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Tacoma Rainiers Game Notes: vs. OKC (7:05 PT)

July 12, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release


This is the first visit of the Triple-A Dodgers to Tacoma since August 1-3, 2018 (see more below).

Tacoma Rainiers (35-48) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (49-35)

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 7:05 p.m. PT | Cheney Stadium: Tacoma, WA

RHP Chris Mazza vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot

IN KEL'S KITCHEN: Tacoma outfielder Jarred Kelenic is batting .343 over his last 15 games, hitting safely in 14. His OPS is 1.122 (.421/.701) in that span (since June 22), thanks to eight doubles, four homers and two triples (16 RBI, 12 R). Earlier this season, Kelenic compiled the longest Tacoma hit streak of 2022, 13 games between May 24 and June 8. Since being optioned on May 13, Kelenic has 52 hits for the Rainiers (.299 AVG), 29 of which have gone for extra bases, a staggering 55.8% of his Triple-A hit total this season (104 total bases in 41 GP, .598 SLG).

R GUYS HAVE THE POW-ER: Jarred Kelenic's monster week at Reno saw him honored as PCL Player of The Week for the period of July 4-10, the fifth Rainier to win a weekly award this season (RHP Konner Wade, LHP Justus Sheffield, OF Marcus Wilson, RHP Darren McCaughan). In five games played, Kelenic hit .389 (7-for-18) with six walks, OPSing 1.616 for the week with six extra-base hits (2 HR, 2 2B, 2 3B). He drove in six runs and scored six more as Tacoma split the series.

MEJIA MASH: Tacoma INF/OF Erick Mejia is 21-for-59 (.356) during his last 14 games (2 HR, 8 doubles). Mejia is OPSing .993 during this span (dating to June 22), as he's slugging .593 over his last 65 plate appearances (5 BB, .400 OBP). Mejia's 18 doubles tie him for sixth-most in the PCL; David Hensley (Sugar Land) and Eguy Rosario (El Paso) pace the league with 22 each.

EVERY DAY PATTY: RHP Patrick Weigel's 31 appearances lead Tacoma and tie him for third in the PCL. He's limiting batters on the notoriously offensive circuit to a .205 average, and striking out well over a batter per inning (42 K/36.1 IP). Weigel's best stretch was from May 20 through June 3, when he worked five consecutive appearances without a run...or a hit (4.1 IP). He strung together five straight scoreless appearances again from June 22 through July 4 (5.0 IP). A former starter drafted in the seventh round by Atlanta in 2015, Weigel's career-high in games came last season, appearing in 36 for Triple-A Nashville and three more in the Majors with Milwaukee.

LEAD-R-BOARD: Tacoma and Buffalo of the International League are even for the Triple-A lead in stolen bases, at 105. Rainiers outfielder Forrest Wall is third in the PCL in stolen bases, with 24. Tacoma's 116 home runs are fifth-most among the 30 Triple-A clubs.

THE OPEN-R: After the 11-4 win on July 4 at Reno, Tacoma is 10-5 in series openers, accounting for 28.6% of their win total.

R(EUNIONS): Tacoma manager Tim Federowicz was an active player as recently as last season, finishing his career by splitting 2021 between the U.S. Olympic Team's silver medal-winning effort in Tokyo and the OKC Dodgers (25 GP). In Oklahoma City, Federowicz played for Travis Barbary, who remains the manager. Federowicz debuted as a Major Leaguer for the Dodgers in 2011, the first seven games of 163 career in MLB, after being traded by Boston to Los Angeles at the deadline that season while at Double-A.

OKC has two players rostered who spent time with Tacoma last season: LHP Daniel Zamora (28 G, 37.0 IP) and INF Ty Kelly (24 G), who hit one of four Rainiers grand slams in 2021, May 24 vs. Round Rock, the difference in a 7-3 win.

STRANGER DANGER: Due to the opposite division schedule rotation in the "old" 16-team PCL (through 2019) and the lack of a 2020 season, this week marks Oklahoma City's first visit to Tacoma since August 1-3, 2018. The Triple-A Dodgers took the first two games of that set, before a resounding 13-1 Rainiers victory on 8/3 to salvage the series. Current Tacoma third base coach Zach Vincej (SS) hit two doubles in that game for the Rainiers, and current first base coach Seth Mejias-Brean (3B) had two hits as well. Tacoma hit four homers: Daniel Vogelbach, Andrew Aplin, David Freitas and Mejias-Brean.

HOW MANY PUNCHIES?: While just off the league lead for games started (17) with 16 and 15 respectively, Rainiers right-handers Darren McCaughan (84 K) and Daniel Ponce de Leon (75 K) rank sixth and ninth in the PCL in strikeouts. McCaughan's 88.0 IP rank second on the circuit, and his 1.19 WHIP is third-lowest.

SEA US DEFEND: Tacoma's 51 errors as a team are second-fewest in the PCL behind Reno (47), and are sixth-fewest of the 30 Triple-A clubs.

UNI WATCH: The 2022 Tacoma Rainiers have the following win-loss record by uniform top: Home white (10-10), red (14-21), navy blue pullover (4-4), road grey (5-7), "La Familia de Tacoma" (2-2, Copa de la Diversion), specialty auction (0-4). The next "Copa" game at Cheney Stadium is scheduled for Friday, June 29 vs. El Paso at 7:05 PT.

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