Late Innings Doom AquaSox
PASCO, WA: The Tri City Dust Devils (15-26, 44-60) ended a 13-inning scoreless streak with four runs in the sixth inning and seven in the seventh, routing the Everett AquaSox (19-22, 50-56) 11-3. Neither team scored in the first four innings, with the teams combining to leave nine on base.
PASCO, WA: The Tri City Dust Devils (15-26, 44-60) ended a 13-inning scoreless streak with four runs in the sixth inning and seven in the seventh, routing the Everett AquaSox (19-22, 50-56) 11-3.
Neither team scored in the first four innings, with the teams combining to leave nine on base. Tri-City starter Jose Salvador navigated a bases loaded jam in the 2nd inning. This led to a strikeout to keep Everett off the scoreboard.
The AquaSox opened the scoring in the 5th inning via a Robert Perez Jr sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead. The Dust Devils responded in a major way in the bottom of the 6th which allowed scoring four runs to take the lead for good.
Sox starter Bryan Woo surrendered four unearned runs over 5.1 innings. He struck out eight and allowed three hits and two walks. Since being promoted to Everett, Woo has a 1.26 ERA over three starts.
Tri-City’s Stevan Rivas hit an RBI single, Christian Sepulveda smashed a three-run home run and Christian Molfetta and Kyren Paris each had RBI triples during the seventh.
The AquaSox scored the game's final two runs in the ninth inning when Ty Duvall hit his second Sox home run of the season scoring Cole Barr.
Victor Labrada and Perez each had a pair of hits.
PICTURED ABOVE: Victor Labrada
PHOTO CREDIT: James Snook
The final game of the six-game series is scheduled for Sunday August 14. RHP Logan Rinehart (0-1, 3.77 ERA) will start for the AquaSox and RHP John Swanda (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Dust Devils. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m. Tune in to 1380 AM/95.3 FM KRKO for all of the action.
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