Rainiers Held to One Run in Big Loss to San Antonio

San Antonio, TX - Chris Mariscal slugged his second home run, accounting for Tacoma's only run, as the Rainiers suffered a 15-1 defeat against the San Antonio Missions on Thursday night at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium.
Mariscal led off the top of the third inning with a solo blast, cutting the deficit at the time, 8-1. The third baseman had one of Tacoma's (32-35) five hits and drew one of its three walks against the Missions (41-26).
Justus Sheffield (2-6) was chased in the second inning after surrendering the first eight San Antonio runs. Reggie McClain allowed the next four over 3 1/3 innings and Darin Gillies was tagged for three runs in 1 1/3 frames.

David McKay dealt the final 1 2/3 innings for Tacoma, striking out a pair over nearly two scoreless innings. Altogether, Rainiers pitchers recorded eight punch-outs but allowed five home runs in the defeat.
Entering Thursday, Tacoma had won back-to-back games, including the series opener in San Antonio on Wednesday.
The three-game set between Tacoma and the Missions concludes on Friday at 5:05 p.m. PDT from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium. Mike Curto will have full coverage of on South Sound Talk 850 with audio streaming available on the Tacoma Rainiers TuneIn Radio Network.
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