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PAGE B2, KEIZERTIMES, AUGUST 31, 2018 Volcanoes avoid sweep at Spokane By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes The Volcanoes came from behind Monday to edge Spo- kane 3-2, avoiding a sweep at the end of a fi ve-game road series. In the Indians’ fi rst inning, starting pitcher Sean Hjelle walked Jax Biggers, and hot- hitting Curtis Terry drove him home with a double to left fi eld. After two innings, Ke- aton Winn relieved Hjelle. Spokane’s next run came in the fourth. Sherten Apostel was hit by a pitch with one out and moved to third base as Tanner Gardner singled to right. A throwing error by catcher Ricardo Genoves al- lowed Apostel to score. The Volcanoes threatened in the fi fth. Wander Fran- co singled to right but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Dalton Combs singled to right, Genoves struck out, a wild pitch by starter Seth Nordlin moved Combs to second, Nico Giar- ratano walked, and Jett Man- ning grounded into a force out. In the Salem-Keizer sixth, Joey Bart walked with two out and reached third on David Villar’s double to left. Franco drove in Bart and Villar with a double to left, tying the score. Bobby Evelt relieved Nordlin and retired the side. Mack Meyer replaced Winn to start the bottom of the sixth. After he retired the fi rst two batters, Gardner and Jonah McReynolds singled. Sidney Duprey took the mound and retired the side with a strikeout. Manning singled to center with one out and Aaron Bond walked in the Volcano sev- enth. Wes Robertson took the mound and walked Manning to load the bases but got the next two batters to pop out. The winning run came in the eighth. Franco walked, and Combs singled to right. Emmanuel Clase relieved Robertson. A sacrifi ce bunt by Genoves moved Franco to third and Combs to second. A throwing error by shortstop Biggers let Franco score. Trevor Horn pitched the eighth and Jesus Tona the ninth for the Volcanoes. Horn walked Terry but got the next batter to pop out, and a dou- ble play followed. Tona retired the Indians in order. Duprey was the winning pitcher at 2-2 and Robertson the loser at 2-1. Tona got his 12th save. The Volcanoes ended up with eight hits and the Indians fi ve. Wednesday, Aug. 22 Volcanoes 5, Boise 3 It took only 2 hours and 35 minutes for the Volcanoes to win this three-game home se- ries, and all the Salem-Keizer runs came in the fi rst inning. After Boise scored its fi rst run in the fi rst, Diego Rinco- nes hit a one-out single, and an outfi eld error put him on third base and let Joey Bart go from the batter’s box to second. David Villar doubled both of them home, and Wan- der Franco hit a home run. Two batters later, Robinson Medrano homered. The Hawks added a run in the fourth as Jeff Bohling homered, and their fi nal run came in the eighth. Solomon Bates, the fi rst of three Volcano relievers, won his sixth game against no de- feats, and Jesus Tona had his 11th save. Alec Byrd, Boise’s starter, was the losing pitcher with a 2-3 record. Thursday, Aug. 23 Spokane 18, Volcanoes 4 No, that isn’t a typo. Blow- outs happen now and then. This road series started with Spokane going ahead 4-0 in the fi rst inning and scoring eight of its runs in the eighth. Salem-Keizer scored two runs in the fi fth, one each in the seventh and ninth. The Indians outhit the Vol- canoes 20-8 with two play- ers, Tanner Gardner and Troy Dixon, getting four hits each. Gardner drove in eight runs, three on a home run. The Vol- canoes also had a home run, by Dalton Combs in the sev- enth with the bases empty. There were two double plays, both by the Volcanoes. Miguel Figueroa, the start- ing Salem-Keizer pitcher, had his fi fth loss against one win. Yerzy Rodriguez started for Spokane and got the win for a 3-0 record. Friday, Aug. 24 Spokane 10, Volcanoes 2 The Volcanoes scored the fi rst two runs of this game in the fi rst inning and were shut out the rest of the way. Kyle McPherson led off with his seventh home run of the season, Diego Rincones doubled, and David Villar sin- gled him home. Salem-Keizer had only four more hits the rest of the way. Spokane responded with three runs in the fi rst, four in the second, and three in the third. The Indians’ 10 hits in- cluded Starling Joseph’s 10th homer, hit in the second with the bases empty. Scot Engler, Spokane’s starting pitcher, got the win for a record of 3-6 and left after fi ve innings with an earned run average of 5.88. Seth Corry started for the KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Wander Franco is hitting .296 with four home runs and 34 RBIs for the Volcanoes this season. Volcanoes and took the loss at 1-1, but his ERA when he left was 3.94. Saturday, Aug. 25 Spokane 8, Volcanoes 5 A fi ve-run Spokane rally in the fourth inning was too much for the Volcanoes to overcome. Each side had 12 hits and two errors in this game that guaranteed a series win for the Indians. Salem-Keizer hit the ball hard enough times but of- ten right at a fi elder. Three singles, two walks, a hit batsman, and an error pro- duced the fourth-inning runs. Spokane also had the only home run of the game, a two- run shot by Tanner Gardner in the sixth. Wander Franco had three hits and drove in three runs for the Volcanoes. Starter Jack Latz was the winning pitcher at 5-2 despite coming out of the game with a 4.27 earned run average. Losing was starter Jake Wong at 0-2; he left with an ERA of 2.59. 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JJ Santa Cruz and Matt Frisbee pitched well in relief, but the Volcanoes’ hitting went nowhere. Aaron Bond led Sa- lem-Keizer’s offense with two hits, including a home run with Wander Franco on base. Franco also had two hits. Tai Tiedemann started for Spokane and got the win for a 3-2 record, and Cole Uvila had his third save. crossword
