‘Sox Lose Third Straight, 11-5
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Emeralds (63-48) moved back into first place in the High-A West standings with their fourth consecutive victory, defeating the Everett AquaSox (60-50), 11-5.
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Emeralds (63-48) moved back into first place in the High-A West standings with their fourth consecutive victory, defeating the Everett AquaSox (60-50), 11-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eugene extended their lead when
The Emeralds answered by scoring five runs of their own off two singles and a double in the sixth inning. Eugene's tacked on their final two runs in the seventh inning when Aldrete hit a double out to left field, scoring Genoves and Labour, giving the Emeralds their largest lead of the game, 11-3. The AquaSox scored one run in the eighth inning when
WRAPPING IT UP
Gomez ended the night 2-for-4 with a home run, RBI and two runs scored. Gomez is now hitting .391 through six games in the month of September. Rosa went 1-for-3 with a double and one run scored. Rosa is hitting .435 in September.
LOOKING AHEAD
Game three of the five-game series is scheduled for Thursday, September 9. RHP Adam Hill (1-2 4.30 ERA) will start for the AquaSox and RHP Kai-Wei Teng (5-6 4.79 ERA) will start for Eugene. Listen to all the action on KRKO; the pregame show will begin at 6:50 p.m. with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.