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Originally published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Victor Diaz's homers lift Rainiers past Royals

Victor Diaz hit two home runs for the Tacoma Rainiers, who edged the Omaha Royals 6-4 on Monday night in Pacific Coast League action. Diaz's two-run shot in...

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OMAHA, Neb. — Victor Diaz hit two home runs for the Tacoma Rainiers, who edged the Omaha Royals 6-4 on Monday night in Pacific Coast League action.

Diaz's two-run shot in the third inning put Tacoma (20-17) ahead 5-1, and his fifth-inning solo shot capped the Rainiers' scoring.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (2-4) picked up the win, allowing four runs — three earned — on 10 hits while walking one and striking out four.

From team reports.

Rainiers box score

Tacoma AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Hulett, 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .167
Chen, 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257
Reed, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .361
Diaz, rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .298
LaHair, dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Garrett, 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .308
Johnson, c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239
Navarro, ss 3 0 3 1 1 0 .326
Johnson, lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .065
Totals 35 6 13 5 2 5
2B — Hulett (4), R. Johnson (4). HR — Diaz 2 (3). RBI — Navarro (10), B. Johnson (2), Diaz 3 (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out — Hulett; Reed. GIDP — Reed; B. ohnson; R. Johnson; Hulett. CS — B. Johnson (1). PB — R. Johnson (3). DP — (Chen, Y-Hulett-Garrett). Pickoffs — Dickey (Tupman at 1st base).
Omaha AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Maier, cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 .377
Aviles, 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .368
Costa, rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .314
Buchanan, dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300
Tupman, c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .278
Smith, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .238
Berroa, ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Stodolka, 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .264
Hollins, lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .186
Totals 35 4 11 4 2 7
HR — Maier (4). 2. RBI — Maier 3 (12), Costa (25). 2-out RBI — Costa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out — Buchanan 2; Berroa. SF — Maier. GIDP — Berroa. PO — Tupman (1st base by Dickey). DP — 4 (Aviles-Stodolka-Berroa, Smith-Aviles-Stodolka 2, Berroa-Aviles-Stodolka).
Tacoma 122 010 000 - 6 13 0
Omaha 001 010 200 - 4 11 0
Tacoma IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Dickey (W, 2-4) 6.2 10 4 3 1 4 3.38
Jimenez, C (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 6.00
Corcoran (S, 3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
Omaha IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Fulchino (L, 1-1) 4.0 10 5 5 1 4 4.07
Colon 4.0 2 1 1 1 1 1.29
Lowery 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.87
WP — Dickey. Umpires — HP: Jeff Macias. 1B: Jason Kiser. 3B: Delfin Colon. T — 2:30. A — 1,975.

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