Birds Outslug Winnipeg for First Series Victory
Published on May 26, 2022 under American Association (AA)
Sioux Falls Canaries News Release
Sioux Falls, SD - Jabari Henry belted two homeruns and Andres Noriega blasted a round-tripper of his own to power the Canaries past Winnipeg 8-4 on Thursday.
Henry led off the second inning with his fifth long-ball of the season to give Sioux Falls an early lead but Goldeyes catcher Hidekel Gonzalez put his team out in front with a two-run shot an inning later.
The score held until the seventh inning when Kona Quiggle doubled and Henry walked to force a Winnipeg pitching change. Goldeyes reliever Jhon Vargas had not allowed a hit through seven innings of work in 2022 but Noriega changed that with a three-run blast to put the Birds on top for good.
Winnipeg got a run back in the top of the eighth inning but Mitchell Walters struck out the next three batters to end the threat. Wyatt Ulrich led off the home half with a single and was driven in by Quiggle before Henry broke the game open with a three-run shot over the right field fence. Winnipeg scratched across a run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly but Charlie Hasty induced a game-ending popout a batter later.
Sioux Falls improves to 5-8 with the victory while dropping Winnipeg to 6-7 overall. Ty Culbreth tossed seven strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits and fanning eight Goldeye batters for his second win of the season.
Up next, the Birds embark on a six-game roadtrip to Kansas City and Chicago before returning home on June 3rd against Cleburne.
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