July 3 Game Notes: Tacoma Rainiers vs. Salt Lake Bees

July 3, 2024 – Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release

TONIGHT’S GAME: This will be the fourth time that Kenny Rosenberg (5-4, 3.75) and Casey Lawrence (5-6, 5.56) have squared off on the mound this season, with Rosenberg earning wins in two out of the three games played. In his two wins, Rosenberg held the Rainiers to just eight hits and two earned runs while striking out 13 batters. For Lawrence, his success has been limited when facing the Bees batting order. He gave up six runs off nine hits in his first outing on April 2, only logging one strikeout through five innings. His defense helped him out in his second start during a double header on April 7. Despite giving up eight hits on the night, the Rainiers held the Bees to just one run through the first six innings before yielding a walk-off double in the seventh. Lawrence would finally find his groove when the Bees came to visit on May 18, sitting down a season-high 10 batters through seven innings with only one earned run.

CRUSHING IT: Jack López went three-for-five at the plate and launched his ninth home run of the season in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game. Rainiers pitchers have not had an answer for López, as five of his home runs this season have come in matchups against Tacoma. In his 13 games played against Tacoma this season, López has driven in 10 runs off 16 hits, being a key piece to the Bees offensive attack. He sits in a tie for the team lead in hits (69) and ranks second in both home runs and RBIs (42).

BASE THIEVES: Last night, Tacoma was 4/4 on base-stealing attempts, with Cade Marlowe, Samad Taylor, Leo Rivas, and Jonatan Clase all getting in on the action. On the season, the Rainiers rank first in Triple-A with 172 stolen bases, 45 more than second-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Tacoma’s ability to swipe a base has been a true team effort, with four Rainiers (Marlowe – 39, Taylor – 30, Ryan Bliss – 28, and Clase – 24) in the top 5 in the PCL in steals (first, second, third, and fifth, respectively).

MR. CONSISTENT: Tacoma’s Jason Vosler was key in the Rainiers’ 8-7 victory last night, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. Vosler’s offense has helped pace Tacoma this season, with the lefty leading Rainiers hitters in runs scored (56), hits (84), total bases (152), doubles (14), home runs (16), RBI (65), slugging percentage (.512), and on-base plus slugging (.867). Aside from leading the team in eight offensive categories,…