American Association Game Recaps
June 10, 2012 - American Association (AA) News Release
Winnipeg 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3
Winnipeg barely held off a ninth inning rally to beat Fargo-Moorhead, 4-3 and give right-handed starter Matt Rusch a much-deserved win. With the Goldeyes already up 2-0 in the ninth, RF Josh Mazzola delivered a two-run home run that, at the time, appeared to be merely an insurance tally. In the bottom half of the inning, however, Fargo-Moorhead mounted a comeback. 1B Ryan Delgado hit a two-run double and then came home to score himself on a sinlg by RF Sergio Pedroza. The RedHawks could not finish the job, though. RHP Nick Carr shut the door just in time, preserving Rusch''s third win. Rusch had gone eight shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine.
St. Paul 7, Sioux Falls 5
Three-run home runs by 1B Ronnie Bourquin and RF Jose Hernandez powered the Saints to a 7-5 win over the Explorers. Thanks to those home runs, St. Paul held a 7-0 edge after five. Sioux Falls cut the deficit to 7-4 the following inning and the score held until the ninth. That''s when the Explorers got their chance to tie it up. After DH Trevor Lawhorn added a run on a single, Sioux Falls promptly loaded the bases with only one out. RHP Anthony Claggett came up big, however. He retired the next two batters in succession on a strikeout and a fly out to nail down the save. His save gave RHP Chris Odegaard his first win of the year.
Gary SouthShore 5, Newark 4
2B David Cooper had only one hit of the game, but he might have had the biggest impact for the RailCats in their 5-4 win over the Bears. Down 4-1 going into the fifth, the RailCats scrapped across a pair in the fifth and a pair in the sixth to take the lead. In the sixth, Cooper tripled home 3B Brian Kolb to tie the game. Cooper then scored the eventual winning run, when LF Adam Klein finished off a nine-pitch battle with a sacrifice fly. RailCats RHP Kyle Wilson earned the win, throwing seven innings and giving up one earned run. RHP Will Krout got the save.
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