Carlos Mendez hit a game-winning two-run home run in the eight inning to give starting pitcher Joe Bircher and the Sioux Falls Canaries a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Sunday.
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have caused the Sioux Falls Canaries fits all season and continued their success against the Birds with a 2-0 victory in the nightcap of Friday's doubleheader.
Winnipeg took the opener 6-3.
The Sioux Falls Canaries came out on the wrong end of an intense pitcher’s duel at the Birdcage Saturday night, dropping a 4-3 nail-biter to the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
A sellout crowd watched Sioux Falls starting pitcher Matt Wickswat carry his team to victory Friday night, as the Canaries muffled the division-leading Winnipeg Goldeyes with a 5-1 win at the Birdcage.
Sioux Falls Canaries starting pitcher and American Association All-Star Kyle Vazquez couldn’t contain the bats of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Saturday night, as the road team prevailed in a 12-6 win at the Birdcage.
The Sioux Falls Canaries waited until the very last second to clinch their fourth win in six games Friday night, snatching a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at the Birdcage thanks to a walk-off fielder’s choice by Chris Valencia in the bottom of the ninth.
A two-run first inning by the Winnipeg Goldeyes set the tone for the rest of Thursday’s game, as the team from Canada held on for a 10-7 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries at the Birdcage.