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Goldeyes trim magic number with win over Explorers
Winnipeg Goldeyes' Barbaro Canizares (38) bowls over Sioux City Explorers' Andrew Snowdon (20) attempting to make it home at Shaw Park Tuesday. (JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team's magic number is down to four to clinch the wild-card playoff berth in the American Association after a 5-3 win over the Sioux City Explorers on Tuesday at Shaw Park.
A crowd of 7,012 saw the Goldeyes (54-40) score three runs in the third inning and hang on for the victory over the Explorers (41-53) and hold a three-game lead for the wild card.
The Goldeyes are on a four-game winning streak after winning three straight on the road in St. Paul over the Saints, the closest team on their heels for the wild card.
Goldeyes right-fielder Josh Mazzola had three hits including a home run and a double and two RBI. Relief pitcher Kaohi Downing recorded his first win since May 25 with Brian Beuning earning his sixth save.
The two teams meet again Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the second in the four-game set at Shaw Park. Lefty Zach Baldwin (2-2, 5.28) will get the start for Winnipeg while Sioux City is expected to start Colin Allen (0-5, 8.80)
Mazzola hit his 18th home run of the season with a solo shot over the left field wall to year to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Goldeyes scored three runs on four hits to take a 4-2 lead. Second baseman Jose Duran drew a lead-off walk, Price Kendall hit a single followed by a sacrifice bunt by Chris Roberson to advance the runners. Then Yurendell de Caster’s single scored Duran, a single by Barbaro Canizares scored Kendall and a double by Mazzola scored de Caster. Unfortunately for the Goldeyes, the inning ended with a double play when Luis Alen flew out and Canizares was put out at home plate.
The Explorers came back within one run trailing 4-3 in the top of the fifth inning with an RBI single by left-fielder Peter Barrows.
In the bottom of the fifth, Goldeyes catcher Luis Alen’s double scored Chris Roberson to restore his team’s two-run edge leading 5-3.
Diamond Dust: The last time the Goldeyes had a season with no games rained out was in 2001. This season the Winnipeg team also hasn’t played a doubleheader for the first time since 2005.
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