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Late Rally Derails Indians From First Win

May 7, 2021

SPOKANE, Wash. - For a second-straight night Spokane took an early lead, but the Eugene offense once again found a way. The Emeralds scored a total of three runs in the 8th and 9th innings to tie the game. Eugene then put things away with four runs in the tenth

SPOKANE, Wash. - For a second-straight night Spokane took an early lead, but the Eugene offense once again found a way. The Emeralds scored a total of three runs in the 8th and 9th innings to tie the game. Eugene then put things away with four runs in the tenth inning coming off of a pair of home runs.

With the win, the Emeralds are now the lone undefeated team in the High-A West at 3-0. The Indians are the only team in the league in search of their first win.

TOP PERFORMERS

  • Hunter Stovall made his first start of the season Thursday night and drove in a pair of runs with an RBI single in the second inning.
  • *Nick Bush * was steady on the hill in relief. The lefty threw 3.2 scoreless innings, while allowing just two hits.
  • Eugene’s *Diego Rincones *went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI. He’s leading the High-A West with a 1.143 slugging percentage and ranks second with a .500 batting average.

BY THE NUMBERS

  • Eugene has scored at least 8 runs with at least 11 hits in each of their three games this season. Their 25 runs in three games is nine more than any other team in the High-A West.
  • The Indians finished the night going 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position, while the Emeralds went 5-for-11.
  • Spokane stole five bases tonight, pushing their season total to 10, the top mark in the High-A West.

KEY MOMENT

Spokane was clinging to a one-run lead in the 9th inning with Eugene’s tying run on third because of a throwing error. Facing a 1-2 count, Patrick Bailey hit one off of Eddy Diaz’s glove that tied the game and forced extra innings.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Vancouver picked up its first win of the season, 5-2 over Tri-City. Everett exploded for 8 runs in the 6th inning on the way to a 12-1 win over the Hillsboro Hops.

NEXT GAME AT AVISTA STADIUM

The Spokane Indians and Eugene Emeralds continue with game four of their six-game series tonight, with first pitch at 6:30 p.m. Spokane starter Ryan Feltner will square off against Eugene’s Seth Corry, a third round selection from 2017. Gates open at 5:30 PM with first pitch at 6:30 PM. Tickets for all Spokane Indians home games are available to purchase online at SpokaneIndians.com.