PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS 51S AT TACOMA RAINIERS
09/05/2110
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS 51S AT TACOMA RAINIERS
GAME ID: 4338 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas 51s (70-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 7 1
Tacoma Rainiers (74-62) 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 8 10 0
Rainiers Make It 4 In a Row with 8-5 Triumph Over Las Vegas
Behind the hitting of Mike Key, the Tacoma Rainiers stopped the Las Vegas 51s, 8-5. Key was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Rainiers. Tom Clark earned the win for Tacoma. He lasted 7.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 9. With the win, he raised his record to 5-1. Sal Vera was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 3 save opportunities.

Early in the game, shortstop Andy Alford had a 2-run home run for Tacoma. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Rainiers on top, 2-0.

"The division is still up for grabs, but I like our chances," Alford told the Tacoma Citizen.

The win puts Tacoma at 74-62 this season.
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rowan CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .263 8 40
G. Marinaro 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 6 22
M. Gable DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .300 9 44
R. Duran RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 2
Z. Braunstein LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .293 2 5
P. Wood 1B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292 6 28
C. Pongratz C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .333 0 3
R. Fontaine SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 3 13
   a-H. Puentes PH, 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 5
S. Atkin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 4 36
   b-J. McNally PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 12 42
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 10 12      
a - H. Puentes pinch hit for R. Fontaine in the 8th
b - J. McNally pinch hit for S. Atkin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Wood (4, 8th Inning off T. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Rowan (27, 8th Inning off T. Clark, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Pongratz (1, 9th Inning off S. Vera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rowan 2 , Z. Braunstein , P. Wood 2 , C. Pongratz 4 , R. Fontaine , H. Puentes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rowan , P. Wood
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fontaine (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .353 1 6
H. Cochat DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .327 0 15
M. Key LF 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .286 4 10
B. Ruiz 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .319 13 49
   a-J. Reyes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Alford SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 16 70
J. Gunst 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .236 11 39
S. Carpenter RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299 5 32
B. Garves 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .375 0 2
V. Jimenez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 5 25
Totals 34 8 10 8 2 6 6      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for B. Ruiz in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: C. Smith (1, 4th Inning off A. Jennings, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gunst (11, 2nd Inning off B. Thaler, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Alford (16, 2nd Inning off B. Thaler, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Key 2 (4, 3rd Inning off B. Thaler, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Jennings, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Smith 3 , H. Cochat 2 , M. Key 8 , B. Ruiz , A. Alford 4 , J. Gunst 5 , S. Carpenter
2-out RBI: H. Cochat , S. Carpenter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , H. Cochat
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gunst (19)
CS: S. Carpenter (5)
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thaler L (4-2) 2.2 6 5 5 2 3 3 63 6.33   
A. Jennings 4.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 68 7.12   
M. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thaler 23
Batters Faced: B. Thaler 16, A. Jennings 17, M. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thaler 2-3, A. Jennings 6-3, M. Miller 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thaler 63-37, A. Jennings 68-43, M. Miller 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Jennings 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Clark W (5-1) 7.1 6 5 5 0 9 0 112 4.77   
A. Weirauch 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 4.42   
S. Vera SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Clark 55
Batters Faced: T. Clark 28, A. Weirauch 2, S. Vera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Clark 4-9, A. Weirauch 0-0, S. Vera 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Clark 112-71, A. Weirauch 11-3, S. Vera 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Weirauch 1-0 , S. Vera 3-1
WP: A. Weirauch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Key
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 12929
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