Indians fall short of first-half title

| July 25, 2011 9:00 PM

BOISE - Paul Hoilman's grand slam highlighted Boise's nine-run fifth inning and the Hawks went on to beat the Spokane Indians 13-6 on Sunday night in Northwest League baseball before 1,825 at Memorial Stadium.

The loss eliminated the Indians from contention for the first-half title in the East Division. Spokane trails Tri-City by two games with one game left.

Willson Contreras added a two-run triple for the Hawks in the fifth. Blair Springfield hit a three-run home run in the seventh to give Boise (21-16) a 13-2 lead.

Spokane (19-18) was able to answer in the eighth, as Hirotoshi Onaka tripled and later scored. Ruben Sierra Jr. hit an RBI double, and Yefry Castillo's two-RBI triple capped the four-run inning.

The teams play again tonight at 6:15.