Gm 61: 12th inning is where Vancouver finds series opening victory vs. Boise
Vancouver, British Columbia -- Stephen Jones uncorked a wild pitch in the bottom of the twelfth inning scoring McGregory Contreras from third base as the Vancouver Canadians (9-14) kept pace in the North Division with a 3-2 extra innings victory over Boise on Saturday night in front of 6,413 fans
Vancouver, British Columbia --
The Canadians would strand five runners over the eighth and ninth innings sending the game to extra innings and after twice leaving a runner in scoring position, finally broke through in the home half of the twelfth when McGregory Contreras started the frame in scoring position (each extra inning begins with the last out from the previous inning out at second base), was advanced to third base on a sac bunt fron
Four Canadians pitchers limited Boise to just five hits over 12 innings offensively with
Gabriel Ponce allowed two runs, both unearned, over his three innings while
Both offenses struggled on Saturday with Vancouver going 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position while Boise was 3-for-18. Each team left ten runners on-base.
With the win, Vancouver remains five games back of North Division leading Spokane who topped Eugene 8-1 out at Avista Stadium but made up a game of Everett who fell 8-0 at Salem-Keizer.
The Canadians will send
The game can be heard live on Sportsnet 650 starting at 1:00pm.
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