One night after winning in 15, Indians blanked at home

SPOKANE - Raywilly Gomez hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning for the Yakima Bears as they defeated the Spokane Indians 2-0 in front of 4,076 in Northwest League baseball Thursday night at Avista Stadium.

Brad Wilson allowed two hits over five innings with four strikeouts for Yakima (15-19), which went 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position. Gregory Robinson picked up the win in relief for Yakima, allowing one hit in two innings of work.

Ben Henry allowed eight hits in four innings, striking out five in the loss for Spokane. Santiago Chirino went 2 for 3 for Spokane (18-15), which went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The teams conclude their three-game series tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Avista Stadium.

Late Wednesday: Spokane outfielder Ryan Strausborger hit a sacrifice fly on the first pitch he saw in the 15th inning to score Santiago Chirino to give the Indians a 5-4 win over the Yakima Bears in front of 4,089 at Avista Stadium.