Early season woes continue for the Yorkton Cardinals.
The Western Canadian Baseball League team dropped their fifth straight to start the 2019 season. The most recent loss came in Moose Jaw, their second straight to the Miller Express.
The Cardinals actually jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the top half of the first inning.
The lead was short-loved as Moose Jaw recorded six runs in the Miller Express half of the second inning.
Yorkton tried to stay in contention adding two in the third, bit Moose Jaw responded with seven in their half of the stanza.
Yorkton added three in the fifth to make it 13-7, but again Moose Jaw responded with one in their half of the fifth.
The teams traded runs in the sixth to make it 15-8, then Moose Jaw added one in the seventh to round out a 16-8 final.
Yorkton’s eight runs came on 10 hits, while Moose Jaw had 14 hits as they scored their 16 runs.
Michael Ross was the winning pitcher, based on two innings of relief work.
Payton Harris was tagged with the loss, starting and lasting only 2.2 innings and allowing five hits, walking seven, and allowing nine earned runs.
Phil Whelan had a home run for the Cardinals, and two runs batted-in.
Tucker Zdunich and Blake Gallagher both went deep for the Miller Express. Zdunich also had three RBIs.
Next action for the Cardinals is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, when Swift Current is scheduled to visit Jubilee Park in Yorkton.
