Gary sweeps Wingnuts with 14-5 win
The Wingnuts were swept in an American Association series for the first time in 2016 on Sunday. Gary SouthShore pounded Wichita pitching for a 14-5 victory in Gary, Ind., taking three straight games.
Wingnuts starter Todd Kibby (1-5) gave up nine runs in 3 2/3 innings, though four were unearned. Gary led 10-1 after four innings.
Third baseman Brent Clevlen was one of three Wingnuts with two hits, including a solo home run.
The Wingnuts (52-34) begin a three-game series at St. Paul on Monday night before returning to Wichita on Friday to open a seven-game homestand.
Wichita | ab | r | h | bi | Gary | ab | r | h | bi |
Stringer 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Harris cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Cox 3b | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wilson lf | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Clevlen dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Willis rf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mttlstdt cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Martnz dh | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Chavez 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Crosby | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Salgado lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Gonzlz c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Prgtno rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mederos ss | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Dean c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Holland 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Vargas ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Alonso 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Totals | 39 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
Wichita | 100 | 010 | 030 | — | 5 |
Gary | 024 | 403 | 01x | — | 14 |
E—Chavez, Kibby. DP—Wichita 1, Gary 2. LOB—Wichita 7, Gary 7. 2B—Vargas, Martinez, Gonzalez, Mederos. 3B — Mederos. HR — Clevlen (16), Crosby (2). S — Harris, Gonzalez. SF—Prigatano, Dean.
Wichita | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
Kibby L,1-5 | 3 2/3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Devine | 1 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pardo | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
Castillo W,6-6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Costa | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Liquori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HBP — Harris by Nading. T—2:52. A—3,291.
This story was originally published August 21, 2016 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Gary sweeps Wingnuts with 14-5 win."