PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TACOMA RAINIERS AT EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
06/19/2109
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TACOMA RAINIERS AT EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
GAME ID: 3781 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Rainiers (30-36) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
El Paso Chihuahuas (30-36) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Rainiers Thwart Chihuahuas, 4-2
Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Tacoma Rainiers got the win.

Led by 22-year-old Rich Diaz, the Tacoma Rainiers knocked off the El Paso Chihuahuas, 4-2. Diaz went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Rainiers. The winning pitcher was 25-year old left-handed pitcher Jose Palomo. He tossed 98 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits. The save went to Lee Clark, number 5 for him.

Tacoma took the lead in the top of the fifth when Diaz hit a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season made the score 3-0, Tacoma.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Diaz.

Their 30-36 record puts the Rainiers third in the Pacific Conference North Division.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. McNary LF 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 .289 8 25
M. Wade DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .301 0 6
B. Salvatierra SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .260 1 6
T. Vogel 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .285 9 34
N. Moats RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2
B. Garves 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .319 2 10
T. Nicolia 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .330 3 35
   a-V. Greene 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 2 7
J. Wilder C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .292 2 15
R. Diaz CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .500 1 3
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 10 21      
a - V. Greene substituted for T. Nicolia in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Diaz (1, 5th Inning off J. Suarez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wade 2 , B. Garves , T. Nicolia 2 , R. Diaz 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wade , T. Vogel , J. Wilder
GIDP: B. Salvatierra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Wade (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nicolia-Salvatierra, Salvatierra-Garves-Nicolia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Podolak CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .360 1 6
R. Katch 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .310 1 18
B. Widby LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .318 8 33
G. Barron SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 1 2
K. Biron DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .314 10 34
J. Baeza 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .321 10 37
D. Lewis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 12 46
B. Culligan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .228 3 8
C. Templeton C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314 2 16
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Culligan (3, 5th Inning off J. Palomo, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Widby (11, 6th Inning off J. Palomo, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Katch (14, 6th Inning off J. Palomo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Podolak (1, 1st Inning off J. Palomo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Podolak 4 , R. Katch 2 , B. Widby 2 , G. Barron , J. Baeza 2 , B. Culligan 2 , C. Templeton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baeza , B. Culligan
GIDP: A. Podolak , G. Barron
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Barron (1)
CS: A. Podolak (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katch-Barron-Baeza)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palomo W (4-2) 6.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 98 5.57   
L. Clark SV (5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 37 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palomo 49
Batters Faced: J. Palomo 26, L. Clark 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palomo 7-6, L. Clark 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palomo 98-58, L. Clark 37-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Seiler 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 37 3.59   
J. Suarez L (0-2) 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 1 38 21.00   
K. Pierce 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 36 5.74   
A. Robles 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 39 7.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Seiler 55
Batters Faced: N. Seiler 9, J. Suarez 9, K. Pierce 9, A. Robles 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Seiler 3-2, J. Suarez 3-1, K. Pierce 3-0, A. Robles 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Seiler 37-28, J. Suarez 38-25, K. Pierce 36-20, A. Robles 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Robles 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Diaz
Ballpark: Southwest University park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 7454
Special Notes: Ray McNary ties the TAC regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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