Fish still searching for .500

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (24-27) concluded their six-game home and away series against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (27-26) with an 11th inning loss on Sunday.

After starting the home series off with a win over the RedHawks on Canada Day at Blue Cross Park, the Fish went on a three-game skid, dropping the last two home games in the series before dropping the opener in Fargo.

The Goldeyes were held to a single run on the Friday away-series opener at Newman Outdoor Field. The RedHawks led 7-0 at the top of the ninth when Winnipeg’s Gustavo Sosa singled to bring home Ray-Patrick Didder — who had doubled on the previous play.

The Goldeyes’ pitcher Zan Rose took the loss for the Fish, allowing five runs on nine hits over six innings, with five walks and three strikeouts. Tasker Strobel and Landon Leach each pitched one inning in relief for the Fish, with Leach surrendering a run on two hits and only registering one strike out.

The Fish snapped their losing skid in Saturday’s matinee game with a 4-1 win over the home team.

Winnipeg opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, with a leadoff double by Jacob Robsen that set up an RBI fielder’s choice from Matthew Warkentin, who brought in Robsen for the 1-0 lead.

Max Murphy added a solo home run in the top of the fourth — his ninth of the season — to add to the lead before Warkentin had a solo homer of his own in the top of the sixth, padding the lead to 3-0.

The RedHawks’ Juan Fernández sacrifice fly brought home Alec Olund in the bottom of the seventh, but Winnipeg restored their three-run cushion in the top of the ninth with Sosa’s single bringing home Keshawn Lynch.

Strobel threw four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out one, while Derrick Cherry earned the win in relief, giving up one run over 1.2 innings with two strikeouts. Ryder Yakel closed out the game with 2.2 scoreless frames, surrendering one walk and striking out one.

Before Sunday’s matinee series finale, the Goldeyes announced that the contract of right-handed relief pitcher and Toronto product Trevor Brigden had been transferred to the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. Brigden made 16 appearances for Winnipeg, posting a 2-2 record with two saves and a 0.98 earned run average.

Goldeyes pitcher Mitchell Lambson opened Sunday’s game by going through the order for the first three innings.

The Fish got on the board in the top of the fourth. Ramon Bramasco hit a double before Warkentin’s single advanced Bramasco to third. Roby Enriquez brought Bramasco home on a single of his own.

Lambson continued to shut down the RedHawks until the sixth, when Fargo-Moorhead’s Derek Maiben singled and was advanced around the bases until he was brought home on a double by Juan Fernandez.

The game would need two extra innings, before Lambson was substitued for Ben Onyshko in the bottom of the 11th. The RedHawks’ Brendon Dadson would score on a single from Dillon Thomas.

The Goldeyes return home for a six-game homestand starting Tuesday at Blue Cross Park. The Fish take on the Sioux Falls Canaries in the first series before hosting the Kansas City Monarchs in the weekend series.