Dogs snap seven-game losing streak

The Chicago Dogs defeated the Milwaukee Milkmen 13-11 Tuesday at Impact Field to snap a seven-game losing streak.

Milwaukee scored first on a sacrifice fly by Yordys Valdes in the top of the third. He was followed by Charlie Marion, who added another run on an infield RBI single to make the score 2-0.

Jaylyn Williams tied the game for Chicago in the bottom of the third on an RBI triple that scored Ethan Wilder and Aaron Altherr. Delvin Perez gave the Milkmen the lead again in the top of the fourth with a two-run home run that made the score 4-2. The Dogs’ Gio DiGiacomo cut Milwaukee’s lead with an RBI double that scored Derek Maiben in the bottom of the fourth.

Jaxx Groshans tied the game at four apiece in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single that scored Ethan Wilder. Daniel Harris put the Dogs ahead 5-4 in the same inning with an RBI single that drove in Jacob Maiben. He was followed by Tyreque Reed who drew a walk with the bases loaded to make the score 6-4. CJ Cepicky followed with a two-run double that drove in Harris and Reed. DiGiacomo followed Cepicky with an RBI single to bring home Derek Maiben. Wilder drove Cepicky home with an RBI single of his own. Jacob Maiben added yet another run in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly that brought DiGiacomo home, completing an eight-run sixth inning that put the Dogs ahead 11-4.

Milwaukee’s Chase Waddell hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to cut Chicago’s lead to five. Cepicky responded with a two-run single that scored Harris and Reed. In the top of the eighth, Alec Olund cut the Dogs’ lead to four with a three-run home run.