Beckham Leads Tacoma To 7-6 Victory Over Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Second baseman Gordon Beckham led the Tacoma Rainiers (62-64) to a 7-6 victory over the Salt Lake Bees (64-62) in the series finale on Friday night at Smith's Ballpark.Beckham finished the night going 4-for-5 with one run, one home run, four RBI, and one stolen
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Beckham finished the night going 4-for-5 with one run, one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. His four hits and four RBI were both tied for single-game highs this season.
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The Rainiers struck first in the top of the first, scoring twice and taking an early 2-0 lead. The Bees answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to even the ballgame.
Beckham smoked his three-run home run in the top of the third, pushing Tacoma back out in front at 5-2. They added two more runs in the fourth on an RBI double from Vogelbach and a run-scoring single from Beckham, making the lead 7-2.
Salt Lake fought back with a two-run home run in the fourth and a run in the bottom of the eighth to make the Rainiers lead just one run headed into the final frame.
After Tacoma left the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, Salt Lake scraped together a run in the bottom half of the inning and loaded the bases before Altavilla closed out the game with a strikeout of
The Rainiers return home for a four-game series against the El Paso Chihuahuas beginning on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. PT. Tacoma right-hander
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