The Chicago Dogs avoided the sweep in a 14-7 victory on Sunday against the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The Dogs tied their season-high in total hits with 15 in an explosive offensive performance.
The Dogs got on the board in the bottom of the second thanks to an RBI from Jacob Maiben. Ramon Baramasco quickly gave the Goldeyes a lead of their own in the top of the third with a two-run home run off Dogs’ starter Steven Lacey. This was the first home run given up by Lacey in the 2026 season. Chance Sisco tied the game for Chicago with an RBI single in the bottom of the third. The Goldeyes would reclaim the lead again in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Raphael Pelletier, followed by a sacrifice fly by Noah Marcelo that made the score 5-2 in favor of Winnipeg.
Jaxx Groshans cut the lead to two with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. Ethan Wilder went on to tie the game at five with an RBI single that scored Jacob and Derek Maiben. The back-and-forth affair would continue after Max Murphy delivered an RBI single to give the Goldeyes the lead once more.
Derek Maiben tied the game at six in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single that brought home Daniel Harris. The Dogs would go on to take a 7-6 lead after Gio DiGiacomo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Wilder extended the Chicago lead to two in the seventh inning on another RBI single that scored D. Maiben and Harris. Tyreque Reed added two more runs for the Dogs in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single that brought home Wilder and Michael Torniero. Jaxx Groshans followed that up with a three-run home run to complete a seven-run seventh inning for Chicago.
The Dogs dropped the three-game series against the Goldeyes two games to one. They will head to Milwaukee to take on the Milkmen on June 2. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.