Lobaton Belts Two Three-Run Bombs, Rainiers Split Series with Las Vegas
Tacoma, WA - Jose Lobaton belted two three-run home runs on Thursday night as the Tacoma Rainiers split their four-game series with the Las Vegas Aviators in the series finale at Cheney Stadium, 9-3.Lobaton capped a five-run rally for the Rainiers (48-50) in the third inning by crushing a low
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Lobaton capped a five-run rally for the Rainiers (48-50) in the third inning by crushing a low line drive over the right field wall to extend Tacoma's lead, 5-0. After Las Vegas (56-42) narrowed the deficit with a three-run fifth, Lobaton launched his second three-run bomb in the home half of the seventh to further the lead, 9-3.
The catcher's multi-home run game is the fourth of his pro career, and his first since Aug. 25, 2008 at Double-A Corpus Christi while playing with San Antonio. Lobaton has 12 in the 2019 campaign, tied with
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An inning later, Andreoli extended Tacoma's lead, 6-0, when he hit a sacrifice fly to right field that scored
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The Rainiers will start a three-game series on Friday as they host the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Tacoma southpaw
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