Indians Drop Series Opener to Dust Devils, 3-2
Trailing by one in the ninth inning, the Indians had runners at second and third with just one out. A tie seemed almost certain; a walk-off win wasn’t hard to imagine. The Baseball Gods had other plans. Tri-City’s Adrian Placencia caught a squeeze bunt attempt from Caleb Hobson and doubled
Trailing by one in the ninth inning, the Indians had runners at second and third with just one out. A tie seemed almost certain; a walk-off win wasn’t hard to imagine. The Baseball Gods had other plans. Tri-City’s Adrian Placencia caught a squeeze bunt attempt from Caleb Hobson and doubled off Tevin Tucker at third as the Dust Devils stunned the Indians, 3-2, in front of 5,298 fans at Avista Stadium for the Education & Businessperson's Special Day Game presented by KXLY 4 News Now & KXLY AM 920/100.7 FM.
TOP PERFORMERS
Braxton Hyde (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K) and Cade Denton (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) combined for five scoreless innings of relief out of Spokane's bullpen.
Cole Messina drilled his fourth home run of the season - a long solo shot off Tri-City reliever Jorge Marcheco in the fourth inning - while Aidan Longwell drove in Spokane's second run of with an RBI double in the fifth.
NEXT HOME GAME: Wed., May 21st vs. Tri-City – 6:35 p.m. (Gates Open – 5:30 p.m.)
Tri-City RHP Ryan Costeiu (0-2, 6.97) vs. Spokane LHP Albert Pacheco (3-2, 4.91)
Promotion – Country Western Night presented by Coors Light & K102 Country: Howdy, Indians fans! Wear your favorite cowboy hat for a boot scootin' good time at the ballpark. Enjoy line dancing instruction and country concert ticket giveaways courtesy of Coors Light, plus (2) lucky fans will win a pair of passes to Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge courtesy of Live Nation. Enter at the game for your chance to win.
ABOUT THE SPOKANE INDIANS
The Spokane Indians are the High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies located in Spokane Valley, Wash., and play at Avista Stadium home of the MultiCare Kids Bench Seat and Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Military & Veteran Ticket. Parking at all Spokane Indians games is FREE. The Spokane Indians Office and Team Store hours are 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Fridays. On game days, the Office and Team Store are open from 10:00 a.m. through the end of the game.