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Another Late-Inning Comeback for the Goldeyes

May 25, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release


Down four runs in halfway through the game, the Winnipeg Goldeyes, once again, barely blinked.

Winnipeg scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to beat the El Paso Diablos 7-6 Friday night before 5,226 fans at Cohen Stadium and extend their winning streak to three games.

The Goldeyes have now scored the winning runs during their last at bat in three of their six wins.

The two sides exchanged runs in the first inning before El Paso scored three runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead. Uriak Marquez smoked a two-run double to cap off the scoring in the second inning.

After Chris Roberson drove in Josh Mazzola in the top of the fifth inning, the Diablos score twice in the bottom of the inning thanks to RBI doubles from Palmer Karr Jr. and Jonathan Cisneros to take a 6-2 lead.

The Goldeyes, like they have done for much of the road trip, would slowly claw back.

In the sixth inning, Yurendell de Caster led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch and then scored on a double by Matt Cusick, who touched home plate two batters later off a Ridge Carpenter single.

An inning later, Winnipeg tied the game on an RBI single from Cusick and ground out from Jon Weber.

"Everybody's been working to stay on the ball a little bit more," said Roberson, who finished the game four-for-five with three runs scored and an RBI.

"As the way the game goes, the more line drives you hit, eventually they turn into doubles and triples. If we can keep staying on it, we'll be even better yet."

The vulture from Hawaii, Kaohi Downing picked up his third win out of the bullpen in four outings by pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Nick Carr earned his third save of the season and second in as many nights with a perfect ninth inning.

For El Paso, Reyes Dorado took his first loss of the season.

The Goldeyes conclude this mammoth nine-game road trip to start the season tomorrow night in El Paso against the Diablos. Winnipeg will go for the sweep by sending southpaw Fabian Williamson (0-0, 4.91) to the mound, while the Diablos will go with Reymond Cruz (0-0, 1.29).

The pre-game show on TSN 1290 with Paul Edmonds will start at 7:30 p.m.

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