Ems Score Late, Win Series and 3rd Straight
Eugene, OR - On a day that was anticipated for the Emerald's starter, a last-minute double play and a late sacrifice fly were the biggest plays for the Ems this afternoon as they hung on and took home a 2-1 victory, their third-straight, over the Tri-City Dust Devils in front
Eugene, OR - On a day that was anticipated for the Emerald's starter, a last-minute double play and a late sacrifice fly were the biggest plays for the Ems this afternoon as they hung on and took home a 2-1 victory, their third-straight, over the Tri-City Dust Devils in front of 2,518.
With the game tied late in the seventh inning, the Emeralds (14-11) Jared Young led off the inning with a single and got to second on a wild pitch. Following a
In the ninth Ems reliever
The game started auspiciously for the Ems after
A soft ground out to short moved Melean to third were he would eventually score on another wild pitch. Albertos settled from there and worked quickly through the next five innings, allowing just the one unearned run on one hit, one walk and four strikeouts on 81 pitches.
Albertos was in line for a loss until the bottom of the fifth when Hughes smashed a ball that went over the foul pole, not only giving him his first professional RBI and home run, but also giving the Ems a 1-1 tied game. He would untie the game himself later, going 2-for-2 on the day with a pair of RBIs and run.
Camargo, a starter in the Ems rotation until a week ago, threw four innings and gave up just three hits and a walk, allowing no one to score and striking out eight.
Dust Devils starter
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