Yerzy Goes Yard, Hops 'Pen Stifles Tri-City
PASCO, WASH. --- Andy Yerzy homered for the second time in the series, and the Hillsboro bullpen combined for 5.1 shutout innings to lead the Hops to a 3-2 win over Tri-City on Friday night at Gesa Stadium. Hillsboro (10-12) has taken three of the first four games from the
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It was 2-1 Hillsboro when Hops second baseman
The Devils pulled to within one in the bottom of the fourth on a two-out run-scoring single by Spencer Griffin to make it 3-2, but
With two out and none on in the fifth, the Dust Devils loaded the bases against Rodriguez on two singles and a walk, but Rodriguez retired
The Hops, meanwhile, were having difficulties of their own offensively. They had a runner at third with none out in the seventh, and runners at second and third with none out in the ninth, but in neither case did they add to their lead.
Jones came back out for the bottom of the ninth with the 3-2 lead. He retired
Cecconi, the Hops starter, worked 3.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs --- both earned --- with two walks and five strikeouts. Daniel, Tri-City's starter, became the first opposing pitcher in history to strike out more than 10 Hops in a game, as he whiffed 11 (the previous record of 10 had been accomplished four times --- three times in 2016 and once in 2019).
For the game, Hillsboro batters struck out 17 times, one shy of the franchise record. In the team's 577-game history, they've struck out 15 or more times on 20 different occasions --- and six of those 20 have come in the first 22 games of 2021.
The game took three hours and 37 minutes, matching the second-longest nine-inning game in franchise history.
The series continues on Saturday night at 6:30, with airtime at 6:15 on Rip City Radio 620 AM and www.RipCityRadio.com.