Hops Top Canadians 1-0; Drop Second Straight On Road
Published on August 14, 2015 under Northwest League (NWL1)
Vancouver Canadians News Release
(Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium - Vancouver, B.C.) - A double off the bat of Hillsboro 3B Josh Anderson in the bottom of the 4th inning was followed by an RBI single from RF Luis Veras that ended up being the only scoring of Thursday's game as the Hops shutout Vancouver 1-0 to send the Canadians to a second straight loss in this five-game series.
Canadians RHP Francisco Rios (2-5) was the hard luck loser going six innings of three hit baseball and didn't allow a hit until Anderson's double to left field in the 4th inning. Rios was countered by Hops RHP Brett Shankin (1-0) who was spectacular over his eight innings as the 25-year old veteran struck out seven, limiting the Vancouver offense to just two hits before RHP Cameron Gann came in to retire the side in order in the top of the 9th to secure his second save of the season.
Notes: 1st overall draft pick SS Dansby Swanson is hitless through his first two professional games as he finished 0-for-4 and is now 0-for-6 through two games with a walk and a run scored... Rios records his first loss since July 10th as the Mexican right-hander was 2-0 in his last five starts with a 1.86 ERA.
With the loss, Vancouver falls to 6-9 (.400) while the Hops improve to 10-5 (.667) heading into Friday's game set for 7:05pm.
Line Score:
Canadians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Hillsboro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 1 4 0
WP: Shankin (1-0)
LP: Rios (2-5)
Sv: Gann (2)
Time: 2 hours
Attn: 3,465
For a complete box score from Thursday night's loss in Hillsboro, please visit www.canadiansbaseball.com
The Canadians and Hops play game three of this five-game series on Friday, August 14th at 7:00pm out at Ron Tonkin Field. All road games can be heard live at www.canadiansbaseball.com
Vancouver Canadians Baseball returns to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium on Monday, August 17th at 7:05pm as the C's welcome the Tri-City Dust Devils (Padres) for a three-game North Division showdown. Tickets are available at www.canadiansbaseball.com, by calling 604.872.5232 or by visiting the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C.
The Canadians announced yesterday that Sunday, August 23rd is now SOLD OUT.
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- Hops Top Canadians 1-0; Drop Second Straight On Road - Vancouver Canadians
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