A ninth-inning home run by Adam Hall's left field teammate Jiandido Tromp sparked the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Dogs at Impact Field.
With one out in the ninth, Tromp belted the first pitch he saw from Jacob DeLabio (L, 2-2) over the wall in left field. In the bottom of the inning, Winnipeg reliever Derrick Cherry (W, 1-0) ran into some trouble, but ultimately got centre fielder Giovanni DiGiacomo to fly out to Tromp to end the ballgame.
Hall went 1 for 4 from the plate on the night
Goldeyes designated hitter Max Murphy led off the top of the second inning with a home run into the right field corner. It was his second of the season and it pulled him even with Reggie Abercrombie for the club record in runs batted in with 393.
An inning later, Winnipeg extended their lead to 2-0 on a failed double-steal attempt. Centre fielder Noah Marcelo was thrown out at second base, but shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder came home on the play.
Chicago (6-7) tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. First, catcher Jaxx Groshans led off the inning with a home run to left. Later, Right fielder C.J. Cepicky lined a double to right field that brought second baseman Jaylyn Williams home to make the score Goldeyes 2 Dogs 2.
Arij Fransen made a spot start for the Goldeyes, working four innings and allowing just one hit. He struck out two and walked three. Quinn Waterhouse and Tasker Strobel also appeared out of the bullpen.
Dwayne Marshall started for the Dogs and went six innings. He gave up two runs – both earned – on five hits, fanned a pair, and walked two.
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