Gm 63: C's ride brooms toward Tri-City after sweep of Hawks
Nat Bailey Stadium - Vancouver, B.C. -- Cameron Eden went 3-for-5 helping pace the Canadians offense toward an 8-3 victory over Boise on Monday night in front of 6,413 fans. Vancouver collected 12 hits in the finale of a three-game series against the South Division Hawks while Nick Fraze earned
Nat Bailey Stadium - Vancouver, B.C. --
Vancouver put a handful of crooked numbers of Nat Bailey Stadium's manually operated scoreboard plating three runs in both the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings while capping the night off with a pair of insurance runs in the home half of the eighth. The outburst was welcomed after the Canadians managed just six runs over the series first two games - both wins.
Five C's players had multi-hit games with Cameron Eden leading the way (3-for-5) while
On the mound, Nick Fraze went three no-hit innings in relief of starter
Vancouver (11-14) remains four games back of Spokane in the North Division with 13 games remaining, but made up a game on Tri-City who lost to Hillsboro in the finale of a three-game series out at Volcanoes Stadium.
The Canadians can advance to the North Division Final in one of two ways at this point of the season. Either win the North Division outright or hope to have Spokane claim the second half pennant and have a better second half winning percentage than either Tri-City and Everett. Spokane won the first half title which means should the Indians win both halves - the other three teams in the North would be judged on their second half merits.
Vancouver now travels to Tri-City for a quick three-game series that begins on Tuesday, August 20th at 7:15pm. Toronto Blue Jays first rounder
Vancouver Canadians Baseball returns to Nat Bailey Stadium on Friday, August 23rd at 7:05pm as the C's welcome Salem-Keizer for a four-game series (August 23-26) followed by a three-game series vs. Tri-City (August 28-30) with tickets available by calling 604.872.5232, online at www.canadiansbaseball.com or by visiting the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C.
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