Fish Drop Series Opener Again
May 20, 2014 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
The team with the hottest bats in the American Association were held virtually silent on Monday night.
Five hits is all the Winnipeg Goldeyes (3-2) could manage in a 7-3 loss to the Laredo Lemurs (3-2) at Uni-Trade Stadium. Heading into the game, the Goldeyes led the American Association with a .323 batting average.
The loss puts a halt to Winnipeg's three-game winning streak.
Laredo jumped on Goldeyes starting pitcher Chris Salamida by scoring a run in the first inning. Salamida was able to get out of further trouble by striking out John Alonso and getting JP Ramirez to ground out with runners on the second and third base.
The Lemurs extend the lead to 4-0 with two runs in the fourth and one run in the sixth.
"He didn't have his best stuff tonight," Goldeyes pitching coach Jamie Vermilyea said of Salamida on the Jewel 101 post-game show. "He wasn't throwing strike one and you're going to struggle when you don't do that. That kind of dictated the game."
Winnipeg finally got on the board in the top of the seventh inning when third baseman Ryan Pineda's sac fly scored right fielder Josh Mazzola from third.
Laredo restored the four-run cushion with a Travis Denker solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning and added two more runs an inning later.
The Goldeyes scored twice in the top of the ninth inning on a double from left fielder Donnie Webb and another sac fly from Pineda.
"It's good to finish on somewhat of a good note and get the guys swinging heading into tomorrow," Vermilyea said. "Hopefully we can start scoring a little earlier tomorrow than we did today."
Lemurs starter Sean Tracey picked up the win for Laredo, while Salamida had his record fall to 0-2.
Mazzola and first baseman Casey Haerther each had a pair hits to lead Winnipeg. Webb was the only other member of the Goldeyes to register a hit.
The Goldeyes are now 1-3 all-time in Laredo.
The two sides meet again in Laredo on Tuesday night. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The pre-game show on Jewel 101 (100.7 FM) with Steve Schuster begins at 7:00 p.m.
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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