Staine's Gem, Martin's Slam Leads Indians in 8-0 Win
Connor Staine had his best outing of the season and was backed by a Robby Martin Jr. grand slam as the Indians topped the Hops, 8-0, in front of 3,130 fans at Avista Stadium for Ballpark Bugs & Stadium Snakes Day Game presented by BNSF Railways. TOP PERFORMERS Staine (2-3)
Connor Staine had his best outing of the season and was backed by a Robby Martin Jr. grand slam as the Indians topped the Hops, 8-0, in front of 3,130 fans at Avista Stadium for Ballpark Bugs & Stadium Snakes Day Game presented by BNSF Railways.
TOP PERFORMERS
Staine (2-3) set the tone early for Spokane, striking out the side in the first and finishing with a new career-high nine punchouts over seven scoreless innings. The right-hander allowed just four baserunners (2 BB, 2 H) while throwing 65 of 98 pitches for strikeouts.
Martin Jr. drilled a pitch off Hops reliever Junior Cerda the opposite way in the bottom of the fifth for Spokane's second in slam in as many games. The 24-year-old is now tied for the team lead in home runs (5) with Cole Carrigg and his 34 RBIs rank second in the NWL to teammate Kyle Karros.
Cole Carrigg had three hits and two RBIs, Kyle Karros reached base twice and drove in a pair of runs, and Jake Snider was on base four times on a trio of walks and a double.
JERSEY WATCH: Primary (9-8), Redband (4-4), OFT (2-2), Cafecitos de Spokane (1-0), Expo ’74 (2-2), King Carl (1-0), Star Wars (0-0), Marvel (0-0), Greys (11-6), Reds (0-1)
NEXT HOME GAME: Tuesday, June 18th vs. Eugene – 6:35 p.m. (Gates Open - 5:30 p.m.)
Promotion – Baseball Hat Giveaway Night presented by Pepsi & The Inlander: The first 1,000 fans and all STCU Gold Glove Members in attendance will receive a FREE Spokane Indians Baseball Cap courtesy of Pepsi and The Inlander! And stick around after the game for Dairy Queen Circle the Bases!
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.