PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TACOMA RAINIERS AT OMAHA STORM CHASERS
05/24/2025
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TACOMA RAINIERS AT OMAHA STORM CHASERS
GAME ID: 3595 - SATURDAY, MAY 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Rainiers (22-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Omaha Storm Chasers (19-24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Storm Chasers Win Squeaker, 3-2, Over Rainiers
Omaha Storm Chasers starter Thom Mercer was in the groove. He led his team to a win over the Tacoma Rainiers, 3-2. Omaha reliever Dave Howard picked up the win to move to 2-4. Chip Hayes suffered the loss. Omaha goes to 19-24, Tacoma to 22-21.

The decisive blow was delivered by Alexis Rivera in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Chip Hayes to win the game for Omaha. The home crowd went nuts.

"Bottom line," said Tacoma skipper Mario Garza, "we didn't play well enough to win."
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE OMAHA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Howell CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .306 6 30
J. Colina C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288 5 19
G. Porter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .300 4 14
A. Stanton RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
K. Carr LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .299 10 31
T. Farr 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .232 1 2
   c-C. Huffman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 2 14
J. De La Cruz 3B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .357 1 15
D. Dosch DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .346 3 14
Y. Yamada SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 1 9
   a-J. Cháves PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 1 9
   b-K. Collins SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 0 9
Totals 31 2 7 2 6 6 21      
a - J. Cháves pinch hit for Y. Yamada in the 7th
b - K. Collins substituted for J. Cháves in the 7th
c - C. Huffman substituted for T. Farr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Carr (2, 2nd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Howell (7, 6th Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Porter (4, 1st Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Howell 3 , G. Porter 4 , A. Stanton , K. Carr 2 , J. De La Cruz 2
2-out RBI: B. Howell , G. Porter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Colina , K. Carr 2 , J. Cháves
GIDP: K. Carr
Sac Bunt: J. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. De La Cruz (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Porter-Farr)
OF assists: 1 (Stanton(Lucero at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 0 17
   a-E. Cooper PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   b-D. Moon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 17
C. Jones 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .333 3 22
N. Gomez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .315 2 11
   c-A. Rivera PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
W. Burgess 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190 4 16
S. Núñez C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .310 1 16
A. Thompson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .211 1 8
T. Lucero DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 4 18
Z. Phillips LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269 0 5
D. Carlisle RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .341 1 8
Totals 31 3 8 3 5 4 17      
a - E. Cooper pinch hit for J. Reeves in the 7th
b - D. Moon pinch hit for E. Cooper in the 9th
c - A. Rivera pinch hit for N. Gomez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rivera (2, 9th Inning off C. Hayes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Gomez (2, 8th Inning off G. Page, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reeves , D. Moon , N. Gomez 3 , A. Rivera 2 , S. Núñez , A. Thompson , Z. Phillips , D. Carlisle
2-out RBI: A. Rivera , S. Núñez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gomez , A. Thompson 2
GIDP: E. Cooper
Sac Fly: C. Jones
Hit by Pitch: Z. Phillips , D. Carlisle
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Reeves-Jones, Jones-Thompson-Burgess)
OF assists: 1 (Reeves(Carr at 2nd base))
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE OMAHA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Evans 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 103 1.59   
G. Page 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 5.09   
C. Hayes L (0-5), BS (4) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 17 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Evans 62
Batters Faced: D. Evans 26, G. Page 7, C. Hayes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Evans 6-8, G. Page 3-2, C. Hayes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Evans 103-62, G. Page 24-13, C. Hayes 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Page 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Evans 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mercer 7.1 5 1 1 4 3 1 105 2.40   
D. Howard W (2-4) 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 27 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 63
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 29, D. Howard 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 4-13, D. Howard 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 105-64, D. Howard 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Howard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thom Mercer
Ballpark: Werner Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6990
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