Max Murphy clubbed his 93rd and 94th home runs in a Winnipeg Goldeyes uniform Wednesday evening, surpassing franchise legend Reggie Abercrombie to become the team’s all-time home run leader.
Winnipeg (13-16) secured the series win with an 11-2 victory over the Chicago Dogs (14-16) at Impact Field.
The Goldeyes opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when Matthew Warkentin launched a solo home run to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead. Murphy followed in the fourth with his record-breaking blast to double the lead. Later in the inning, Andy Armstrong hit a three-run homer to make it 5-0.
Chicago cut the deficit to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth, but Murphy struck again in the top of the fifth with his second home run of the game — a two-run shot that pushed the Goldeyes’ lead back to 7-2. Keshawn Lynch added a two-run single later in the inning to make it 9-2.
In the sixth, Warkentin delivered an RBI single to score Ramón Bramasco, and in the seventh, Bramasco added a ground-rule double that brought Armstrong home to cap the scoring at 11-2.
On the mound, Landen Bourassa (W, 3-3) earned the win with seven strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out five. Tasker Strobel worked a scoreless eighth, and Derrick Cherry pitched a perfect ninth to close out the game.
John Baker (3-2) took the loss for Chicago, surrendering seven runs over 4.1 innings. The Dogs used four pitchers out of the bullpen to finish the game.
The series wraps up Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CDT with the Goldeyes looking for their first sweep of the season. Rookie right-hander Zan Rose (1-1, 5.40 ERA) will make his third start of the year, while the Dogs counter with Jack Nedrow (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who will be making his professional debut.
The Goldeyes will return home to Blue Cross Park on Tuesday, June 17, to host the Sioux Falls Canaries.
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