Last year for the Eugene Emeralds, Chase Jensen had one home run in 117 at bats. In his second stint with Eugene, it only took Jensen two trips to the plate to clear the fence.

On a rehab assignment with the Emeralds, Jensen, who normally suits up for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, launched a three-run home run in the top of the sixth that gave the Emeralds a lead over the Tri-City Dust Devils for good. Eugene beat Tri-City by a final score of 8-7.

The Emeralds got on the scoreboard in the top of the second. After Jose Carlos Urena doubled to start off the frame, Yale Rosen followed suit and doubled to bring home Urena. Later in the inning, Felipe Blanco grounded out to bring Rosen home to give the Emeralds a 2-0 lead. Tri-City bounced back in the bottom of the inning with two runs to tie the game.

With a one run lead in the bottom of the fourth, Dust Devils second baseman Sam Bumpers tripled home Shane Hoelscher and Jairo Rosario to give Tri-City a 5-2 lead.

In the top of the fifth, Rosen stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded. Rosen hit a bases clearing double to left field to even the game at five.

After Jensen hit a three home run in the sixth, the Dust Devils rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but the Eugene lead proved to be insurmountable.

The Emeralds will finish the away series with Tri-City with the rubber match game tomorrow. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m.

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