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August 4, 2026
BIG FIFTH INNING SINKS EXPLORERS IN 12–4 LOSS
DOCKHOUNDS EVEN THE SERIES
By: Andrew Della Piana
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Sioux City (31–38) fell 12–4 to Lake Country (39–29) on Tuesday night after allowing a six‑run fifth inning that broke open the game.
Lake Country threatened immediately in the first, loading the bases on two walks and a hit‑by‑pitch, but Jasseel De La Cruz impressively struck out three straight to escape the jam.
Control issues resurfaced in the second, however, as two more walks set up Brett Roberts, who drove in Jack Blomgren for a 1–0 lead.
The DockHounds added another in the fourth on a Ripken Reyes sacrifice fly, but the game unraveled in the fifth.
Lake Country sent 11 batters to the plate, producing six hits and six runs including a pair of doubles and a pair of singles to surge ahead 8–0.
De La Cruz finished with seven walks, the most by an Explorer pitcher in a game this season.
Sioux City broke the shutout in the seventh when Yorman Rodriguez singled up the middle to make it 8–1.
Lake Country kept adding.
In the eighth, Peter Zimmermann launched a three‑run homer to left for his 16th of the season to extend the lead to 11–1. Sioux City answered in the bottom half with RBI singles from Henry George and Braulio Vásquez, trimming the deficit to 11–3.
DockHounds starter Sebastian Rodriguez was excellent, allowing just three earned runs over eight innings in a quality start.
Zimmermann added a sacrifice fly in the ninth to make it 12–3, and Wilfredo Gimenez delivered a broken‑bat RBI single in the bottom half to close the scoring at 12–4.
Sioux City continues the four‑game series against Lake Country on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m., with pregame coverage starting at 6:05 p.m. on KSCJ 94.9 FM and 1360 AM. Fans can also watch every American Association game this season on the league’s streaming platform at aabaseball.tv. Tickets for all remaining games are available now by calling the Explorers front office at 712-277-WINS or online at xsbaseball.com.
Notes from the Booth with DV:
-Jackson Van De Brake reached base for the 30th straight game.
-Braulio Vasquez hit 91 on the radar gun in the top of the ninth as a pitcher.
-Wilfredo Gimenez had his first two hit night of the season.
-Nate Gercken made his 245 game.
-The X’s were held without a stolen base for just the second time in their last 17 games.
–ABOUT THE SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS: The Sioux City Explorers are a proud member of the American Association of Professional Baseball in Sioux City, IA. The Explorers play their home games at Security National Bank Field at Lewis & Clark Park. For more information, please visit xsbaseball.com and follow the team on Twitter at @SiouxCityXs and on Facebook at facebook.com/SiouxCityExplorers.
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