Express rally late to defeat Rainiers at Dell Diamond
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Interstat) — Janser Lara earned the win and Wilian Bormie recorded his sixth save as the Round Rock Express defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 5-2 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Dell Diamond. Round Rock improved to 71-74, while Tacoma dropped to 70-77. Gabe Mosser pitched well for Tacoma, allowing one earned run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. Troy Watson took the loss. Bormie worked a scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout. David Davalillo struck out five over 2 2/3 innings for Round Rock. John Taylor homered and drove in a run, and Cam Cauley added an RBI for the Express. Frainyer Chavez and Cauley delivered run-scoring singles during a late rally, and Kyle Higashioka drew a bases-loaded walk. Logan O’Hoppe added a sacrifice fly. Tacoma finished with three hits, while Round Rock had seven. Attendance was 7,700, and the game lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes.