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Omaha has won seven of their last eight games and find themselves nine games over .500 for the first time since September 1, 2002. They are now 4.5 games out of first in the PCL American North.
Lerew has struggled since returning from Kansas City recently, but he had good command of his pitches last night and he threw strikes. His final line was impressive: 1 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 8.0 IP.
Miller’s recent numbers have been pretty good too. In his last six games, he has six home runs. In addition to hitting a 3-run dinger in the third inning (see the video below), he also drove in another run with a double. He’s hitting .361 over his last 10 games and he’s forced his way into the lineup at the expense of right fielder Jordan Parraz.
David Lough had two triples in the game (see the video below of his third inning three-bagger), becoming the first Omaha Royals player to do that since Kerry Robinson did it on August 17, 2006 against Albuquerque. Lough has been red hot in the month of August, hitting .500 (11-for-22).
Mike Moustakas wasn’t in the lineup because he fouled a ball of his foot two nights ago and he is day-to-day.
The series continues at Rosenblatt tonight at 7:05. Omaha is scheduled to send RHP Federico Castaneda (4-2, 3.86) to the mound vs. LHP Ryan Feierabend (3-4, 5.05 ERA) for Tacoma.
