The Eugene Emeralds and reliever Travis Radke were one strike away from their fourth win in the last five games. Instead, with the bases loaded, Spokane Indians designated hitter Jose Trevino slapped bases clearing  line drive down the right field line to give Spokane a 7-5 lead that it would never relinquish.

The Indians jumped on the scoreboard first. Against Eugene starting pitcher Logan Jernigan, lead-off hitter Seth Spivey hit a double to center field that put him in scoring position. Garrett then proceeded to throw two balls past catcher Miguel Del Castillo to bring Spivey all the way home from second without a Spokane hitter putting a ball in play.

In the bottom of the second, with Del Castillo at the plate, Spokane starting pitcher Reed Garrett had a pass ball of his own to bring home Trae Santos. Del Castillo then doubled to left field to bring home Auston Bousfield, a fifth round pick in this year’s draft out of Ole Miss who made his Emerald debut on Tuesday night. Felipe Blanco later singled to bring home Del Castillo to give the Emeralds a 3-1 lead.

After already striking for one run in the inning, Spokane shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-RBI double to right field that gave the Indians a 4-3 advantage.

The Emeralds tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to give them a 5-4 lead. However, the advnatge would eventually be conceded as Spokane pulled away in the ninth on Trevino’s three-RBI triple.

The Emeralds and Indians will play tomorrow night in the fifth game of a six game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

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