Indians stop Canadians, reach .500

SPOKANE - Clark Murphy hit a three-run double in the eighth inning as the Spokane Indians defeated the Vancouver Canadians (12-13) 7-2 in front of 4,457 at Avista Stadium on Tuesday night in Northwest League baseball action.

Chad Bell had six strikeouts through five innings and four pitchers combined on a four-hitter for Spokane (12-12).

Brett Nichols hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to give Spokane the lead for good, 3-2.

Jordan Tripp opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third and came around to score on a single by Nino Leyja to give the Canadians a 2-0 lead.

Daniel Lima doubled with one out in the fifth and came around to score on a fielding error by Leyja to make it 2-1.

The teams continue their five-game series tonight at 6:30.