Rob Whalen knew he was making the right decision. He knew that walking away from the game he loved was necessary. Never mind his passion for baseball, the former prospect needed to get his life back on track.What Whalen didn't expect was how easy the decision had been. That was

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -Rob Whalen allowed just two hits across six scoreless innings to lead the Tacoma Rainiers (30-33) to a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Sounds (30-30) Saturday night at First Tennessee Park in Nashville.Left fielder Ian Miller (1x3, R), right fielder Andrew Aplin (1x3, 2B, BB) and first baseman

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - The Tacoma Rainiers (27-26) dropped their series finale against the Las Vegas 51s (22-31) by a final score of 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Cashman Field.Rainiers starting pitcher Rob Whalen turned in his team-leading sixth quality start of the season. He worked six innings and allowed

TACOMA, Wash. - The Tacoma Rainiers (22-21) rode right-handed starter Rob Whalen's fifth quality start of the season and a double-digit hit effort to defeat the Las Vegas 51s (17-26) by a final score of 10-6 Saturday night at Cheney Stadium.Whalen (6-2) allowed just two earned runs across six innings

EL PASO, Texas - Home runs from Taylor Motter and Cameron Perkins and a quality start from Rob Whalen pushed the Tacoma Rainiers (16-17) to an 8-5 victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas (18-16) on Wednesday night at Southwest University Park. Whalen (4-2) turned in a strong start for Tacoma, allowing

Theme of the dayNice to see you again: At least in terms of hitting, Monday in the Minors was dominated by those in familiar surroundings. No. 2 Rays prospectWilly Adames, back in Durham after spending all of 2017 there, hit for the Bulls' first cycle since they became a Triple-A