By Jason Young
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July 23, 2026
Photo Credit: Ben Helland/Sioux Falls Canaries SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (27-30) avoided a series sweep with an 11-3 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium Thursday evening. Boxscore Winnipeg struck for three runs in the top of the first inning. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder doubled to lead off the ballgame and scored on centre fielder Noah Marcelo ’s line drive to centre, making it 1-0. Red-hot third baseman Keshawn Lynch followed with a double off the left-field wall that brought in Marcelo. Two batters later, right fielder Max Murphy plated Lynch with a ground-rule double to right to extend the lead to 3-0. There was no further scoring until the top of the fifth, when Lynch singled up the middle to bring in second baseman Adam Hall and make the score 4-0. Later in the inning, left fielder Roby Enríquez singled through the right side of the infield to drive in first baseman Raphaël Pelletier , making it 5-0. The Goldeyes broke the game open with five runs in the seventh. Enríquez hit a two-out, two-run home run to right field with Murphy aboard to make it 7-0. Didder then scored on Marcelo’s infield single. Designated hitter Ramón Bramasco came home on Hall’s fielder’s choice before Lynch once again delivered a base hit to centre that brought in Marcelo, giving Winnipeg a ten-run lead. Sioux Falls (31-28) finally got to Goldeyes starter Luke Boyd in the bottom of the inning. With two out, catcher TJ Racherbaumer doubled down the right-field line to drive in designated hitter Jabari Henry. Third baseman Trevor Achenbach then hit a two-run home run to left field to reduce the Goldeyes’ lead to 10-3. In the top of the ninth, Lynch lined a single to centre that scored Marcelo with the game’s final run. Lynch went five-for-six with four runs batted in. His .347 batting average ranks second in the American Association. Marcelo collected three hits, stole a base, and scored three times, while Murphy went three-for-five with an RBI. Enríquez also recorded three hits and drove in three runs. Boyd (W, 6-3) exited after seven strong innings, having allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out three batters. Eli Saul pitched a scoreless eighth, and Derrick Cherry worked the ninth, striking out the side. Winnipeg’s pitchers did not issue a walk. Dylan Kirkeby (L, 3-2) started for the Canaries and went 4 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs on eight hits, walked three, and struck out one. The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Friday at 7:00 p.m. to host the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the opener of a three-game weekend series. Kevin Vaupel (2-4, 6.35 ERA) will take the mound for Winnipeg. Fargo-Moorhead is expected to counter with fellow southpaw Matt Walker (1-1, 5.19 ERA). Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM , with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The promotional schedule for the weekend features a Jamaica Trip Giveaway and postgame fireworks Friday, Christmas in July Saturday, and Family Fun Day Sunday. For information about Single Game Tickets, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets .