Adams' single lifts Indians past Tri-City

SPOKANE - Trever Adams singled with one out in the ninth inning to score Zachary Cone as the Spokane Indians beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 5-4 in the opener of a key Northwest League baseball series on Thursday in front of 5,180 at Avista Stadium.

Cone reached after being hit by a Rafael Suarez pitch and advanced after Brett Nicholas was hit by a pitch and a throwing error allowed him to take third.

Spokane (19-15) takes a one-game lead in the East Division standings over Tri-City (18-16) with five games remaining in the first half of the season. Winners from each half advance to the playoffs in September.

Three Spokane pitchers combined to strike out 13, with Jerad Eickoff getting the win after blowing the save in the ninth on a Leonardo Reyes solo home run.

The three-game series continues tonight at Avista starting at 6:30.