Starting pitcher Mitch Lambson shines for Goldeyes in 7-1 victory
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THE bad news for the Winnipeg Goldeyes is that they need a miracle to sneak into the playoffs. The good news is they might have found their future ace.
Starting pitcher Mitch Lambson continues to shine for the Goldeyes, as he led the Fish to a 7-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Cleburne Railroaders at Shaw Park. With the win, the Fish improved to 34-42 and are now 10 games out of first place in the North Division with 24 games left in the regular season.
The 28-year-old Lambson lasted seven and one-third innings, allowing one run on seven hits while striking out three. Lambson is now 7-3 on the year with a 3.64 ERA — pretty good for a guy that’s been used as a relief pitcher throughout his seven-year professional career, including last season with the Goldeyes, as well his college career at Arizona State.
Lambson started the season in the Mexican League, playing for Pericos de Puebla, and they asked him to make the switch to a starter. When the Goldeyes brought Lambson back into the fold on June 12, their rotation was a mess with injuries and they decided to use Lambson as a starter, too. Clearly it was the right decision, as Lambson leads the Fish in wins, despite not starting the season in Winnipeg.
“Honestly, tonight I felt a little tired. I guess that’s one of the new challenges as a starter,” Lambson said after Tuesday’s win. “Some nights you go out there and don’t have your best velocity necessarily, but I knew if I trusted (Tyler) Baker behind the plate tonight, he’d call a great game and he did again tonight. I trusted him and threw what he was calling and let the defence go to work tonight.”
Outfielder Josh Romanski, last season’s American Association player of the year, led the charge on offence for the Fish, as he finished the night with two hits and drove in a pair of runs.
The rubber match of the three-game series goes down tonight at Shaw Park. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
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