TACOMA RAINIERS (80-67) vs. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (70-75) Friday, September 20 • 7:05 PM • Cheney Stadium • Tacoma, WA
RHP Blas Castano (5-4, 5.24) vs. LHP Jacob Latz (0-0, 2.45)
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rainiers and Express will play game four of their six-game series tonight, with Tacoma regaining the series lead after last night’s win. Tacoma will send Blas Castano to the mound, set to make his 14th start of the year for Tacoma and 26th overall. Castano is 5-4 with a 5.24 ERA for the Rainiers, allowing 40 earned runs on 74 hits and 22 walks while striking out 70 over 68.2 innings. He will face Round Rock for the first time in his career tonight. Toeing the rubber for the Express will be Jacob Latz, making his first start of the season for Round Rock. Latz has made three relief appearances at Triple-A this year, going 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA. He has allowed just one earned run on four hits and two walks, striking out four over his 3.2 innings. The southpaw has thrown 1.1 innings twice in those three games, leading to a true bullpen game for the Express…