ROUND ROCK, Texas (Interstat) — Kyle Higashioka homered and drove in three runs as the Round Rock Express defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 9-3 Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Dell Diamond. Round Rock improved to 70-74, while Tacoma fell to 70-76. Joe Ross earned the win in relief, allowing one hit over 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Jhonathan Díaz took the loss after giving up three earned runs on four hits over five innings. Dalton Pence added four innings of two-run relief with five strikeouts. Cam Cauley also homered for Round Rock, and Frainyer Chavez had two hits and one RBI. Connor Joe homered for Tacoma. Tacoma scored single runs in the first, third and seventh innings. Round Rock answered with one run in the second, two in the fourth, three in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh. Total attendance was 4,651, and the game lasted 3:06.