Sioux City 9, Grand Prairie 8
After giving up five runs in the top of the first inning , the Sioux City Explorers came back to beat the Grand Prairie AirHogs 9-8. The AirHogs opened the game by scoring five runs on six hits including a single from DH听Juan Richardson听that scored two runs. Richardson and LF/RF听Brian Myrow听each had a team-high two RBI for the AirHogs.
But the Explorers started chipping away in the bottom of the inning with three runs 鈥� two on a single from RF听Peter Barrows. Barrows was one of six Explorers to have a multi-hit game as he was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sioux City claimed the lead in the third inning when SS听Leugim Barroso听(辫颈肠迟耻谤别诲)听听came around to score on a single by 2B听Brian Bistagne. Both Barroso and Bistange had three hits in the game and Barroso had a team-high three RBI. Grand Prairie rallied in the ninth to draw within one run but couldn鈥檛 get any closer.
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Wichita 18, St. Paul 6
The Wichita Wingnuts destroyed the St. Paul Saints 18-6 as every Wingnut had at least one hit and six of them registered mulit-RBI games. RF听David Amberson听was an impressive 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. 3B听Abel Nieves听also had a four hit game. 1B听Cody Ziegler听had a team-high four RBI as he was 2-for-4 and recorded his 11thdouble of the season.
Both SS听Ryan Khoury听and 2B听Jake Kahaulelio听added two RBI. The game was tight through the first three and a half innings, in fact in the middle of the fourth the Saints held a 6-5 lead. But the Wingnuts closed out the game with 13 unanswered runs. And though starting pitcher听Junior Guerra听gave up 10 tens and all six runs, he earned the win.
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Lincoln 7, Kansas City 6
After taking a three run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Lincoln Saltdogs held off a ninth inning rally by the Kansas City T-Bones to win 7-6. A homerun by T-Bone 1B听Matt Padgett听tied the score in the top of the eighth but the Saltdogs responded in the bottom of the frame. LF听Matt Forgatch, who was 2-for-5 with two RBI, singled home a run, stole second and then scored along with 1B听David Espinosa听on a double by DH听Tyler Goodro.
Those three runs put Lincoln on top 7-6. Reliever听R.J. Rodriguez听came in to pitch for Lincoln in the ninth and gave up a solo homerun to 3B听Devin Goodwin听to lead off the inning. With two outs and runners on the corners, 2B听Jairo Perez听singled in SS听Felix Molina听but Rodriguez retired Padgett in the next at bat to seal the game and earn the save.
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Amarillo 9, Sioux Falls 3
The Amarillo Sox handled the Sioux Falls Canaries 9-3 behind a big push from the bottom of the Sox batting order. 2B听Trey Ford, who hit eighth in the order, was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. He had his fourth homerun of the season in the fifth inning. Behind him, SS听K.C. Serna听was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Three other Sox had multi-hit games, including 1B听Joe Weik听鈥� who was 2-for-4 with two RBI. The Canaries cut the lead to 5-3 in the top of the eighth inning but a four-run rally by the Sox put the game well out of reach. Sox Starter听Jason Mitchell听went six innings and gave up two runs on six hits as he picked up his third win of the year.
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El Paso 11, Laredo 3
The El Paso Diablos handled the Laredo Lemurs 11-3 Sunday night as DH听Murray Watts听knocked in an impressive five RBI. Three of those RBI came with a home run in the seventh inning that put the Diablos out in front 10-3.听 Watts, who also scored three runs, was one of four Diablos to have a two-hit game. C听Thomas McAlpine听was 2-for-3 with two RBI and 3B听Omar Luna听also had two hits and an RBI. 听For the Lemurs, SS听Jimmy Mojica听paced the offense. He was 3-for-4 with an RBI and the only Lemur to have more than one hit. The Diablos led the whole way, scoring six runs in the second and third innings and then five more in the seventh and eighth.
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Photo courtesy of the Sioux City Explorers.
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