Ems upend Hops, gain series split
EUGENE, ORE. --- The Eugene Emeralds scored three times in the first inning off Hops starter Drey Jameson on Sunday night at P.K. Park, and it proved to be enough in a 5-2 win. The Hops and Ems split the six-game set at three apiece. Jameson gave up back-to-back singles
EUGENE, ORE. --- The Eugene Emeralds scored three times in the first inning off Hops starter
Jameson gave up back-to-back singles to Patrick Bailey and
Eugene starter
Eugene added a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth on a walk to Bailey, a double by Wilson --- the league's leading hitter --- a sac fly by Roby and an error. Those two runs --- one earned --- came off
The Hops put the leadoff man aboard in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, but couldn't get any of them into scoring position.
Eugene (8-4) remains in second place, two games behind red-hot Everett --- winners of eight straight --- while the Hops (5-7) remain in fourth place, five games out.
Hillsboro will have Monday off, and then they're home to face Vancouver in the opener of a six-game series on Tuesday. Airtime will be 6:20PM on Rip City Radio 620 AM and www.RipCityRadio.com. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35.