Suddenly-hot Indians win third straight

SPOKANE - Saquan Johnson went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored as the Spokane Indians won their third straight game, beating the Tri-City Dust Devils 7-5 in Northwest League baseball action Wednesday night in front of 3,773 at Avista Stadium.

Tri-City took a 2-1 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Von Tungeln. Spokane answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning, keyed by an RBI triple by Johnson - who came around to score on a wild pitch - and an RBI single by Royce Bolinger.

Johnson's two-run homer with two out in the third stretched the advantage to 6-2.

John Kukuruda allowed four hits in two innings to get the win for Spokane, which travels to Vancouver, British Columbia, tonight at 7:05 to start a five-game series with the defending league champions.