Winnipeg Walks Off Kansas City in Extras, Snaps Six-Game Winning Streak

Winnipeg, MB — This game took over 20 hours to complete as it was suspended in the ninth inning due to inclement weather, but the Goldeyes walked off the Monarchs with a 6-5 win in the tenth frame on Tuesday night

The Goldeyes wasted no time grabbing the lead as they drove in a tally in the opening stanza. Ramon Bramasco doubled and then Ray-Patrick Didder walked to put two runners on. They both advanced a bag after a wild pitch was thrown and then Noah Marcelo lifted a sac fly to bring home Bramasco.

In the second frame, Winnipeg would add on to an early advantage as Raphel Pelletier got the inning started with a base hit. Four pitches later, Max Murphy lined a double to left field and two runners were in scoring position. Former Monarch, Peyton Holt, shot a sac fly to center field and Pelletier got home to double the lead. Roby Enriquez followed it up with the third Goldeye sac fly to make it 3-0.

Jimmy Endersby made his 14th start on the bump and shoved five K’s in six innings of work while allowing three runs. Michael Reed and Jeff Hakanson both threw a pair of punch outs out of the bullpen.

The Monarchs were scoreless for six-straight innings, but finally broke through in the top of the seventh. Hudson Head collected a base knock while Jose Torres walked and Brady Lindsly reached on a fielders choice. KC was in a prime position to attack as the bases were juiced with nobody out. Then Austin Callahan sent a sharply hit grounder to the second baseman who committed an error and Head crossed home plate for the first Monarch run. That reloaded the bases and Luken Baker walked to bring home Torres. Kansas City would finish out the inning with a Grant Richardson base hit into right field that scored a pair of runners and the Monarchs had their first lead of the night.

Winnipeg would tie up the game in the bottom half of the seventh as Holt homered and it was 4-4 just like that.

A huge storm cell came through Winnipeg and this game was suspended. They resumed the next day and with two outs, Grant Richardson blitzed a solo shot to right field as Kansas City retook the lead.

In the bottom of the ninth, Peyton Holt singled on a one-out base hit down the third base line. Shortly after, Adam Hall lined a triple into center and Holt raced home from first to tie up the game at five apiece.

This game went into extras and Kansas City came up empty in the top of the tenth as Saul Garza got to third, but was unable to be driven home.

That opened the door for the Goldeyes to win the game in the bottom half of the frame. Bramasco started at second and then  Didder walked. Bramasco advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored the winning run on a Keshawn Lynch line drive into left field.