SPOKANE – Everett was stymied for seven innings, then fell short in a comeback attempt, succumbing 5-3 to Spokane in a Northwest League game Thursday night.
Spokane (28-25) ended up winning the five-game series 3-2. Everett fell to 29-24. The season series ended 5-5.
Everett was completely shut down by Spokane starting pitcher Clint Brannon. Brannon, a left-hander working on three days rest, was perfect until Brandon Green led off the fifth inning with a single.
Green’s single was the only baserunner Brannon allowed in his five innings of work. He struck out six in improving his record to 2-0.
Reliever Mark Roberts picked up where Brannon left off, allowing just a single in the next two innings as Spokane built a 5-0 lead.
Everett scored once in the eighth, then closed within two on Green’s two-run homer in the ninth. However, Spokane closer Jarrad Burcie struck out the final two batters to earn his sixth save of the season.
Everett starter Jason Snyder struggled with his control, walking five in 41/3 innings. He also gave up three runs, three hits and struck out four in falling to 1-2.
The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Snyder walked the bases loaded with one out, bringing Travis Metcalf, the league RBI leader to the plate. Metcalf rolled a double down the third-base line, scoring two to give Spokane a 2-0 lead.
Spokane tacked on another run in the fifth and two more in the seventh.
Everett avoided being shut out for the first time this season by scoring in the eighth.
Matt Tuiasosopo led off with an infield single to third, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on Omar Falcon’s double to the right-center gap,.
The AquaSox made it interesting in the ninth when, with one out, Brent Johnson singled to center and Green followed with a two-run blast to right off Marcos Herrera to cut the lead to 5-3. It was Green’s sixth homer of the season.
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