Lincoln Loses to Winnipeg

For Immediate Release

The Winnipeg Goldeyes picked up their first win of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park on Tuesday. A crowd of 3, 525 saw a strong performance from Winnipeg starter Alex Perez (1-0) who went eight strong innings allowing four runs and striking out five. Lincoln Saltdogs starter Hideki Nagasaki took the loss (0-1). Goldeyes releiver Carlos Torres picked up the save (1).

Both teams began the second game of the four game series with a pair of walks. Winnipeg was unable to plate a run, but the Saltdogs were able to score a pair off Perez. Kevin Grijak got his seventh RBI of the year with a sharp single past a diving Rusty McNamara at second base. Josh Patton followed a sacrifice fly to left field plating Brian Warner.

Another run crossed the plate for Lincoln in the bottom of the second. Corey Harris walked and came around to third after an errant pick off attempt from Goldeye pitcher Alex Perez. Harris came home after Perez threw a wild pitch to the backstop making the score 3-0 Saltdogs.

Winnipeg filled the bases in the top of the third with back-to-back singles and a walk. Donnie Ross lined a double into right-center field scoring two. Later in the inning McNamara took a 1-2 pitch off Nagasaka into the same spot as Ross giving Winnipeg their first lead in the series 4-3.

The Goldeyes picked up an insurance run in the sixth inning. Max Poulin reached on an error to right field and scored on a wild pitch from Nagasaka.

In the bottom of the inning the Saltdogs cut the Winnipeg lead back to one. Josh Patton led off with a double and scored on a ground ball. After six the Goldeyes led 5-4.

Another run crossed for Winnipeg in the ninth inning. Two singles began the inning and Donnie Ross drove in Jorge Moreno from third for a 6-4 lead going into the bottom of the ninth.

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