Lincoln 1, St. Paul 0 –
Lincoln 1B听Ian Gac听(辫颈肠迟耻谤别诲)听hit a walk-off home run to break a scoreless tie and beat St. Paul, 1-0. The home run, Gac’s 23rd of the season, set a new club record for home runs in a single season. He is second in the league, behind Laredo’s Travis Denker with 24, in home runs this season.
Quality pitching was on display for both teams, who put up zero after zero on the scoreboard for eight innings.
Saltdogs right-hander听Marquis Fleming听struck out eight in seven innings, allowing just four hits and two walks.听Relievers听Jhonny Montoya听and听Marshall Schuler听picked up right where Fleming left off, keeping the Saints without a run in the听eighth and ninth.
St. Paul right-hander听Nick Barnese听allowed five hits and two walks in eight innings, striking out six in a tough-luck no decision.
Sioux Falls 5, Winnipeg 3 –
After trailing 3-0, the Canaries stormed back late to steal a game from Winnipeg, 5-3.
In the top of the 7th,听1B听A.J. Kirby-Jones听led off with a double and scored on an RBI groundout by 3B听Carlos Mendez. CF听Chris Valencia听followed with a solo homer to cut the Goldeyes’ lead to 3-2. In the eighth, the Canaries took care of the rest, tying the game听on an RBI double from Kirby-Jones and taking a 5-3 lead on atwo-run homer by Mendez.
Sioux Falls lefty starter听Joe Bircher听got the win, allowing three runs on seven hits in seven innings. He struck out six. Closer听Alan DeRatt听earned his 13th save with a scoreless ninth.
For Winnipeg, SS听Tyler Kuhn听had a game-high three hits and an RBI in the loss.
Sioux City 10, Fargo-Moorhead 5 –
Sioux City LF听Oscar Mesa听and 1B听Rene Tosoni听led the Explorers to a 10-5 win against Fargo-Moorhead.
Mesa and Tosoni each had three hits and three RBIs. Tosoni hit a two-RBI single in the second inning to make it 4-0, and Mesa hit a two-RBI single to make it 9-3听in the X’s five-run fifth inning.
Mesa stole two bases in the game and Tosoni stole one. SS听Tommy Mendonca听added two RBIs for Sioux City.
Explorers reliever听Geoff Broussard听got the win after pitching a scoreless fifth. RedHawks 2B C.J. Retherford听went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.
Gary SouthShore 18, Kansas City 3 –
DH听Henry Wrigley听hit two home runs, and Gary SouthShore walloped Kansas City, 18-3. The RailCats maintained a one-game lead ahead of Lincoln in the Central Division with the win. The team scored听at least one run in all eight of the innings it came to bat.
Wrigley hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 6th and a two-run homer in the 8th, driving in five runs. Gary SouthShore 2B听Zac Mitchell听batted 3-for-6 with four RBIs, and SS听Daniel Pulfer听went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in win. 1B听Craig Maddox听reached base five times — two hits and three walks — and scored three times.
On the mound, RailCats starter听Stephen Hiscock, the American Association leader in strikeouts with 102,听pitched seven innings of three-run ball, striking out three.
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