EVERETT — The Everett AquaSox fell to the Spokane Indians 10-2 in front of 1,362 fans at Funko Field on Wednesday evening.
In the top of the first, Spokane’s Cole Messina hit an RBI single, and in the next frame, Jean Perez cleared the fences by hitting a solo home run to left field to give Spokane (25-22 in the Northwest League) an early 2-0 lead.
Everett (21-25) cut Spokane’s lead in half during the bottom of the third as Colt Emerson scored on Lazaro Montes’ RBI groundout. The Indians added plenty of insurance runs, though, scoring three runs in the top of the fifth while adding two more in the top of the sixth.
AquaSox starting pitcher Marcelo Perez made his fifth start of 2025, throwing 4 2/3 innings of five-run baseball. He struck out two, walked none, and allowed nine hits during