One Swing Hands Winnipeg a Loss
Published on July 24, 2013 under American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
One swing of the bat was too much for the Winnipeg Goldeyes to overcome on Wednesday night.
JP Ramirez hit a grand slam home run early and the Sioux Falls Canaries rode that to a 4-1 victory over the Goldeyes, who drop below .500 with the loss.
"It was one of those days," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "They pitched really well tonight and everything we hit hard found its way into someone's glove. We'll come back tomorrow and fight again."
After being out of the Canaries lineup last night, Ramirez came through big in his first at-bat of the series. With the bases loaded in the second, he drove a Pete Gehle pitch over the outfield wall in right, giving Sioux Falls an early 4-0 lead. It was the 13th home run surrendered by Gehle and the fourth grand slam allowed by the Goldeyes this season.
Winnipeg got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning when Amos Ramon drove in a run on an infield groundout, but that was all the offense the Goldeyes could muster. They scattered eight hits in the game and would never seriously threaten the Canaries lead.
Adam Champion took the win for Sioux Falls. He pitched six scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and striking out three. Alan DeRatt pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his 14th save of the season. He hasn't given up a run in his last eleven appearances.
Gehle settled in after Ramirez's blast and turned in a good start. He pitched seven innings and allowed only two hits after the four-run second inning. However, the Goldeyes offense could not provide the lefthander any meaningful run support, dropping him to 3-4 on the season. It was the fourth time in six starts that Gehle has went at least seven innings.
Ryan Scoma had a three-for-three night batting cleanup for the Goldeyes. He has now hit in eight of his last nine games.
Goldeyes outfielder Fehlandt Lentini stolen base in the eighth inning tied an independent baseball all-time record. Lentini now has 331 career steals, a mark he shares with Billy Hall, who last played in 2005.
The series is up for grabs in the finale tomorrow afternoon at Shaw Park. The 12 p.m. start time will be Winnipeg's final afternoon weekday home game of the season. Veteran Ben Moore will get the start for the Canaries, while the Goldeyes will counter with lefty Edgar Osuna.
Tickets for all Goldeyes games are available through Ticketmaster by clicking on Ticketmaster.ca, calling 1-855-GOLDEYE or visiting any Ticketmaster location, including the Shaw Park box office.
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