Spokane Indians Pregame: Ryan Feltner looks to continue a series of strong starts against Tri-City

The Spokane Indians (11-17) host the Tri-City Dust Devils (10-18) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the fifth of a six-game High-A West League series at Avista Stadium

Appetizers

Indians: RHP Ryan Feltner (1-1, 2.08 ERA). Feltner puts on a masterful inning performance with six shutouts against Eugene, in which he only allowed two hits. Ohio State Buckeye has not allowed a run at Avista Stadium in their last 9.2 innings.

Dust devil: RHP Dylan King (0-2, 8.15 ERA). King’s ERA is inflated due to two appearances against Everett, where he gave up 13 earned runs over six innings. Since then, the right-hander has only allowed one deserved run and four hits in a total of eight innings

Align

1) Collins CF

2) Schunk-2B

3) Doyle RF

4) MacIver-C

5) Remove-1B

6) Datres-3B

7) Morgan-LF

8) Lewis DH

9) Blomgren-SS

Weather

First pitch – partly cloudy, windy, 70th final out – Sure, 57.

Player to watch

1B Michael Toglia. After four home runs in his first six games, the performance for the former UCLA Bruin has cooled off a bit. However, he still ranked in the top 7 of the High-A West for Homers (6), RBI (16) and Walks (18).

Last game

Start David Hill completed six shutout innings and the Indians found just enough offensive to beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 3-0 in the fourth of a six-game High-A West series at Avista Stadium.

The 27-year-old right-handed only allowed two hits and went one with six strikeouts, throwing 52 of his 73 pitches for strikes.

“It doesn’t get much better,” said Indian pitching coach Ryan Kibler. “Everything worked for him. The fastball exchange combination was excellent. “

The Indians runs were achieved by LJ Hatch on a walk loaded with bases, a sacrificial fly and a wild pitch.