VANCOUVER — The Everett AquaSox were above all else opportunistic Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canadians.
Everett batters reached base on walks eight times and took advantage of enough scoring opportunities to ruin Canada Day for host Vancouver, beating the Canadians 6-1 at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Everett scored three runs in the fourth inning, Tyson Gillies hit a two-RBI single in the seventh, and the AquaSox came back from an early deficit to win the game. The win improved the AquaSox’s record to 6-9 and dropped the Canadians (5-10) into last place in the Northwest League.
A few days after failing to hang on to a lead against Salem-Keizer, the AquaSox relievers didn’t give up a run to the Vancouver Canadians.
Everett pitcher Robbie Dominguez held the Canadians scoreless for four innings after coming in relief at the start of the fourth inning to pick up the win. Dominguez surrendered only one hit, two walks, and struck out four batters. Christian Staehely added two scoreless innings of relief to close out the game for the AquaSox.
Offensively for the AquaSox, Luis Nunez was 3-for-4, Kevin Reynolds was 2-for-4 with a double, and Nate Tenbrink batted 2-for-3 to lead Everett. Brandon Fromm and Travis Howell each added an RBI.
Everything went the Vancouver Canadians’ way early on Canada Day. Vancouver left fielder J.D. Priutt hit a lead off home run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead, and Vancouver starter Hector Garcia didn’t face more than three batters the first three innings.
But things came undone for the Canadians and Garcia, who picked up the loss, in the fourth.
The AquaSox scored three runs in that inning to take a 3-1 lead, as three walks from Garcia and a throwing error by Vancouver second baseman Kevin Jernigan kept runners in scoring position.
Gillies then hit a two-RBI single in the seventh to score two insurance runs and Tenbrink scored in the ninth on a fielding error.
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