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Early on, it looked as though the team with last at-bat would prevail victorious. Luckily for the Winnipeg Goldeyes, they made sure the game was in hand before that happened. The Goldeyes (45-27) traded blows with the Sioux Falls Canaries (26-27) Saturday night for the first six innings before pulling late away to post a 12-6 win Saturday night at Sioux Falls Stadium. The win maintains Winnipegs 3 ½ game lead atop the American Associations North Division and improves the Goldeyes record to 11-1 on getaway day. Down 4-1 in the top of the third inning, the Goldeyes took their first lead of the game when Casey Haerther hit a three-run home run and Luis Alen drove in Donnie Webb with a single. After Sioux Falls regained the lead with a two-run home run from Carlos Mendez in the bottom of the third, Donnie Webb took Canaries starter Kyle Vazquez deep for a two-run homer, which ended up giving the Goldeyes the lead for good. Winnipeg added two more runs in the top of the seventh on a pair of sac flies and three more in the top of the eighth – Webb added two more RBI on a single - to seal the win. Webb paced the Goldeyes offensive onslaught by going four-for-five with a home run and four RBI. Haerther, Alen and Kimmel also had multi-RBI nights. “A lot of guys had really good at-bats, seeing pitches and waiting for that one pitch that they could handle,” Goldeyes pitching coach Jamie Vermilyea said on the Jewel 101 post-game show. Goldeyes starter Nick Hernandez grinded through the first three innings to earn his seventh win of the season. He gave up six runs – four earned – in 5 2/3 innings, while walking one and striking out six. “He battled out there,” Vermilyea said of Hernandez. “He didnt have his best stuff. He turned to his changeup, which is his best pitch. He started throwing that a bunch and he got us into the sixth, which is what you want your starter to do.” Taylor Sewitt, Gabe Aguilar, Kaohi Downing and Chris Kissock gave up just one hit and struck out five in 3 1/3 combined innings out of Winnipegs bullpen. Vazquez took the loss for Sioux Falls. Winnipeg will now make the quick drive south down I-29 to Sioux City where the Goldeyes will begin a four-game series against the Explorers Sunday night. The Goldeyes have yet to name their starter, while Sioux City will send Jesse English (0-1, 16.88) to the mound. “Its a short trip, so we can get in there tonight and get a good nights rest before starting a series with Sioux City,” Vermilyea said. “Theyre a quality team.” Winnipeg will be out for revenge, as the Xs took five of six games at Shaw Park earlier this season. Kenrich Williams Jersey . Catch the action live on TSN2 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. 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He went 1 for 4 with a strikeout in Thursdays 2-1 victory. While he dropped a routine fly to right, he also made two nice catches on the run. "I have great teammates who are helping support me so much this season and to focus on the season when I get to the stadium so I am comfortable," Puig said. "That way I dont start thinking about anything negative in the stadium. Im only thinking about working on the things that are going to make me a better ballplayer." The 23-year-old, scratched from the starting lineup after arriving late for his teams home opener April 4, is hitting .250 with one home run and five RBIs in his second major league season. He said after the game he is committed to baseball "so those things that are happening dont torment me." "Were at the field right now. Weve just got to be thinking about baseball," teammate Hanley Ramirez said. "What Ive seen is hes been llearning and hes just happy to be here.dddddddddddd Hes playing today and he told me hes going to do everything it takes to win todays game." Manager Don Mattingly said he has read articles about Puigs journey and will offer support. He has spoken briefly with the outfielder, but not regarding specifics of his journey to the United States -- saying if Puig wants to keep those details private, he will respect that wish. Mattingly is committed to helping Puig, who signed a $42 million, seven-year contract. Court documents, part of a federal lawsuit in Miami, say smugglers who helped Puig leave Cuba on a speedboat have made death threats against him and against a Cuban boxer who says he defected with Puig. Boxer Yunior Despaigne says in an affidavit he is afraid of being harmed by the smugglers or their associates if Puig hasnt paid them money he owes. "He hasnt talked about his background. Nobodys told me about his background. Nobodys told me about his story," Mattingly said. "If its true, its a wild story." Other Cuban big leaguers have shared similar experiences. In Oakland, Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes discussed in February 2013 how he worried constantly about his family members the previous season as they made their way to the U.S. He wasnt sure whether they might be targeted because of his legal issues stemming from a former agent who claimed the outfielder owed him money. "If you care about Yasiel, you worry about some serious stuff there that he has to deal with," Mattingly said. "If you care about him as a person, you worry about what hes going through." AP Legal Affairs Writer Curt Anderson in Miami contributed to this report. ' ' '