Lincoln 5, Sioux Falls 0 –
Lincoln starter听Joe Bisenius听struck out a season-high 14 batters and shut out the Canaries for eight innings, allowing just five hits. Bisenius has had 10 strikeouts听in each of his last three starts.
搁别濒颈别惫别谤听Trey Barnham听entered in the ninth and finished off the shutout.
Lincoln took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a solo homer from DH听Chad Mozingo. The Saltdogs scored two more in the fifth and another two in the ninth to win and move into a tie for听first place with Gary SouthShore in the Central Division.
Lincoln 3B听Brandon Pinckney听and C听Tyler Smith听each had two hits in the game and Pinckney scored twice.
Sioux City 8, Gary SouthShore 6 –
Sioux City scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to wrestle the lead from the RailCats, winning 8-6.
In that frame the Explorers turned a 6-5 deficit into a lead, when Explorers 2B听Michael Lang听doubled home a run, C听Dillon Usiak听scored on a wild pitch and LF听Oscar Mesa听hit an RBI double. Mesa led the X’s with three hits in the game.
Sioux City grabbed an early lead with a four-run third inning, including a two-run single from听RF听Peter Barrows, but Gary SouthShore scored two runs in the fifth and four in the sixth to take a short-lived lead.
Left-hander听Kenny Long听got the win for Sioux City after allowing two runs — zero earned — in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Right-hander听Alex Burnett听pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get the save.
Winnipeg 10, St. Paul 6 (12 innings) –
The Goldeyes scored five runs in the top of the 12th to finish off the pesky Saints, who tied the game twice before falling in extra innings.
Winnipeg C听Luis Alen听hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 12th to give the Goldeyes the lead, and a two-out rally added four more runs. 3B听Jake Blackwood听hit a two-RBI double, SS听Tyler Kuhn听singled home a run and CF听Reggie Abercrombie听sent an RBI double to left field to give the Goldeyes a 10-5 lead. Alen went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a walk against the Saints.
The Saints tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by LF听Joe Bonfe, and after a sacrifice fly gave the Goldeyes a lead in the 10th, 1B听Angelo Songco听tied the game again by driving in SS听Joey Becker. In the 12th, St. Paul got one across before Winnipeg right-hander听Barry Fowler听retired the final three batters to cement the win.
Amarillo 4, Laredo 2 (10 innings) –
Amarillo scored two runs in the top of the 10th to beat Laredo, 4-2. The Sox got the go-ahead run across on a wild pitch, and 2B听Geraldo Valentin听tacked on another run with an RBI single. Valentin batted 3-for-5 Tuesday night.
Amarillo relievers听Jake Feckley,听Kristhiam Linares听and听Jeremy Gooding听combined for 4 1/3 innings without allowing a hit after starter听Clayton Tanner听allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Linares got the win and Gooding picked up a save after shutting out the Lemurs in the ninth and tenth.
For the Lemurs,听CF听Nick Van Stratten听had a solo homer in the fifth.
Wichita 4, Grand Prairie 3 (10 innings) –
Wichita C听Chris McMurray听hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring 1B听Victor Diaz听to give the Wingnuts听the lead in the top of the tenth, and closer听Dan Sattler听kept the AirHogs scoreless in the bottom of the tenth for a 4-3 win.
RF听David Espinosa听tied the game in the seventh on an RBI triple. Espinosa batted 2-for-4 with a walk. SS听Abel Nieves听and DH听Carlo Testa听led the Wingnuts with three hits. 搁别濒颈别惫别谤听Michael Zouzalik听got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth.
Kansas City 3, Fargo-Moorhead 2 –
T-Bones SS听Vladamir Frias听batted 3-for-4 with a fifth-inning RBI double, and Kansas City beat the RedHawks, 3-2.
Frias’s double scored the first run of the game, and he later scored on an RBI single from 2B听Danny Richar. In the sixth, the T-Bones added an insurance run when CF听Robby Kuzdale听drove in a run with a single to left field, and they needed it after the Fargo-Moorhead bats woke up.
RedHawks 1B听Michael Johnson听plated the team’s first run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth, and C听Travis Higgs听led off the seventh with a home run to cut Kansas City’s lead to 3-2.
Kansas City听closer听Kris Regas听walked two with one out in the ninth, but retired the final two batters to seal his 20th save. Right-hander听Joe VanMeter听started for the T-Bones, pitching seven innings of two-run ball. He struck out six in the win.
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