Indians Outshined by Emeralds in 4-2 Extra-Inning Loss
July 13, 2012 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Spokane Indians News Release
Spokane, WA -Something's got to give. That sentiment is surely running through the head of every Indians player and fan after yet another painful defeat. Spokane took a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning, and looked poised to end their six game losing streak, but eventually fell to the Emeralds 4-2 in the 10th inning in front of 4,625 fans at Avista Stadium for the ZOOperstars! presented by Pacific Steel & Recycling, KAYU FOX 28, 93.7 The Mountain, and SportsRadio 1510 KGA.
New arrival C.J. Edwards was terrific in his first start of the season for the Indians, allowing just one unearned run in five innings while showing preternatural poise on the mound for a 20-year-old. The hard-throwing Edwards was in line for the win after Saquan Johnson smacked a two-run homer over the Dairy Queen sign in the fifth inning, giving Spokane a 2-1 lead it would hold until the ninth.
The indomitable Cody Kendall kept the Emeralds off the board in the sixth and seventh innings, and Josh McElwee followed with a scoreless frame to move the Indians within three outs of victory. Those final outs proved elusive though, as a sacrifice fly from Eugene's Dave Phillips off McElwee sent the game to extra-innings.
Normally reliable Carlos Melo (0-1) coughed up two runs in the 10th inning, and the Indians were retired in order in the bottom of the frame to end a disheartening night that just innings ago seemed so promising.
Johnson, Christopher Garia, Gabriel Roa, Royce Bolinger, Patrick Cantwell, and Smerling Lantigua all picked up hits in the loss.
Tomorrow's game is the third game of a five game series against Eugene and is B-I-N-G-O Night presented by the Coeur D'Alene Casino Resort, 101.1 Rock 'N' Roll's Greatest Hits, and 1050 The KEY. Mark off your Baseball B-I-N-G-O card throughout the game for the chance to win two tickets to Ronnie Dunn and a hotel stay along with other great prizes courtesy of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort! Tickets for all Spokane Indians home games are available for purchase at the Indians Ticket Office or at spokaneindians.com. Reserve your seats today by calling (509) 343-OTTO (6886) or TicketsWest at 1-800-325-SEAT.
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