Dogs split two games with Milwaukee
The Chicago Dogs split two games Tuesday against the Milwaukee Milkmen at Impact Field. The Dogs earned their second walk-off win of the season in Game 2.
Chicago is 31-29 through the team’s first 60 games.
The first game of the series began on Monday, but a line of dangerous storms stopped play at the end of the eighth inning with the teams tied 4-4. Milwaukee prevailed by a score of 8-5 in 11 innings Tuesday morning.
Dogs Game 1 starting pitcher Brooks Gosswein tossed five innings and allowed four earned runs. All four runs came in the top of the fourth inning.
Aside from the fourth, Gosswein had a strong outing. He scattered three hits and struck out three.
Chicago’s offense scored four runs against Milwaukee starting pitcher Jhordany Mezquita.
The Dogs and Milkmen resumed play on Tuesday, when Milwaukee ultimately added four runs in the top of the 11th inning.
Dogs third baseman Dusty Stroup finished 3-for-5 with a double, scored a run and drove in Zion Pettigrew to tie the ballgame at four.
Chicago and Milwaukee took a 30-minute break between Game 1 and Game 2, and the Dogs jumped out to a hot start.
Starting pitcher Kenny Serwa made quick work of the top of Milwaukee’s order by notching two strikeouts in the first.
Two of the Dogs’ All-Star hitters scored in the bottom of the first inning. Left fielder Nick Dalesandro singled, and Brantley Bell drove him home with his ninth home run of the season.
Serwa delivered his best start of the season by throwing eight scoreless innings. He allowed three hits, all singles, and struck out 11.
The Milkmen had success against relief pitcher Cal Coughlin in the ninth inning. He allowed two hits and three earned runs.
Cal Djuraskovic came in to relieve Coughlin and limited Milwaukee’s ninth-inning damage.
Stroup hit his sixth home run of the season to deep left field to tie the game in the ninth inning. The blast was his second home run in the past three games.
Stroup reached base four times in Game 2 against Milwaukee.
Djuraskovic got into a little bit of trouble in the top of the 10th inning, but rookie relief pitcher Thomas King came through. He retired the two batters he faced, and Milwaukee didn’t score.
Chicago quickly loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame, and outfielder Johnni Turbo delivered the Dogs’ second walk-off win of the season. Turbo drove the ball to deep center field, which gave Narciso Crook plenty of time to score.