September 22, 2024 – Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Tacoma Rainiers News Release
TACOMA RAINIERS (81-68) vs. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (71-76)
Sunday, September 22 – 1:35 PM – Cheney Stadium – Tacoma, WA
LHP Rob Kaminsky (1-0, 8.14) vs. RHP Adrian Sampson (8-10, 5.71)
TODAY’S GAME: Tacoma and Round Rock will play the sixth and final game of their series today, with the Rainiers in search of a series victory. It will be a pitching rematch from game one on Tuesday, as Rob Kaminsky will take the ball for Tacoma. Kaminsky is 1-0 with an 8.14 ERA through 14 games (seven starts) this year, allowing 38 earned runs on 65 hits and 15 walks while striking out 41 batters over 42.0 innings. In Tuesday’s opener, the southpaw allowed eight earned runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out three over 3.1 innings. Opposite Kaminsky will be Adrian Sampson, looking for his ninth win of the year. He is 8-10 with a 5.71 ERA through 27 games (26 starts), allowing 84 earned runs on 169 hits and 45 walks while striking out 115 batters through 132.1 innings. Sampson is 0-1 with an 8.53 ERA, allowing 12 earned runs on 26 hits and four walks while striking out eight batters in his three starts against Tacoma this year.
HISTORY RE-WRITTEN: In the bottom of the sixth inning last night, Logan Warmoth stole second base, marking the fifth stolen base of the game and 282nd of the season for Tacoma. 282 stolen bases set a new modern-era Pacific Coast League record for most stolen bases in a single season, previously held by the 1981 Albuquerque Dukes with 281.
LESS THAN AVERAGE: After 6,254 fans attended Friday night’s game, the Rainiers set a franchise attendance record, surpassing the record they set last season. Last night, 6,907 fans attended Tacoma’s victory, pushing their total on the season to 394,621 fans in their 72 openings at Cheney Stadium this season. That averages 5,481 fans per opening and with one opening left this season, the Rainiers need just 5,379 fans today to surpass the 400,000 mark for the first time in franchise history. Their average of 5,481 thus far accounts for 84% of Cheney Stadium’s fixed-seating capacity of 6,500.
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Tacoma will play their final game of the 2024 season, a historic season at that. They currently hold a one game lead over the Sacramento River Cats for the overall Pacific Coast League West title. The Rainiers enter play today with an overall record of 81-68, becoming just the fifth Rainiers team since becoming a Seattle Mariners…
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