Indians hold off Eugene

SPOKANE - Hirotoshi Onaka hit his first home run with Spokane, a two-run shot in the sixth inning, to help the Indians to a 8-6 win over the Eugene Emeralds on Sunday night in Northwest League baseball before 3,940 at Avista Stadium.

The Indians got on the board in the second courtesy of a Eugene (3-3) two-base error, as both Ruben Sierra Jr. and Jorge Alfaro scored. Onaka followed with an RBI single, and Edwin Garcia's sacrifice fly gave the Indians a 4-3 lead.

Hanser Alberto hit a RBI double in the fourth and Yefry Castillo's RBI triple in the fifth made it 6-3.

Spokane starter Will Lamb went five innings, allowing four hits and three runs and striking out six.

The Indians (3-3) travel to Vancouver for a 5-game series, which begins Tuesday at 7 p.m.