Tribe's De Los Santos silences Hawk batters

BOISE - Abel De Los Santos pitched strongly into the sixth inning and the Spokane Indians defeated the Boise Hawks 4-1 in Northwest League baseball action Friday night in front of 2,791 at Memorial Stadium.

De Los Santos tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and one walk while striking out four.

Christopher Garia sparked the Indians when he led off the game with his first home run of the season. Guy Edmonds hit an RBI triple in the seventh to give Spokane (6-9) a 2-0 lead.

The Indians added two more runs in the eighth before Boise (5-10) added one in the ninth.

The final contest of the three-game series begins tonight at 6 p.m. PDT.