May 17, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Tacoma Rainiers News Release
Tacoma Rainiers (11-25) @ Sacramento River Cats (18-18)
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 6:35 p.m. PT | Sutter Health Park: West Sacramento, CA
LHP Justus Sheffield vs. RHP Sean Hjelle
HOME GREEN HOME: Sacramento-area native and Rainiers corner infielder Zach Green (Carmichael, CA) will play his first career game against the River Cats this evening, a club he played in 72 games for in 2019. When Green made his Major League debut for the San Francisco Giants on July 21, 2019 (2-for-3, double, RBI) at home against the Mets, he was called up while Sacramento was playing at Tacoma. Green leads the Rainiers with eight home runs (T-7th PCL), 26 RBI (T-6th), 16 extra-base hits (T-4th) and 66 total bases (T-7th).
RAINIER CATS: Sacramento’s roster currently has four position players that were with Tacoma either this season or last. Infielders Wyatt Mathisen (released by SEA on 8/26/21, signed by SF on 8/29), Kevin Padlo (traded SEA-SFG on 4/26/22, DFA 4/23) and Donovan Walton (traded SEA-SFG on 5/11/22), and outfielder Stuart Fairchild (traded SEA-SFG on 5/14/22, DFA 5/13). In the trade for Fairchild, Seattle received infielder Alex Blandino, who had been playing for Sacramento, and remained there, meeting the Rainiers upon their arrival on Tuesday.
The River Cats are managed by Dave Brundage, who skippered the Rainiers in 2006, posting a 74-70 record during his only season with Tacoma.
TALL ORDER: When tonight’s Sacramento starting pitcher Sean Hjelle made his MLB debut on May 6 of this season in San Francisco against St. Louis (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) he equaled fellow 6-11 RHP Jon Rauch as the tallest pitcher in MLB history. LHP Randy Johnson was 6-10, former York Revolution LHP, NBA player and big leaguer Mark Hendrickson was 6-9.
GET A KLEW: 2020 American League Rookie of the Year and Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis is two weeks and six games into a Major League rehab assignment with the Rainiers…
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