Tough Inning Costs Tri-City
One difficult inning derailed the Tri-City Dust Devils (29-45) on Thursday night at Ron Tonkin Field as the team fell to the Hillsboro Hops 6-1. Kenyon Yovan had three hits for the Dust Devils, including two doubles, in the loss. Tri-City scored the team’s lone run of the game in
One difficult inning derailed the Tri-City Dust Devils (29-45) on Thursday night at Ron Tonkin Field as the team fell to the Hillsboro Hops 6-1. Kenyon Yovan had three hits for the Dust Devils, including two doubles, in the loss.
Tri-City scored the team’s lone run of the game in the top of the first inning after Kevin Maitan drove in Carlos Herrera with a single. Things took a turn for the Dust Devils in the bottom of the sixth inning. After entering the sixth in a 1-1 tie, the Hops rallied to score five runs off three Tri-City pitchers, putting the Dust Devils in a hole from which they were unable to dig out.
Tri-City and Hillsboro will meet in a doubleheader on Thursday. First pitch for game one is set for 5:05 pm, with the second matchup beginning 30 minutes after the completion of the first game.
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