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Anderson brilliant, but can't get support

June 14, 2014 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release


Kyle Anderson got in a fight last night. In fact, he went out on the field at Shaw Park and beat up the strike zone. Too bad he didn't get any run support.

Anderson, the Winnipeg Goldeyes 24-year-old lefthander, retired the first 11 men he faced and finished with a solid six-hit effort over 7 1/3 innings, but the Goldeyes bats went silent and the St. Paul Saints beat Winnipeg 2-0 in the opener of an important three-game intra-divisional weekend series.

With the win, the Saints not only put a halt to Winnipeg's four-game winning streak,but they also pulled into a first-place tie with the Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the American Association's North Division. All three teams are now 18-10 on the season.

"Kyle pitched real well for us," said Forney in the subdued Goldeyes clubhouse afterward. "He got first outs in most innings and he really pounded the strike zone. Unfortunately, we couldn't score any runs for him. We didn't even get very many men on base tonight. Baseball is a funny game that way. Their starter was real good and there's no doubt their pitching beat us tonight."

St. Paul scored a run in the fifth as Dwight Childs singled home Joey Becker and then, in the seventh, Devin Thaut doubled home Childs.

And that was it for both offenses on a cool, rainy evening in downtown Winnipeg.

The Goldeyes had only seven hits on the evening. Josh Mazzola was the only Goldeyes player that had more than one (two singles). Saints starter Nick Barnese pitched seven innings of shut out baseball to get the win.

"That's an aggressive (St. Paul) team at the plate," said Saturday's starter for the Goldeyes, Chandler Barnard. "I'm going to have to have my best stuff tomorrow. As we saw tonight from Kyle, if you throw strikes and get ahead in the count you can be successful against them. I'm going to have to be aggressive, because I know they're going to be aggressive."

Anderson (2-2, 1.22, ERA) suffered the loss for Winnipeg, while Barnese (3-1, 3.48 ERA) got the win for St. Paul. Dan Sattler got his seventh save of the season for the Saints.

The Goldeyes and Saints will play Game 2 of this three-game series on Saturday night at Shaw Park at 6 p.m. Barnard (1-0, 5.06 ERA) will get the start for Winnipeg, while Jeff Shields (3-1, 4.37 ERA) will take to the mound for St. Paul.

Tickets for all 2014 Winnipeg Goldeyes games are available through Ticketmaster by clicking on Goldeyes.com, calling 1-855-GOLDEYE or visiting any Ticketmaster location, including the Shaw Park box office.

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