July 7th: Labour hits league-leading 11th homer in loss to Vancouver
(James Snook)
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes have their six-game winning streak snapped when they lost the third game in a three-game series to the Vancouver Canadians 16-9.
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes have their six-game winning streak snapped when they lost the third game in a three-game series to the Vancouver Canadians 16-9.
- With the Volcanoes trailing 11-1 after a balk by starting pitcher Juan Diaz brought in
Franklin Labour ,Harrison Freed hits an RBI single that scoresArmani Smith that makes it 11-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Labour hits his 11th home run of the season off the left field foul pole, which also scores Alex Canario, to make it 12-4 Vancouver
- After the Canadians get another run to make it 13-4,Tyler Flores hits a home run over the right field wall, his fifth of the year, to make it 13-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- After Vancouver makes it 14-5, Smith hits a ground ball down the middle to the second basemanLuis De Los Santos , who throws it past the first basemanRonny Brito , which scoresJeff Houghtby and Tyler Fitzgerald to make it 14-7 Vancouver.
- In the bottom of the ninth inning, Armani Smith hits into a double play that brings in Tyler Fitzgerald to make it 16-8. - The next batter, Flores, will hit an RBI double to center field that will score Labour to make the score 16-9.
The Volcanoes will play two games on the road against the Eugene Emeralds before taking a day off and playing four straight games at home against those same Emeralds.