Dust Devils and Emeralds Split Doubleheader, Series
The Tri-City Dust Devils (11-9) and Eugene Emeralds (10-9) split a Sunday doubleheader at Gesa Stadium, each leaving the six-game series with three wins. Eugene pitchers combined to no-hit Tri-City in game one of the doubleheader, a 3-0 Emeralds win that saw only two Dust Devils reach base. Nick Swiney
The Tri-City Dust Devils (11-9) and Eugene Emeralds (10-9) split a Sunday doubleheader at Gesa Stadium, each leaving the six-game series with three wins.
Eugene pitchers combined to no-hit Tri-City in game one of the doubleheader, a 3-0 Emeralds win that saw only two Dust Devils reach base. Nick Swiney went the first 5.1 innings, walking one and striking out seven. Cole Waites finished the 6th inning, and Nicholas Avila (3) closed out the 7th for the save.
Despite getting the loss Nick Mondak (0-1) had a quality start for Tri-City, going six innings and giving up three runs.
The shoe went on the other foot in game two of the doubleheader, with Tri-City no-hitting Eugene into the 6th inning in a 3-2 win.
The Dust Devils grabbed a 1st-inning lead with three straight hits. Jose Guzman led off with a double, and Kyren Paris singled him home for a 1-0 Tri-City lead. Osmy Gregorio singled later in the first to double the Dust Devils’ advantage to 2-0.
Gregorio featured again in the 3rd inning, drawing a walk to get on base. Steven Rivas then stung a double to the left-center field wall, scoring Gregorio from first base to expand the lead to 3-0.
The Emeralds got on the board in the 6th, after Robinson Piña (3-1) threw five innings of scoreless and hitless ball. Taking advantage of three walks with a couple of hits, Eugene plated two before Emilker Guzman struck out Luis Toribio to end the 6th inning and preserve the lead.
Guzman (2) worked a scoreless 7th to nail down the save.
Tri-City heads on the road this coming week, with a six-game series against the Spokane Indians starting Tuesday night in the Lilac City at Avista Stadium. Games Tuesday-Friday will start at 6:35 p.m., Saturday’s matchup will start at 5:09 p.m., and an afternoon game at 1:05 p.m. Sunday closes out the series.
The Dust Devils will then return home May 10th to Gesa Stadium, hosting the Everett AquaSox for a six-game set. Single game tickets are on sale now. Ticket packages are also available, and start at just $99. And special ticket rates are available for groups of 20 or more. For more information on Dust Devils single game, season, mini-plan (11, 22, 33) and group tickets, visit dustdevilsbaseball.com or call 509-544-8789.