Dust Devil offense struggles in Everett as playoff race tightens
Anjul Hernandez scattered five hits over his five-inning start as the Tri-City Dust Devils went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in their 4-1 loss to the AquaSox on Monday night in the opener of a four-game set in Everett.
Bryant Aragon went 2-for-3 and scored Tri-City’s only run — on a seventh-inning double by Jalen Washington — to lead the team at the plate. Will Stillman (1-3) surrendered six hits and gave up an unearned run in the third and two earned runs in the fourth — a two-run blast by Seattle Mariners international prospect Chris Torres — to take the loss for the Dust Devils (12-9 second half, 32-27 overall).
Tri-City now trails the first-half Northwest League North Division champion Vancouver Canadians (13-8, 27-32) by a game in the second-half standings, and leads Everett (11-10, 28-31) and the Spokane Indians by a game each. If Vancouver wins the second-half title, overall record will determine the second North Division playoff berth, a race in which Tri-City holds a four-game advantage over Everett.
AquaSox 4, Dust Devils 1
Dust Devils | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
Benson dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .341 |
J.Lopez 2b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
Melean 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
Asuncion rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
Carter cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
Almanzar ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
Aragon 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
Washington c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
Magee lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Everett | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg |
C.Torres ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
Helder 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
Jo.Adams 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
O.Pena 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
Banuelos c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 |
Dixon dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 |
Venturino lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
R.Rosario cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .341 |
Rivera rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Dust Devils | 000 | 000 | 100 | – | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Everett | 001 | 200 | 10x | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
E–Almanzar (18). LOB–Dust Devils 10; Everett 7. 2B–Washington (5). HR–C.Torres (2) off Stillman. RBIs–Washington (6); C.Torres 2 (15); Jo.Adams (37). SB–Magee (5) 2B; C.Torres 2 (12) 2B. CS–Magee (4) 3B. RISP–Dust Devils 0-for-6; Everett 3-for-9. Runners left in scoring position–J.Lopez; Asuncion 2; Washington; O.Pena; Rivera; Dixon.
Dust Devils | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Stillman L,1-3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.01 |
Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.27 |
Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.08 |
Schlichtholz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Everett | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
A.Hernandez W,2-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.61 |
Rivera H,2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.55 |
Ellingson H,2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.89 |
Kuzminsky S,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Rivera pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
GS–Stillman 46; A.Hernandez 65. HBP–Benson (Ellingson); Jo.Adams (Stillman). Pitches-strikes–Stillman 89-56; Ford 10-7; Smith 23-16; Schlichtholz 14-8; A.Hernandez 81-55; Rivera 28-10; Ellingson 26-15; Kuzminsky 11-7. WP–Stillman. Inherited runners-scored–Ellingson 2-0.
T–2:43. A–3,009.
This story was originally published August 17, 2017 at 4:17 PM with the headline "Dust Devil offense struggles in Everett as playoff race tightens."