EVERETT – The power of the Tri-City Dust Devils (22-22) once more showed through Saturday night, with the visitors hitting three out of the park in a 7-4 win over the Everett AquaSox (23-21) at Everett Memorial Stadium that clinched at least a split for the visitors and gave them a chance to win this week’s series.
In a first for the six-game set neither team scored in the first three innings, with starters Francis Texido of Tri-City and Evan Truitt (1-3) of Everett holding their opponents off the board. The first runs of the game came in the top of the 4th inning, with 3B Jake Munroe and DH Matt Coutney singling to start the frame. 1B Ryan Nicholson came up with one out and socked a ball to center, well over the wall for a three-run home run that gave the Dust Devils a 3-0 lead.
Texido gave his best start for manager Dann Bilardello’s team, falling an out shy of getting the win but holding the AquaSox to just one run on one hit in 4.2 innings of work. The lefty struck out five and walked two, teeing up reliever Alex Martinez (2-0) to cover the 5th and 6th innings.
Tri-City pushed two across in the 6th inning, without the help of a round-tripper. C Juan Flores singled to lead things off and Nicholson doubled down the left field line to put runners at second and third with no one out. CF Anthony Scull delivered an RBI single through a drawn-in infield to make it a 4-1 game, and 2B Adrian Placencia’s sacrifice fly pushed the lead to 5-1.
The longball would return to the Dust Devils’ aid, though, with two solo homers taking the lead further. Munroe would go deep to left-center in the 7th, making it 6-1 for the visitors, and Flores joined in on the fun in the 8th inning with a shot to right-center that shoved the advantage to 7-1. Everett would try to make things interesting late, but reliever Benny Thompson shut the door for his second save of the year.
WIN A GAME, WIN A SERIES
Tri-City faces Everett in the finale of this week’s six-game set at 4:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Everett Memorial Stadium. Left-hander Lucas Knowles (2-0, 3.42 ERA), who went five innings and got the win Tuesday night, gets the start for the Dust Devils while right-hander Walter Ford (0-3, 7.44 ERA) goes for the AquaSox.
Free broadcast coverage on the MiLB app and dustdevilsbaseball.com will begin with the Dust Devils Pregame Show at 3:45 p.m. Fans can also watch the games for free (Everett broadcast) on Bally Sports Live, and via subscription on MLB.tv and the MiLB app.
The team returns after the finale to enjoy the Memorial Day holiday before beginning a 12-game homestand on Tuesday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m. against the Spokane Indians at Gesa Stadium. After six with the Inland Northwest rivals, the Vancouver Canadians return to town for six games that bring the clubs to the month of June.
For tickets to both the Spokane and Vancouver series, as well as all 2026 Dust Devils home games, visit the official ticket site, dustdevilsbaseball.com.