Maloney's shot in 8th lifts Indians

SPOKANE - Joe Maloney hit a three-run home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Spokane Indians past the Tri-City Dust Devils 4-1 in Northwest League baseball action in front of 4,636 at Avista Stadium on Tuesday night.

Spokane won its second straight game after snapping a 10-game losing streak Monday night.

Tri-City (14-18) opened the scoring in the first inning as Miguel De Leon doubled with two out to score Kyle Von Tungeln.

Spokane (10-22) tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the third as Christopher Garia singled and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly by former Gonzaga standout Royce Bolinger.

Spokane starting pitcher C.J. Edwards struck out the side in the first inning and finished with five strikeouts in four innings in a no-decision.

Tri-City starter T.J. Oakes struck out nine in six innings in a no-decison.

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