For the first time this season, Tacoma Rainiers pitcher Blake Beavan felt like he did last season before being recalled to the Seattle Mariners.
Tacoma starting pitcher James Paxton was long gone from the game Sunday when Carlos Triunfel’s ninth-inning home run gave the Rainiers a 6-5 win over Memphis.
In 2009 and 2010, David Aardsma racked up 69 saves over two seasons as the Seattle Mariners’ closer.
Most athletes enjoy having examples of statistical excellence brought up in an interview. Baseball players, though, are a little different when it comes to discussions about on-going streaks.
Adron Chambers’ perfectly placed bunt with two outs in the top of the ninth kicked started a four-run inning for the visiting Redbirds, helping Memphis to a 7-4 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday before a crowd of 6,136 at Cheney Stadium.
The Tacoma Rainiers rallied to tie it in the ninth inning Thursday night against the Memphis Redbirds, but still fell in the 10th, 6-5, in front of 4,127 at Cheney Stadium.
METAIRIE, La. — Blake Beavan was four batters into the game, and he was in trouble.
METAIRIE, La. — A ninth-inning comeback seemed to be brewing in New Orleans on Monday night, but it sputtered out for the Tacoma Rainiers in a 5-3 loss.
METAIRIE, La. — The Tacoma Rainiers’ pitching staff has been a strong point so far this season, and it really showed in a 13-inning, 3-2 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Sunday afternoon.
The hottest hitter in the Mariners’ farm system is a player who very few fans have heard of — but that doesn’t mean he’s not a prospect.
METAIRIE, La. — The Tacoma Rainiers got exactly what they needed in the opening game of a four-game series at New Orleans on Saturday night.
The Tacoma Rainiers are happy to be leaving Oklahoma City, and they won’t be carrying any wins with them. The RedHawks held on for a 1-0 shutout victory Friday evening at Bricktown Ballpark, completing a four-game series sweep of the Rainiers.
The Tacoma Rainiers have hit a speed bump in Oklahoma City. Winners of 12 of the prior 13 games heading into the series, Tacoma has lost three in a row to the RedHawks, including a 3-1 decision Thursday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma City coaching staff called it a “snatcher.” That seems like a good word for what the RedHawks did to the Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday afternoon at Bricktown Ballpark. Trailing by six runs with two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the ninth inning, Oklahoma rallied for to tie and then won the game in the tenth inning, 7-6.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After a long, tiring travel day, the last thing the Tacoma Rainiers’ hitters needed to see was a whole bunch of 98 mph fastballs.
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