Salamida's Stellar Start Spoiled by Late Rally
August 16, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
Chris Salamida was spectacular on the mound for the Winnipeg Goldeyes Thursday afternoon, but his teammates couldn't get him even one run of support.
The Goldeyes were edged 1-0 by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks before 4,523 fans at Newman Outdoor Field.
The loss, which was Winnipeg's third in four games in Fargo this week, pushes the Goldeyes six and a half games back of Fargo for first place in the American Association's North Division and squeezes their lead in the wild card race to four games over the Kansas City T-Bones.
The only run in the game was scored by the RedHawks in the eighth inning, as Marco Rodriguez singled with one out and then scored on a Zach Penprase two-out double.
Winnipeg's bats struggled in the game, as the team collectively had four hits, including three from Amos Ramon. The Goldeyes best chance to break Fargo's shutout came in the eighth inning. With one out, Ramon singled and then went to third on a Kyle Day single. However, Mike Coles grounded into a double play to end the threat. It was one was three double plays the Goldeyes hit into in the game.
Salamida was charged with the run in the eighth after being relieved by Chris Allen, but still had a solid outing. Through seven and a third innings, Salamida allowed just four hits, walked only one and struck out six, but suffered the loss.
Fargo's starter Jake Laber earned the win after also going seven and a third innings, while Tom Boleska pitched the ninth for his 26th save of the season.
The Goldeyes return home to begin a three-game series Friday night against the St. Paul Saints. Winnipeg leads the Saints by five games for the American Association's wild card spot.
Game time is 7:00 p.m. and great seats can be purchased by calling 1-855-GOLDEYE, clicking on Ticketmaster.ca or visiting any Ticketmaster location, including the one at Shaw Park.
The pre-game show on TSN 1290 with Paul Edmonds begins at 6:30 p.m.
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