The Winnipeg Goldeyes celebrate at Blue Cross Park after defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in Game 3 of the American Association West Division Championship on Thursday, September 12, 2024. (WINNIPEG GOLDEYES / FACEBOOK)
The Winnipeg Goldeyes (4-2) secured a 3-1 victory over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in Game 3 of the American Association West Division Championship on Thursday night, advancing to the Miles Wolff Cup Finals.
The game remained scoreless through four innings before the Goldeyes struck first in the fourth with Miles Simington scoring on a Rob Emery bunt. The RedHawks tied it in the fifth, but Winnipeg regained the lead when Edwin Arroyo drove in Andy Armstrong.
In the eighth inning, Jake McMurray hit a crucial 362-foot home run, giving the Goldeyes a 3-1 lead. Pitcher Mitchell Lambson (W, 2-0) was stellar, allowing just one run on five hits with 11 strikeouts over six-and-two-thirds innings. Ben Onyshko earned his first save of the postseason, closing the game without allowing a run.
The Goldeyes will now face the Kane County Cougars in the Miles Wolff Cup Finals, starting Saturday, September 14, in Geneva, Illinois. The series opener will feature a pitching matchup between Goldeyes ace Joey Matulovich and Cougars’ Greg Mahle. The Fish will play a second game in Geneva on Sunday before returning to Winnipeg to host the Cougars at Blue Cross Park on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Goldeyes.com/tickets and the Goldeyes ticket office.
