Goldeyes Clipped by Railroaders on Opening Night
Published on May 18, 2018 under American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
CLEBURNE, TX - The Winnipeg Goldeyes lost 3-2 to the Cleburne Railroaders at The Depot at Cleburne Station on Friday night.
Tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Railroaders' catcher Michael Pair drew a one-out walk. Axel Johnson followed with a double down the right field line. Pair was waved to the plate, and was ruled safe with the winning run on a close play despite a strong relay throw from Jordan Ebert.
The game was scoreless over the first six innings. Goldeyes' starter Charle Rosario pitched six shutout innings. Rosario pitched around a leadoff double in the bottom of the fourth, and struck out the side in his final inning of work. Rosario scattered four hits, walked one, and struck out nine.
In the top of the seventh, Josh Mazzola reached on a one-out, infield single. Two batters later, Andrew Sohn launched a double off the wall in left that scored Mazzola with the game's first run.
The Railroaders rallied for two runs in the bottom half to take the lead. Patrick Palmeiro led off with an infield single. Trevor Sealey pinch-ran for Palmeiro and went to third when Pair reached on a two-base error charged to Reggie Abercrombie in centre field. Johnson tied the game with a groundball to shortstop, while Alex Polston's double to left drove in Pair with the go-ahead run.
Reynaldo Rodriguez led off the top of the eight with a home run to left-centre that tied the game at 2-2.
Cortland Cox (1-0) earned the win in relief for Cleburne with a scoreless top of the ninth.
Alex Boshers took the loss for Winnipeg, allowing one earned run in one and one-third relief innings.
Patrick Mincey started for Cleburne and took a no-decision, allowing one earned run on eight hits over seven innings. Mincey walked one and struck out five.
Abercrombie finished the game with three hits.
The Goldeyes and Railroaders play game two of their three-game series Saturday night at 7:06 p.m. Kevin McGovern (0-0, 0.00) takes on right-hander Patrick Young (0-0, 0.00). All the action can be heard locally on 93.7 FM CJNU and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca Coverage begins with Around the Association at 6:00 p.m.
The Goldeyes' 2018 home opener is Friday, May 25th versus the Sioux Falls Canaries at Shaw Park. Season tickets, 10-game mini packs, and group outings for the 2018 season are on sale now. For more information, call the Goldeyes' office at (204) 982-BASE, or visit the Goldeyes' official website at www.goldeyes.com.
American Association Stories from May 18, 2018
- Fateful Fifth Inning Dooms Dogs in Inaugural Game - Chicago Dogs
- Explorers Double up on Win Total with Victory over Saltdogs - Sioux City Explorers
- Double Plays Derail Saltdogs - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Goldeyes Clipped by Railroaders on Opening Night - Winnipeg Goldeyes
- Railroaders Walk-Off Goldeyes on Opening Night - Cleburne Railroaders
- 7-Run 2nd Inning Paces RailCats to 10-5 Season-Opening Victory - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- Wingnuts Roll to Opening Night Win - Wichita Wingnuts
- Imperfect 10, Saints Doubled-Up by RailCats on Opening Night in 10-5 Loss - St. Paul Saints
- One Heck of a Signing, Saints Ink Benilde-St. Margaret, UMD Standout, Outfielder Jimmy Heck - St. Paul Saints
- Saltdogs Implementing Clear Bag Policy at Haymarket Park - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Saints Opening Homestand Full of Stranger Things from May 21-27 - St. Paul Saints
- Dogs Travel to Sioux Falls for First Ever Series - Chicago Dogs
- Explorers Rally in Ninth Inning for Opening Day Win - Sioux City Explorers
- 9th Inning Outburst Dooms Saltdogs on Opening Night - Lincoln Saltdogs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
