C’s Win Two

Canadians RHP Pat Murphy went six strong innings while RF Juan Tejada went 3-for-4 to help pace Vancouver to a 3-2 victory over the Hillsboro Hops on Saturday night.

Murphy, a hard luck loser in his first start of the season in Spokane, where the C’s got shut out, bounced back with six innings of four hit baseball allowing just two runs while striking out five.

Vancouver’s bullpen continues to dazzle with LHP Evan Smith (0.2IP), RHP Jackson McClelland (1.1IP) and closer RHP Jackson Lowery (1.0IP) slammed the door on the Hops offense to help the Canadians move to 5-4 (.555) on the season.

Offensively, RF Juan Tejada had his most productive night of the summer going 3-for-4 with an RBI while LF Rodrigo Orozco went 2-for-4 and C Javier Hernandez also had a pair of hits and a run scored in the win.

With the victory, Vancouver keeps pace in the Northwest League North Division, trailing Everett by a lone game after the Aquasox topped Boise 7-4, improving to 6-3 (.667) through the first nine games of the summer.

Sunday Afternoon

A three-run, bottom of the 4^th inning was enough for the Vancouver Canadians to pull away from the two-time, defending Northwest League Champions from Hillsboro as the C’s won 5-1 on Sunday afternoon out at Scotiabank Field.

CF Lance Jones managed the two-run knocked out punch when his single back up the middle scored both 3B Mattingly Romanin (single) and 2B Deiferson Barreto (single).

Hillsboro SS Manny Jefferson hit his 2^nd home run of the second off of Canadians RHP Luis Sanchez in the top of the 2^nd inning to record the only run of the afternoon for the Hops.

With the victory, Vancouver improves to 6-4 (.600) on the season, while Hillsboro falls to 3-7 (.300).

The win also gives Vancouver’s the series as the Canadians have now taken three of the first four meetings against the Hops with the final set for Monday, June 27^th at 7:05pm.

Canadians manager John Tamargo Jr. has scheduled RHP Justin Maese to get the start in the final game of this eight-game home stand.

Tickets are still available to Monday’s finale set for 7:05pm, and can be purchased by calling 604.872.5232, online at www.canadiansbaseball.com or by visiting the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C.