Opitz, Canadians down Tribe

| August 4, 2011 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Shane Optiz went 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Vancouver Canadians defeated the Spokane Indians 9-5 in front of 3,766 in a Northwest League baseball game at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium on Wednesday night.

Rougned Odor reached base on an error in the first inning and came around to score on a single by Trever Adams to give Spokane (3-5) an early 1-0 lead.

Vancouver (3-5) took the lead with three runs in the third inning as Chris Schaeffer doubled with one out and scored the tying run on a wild pitch by Spokane's Nicholas Martinez.

Jonathan Berti scored on an error and Opitz stole home to give Vancouver a 3-1 lead.

Nicholas Baligod hit a two-run home run in the fifth as Vancouver took a 7-1 lead.

Adams doubled with two out in the eighth to score two runs to get Spokane to within 7-4.

The teams play again tonight at 7:05.