Goldeyes Win Big in Bourassa’s Return
WINNIPEG, MB – Adam Hall drove in five runs, including a three-run home run in the eighth inning, as the Winnipeg Goldeyes (42-33) defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries 11-4 Wednesday evening at Blue Cross Park.
Sioux Falls (39-37) opened the scoring in the first inning on a solo home run to centre field by Jabari Henry.
Winnipeg answered in the bottom of the second when centre fielder Noah Marcelo singled, stole second base, and scored on a right-field single by left fielder Jiandido Tromp to tie the game 1-1.
The Goldeyes moved in front in the third. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder drew a walk and second baseman Ramón Bramasco followed with a single before Hall lifted a sacrifice fly to right to give Winnipeg a 2-1 lead.
The Canaries tied the game in the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Michael Curialle and Anthony Hall.
Winnipeg quickly regained control in the bottom half. Right fielder Keshawn Lynch led off with a home run to left to put the Goldeyes back in front 3-2. Two batters later, designated hitter Max Murphy hit a solo home run to right to extend the lead to 4-2.
Didder led off the fifth with a home run to left for a 5-2 advantage. Hall then doubled to centre and scored on Marcelo’s single up the middle to make it 6-2.
Right-hander Landen Bourassa worked five strong innings before Sioux Falls cut into the lead in the sixth. A bases-loaded walk to Joe Vos brought home a run to make it 6-3, and a hit batter forced in another to pull the Canaries within 6-4.
Right-hander Eli Saul came on and struck out Henry to end the inning and preserve Winnipeg’s two-run lead.
The Goldeyes added a run in the seventh when Didder and Bramasco drew walks and Hall lined a single to centre, extending the lead to 7-4.
Winnipeg broke the game open in the eighth. Murphy doubled and scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-4. Didder and Bramasco followed with singles before Hall drove a three-run home run down the left-field line to give the Goldeyes an 11-4 advantage.
Right-hander Derrick Cherry struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to close out the victory.
Bourassa (W, 1-3) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings, striking out six and walking one. Arij Fransen was charged with two runs in two-thirds of an inning before Saul recorded the final out of the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh. Sage Ferguson struck out two in a perfect eighth before Cherry finished with a scoreless ninth.
Chase Gearing (L, 5-7) allowed six runs on nine hits over six innings for Sioux Falls.
Hall finished three-for-four with a home run, double, and five runs batted in. Didder reached base four times, scored four runs, and homered. Murphy went two-for-four with a home run and double, while Tromp added two hits and an RBI.
The series will conclude Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Blue Cross Park. Left-hander Ryo Kohigashi (5-2, 3.50 ERA) will start for Winnipeg, while Sioux Falls will counter with right-hander Christian Edwards (5-4, 6.04 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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