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Tacoma Rainiers Game Notes: vs. Las Vegas (1:35 PT)

August 27, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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A win today would put Tacoma 10 games above .500 overall for the first time this season.

Following Monday's off day, this 12-game homestand will continue with a 7:05 PT first pitch vs. Sugar Land on Tuesday.

The Rainiers have won three straight, 13 of 16 at home, and are 2.0 games back of a playoff spot (see below).

Tacoma Rainiers (67-58, 30-20) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (63-61, 29-21)

Sunday, August 27, 2023, 1:35p.m. PT | Cheney Stadium: Tacoma, WA

RHP Darren McCaughan vs. RHP Zack Godley

#DarrenDay: 2023 is the fifth season in which right-hander Darren McCaughan has pitched for Tacoma. His 80th career start for the Rainiers will be today, and he's alone in fifth in franchise history. Steve Luebber is fourth with 86 starts, between 1972 and 1977 for the Tacoma Twins. McCaughan has accumulated 390 strikeouts for the Rainiers, which are fourth-most in Tacoma's Triple-A history (since 1960). Brian Sweeney is third, with 403 K between 1999 and 2013.

SCOREBOARD WATCHING: The Rainiers (30-20, second half) enter today's action two games out of the PCL's second playoff spot (Round Rock, 32-18); Tacoma has won 13 of 16 at home, Round Rock has won 15 of their last 16 overall. The Rainiers have six games remaining vs. Round Rock (Sept. 19-24); all in Tacoma.

RISP-Y BUSINESS: With men on base, Tacoma and Las Vegas are the top two clubs in Triple-A in hitting home runs. The Aviators have 95 non-solo shots this season, 93 for the Rainiers. With runners in scoring position, Tacoma (.916) and Las Vegas (.870) have the second and fourth-highest OPS among the 30 Triple-A clubs.

SEVY TIME: Rainiers catcher Pedro Severino is batting .370 in August (14 GP), and is batting .352 (25x71) over his last 19 games, dating to July 19. He has nine extra base hits in this span (six doubles, three homers), with a .933 OPS (.370/.563) and 17 RBI. Severino hit Tacoma's fourth grand slam this season on Friday (7th inning), sealing a 10-4 win over Las Vegas.

THE REAL DELO: Tacoma outfielder Zach DeLoach leads the Rainiers with 121 hits (Jake Scheiner, 106) through the first 113 games of his Triple-A debut. DeLoach has the third-most hits in the Pacific Coast League; Round Rock's Elier Hernandez leads the circuit with 138. Every DeLoach home run (18) extends his career-high; he hit 14 homers in each of his first two professional seasons (2021 and 2022). DeLoach's 204 total bases rank sixth in the PCL.

GET YOUR SCHEIN ON: Tacoma corner INFJake Scheiner leads the PCL in home runs (27), RBI (93, by 5), and is second in runs scored (87). He's fourth in the league in total bases (212) and fifth in extra-base hits (49). Scheiner is batting .304 (42x138) with runners in scoring position (13 HR). With 25 games remaining, Scheiner's 93 RBI are already the most for Tacoma since 2011, when Alex Liddi drove in 104 runs (T-10th in franchise history, for a single-season).

MAYBE TAKE A PITCH: The Rainiers lead all of Triple-A in walks drawn *by 29* with 699 (5.59 BB/game); Reno is a distant second with 670 walks. Jake Scheiner (2nd, 75 BB), Cooper Hummel (3rd, 72 BB) and Zach DeLoach (T-4th, 70 BB) are all atop the PCL free pass leaderboard.

"R"UN IT BACK: Tacoma leads the Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 175 (El Paso, 171), are third at Triple-A (Omaha, 190), and have stolen 39 bases over their last 23 games to begin August. In 2022, the Rainiers led all of Triple-A in steals (by 13), with a franchise record 205. Cooper Hummel leads the Rainiers with 26 SB (T-7th in PCL, 5 CS, 83.9%...his .413 OBP is 6th).

SEA US RISE: Entering today's action, all Seattle MiLB affiliates (rookie complex leagues through Triple-A) own the fourth-highest winning percentage of the 30 organizations, at .543 (320-269). Double-A Arkansas has already clinched a postseason berth, after a 45-24 first half to win the Texas League's North Division. Only Los Angeles-NL (.594), Philadelphia (.556) and New York-AL (.546) are winning at a higher MiLB clip so far this season. All Mariners full-season affiliates are at least nine games above .500 overall; Tacoma has yet to be 10 games over.

KO-SIGN: Rainiers RHP Stephen Kolek was named Seattle Mariners MiLB Reliever of The Month for July, by the organization: 9 G, 13.0 IP, 1.38 ERA (2 ER), 4 BB, 18 K, 8 H, 0.92 WHIP, .186 BAA. With another 1.1 scoreless IP on Thursday, Kolek has allowed only two runs over his past 27.0 IP (0.67 ERA). He's spun 11 consecutive scoreless appearances, and has been scoreless in 17 of his last 19 games pitched. Since June 11, Kolek's ERA is 1.35 (22 G, 33.1 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 13 BB, 37 K, 0.90 WHIP, 4 SV).

A's FOR EFFORT: Since rebranding to "Aviators" and affiliating with the Oakland Athletics prior to 2019, Las Vegas is 19-12 at Cheney Stadium. Prior to rebranding as "Rainiers" for 1995, the Tacoma Tigers were affiliated with Oakland from 1981-1994, and compiled a 975-1,011 overall record in 14 years as the A's top farm club.

UNI-WATCH: The 2023 Tacoma Rainiers have the following record by uniform top...Rainiers Red (17-20), Home White (17-12), Road Grey (5-3), Navy (15-16), 1960 Fauxback (4-4), La Familia de Tacoma (5-0), Special Auction (4-3).

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