Rainiers, Aces Combine for 31 Hits in Slugfest
Reno, Nevada - It was not the best night for the Reno Aces at Greater Nevada Field. The Aces dropped game one of the five-game set to the Tacoma Rainiers 14-5. Tacoma set a season-best 23 hits tonight, the most Reno pitching has allowed in 2019. Taylor Widener was tagged
Reno, Nevada - It was not the best night for the Reno Aces at Greater Nevada Field. The Aces dropped game one of the five-game set to the Tacoma Rainiers 14-5. Tacoma set a season-best 23 hits tonight, the most Reno pitching has allowed in 2019.
The Aces jumped out to a quick 3-1 lead after inning one courtesy of a Kevin Cron home run and an RBI-single off the bat of
Top Performers - Reno
Kevin Cron (2-for-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R)Wyatt Mathisen (1-for-4, HR, RBI, R)Tim Locastro (1-for-2, R, 3 HBP)
Top Performers - Tacoma
Shed Long (4-for-6, HR, 2 R, RBI)Braden Bishop (2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)Kyle Seager (2-for-4, R, RBI)
Tomorrow's Matchup
Notes & Information
Whelp: Some records are meant to be broken. Some are not. Tacoma broke an Aces franchise record, hammering 23 total hits against the Aces pitching staff. Every Rainiers' starter had a hit, and scored, in tonight's contest. The 23 hits broke the previous franchise record set by the OKC Dodgers on May 17, 2012.
Do it Twice: Kevin Cron recorded his second multi-home run game of the season tonight. His first was a three-homer performance on April 25, 2019 against Fresno. In that game, Tim Locastro also had three home runs. Kevin is tied with Round Rock's