VANCOUVER, B.C. – A 4-3 lead held for four innings by the Tri-City Dust Devils (26-27 2H, 56-63) vanished in one swing Saturday night, as 1B Sean Keys smacked a walk-off two-run home run over the right field wall to give the Vancouver Canadians (30-23 2H, 67-52) a 5-4 win in front of a sellout crowd at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Tri-City forged a 4-0 lead through the first three innings. DH Cole Fontenelle singled home SS Capri Ortiz in the 1st inning to break the ice, after Ortiz had legged out an infield hit and stolen second to get into scoring position. Two innings later, those two partnered up to put more runs on the board. CF Lucas Ramirez doubled to lead off the top of the 3rd, and this time Ortiz did the driving in on an RBI single down the right field line. A 2-0 lead then doubled a batter later when Fontenelle took Vancouver starter Jackson Wentworth deep over the high wall in center field for a two-run home run and a 4-0 Dust Devils advantage.
Ryan Johnson returned to the mound for Tri-City, throwing a 1-2-3 1st inning as an opener. Ryan Costeiu following with what would have been a quality start had he begun the game, going six innings and giving up three runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Keythel Key (3-8) pitched a scoreless 8th but gave up the walk-off, taking his first loss in relief. Canadians reliever Javen Coleman (1-0) got the win for throwing a scoreless top of the 9th inning…