Aces Edged Late by Rainiers in 8-6 Loss

Reno Aces 6, Tacoma Rainiers 8

W: Koch (1-0) L: Meisinger (1-2) S: None

First pitch: 7:07 p.m. | Attendance: 7,037 | Time: 2:33

Tacoma, Wash. – Cheney Stadium

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Next time out: at Tacoma, 5/13/22

(RNO) RHP Dan Straily (1-2, 6.43 ERA) vs. (TAC) RHP Daniel Ponce De Leon (3-1, 4.50 ERA)

TACOMA, Wa. – In a back-and-forth scoring affair, the Reno Aces (16-18) fell late in an 8-6 loss to the Tacoma Rainiers (11-23) Friday night at Cheney Stadium.

The Aces got on the board first with a four-run third inning highlighted by an RBI double from Drew Ellis and a pair of RBI singles from Stone Garrett and Dominic Canzone.

Trailing 6-4 in the top of the sixth, Dominic Miroglio belted a two-run homer to tie the game at six.

Ryan Meisinger (1-2) took the loss after tossing 1.1 innings of two-run ball on two hits.

The relief trio of Humberto Mejia, Caleb Baragar, Jacob Webb tossed three shutout innings on one hit and struck out a batter.

Garrett, Ellis and Canzone were a combined 4-for-11 at the plate Friday night with three runs batted in.

The Aces were active on the basepaths with a season-high three stolen bases (McCarthy 2, Garrett 1).

Aces Notables:

• Dominic Miroglio: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI.

• Dominic Canzone: 2-for-4, RBI, R.

• Drew Ellis: 1-for-3, RBI, 2B, R.

• Stone Garrett: 1-for-4, RBI, R, SB.

• Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 ER on 0 H, 1 K.

The Reno Aces continue their six-game road series with the Tacoma Rainiers before returning to Greater Nevada Field for a six-game homestand against the Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, starting Tuesday, May 17. Tickets for the entire 2022 season are available at RenoAces.com or Text 21003.

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