Tri-City routs Spokane Indians 12-2 to clinch road series at Avista Stadium

The Tri-City Dust Devils defeated the Spokane Indians 12-2 on July 25 at Avista Stadium in Spokane Valley, clinching a road-series victory with their fourth consecutive win over Spokane.

The result gave Tri-City its first six-game-series victory at Avista Stadium during the High-A era. The ballpark is home to the Spokane Indians, the Spokane-area Minor League Baseball club.

Four-run first inning put Tri-City ahead

Tri-City took advantage of two early Spokane defensive errors and scored four runs in the first inning. The Dust Devils built on that start to finish with 12 runs, while Spokane scored two.

Tyler Bremner earned his first professional win for Tri-City. The starter allowed one run on three hits over five innings and struck out seven Spokane batters.

Spokane starter Yuma Herrera fell to 1-3 with the loss.

Series result comes with standings context

The game report listed Spokane at 16-13 in the second half and 45-50 overall entering the contest. Tri-City entered at 14-15 in the second half and 49-46 overall.

Those second-half records put Spokane ahead of Tri-City in the standings snapshot provided with the game report, despite the Dust Devils’ four straight victories in the series. Separate local reporting by The Spokesman-Review said Spokane’s difficult week did not cause the club to fall in the standings.

Tri-City’s series-clinching win did not, by itself, resolve the teams’ remaining scheduled meeting. The supplied reporting identified a series finale for July 26, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m., but does not establish the outcome of that game.

What the win meant for the clubs

For Tri-City, the July 25 result secured the road series before the finale and delivered a notable milestone at Spokane’s home field: the Dust Devils’ first six-game-series win at Avista Stadium in the High-A era.

For Spokane, the loss was its fourth straight against Tri-City in the series. The Indians remained the second-half leader between the two clubs in the records reported before the game, while the final scheduled contest was still to be played.