American Association Daily Recap: May 17, 2019
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 17, 2019, including the Kansas City T-Bones opening their title defense with a 3-0 victory over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In transactions, Texas AirHogs fill out their roster with their group of Chinese players. Get all the latest news here.
Delgado, Three Relievers Combine to Lead T-Bones to 3-0 Victory
The Kansas City T-Bones received their American Association championship rings before Friday night’s game, then went out and celebrated by getting five shutout innings from Randall Delgado in a 3-0 victory over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Delgado and three relievers combined to allow just six hits while striking out 12. Darnell Sweeney and Daniel Robertson each homered for the T-Bones.
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Nick Tepesch Blanks Explorers, Saltdogs Win 4-1
Nick Tepesch made his 2019 debut a memorable one, blanking the Sioux City Explorers for six innings as the Lincoln Saltdogs went on to defeat the Sioux City Explorers, 4-1. Lincoln would give Tepesch all the runs he needed with a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Tyler Moore continues his red hot start, going 3-4 with 2 runs scored. Tepesch allowed 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
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Milkmen Move to 2-0 with Late Victory
The Milwaukee Milkmen are serving notice early that they are not going to be a doormat in the American Association, defeating the defending North Division champion St. Paul Saints for the second straight night. The Milkmen saw St. Paul rally to erase a 2-0 deficit only to retake the lead on an RBI single by Sam Dexter in the eighth to give them a 3-2 win. Christ Conley had a home run as part of a 2-3 evening.
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Nine Run Outburst Leads Dogs to 12-5 Victory over RailCats
Last season, the Chicago Dogs had a lot of difficulty scoring runs. That does not appear to be the case this year, as the team battered the Gary Southshore RailCats’ pitching staff for 13 hits in a 12-5 victory. Tony Rosselli and Trey Vavra both homered and drove in three for Chicago. David Olmedo-Barrea had three hits in his debut for the Dogs.
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Sam Bragg Derails Railroaders, Canaries Prevail 3-1
Much was expected from the Sioux Falls Canaries starting rotation this season, and Sam Bragg gave a little taste of how good this staff can be, holding the Cleburne Railroaders to 4 hits and a run in 6 innings in the 3-1 victory. A two run seventh inning was the deciding factor as Mike Hart homered to give his team the lead before Mitch Glasser gave the team a little cushion with an RBI double.
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Mitch Lambson Brilliant in Downing AirHogs, 7-1
Mitch Lambson was brilliant on Friday night, holding the Texas AirHogs to a run on 3 hits in 6 innings to lead the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 7-1 victory. Winnipeg broke open a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth and two in the eighth. Alex Perez drove in two to lead the Goldeyes offense.
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Transactions:
Gary Southshore Railcats
Traded RHP Jordan Cummings to Schaumburg (Frontier League) for a player to be named later.
Traded RHP Chris Pennell to Lake Erie (Frontier League) for a player to be named later.
Traded RHP Duke von Schamman (LS-5) to York (Atlantic League) for a player to be named later.
Signed LHP Trevor Lubking.
Texas AirHogs
Signed INF Josh Prince.
Added the following Chinese National Team players to their active roster (effective May 16): C Luan Chenchen, RHP Liu Guoqing, LHP Mi Jia Hong, INF Chen Jenpeng, INF Cao Jie, INF Yang Jin, INF Luo Jinjun, OF Du Nan, C Li Ning, RHP Gan Quan, RHP Zhang Tao, OF Han Xiao and LHP Sang Yang
By Robert Pannier
