Three home runs Birds not enough to beat Goldeyes

Sioux Falls, SD (Canaries) — The Canaries hit three home runs on Saturday, but Winnipeg still won 7-4 at the Bird Cage.

Winnipeg opened the scoring with a run in the first inning, before Josh Rehwaldt tied the score with a solo homerun in the bottom of the inning.

The Goldeyes scored again in the fourth inning, but Derek Maiben followed with a tying RBI double in the fifth. Winnipeg regained a one-run lead in the sixth inning before Jabari Henry tied the game in the bottom half with a solo shot.

The Goldeyes scored a run in the seventh inning, but Jordan Barth had another answer when he hit a solo home run. Winnipeg had the final say, however, scoring three times in the ninth to snap their two-run losing streak.

Henry and Maiben each finished with two hits, dropping the Birds to 38-28 overall. The two teams will wrap up their four-game set on Sunday at 4:05 p.m.