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Arizona Diamondbacks Minor-league Round-up, 9/7: Hops walk off playoff opener

The Hillsboro Hops had to go extras, but prevailed over the Eugene Emeralds in their first playoff match,

A-short Hillsboro 4, Eugene 3 (10). This was a tense contest, with never more than one run between the teams. The Hops got on the board first, as RF Luis Veras homered with two outs in the second inning. But the Emeralds responded, tying things up in the third off starter Anfernee Benitez, then taking the lead in the top of the fourth. Hillsboro quickly locked things up in the bottom half, SS Adam Walton's single scoring DH Luke Lowery, but fell behind in the fifth.