Goldeyes Sweep Dogs, Win Tenth Straight
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (37-31) swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Dogs at Blue Cross Park Tuesday evening, extending their winning streak to ten games. Winnipeg won the opener 4-1 before taking game two 7-4.
Chicago (21-48) took an early lead in game one when centre fielder Giovanni DiGiacomo hit a two-out solo home run to right-centre field in the top of the second inning.
Winnipeg replied with two runs in the bottom of the third to take a 2-1 lead. First baseman Kevin García scored on a throwing error to tie the game before shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder came home on a double-play ball off the bat of right fielder Roby Enríquez to put the Goldeyes ahead.
In the fifth, Enríquez lined a single to left that drove in designated hitter Max Murphy and Didder, making the score 4-1.
Luke Boyd (W, 8-3) went the distance for Winnipeg, allowing one run on six hits. The reigning American Association Pitcher of the Week struck out four and walked two.
Brendan Roberts (L, 1-2) started for the Dogs and exited after 4 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs—two earned—on five hits while striking out one and issuing one walk.
Chicago also struck first in the nightcap, with designated hitter Aaron Altherr hitting a two-out, two-run home run to left field in the top of the first inning to give the Dogs an early 2-0 lead.
The Goldeyes wasted no time responding. In the bottom of the inning, Bramasco doubled down the left-field line to drive in Didder and reduce the deficit to 2-1. After left fielder Adam Hall walked, centre fielder Noah Marcelo singled through the left side of the infield to bring home Bramasco and tie the ballgame. Second baseman Keshawn Lynch then gave Winnipeg the lead with a sacrifice fly to centre field that allowed Hall to score from third, making it 3-2.
Lynch drove in two more runs in the third when he lined a base hit to left that brought home Hall and Marcelo, extending the Goldeyes’ lead to three runs.
Winnipeg made it 7-2 in the fifth inning. Enríquez doubled down the right-field line to plate Marcelo before Lynch scored on Murphy’s groundout to third.
Chicago replied with two runs in the top of the sixth. DiGiacomo singled up the middle to score right fielder Zack Stokes before first baseman Tyreque Reed came home on left fielder Jacob Maiben’s groundout to third, reducing the Goldeyes’ lead to 7-4.
Quinn Waterhouse (W, 2-2), the second Winnipeg reliever of the game, was awarded the win in a scorer’s decision. Aidan Newton started for the Goldeyes and went three innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out two. He was followed out of the bullpen by Arij Fransen, Waterhouse, Eli Saul, and Derrick Cherry (S, 13).
The four-game series continues Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., when left-hander Kevin Vaupel (2-5, 6.02 ERA) will start for the Goldeyes. The Dogs are expected to send right-hander Dominic Guzmán (0-2, 4.38 ERA) to the mound.
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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