Darryl Brinkley, Jason Colson, and Carlos Duncan had big nights at the plate helping Jeff Groeger pick up his third win with a 7-3 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at CanWest Global Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brinkley, Colson, and Duncan combined to go nine-for-14, scoring five runs, and driving in five. Groeger on the other hand went six innings, giving up two runs and striking out six to improve to 3-1 on the season. The win snaps a five game losing streak for the Vipers and improves Calgary to 7-1 on the road this season.

 

In the top of the first Brinkley led off with a double and one batter later Nelson Castro drove him in with a single.

 

Jason Colson made it 2-0 in the third inning with his fourth homerun of the season.

 

The lead was cut in half in the bottom of the third when Fehlandt Lentini walked, took second on a wild pitch, and scored on a Cameron Coughlan single.

 

Winnipeg tied the game in the fifth when Lentini singled, stole second, and again scored,  this time on a Jimmy Hurst single.

 

The Vipers took the lead back in the top of the sixth when Kevin Price walked, Jorge Tang singled, and Manabu Kuramochi walked to load the bases. Brinkley picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice and with two outs Castro hit a groundball that Scott Schade threw away allowing Tang to score. Carlos Duncan followed with a single to score Brinkley making the score 5-2.

 

Lentini scored for a third time in the seventh when he doubled, stole third, and scored on a Walter Young double.

 

Calgary added some insurance in the eighth with the top of the line-up at it again. Brinkley walked, Duncan singled, and Colson picked up his second and third runs batted in on the night with a double to stretch the lead to four at 7-3.

 

Ryan Olson had a great outing from the bullpen picking up his first save of the season going two and a third innings giving up only one hit, walking nobody, and striking out five of the eight batters he faced.