Monday, June 5, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM

Rainiers fall to Colorado Springs

By From team Reports

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Miguel Asencio pitched six solid innings as Colorado Springs held off visiting Tacoma, 4-3, on Sunday.

Asencio (4-3) allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out six, walked three and yielded both runs in the sixth on a wild pitch and a passed ball.

Randy Williams followed with two hitless frames and Nate Field recorded his 10th save after allowing a solo homer to Scott Youngbauer in the ninth.

Jeff Salazar went 3 for 4 and scored twice for the Sky Sox, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Youngbauer went 2 for 4 for Tacoma (28-27), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Tacoma's Bobby Livingston (1-4) allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings.

Rainiers box score

SKY SOX 4, RAINIERS 3


Tacoma	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Choo, lf	5	0	0	0	0	2	.271
Bohn, rf	4	0	1	0	1	2	.256
Snelling, dh	1	1	0	0	2	1	.268
Brown, 1b	3	1	1	0	1	0	.275
Jones, cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	.239
Cabrera, ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273
Johnson, c	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250
Youngbauer, 3b	4	1	2	1	0	1	.203
Garciaparra, 2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	.327
Totals	32	3	7	1	4	9

2B — Bohn, T (9). HR — Youngbauer (3). RBI — Youngbauer (9). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out — Brown 2; Johnson, R; Youngbauer. S: Garciaparra. GIDP: Jones; Bohn, T. E: Choo, S (1), Cabrera, A (2). DP: 3 (Cabrera, A-Brown 2, Garciaparra-Cabrera, A).


Colo. Springs	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Salazar, cf	4	2	3	0	1	0	.444
Gonzalez, 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Baker, rf	4	0	2	1	0	2	.335
Shealy, dh	4	0	1	1	0	1	.305
Rivera, 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.301
Hart, 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.257
Barker, lf	3	0	1	0	1	1	.223
Whiteman, ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	.273
Conway, c	3	1	1	1	1	0	.212
Totals	34	4	11	3	3	5

2B — Salazar (1), Baker (11), Whiteman (1). RBI — Baker (42), Shealy (30), Conway (2). 2-out RBI — Conway. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out — Rivera, C; Conway; Barker 2; Salazar. GIDP: Gonzalez; Whiteman. PB: Conway (5). DP: 2 (Hart-Gonzalez, Whiteman-Gonzalez-Rivera, C).