Juárez Dazzles as Indians Blank Dust Devils, 6-0
Víctor Juárez tossed seven innings of one-hit baseball as the Indians shut out the Dust Devils, 6-0, in front of 4,452 fans at Avista Stadium for Spokane County Interstate Fair Night presented by Cascadia Screen Printing. TOP PERFORMERS Juárez (4-7) matched a career high in innings and set a new
Víctor Juárez tossed seven innings of one-hit baseball as the Indians shut out the Dust Devils, 6-0, in front of 4,452 fans at Avista Stadium for Spokane County Interstate Fair Night presented by Cascadia Screen Printing.
TOP PERFORMERS
Juárez (4-7) matched a career high in innings and set a new personal best with 10 strikeouts as he held the hapless Dust Devils to just one hit on a brisk evening in Spokane. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.80 (25 IP, 5 ER) in August with a sterling 30 K/5 BB mark and is now fourth in the NWL among qualified pitchers with a 4.47 ERA and 108 K’s this season.
Cole Carrigg drilled a leadoff home run - his 13th of the season - while also reaching on a walk and scoring twice. The 22-year-old ranks among the Northwest League's top five in average (.278), home runs (13), slugging (.468), OPS (.823), hits (111), triples (11), total bases (187), runs (71), and stolen bases (43).
Cole Messina drilled his first professional home run in the seventh inning and finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
JERSEY WATCH: Primary (18-12), Redband (10-4), OFT (4-4), Cafecitos (2-1), Expo ’74 (2-2), King Carl (1-1), Star Wars (1-0), Marvel (0-1), Greys (34-19), Reds (0-1), Oat Milkers (0-1)
NEXT HOME GAME: Wednesday, August 28th vs. Tri-City – 6:35 p.m. (Gates Open – 5:30 p.m.)
Tri-City RHP Joel Hurtado (8-7, 4.61) vs Spokane RHP Jack Mahoney (6-7, 3.78)
Promotion – Halloween & Less Likes More Love Night presented by Silverwood Theme Park & Snapchat: Wear your favorite costume and celebrate Halloween a little early as Avista Stadium becomes haunted with ghosts, goblins, and Jack-O-Lanterns. Stick around after the game for a Spokane Indians Candy Crawl.
ABOUT THE SPOKANE INDIANS
The Spokane Indians are the High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies located in Spokane Valley, Wash., and play at Avista Stadium home of the MultiCare Kids Bench Seat and Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Military & Veteran Ticket. Parking at all Spokane Indians games is FREE. The Spokane Indians Office and Team Store hours are 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Fridays. On game days, the Office and Team Store are open from 10:00 a.m. through the end of the game.