Emeralds hand Indians eighth consecutive loss

SPOKANE - Eugene reliever Brandon Alger entered in the fourth inning and gave up two hits and one walk in three scoreless innings to earn his third win of the season and the Emeralds defeated the Spokane Indians 4-2 in Northwest League baseball action in front of 4,004 at Avista Stadium on Friday night.

Patrick Cantwell had a team-high two hits for the Indians (8-20), who lost their eighth straight and fell for the 10th time in 11 games.

Former Gonzaga standout Royce Bollinger knocked in Christopher Garia with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game at 2-2.

Eugene (16-11) scored in the fourth and fifth inning to secure the win.

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