Hops Jump All Over Ems To Take Second Game Of Series

The Eugene Emeralds (14-13, 30-35) were dealt a big blow to their playoff hopes on Wednesday night, falling to the Hillsboro Hops (17-10, 41-24) by a final score of 8-0 at PK Park.

For the second straight night, the Hops wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, plating a run in the first on an Eddie Hernandez solo home run and another run in the second on a Yovanny Cruz wild pitch to take a 2-0 lead after two.
In the third, Hillsboro capitalized on four singles, a walk and a sac fly to bust the game open and score four runs in the frame, pushing their lead to 6-0.
Hillsboro added two more runs down the stretch - one in the sixth and one in the seventh - while Hops pitchers Tyler Holton and Nick Snyder combined to shutout the Ems and seal an 8-0 victory for Hillsboro.  
The Ems offense struggled to get going again on Wednesday, including squandering leadoff extra-base hits in the second and fifth innings.
The Ems and Hops face off again on Thursday night at 7:05pm PST with 2019 5th round selection Josh Burgmann set to take the mound for the Ems. Thursday is Country Night, presented by Original Roadhouse grill, as well as $3 Thursday featuring $3 box seats, $3 parking, $3 32-ounce fountain Pepsi drinks and discounted Hamm's Tall Boys.  
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