VANCOUVER (Interstat) — Max Viera drove in two runs with a tie-breaking triple in the eighth inning as the Vancouver Canadians defeated the Tri-City Dust Devils 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Vancouver took an early lead on Jean Joseph’s sacrifice fly in the second. David Mershon’s RBI single in the fifth tied it at 1. Ryan Nicholson’s solo homer in the sixth gave Tri-City a 2-1 lead. Dariel Ramon’s sacrifice fly in the seventh tied it for Vancouver, and Max Viera’s two-run triple in the eighth scored Ryan Sprock and Austin Smith.

Troy Guthrie started for Vancouver and allowed one earned run over five innings while striking out five. Reece Fields earned the win with two scoreless innings. Jack Eshleman pitched the ninth for his ninth save. Chase Shores gave up one earned run over six innings for Tri-City. Francis Texido took the loss.

Vancouver had six hits; Tri-City had five. Attendance was 5,750, and the game lasted 2:19. Vancouver improved to 54-60, while Tri-City fell to 56-58.