Seven-Run Third Sinks Goldeyes
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes surrendered seven runs in the third inning and fell 17-7 to the Sioux City Explorers Saturday evening at Blue Cross Park.
Sioux City jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Henry George brought Austin Davis home with a fielder’s choice before Alberto Osuna doubled to centre field, scoring Braulio Vásquez and George.
Winnipeg got one run back in the bottom half. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder singled to right field before third baseman Ramón Bramasco singled and stole second. Centre fielder Noah Marcelo then drove in Didder with a groundout to make it 3-1.
The Goldeyes surged in front with four runs in the second. Designated hitter Jiandido Tromp and first baseman Raphaël Pelletier opened the inning with singles before catcher Kevin García doubled home Tromp. Didder followed with a groundout that scored Pelletier to tie the game 3-3. Bramasco then belted a two-run home run to right field, giving Winnipeg a 5-3 advantage.
The lead was short-lived as the Explorers erupted for seven runs in the third. Zac Vooletich doubled and scored on George’s double to right before Osuna hit a two-run home run to put Sioux City back in front 6-5. Davis later drove in two with a single to left, and Vooletich capped the inning with a two-run double to centre to increase the lead to 10-5.
Osuna hit his second home run of the game in the fourth, a solo shot to left field that made it 11-5.
Sioux City added two runs in the sixth on a D’Shawn Knowles double before Didder answered in the bottom half with a solo home run to right, cutting the deficit to 13-6.
The Explorers tacked on two more runs in the eighth and another two in the ninth. Second baseman Adam Hall singled home Bramasco in the bottom of the ninth to close out the scoring.
Ryan Beaird (W, 3-2) pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Sioux City, allowing two hits while striking out two and walking three.
Luke Boyd (L, 8-5) allowed ten runs on 12 hits over two and two-thirds innings for Winnipeg. He struck out one and walked one.
Bramasco finished three-for-five with a double, home run, two runs scored, two runs batted in, and a stolen base. Didder went two-for-five with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Tromp, García, and Pelletier also recorded two hits apiece.
The series concludes Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Blue Cross Park. Left-hander Kevin Vaupel (3-5, 5.89 ERA) is scheduled to start for Winnipeg, while Sioux City is expected to counter with right-hander Zach Willeman (5-5, 5.50 ERA). Sunday’s promotions include a Churchill Trip Giveaway and Sunday Family Fun Day.
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 12:30 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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