vargas' Major League rehab assignment to Tacoma on Tuesday...Vargas, 26, was placed on the Mariners 15-Day Injured List on March 24 with a right lat strain...Vargas began his rehab assignment with High-A Everett on Saturday, throwing a perfect inning, retiring the side on nine pitches...Vargas made 70 appearances with the Mariners in 2025, the third most on the team, going 5-5 with a 3.97 ERA, walking 23 with 54 strikeouts...Vargas appeared in 55 games with Tacoma in 2024, the most for a Rainiers pitcher in a single season since Kevin Gryboski and Justin Kaye made 58 and 56 appearances in 2001, respectively.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY: As RHP Nick Hull makes his eighth start of the season tonight, he is one of just 11 starting pitchers used by Tacoma this season, the fewest in Triple-A one of 3 teams to use 15-or-fewer (LHV -15, COL-12) different starters...Tacoma's 11 starters this season would also be the fewest in a single season since at least 2005, with the next-fewest being the 12 different starters in 2011...would be just the fourth season since 2005 that the club has used fewer than 15 different starting pitchers...the Rainiers are the only Triple-A team to have multiple pitchers make at least 20 starts this season (Casey Lawrence and Jhonathan Díaz).
RODDEN AND ROLLIN': INF Brock Rodden went 1-for-4 with a double on Tuesday afternoon, ...since August 4, Rodden has hit .333 (10x30) with two doubles, a triple and five home runs...in that time, Rodden leads the league with five home runs and 29 total bases, and tied for the lead with eight extra-base hits...Rodden also ranks second in the league with a .967 SLG and seventh with a 1.300 OPS...Rodden has been locked in against right-handed pitching, going 6-for-15, with all six hits going for extra bases (2B, 3B, 4HR).
WORDS OF WISDOM: INF Patrick Wisdom matched his career-high by clubbing his league-leading 31st home run of the season on Sunday night, hitting it 457 feet, the longest Rainiers home run this season...Wisdom is the seventh player in franchise history to record at least 31 home runs in a single season, with Sunday's home run marking the third time he's hit 31 home runs in a season in his career (31 in 2017, 31 in 2019)... Wisdom is the second Triple-A hitter since 2005 to tally three 30-homer campaigns, joining Mike Hessman, who hit 31 in 2007, 34 in 2008 and 35 in 2012...Wisdom is the seventh player in franchise history to hit 31 HR in a single season, here is how his stats stack up against the others:
Player Season G AVG H HR OBP SLG OPS AB/HR
Patrick Wisdom 2026 61 .304 70 31 .390 .770 1.160 7.42
Jason Vosler 2024 119 .303 141 31 .371 .573 .944 15.03
Greg Halman 2010 112 .243 103 33 .310 .545 .855 12.85
Dan Rohrmeier 1997 125 .297 140 33 .354 .616 .970 14.27
Kelvin Moore 1981 134 .327 166 31 .389 .573 .962 16.39
Danny Walton 1974 139 .264 137 35 .352 .533 .885 14.85
Adrian Garrett 1971 131 .289 130 43* .406 .649 1.055 10.46
ARROYO OFF TO THE RACES: INF/OF Michael Arroyo hit his sixth home run in a Rainiers uniform on Sunday night, making it back-to-back games with a home run and his third in four games...since his Triple-A debut on July 7, Arroyo's 36 hits are the fourth-most in the league, ranking fifth with 26 RBI, sixth with 64 total bases and seventh with 15 extra-base hits...Arroyo is has hit .474 (18x38) against left-handed pitchers, hitting three doubles, a triple and three home runs, driving in 12...Arroyo's 18 hits against lefties in that time are the most in the minor leagues...Arroyo has reached base in 23 of his first 27 games with Tacoma.
MARINERS UPDATE: The Mariners fell 4-1 in the series opener in New York against the Yankees...Bryan Woo threw 5.0 shutout innings in the no-decision, allowing just three hits and a walk, striking out five...Seattle took the lead in the top of the sixth inning on solo home run from Randy Arozarena, but the Yankees took the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring four runs, hanging on for the win.
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