Foreplay of the Spokane Indians: Ryan Feltner wants to stop the opening series in three games
The Spokane Indians (0: 3) receive the Eugene Emeralds (3: 0) in the fourth of a High-A West League series with six games on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Avista Stadium
Appetizers
In the: Ryan Feltner (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Feltner has had a 2019 season behind him, with a 5.07 ERA in 25 starts with Low-A Asheville 9: 9. Former Ohio State Buckeye took second place for the tourists with 116 spikes while wearing a 1.54 whip.
Emeralds: RHP Nick Morreale (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Morreale had limited work in the Arizona League in 2019 but was still seeing impressive numbers. In seven starts and nine overall appearances, the 14th all-rounder knocked out 24 batters over 23.2 innings with an ERA of just 1.52.
Align
1) Diaz-SS
2) Blomgren-2B
3) Schunk-DH
4) Doyle CF
5) Remove -1B
6) MacIver-C
7) Harris RF
8) Stovall-LF
9) Luke-3B
Weather
First Place – Overcast and Windy, 55th Final – Cloudy, 48th
Player to see
CF Brenton Doyle: Doyle is tied for team leadership in Hits (3) and has the only double of the season for Spokane. The Pride of Warrenton, Virginia is considered the # 6 Rockies Lookout and has been described as “serious” by its teammates.
Last game
The Emeralds rallied for four runs in the tenth inning, sending the Indians to their third straight loss to start the season, an 8-4 decision.
Logan Wyatt, who was in the lead in 10th place, snatched a lone right-back, Moises Ceja, in second place to take down free runner Hunter Bishop.
Diego Rincones put a hit in the left center for a three-fold lead into the net, and Ismael Mungia followed with a high fly that helped the breeze over the wall.
Ceja has allowed seven deserved runs with eight hits, including three home runs, in two innings this season.
Spokane reliever Nick Bush drew 3-1 on two hits and a walk with a strikeout. Riley Pint, the Rockies’ first pick of 2016 to battle arm injuries, received two so-called strikeouts on sliders in a perfect inning of relief in the seventh game.