Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

Dust Devils rout Yakima

HERALD STAFF

Ryan Peisel had two RBIs in the top of the third inning, Erik Wetzel added three RBIs in the fifth and the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Yakima Bears 9-5 on Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Peisel brought home Jordan Pacheco and Scott Robinson with a line-drive double to centerfield in the third as Tri-City (31-31) scored three runs to break a 1-1 tie.

The Bears answered with a run when Greg Bordes doubled and scored on a single to center by David Cooper.

Tri-City's Patrick Rose scored on an Austin Rauch single to left field in the fourth, and Yakima responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the frame.

Wetzel hit a double that brought home Robinson, Chad Lembeck and Charlie Blackmon to highlight a four-run fourth that put the Dust Devils ahead 9-3.

Yakima scored twice more in the bottom of the eighth.

The two teams meet again at 7:15 p.m. today at Gesa Stadium.