Pippins Drop Game Two in Victoria as Playoff Hopes Fade

VICTORIA, B.C – The Yakima Valley Pippins dropped game two in their series with the Victoria HarbourCats Tuesday night, 10-3.

The Pippins (26-24) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 3^rd on an RBI single by Corey Morris. After Victoria (27-22) tied the game with a solo home run the 3^rd, Yakima took another one-run lead at 2-1 in the 4^th on a safety squeeze from Alex Guenette.

However, the Victoria bats got going from there. A two-run homer in the 4^th gave the HarbourCats a 3-2 lead and Victoria opened up a more comfortable cushion with a four-run 5^th inning, chasing starter Andrew Bernstein from the game after just 4 2/3 innings of work.

The Pippins got one last run across in the 6^th on an RBI single from Freddy Smith, but Victoria capped the night with three more runs in the 8^th. Mitch Skaggs stood out for the Pippins at the plate, going 3-4 with two runs scored.

Meanwhile, Corvallis won its fifth straight game Tuesday, knocking off Kelowna, 6-3. The win drops the Pippins 3 1/2 games back in the West Coast League wild card race with four games to go. The Pippins will try to avoid a sweep at the hands of Victoria Wednesday at 6:35 p.m., with Jens Jensen getting the start for the Pippins in game three.

Listen in live on 1460 ESPN Yakima starting at 6:25.