Dogs, Cougars Split Double-Header, Minier, Francis, Kinley, Fox Shine, Weekly Honors
American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier recaps the six games in the American Association on Monday, including Greg Minier hurling the Lincoln Saltdogs past the Milwaukee Milkmen, the Chicago Dogs and the Kane County Cougars splitting a double-header, and Harrison Francis tosses a gem for the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Plus, American Association Player and Pitcher of the Week named. This and much more.
Monarchs Rally to Down Railroaders
Jan Hernandez singled home two runs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Monarchs a 10-9 come-from-behind victory over the Cleburne Railroaders. Kansas City jumped out to a 5-0 lead, scoring two runs in the first and three in the second. However, Nick Shumpert cut the deficit to one with a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning, his second homerun of the year. The teams exchanged runs over the next three innings, leaving them tied at seven after five.
In the seventh, the Railroaders took the lead on an RBI single by Hunter Wolfe and extended their lead to two an inning later. Nick Gardewine came on in the ninth looking to close the contest out, but walked the first two batters. He retired the next two, but hit Darnell Sweeney to load the bases before walking Kevin Santa to pull the Monarchs within one. Hernandez then worked the count full before singling up the middle, driving home to two give Kansas City the lead for good.
Cam Hill earned the victory and Jameson McGrane came on to close the contest out for his seventh save of the season. Chad De La Guerra went 3-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. He hit his second homerun of the season. Hill Alexander and Wolfe each had three hits in the game.
Kansas City Monarchs Recap by Adam Cook
Cougars, Dogs Split Double-Header
Jack Fox allowed one run in five innings to lead the Kane County Cougars to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Dogs in the opener of their double-header, but Jeff Kinley provided sweet revenge in the second, allowing one run in five innings to lead Chicago to a 5-2 win. This gave the teams a split of their double-header.
In the opener, Kane County scored two runs in the top of the first inning and this game was all but over. Jimmy Kerrigan set the stage, blasting a two-run shot, his 17th of the year. It was all Fox from there, as he allowed seven hits and no walks while striking out nine. Ryan Richardson tossed a scoreless sixth and Logan Nissen earned his seventh save of the season.
Kerrigan finished with two hits for the Cougars. K.C. Hobson and Grant Kay each had two hits for Chicago.
In the second game, the Cougars jumped out in front with a run in the top of the first thanks to a two out home run by Cornelius Randolph, his fifth of the year. However, Chicago used the long ball to tie the score in the bottom of the second as Stevie Wilkerson went deep for his fourth of the year. Two batters later, Trent Bauer doubled home Kay to put Chicago on top for good.
The only hit against Kinley was the first inning homerun. He walked one and struck out seven. Tanner Lawson came on in the seventh to finish off the game for his second save of the year. Bauer and Kay each had two hits in the contest.
Minier Outduels Smith to Lead Saltdogs
It was a classic pitching matchup on Monday in Milwaukee, as Greg Minier outdueled Milkmen starter Myles Smith, leading the Lincoln Saltdogs to a 4-1 victory. Minier allowed five hits and two walks while striking out seven and 6.0 innings. Smith gave up three runs in 6.0 innings, striking out seven as well.
Lincoln took the lead in the top of the second on an RBI double by Matt Goodheart, but the Milkmen tied the score when Bryan Torres tripled home Logan Trowbridge in the bottom of the third. The score remained tied until the top of the sixth when Lincoln took the lead for good. A triple by Welington Dotel brought home Josh Altmann, and Dotel scored on a Pat Caufield single. Altmann closed out the scoring with an RBI double in the seventh.
Steffon Moore earned his fifth save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning. Altmann, Dotel, and Caufield each finished with two hits for the Saltdogs.
Lincoln Saltdogs Recap by Michael Dixon
Francis Dominates in RailCats Victory
Harrison Francis allowed one run in 7.0 innings, leading the Gary SouthShore RailCats doing 9-1 victory over the Lake Country DockHounds. The RailCats jumped out to a 5-0 lead, scoring four runs in the first and adding a run in the second. Lake Country on the board in the top of the fourth, but Gary put this away in the bottom of the fifth with three more runs.
Francis did the rest, allowing five hits and three walks to earn his second victory of the season. Jesus Marriaga went 3-4 with two runs and two RBI. Michael Cruz had two hits and drove in three runs. Wilfredo Gimenez drove home the only run for Lake Country with his fourth homerun of the season.
Gary SouthShore RailCats Recap by Ryan Zimmerman
Windle Stymies Goldeyes
Tom Windle tossed six shutout innings, stymieing the Winnipeg Goldeyes in a 7-2 victory for the Sioux City Explorers. Windle dominated this contest, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out three.
Meanwhile, his team scored seven unanswered runs to the first four frames to stake him to an insurmountable lead. Leading by one in the bottom of the second, Shane Podsednik hit a two-run homer, his first of the season. The team added two more in the third, and Danry Vasquez plated the final two in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single. Winnipeg finally got on the board with a two-run single by Justin Thompson in the top of the ninth, but it was far too little at that point.
Vasquez had three hits and drove in four runs for Sioux City. Danny Amaral had two hits and scored three runs.
Winnipeg Goldeyes Recap by Jason Young
Sioux City Explorers Recap by Connor Ryan
Three Stars of the Night
No. 3 – Jeff Kinley (Chicago Dogs) 5.0 IP, H, BB, ER, 7 K
No. 2 – Harrison Francis (Gary SouthShore RailCats) 7.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K
No. 1 – Tom Windle (Sioux City Explorers) 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 3 K
American Association Daily Notes
This Week in the Association and the Minor League Sports Report named Cleburne Railroaders infielder Kacy Clemens as the American Association Player of the Week for Week 7. Clemens hit .483 with 11 RBI in seven games… This Week in the Association and the Minor League Sports Report named Lake Country DockHounds right-hander Duncan Snider as the American Association Pitcher of the Week for Week 7. Snider struck out 16 in eight shutout innings in his one start during the week…
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By Robert Pannier
