The Dogs had a very strange day. They finished a previously suspended game from July 10th in
Chicago to start the afternoon, which the Dogs would win 9-6, playing as the home team despite
being in Milwaukee. A grand slam from Jacob Maiben and a two-run homer from Chance Sisco
accounted for most of the Dogs runs, backing John Baker, who continued the game that he had
started almost a week ago. Baker went eight innings, allowing five earned runs, but gave the
bullpen some much needed rest. Brock Bell finished things off in the ninth.
In game two, the originally scheduled game, the Dogs went back to playing as the road team.
Jacob Teter started things out with a solo home run in the top of the first inning, giving the Dogs
an early 1-0 lead. This would quickly dissipate however, with the Dogs dropping down 3-1 early,
behind rookie starter Michael Vallone, making his first professional appearance.
Vallone finished with a line of four innings of work, allowing three earned runs, striking out two.
Eric Lin and J.C. Keys found a way to make it through the seventh inning without allowing
another run, giving the Dogs offense a chance to catch back up. An RBI walk from Henry Kusiak
and a sacrifice fly from Howard Rodriguez in the top of the seventh tied the game before going
to extras. Dusty Stroup scored on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth, and the Dogs regained
the lead.
The game was lost, however, on a two-run single to right field by Chase Estep, scoring Andy
Blake from first base in a wild turn of events. Because of the double-header situation, this game
was only originally scheduled for seven innings, and the Milkmen walked it off in the eighth.
Tomorrow, the Dogs look to bounce back and win game two of the series. First pitch is set for
6:35 pm, with Dwayne Marshall going for the Dogs. All Chicago Dogs games are streamed live
on aabaseball.tv.