Gonzalez's Inside-The-Park Home Run Gives RedHawks 9-7 Series Opening Win against Saints
July 31, 2018 - American Association (AA)
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks News Release
FARGO, ND - A three-run eighth inning and a shutdown performance from Benji Waite in the ninth gave the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks a series-opening 9-7 win over the St. Paul Saints in front of 3,119 fans on Monday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
It looked unlikely the RedHawks would end up with the win after Will Solomon gave up four runs in a first inning lengthened by an injury to the home plate umpire that forced a crew change. However, Solomon regained his composure and did not allow another run to finish with two strikeouts and three walks in 6.1 innings of work. Solomon got the win after the RedHawks responded with five runs in the first three innings to take back the lead.
After each team added a run late in the game, Fargo-Moorhead got three runs in the eighth inning to take a 9-5 lead. Maikol Gonzalez started the scoring with an inside-the-park home run down the left field line. The inside-the-park home run is the first ever by a RedHawks batter at Newman Outdoor Field.
The RedHawks then followed up with back-to-back singles from Derrick Fox and Yhoxian Medina and Tim Colwell tripled to right to score both and make it a four-run Fargo-Moorhead lead.
After St. Paul scored two runs in the top half of the ninth, Benji Waite came on to get two final outs, clinch the win, and earn the save.
With the win, the RedHawks move to 38-28 on the year. Fargo-Moorhead remains one game behind the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the North Division and opens up a one and a half game gap between itself and St. Paul for second.
The RedHawks and Saints will play the second of a four-game series tomorrow night in Fargo with the first pitch scheduled for 7:02 PM.
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