By Michael Dixon, Lincoln Saltdogs

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – C Luke Roskam hit two homers, LHP Tanner Brown had a quality start, and the ‘Dogs beat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 7-1 in the series opener on Tuesday night at Shaw Park.

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Roskam’s first homer came in the 5^th, a three-run shot that gave Lincoln (16-17) a 3-1 lead after the Goldeyes (13-21) had scored first on an RBI double from RF Max Murphy in the 3^rd inning.

The ‘Dogs scored three more times in the 5^th. SS Drew Devine hit a sacrifice fly and 1B Yanio Perez hit a two-run double to make it 6-1.

That was plenty of support for Brown, who allowed just one run over 6 and 2/3 innings to pick up his first win as a ‘Dog. He gave up three hits with five walks and six strikeouts.

Roskam’s second homer was a solo shot in the 8^th inning and the ‘Dogs picked up a ninth win when trailing this season.

Perez, Roskam and Perez each had multi-hit games while Roskam had four-plus RBIs for the second time this season. DH Zane Zurbrugg singled to extend his hitting streak to eight games.

RHP Nic Laio pitched 1 and 1/3 innings scoreless and RHP Carson Lance tossed a scoreless 9^th inning.

The ‘Dogs have now won eight of their last 10 games and with the win are just one game below .500.

The series continues Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and pregame coverage begins at 6:05 on KFOR FM 101.5/1240 AM.

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