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Jimmy Obertop and Tevin Tucker hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and the Spokane Indians beat the Vancouver Canadians 6-4 in the fourth of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Avista Stadium on Friday.

Left-hander Everett Catlett has been very good since joining the Spokane Indians in late July, allowing just three earned runs over four starts. But he wasn't his sharpest on Thursday, and his teammates got him off the hook. 

Griffin Herring turned in his third consecutive solid outing since coming over to the Colorado Rockies organization in a trade with the New York Yankees for major league third baseman Ryan McMahon.

The Spokane Indians started a new series Tuesday, but their second-half slump at the plate continued.

Since moving into the Spokane Indians starting rotation a few weeks ago, Stu Flesland – the Colorado Rockies organization pitcher of the month for July – has been almost untouchable. The 24-year-old lefty from Mt. Spokane High School continued his remarkable streak on Saturday.

Motorsports across the region comes in all forms and levels of competition. From auto racing at Stateline Speedway, motocross action at Airway X on the West Plains and Qlispe Raceway Park’s drag racing and road course events, there is no shortage of events to choose from to get in on the competition or spectate.

The percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball recently reached its lowest point since 1955, less than a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. League officials hope that several initiatives to increase those numbers are starting to pay dividends.

EUGENE, Ore. – Blake Wright delivered the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a sacrifice fly and the Spokane Indians beat the Eugene Emeralds 8-7 in the finale of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park on Sunday. 

Midfielder Nil Vinyals propelled Spokane to its 10th win of the season with his second consecutive one goal and one assist performance as the Velocity shut out AV Alta 2-0 at ONE Spokane Stadium Saturday.

EUGENE, Ore. – Since moving into the Spokane Indians starting rotation a few weeks ago, Stu Flesland has been almost untouchable. The 24-year-old lefty from Mt. Spokane High School continued his remarkable streak on Saturday. 

EUGENE, Ore. – Like Thursday's game, the Spokane Indians took a lead into the late innings on Friday. Unlike that come-from-ahead loss, they held on for the "W." 

Until Wednesday, the Spokane Velocity had sat atop the USL League One mountain since May.

EUGENE – The Spokane Indians and the Eugene Emeralds engaged in a pitcher’s duel on Thursday in the third of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park.

The award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, leadership, and service.

EUGENE – After a bit of a rocky start, Spokane Indians starting pitcher Josh Grosz settled in and kept his team within striking distance. But the early hole proved too much for the slumping Indians offense to overcome.

EUGENE, Ore. – The hitting woes that have plagued the Spokane Indians since the all-star break continued in the first game of a pivotal Northwest League series against the league leaders on Tuesday.

In 1937, its first year after relocating from Boston, Washington’s NFL team introduced and endeared itself to the District of Columbia by training at Anacostia Park.

The Spokane Indians are in the midst of a team-wide offensive slump. Since the all-star break, they have scored just 40 runs in their last 15 games (2.67 per game).

Spokane Indians pitcher Stu Flesland was recently named the Colorado Rockies organization pitcher of the month.