American Association Recap for June 25th

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com –St. Paul - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RECAP 6/25/08:
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Sioux City 6, Sioux Falls 2
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:25 Attendance: 3,362
W: Tony O’Donnell (2-0) L: Pat Mahomes (7-2) S: None
HR: SC-Alex Llanos (5)
The Sioux City Explorers scored four big runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Sioux Falls Canaries. The Canaries will need to win one of their remaining four games, all against the St. Paul Saints, to win the first half North Division crown. Batter of the Week Alex Llanos had a huge day at the plate for the Explorers going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. 1B Derek Schermerhorn and SS Nick McCoola each chipped in with two-hit afternoons as well for Sioux City. Explorers reliever Tony O’Donnell pitched a solid eighth inning and collected the win, his second of the year. Sioux Falls C Paul Smyth went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
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St. Paul 18, Lincoln 3
@ St. Paul, MN. Time: 2:50 Attendance: 6,809
W: Charlie Ruud (8-1) L: Ryan Trytten (3-3) S: None
HR: LS-Luis Perez (5); SP-Brent Krause 2(8)
St. Paul RF Brent Krause was a one-man wrecking crew as he went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs, three runs scored and eight RBI. When Krause wasn’t pounding the ball, one of his teammates probably was. The Saints tallied 23 hits in the contest, led by LF Kevin Sullivan who was a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI. Including Sullivan, three separate St. Paul hitters recorded four hits in the game. All that run support made life easy for Saints starter Charlie Ruud. He allowed three runs on six hits and struck out four in six innings of work to improve to 8-1 on the year.
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Wichita 10, Shreveport 5
@ Wichita, KS. Time: 3:07 Attendance: 3,351
W: Doug Hurn (3-2) L: Matt Pilgreen (1-4) S: None
HR: WW-Chris Colton (4)
After Shreveport scored twice to tie the game 5-5 in the seventh inning, Wichita busted it wide open with five runs in the bottom of that same inning and went on to win easily. Wingnuts 1B Stephen Pearson led all hitters. He was 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI. Wichita CF Chris Colton had a nice game as well, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Wingnuts reliever Doug Hurn allowed two runs in two innings, but picked up the win to improve to 3-2 on the season. Shreveport CF Deacon Burns led the Sports at the plate. He was 2-for-4 in the losing effort.
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El Paso 7, Pensacola 5 (Top 9)
@ El Paso, TX.
 

The game between El Paso and Pensacola was still in progress with the Diablos leading 7-5 in the top of the ninth inning. For complete game information visit www.americanassociationbaseball.com.
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Grand Prairie 9, Fort Worth 1 (Bottom 6)
@ Fort Worth, TX.
 

The game between Grand Prairie and Fort Worth was still in progress with the AirHogs leading 9-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. For complete game information, visit www.americanassociationbaseball.com.
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STANDINGSNORTH DIVISION         W   L    GBSioux Falls           27  17    --St. Paul              24  20    3.0Wichita               24  21    3.5Lincoln               21  22    5.5Sioux City            21  25    7.0 SOUTH DIVISION         W   L    GBx-Fort Worth          28  16    --Grand Prairie         22  21    5.5Pensacola             19  24    8.5El Paso               19  25    9.0Shreveport            15  29   13.0

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