RENO, Nev. (Interstat) — Patrick Wisdom launched two home runs, including a decisive three-run shot in the first inning, and the Tacoma Rainiers pounded out 14 hits to defeat the Reno Aces 9-4 on Sunday evening at Greater Nevada Field, splitting the season-opening series.

The Rainiers (1-1) struck immediately against Reno starter Yu-Min Lin (0-1). After a single by Rhylan Thomas and a walk to Connor Joe, Wisdom connected on a 2-0 pitch, sending a fly ball over the left-center field wall to give Tacoma a 3-0 lead before many in the crowd of 4,663 had settled.

That early outburst set the tone, as Tacoma never trailed. The Rainiers added two runs in the fourth on an RBI double by Will Wilson and a productive groundout from Alejo Lopez. They tacked on single runs in the fifth and eighth innings, with Wisdom’s second homer — another solo shot to left-center — highlighting the latter, before adding two insurance runs in the ninth.

The most critical sequence of the game came in the bottom of the third inning. After Tacoma starter Houston Roth (1-0) cruised through the first two frames, the Aces (1-1) mounted a serious threat. Jean Walters walked and Ryan Waldschmidt followed with an RBI double. Two batters later, with two outs, Luken Baker crushed a two-run homer to left field, suddenly cutting the deficit to 5-3. A.J. Vukovich then doubled, and Jose Fernandez reached on an error, putting the tying run in scoring position. Roth escaped further damage by striking out Aramis Garcia, preserving the lead and halting Reno’s momentum. The Aces would get no closer than three runs the rest of the way.

Roth earned the win, working five innings and allowing three runs on four hits while striking out six. The Tacoma bullpen, featuring Josh Simpson, Yosver Zulueta and Alex Hoppe, combined to allow one run over the final four innings to secure the victory.

Lin took the loss for Reno, surrendering five runs on seven hits over four innings of work. The Aces managed only six hits as a team, with Baker’s two-run homer representing their biggest blow. Waldschmidt finished with a double, an RBI, a run scored and two walks.

The result leveled both teams’ records after Reno’s 8-4 victory on Saturday. The game, played in 2 hours and 48 minutes, defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s simulator, which had forecast a 6-5 Reno victory, though their ELO system had given Tacoma a slight 53.6% probability to win.

Tacoma begins a six-game homestand against the El Paso Chihuahuas on Tuesday. Reno opens a six-game road trip at the Albuquerque Isotopes, also on Tuesday.