Hillsboro breaks out late in win

SPOKANE - Hillsboro's George Roberts was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie, and the Hops added three runs in the ninth to pull away to a 5-1 win over the Spokane Indians in Northwest League baseball before 5,242 at Avista Stadium.

Spokane got on the board in the second inning, as Barrett Serrato singled to bring in Jordan Akins, who led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a fly out by Joe Jackson and Cam Schiller's single got him to third.

Spokane (12-12) hosts Hillsboro (13-11) again tonight at 6:30 at Avista Stadium.