WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS THURSDAY, MAY 20 th , 2021 - Canaries Sneak Past Goldeyes Late—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 5/18/21 - Gotta’s Clutch Triple Powers Canaries to First Win of Season—Sioux Falls Canaries (Joey Zanaboni), 5/19/21 - Canaries Bounce Back With Big Win in Second Game With Winnipeg (Video Link)—Dakota News Now (Mark Ovdenden), 5/19/21 - Forecast for Goldeyes Looks Gloomy—Winnipeg Free Press (Taylor Allen), 5/17/21 - Sioux Falls Canaries’ New Owners Ready to Win Over Fans by Investing in Team, Ballpark, Gameday Experience—Argus Leader (Matt Zimmer), 5/18/21 - Goldeyes, Generals Get Fan Support in Preseason Exhibition—Jackson Sun (Brandon Shields), 5/17/21 - Sportsbeat-Winnipeg Goldeyes General Manager Andrew Collier (Audio Link) —CJRB 1220 (Clayton Dreger), 5/10/21 CANARIES SNEAK PAST GOLDEYES LATE STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 th SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (1-1) lost 5-3 to the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium on Wednesday night. Tied at 3-3 and with two outs and no one on base in the bottom of the eighth, Mitch Glasser hit a ground-rule double into the left field corner and took third when Angelo Altavilla reached on an infield single. Nick Gotta followed with a two-run triple to centre field that put the Canaries ahead. Former Major League left-hander Caleb Frare retired the Goldeyes in order in the top of the ninth to earn the save. Winnipeg had just tied the game in the top of the eighth against Canaries’ reliever Robbie Gordon. Raul Navarro lined a single off the glove of Gotta at second base and advanced to second when Logan Hill beat out an infield single. After Max Murphy walked to load the bases, Kevin Lachance beat out a potential double play on a groundball to shortstop that allowed Navarro to score from third. Gordon (1-0) picked up the win in relief for the Canaries (1-1), while John Gorman (0-1) took the loss for Winnipeg. The Goldeyes took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Jay Gonzalez led off the game with a single and stole second base. Tyler Hill ripped a two-run home run down the left field line. Sioux Falls tied the game in the bottom of the first on a Jabari Henry RBI single and a two-out, bases loaded walk to Michael Hart. Logan Landon’s two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the fourth gave the Canaries a 3-2 lead. Goldeyes’ starting pitcher Christian James took a no-decision, allowing three earned runs on two hits in four innings. James walked six and struck out three. Canaries’ starter Carlos Pimentel also took a no-decision, allowing two earned runs on six hits over five innings. Pimentel walked three and struck out eight. Travis Seabrooke worked two scoreless innings relief of James. Kyle Thomas pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh for Winnipeg. Navarra robbed Landon at shortstop in the bottom of the second. Landon ripped a groundball into the hole that Navarro stopped on one knee to his backhand. With Landon sprinting down the first base line, Navarro hurled a perfect one-hop throw, still on one knee, to Kyle Martin at first base to complete the putout. The series concludes Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. Joey Gonzalez (0-0, 0.00) faces Canaries’ left-hander Ty Culbreth (0-0, 0.00). All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca The Goldeyes will continue to monitor the reopening of the Canada/US border and assess a potential return to Shaw Park in 2021. In the coming weeks, Winnipeg Goldeyes staff will contact ticket holders with more information and appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding. GOTTA’S CLUTCH TRIPLE POWERS CANARIES TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON JOEY ZANABONI – SIOUX FALLS CANARIES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 th SIOUX FALLS - Nick Gotta smacked a two-out, two-RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth to break open a tie game and send the Sioux Falls Canaries to a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes Wednesday. The win was the first of the season for Sioux Falls. The Birds look for the series win over Winnipeg Thursday at 7:05. Carlos Pimentel got the start for the Canaries and struck out eight in five innings of two-run ball. The starter allowed a two-run homer to Tyler Hill in the first but rebounded well with four straight zeroes to close the appearance. Kevin Folman fired two scoreless innings in relief before Robbie Gordon left the bases full to keep the game tied 3-3 in the eighth. Caleb Frare earned his first Canaries save with a 1-2-3 ninth. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, the Birds’ bats rallied in the bottom half of the opening inning on an RBI single by Jabari Henry and an RBI walk by Mike Hart to tie the game 2-2. The Canaries took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on an RBI single from Logan Landon. Sioux Falls notched the win despite being outhit 8-7. Mitch Glasser scored twice for the Canaries. He doubled in the eighth inning and crossed the plate as the go-ahead run. Raul Navarro recorded a pair of hits for the Goldeyes. Each team left nine men on base. Gotta’s go-ahead triple came on a full-count offering in the ninth from John Gorman (0-1), who suffered the loss for Winnipeg. The Canaries will start southpaw Ty Culbreth in the rubber match Thursday evening. Winnipeg is expected to start right-handed hurler Joey Gonzalez. A live stream will be available via aabaseball.tv, and Birds fans can tune in on Fox Sports 98.1 KWSN. VIDEO: CANARIES BOUNCE BACK WITH BIG WIN IN SECOND GAME WITH WINNIPEG MARK OVENDEN – DAKOTA NEWS NOW – WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 th LINK: https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2021/05/20/canaries-bounce-back-with-big-win-in-second-game-with-winnipeg/ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The Canaries lost their season opener Tuesday night 9-0 to Winnipeg. And when they fell behind right away on a 2-run HR by Tyler Hill it looked like more of the same. But they bounced back with 2 in the home half as Jabari Henry had his first RBI of the season. And Sioux Falls native Logan Landon put them ahead 3-2 with an RBI in the 5th after being robbed by Raul Navarro on a great play at shortstop in his previous at-bat. After a delay, Winnipeg came back to tie it 3-3, but Nick Gotta’s 2-run triple in the 8th turned out to be the deciding hit in the game as the Canaries prevailed 5-3. Starting pitcher Carlos Pimentel struck out 8 in his 5 innings pitched. He gave up 2 earned runs on the Hill home run. The rubber game of the series is Thursday night at SF Stadium. FORECAST FOR GOLDEYES LOOKS GLOOMY TAYLOR ALLEN – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – MONDAY, MAY 17th IT’S been more than 20 years since Rick Forney pitched professionally, but the longtime Winnipeg Goldeyes manager might just have to get his arm ready for action again. Last week, the Goldeyes said goodbye to two impressive arms, as Josh Lucas signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and fellow right-hander Ryan Dull inked a deal with the Seattle Mariners. Lucas, a 30-year-old from Florida, has appeared in 22 MLB games over three seasons (2017-2019) and was expected to be a main cog on the staff. Dull, a 31-year-old from North Carolina, has 171 MLB games over the course of five seasons on his résumé. That only scratches the surface. The Goldeyes were hit with a huge blow recently when starting pitcher Mitchell Lambson informed the club that he was moving on from pro ball to accept a full-time job back home. The Arizona resident originally joined the Fish in 2017 as a reliever but went on to become one of the most dominant starters in team history. The southpaw was named the AA’s pitcher of the year in 2019 after going 13-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 21 starts. To top it off, shortstop Wes Darvill, one of the team’s most reliable fielders and hitters, has been placed on the inactive list as he’ll be suiting up for Team Canada until June 5 at the upcoming Americas Baseball Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the New York Mets’ spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. "I’ve been left in a situation where I’ve lost my No. 1 starter, my No. 2 starter, my closer, and my shortstop in a 10-day period during a time when there are no players to sign... It’s great for them and I’m super happy these guys are getting back to affiliated baseball, but it’s left us in a situation where we’re scrambling," Forney said in a phone interview on Sunday. "You can’t replace a Mitch Lambson, you can’t replace a Josh Lucas at the top of your order. You can’t find a guy at the side of the road, or two guys at the side of the road, that can throw 250 innings for you. Somehow, we’re going to have to make up those 250 innings." Off the field, things haven’t exactly been easy for the Goldeyes, either.