SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS PRESS RELEASE
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July 15, 2023
By Austin Thomas
EXPLORERS FALL TO REDHAWKS IN GAME TWO
SIOUX CITY CAN’T IGNITE OFFENSE AT FARGO
FARGO, ND–The Sioux City Explorers (30-28) couldn’t get out of an early hole against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (30-25) Saturday night, losing 7-2 in the second game of the series. The RedHawks put themselves back to a game and a half ahead of the Explorers in the West Division standings with one game before the All-Star break.
Fargo scored first, putting up a run in the bottom of the first inning when RedHawks Evan Alexander scored on a Manuel Boscan single off Sioux City starter Solomon Bates (7-5), giving Fargo an early 1-0 lead.
The RedHawks followed with a big second inning, starting with Fargo’s Matt Goodheart scoring on a BJ Lopez sac fly off X’s Bates, extending the RedHawks lead to 2-0. Fargo’s Alexander added on immediately after, sending home Sam Dexter on an RBI single, making it 3-0. The next at-bat, RedHawks Correlle Prime sent a two-run bomb off over the right field wall, creating a 5-0 Fargo lead in the second.
Leading off the bottom of the third, RedHawks Scott Schreiber, who hit two home runs against the X’s yesterday, added another dinger, making it a 6-0 ball game.
The Explorers finally scored in the top of the fourth, starting with X’s Jake Ortega crossing home on a Wilfredo Gimenez double off Fargo starter Tyler Grauer (5-1), cutting the deficit to 6-1. The next plate appearance, Gimenez came around to score when Miguel Sierra got his own RBI double off Grauer, making it a 6-2 game.
The next run wasn’t scored until the eighth as RedHawks Grauer went eight innings, allowing six hits without a walk before he was pulled. In the bottom of the eighth, Fargo added one more run when RedHawks Goodheart made it home on a Nick Novak single off Sioux City reliever Brenden Heiss, making it 7-2 as Fargo cruised to the victory.
After the series with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks the team will then have three days off for the American Association All-Star break July 17-19 before returning home to face Lincoln July 20. Tickets for the season can be purchased online as XSBaseball.com, in person at the Lewis and Clark Park Box Office or by calling 712-277-WINS. You can catch all the X’s action on aabaseball.tv and on radio at KSCJ 94.9 FM and 1360 AM.