In front of 3,122 fans at Gesa Stadium on Friday night the Tri-City Dust Devils (17-18) beat the Eugene Emeralds (12-23) 4-1. Olivier Basabe continued his scorching month at the plate, finishing the game with two hits, including his third home run of the year.Tri-City starting pitcher Omar Cruz delivered
In front of 3,122 fans at Gesa Stadium on Friday night the Tri-City Dust Devils (17-18) beat the Eugene Emeralds (12-23) 4-1. Olivier Basabe continued his scorching month at the plate, finishing the game with two hits, including his third home run of the year.
Tri-City starting pitcher Omar Cruz delivered an incredibly impressive performance in his debut with the team. The 19-year-old hurler earned the win after tossing five scoreless innings. He allowed just three hits and collected six strikeouts. Jordan Guerrero came on in the ninth inning and slammed the door shut on the Emeralds. The hard-throwing reliever earned his team-high third save of the year after striking out the side. With three games to play in the first half the Dust Devils remain two games back of Everett in the North Division after the AquaSox defeated the Boise Hawks on Friday night.
Right-hander Angel Acevedo will start the middle game of the five-game series on Saturday night. Eugene will counter with right-hander Jose Albertos. There will be a postgame fireworks show at Gesa Stadium Saturday presented by Nuclear Care Partners. Tickets are available by calling the Dust Devils' front office at (509) 544-8789 or by going to www.dustdevilsbaseball.com to purchase tickets.
Transactions for 7-20-2018:
- Jose Quezada transferred from Tri-City to Fort Wayne.
- AJ Kennedy transferred from El Paso to Tri-City.
- Elvis Sabala transferred from AZL Padres2 to Tri-City.
