SALT LAKE CITY – The Tacoma Rainiers held three separate leads in their series opener on Monday at Smith’s Ballpark, including in the eighth and ninth innings, but the Salt Lake Bees scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to claim a 7-6 walk-off victory.
The Rainiers rallied for three runs on four consecutive hits in the eighth inning, capped by Shed Long’s second triple, to take a 5-4 lead.
The Bees tied the game in the bottom of the eighth but Joey Curletta’s double scored J.P. Crawford with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth.