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Wild Game Leaves Goldeyes with Loss to End Road Trip

May 26, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release


Baseball's version of the Wild West was in full effect Saturday night in west Texas.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (6-3) were downed 14-7 by the El Paso Diablos (2-8) Saturday night before 3,161 fans at Cohen Stadium in a crazy affair that saw both sides put up big, crooked numbers in numerous innings.

Like they did on Friday, El Paso jumped on the Goldeyes early by scoring once in the first and three more runs in the second inning for a 4-0 lead. Maikol Gonzalez had a two-run RBI double in the second, while Bryan Frichter also had an RBI double for El Paso.

Amos Ramon scored in the third inning on a Jon Weber ground ball to break the shutout in the third inning, but El Paso responded in the fourth with two more runs to extend their lead to 6-1.

The Goldeyes narrowed El Paso's lead to 6-3 in the fifth inning when Ramon and Chris Roberson each punched RBI doubles for two runs.

El Paso catcher Patrick Arlis' double scored two runs for the Diablos in the seventh. It looked liked El Paso had an insurmountable lead, but the Goldeyes had other ideas.

To start the top of the eighth inning, Weber became the fourth Goldeyes player of the game to get hit by a pitch and an altercation between Weber and Arlis ensued. It ignited both dugouts to charge the field. After the players were separated, Weber and Yurendell de Caster were ejected for Winnipeg and Arlis was ejected for El Paso.

The brawl seemed to give Winnipeg a boost, as the Goldeyes scored four runs in the eighth inning. Winnipeg was poised to take the lead by loading the bases with one out, but Roberson grounded into a double play to end the threat.

El Paso snuffed out any hopes of another ninth-inning Goldeyes comeback by scoring six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to avoid getting swept for the second straight series.

Diablos' starter Reymond Cruz picked up the win, while Marcel Prado, who pitched the final out of the eighth inning and all of the ninth inning, got his first save of the season. Prado even had an RBI double in the eighth inning after having to hit in Arlis' spot.

The Goldeyes used six pitchers in the game, including starter Ace Walker for an out in the seventh inning. Starter Fabian Williamson that took his second loss of the season.

Winnipeg finishes the nine-game road trip with a great 6-3 record and hold a one-game lead over the St. Paul Saints and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the North Division.

The Goldeyes get a couple days off to travel back to Winnipeg to prepare of their home opener on Tuesday, May 29 at Shaw Park against the Amarillo Sox.

There are only a couple hundred tickets left for Tuesday's home opener. Tickets for the entire home stand can be purchased through Ticketmaster.ca, 1-855-GOLDEYE or visiting any Ticketmaster location, including the Shaw Park box office.


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