Goldeyes fall to Edmonton
June 5, 2006 - Northern League (NL)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
The Winnipeg Goldeyes fell to 9-7 Sunday afternoon with an 8-5 loss to the Edmonton Cracker-Cats before a crowd of 6,402 at CanWest Global Park.
Edmonton opened the scoring in the first. Stubby Clapp drew a lead-off walk, stole second and scored on a Derek Patterson single. Winnipeg tied it and took the lead in the second on just one hit. Sean Walsh walked with one out, Matt Mann was hit by a pitch and Daniel Quartararo walked to load the bases. During the course of an 11-pitch plate appearance by Aaron Mendoza, Richmond uncorked a wild pitch that scored Walsh and advanced the runners. Mendoza eventually flew out to right to score Mann. Max Poulin walked and Fehlandt Lentini doubled to score Quartararo to make it 3-1.
The Cracker-Cats made it 3-2 an inning later. Clapp walked, stole second, went to third on a balk and scored on a ground out by Greg Morrison. They tied it and regained the lead in the fifth off reliever Howard Pence. Patterson was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a Morrison single, to third on a wild pitch and scored when third baseman Quartararo threw it away. Morrison went to third on the play and scored on a Chris Becker single.
Edmonton got two more in the seventh to make it 6-3 when Terrence McClain walked, Ware doubled and both scored on a Chris Clark single. The teams traded two runs each in the ninth to conclude the scoring.
This series concluded today. The Goldeyes left town for Calgary to face the Vipers for four games beginning Monday while Edmonton is bound for Kansas City. Winnipeg next plays at home on Monday, June 12 when Fargo-Moorhead visits for the first of three games. Great seats for all Goldeyes games are available at all Ticketmaster locations, including the ballpark box office.
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