VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Interstat) — The Eugene Emeralds will look to snap a two-game skid when they visit the Vancouver Canadians on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Eugene enters at 79-53. Vancouver is 65-68. The Emeralds are expected to start Jordan Gottesman, who is 7-1 this season. The Canadians are expected to counter with Troy Guthrie (5-6). The forecast for game time is 63 degrees with clouds.

Eugene catcher Charlie Muniz is a player to watch. Muniz went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs in Tuesday’s 8-7 loss at Vancouver. He also homered and drove in three runs in a 7-6 loss at Hillsboro on Sept. 6. After going hitless in his previous three games, Muniz has seven RBIs over his past two contests. Second baseman Kaeden Kent also swung a hot bat Tuesday, going 4 for 5 with two RBIs.

Vancouver left fielder Austin Smith is another player to watch. Smith went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs in Tuesday’s 8-7 win over Eugene. He has three straight multi-hit games and has five RBIs over his past four games. Smith also had two hits and an RBI in a 13-10 win at Tri-City on Sept. 4.

Vancouver won Tuesday’s series opener and has won six of the past 10 meetings between the teams. The Canadians have taken three of the past four in the series. Eugene’s most recent win against Vancouver was a 6-5 victory at home on Aug. 23. Vancouver also won 9-3 on Aug. 22 and 12-10 on Aug. 21 before Eugene answered with a 10-7 win on Aug. 20 and a 6-4 win on Aug. 19. The Canadians won 10-5 on Aug. 18.

The Emeralds have won six of their past 10 games but have lost two straight. They fell 7-6 at Hillsboro on Sept. 6 after winning three consecutive games against the Hops. Vancouver also has won six of its past 10 games, though the Canadians dropped two of three before Tuesday’s win. They lost 6-2 at Tri-City on Sept. 6 and 6-3 at Tri-City on Sept. 5.

The Canadians have scored at least 10 runs in three of their past 10 games, including a 13-10 win at Tri-City on Sept. 4 and a 15-14 home win over Spokane on Aug. 28. Eugene has also shown offensive punch, scoring 10 or more runs three times in its past 10 games, including a 12-9 win at Everett on Aug. 29.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Eugene 7, Vancouver 6. The ELO system gives Eugene a 51.30 percent probability to win.

After Wednesday, the teams will continue their series with a three-game set at Eugene from Friday through Sunday.