Eight Unanswered Runs Lift Goldeyes to Win
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (41-33) erased a four-run deficit with eight unanswered runs over the final two innings to defeat the Sioux Falls Canaries 10-6 Tuesday evening at Blue Cross Park.
Sioux Falls (39-36) opened the scoring in the top of the third inning when shortstop Grady Mee hit a three-run home run to left field to give the Canaries a 3-0 lead.
Winnipeg answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder drew a leadoff walk and scored two batters later when left fielder Adam Hall lined a double to left. Hall then stole third base and came home on centre fielder Noah Marcelo’s groundout to second, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
The Canaries restored their three-run advantage in the sixth when right fielder Josh Rehwaldt hit a two-run home run to left, making it 5-2.
Sioux Falls added another run in the seventh. Centre fielder Joe Vos scored on first baseman Mike Hart’s single to left to give the Canaries a 6-2 lead.
The Goldeyes came all the way back in the bottom half of the inning.
Hall led off with his second double of the night and scored on second baseman Keshawn Lynch’s single to left. Catcher Raphaël Pelletier followed with a single to centre before right fielder Max Murphy reached on a fielder’s choice and a throwing error allowed Lynch to score, pulling Winnipeg to within two at 6-4.
Designated hitter Jiandido Tromp grounded out to shortstop to bring home Pelletier, and first baseman Kevin García chopped an infield single that drove in Murphy and tied the game 6-6.
After right-hander Willian Suárez retired the Canaries in order in the top of the eighth, Winnipeg completed the comeback with four runs in the bottom half.
Third baseman Ramón Bramasco blooped a single to right and Hall followed with a base hit of his own. Marcelo moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt, and Sioux Falls intentionally walked Lynch to load the bases.
Pelletier then drilled a ground-rule double to right field, scoring Bramasco and Hall and giving the Goldeyes their first lead of the night at 8-6. Following a pitching change, Murphy reached on a fielder’s choice to second base, and a throwing error allowed Lynch and Pelletier to score to extend Winnipeg’s advantage to 10-6.
Right-hander Derrick Cherry worked a scoreless ninth inning and struck out two to close out the victory.
Kevin Vaupel started for Winnipeg and allowed five runs on five hits over six innings. The left-hander walked two and struck out four. James Colyer allowed one run in the seventh before Suárez (W, 4-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth. Cherry followed with a scoreless ninth.
Eric Waldichuk (L, 0-1) was charged with four runs in one-third of an inning for Sioux Falls.
Hall led the Goldeyes offensively, going three-for-four with two doubles, three runs scored, and one run batted in. Pelletier was two-for-four with a ground-rule double and two RBIs, while Murphy drove in two runs and stole a base. Lynch added a hit, two runs scored, and an RBI, while García’s infield single tied the game in the seventh.
The series continues Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Blue Cross Park. Right-hander Landen Bourassa (0-3, 4.13 ERA) will start for Winnipeg, while Sioux Falls will counter with right-hander Chase Gearing (5-6, 6.08 ERA).
Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca, with the pregame show beginning at 6:00 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM, with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV.
For information about Single Game Tickets, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets.
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