TACOMA RAINIERS (80-68) vs. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (71-75) Saturday, September 21 • 6:05 PM • Cheney Stadium • Tacoma, WA
RHP Casey Lawrence (10-11, 6.13) vs. LHP Avery Weems (0-1, 11.57)
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tacoma and Round Rock are set to play game five of their six-game series tonight, with the series even at two games apiece. The Rainiers will send veteran Casey Lawrence to the mound, set to make his 29th and final start of the year. He is 10-11 with a 6.13 ERA through his first 28 starts, allowing 109 earned runs on 192 hits and 47 walks compared to 104 strikeouts in 160.0 innings pitched. Lawrence will make his second start and third career outing against Round Rock tonight. Opposite Lawrence will be Avery Weems toeing the rubber for the Express, set to make his first start of the season for Round Rock. The southpaw is 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in three games this year, allowing three earned runs on five hits including a home run. He hasn’t walked anybody, striking out two batters in his 2.1 innings. Tonight will be his first start of the 2024 season but his 51st professional start, as he made 17 for Double-A Frisco in 2022…