SALT LAKE CITY-The Tacoma Rainiers exploded for eight 7th Inning runs and scored the last 13 runs of the game to rout the Salt Lake Bees 15-5 Thursday at Smith’s Ballpark in Triple A-West baseball play.

Tacoma got on the board first with a solo home run from Dillon Thomas in the first inning for a 1-0 lead.

After Taylor Trammell tied Tacoma up 2-2 in the top of the 3rd Inning, the Bees took a 5-2 lead en route to the 5th Inning on home runs from Brandon Marsh (3rd Inning) and Jake Gatewood (4th Inning).

However, in the 6th Inning, Sam Travis’ 2-run homer got the Rainiers going. Jack Reinheimer’s sacrifice fly tied things up 5-5 in Tacoma’s half of the 6th.

The productive 7th Inning for the Rainiers saw a Thomas RBI double, a Travis RBI single and an RBI single from Jack Mayfield, followed by a Cal Raleigh RBI double and Trammell’s first home run of the season.

The win improved Tacoma to 4-3 on the season. Jaime Schultz earned the win on the mound for the Rainiers, as he moved to 2-1 in 2021.

The Rainiers and the Bees meet again Friday at 6:35 pm at Smith’s Ballpark.