Rothford Homer Lifts Volcanoes Past Tri-City

Salem-Keizer improves to 26-6 with 8-4 victory.

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PASCO, Wash. - Chad Rothford's three-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning as visiting Salem-Keizer rallied past Tri-City, 8-4, on Saturday.

Garret Baker, who went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-run single before Rothford clubbed his fifth homer of the season.

Jeremiah Luster and Matthew Downs each drove in a run for the Volcanoes (26-6), who ended a two-game skid.

Reliever Andrew DeLaGarza (5-0) picked up the win, despite allowing two runs on four hits with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.

Daniel Otero pitched around three singles over the final 1 1/3 frames for his Northwest League-leading 11th save.

Darin Holcomb ripped a two-run homer, his fifth, and Helder Velazquez went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Dust Devils (11-21).

Tri-City reliever Austin Chambliss (1-2) was pounded for five runs on four hits while fanning one in one inning.

Starter Robinson Fabian yielded two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings.

Story by: Michael Avallone

Courtesy: MLB.com

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