There is good news and bad news from the second rehab start made by Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller.

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The good news is more important, which is that Miller was able to throw 66 pitches, 47 of which were strikes, for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on Thursday night against the Reno Aces .

The bad news is that the outing wasn’t nearly as smooth as his first six days prior.

Miller made it through just 3 2/3 innings at Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium, and he learned firsthand why the Pacific Coast League is known as a launching pad for home runs. The Aces struck for three homers against Miller, two of which were by Seth Brown, an Oregon native who twice hit the 20-homer mark in the majors with the Athletics.

On the night, Miller all

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