Miller Flashes Tools in Rainiers Victory against Fresno in Opener
Tacoma, WA - Ian Miller mashed his fourth home run, provided 5 RBI, stole two bases and scored a pair of runs in a 4-for-5 effort on Tuesday night at Cheney Stadium as the Tacoma Rainiers erased a three-run hole to best the Fresno Grizzlies in the four-game series opener,
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With Fresno (23-22) leading, 3-0, and
The Rainiers took their first lead in the fourth inning when Miller blasted his fourth home run over the right field wall, a two-run shot that also scored
Tacoma put the game out of reach with a three-run sixth inning, starting with an opposite field round-tripper from
Miller struck again in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run knock that plated Nola and Negron. The 27-year-old added his fifth RBI in the eighth on his fourth hit of the night. Since May 5 (15 games), the Philadelphia native is hitting at a .419 clip (26-for-62) with 15 RBI, 18 runs, 11 extra-base hits and 8 stolen bases, raising his batting average from .218 to .302.
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Tacoma has scored double-digit runs in each of their last three victories and five of their last seven wins. Their last three games have been separated by nine or more runs.
The four-game tilt continues on Wednesday at 11:35 a.m. PDT when No. 1 Mariners prospect
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