Rainiers Secure Series With 3-1 Win Over Express
TACOMA, Wash. – BOX SCORE HOW IT HAPPENED: The Express struck first in the top of the third inning. LF Kellen Strahm doubled in his first at-bat of 2025 and advanced to third on an error from LF Spencer Packard. Three pitches later, 3B Cody Freeman sent Strahm home on
TACOMA, Wash. – BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Express struck first in the top of the third inning. LF Kellen Strahm doubled in his first at-bat of 2025 and advanced to third on an error from LF Spencer Packard. Three pitches later, 3B Cody Freeman sent Strahm home on a sacrifice fly to center field, giving the Express a 1-0 lead.
Tacoma tied the game at one in the fifth. Packard made up for his fielding error with an RBI single as he sent a RHP David Buchanan changeup through the middle of the infield scoring 3B Ben Williamson from second base.
Tacoma took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring two unearned runs on three E-Train errors. SS Alan Trejo committed a throwing error allowing Williamson to reach first. 1B Tyler Locklear then launched a fly ball that was dropped by Strahm in left field allowing Williamson to score. Another run scored after Trejo’s throw to the plate was wide of his catcher and RF Dominic Canzone scored on the third error of the frame.
Tacoma’s bullpen has yet to concede a run in 2025 after the efforts of RHP Casey Legumina, RHP Adonis Medina and RHP Cody Bolton on Saturday night. The Express collected two base hits in the final 3.2 innings of tonight’s loss.
E_TRAIN EXCERPTS:
RED-HOT FOSS: 1B Justin Foscue recorded tonight’s only multi-hit game, going 3-4 with a double and two singles. Foscue is now 4-for-7 with a double and walk. He has yet to strikeout.
UNDER PRESSURE: Despite outhitting the Rainiers, 8-4, the Express left nine runners on base and went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
BUCHANAN ON THE BUMP: RHP David Buchanan needed only 68 pitches to work 5.0 innings with one earned run. He walked two and struck out two while collecting nine ground ball outs.
NEXT GAME: Sunday, March 30 at Tacoma FIRST PITCH: 3:35 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Cheney Stadium
SCHEDULED STARTERS: Express: RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Tacoma: RHP Luis F. Castillo (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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