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Sioux Falls - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RECAP 7/28/08: 
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St. Paul 2, Sioux Falls 0
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:13 Attendance: 2,804
W: Mark Romanczuk (3-0) L: Pat Mahomes (7-6) S: Mike Bille (1)
HR: None
The St. Paul Saints survived a great pitcher’s duel and salvaged a victory on the road to improve to 13-12 in the second half. Neither team managed an extra base hit or a base on balls in the contest with Saints starter Mark Romanczuk collecting his third win. Romanczuk allowed just three hits while fanning eight in eight scoreless innings before handing things over to reliever Mike Bille, who went on to notch his first save. Sioux Falls starter Pat Mahomes pitched great as well, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out seven in a complete game effort, but suffered the tough-luck loss.
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Pensacola 9, Grand Prairie 3
@ Pensacola, FL. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 977
W: Zach Cline (3-7) L: Matt Righter (1-1) S: None
HR: PP-Rafael Alvarez (16)
Leading 1-0 entering the third inning, the Pensacola Pelicans blew the game open with six runs in the bottom of that frame to extend the lead to 7-0 en route to victory over Grand Prairie. Pensacola LF Rafael Alvarez led the way at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored. Pelicans starting pitcher Zach Cline had an efficient outing. He allowed three runs, two earned, on eight hits while striking out three in six innings of work to earn his third win of the season.
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Fort Worth 7, Shreveport 6
@ Fort Worth, TX. Time: 2:40 Attendance: 2,059
W: Kyle Yates (1-4) L: Aaron Cunningham (2-2) S: Jon Hunton (17)
HR: FW- John Allen (12), Jake Gautreau (9)
The Fort Worth Cats edged Shreveport in a grueling contest in which the temperature on the field at the first pitch was 102 degrees. Having built a 3-1 lead heading into the fifth inning, the Cats saw the lead vanish as the Sports plated five runs to move ahead 6-3. But Fort Worth answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to narrow the gap to 6-5 and scored a run each in the seventh and eighth to win by a run. Cats 2B Jake Gautreau and DH John Allen each homered to lead the way at the plate. Fort Worth reliever Kyle Yates retired the only batter he faced in the eighth inning to notch his first win.
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Lincoln 5, El Paso 0
@ El Paso, TX. Time: 2:28 Attendance: 1,112
W: Jarrett Gardner (9-3) L: Adam Blackley (6-6) S: None
HR: LS-Matt Maloney (7)
The Lincoln Saltdogs got an outstanding performance from the league’s Pitcher of the Week, Jarrett Gardner, to lead the way to a win on the road. Gardner allowed just four hits and one walk while striking out three en route to a complete game shutout. The victory runs Gardner’s mark to 9-3 on the season and keeps Lincoln 1.5 games out in front in the North Division standings. Saltdogs CF Matt Maloney led the way offensively. He was 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
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Sioux City 8, Wichita 5
@ Wichita, KS. Time: 3:51 Attendance: 3,063
W: Nick Singleton (7-4) L: Blake Gailen (1-1) S: None
HR: SC-Juan Camacho (7)
Sioux City got the scoring started with three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead and never looked back, en route to the win on the road. Explorers DH Walter Young was 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead the way at the plate. Sioux City 3B Juan Camacho added a solo home run to aid the winning effort and finished the game 1-for-6. Explorers reliever Nick Singleton picked up the win after allowing one run on two hits in 1 1/3 innings. The victory runs his mark to 7-4 on the year.
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SECOND HALF STANDINGS
 
NORTH DIVISION           W    L     GBLincoln (21-26)         15    9     --Sioux City (21-27)      14   11    1.5St. Paul (24-24)        13   12    2.5x-Sioux Falls (31-17)   10   14    5.0Wichita (26-21)         10   15    5.5 SOUTH DIVISION           W    L     GBGrand Prairie (27-21)   16    7     --x-Fort Worth (29-19)    15    9    1.5El Paso (22-26)         15   10    2.0Pensacola (21-27)        7   17    9.5Shreveport (17-31)       6   18   10.5

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