Bolinger caps rally as Tribe beats Vancouver

| July 22, 2012 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Former Gonzaga standout Royce Bolinger doubled in the go-ahead run with two out in the ninth inning as the Spokane Indians rallied to beat the Vancouver Canadians 8-6 in Northwest League play Saturday night in front of 5,157 at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Spokane (12-24) opened the scoring in the first inning as Ryan Rua reached on an error that scored Gabriel Roa. Rua came around to score on a single by Barrett Serrato to take a 2-0 lead.

Vancouver (20-15) used a four-run first inning to take the lead and added two runs in the fourth on a two-run double by Nicholas Baligod to take a 6-3 lead.

Spokane came back to tie the game at 6 in the seventh inning as Serrato singled to score Bolinger.

Cody Kendall pitched two innings of hitless relief for Spokane to get the win.

The teams continue their five-game series today at 1:05 p.m.