Spokane Holds Down Hawks 4-1
Published on June 25, 2012 under Northwest League (NWL1)
Boise Hawks News Release
SPOKANE, Wash. - Ryan Rua lined a two-run single through a drawn in infield in the sixth to break a 1-1, lifting the Spokane Indians to a 4-1 victory over the Boise Hawks, before 3,295 fans at Avista Stadium.
Reliever Amaury Paulino walked Chris Garia and Gabriel Roa to start the sixth, moving up on an infield out. Rua worked the count to 3-2, ripping a ball just past shortstop Marco Hernandez into center, giving the Indians a 3-1 lead. Spokane added to the lead in the eighth, as Garia led off with a triple and scored on a Paulino wild pitch.
Boise had a chance in the ninth, as Jeimer Candelario and Willson Contreras singled to start the frame, however, Josh McElwee struck out Rock Shoulders, Xavier Batista, and Shawon Dunston Jr. to end the contest, picking up his first save.
Shawn Blackwell tossed four shutout innings, allowing just two singles, to earn the win, with Roa going 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
The Hawks scored their lone run of the night in the third, as Gioskar Amaya and Hernandez had back-to-back two-out doubles. Starter Jose Arias went five innings, allowing just one run on three hits, striking out three.
Game 2 of the series is tomorrow night, with James Pugliese meeting John Kukuruda at 7:35 p.m. (MT)
NOTES: Paulino left the game in the eighth inning with an apparent elbow injury, with Su-Min Jung making his 2012 debut, getting the final three outs in the inning. Amaya and Hernandez each extended hit streaks to seven games in the loss, with Candelario hitting safely in his sixth-straight game. Contreras gunned down a pair of would-be base stealers and now leads the Northwest League by throwing out 7-of-10 runners this season. Following the game last night, infielder Brian Inoa was released by the Chicago Cubs, with infielder Gregori Gonzalez assigned to Boise - joining the team in Spokane.
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