Nelson Shines, Hops Could Not Hold On
The Hillsboro Hops were defeated 2-1 to open the series against the Boise Hawks. The Hops have now dropped six out of seven since the All-Star break. Ryne Nelson started the game for the Hops and brought his best stuff of the year. The hard-throwing right-hander tossed three scoreless innings with
The Hillsboro Hops were defeated 2-1 to open the series against the Boise Hawks. The Hops have now dropped six out of seven since the All-Star break.
Ryne Nelson started the game for the Hops and brought his best stuff of the year. The hard-throwing right-hander tossed three scoreless innings with six punchouts. Nelson also had an outstanding catch in the third inning when
Hilsboro got on the board first when hot-hitting newcomer Corbin Carroll slugged a triple, and later scored on a wild pitch. In just six games since joining the Hops, the Diamonbacks top draft selection has five extra base hits, three being triples.
Boise struck back with a run in the seventh and eighth to take the lead 2-1. The Hops bullpen that had been so consistent early on has struggled as of late. The Hops made things interesting when
Hillsboro (35-23) and Boise (24-34) will face off again tomorrow at 7:05 pm. Catch all the action on Rip City Radio 620 AM.