Selen sparks Indians past Hawks

BOISE — Alejandro Selen went 2 for 3 with two RBIs as the Spokane Indians defeated the Boise Hawks 5-3 in front of 2,808 at Hawks Stadium in Northwest League action on Tuesday.

Selen gave Spokane a 3-0 lead following a two-run triple in the second inning to score Santiago Chirino and Kevin Torres. Joshua Richmond scored on Chirino’s one-out single to open the scoring for Spokane (22-14).

Michael Olt hit a solo home run in the fourth to give Spokane a 4-0 lead.

Tim Stanford pitched five shutout innings to get the win.

Juan Yasser Serrano allowed four runs over three innings to take the loss for Boise (12-21).

The teams continue their three-game series tonight at 6:15 PST.