Birds Ride the Long Ball to Victory in Regular Season Finale
September 2, 2024 - American Association (AA)
Sioux Falls Canaries News Release
Sioux Falls, SD - The Sioux Falls Canaries will enter the postseason on a winning note, topping Kansas City 3-2 in the regular season finale.
The Birds opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run homerun from Hunter Clanin and Trevor Achenbach blasted a solo shot in the second.
The Monarchs scored the next two runs and put two runners in scoring position with no outs in the top of the ninth but Charlie Hasty struck out the next three batters to earn his 20th save.
Neil Lang allowed a run over six innings to earn his seventh victory as the Canaries finish the regular season at 55-44, second place in the West Division. Sioux Falls will now get set to open a best-of-three West Division Series against Winnipeg at the Bird Cage Wednesday at 6:35pm.
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