Minor league baseball means different things to different people. For the fans, obviously, it’s entertainment and diversion. For the players, a training ground in pursuit of their big league dreams. For minor league owners, it’s a passion project or an investment.
Spokane got the tying run aboard in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally fizzled and the Indians absorbed a 4-2 loss to the Hillsboro Hops in a High-A Northwest League game at Avista Stadium.
Despite a large lead heading into the middle innings, the Spokane Indians lost to the Hillsboro Hops 7-6 in the opener of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Avista Stadium on Tuesday.
It’s never really a good time to find out you’ve been eliminated from a playoff spot, but the first of June seems a particularly cruel time. Yet, that’s where the Spokane Indians found themselves after their loss Sunday in Pasco.
PASCO – Spokane’s Ethan Hedges and Jack O’Dowd hit back-to-back, two-run doubles to highlight a six-run eighth inning for the Indians, who also got a sparkling effort from starter Jackson Cox and cruised past the Tri-City Dust Devils 9-1 on Saturday evening in a High-A Northwest League game at Gesa Stadium.
PASCO – Jake Munroe’s solo home run in the sixth inning accounted for all of the scoring and the Spokane Indians lost to the Tri-City Dust Devils 1-0 in the fourth of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Gesa Stadium on Friday.
PASCO – Backup catcher Juan Castillo went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and the Spokane Indians topped the Tri-City Dust Devils 7-3 in the second of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Gesa Field on Wednesday.