Tacoma Drops Series with Game Five Loss

RENO, NV – The Tacoma Rainiers (20-18) allowed nine runs in the second inning, losing to the Reno Aces (19-19) by a score of 13-7, Saturday at Greater Nevada Field.

Michael Chavis got Tacoma on the board in the second inning with an RBI double, but as it did last night, their 1-0 lead went away in a hurry. Reno scored nine runs in the second inning on four singles, a home run from Kyle Garlick and an RBI double from Kolten Wong.

The Rainiers got two runs back in the third on solo home runs from Jonatan Clase and Ryan Bliss. For Clase, it marked his second home run in as many games.

A sacrifice fly from Tristin English gave the Aces their 10^th run in the third inning, giving them a 10-3 lead. In his second game at the Triple-A level, Matt Scheffler hit an RBI single in the fourth to put them down by six.

A two-run single from Kolten Wong in the sixth brought Reno’s lead back to eight, at 12-4. Tacoma scored three more runs in the seventh inning to bring them within five, but Wong struck again in the eighth with an RBI double.

That was all the scoring for either team, as Christian Montes De Oca recorded the final three outs to earn Reno the series win by a score of 13-7.

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Michael Mariot suffered his first loss of the season, allowing 10 earned runs on 11 hits and one walk over 3.0 innings pitched.
• Jonatan Clase and Ryan Bliss combined for four hits, three runs scored, two home runs and three RBI as the top two hitters in Tacoma’s lineup.
• In his first Major League rehab start with the Rainiers, Dominic Canzone went 1-for-3 with a double.

Tacoma and Reno will play the sixth and final game of the series tomorrow, with first pitch from Greater Nevada Field set for 1:05 pm. For more information and tickets, visit https://www.milb.com/tacoma.