Goldeyes’ outfielder Miles Simington. (NICHOLAS KUHLMAN / WINNIPEG GOLDEYES)
The Winnipeg Goldeyes kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling 7-3 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries on Friday at Blue Cross Park, evening the best-of-three American Association West Division Series at 1-1. Trailing 3-1 in the sixth inning, Max Murphy hit a 417-foot two-run homer to tie the game, followed by Edwin Arroyo’s 386-foot three-run blast, giving the Goldeyes a 6-3 lead and igniting the home crowd.
Roby Enriquez added an insurance run in the eighth inning with a triple that drove in Rob Emery. Sioux Falls initially led 3-1, with solo home runs from Josh Rehwaldt and Jabari Henry, but Winnipeg’s bullpen, led by Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (1-0) and closer Joey Steele, shut down the Canaries in the late innings.
Sioux Falls starter Ty Culbreth took the loss, allowing four runs over five innings. Winnipeg starter Landen Bourassa gave up three runs over 3.2 innings before the bullpen took over.
The decisive Game Three is set for tonight at 6 p.m. CDT at Blue Cross Park, with Winnipeg’s Mitchell Lambson and Sioux Falls’ Neil Lang starting on the mound.
Tickets are available at Goldeyes.com or at the Blue Cross Park ticket office, which opens at noon on game day.
Winnipeg, we need that same energy TONIGHT ?
Game 3 – 6:00 PM at Blue Cross Park. #PackThePark
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— Winnipeg Goldeyes (@Wpg_Goldeyes) September 7, 2024
