Originally published Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Wladimir Balentien homered twice and Prentice Redman went 4 for 5 with a home run as the Tacoma Rainiers beat Las Vegas 11-6 in a Pacific Coast League game Friday night.
LAS VEGAS — Wladimir Balentien homered twice and Prentice Redman went 4 for 5 with a home run as the Tacoma Rainiers beat Las Vegas 11-6 in a Pacific Coast League game Friday night.
Balentien hit two-run homers in the third and fifth innings. He's batting .238 with 11 homers for the Rainiers after being demoted to Class AAA by the Mariners last month.
Redman, the Rainiers' leadoff batter and left fielder, lifted his average to .324 with four hits.
Matt Tuiasosopo was 3 for 5 with a double for Tacoma (46-49).
Rainiers box score
RAINIERS 11, 51s 6
| Tacoma | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| Redman, rf | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| Tuiasosopo, 3b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Diaz, lf | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| LaHair, dh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .258 |
| Balentien, cf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Wilson, 1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Valbuena, 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .159 |
| Oliveros, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Navarro, ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Las Vegas | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
| Repko, cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Martinez, 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Tiffee, 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .393 |
| Sweeney, dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Lindsey, 1b | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .315 |
| Jones, rf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .243 |
| Chavez, ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| Ellis, c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .289 |
| Ruan, lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| Griffin, ph-lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Tacoma | 003 220 004 | - | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| Las Vegas | 030 000 021 | - | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tacoma | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Woods | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.61 |
| Messenger (W, 4-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.71 |
| Rivera, M | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.80 |
| Kershner | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoemaker | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.98 |
| Huber | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Thorpe | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.19 |
| Las Vegas | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Orenduff, J (L, 2-6) | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6.78 |
| LaMura | 3.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.10 |
| Akin | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13.89 |
| Felix | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
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