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Tacoma Rainiers Game Notes: vs. Sacramento (7:05 p.m. PT)

June 17, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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EXCEEDINGLY BRASH: Yesterday, Rainiers right-hander Matt Brash converted his second career Triple-A save in as many chances since Tuesday, finishing a 6-5 Tacoma victory over Sacramento. He retired the ninth in order with a pair of strikeouts. Brash currently has a streak of 10 consecutive scoreless appearances dating to May 25, each of which were 1.0 IP: 5 H (.147 BAA), 2 BB (0.70 WHIP), 16 K.

A REAL (MCCOY) GOOD JUNE: Rainiers middle infielder Mason McCoy is batting .320 (16-for-50) so far this month, the only player on the club to appear in each of Tacoma's 14 games in June. He's collected seven extra-base hits (3 HR, 1 3B) while OPSing a club-best 1.004 (.600 SLG) since June 1. McCoy has reached base safely in 12 of 14 games this month (.404 OBP, 7 BB, 11 R, 8 RBI). McCoy was traded to the Seattle Mariners by the Baltimore Orioles on 4/7/22 for cash considerations; he was a sixth round draft pick of Baltimore in 2017 out of the University of Iowa. McCoy made his Triple-A debut last season, in 112 games for Norfolk.

MARVELOUS MARCUS: When Marcus Wilson homered in all three games of Tacoma's series win over Round Rock last weekend, it locked up PCL Player of The Week honors for the period of June 6-12. Wilson batted .389 (7-for-18) over six games, with 4 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB, 9 runs scored and a stolen base. He OPS'd 1.709 for the week (.542/1.167) over 24 plate appearances. It was Wilson's third career Player of The Week award (2017- Midwest League, Kane County and 2019- Carolina League, Salem). Wilson has homered in four of his last five games, and the one he did not, he left after only two PAs due to a HBP on his left hand (6/14 vs. SAC).

HE'S AN O'K PLAYER: After an RBI double in the first inning on Sunday, Tacoma catcher Brian O'Keefe has reached base with either a walk or base hit in 25 of the 27 games he's played this season, after returning from a broken hamate bone on 4/27 at Las Vegas. O'Keefe is batting .327 with a .992 OPS (.421/.571), with four home runs, 14 extra-base hits and 15 walks since returning to action.

SAC-DOWN: Sacramento has lost 17 of 20 games, and dropped 11 straight from May 29 to June 10, the longest losing streak in the PCL this season. Tacoma has won 23 of their last 33 games vs. Sacramento, and 16 of their last 21 against the River Cats at Cheney Stadium. HOT START: Tuesday's win improved Tacoma to 9-3 in series openers in 2022 (4-2 home, 5-1 road), accounting for 34.6% of their win total. Winners of four straight (season-high) and seven of eight, the Rainiers have scored in the first inning in five of the six games on this homestand thus far, dating to June 10.

SEA US RISE: Outfielder Justin Upton's recall to Seattle today makes him the 16th player to wear both a Rainiers and Mariners uniform this season, including MLB rehab assignments. Last season, 24 players played for both Tacoma and Seattle (excluding rehab assignments).

SO DEFENSIVE: The Rainiers' 37 errors as a club are third-fewest in Triple-A, and second-fewest in the PCL behind only Reno (34). Nashville has committed just 30 defensive miscues. Nashville (.986) and Reno (.985) lead the level in fielding percentage, with Tacoma (.983) tied for third with Lehigh Valley and Memphis. Tacoma has lasted five complete games without committing an error; their most recent was in the second inning at home on June 10 vs. Round Rock, an errorless streak of 50 consecutive complete innings.

#DarrenDay: On Wednesday, Rainiers RHP Darren McCaughan worked the longest outing for a Tacoma starter this season, 7.1 IP. His first hit allowed was on his 116th pitch, with one out in the eighth inning (2 BB). In the process, he struck out a career-high 11 batters, one shy of Tacoma's season-high (Daniel Ponce de Leon, 12 K, 5/21 at Sacramento).

McCaughan has posted a winning decision in four consecutive starts, allowing 2 ER or fewer in each. He's the first Rainiers pitcher to win four straight starts this season. McCaughan currently leads the PCL with 66.2 innings pitched, and is striking out just shy of a batter per inning with 66 K, which is fourth in the league.

A TRIPLE-A RATING: Of the 30 clubs at the highest level of Minor League Baseball, the Rainiers have the second-most stolen bases this season with 87 (Buffalo has 90), and are tied with Albuquerque for the third-most home runs with 91 (Memphis has 105, El Paso has 97).

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