August 14 - Canadians Final - C's 6 Hillsboro 5
August 14, 2016 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Vancouver Canadians News Release
Hillsboro, OR - A fastball that skipped passed Hillsboro catcher Luke Lowery in the top of the 7th inning allowed Canadians SS Yeltsin Gudino to scoot home giving Vancouver a 6-5 come from behind victory over the Hops on Sunday afternoon.
The Canadians led by three early as Vancouver got to Hops starter RHP Bo Takahashi in the top of the 3rd inning. DH J.B. Woodman hit his team-leading 18th double of the summer scoring 1B Christian Williams who finished the afternoon 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored.
Hillsboro would pull to within a lone run before Vancouver pushed back in the top of the 6th inning with 2B Cavan Biggio grabbing a base hit to left field that scored Woodman (single) giving the Canadians a 4-2 lead.
Hillsboro persisted and once the Vancouver bullpen door swung open, took advantage of LHP Evan Smith who in his lone inning on the mound, allowed a trio of runs that featured a two-run double off the bat of Ben DeLuzio that scored both Stephen Dezzi and Manny Jefferson to tie the game at four. DeLuzio would steal third base and score seconds later on a sacrifice fly from Adam Walton to give the Hops a 5-4 lead.
Hillsboro reliever Colin Poche opened up the top of the 7th inning with a pair of walks that came back to bite him as Canadians OF Rodrigo Orozco singled home Christian Williams and that was followed by a passed ball that allowed Yeltsin Gudino to score, giving the Canadians a 6-5 lead that they wouldn't let slip away for a second straight victory over Hillsboro.
Canadians 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 8 0 Hops 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 3
WP: Smith (2-0, 6.04) LP: Poche (1-2, 3.04) Sv: Glaude (4)
Time: 2 hours 58 minutes Attn: 3,103
With the win, the suddenly surging Canadians (6-11) move to within 5 1/2 games of first place Everett who is in action later tonight against Salem-Keizer. Hillsboro falls to 10-7 on the second half of the season, 1 1/2 games back of South Division leading Eugene.
Vancouver and Hillsboro play game four of this five-game series on Monday, August 15th at 7:05pm with Canadians RHP Pat Murphy (2-4, 2.59) meeting LHP Anfernee Benitez (5-4, 3.33).
Vancouver Canadians Baseball returns to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium on Wednesday, August 17th to open up an eight-game home stand that runs through August 24th. Tickets can be purchased by calling 604.872.5232, online at www.canadiansbaseball.com or by visiting the Canadians Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C.
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