Goldeyes Pitching Strikes Out 16 in Victory (Highlights)
Photo Credit: Dave Mahussier
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (38-28) beat the Lake Country DockHounds 3-1 at Shaw Park on Friday night.
Eric Rivera was hit by a pitch leading off the bottom of the first. Rivera stole second, took third on a deep flyout to left-centre from Raul Navarro , and scored the game’s first run when Max Murphy reached on a two-out, infield single. The Goldeyes then loaded the bases on a David Washington single and a Reggie Pruitt Jr. walk, and took a 2-0 lead on an RBI infield single from Deon Stafford Jr.
The DockHounds (24-42) cut the Goldeyes’ lead in half in the top of the fifth on a two-out, RBI single to left from Giovanni Brusa. Goldeyes’ starter Freisis Adames came back to strike out Jake Snider looking to strand the tying and go-ahead runs on base.
The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the eighth when Navarro lined a single to right leading off. The hit stretched Navarro’s hitting streak to a career-high 19 games. Murphy followed with a single to left, and Washington advanced the runners to second and third with a groundball to first. After Pruitt was intentionally walked, the Goldeyes cashed in an insurance run when Navarro scored on a Stafford sacrifice fly to centre.
Five Goldeyes’ relievers combined on four shutout innings in relief of Adames. Zac Ryan worked a perfect sixth, while Erasmo Pinales , Travis Seabrooke , and Bryan Blanton each recorded two outs on strikeouts to preserve the lead through eight innings. Tasker Strobel struck out two in the ninth and worked out of a first and second, no-out jam to earn his league-leading 18 th save of the season. Goldeyes’ pitching combined for 16 strikeouts in the win.
Adames (7-3) earned the win, allowing one earned run on five hits in five innings. Adames walked two and struck out seven.
Francisco Jimenez (3-7) started for the DockHounds and took the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits over six innings. Jimenez walked two and struck out two.
Game two of the three-game series is Saturday evening at 6:05 p.m. at Shaw Park.
For information on Winnipeg Goldeyes’ 2022 season tickets, individual tickets, group outings, and 10-game mini packs, visit the Goldeyes’ official website at www.goldeyes.com
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