A plethora of offensive production guides Chicago to a series victory over Winnipeg, 8-6.

 

Following a 12 run performance in the series opener, momentum carried over into game two as the Dogs scored eight runs on 16 hits.

 

The Dogs scored four runs in the second inning highlighted by a rally of hits from Jacob Teter, Zion Pettigrew, Jesus Lujano, Antonio Barranca, Nick Dalesandro and Brantley Bell.

 

The offense continued to strike in the third inning led by a Zion Pettigrew solo home run.

 

Pettigrew’s second home run of the season was one of his two hits in Wednesday’s victory. Pettigrew’s batting average keeps on rising, sitting at .380 following his performance.

 

Matt Walker, the starting pitcher for the Dogs, was throwing what could have been his best outing of the season. Heading into the fifth inning of work, Walker was holding a shutout, allowing just three hits, while striking out four. Walker ended up getting hit in the leg on a hard hit up the middle, ending his outing earlier than anticipated.

 

Davis Pratt relieved Walker, allowing a run in the fifth inning, which was targeted as unearned towards Walker.

 

Pratt remained in the game for the sixth inning, retiring just one batter while letting up two runs. Cal Djuraskovic entered the game for Pratt, continuing a bullpen let up, allowing a two run home run to Roby Enriquez.

 

Following the rough sixth inning, the Dogs added another insurance run after Dalesandro singled, then scored on a Bell double.

 

The Dogs added a run in the seventh inning from Pettigrew, who reached on an error, stole second and then scored on a Lujano double.

 

Thomas King, a new name to the Dogs bullpen, came in to pitch for Djuraskovic, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings, being named the winning pitcher.

 

King recently finished playing collegiately at Oakland City University. It only took King two professional appearances with the Dogs to earn his first win on the mound.

 

The final Dogs insurance run was scored in the eighth inning when Barranca pounded a double to the wall in center field, 406 feet, later reaching home from Bell’s single.

 

Dogs closer Joey Marciano pitched the final out of the eighth inning, as the team chose to play it safe by choosing Marciano to protect the lead. Marciano struck out the side in the ninth, getting his 13th save of the season.

 

The Dogs look to sweep the Goldeyes in the series finale at Impact Field.