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

June 4, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release


Tacoma Rainiers (27-29) vs. Sacramento River Cats (26-30)

Sunday, June 4, 2023, 1:35p.m. PT | Cheney Stadium: Tacoma, WA

RHP Darren McCaughan vs. RHP Keaton Winn

#DarrenDay: 2023 is the fifth season in which right-hander Darren McCaughan has pitched for Tacoma. His 69th career start for the Rainiers will be this afternoon, which places him alone in ninth all-time in Tacoma Triple-A history (since 1960). McCaughan is only three starts shy of seventh all-time on the franchise list, a spot currently shared by Juan Veintidos (1974-77 Tacoma Twins) and Ryan Franklin (1997-2001 Rainiers) at 71 starts apiece. During his most recent start (5/24 vs. Las Vegas), McCaughan passed Tim Harikkala (76 GS, 1995-98) for eighth on the franchise strikeouts list, and now has 319 in a Rainiers uniform. Eddie Bane is seventh, with 333 punchouts; Bane also pitched for the Tacoma Twins from 1974-77.

TRIPLE YOUR PLEASURE: The Rainiers enter Sunday on a three-game triple streak to begin June- the club hit only two triples in May. Pat Valaika, Cade Marlowe and Adam Engel each have a three-bagger since Thursday. Tacoma's 12 triples are equal to Oklahoma City for second-fewest in the Pacific Coast League...Sacramento has only six over 56 games.

THE REAL DELO: Rainiers outfielder Zach DeLoach had his 14-game hit streak snapped on Tuesday, but extended his on base streak to 20 games last night (walk, two doubles). DeLoach passed Jarred Kelenic for Tacoma's longest streak from last season; Kelenic hit safely in 13 straight games from May 24 through June 8, 2022. DeLoach is batting .355 (27x76) over his last 20 games, with a .963 OPS. His OBP is .437 (10 BB) and he's slugging .526 (8 XBH) over this stretch. The Triple-A rookie has played in 51 of Tacoma's first 56 games (Seattle's second round draft selection in 2020).

SCHEIN BRIGHT ON THE DIAMOND: Rainiers INF/OF Jake Scheiner currently ranks top five in the PCL in home runs (16), extra-base hits (29), total bases (116), runs (44) and RBI (47). Scheiner batted .360 in May over 24 games, and was named Mariners MiLB Player of The Month (32x89, 7 HR, 7 2B, 20 RBI, 23 R, 13 BB, 1.116 OPS). The Triple-A rookie carries a .294 average and 1.024 OPS after last night's grand slam.

LARSENY: If you "can't steal first base," nobody told Rainiers outfielder Jack Larsen. In six games vs. Las Vegas last week, he walked 13x (4x on Sunday) and went 7-for-14. Larsen has 22 walks in 21 GP after beginning the season on the IL; his OBP is .482 entering today (.290 BA).

FELINE FRENEMIES: The recent connections between the Sacramento River Cats and Rainiers are numerous. Last season, Alex Blandino (INF), Stuart Fairchild (OF), Mike Ford (INF), Andrew Knapp (C), Kevin Padlo (INF), Donovan Walton (INF), Ken Giles (RHP) and Taylor Williams (RHP) played for both Tacoma and Sacramento through a deluge of transactions- eight players total. Walton remains with SAC but is currently out following shoulder surgery; he was traded to the Giants by Seattle for RHP Prelander Berroa (currently at Double-A Arkansas) on 5/11/22.

Former Tacoma catcher (from last week) Jacob Nottingham opted out of his Triple-A contract with Seattle and was traded to SFG/SAC on May 24 (cash considerations)...40% of the current Rainiers rotation pitched briefly for Sacramento (A's) back in 2014; LHP Tommy Milone (4 GS) and RHP Marcus Walden (11 GS)...current River Cats Manager Dave Brundage skippered Tacoma for one season, in 2006 (74-70).

LOCALIZE IT: Sacramento has a pair of local products among their position player group. Outfielder Clint Coulter turned pro out of Union High School in Camas in 2012 as Milwaukee's first round draft selection. Infielder Shane Matheny is a product of Olympic High School in Bremerton, and played three seasons at Washington State (2015-17). Matheny was a 23rd round draft pick of San Francisco in 2017.

TAYLOR MAY(D): Rainiers RHP Taylor Williams did not allow a run in May (8 G, 8.2 IP). The Camas, WA native, who joined Tacoma on 7/22 last season after starting 2022 with SAC, had a 0.69 WHIP for the month (.077 BAA, 2 H, 4 BB).

RILED UP: RHP Riley O'Brien has settled in as one of Tacoma's most reliable late-inning options (5 holds); the Seattle native has struck out 35 over 22.1 IP (2 ER, 0.81 ERA, 2 SV). When O'Brien made his MLB debut for the Cincinnati Reds on 9/30/21, he became the second alum of Shorewood High School to reach the Majors, joining LHP Blake Snell. He made his Mariners debut last season with one appearance on 5/7 vs. Tampa Bay at T-Mobile Park (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 K).

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