American Association Daily Recap: July 6, 2019
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for July 6, 2019. There were six games on Saturday including the Winnipeg Goldeyes rallying to down the St. Paul Saints in a walk-off victory and the Chicago Dogs set a franchise record for strikeouts.
Daily Recaps: July 6, 2019
Goldeyes Earn Walk-Off Win, 7-6
Alex Perez drew a two out, bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth, as the Winnipeg Goldeyes defeated the St. Paul Saints, 7-6. A walk to James Harris and a single by Kyle Martin got the rally started. Reggie Abercrombie singled to tie the score. Saints reliever Todd Van Steensel retired the next two batters but, after intentionally walking Tyler Hill, Perez fouled off three pitches to stay alive before drawing the bases-loaded walk. Brady Shoemaker had two RBI and drew three walks for St. Paul.
Dogs Dominate AirHogs, 13-3
Austin Wright struck out 13 in six innings to lead the Chicago Dogs to a 13-3 victory over the Texas AirHogs. Wright combined with two relievers to strike out 20, a franchise record. Victor Roache hit a grand slam and every Chicago batter had at least one-hit.
Canaries Down Explorers, 8-4
A pair of three run innings helped the Sioux Falls Canaries down the Sioux City Explorers, 8-4. Kevin Taylor drove in two runs, as did Josh Rehwaldt for Sioux Falls. The victory allowed the Canaries to leapfrog Sioux City in the standings, moving into third in the South.
RailCats Rally to Down Railroaders, 7-5
A four-run fifth inning helped the Gary Southshore RailCats defeat the Cleburne Railroaders, 7-5. Colin Willis and Raymond Jones each drove in a pair of runs and Trevor Lubking won his fifth game of the year. John Nester hit his 10th home run of the season for Cleburne.
Collier Cages Saltdogs, 6-0
Tommy Collier combined with two relievers to blank the Lincoln Saltdogs, as the Kansas City T-Bones prevailed, 6-0. Collier allowed five hits while striking out nine in seven innings. Daniel Nava drove in three runs to help lead the Kansas City offense.
RedHawks Battle Back to Defeat Milkmen, 7-6
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Milwaukee Milkmen, 7-6. Brennan Metzger tied the score with a two run triple and scored the go ahead run when Tim Colwell followed with a base hit. Geoff Broussard came on for his 14th save.
American Association Notes
The Chicago Dogs set a franchise record on Saturday, striking out 20 Texas AirHogs batters. Austin Wright set a team record with 13 strikeouts in the contest.
Transactions
Kansas City T-Bones
Removed RHP Dylan Baker from the Inactive List
Lincoln Saltdogs
Activated INF Christian Ibarra from the Disabled List
St. Paul Saints
Released RHP Ryan Schlosser
Sioux Falls Canaries
Placed OF Mike Hart on the Disabled List retroactive to July 4 and signed RHP Alex Ogren
Texas AirHogs
Released RHP Ryan Smith; removed LHP Sang Yang from the active roster and added RHP Wang Shuo to the active roster
Winnipeg Goldeyes
Placed INF Dominic Ficociello on the Disabled List retroactive to July 2 and signed LHP Spencer Herrmann
By Robert Pannier
