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August 7, 2026
EXPLORERS ROLL PAST CHICAGO 11-5 IN SERIES OPENER
GIMENEZ DRIVES IN THREE IN THE WIN
By: Andrew Della Piana
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Sioux City (33–39) opened its three‑game weekend series with Chicago (21–51) by rolling to an 11–5 victory on Friday night.
Manager Steve Montgomery emphasized the details afterwards, “…may look like an 11–5 win tonight, but we still have some things to clean up. [We] stayed patient at the plate and had a good approach tonight.”
Chicago struck first in the opening inning. With two outs, Chance Sisco walked and Tyreque Reed doubled into the right‑center alley to score him for a 1–0 lead.
Sioux City answered quickly in the second. Yorman Rodriguez went the other way for a solo homer to right to tie the game, and Wilfredo Gimenez followed with a two‑run single to left to put the Explorers ahead 3–1.
Reed delivered again in the third with an RBI single to center, trimming the lead to 3–2. Sioux City responded in the bottom half when Braulio Vásquez singled and Zach Stokes misplayed the ball in right, allowing Zac Vooletich to score for a 4–2 advantage.
Chicago tied the game in the fourth with back‑to‑back triples from Giovanni DiGiacomo and Jonathan Soto, followed by a Nick Roselli RBI groundout to make it 4–4.
Sioux City reclaimed the lead immediately. Alberto Osuna homered for the third straight game and his 13th of the season to push the Explorers ahead 5–4.
The Dogs tied it once more in the sixth on Soto’s third hit and second RBI of the night, but Sioux City took control from there. In the bottom half, Gimenez punched a single up the middle to make it 6–5.
The Explorers broke the game open in the seventh.
After two walks, Vásquez lifted a sacrifice fly to score Vooletich. Yorman Rodriguez followed with a double down the left‑field line to plate Henry George, and with two outs, Jackson Van De Brake popped a ball into the lights that Nick Roselli lost and dropped, allowing two more runs to score for a 10–5 lead.
Sioux City added one last run in the eighth when George scored on a wild pitch, closing out an 11–5 win.
The Explorers continue the three‑game weekend series against Chicago on Saturday at 6:05 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 5:35 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 33rd straight game.
-Wilfredo Gimenez had a three RBI night.
-Alberto Osuna hit his 14th home run.
-The team has hit 64 home runs.
-Henry George and D’Shawn Knowles both reached base for the 11th straight game.
–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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