Indians held to four hits in loss to Eugene

SPOKANE - Six Eugene Emerald pitchers combined to four-hit the Spokane Indians in a 4-1 win in Northwest League baseball Wednesday night in front of 3,960 at Avista Stadium.

Eugene (14-11) opened the scoring in the first inning. Jeremy Baltz doubled to left to score Ronnie Richardson with two outs, followed by a single by River Stevens to score Baltz for a 2-0 lead.

Alberth Martinez's RBI single with two outs in the fifth extended Eugene's lead to 3-0. Goose Kallunki homered leading off the sixth for Eugene to make it 4-0.

Spokane (8-18) threatened in the seventh as Christopher Garia singled and Gabriel Roa walked with one out, and both moved up on a double steal, but were unable to score.

Royce Bolinger doubled leading off the eighth for Spokane and scored on a groundout to make it 4-1. With runners on first and second base in the ninth, Bolinger grounded into a double play to end the game.

The teams continue a five-game series tonight at 6:30 at Avista Stadium.