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St. Joe takes series rubber match from Canaries

July 25, 2006 - American Association (AA)
St. Joseph Blacksnakes News Release


ST. JOSEPH, MO- St. Joe (8-11, 34-33) jumped back over .500 overall with a 5-3 decision over Sioux Falls (9-9, 25-41). St. Joe broke a tie in the fifth with the long ball and retired the last 10 Canaries hitters to close out the victory.

Each team scored in the first, with St. Joe taking advantage of two walks for a 2-1 lead through one. St. Joe added another in the second on a Scooter Jordan sacrifice fly for a 3-1 cushion.

The Canaries tied it with a pair of two-out runs in the third, but then the ‘Snakes took the lead with two of their own in the bottom of the fifth. The winning run was Ben Thomas' solo home run, his fifth of the year. Jake Whitesides added insurance later that inning with an RBI triple, his league-best 10th triple of the season.

Mark Nussbeck (6-3) worked seven efficient innings for the win, allowing just six hits and three runs while striking out seven. Shingo Mitsumori tossed a perfect eighth inning with Jamie Tricoglou earning his tenth save with a one-two-three ninth.

The ‘Snakes are now off for Wednesday while they travel to Corpus Christi, TX to face the Coastal Bend Aviators for three games beginning Thursday. Donovan Graves (6-3) starts the opener for St. Joe against Bryan Heaston (5-2) for the South Division leaders. Game time is 7:05pm with the Heartland Health Pre-Game Show starting at 6:45pm from Texas.

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