Motter Homers Again In Rainiers 6-3 Loss To Sounds
TACOMA, Wash. - The Tacoma Rainiers (57-59) fell to the Nashville Sounds (55-60) by a final score of 6-3 Tuesday afternoon at Cheney Stadium. Motter (1x5, R, HR, 2 RBI), right fielder Kyle Waldrop (2x4) and third baseman Danny Muno (1x4, R) led the way for the Rainiers in their
TACOMA, Wash. - The Tacoma Rainiers (57-59) fell to the Nashville Sounds (55-60) by a final score of 6-3 Tuesday afternoon at Cheney Stadium. u1:p
Motter (1x5, R, HR, 2 RBI), right fielder
Tacoma starter
The Sounds struck first Tuesday morning, as
A couple of base hits and some heads-up base running allowed the Rainiers to tie the game at 1-1 during the bottom half of the second. Back-to-back singles from third baseman
Both starters kept the game at 1-1 until the top of the sixth, when the Sounds finally broke through. Nashville - and former Rainiers - center fielder
Motter answered with a dramatic go-ahead two-run homer - his fourth of the season and second in as many games - during the bottom of the eighth to give Tacoma a 3-2 lead. u1:p
The Rainiers bullpen labored during the top of the ninth, allowing Nashville to walk in a run and tie the game at 3-3. u1:p
The Sounds managed three runs on four hits during the top of the tenth to take a 6-3 lead. u1:p
The Rainiers and Sounds return to action Wednesday night for game three of the current four-game series - first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Right hander
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