Indians combine for three-hitter

SPOKANE — Five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Spokane Indians beat the Vancouver Canadians 5-0 in Northwest League baseball in front of 6,821 at Avista Stadium on Saturday.

Tyler Phillips allowed two hits and struck out four in five innings for Spokane, then turned things over to C.D. Pelham, Alex Daniele, Christian Torres and Kaleb Fontenot, who allowed one hit in the final four innings.

Seth Spivey went 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs for Spokane (1-1), which finished with four doubles as a team.

Dalton Rodriguez allowed seven hits and three runs in four innings for Vancouver (1-1), which beat Spokane 5-3 in the season opener on Friday.

The teams conclude the three-game series today at 3:30 p.m. at Avista Stadium.