The Calgary Vipers have now lost five straight games after the latest 9-6 defeat at the hands of the Gary SouthShore RailCats at Foothills Stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The loss completes a three game sweep for the RailCats and finishes off a seven game home stand for the Vipers with a 1-6 record. 

 

Gary SouthShore opened the scoring in the first inning with Eric McNamee and Jay Pecci reaching base with a single and a double and scoring on a Dave Detienne fielder's choice and a Steve Haake sacrifice fly.

 

The RailCats added to the lead in the second inning loading the bases with one out for Jay Pecci who drove in one with a sacrifice fly. Dave Detienne followed with a two run triple to make it 5-0.

 

In the third Gary SouthShore added to the lead when Jose Yepez and Mike Reese were hit by pitches and Dale Mueller smacked a two run single to give the RailCats a seven run lead.

 

Calgary got their first run in the third as Darryl Brinkley hit his second homerun in as many nights to make it 7-1.

 

The run was taken right back by Gary SouthShore in the fifth when Mike Reese scored on a Nate Price RBI triple.

 

The Snakes started a comeback in the sixth as Jason Colson hammered a two run shot for his third homerun of the season.

 

With the score 8-3 the RailCats added a run in the seventh as Steve Haake scored on a Tanner Townsend double play groundout.

 

The game closed in the bottom of the seventh with the Vipers loading the bases with none out due to a Drew Miller hit, Jorge Tang hit by pitch, and Manabu Kuramochi single. Brinkley drove in his second run of the night with a sacrifice fly and with two out Carlos Duncan cashed home two with a single to cut the lead to 9-6.

 

In the bottom of the ninth Calgary down by three loaded the bases with three straight singles by Tang, Kuramochi, and Brinkley. With the winning run at the plate Nelson Castro popped up to the catcher and Duncan grounded out to the shortstop to end the game and leave the tying runs on base.

 

Brinkley went three-for-four with two runs batted in and a run scored extending his hitting streak to 13 games. Miller went two-for-four to extend his on base streak to 14 games.

 

The Snakes are now 7-7 and tied for second place in the North Division.