Late homers lift Bears past Indians

SPOKANE - Josh Parr and Shaun Cooper hit back-to-back solo home runs in the eighth inning and the Yakima Bears defeated the Spokane Indians 5-0 in Northwest League baseball action Thursday night in front of 3,523 at Avista Stadium.

After Spokane (8-13) reliever Alec Asher got the two first batters out in the top of the eighth, Parr homered to break a scoreless tie. Cooper's homer was followed by back-to-back doubles and the Bears took a 3-0 lead into the ninth.

Spokane starter Eric Brooks gave up two hits and struck out two in four scoreless innings.

Yakima (12-9) starter Blake Perry, who struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings, combined with two relievers on a one-hit shutout.

The teams finish their three-game series tonight at 6:30 at Avista.