Laredo 5, Amarillo 1 –
Laredo right-hander听Cesar Carrillo听held the Sox to one run in eight innings, and the Lemurs beat Amarillo, 5-1, clinching a wild card berth in the American Association playoffs.听Carrillo won his eighth game of the season, striking out seven and walking three.
The Lemurs听jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second, scoring the first run on an RBI triple from 厂厂听Devin Goodwin. Goodwin then came home on LF听JP Ramirez’s听RBI groundout, and C听Carlos Ramirez capped the rally with a solo home run. In the fifth, RF听Denis Phipps hit a solo shot, and Phipps drove in another run on an RBI single to left field in the seventh. Phipps batted 3-for-3 with a walk Wednesday night.
Amarillo DH听Kyle Nichols听led off the fifth with a home run to score the team’s lone run.
Wichita 6, Grand Prairie听5 –
The Wichita Wingnuts scored three runs in the top of the ninth, and beat the AirHogs, 6-5, for their 69th win of the season 鈥� an American Association single-season record. The team broke its own record of 68 wins set in 2013.
After the Wingnuts took a听3-2听lead in the top of the eighth, Grand Prairie roared back with three runs on 1B听Jason Botts’s听RBI single听and听a two-run homer from 3B听Matthew Burns.
Trailing 5-3 in the top of the ninth, Wichita scored three runs on three Grand Prairie errors to steal a 6-5 win. LF听Jake Luce听scored the go-ahead run when he stole third and scored on an error by the catcher.
搁颈驳丑迟-丑补苍诲别谤听Chris Peacock听got the win after allowing three runs in the eighth, and听Chase Johnson听pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get the save.
Lincoln 4, Sioux Falls听3 –
Lincoln 1B听Ian Gac听hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth, and the Saltdogs beat Sioux Falls, 4-3.听The home run, Gac’s 23rd this season, was his third in the past four games.
Gac batted 3-for-5 with three RBIs. He hit RBI singles in the first and seventh听innings. In the fifth, CF听Matt Forgatch听drove in a run with a run-scoring fielder’s choice.
Canaries RF听Steven Tinoco听tied the game in the seventh on an RBI single, but Gac broke the tie in the ninth.
Lincoln right-hander听Jhonny Montoya听got the win 鈥� his fourth 鈥� after pitching a scoreless eighth inning, and closer听Marshall Schuler听earned his league-leading 34th save in the ninth.
St. Paul 14, Winnipeg 7 –
St. Paul snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 14-7 comeback win against the Goldeyes.
Winnipeg trailed 5-0 before exploding for a seven-run fifth inning, highlighted by 1B听Josh Mazzola’s听grand slam.
The Saints’ bats got back to work in the bottom of the fifth, when 2B听Jake Taylor听hit a game-tying two-run homer. In the sixth, LF听Willie Cabrera听gave St. Paul a 9-7 lead with a two-run homer 鈥� his 11th of 2014. The Saints added three more in the seventh on an RBI double by C听Vince DiFazio听and a two-RBI single by CF听Mitch Elliott. The center fielder went 2-for-5 with a team-high four RBIs in the game.
In the eighth, DH听Tyler Peterson听hit an RBI single, and Elliott took one for the team with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. St. Paul right-hander听Dylan Thomas听got the win, pitching 2 2/3 innings without allowing a run.
Gary SouthShore 15, Sioux City 8 –
The RailCats used two big innings to stave off several Sioux City rallies, winning 15-8 to stay tied with Lincoln atop the Central Division.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first, C听Ryan Babineau听tied the game with a two-run single, and CF听Drew Muren听drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk. Babineau and Muren each had a team-high three RBIs. Muren also hit a two-run homer in a five-run sixth inning. 3B听Wally Backman听went 3-for-5 for the RailCats, scoring three times, including on a ninth-inning solo home run.
For the Explorers, DH听Brock Kjeldgaard听went 2-for-5 with three RBIs. He hit a two-run homer in the first and an RBI single in the fifth.
搁颈驳丑迟-丑补苍诲别谤听Shawn O’Neill听got the win after getting the last out of the fifth inning.
Fargo-Moorhead 6, Kansas City 3 –
The RedHawks used a four-run sixth inning to beat Kansas City, 6-3.
厂厂听Anthony Kaskadden听drove in the first run with an RBI single. Kaskadden led the RedHawks with three hits in the game. 2B听Frank Salerno听hit a two-RBI single, and 1B C.J. Retherford听added an RBI single to give Fargo-Moorhead a 5-0 lead. C听Travis Higgs听led off the seventh with a solo homer to give the RedHawks a six-run advantage.
The T-Bones scored three in the eighth, but Fargo-Moorhead’s lead held up. RedHawks right-hander听Matthew Schuld听allowed two runs on five hits, striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. Closer听Nate Garcia听picked up his 18th save in the ninth.
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