Hillsboro Hops outfielder Wilderd Patiño (3) and Coach Ronald Ramirez (right) share a moment in the dugout prior to first pitch of their game against Tri-City on Friday, April 28, at Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro. The Hops split their six-game series with the visiting Dust Devils.
Hillsboro Hops outfielder Wilderd Patiño (3) and Coach Ronald Ramirez (right) share a moment in the dugout prior to first pitch of their game against Tri-City on Friday, April 28, at Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro. The Hops split their six-game series with the visiting Dust Devils.
A one-run game turned ugly late as the Ems parlayed three late-inning home runs into eight overall runs en route to a 10-1 win over the Hops on Saturday, May 20, at PK Park in Eugene.
With Eugene leading 2-1 entering the seventh inning, the home Ems got two two-run homers from Luis Toribio and Aeverson Arteaga, then followed that up with a Grant McCray eighth inning grand slam to take a three-games-to-two lead in the two teams’ six-game set ending tomorrow afternoon.
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