Winnipeg Goldeyes Daily Clippings Thursday, June 20
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WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS THURSDAY, JUNE 20th, 2019 - Dogs Take Bite Out of Goldeyes—Winnipeg Free Press (Devon Shewchuk), 6/20/19 - Dogs’ Day—Winnipeg Sun, 6/20/19 - Dogs Pull Away Late Against Goldeyes—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 6/19/19 - June 19th Game Highlights (Video Link)—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Jason Young), 6/19/19 - Dogs Surge Late to Top Goldeyes—Chicago Dogs (Sam Brief), 6/19/19 - Goldeyes Pitcher Lambson Adjusts to Starter’s Routine—Winnipeg Sun, 6/20/19 - Goldeyes’ Field is ‘Sodfather’ Fergie’s Canvas, Mower His Paintbrush—Winnipeg Free Press (Devon Shewchuk), 6/19/19 - Harris Heating Up for Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 6/19/19 - Chicago Dogs Improving in Second AA Season—Winnipeg Sun, 6/18/19 DOGS TAKE BITE OUT OF GOLDEYES DEVON SHEWCHUK – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – THURSDAY, JUNE 20th The Fish flopped at Shaw Park on Wednesday night, losing 8-3 to the Chicago Dogs. Some late-inning stumbles by the Goldeyes’ were reminiscent of the Dog’s lack-lustre performance on Tuesday evening in a 10-3 loss to the Goldeyes. Pitching woes in the eighth inning put a nail in Winnipeg’s coffin Wednesday, with Goldeyes relief pitcher Harrison Cooney starting off the inning by hitting a Chicago batter with his first pitch. Cooney walked the second batter and was pulled from the mound, but the damage was already done. The Dogs went on to bat in four runs, one of them being from designated hitter Kelly Dugan — his third hit of the night. The RBI was Dugan’s second of the evening and fourth of the series. The Goldeyes trailed the Dogs 2-1 at the end of the fourth. But with two outs and one runner on base in the top of the seventh, the Dogs doubled their score. Tony Roselli hit a home run, his eighth of the year. The homer matched his total number of home runs over his 60-game season with the Dogs last year. It also put Chicago in a tie for first with the Lincoln Saltdogs, who both lead the league with 30 home runs. An interesting part of the Dogs’ overall performance included the appearance of former major-leaguer Carlos Zambrano on the mound. Zambrano played for 12 years in the MLB, primarily as a starting pitcher, before his retirement in 2012. This year, Zambrano came out of retirement to join the Chicago Dogs as a relief pitcher. On Wednesday night, he pitched for the first time at Shaw Park, entering the game in the bottom of the ninth. Zambrano had a few slip-ups, ending the evening allowing four hits. With the win, Chicago pulled ahead of Winnipeg in the American Association’s North Division standings. After the Goldeyes’ win on Tuesday night, manager Rick Forney said winning games, especially ones where the team is in the same division, is extremely important. "There’s a lot of parity in the league this year from what I’ve seen. There’s really not a whole lot of separation from what people would think are the good teams in the league and the teams with losing records," Forney said. "There’s no do-overs. When you’re playing teams in our division this early in the season, it’s not going to surprise me if we’re not all knotted up, three or four of us teams at the end of the season." The teams wrap up their three-game set tonight at Shaw Park. The first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. DOGS’ DAY WINNIPEG SUN – THURSDAY, JUNE 20th The Winnipeg Goldeyes lost 8-3 to the Chicago Dogs at Shaw Park on Wednesday. Leading 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Tony Rosselli hit a two-out, two-run home run to extend Chicago’s lead. The Dogs added four runs in the eighth. With the bases loaded and no outs, Kelly Dugan singled home David Olmedo-Barrera. Jordan Dean followed with a bases-loaded walk, and the Dogs made it 7-2 on a Keon Barnum double play. Victor Roache capped the inning with a two-out, RBI double. The Goldeyes rallied against former major leaguer Carlos Zambrano in the bottom of the ninth, and scratched across a run on an Alex Perez sacrifice fly before Zambrano ultimately recorded the final out. Willy Garcia extended his hitting streak to nine games for Winnipeg. CHICAGO DOGS 8, WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 3 WINNING PITCHER: CHI: Austin Wright (1-4) LOSING PITCHER: WPG: Parker French (2-1) HOME RUN CHI: Tony Rosselli (8). THE SKINNY: The Dogs broke open a close game with four runs in the top of the eighth to beat the Goldeyes 8-3 at Shaw Park and even up the three- game series. PLAYER OF THE GAME: Former Philadelphia Phillies second-round pick Kelly Dugan had three hits and drove in two runs. Dugan has four RBIs over the first two games of the series. PLAY OF THE GAME: Dominic Ficociello made a stellar play on a David Olmedo-Barrera bunt along the third base line in the top of the third. NEXT UP: The Goldeyes and Dogs conclude their series tonight at 7:05 p.m. Mitchell Lambson takes on former major league left-hander DJ Snelten. The game can be heard on 93.7 FM. DOGS PULL AWAY LATE AGAINST GOLDEYES STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (17-12) lost 8-3 to the Chicago Dogs at Shaw Park on Wednesday night. With the Dogs (17-11) leading 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Tony Rosselli hit a two-out, two-run home run. Chicago then scored four runs in the top of the eighth. With the bases loaded and no outs, Kelly Dugan singled home David Olmedo-Barrera. Jordan Dean followed with a bases loaded walk, and the Dogs made it 7-2 on a Keon Barnum groundball double play. Victor Roache capped the inning with a two-out, RBI double. The Goldeyes rallied against former Major Leaguer Carlos Zambrano in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases with one out on singles from Wes Darvill, James Harris, and Kevin Garcia. Alex Perez drove in Darvill with a sacrifice fly to left field before Zambrano recorded the game’s final out. Austin Wright (1-4) started for the Dogs and picked up the win, allowing one unearned run on four hits in five-plus innings. Wright walked one and struck out five. Parker French (2-1) started for the Goldeyes and took the loss, allowing four earned runs on four hits in seven innings. French walked two, struck out one, and threw just 89 pitches. French retired 11 straight batters from the fourth inning into the seventh. Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth when Dugan tripled home Trey Vavra. Dean hit a sacrifice fly to centre that scored Dugan. Winnipeg answered back in the bottom half. With two outs and no one on base, Reggie Abercrombie reached on an error by Vavra at third. Abercrombie then stole second base. It was Abercrombie’s 169th stolen base in the American Association, which ties him for third in league history with Zach Penprase. Darvill doubled down the left field line on a full count to score Abercrombie. Willy Garcia reached on an infield single in the bottom of the sixth, and has hit safely in nine straight games. The three-game series concludes Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. Mitchell Lambson (3-1, 3.07) faces former Major League left-hander DJ Snelten (3-0, 3.38). Advance tickets are on sale now by visiting www.goldeyes.com/tickets or by visiting the box office at Shaw Park. For information on 2019 season tickets, 10-game mini packs, and group tickets, call the Goldeyes’ office at (204) 982-BASE, or visit the Goldeyes’ official website at www.goldeyes.com VIDEO: JUNE 19th GAME HIGHLIGHTS JASON YOUNG – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELTind_UQ8 DOGS SURGE LATE TO TOP GOLDEYES SAM BRIEF – CHICAGO DOGS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th WINNIPEG, MB, Canada -- Tony Rosselli launched his eighth home run of the year, and Trey Vavra and Kelly Dugan enjoyed multi-hit games to back up five solid innings of work by starter Austin Wright en route to an 8-3 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at Shaw Park on Wednesday night. Austin Wright (W, 1-4) gave up no earned runs to go with five strikeouts in the outing, and the bullpen held down the fort over the final four frames to secure the win. New acquisition Wes Torrez, who made three appearances with the Dogs last year, pitched two solid innings of relief in his season debut. In the fourth inning, Kelly Dugan broke the scoreless tie with a triple to score Vavra, and Jordan Dean notched one of his two RBIs on the day with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Dogs. In the bottom half of the frame, the Goldeyes responded by way of a Wes Darvill double to score Reggie Abercrombie, cutting the lead in half. Goldeyes starter Parker French (L, 1-2) went seven strong innings for his team but surrendered a two-run shot to Rosselli in the last inning he worked, making it 4-2 in favor of the Dogs. Winnipeg would respond again in the next half-inning, this time on a groundout off the bat of Kyle Martin to score James Harris. In the eighth inning, the middle of the Dogs order exploded for four runs, putting the game almost completely out of reach for the Goldeyes.