Goldeyes Can't Finish off Sweep
Published on July 24, 2014 under American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
The Winnipeg Goldeyes had won 10 straight games against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks before Wednesday night's matchup at Shaw Park.
The winning streak is over.
The RedHawks got a two-run home run from C.J. Retherford and four RBI from Sawyer Carroll as they whipped the Fish 11-2 in front of a crowd of 7,054 at Winnipeg's downtown ballpark.
With a doubleheader victory on Tuesday night, the Goldeyes had already won the series, but on Wednesday, Fargo left town with their heads up. The Goldeyes had swept the previous two series against the RedHawks. In fact, the Goldeyes had a four-game winning streak stopped, while the RedHawks put an end to a four-game losing streak.
The loss was a tough one for the Fish, who fell to 41-24 on the season. They are still in first place in the American Association's North Division but their lead has been cut to 2 1/2 games.
"We just didn't throw any strikes for the first five innings and even the ones we threw, we gave up too much of the plate," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "That Fargo team has a potent lineup and you can't throw pitches over the heart of the plate to them.
"And we didn't even give our offence a chance. When you have 15 minute half innings, everything just gets out of rhythm. We have to do a better job throwing strikes early in the ballgame."
Fargo scored a run in the second inning off Goldeyes starter Chandler Barnard and then ran Barnard out of the ballgame in the third by scoring five runs on five hits. The big blow was a two-run double by Erik Castro.
Winnipeg scored a run in the second on a walk to Donnie Webb, a stolen base (Webb's league-leading 27 th steal) and an RBI single by Reggie Abercrombie. With the score 6-1, the Goldeyes added a run in the third on a single by Jordan Guida, a wild pitch and an RBI single by Tyler Kuhn.
However, the RedHawks got a two-run bomb from Retherford in the fourth and then added three more in the fifth and that was all she wrote.
Fargo starter Brian Ernst (6-4, 5.40 ERA) earned the victory while Barnard (4-2, 4.19 ERA) suffered the loss. There was no save. The RedHawks finished with 11 runs on 11 hits while the Goldeyes managed just two runs on eight hits.
The Goldeyes left immediately after Wednesday's game for Gary, Ind., where they'll play a three-game weekend series against the Gary Southshore RailCats beginning on Friday night. Matt Jackson (8-3, 3.53 ERA) will get the start for the Goldeyes in Game 1 while Stephen Hiscock (7-4, 4.24 ERA) will take to the bump for Gary.
Winnipeg will return home right after Sunday's game and on Monday, six members of the Goldeyes will participate in the 2014 Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries American Association All-Star Game festivities.
All three of this weekend's games in Gary can be heard live with Steve Schuster at the microphone on The Jewel 101 (100.7 on your dial).
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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