Ground Crew Overworked

In a play that could have jumped off the pages of a Hollywood script, Canadians LF Jon Davis broke from third base and stole home plate in the bottom of the 6^th inning, snapping a 3-3 tie, helping Vancouver to a 5-3 victory that sends the C’s to the post-season for an unprecedented fifth consecutive season.

Vancouver trailed twice on Sunday as the Indians took advantage of six walks from Canadians pitching yet couldn’t put the C’s away taking a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 6^th inning.

Indians manager Tim Hulett dipped into his bullpen in the bottom of the 6^th inning with two outs and just SS Franklin Barreto on at first base.

Reliever RHP Erik Swanson would come in and a walk and two base hits to put the Canadians offense into a position of strength – which was also accompanied by a trio of stolen bases driven by Davis stealing home to tie the game giving Vancouver a 4-3 lead.

Seconds later C Mike Reeves would slam a single to left field scoring 2B Richard Urena extending the difference to 5-3.

From there, the Canadians bullpen slammed the door on Spokane going three scoreless innings with RHP Andrew Case going two scoreless followed by RHP Phil Kish who pitched a three-up, three-down top of the 9^th inning for the division clinching victory.

With the win, Vancouver captures the Northwest League North Division pennant, securing a best-of-three playoff date with the Spokane Indians that starts on Tuesday, September 2^nd at 7:05pm out at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Tickets to the 2014 Vancouver Canadians Playoffs, presented by Scotiabank, are on-sale now.

Visit the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C., or call 604.872.5232 to grab your seats today!