Tied 1-1 at the stretch, the Emeralds plate three with two outs to beat Vancouver 4-1
EUGENE, OR – A brisk pitcher’s duel turned the wrong way for the Canadians in the later innings Friday night in Eugene after three runs in the bottom of the seventh doomed them to a 4-1 loss at PK Park in two hours and seven minutes.
With the game tied at one through six and a half, a lead-off walk and a steal put the go-ahead man on base. But reliever JJ Sanchez (L, 0-3) – who retired the side in order in the sixth – struck out the next batter then induced a groundout that moved the runner to third with two outs. Up stepped leadoff man Scott Bandura, who laid down a perfect bunt up the third base line that allowed the runner to score and put the Ems ahead for good. They would add two more on an inside-the-park homer from Northwest League stolen base leader Jonah Cox in the next at-bat to lead 4-1…