You could say the RailCats walked away with the win. The Sioux Falls Canaries lost a tough one on Saturday to the Gary SouthShore RailCats, 6-5. A four-run eighth inning from Gary SouthShore was the difference in the game. The RailCats scored the tying and go-ahead runs on bases-loaded walks issued by Canaries closer Ryan […]
GARY, IND. — Trailing 5-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, Gary had seven consecutive hitters reach base and put up four two-out runs to take down the Sioux Falls Canaries, 6-5, on a sunny Saturday afternoon at U.S. Steel Yard. The RailCats’ come-from-behind victory on Bark in the Park Day, presented by McAfee Animal Hospital, […]
St. Paul, MN – St. Paul proved once again why their infield is one of the best defensive units in the American Association as they lead the way to a 2-0 Saints victory over the Explorers on Saturday night. It was your classic pitchers duel between the two long time rivals, as Spencer Jones (1-0) made […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 24, 2019, including Luke Westphal no-hitting the Milwaukee Milkmen through six and the St. Paul Saints scoring seven runs in the first on their way to an 8-1 victory. Plus transactions and notes from around the league. Westphal No-Hits Milkmen Through […]
It was as if a week’s worth of frustration came out all at once for the St. Paul Saints offense. A team that had been 1-22 with runners in scoring position and two outs in the first seven games turned the tide on Friday night at CHS Field. Starter Nick Belzer was the recipient earning […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (May 24, 2019) – After taking an early 5-0 lead and giving it all back, the Cleburne Railroaders scratched across a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning without a hit to topple the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-5 on Friday night at Haymarket Park. It was all Cleburne early, as a solo […]
St. Paul, MN – The game between the St. Paul Saints and the Sioux City Explorers on Friday evening was over about as quick as it began. The Saints used a massive seven run first inning to cruise to an 8-1 win over the Explorers. It didn’t seem like the inning was going to unravel as […]
A 12th-inning single from Kevin Taylor and an outstanding overall pitching performance drove the Sioux Falls Canaries to a dramatic 2-1 road win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Friday night. The win is the Birds’ fourth in a row after a three-game sweep of Texas Monday through Wednesday. All three runs in the game […]
AirHogs Use Great Pitching and Timely Hitting to Take First Game of the Road Trip After powering through an hour and a half rain delay to start the game the Texas AirHogs used a great piggy back combo of Sean Stutzman and Travis Ballew as well as the timely power of Stewart Ijames to claim […]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – John Sansone clubbed a game-tying triple in the 8th inning, but Cleburne scored twice on five walks in the 9th and held on for a 7-5 win at Haymarket Park on Friday night. BOX SCORE The ‘Dogs fell behind 5-0 after five innings before a three-run 5th inning and a two-run 8th. Sansone’s triple came […]
GARY, IND. — Five shutout innings from Eric Morell in his American Association debut and an early 1-0 lead wasn’t enough for Gary as the RailCats fell to the Sioux Falls Canaries, 2-1, in front of a season-high 3,407 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on the first Fifth Third Bank Fireworks Friday of the season. Morel […]
KOKOMO, Ind. — Luke Westphal set the franchise record for strikeouts in a game by a Dogs pitcher with 12 strikeouts in a masterful performance that led the Chicago Dogs back over .500 with a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Milkmen at Kokomo Municipal Stadium. Brandon Shimo, Carlos Zambrano and Josh Goossen-Brown added to the […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 23, 2019, including the Lincoln Saltdogs winning the 500th game in franchise history. In other action, the Chicago Dogs Tony Rosselli homers three times to lead the Chicago Dogs to victory. This, plus a number of transactions from around the league. Saltdogs […]
Box Score GARY, IND. — Six shutout innings from Trevor Lubking and a season-high 10 runs led the Gary SouthShore RailCats to a 10-1 victory over the Sioux City Explorers and their first series win of the year on Thursday night at U.S. Steel Yard. Every starter reached base safely at least one time for the […]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Christian Ibarra walked three times and scored, Nick Tepesch allowed only two runs over six innings, and the Lincoln Saltdogs captured their 500th home victory with a 3-2, rain-shortened win over the Cleburne Railroaders in six innings at Haymarket Park on Thursday night. BOX SCORE Rain began to fall with Lincoln hitting in […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (May 23, 2019) – It was an abbreviated first road contest of the season for the Cleburne Railroaders on Thursday night, as they fell by the score of 3-2 to the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park. With Lincoln batting in the bottom of the sixth, rain began to fall. The grounds crew covered the […]
The St. Paul Saints had no answer for Chicago Dogs outfielder Tony Rosselli. They gave up three home runs to the second-year player and despite coming back from a 4-0 deficit, lost 7-6 in 10 innings on Thursday night at CHS Field in front of 6,570. With the game tied at five in the 10th, […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for May 22, 2019. This includes the St. Paul Saints and the Kansas City T-Bones each sweeping double-headers. Get recaps from all seven games plus transactions. T-Bones Outslug, Outpitch Saltdogs to Sweep Double-Header The Kansas City T-Bones […]
Game 1 KANSAS CITY, KS– It’s been a long two days waiting for the Kansas City T-Bones and the Lincoln Saltdogs to play just one game in their three-game series due to the dreary weather in Kansas City. Wednesday night nothing was stopping them from playing two games including a short 15-minute delay in the second inning […]
GARY, IND. — After shutting out Sioux City, 7-0, in the home opener on Tuesday night at U.S. Steel Yard, the Explorers turned the tables on the RailCats with a 2-0 shutout over Gary on Wednesday. Gary’s (2-3) best chance of scoring came in the bottom of the first when the ‘Cats had the bases […]
ANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Saltdogs had two chances to win the first of two against the T-Bones on Wednesday night, but a pair of blown leads and a masterful pitching performance from Kansas City left the ‘Dogs empty-handed in a doubleheader at T-Bones Stadium on Wednesday night. BOX SCORE GAME 1 BOX SCORE GAME […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 22, 2019) – Playing in just his second game with the Cleburne Railroaders, Audie Afenir tied a franchise record with five hits to power the Railroaders to an 8-4 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Wednesday afternoon at The Depot. Afenir started the scoring in the second with a long solo homer […]
Sioux Falls Canaries fans had been waiting a while to see a Bird hit a grand slam. On Wednesday at AirHogs stadium, Andrew Ely ended that wait. Ely, making his second start of the year after being hampered by oblique tightness, broke out in a big way for Sioux Falls, powering the Birds to a […]
The Winnipeg Goldeyes (5-2) wrapped up their seven-game season-opening road trip with an 8-4 loss to the Cleburne Railroaders on Wednesday afternoon at the Depot at Cleburne Station. BOXSCORE A five-run bottom of the fourth for Cleburne proved to be too much to overcome for Winnipeg as the Railroaders avoided the series sweep and handed […]
The AirHogs got off to a strong start in the series finale of their 3 game set again the Sioux Falls Canaries. After a four hit first inning that saw Li Ning and Josh Prince cross the plate, the AirHogs took an early 2-0 lead. Zech Lemond would find his grove on the mound as […]
It was 71 home games since the last time the St. Paul Saints had a walk-off victory. That came on July 26, 2017 when Kes Carter hit a home run in the 14th inning against the Sioux City Explorers. On Wednesday afternoon Josh Allen’s walk-off was less dramatic, but no less important as he drew […]
St. PAUL, Minn. — Tony Rosselli went 2-for-3 at the plate, but the Chicago Dogs offense couldn’t get going as the St. Paul Saints took game one of the Wednesday doubleheader, 4-0, at CHS Field. It was a tough game for the Dogs bats, compiling just four hits while leaving six men on base. Back-to-back […]
Early on in the 2019 season the St. Paul Saints pitchers have been at the top of their game. In game one of a doubleheader, on Wednesday, Eddie Medina showed why he was the ace of the staff last season tossing 6.0 shutout innings as the Saints blanked the Chicago Dogs 4-0 at CHS Field. […]
A little over a month and a half into the 2019 season and the Storm’s record sits at 20 – 22, 5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers; affiliate, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, putting them squarely in 3rd place in the California League’s Southern Division. Yet many within the organization, as well as many experts, see […]
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Ryan Thurston Moves from Dogs to Cats
GARY, IND. — The Gary SouthShore RailCats announced the claiming of left-handed pitcher Ryan Thurston off waivers from the Chicago Dogs before Sunday’s rubber game vs. the Sioux Falls Canaries. In order to make room for Thurston on the 23-man active roster, the ‘Cats placed utility man Morgan Blatnik on irrevocable waivers. Thurston opened the […]