Streak Snapped at Six by Saltdogs
Published on June 13, 2012 under American Association (AA)
Winnipeg Goldeyes News Release
Lincoln Saltdogs starter Ryan Sheldon called it "a good day." That means it wasn't a very good for the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
Sheldon allowed no runs on six scattered hits over eight complete innings to lead the Saltdogs past the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon in front of 7,015 onlookers at Shaw Park.
With the win, the visitors put a halt to Winnipeg's six-game winning streak and left the Goldeyes with a record of 18-7 after 25 games or one-quarter of the 2012 season.
"It was a good day for me," Sheldon told the Shaw TV post-game show. "I made the pitches I needed to make. I had a better change than I've had all season and while I didn't have a great cutter, it got the job done."
Indeed it did. The Goldeyes and starter Ace Walker fell behind in the fourth inning and, despite some chances late in the game, just get a clutch when they needed it.
Lincoln took the lead in the fourth when Tommy Collaro singled to score Stephen Holdren and then A.J. Miller grounded out to score Collaro. They made it 3-0 in the sixth when Miller singled home McDonald and extended the lead to 5-0 when McDonald singled home Asif Shah and Holdren with two out and the bases loaded.
The Goldeyes had runners on second and third with one out in the sixth and couldn't score and then had runners on second and third with two out in the eighth and failed to capitalize.
In the ninth, Winnipeg made it interesting off reliever Brandon Cooney. After Jon Weber grounded out, Yurendell de Caster walked, Luis Alen singled and both moved up 90 feet to third and second on a wild pitch. After Josh Mazzola popped out, Kyle Day's infield single scored de Caster and then Alen crossed the plate on an error to the Lincoln shortstop Joe Spiers.
But with the bases loaded and two out, Saltdogs closer P.J. Zocchi struck out David Narodowski to end the game.
"It was nice to have our hitters get some runs," said Sheldon. "When we got the lead, I just wanted to pitch my game and it worked out for us."
Sheldon got the win (3-1, 2.41 ERA) while Walker (3-1, 3.68 ERA) suffered his first loss of the season. Zocchi picked up his league-leading sixth save.
The Goldeyes still won the three-game series with Lincoln and have now gone 7-2 at home this season.
"We're doing OK at home," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney on the TSN Sports Radio 1290 post-game show. "As long as we keep winning at home, we'll be OK."
After the game, Forney announced that closer Nick Carr was done for the season.
"Nick is going on the inactive list and he's been shut down for the season," Forney said. "He has a pretty serious labrum (shoulder) injury and he won't pitch the rest of this year. You never like to lose anybody to injury and I feel bad for Nick. Healthy, he would have been a good pitcher for us."
The Goldeyes got on the bus after the game and headed south to Sioux City, IA., to face the Expolorers. Chris Salamida (1-0, 3.38 ERA) will get the start for the Goldeyes on Thursday night. The game can be heard, with Paul Edmonds, on TSN 1290 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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