MoonDogs' Crooked Seven-Spot Sixth Secures Split against Honkers
August 9, 2020 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Mankato MoonDogs News Release
Mankato, Minn. -ÃÂ A seven-run seventh helped the Mankato MoonDogs comfortably salvage a split with the Rochester Honkers, 11-1, Sunday afternoon.
The sixth inning saw Mankato score seven times on three hits while they received help from six free passes. That was the driving factor in the MoonDogs securing their 14th win of the summer.
The Honkers and MoonDogs traded runs in the fourth. Rochester scored first on a fielder's choice.ÃÂ Jake ThompsonÃÂ tied the game for Mankato in response. His single down the left field line scoredÃÂ Evan BerkeyÃÂ and made it 1-1.
In the sixth,ÃÂ Michael CurialleÃÂ blooped a single to scoreÃÂ Zach GillesÃÂ with the bases loaded. After the Honkers made a move to the pen,ÃÂ Adam LaRock, Tanner CraigÃÂ andÃÂ Drew StahlÃÂ drew back-to-back-to-back bases-loaded walks to add another trio of runs. At that point, the MoonDogs had fully batted around and Gilles found himself batting a second time. The MoonDogs' center fielder was hit by a pitch a second time in the same frame and added another run to the onslaught.ÃÂ Dylan PhillipsÃÂ batted next and slapped a two-RBI single. The seven-run inning came to a close with the MoonDogs holding an 8-1 lead through six innings.
Phillips put some more salt in the wound of the Honkers with a three-run home run in the eighth to make it 11-1. Phillips finished Sunday with five RBI in his 3-for-5 showing.
The box score featured nine hits for the MoonDogs and six for the visiting Honkers. Both sides finished with an error.
AJ Wood (1-1)ÃÂ got the win Sunday for the MoonDogs. Wood came in for relief work in the sixth before the offense's explosive bottom half. Wood was perfect in his one inning on the hill.ÃÂ Jarret KrzyzanowskiÃÂ was the MoonDogs starter on Sunday. In his final outing of the summer, Krzyzanowski went five innings, gave up three hits and a run. He also walked and struck out a trio of Honkers hitters.
Honkers' starter,ÃÂ Larson Kindreich (1-1), had the loss in Sunday's affair at The Frank. KindReich was efficient till the sixth where the MoonDogs scored four on the southpaw arm. He finished his day going 5.1 innings, allowing five hits and five runs (four earned). Despite the struggles, he struck out five and did not surrender a walk.
Tomorrow, the Mankato MoonDogs (14-19) are back at The Frank to play host to the St. Cloud Rox (19-11). The two-day series begins with a 6:35 p.m. first pitch, Monday.
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