Emeralds hold off Indians

EUGENE, Ore. - Jared Hoying and Clark Murphy had RBI singles in the sixth inning, but the Spokane Indians couldn't generate any more offense Sunday night and lost to the Eugene Emeralds 3-2 in Northwest League baseball before 2,339 at PK Park.

The Ems (3-2 in season's second half) got on the board in the third with Rico Noel's RBI single to center, and added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, when Noel homered with Paul Bingham aboard.

Nick McBride took the loss for the Indians (2-3). He allowed three runs on six hits and struck out six in five innings.

Spokane hosts the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes tonight at 6:30 at Avista Stadium.