Some days, nothing goes right.
Starter Antony Bello lasted only an inning and a third while the Goldeyes offence just couldn’t get a big hit when needed as Winnipeg fell 7-1 to the Rockford RiverHawks in front of 5,611 at Canwest Park on Thursday night.
“Antony just couldn’t come up with a pitch when he needed it,” said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. “He’d thrown 61 pitches and only got four outs. He just couldn’t find a way and to avoid a chance at an injury, it was in his best interest and ours to get him out of there, let him think about it and we’ll talk tomorrow... make sure he’s ready to pitch another day.”
When Bello left the game, the Goldeyes were trailing 2-0. Reliever Ulysses Roque gave up three runs in two-and-two-third innings of work, Ian Thomas gave up two runs in four-and-a-third innings and Chad Benefield came in and got the final two outs in the ninth.
Rockford Catcher Travis Scott had a big night for the RiverHawks going two-for-five with a triple and a two run homer. The two-run bomb made it 4-0 and pretty much sealed the deal for Rockford.
“We finally got the lefty (Bello) out of there and I’m a lot more comfortable against right-handers,” Scott said. “He hung a change-up to me and I was able to get the barrel of the bat on it.
“This was a huge win for us. After a long bus trip, almost 17 hours, we were able to come up with a good effort. And Kyle (starter Wright) was great. He got ahead of almost every hitter he faced and didn’t walk anybody. It was a really great effort.”
The Goldeyes scored their only run in the sixth. With two out, Justin Justice doubled and then Vince Harrison singled to drive him home. It was Winnipeg’s second straight loss and dropped the Goldeyes to 18-15 on the season and 10-9 at home.
Game 2 of this four-game series will be played tonight at Canwest Park. Kyle Ruwe (1-4, 5.86 ERA) will get the start for Rockford while Stephen Flake (2-1, 2.96 ERA) will toe the slab for Winnipeg. Game time is 7 p.m.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Bullpen can't save it for Walker, Goldeyes fall 7-5 to Gary
Starter Ace Walker ground it out for six full innings and left the Winnipeg Goldeyes with a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh, but this time the bullpen just couldn’t hold on.
Although Zach Baldwin got the Fish through the top of the seventh inning and the Goldeyes scored a run in the bottom of seventh, the Gary SouthShore RailCats came back with two in the eighth off Baldwin and three more in the ninth off Philip Roy and beat the Fish 7-5 in from of 5,189 at Canwest Park on Wednesday night.
With the win, Gary took the three-game series in Winnipeg, 2-1, and pulled to within a half a game of third-place Winnipeg. The Goldeyes are now 18-14, while the Railcats are 18-15.
“It was a tough game tonight,” said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney, as the Fish fell to 10-8 at home this season. “Gary was knocking on the door all game and they finally knocked it down with some crooked numbers in the eighth and the ninth.
“We had no answer for their left-handed hitting in this series and we sure didn’t have an answer tonight. They probably hit .500 from the left side of the plate. They really grind out at-bats and they get hits when they needed them.”
The Goldeyes pounded out 14 hits, but just couldn’t get the big knocks when they needed them. Wes Long had a pair of hits and scored a run; Juan Diaz went three-for-four, drove in three and hit his 10th home run of the season (the second in as many nights); Kevin West was two-for-five with an RBI and a run scored, Aharon Eggleston went two-for- five with two runs scored and an RBI; and Vince Harrison went three-for-four.
“We had a couple of opportunities in the first and second innings but two double plays wiped them out,” Forney said. “We had five hits in the first two innings and didn’t score. That really hurt us.
“In the end we just couldn’t hold on. The bullpen has been bending, not breaking. Tonight, it broke down.”
Thursday night, the Rockford RiverHawks come to Winnipeg to face the Goldeyes. Antony Bello (1-2, 3.55) will get the start for Winnipeg, Game time tonight is 7 p.m. and if you can’t make it to the park, the game will be shown live on Shaw TV Channel 9.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Goldeyes get it all in win over Gary
Aharon Eggleston had a tough road trip through Chicagoland last week. Tuesday night, he snapped out of his mini-slump.
Eggleston has had three hits in four trips, scored two runs and drove in two more and made a spectacular catch in centerfield as he led the Goldeyes to a 9-3 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats at Canwest Park in downtown Winnipeg.
“We’ve been battling,” said Eggleston, as he was named Shaw TV’s Player of the Game. “Today we got to the park early, we got lots of swings in the cage, took extra batting practice, we were ready to go tonight. I think it showed in the results.”
It sure did. The Goldeyes pounded out 12 hits and put up four crooked numbers – three in the first, two in the third, two in the fifth and two in the sixth.
Besides Eggleston, red-hot Kevin West, newcomer Justin Justice and veteran Vince Harrison each had two-hits while Juan Diaz got everything going for the Goldeyes with a three-run home run in the first inning. Harrison and Justice each drove in two runs.
“We got off to a great start,” said Eggleston. “And Sal gave us a great effort. We had everything going tonight. We just have to keep it going.”
Starter Chris Salamida had a tremendous outing. He allowed just one run on seven hits through the first seven innings before getting tagged for three hits and a pair of runs in the ninth. Ulysses Roque came on with a man on and nobody out in the ninth and retired the three men he faced to give the Goldeyes their 18th win of the season.
At 18-13, the Goldeyes are in third place in the Northern League, but both first-place Fargo and second-place Kansas City lost on Tuesday night, so the Fish are just two games back of Fargo and a half-a-game behind the T-Bones.
Wednesday night, the Goldeyes play Gary in the final game of this three-game set. Ace Walker will toe the slab for the Fish. Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
Eggleston has had three hits in four trips, scored two runs and drove in two more and made a spectacular catch in centerfield as he led the Goldeyes to a 9-3 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats at Canwest Park in downtown Winnipeg.
“We’ve been battling,” said Eggleston, as he was named Shaw TV’s Player of the Game. “Today we got to the park early, we got lots of swings in the cage, took extra batting practice, we were ready to go tonight. I think it showed in the results.”
It sure did. The Goldeyes pounded out 12 hits and put up four crooked numbers – three in the first, two in the third, two in the fifth and two in the sixth.
Besides Eggleston, red-hot Kevin West, newcomer Justin Justice and veteran Vince Harrison each had two-hits while Juan Diaz got everything going for the Goldeyes with a three-run home run in the first inning. Harrison and Justice each drove in two runs.
“We got off to a great start,” said Eggleston. “And Sal gave us a great effort. We had everything going tonight. We just have to keep it going.”
Starter Chris Salamida had a tremendous outing. He allowed just one run on seven hits through the first seven innings before getting tagged for three hits and a pair of runs in the ninth. Ulysses Roque came on with a man on and nobody out in the ninth and retired the three men he faced to give the Goldeyes their 18th win of the season.
At 18-13, the Goldeyes are in third place in the Northern League, but both first-place Fargo and second-place Kansas City lost on Tuesday night, so the Fish are just two games back of Fargo and a half-a-game behind the T-Bones.
Wednesday night, the Goldeyes play Gary in the final game of this three-game set. Ace Walker will toe the slab for the Fish. Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
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