Milkmen Overcome Early Deficit to Defeat Goldeyes, 11-3
FRANKLIN, WI – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (3-5) lost 11-3 to the Milwaukee Milkmen at Franklin Field on Wednesday night.
With the Goldeyes leading 3-0 in the bottom of the third, the Milkmen rallied for three runs to tie the game. Christ Conley was hit by a pitch leading off and took second when Aaron Hill singled through the left side. A Brett Vertigan sacrifice attempt led to a throwing error that brought Conley to the plate and set up second and third with no outs. Hill scored on a wild pitch, while Logan Trowbridge’s groundball to short ushered in Vertigan with the tying run. Raul Navarro made a sliding stop in the hole to his backhand side to retire Trowbridge.
In the bottom of the fourth, Mason Davis pulled a double to right-centre with one out. Two batters later, Hill lined a two-out, RBI single to right-centre that put the Milkmen in front for the remainder of the game.
David Washington’s two-out, popfly triple down the left field line scored Trowbridge and Adam Brett Walker to make it 6-3.
Milwaukee (5-3) broke the game open with a five-run bottom of the seventh. Washington singled home Walker while Liam Scafariello scored on a wild pitch. Conley chipped in a sacrifice fly, and the Milkmen capped the frame on back-to-back, two-out RBI singles from Vertigan and Trowbridge.
The Goldeyes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. With two outs and no one on base, Milton Ramos was hit by a pitch and stole second. Dakota Conners tripled down the right field line to score Ramos. Zack Costello’s groundball to third resulted in a throwing error by Trowbridge that scored Conners.
Kyle Martin led off the top of the third with a line drive home run to right-centre.
Milkmen starter Myles Smith (1-0) picked up the win, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits in five innings. Smith walked two and struck out five.
Jorge Gonzalez (0-1) started for the Goldeyes and took the loss, allowing eight runs, seven earned, on eight hits in five innings. Gonzalez walked three and struck out three.
The series concludes Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. Christian James (0-0, 10.80) takes on right-hander Ryan Zimmerman (1-0, 1.29). All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca
The Goldeyes will continue to monitor the reopening of the Canada/US border and assess a potential return to Shaw Park in 2021.
In the coming weeks, Winnipeg Goldeyes staff will contact ticket holders with more information and appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding.
