Former Tacoma Rainier Patrick Kivlehan homered against his old club, leading the host Las Vegas 51s to a 7-5 victory in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday night.
Kivlehan hit his 18th homer of the season in the second inning off Tacoma starter Casey Lawrence.
It was a tough outing for Lawrence (7-5), who allowed six earned runs in 41/3 innings.
David Freitas hit his fourth homer of the season for the Rainiers.
Everett loses
Vancouver erased a 3-1 deficit, scoring nine runs over the sixth through eighth innings to beat visiting Everett 10-3 in a Northwest League game.