Tigers prospect Bryce Rainer homers in fifth consecutive game

Bryce Rainer did it again.

Rainer, one of the Tigers' top prospects, homered in his fifth consecutive game Wednesday night, Aug. 19, setting a franchise record for the High-A Whitecaps.

The homer run was a blast to left-center field in the seventh inning of the game in South Bend, Indiana. Rainer, 21, now has 15 home runs on the season, split between Low-A Lakeland and High-A West Michigan.

The first home run in Rainer's streak came Friday, Aug. 14, at home at LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park, and the second came the next day, also at home against Lansing:

Bryce Rainer with a 111-MPH missile over the wall in right for his 12th home run of the year. @ThatDanHasty has it at 414 feet. pic.twitter.com/oT67RVFMmg

Rainer's third straight game with a homer was Sunday, Aug. 16, at home against Lansing:

And Bryce Rainer crushes a solo homer to center on the 2nd pitch of the first inning. It’s his 13th home run of the year. @ThatDanHasty calls it. pic.twitter.com/jbgv6ol8Hr

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Rainer's streak reached four, at South Bend, tying the franchise record set by Antonio McKinney (2000) and matching Garth McKinney (2004).

Bryce Rainer with a monster blast to dead center. It’s his 14th home run of the year, and his 4th straight game with a bomb. pic.twitter.com/DV5j1MTHBm

The first four games of his streak, Rainer's homer came in the first inning. Then came Wednesday's:

Bryce Rainer does it again! His 5th straight game with a homer, setting a new Whitecaps record. pic.twitter.com/FpUM0Mc1zu

Rainer was the Tigers' first-round pick (No. 11 overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his pro career with Lakeland in 2025, before that season was cut short after just 28 games because of a freak shoulder injury.

Rainer began this season at Lakeland before he was promoted to West Michigan in mid-April.

MLB Pipeline ranks Rainer, a shortstop, as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers' system. He entered Wednesday night's game batting .270/.376/.473 in 82 games with the Whitecaps.

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