Big hits power Dogs past Milwaukee

The Chicago Dogs defeated the Milwaukee Milkmen 9-5 on Tuesday at Impact Field.

Dwane Marshall got the start on the mound for the Dogs and battled through early traffic. Milwaukee jumped out to a 1—0 lead in the top of the first when Erik Ostberg singled home Scott Ota. But the Dogs answered fast. In the bottom of the first, Dusty Stroup and Chance Sisco drove in runs to give Chicago a 2-1 lead.

The Milkmen tied it 2-2 in the second when Ota picked up his second RBI of the day. From there, the Dogs took control. In the bottom of the second, Rodriguez crushed a two-run homer, bringing in Jacob Maiben to make it 4-2. Stroup added a solo homer in the fourth to stretch the lead to 5-2. After a two-run homer by Milwaukee, Henry Kusiak answered with an RBI single that brought home Reggie Pruitt to push the lead to 6-4. In the sixth inning, Rodriguez launched his second homer of the game, a two-run shot to make it 8-4. Sisco capped off the scoring with a solo homer in the seventh.