WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st, 2019 - Goldeyes Top Canaries—Winnipeg Sun, 8/31/19 - Goldeyes Win Sixth Straight—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/30/19 - August 30th Game Highlights (Video Link)—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Jason Young), 8/30/19 - August 30th Postgame Interviews (Video Link)—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Nigel Batchelor), 8/30/19 - Birds Rally Falls Short at Winnipeg—Sioux Falls Canaries (Carter Woodiel), 8/30/19 - Fish Pitching Ace Traded—Winnipeg Free Press (Jason Bell), 8/31/19 - Goldeyes Trade McGovern—Winnipeg Sun, 8/31/19 - McGovern Receives Opportunity in Atlantic League—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/30/19 - Plenty of Positives in Goldeyes’ Failed Bid for Playoffs—Winnipeg Sun, 8/30/19 - Garcia Simply Sensational for Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 8/29/19 - Pitcher French Loving Life With Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 8/28/19 - Willis Merits Consideration for Association Player of the Year—Winnipeg Sun, 8/27/19 - Fish Are Finished, No Playoffs This Year—Winnipeg Free Press (Taylor Allen), 8/26/19 - Shortlisting Potential Awards as Season Begins to Wind Down—Winnipeg Sun, 8/24/19 GOLDEYES TOP CANARIES WINNIPEG SUN – SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st The Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Sioux Falls Canaries 5-4 at Shaw Park on Friday night. Tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Goldeyes scored four two-out runs to take the lead. Kyle Martin lined a two-run single to centre and was followed by a two-run homer from Willy Garcia. The Canaries rallied for three runs in the top of the eighth, but Cameron McVey recorded the final two outs to keep the Goldeyes in front. Victor Capellan struck out the side in order in the top of the ninth to earn his 27th save. Martin singled home Wes Darvill with two outs in the bottom of the first to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead. Michael Hart tied the game in the second with a two-out double. WP: Garkow (4-0) LP: Bragg (4-6) SV: Capellan (27) HR: WIN W. Garcia (17)…SF Hart (10) THE SKINNY: The Goldeyes scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and held on to beat the Sioux Falls Canaries 5-4. The Goldeyes have won six games in a row. PLAYER OF THE GAME: Goldeyes’ starting pitcher Joel Bender held the high-octane Canaries’ offence to just one earned run over six innings. Bender threw just 80 pitches. PLAY OF THE GAME: Goldeyes’ third baseman Dominic Ficociello made an incredible diving stop on a hard groundball to his left in the top of the fifth. Ficociello not only robbed Mitch Glasser of a hit, but started an inning-ending double play. UP NEXT: Game two of the four-game series is Saturday evening at 6:05 p.m. Kevin Hilton faces right-hander Tyler Herron. The game can be heard on 93.7 FM. GOLDEYES WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (55-42) beat the Sioux Falls Canaries 5-4 at Shaw Park on Friday night. The Goldeyes have won six games in a row. Tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Goldeyes scored four runs with two outs to take the lead. Kevin Garcia opened the inning with a single to right-centre. Three batters later, Reggie Abercrombie kept the inning alive with a double down the left field line. With second and third and two outs, Kyle Martin lined a sharp single up the middle that scored both runners. After Joel Seddon relieved Canaries’ starter Sam Bragg, Willy Garcia hit a two-run home run to left-centre. “Great game, I thought the guys looked good tonight,” said Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney. “We got some big, timely hits. Martin drove in some runs. Willy got the big home run late. Pitching was good. Joel was really good today, and the bullpen did a good job adjusting.” The Canaries (37-60) answered back with three runs in the top of the eighth. Michael Hart led off with a home run to right-centre, and the Canaries pulled within 5-4 on back-to-back RBI groundouts from Brett Vertigan and Alay Lago. Cameron McVey struck out Andrew Ely as the tying run at the plate to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, Victor Capellan struck out the side in order to record his 27th save. Tyler Garkow (4-0) picked up the win in relief for Winnipeg after pitching a scoreless top of the seventh. Bragg (4-6) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on 13 hits in six and two-thirds innings. Bragg walked none and struck out six. Winnipeg took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Martin singled home Wes Darvill with two outs. Hart tied the score in the top of the second with a two-out double. Goldeyes’ starting pitcher Joel Bender took a no-decision, allowing one earned run on three hits over six innings. Bender walked one and struck out three. Darvill and Dominic Ficociello each had three hits. Darvill also had three stolen bases. Game two of the four-game series is Saturday evening. First pitch from Shaw Park is at 6:05 p.m. Kevin Hilton (5-10, 4.54) faces right-hander Tyler Herron (1-2, 3.86). 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: AUGUST 30th GAME HIGHLIGHTS JASON YOUNG – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJidu7lB8bk VIDEO: AUGUST 30th POSTGAME INTERVIEWS NIGEL BATCHELOR – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1BQVv0q2Ec BIRDS RALLY FALLS SHORT AT WINNIPEG CARTER WOODIEL – SIOUX FALLS CANARIES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th WINNIPEG, MB -- The Sioux Falls Canaries' tough luck in one-run games continued on Friday. The Birds (37-60) rallied late against the host Winnipeg Goldeyes (55-42) but fell 5-4 in the opening game of their last series of 2019. The Birds scored three runs in the eighth inning to cut what was a four-run deficit to one, but couldn't get over the hump. Mike Hart led the way for the Sioux Falls, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBIs. The game was tight early on. Winnipeg jumped out in front with an RBI single from Kyle Martin, and Hart knocked an RBI double to tie the score in the second. The score stayed that way through the seventh-inning stretch. Goldeyes starter Joel Bender threw six innings of one run ball Birds starter Sam Bragg ran into trouble in the seventh. A Reggie Abercrombie double put men on second and third for Martin, who drove in two with another single. That chased Bragg from the game. Canaries manager Mike Meyer brought Joel Seddon in to pitch. Goldeyes designated hitter Willy Garcia hit a two-run homer off Seddon to make it 5-1 Winnipeg. The Birds scored three in the third, starting with Hart's home run. Brett Vertigan and Alay Lago each drove in runs with ground balls to cut the deficit to 5-4. Goldeyes closer Victor Capellan struck out the side in the ninth to earn the save. UP NEXT The Birds face off with Winnipeg in game two of their four-game series Saturday night at 6 p.m. Right-hander Kevin Hilton will start for Winnipeg; Tyler Herron will take the ball for Sioux Falls. Birds fans can tune in on Sioux Falls Sports Radio 98.1 FM and AM 1230 KWSN and KWSN.com. FISH PITCHING ACE TRADED JASON BELL – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st Kevin McGovern is getting a chance to extend his baseball season — although it won’t be with the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The ace of the pitching staff was traded to the Atlantic League’s Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Friday in exchange for future considerations. The Goldeyes (54-42) will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive American Association season. However, the Atlantic League plays a 140-game regular-season schedule that continues through late September. The Blue Crabs are members of the Freedom Division and have climbed to within just 4.0 games of first place in the second half of the season. McGovern was sensational Thursday night in his swan song, surrendering just four hits in eight shutout innings to pace Winnipeg to a 2-0 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats at Shaw Park. He was 12-7 with a 3.85 ERA for the Goldeyes in 20 starts and one relief appearance this season, his fourth in a Winnipeg uniform. The triumph was McGovern’s 46th of his six-year stint in the American Association, moving him into third place on the league’s career win list. McGovern, 30, owns the franchise record for strikeouts (467) and was a member of the Goldeyes’ back-to-back championship teams in 2016 and 2017. GOLDEYES TRADE MCGOVERN WINNIPEG SUN – SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st The Winnipeg Goldeyes traded left-handed pitcher Kevin McGovern to the Atlantic League’s Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Friday. The transaction does not preclude McGovern from returning to Winnipeg in the future. The Atlantic League plays a 140-game schedule that carries through the end of September.