Goldeyes Hold Off Railroaders to Win Series
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (36-47) won their third series out of the last four Thursday evening with a 7-6 victory over the Cleburne Railroaders (39-44) at Blue Cross Park.
The Goldeyes broke a scoreless tie by erupting for six runs in the third inning. Catcher Rob Emery belted his first home run since rejoining the team over the left field wall to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead. Then with two out, third baseman Ramón Bramasco singled to centre field, driving in Tripp Clark and Ray-Patrick Didder to make it 3-0. The next batter, right fielder Max Murphy, smacked a three-run home run – his team-leading 15th – to left-centre to increase the lead to 6-0.
Cleburne would reduce the deficit by two in the top of the sixth when third baseman Chris Kwitzer brought home Dustin Peterson and Kyle Martin with a single to left field.
Didder hit a one-out, solo home run in the bottom of the frame to extend the Goldeyes’ lead to 7-2, and it would turn out to be a very important run.
Peterson would hit a two-out, two-run home run in the seventh inning, and Shed Long Jr. added another with two down in the ninth to pull the Railroaders to within one. However, Ryder Yakel (S, 7) was able to recover to strike out Peterson one batter later to end the ballgame.
Luke Boyd (W, 4-8) started for Winnipeg and worked six innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking three. Tasker Strobel was first out of the bullpen and gave up a run on a hit with two strikeouts. Yakel pitched the ninth and surrendered two runs on two hits and also fanned a pair.
Blair Henley (L, 1-9) struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings for Cleburne, but he served up three home runs in a losing effort. The former Houston Astros right-hander allowed seven runs on nine hits. Jerryell Rivera and Aaron Mishoulam appeared in relief for the Railroaders.
Following the game, the Goldeyes re-signed right-handed starting pitcher Ben Kowalski. The rookie joined the club in May before his contract was transferred to the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. To make room on the roster, catcher Clark was traded to the Chicago Dogs to complete an earlier transaction.
Winnipeg is back in action Friday evening from southeastern Iowa, where they will begin a three-game set with the league-leading Sioux City Explorers at Lewis & Clark Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT. Kowalski (1-0, 0.77 ERA) will start for the Goldeyes, while Sioux City will send righty Peniel Otaño (1-6, 6.60 ERA) to the mound.
Fans can Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca, with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV.
The team returns home to Blue Cross Park Friday, August 22 when they will open a weekend series with the Lincoln Saltdogs. Friday is Soirée Francophone, celebrating Manitoba’s vibrant Francophone community, while Saturday is the ever-popular Bark in the Park game, where fans can bring their dogs to enjoy the game! The weekend wraps up with a Churchill Trip Giveaway on Sunday Family Fun Day.
For information about Single Game Tickets, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets.
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