Jose Lobaton of the Tacoma Rainiers shows his home run swing

Lobaton Homers But Rainiers Drop Second-Straight to Sacramento

Tacoma, WA - Catcher Jose Lobaton tagged his fourth home run to get the Rainiers on the board in the sixth inning on Thursday, but Tacoma was defeated by the Sacramento River Cats at Cheney Stadium, 8-2. With the Rainiers (7-14) trailing, 6-0, in the bottom of the sixth, Lobaton took a 2-1 pitch from Sacramento (11-9) switch-pitcher and former Tacoma hurler Pat Venditte over the left field fence for a two-run blast, also sc... Full Story