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GARY, INDIANA — Aharon Eggleston put on an offensive clinic here at U.S. Steel Yard Wednesday afternoon as the Winnipeg Goldeyes defeated the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-2 in a pre-season American Association contest.
The Goldeyes outfielder went 3-4 with a double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored as the Goldeyes showed marked improvement in every aspect of the game over what was a mistake-filled opening pre-season performance here on Tuesday.
“It’s great to get some muscle-memory going, get back to doing what you’re used to be doing and start swinging at strikes,” said Eggleston.
The Fish committed just one error in the winning effort — four less than the previous day — and a succession of five Goldeyes pitchers showed some command in striking out six and scattering seven hits.
“It was a great two days of baseball,” said Fish manager Rick Forney. “We got two games of baseball and we got our pre-game (batting practice) in both days. It gave us a good chance to get a look at a lot of guys trying to make our lineup.
“It was definitely worth it coming down here. I’d like to do it again in future years.”
Wednesday’s game was played with only a general observance of the rules of baseball. The teams played three two-out half-innings and one four-out half-inning, batters hit out of order and the teams simply shook hands at the conclusion of eight innings.
Notable by his absence from the lineup again was shortstop Wes Long. Long has yet to play in the preseason and Forney revealed yesterday that Long injured his wrist last weekend while taking batting practice in Alabama, where Long had travelled to attend a friend’s funeral.
Forney said Long received a cortizone shot on Wednesday and is likely to miss pre-season games today and Friday in St. Paul against the Saints. Forney said Long could return to the lineup Monday at Shaw Park when the Fish play their first pre-season game at home.