Redbirds Hold Off Rainiers, 3-1

Memphis, Tenn. -

Brian Daubach pulled a pitch just inside the right field foul pole for his fourth home run of the year and a 1-0 Redbirds lead in the bottom of the first inning. Travis Hanson made it 2-0 with his first home run as a Redbird, a solo shot in the fifth inning. Desi Relaford produced an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly that scored Shaun Boyd. Skip Schumaker chipped in two hits and had his third straight multi-hit game to extend his hit streak to 13 games. The Rainiers managed just four hits and have scored just two runs in their last two games.

Alan Benes (2-1) earned the win for Memphis with five shutout innings. The right-hander fanned two and walked one to earn his second victory of the year. The Redbirds' bullpen held the lead and tossed three perfect innings until Brian Falkenborg allowed one run on two hits in the ninth inning. However, Falkenborg picked up his fifth save of the season. Tacoma starter Cha Seung Baek (3-3) took the loss after allowing just two runs on five hits over seven innings.

Memphis will send right-hander John Webb (2-4) to the mound tomorrow night to face Tacoma's Clint Nageotte (5-2). Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.