Goldeyes Fried by T-Bones in Series Opener
August 16, 2013 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
With 16 games left in the American Association season heading into Friday night, the Winnipeg Goldeyes fumbled a great chance to tighten the league's wild card standings.
Winnipeg gave up 16 hits in an 8-3 loss to the visiting Kansas City T-Bones in front of 6,023 fans at Shaw Park.
With the loss, Winnipeg remains 2 1/2 games behind the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the American Association wild card race. The RailCats lost to the Sioux Falls Canaries last night.
Despite giving up two runs in the top of the first inning, Ray Sadler stroked a double off the left field wall in the bottom of the first inning to score Yurendell de Caster and Ryan Scoma and tie the game 2-2.
Goldeyes starter Matt Rusch got through the second and third innings unscathed, but found trouble in the top of the fourth. Kansas City strung together three singles to lead off the fourth inning and grabbed a 4-2 lead.
In the top of the fifth, the T-Bones tallied four runs on five hits. After giving up a one-run double to T-Bones first baseman Jairo Perez and walking the bases loaded, Rusch was relieved by Brendan Lafferty, who then gave up a two-run single to Kansas City third baseman Brandon Jones. The T-Bones other run came on an infield single.
Goldeyes centre fielder Tyler Graham singled in Fehlandt Lentini in the ninth inning to complete the scoring.
Offensively, the Goldeyes banged out 10 hits in the game, led by two-hit efforts from Graham, de Caster and Sadler.
"Unfortunately, we got beat today by the elements," Goldeyes manager Rick Forney said on the TSN 1290 post-game show. "We hit some balls on the screws to right field and right-centre field that got knocked down by the wind. If it was a north wind or no wind, we might hit five or six home runs.
"But, we were sloppy on defence and didn't do enough to win. They played better than we did."
Winnipeg has won five consecutive series at home and will need to take the final two games of this three-game series in order to keep the streak intact.
Rusch fell to 5-4 on the season after being on the hook for all eight of Kansas City's runs. It is his first loss since June 21. Lafferty gave up three inherited runs in the fifth inning, but threw a scoreless sixth inning. Kaohi Downing then came in a shutout the T-Bones for the final three innings. He didn't even allow a hit.
T-Bones starter Rick Zagone picked up his first win for Kansas City this season. He went six innings. Keith Picht tossed the final three innings for his first save of the season.
The Goldeyes and T-Bones meet again Saturday night at Shaw Park. Winnipeg will send newly acquired Jason Jarvis to the hill against Kansas City's Ethan Cole. Game time is 6 p.m.
Tickets for all Goldeyes games are available through Ticketmaster by calling 1-855-GOLDEYE, clicking on Ticketmaster.ca or visiting any Ticketmaster location, including the Shaw Park box office.
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