The Vancouver Canadians' hopes of reaching .500 in the first half of the season were dashed by the Tri-City Dust Devils at The Nat Thursday night.
Tri City's Peter Van Gansen signals safe as he slides into third base with one out in the first. Unfortunately for C's third baseman Carl Wise and the rest of the Canadians looking on, the base umpire agreed. Van Gansen would tag up on a sacrifice fly to score the game's first run.
C's leadoff man Andrew Guillotte fouls off a ball in the first inning. He would work his way aboard with a walk.
Andrew Guillotte slides into second base as Tri-City second baseman Mitch Morales attempts to apply the tag.
Though Tri-City shortstop Peter Van Gansen appears to disagree, Andrew Guillotte gets his fifth stolen base of the season.
Andrew Guillotte comes home with Vancouver's first run to tie the game at 1-1.
Ryan Hissey stands at first base after his RBI single to left field brought in Andrew Guillotte.
Carl Wise found himself in a 0-2 count but fouled off a few pitches and managed to put the ball in play as his groundout to third scored Gunnar Heidt (inset) to put Vancouver up 2-1 after one.
Jon Wandling was hoping to follow up his nine strikeout performance over seven innings Saturday but only made it through three, giving up six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three.
Carl Wise tries to make a play from third in the second inning but the runner reached on an bunt single and loaded the bases as a prelude to a four-run Tri-City inning.
Lefty Bob Wheatley teamed up with fellow southpaw Michael Kraft to provide six shutout innings of relief as the C's tried to battle back from a 6-2 deficit. They only got halfway there, losing 6-4 to Tri-City and seeing their four-game winning streak come to an end.
The C's were just 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on. Their best chance to tie things up was in the eighth inning when Justin Atkinson and Sean Hurley reached base with two-out infield singles but Connor Panas struck out. Their best chance to break the game open was in the first as they loaded up the bases twice but could not get that big hit to give them the big inning. Carl Wise had the only two-hit night with a double and a single while Panas had a two-out double that was stranded in the sixth. Ryan Hissey reached twice with a hit and a walk and Lane Thomas added a base hit. However, the 9-1-2 trio in the batting order of J.C. Cardenas, Andrew Guillotte and Gunnar Heidt were a combined 0-for-14 with Guillotte's walk preventing a 0-for-5 night.
Radar gun readings had Jon Wandling around 77-91 miles per hour, Bob Wheatley reached the mid-to-upper 80's and Michael Kraft threw his assortment of pitches in the low-70's-high 80's range. Though five of his six outs in play were on the ground, Wandling experienced some tough luck with the BABIP gods as ground balls found their way through. There was one past Thomas at second and a bunt single Wise could not pull the trigger on at third. Hissey also had trouble catching a pop in foul territory at catcher in the fateful second. In short, it just wasn't Wandling's night. Wheatley yielded just one hit and whiffed two in his three innings and Kraft survived a leadoff triple in the ninth to put up three more goose eggs with one strikeout in his three frames.
The 15-20 C's wrap up their home schedule with a 5:05 pm doubleheader Saturday against the Padres-affiliated Dust Devils after today's 1:05 pm contest was rained out on what is shaping up to be a wet weekend in these parts. They travel to Everett for the start of a three-game set beginning Sunday. Monday's game against the AquaSox will mark the beginning of the second half of the season. After Everett, they head to Idaho to take on the Rockies-affiliated Boise Hawks in a five-game set Wednesday through Sunday. The All-Star Game between the Northwest League and Pioneer League will be played Tuesday, August 4 in Spokane. The Canadians will finally return home Thursday, August 6 to begin a three-game series against the Spokane Indians.
Tri City's Peter Van Gansen signals safe as he slides into third base with one out in the first. Unfortunately for C's third baseman Carl Wise and the rest of the Canadians looking on, the base umpire agreed. Van Gansen would tag up on a sacrifice fly to score the game's first run.
C's leadoff man Andrew Guillotte fouls off a ball in the first inning. He would work his way aboard with a walk.
Andrew Guillotte slides into second base as Tri-City second baseman Mitch Morales attempts to apply the tag.
Though Tri-City shortstop Peter Van Gansen appears to disagree, Andrew Guillotte gets his fifth stolen base of the season.
Andrew Guillotte comes home with Vancouver's first run to tie the game at 1-1.
Ryan Hissey stands at first base after his RBI single to left field brought in Andrew Guillotte.
Carl Wise found himself in a 0-2 count but fouled off a few pitches and managed to put the ball in play as his groundout to third scored Gunnar Heidt (inset) to put Vancouver up 2-1 after one.
Jon Wandling was hoping to follow up his nine strikeout performance over seven innings Saturday but only made it through three, giving up six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three.
Carl Wise tries to make a play from third in the second inning but the runner reached on an bunt single and loaded the bases as a prelude to a four-run Tri-City inning.
Lefty Bob Wheatley teamed up with fellow southpaw Michael Kraft to provide six shutout innings of relief as the C's tried to battle back from a 6-2 deficit. They only got halfway there, losing 6-4 to Tri-City and seeing their four-game winning streak come to an end.
The C's were just 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on. Their best chance to tie things up was in the eighth inning when Justin Atkinson and Sean Hurley reached base with two-out infield singles but Connor Panas struck out. Their best chance to break the game open was in the first as they loaded up the bases twice but could not get that big hit to give them the big inning. Carl Wise had the only two-hit night with a double and a single while Panas had a two-out double that was stranded in the sixth. Ryan Hissey reached twice with a hit and a walk and Lane Thomas added a base hit. However, the 9-1-2 trio in the batting order of J.C. Cardenas, Andrew Guillotte and Gunnar Heidt were a combined 0-for-14 with Guillotte's walk preventing a 0-for-5 night.
Radar gun readings had Jon Wandling around 77-91 miles per hour, Bob Wheatley reached the mid-to-upper 80's and Michael Kraft threw his assortment of pitches in the low-70's-high 80's range. Though five of his six outs in play were on the ground, Wandling experienced some tough luck with the BABIP gods as ground balls found their way through. There was one past Thomas at second and a bunt single Wise could not pull the trigger on at third. Hissey also had trouble catching a pop in foul territory at catcher in the fateful second. In short, it just wasn't Wandling's night. Wheatley yielded just one hit and whiffed two in his three innings and Kraft survived a leadoff triple in the ninth to put up three more goose eggs with one strikeout in his three frames.
The 15-20 C's wrap up their home schedule with a 5:05 pm doubleheader Saturday against the Padres-affiliated Dust Devils after today's 1:05 pm contest was rained out on what is shaping up to be a wet weekend in these parts. They travel to Everett for the start of a three-game set beginning Sunday. Monday's game against the AquaSox will mark the beginning of the second half of the season. After Everett, they head to Idaho to take on the Rockies-affiliated Boise Hawks in a five-game set Wednesday through Sunday. The All-Star Game between the Northwest League and Pioneer League will be played Tuesday, August 4 in Spokane. The Canadians will finally return home Thursday, August 6 to begin a three-game series against the Spokane Indians.