Amarillo 8, Grand Prairie 5
The Grand Prairie AirHogs tried to rally late but they couldn鈥檛 make up for a pair of three run innings by the Amarillo Sox and fell 8-5. C听Chris Grossman (pictured)听put the Sox out in front with a three-run homerun in the third inning. That was his only hit of the game but he also worked two hitless innings of relief on the mound and struck out three batters. It was his first appearance on the bump this season.
LF听David Peralta听homered in two runs in the fifth after RF听Joe Weik听singled in a run. The Sox were leading 6-0 after the fifth. The AirHogs scored all five of their runs in the last two innings but it was too little too late at the point in the ball game. Sox Starter听Kristhiam Linares听picked up the win for pitching five scoreless innings and scattering three hits.
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Kansas City 6, Laredo 4
The Kansas City T-Bones took care of the Laredo Lemurs 6-4 behind a five-run fifth inning. The game was scoreless when the T-Bones came to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning. RF听Ray Sadler听got things started with his only hit of the game to lead off the inning. He scored two batters later on a single by C听Steve Yoo听鈥� Yoo was 2-for-4 in the game.
Yoo scored on triple from CF听Kennard Jones. DH听Brandon Jones听brought home two more runs with a single later in the inning to complete the rally. Jones鈥檚 two RBI led the team. Laredo鈥檚 SS听Jimmy Mojica听started a charge in the sixth when he scored on sacrifice fly. In the seventh he blasted a three-run homerun but the Lemurs wouldn鈥檛 score again.
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Sioux City 5, Wichita 3
The Sioux City Explorers put together an eighth inning rally to take control of the game and beat the Wichita Wingnuts 5-3. Trailing Wichita 3-2 going into the bottom of the eighth inning and they loaded up the bases for DH听Sam Judah. Judah delievered his only hit of the game in the form of a bases-clearing double, giving the Explorers a 5-3 lead.
1B听Luke Murton听and C听Alberto Espinosa听both had two hit games for the Explorers. For the Wingnuts, 2B听Abel Nieves听had a game-high three hits in four at bats. Both CF听Brent Clevlen听and C听Cole Armstrong听added homeruns for Sioux City. Reliever听Jimmer Kennedy听was tabbed as the winner for two innings of hitless work. Closer听Chris Bodishbaugh听picked up his eighth save of the season.
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El Paso 12, Sioux Falls 10
The Sioux Falls Canaries jumped out to an early lead but the El Paso Diablos chipped away and came back to claim victory 12-10. The Diablos cut the lead to one with a five-run sixth inning but the Canaries were clinging to the lead heading into the eighth inning. Back-to-back doubles by DH听Jonathan Cisneros听and RF听Brian Joynt听in the eighth gave El Paso the lead. Cisneros was 2-for-5 with three RBI and Joynt was 4-for-5 with two RBI. 1B听Murray Watts, 2-for-5 with two RBI, singled in another run in the eighth to give the Diablos the two run advantage.
Diablos 2B/3B听Miguel Chacoa听also had four hits in the game and scored two runs. For the Canaries, DH听Tim Pahuta听was 3-for-4 with two RBI and SS听Cory Morales听was 2-for-4 with two RBI. 3B听Jared Clark听had a team high three RBI including a two-run homerun.
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Photo courtesy of the Amarillo Sox.
