Winnipeg Goldeyes 2021 Game Information
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th 28 YEAR 22 WINNING SEASONS 19 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1994 CHAMPIONS 2012 CHAMPIONS 2016 CHAMPIONS 2017 CHAMPIONS WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 2021 GAME INFORMATION GAMES: #9 & 10 ROAD GAMES: #6 & 7 WINNIPEG GOLDEYES (3-5) at KANE COUNTY COUGARS (6-3) SATURDAY, MAY 29th , 2021 – NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE FIELD – 3:30 PM TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: WIN: RHP Kyle Thomas (0-0, 1.93) KCC: RHP Tyler Viza (0-0, 1.50) WIN: RHP Christian James (0-0, 10.80) KCC: RHP Vance Worley (1-0, 1.42) GOLDEYES AND COUGARS INAUGURAL MEETING POSTPONED: Friday’s game between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Kane County Cougars was postponed due to impending inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a double header this afternoon. Both games are scheduled for seven innings. GOLDEYES AND MILKMEN POSTPONED: Thursday’s series finale between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Milwaukee Milkmen was postponed due to impending inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a double header at Franklin Field on Tuesday, August 24 th . GOLDEYES DOWNED BY MILKMEN: The Winnipeg Goldeyes lost 11-3 to the Milwaukee Milkmen at Franklin Field on Wednesday night. The Goldeyes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a Dakota Conners two-out triple and a Milwaukee throwing error. Kyle Martin led off the top of the third with a solo home run to make it 3-0. Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom of the third on an error, wild pitch, and RBI groundout. Aaron Hill’s two-out, RBI single in the fourth put the Milkmen in front 4-3, and Milwaukee added two in the fifth and five in the seventh to produce the game’s final margin. Jorge Gonzalez started for the Goldeyes and took the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits in 5.0 innings. Gonzalez walked three and struck out three. ALL-TIME AGAINST THE COUGARS: The Winnipeg Goldeyes are 0-0 all-time against the Kane County Cougars, including an 0-0 record at Northwestern Medicine Field. The Cougars joined in the American Association in 2021 after playing in the Low-A Midwest League from their inaugural season in 1991 through 2019. The Cougars did not play in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kane County served as an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles (1991-92), Florida Marlins (1993-2002), Oakland Athletics (2003-10), Kansas City Royals (2011-12), Chicago Cubs (2013-14), and most recently the Arizona Diamondbacks (2015-20). The Cougars won the Midwest League championship in 2001 and 2014, and nearly 200 of their former players reached or are currently playing in the Major Leagues. Kane County’s alumni list includes MLB All-Stars Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, and Andre Ethier. Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney pitched for the Cougars during their second season in 1992, finishing with a 2.48 ERA in 123.1 innings pitched. Goldeyes’ infielder Wes Darvill played briefly for Kane County in 2013. Former longtime St. Paul Saints’ manager George Tsamis was hired to pilot the Cougars during their first season in the American Association. Tsamis is one of only five managers in independent baseball history to amass 1,000-plus wins. Tsamis has guided independent clubs to four championships, most recently with the Saints in 2019. Former Saints’ hitting coach Ole Sheldon and pitching coach Kerry Ligtenberg join the Cougars in the same roles under Tsamis. The Cougars play at Northwestern Medicine Field, which has welcomed more than 11 million fans since opening in 1991. The ballpark is located in Geneva, Illinois, which is 35 miles due west of downtown Chicago. SERIES MATCHUP: The Winnipeg Goldeyes are 3-5, in sixth place in the American Association North Division, and 2.5 games behind the Kane County Cougars. The Goldeyes just split a rain-shortened, two-game series at Milwaukee. The Goldeyes are ninth in the American Association in hitting (.230), 10 th in pitching (5.38), and second in fielding (.984). The Cougars are 6-3, and in first place in the North. The Cougars are seventh in the league in batting (.248), second in pitching (3.21), and tied for seventh in defence (.973). This series marks the first ever meeting between Winnipeg and Kane County. PROJECTED UPCOMING PITCHING MATCHUPS TONIGHT’S STARTERS: In game one, the Goldeyes go 5/30 at KCC: RHP Eduard Reyes (1-1, 7.20) vs. LHP Josh Tols (1-0, 1.80) with right-hander Kyle Thomas who is 0-0 with a 1.93 ERA 5/31 at CHI: TBA vs. TBA in one start this season. Thomas took a no-decision in his 6/1 at CHI-1: TBA vs. TBA Goldeyes debut last Saturday vs. Chicago, allowing one 6/1 at CHI-2: TBA vs. TBA earned run on four hits in 3.2 innings. Thomas walked one and struck out two. The Dogs won the game 9-5 in 11 innings. Prior to this season, Thomas last pitched in 2019 where he was 0-1 with a 1.54 ERA in three starts and 14 relief appearances for the Short Season-A New York-Penn League’s Connecticut Tigers (Detroit Tigers). Thomas was drafted by the Tigers in the 30 th round in 2017 out of the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima, Ohio. During his senior season for the Racers in 2017, Thomas struck out 104 batters in 98.2 innings, which rank second on the program’s single-season list. Thomas is in his third season of professional baseball, and is 0-1 lifetime with two saves and a 1.90 ERA in 21 games, four of them as a starting pitcher. Thomas has averaged just 1.9 walks per nine innings as a professional. Tonight will be Thomas’ first career appearance against Kane County, as well as his first career appearance at Northwestern Medicine Field. In game two, the Goldeyes go with right-hander Christian James who is 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA in one start and one relief appearance this season. James last worked in relief on Sunday vs. Chicago, allowing three earned runs in 1.0 inning. James’ last start was on May 19 th at Sioux Falls in which he took a no-decision, allowing three earned runs on two hits in 4.0 innings. James walked six and struck out three. The Canaries won the game 5-3. Prior to this season, James last pitched in 2019 where he was 3-11 with a 5.07 ERA in 21 starts and three relief appearances for the Low-A South Atlantic League’s Columbia Fireflies (New York Mets). James induced 15 groundball double plays, which tied for first in the South Atlantic League and tied for 15 th overall at all levels of the affiliated minor leagues. James was drafted by the Mets in the 14 th round in 2016 out of East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida. James was ranked the 30 th best prospect in the Mets’ organization by Baseball America in 2018. James is in his fifth season of professional baseball, and is 9-18 lifetime with a 3.76 ERA in 66 games, 48 of them as a starting pitcher. James has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 39 of 48 career professional starts. Tonight will be James’ first career appearance against Kane County, as well as his first career appearance at Northwestern Medicine Field. In game one, the Cougars go with right-hander Tyler Viza who is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts this season. Viza took a no-decision at Sioux Falls last Sunday, allowing one earned run on five hits in 6.0 innings. Viza walked four and struck out 10. The Cougars won the game 7-2. Viza has allowed one earned run in each of his first two starts this season. Viza last pitched in 2019 where he was a combined 1-8 with a 7.34 ERA in 17 starts and three relief appearances in the Philadelphia Phillies’ organization. Viza struck out 69 and walked 23 in 76.0 total innings for the Triple-A International League’s Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Double-A Eastern League’s Reading Fightin Phils. Viza logged 125.0 or more innings four consecutive years from 2014-17 before posting a 2.87 ERA in 87.2 innings across four levels of the Phillies’ organization in 2018. Viza was drafted by the Phillies in the 32 nd round in 2013 out of Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Viza has reached the Triple-A level twice and the Double-A level four times during his career. Viza is in his eighth season of professional baseball, and is 34-60 lifetime with a 4.37 ERA in 159 games, 133 of them as a starting pitcher. Viza has averaged just 2.4 walks per nine innings as a professional. Tonight will be Viza’s first career appearance against Winnipeg. Viza is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in one career start at Northwestern Medicine Field. In game two, the Cougars go with former Major League right-hander Vance Worley who is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in two starts this season. Worley took a no-decision at Gary SouthShore on Monday, allowing two earned runs on five hits in 7.0 innings. Worley walked one and struck out seven. The Cougars won the game 5-4. Worley last pitched in 2018 where he made four starts for the Pacific Coast League’s Las Vegas 51s (New York Mets).