American Association Game Recaps for Thursday July 7th
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jul 8, 2016, Comments Off
Courtesy Poinstreak Communications,
Lincoln 4, Joplin 1
Lincoln starting pitcher Casey Barnes tossed seven shutout innings in leading the Saltdogs to a 4-1 win over the Joplin Blasters. Barnes notched his first win with Lincoln as he gave up three walks and five hits while striking out four batters. Offensively for the Saltdogs, DH Curt Smith went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI while LF Brandon Jacobs collected three hits and a RBI. Lincoln leadoff hitter Robby Kuzdale also chipped in with two runs and two stolen bases. The Saltdogs scored single runs in the third and seventh innings before scoring a pair in the ninth.
Kansas City 4, Sioux City 3
The Kansas City T-Bones scored a run in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead and would go on to a 4-3 victory over the Sioux City Explorers. T-Bones 2B Brett Wiley went 2-for-3 with two runs scored while LF Starlin Rodriguez picked-up two hits and drove in a run. Kansas City starting pitcher David Holman tossed five innings en route to his third win of the season. Holman allowed two earned runs on five hits with two walks and a strikeout. For Sioux City in defeat, 1B Ralph Henriquez had a 2-for-4 game with a ninth inning solo home run.
Winnipeg 10, Sioux Falls 4
Winnipeg scored eight big runs in the seventh inning to overcome a 4-0 deficit and beat the Sioux Falls Canaries by a 10-4 score. Winnipeg 2B Casio Grider and RF David Rohm accounted for seven of the eight runs in the seventh as Grider hit a three-run home run and Rohm followed that up with a grand slam. Goldeyes 1B Jacob Rogers went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI and LF Willie Cabrera added three hits and scored a run. Winnipeg pitcher Kyle Lotzkar tossed a scoreless sixth inning to collect his first victory.
Laredo 15, Texas 6
It was all Laredo in this one as the Lemurs rolled to a 15-6 victory over the Texas AirHogs. Laredo scored six runs in the second inning, one in the third and three more in the fourth to jump out to a 10-2 lead and would never look back. The Lemurs collected 13 hits in the contest with eight of the nine batters picking up at least one. Laredo 3B Cesar Valera went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI while LF Ty Morrison had two hits in four at-bats along with two RBI and three runs scored. Lemurs starter Troy Marks notched his second win as he went 5 1/3 innings giving up five earned runs on seven hits. Texas made eight errors in the contest tonight.
St. Paul 3, Fargo-Moorhead 1 (Top 9 – In Progress)
The game between St. Paul and Fargo-Moorhead was still in progress with the Saints leading the RedHawks by a 3-1 score. Check americanassociationbaseball.com for a full recap of the game.
Wichita 8, Gary SouthShore 2 (Top 9 – In Progress)
The game between Wichita and Gary SouthShore was still in progress with the Wingnuts leading the RailCats by an 8-2 score. Check americanassociationbaseball.com for a full recap of the game.
