Bishop Homers Twice, Rainiers Complete Big Comeback in Vegas Finale
Las Vegas, NV - In his second game since rejoining the Tacoma Rainiers, Braden Bishop launched two home runs, helping cap a six-run, come-from-behind victory in Las Vegas against the Aviators on Tuesday, 9-7.After falling behind 6-0 in the first inning, Tacoma (19-21) began to claw its way back in
Las Vegas, NV - In his second game since rejoining the Tacoma Rainiers,
After falling behind 6-0 in the first inning, Tacoma (19-21) began to claw its way back in the fourth when
The Rainiers tied the game with a four-run sixth inning, starting with
Two innings after Bishop's equalizing home run, he gave the Rainiers a 7-6 lead with his second home run, a solo round-tripper.
After Las Vegas (23-17) tied the game in the eighth against Ruben Alaniz (1-1),
In the bottom of the ninth,
With the victory, Tacoma earned a four-game series split and improved to 9-5 in May. In his first game of a Major League rehab assignment,
Tacoma has Wednesday off before starting a five-game wraparound series in Reno against the Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Left-hander
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