Yakima hands Indians fourth straight loss

SPOKANE - Daniel Pulfer went 3 for 5 with a solo home run and two runs scored as the Yakima Bears defeated the Spokane Indians 7-5 in the first of a three-game Northwest League baseball series Tuesday night before 3,406 at Avista Stadium.

Tyler Bream opened the scoring for Yakima as he reached on a catcher's interference and moved to third base on a single by Jimmy Comerota and scored on a steal of home to give Yakima a 1-0 lead.

Hirotoshi Onaka tripled leading off the first for Spokane and came around to score on a groundout by Drew Robinson to tie the game at 1-1. Onaka also tripled leading off the third for Spokane (6-6), which lost its fourth straight game.

Jae Un Kim homered leading off the top of the second inning and Zachary Jones followed with solo shot to left field with two outs for Yakima (4-8). Garrett Weber also homered with two outs in the third.

Spokane, which committed five errors, finished the night 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.

The teams resume their series tonight at Avista Stadium at 6:30.