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A grand slam home run and a three-run shot can do a lot of damage, especially when the two homers come in back-to-back innings. Tuesday night in front of 6,067 at Shaw Park, Wichitas Abel Nieves hit a grand slam home run in the fifth and then Jared McDonald hit a three-run bomb in the sixth, as the visiting Wingnuts blasted the Winnipeg Goldeyes 11-0. With the loss, the Goldeyes fell to 13-12 on the season and that means Wednesday afternoons game will be the rubber-match and will determine who wins this three-game series. "They (the Wingnuts) played a great baseball game," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "They lifted the ball and used the elements to their advantage. They used the whole field and (starter) Jon Link was tremendous, eight innings of shutout baseball. You have to tip your cap to him. Wichita took a 1-0 lead in the first as leadoff hitter Ryan Khoury doubled, went to third on a ground out and scored on a sacrifice fly by John Rodriguez. Then, in the fifth, the Wingnuts blew it open as Jared McDonald beat out an infield hit and eventually scored on a single by Tim Rotola. Then with Khoury on first, Rotola on second and David Amberson on third, Nieves belted a grand slam home run the opposite way, over the rightfield wall. In the sixth, Cole Armstrong singled, Colt Loehrs singled and MacDonald hit his three-run homer to put the lights out on the festivities. The Wingnuts added two more runs in the seventh, just for fun, as McDonald singled home Rodriguez to pick up his fourth RBI of the night and then Amberson hit into a fielders choice and drove in CJ Ziegler. Goldeyes starting pitcher Matt Rusch (4-2, 3.93 ERA) had his worst outing of the season, allowing nine runs on nine hits, including the two backbreaking home runs, over six innings of work. The Wingnuts finished with 11 runs on 13 hits. Jon Link (5-1, 1.69 ERA) picked up the win for Wichita. Link pitched eight complete innings, scattered eight hits, struck out six and threw 117 pitches. "Jon Link was above the league," said Forney. "Thats the most dominating performance Ive seen from a pitcher in this league in seven or eight years. He had a great plan and he executed it tonight. No wonder he pitched in the majors. Tip your cap to him, he did a great job." Goldeyes slugger Josh Mazzola was ejected after striking out in the first inning. He took issue with the work of home plate umpire P.J. Krauss. Nick Liles replaced him in the lineup and finished with a pair of singles. Casey Haerthers hot bat continued to smoke as Haerther had a single and a double. In total, the Goldeyes managed eight hits. The two teams will go at it again on Wednesday morning at Shaw Park at 11 a.m. Lefty Mark Hardy (3-1, 1.99 ERA), the Canadian, will take the ball for Winnipeg while Chris Smith (2-2, 4.65 ERA) will start for Wichita.Kahale Warring Womens Jersey . 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The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami.ANAHEIM, Calif. --While the Los Angeles Angels have long since been eliminated from playoff contention, the Houston Astros visit Anaheim on Friday with the sting of elimination still fresh.Baltimores 4-0 victory over Toronto on Thursday night made it official, making the Astros final three regular-season games against the Angels this weekend meaningless.Its a disappointing way to end the 2016 season for the Astros, especially after breaking through last season and reaching the American League wild-crd game, where they beat the Yankees before losing in the AL Division Series to eventual World Series champion Kansas City.However, the Astros and Angels offer something attractive to the fans -- Jose Altuve and Mike Trout.Altuve seems to have his second career AL batting championship locked up, taking a .337 average into the series, well ahead of Bostons Mookie Betts, who ranks second at .320.I dont know if Im going to win it, Altuve told MLB.com. We still have three games left, and Ive got to hit.That shouldnt be a problem considering how hes hit against the Angels this season. Hes hitting .446 with four home runs, 12 RBI, a .479 on-base percentage and .692 slugging percentage against them, and hes been even better at Angel Stadium -- hitting .560.Altuve is an MVP candidate along with Trout, who is expected to be in the lineup despite a scary moment in Wednesdays game against Oakland.Trout was hit oon left shoulder blade by a 96-mph fastball thrown by Oakland reliever John Axford.dddddddddddd Trout left the game but was confident he would be OK.Its sore, hit me right on the bone, Trout said. But weve got three games left, so Im going to grind it out.Precautionary X-rays taken Thursday were negative, and Trout still has a chance to reach a couple of key statistical milestones.Trout enters the series with 29 homers, 99 RBI and 27 stolen bases. He also leads the majors in runs (123), walks (113), and on-base percentage (.441).Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols, however, could be done for the season. Pujols has been bothered for the past month with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He had the same injury in his left foot in 2013, and he played in a career-low 99 games.Even if he is done for this season, Pujols had a solid season at age 36, hitting .268 with 31 homers and 119 RBI in 152 games, showing he still can be a force in the heart of the lineup.You couldnt have asked for more than he did this year for us, Angels manager Mike Scioscia told MLB.com. Theres no doubt that the talent is there, and its real. He had an incredible season for us.I think if you look at his bat speed, his exit velocity, all the analytics, you look at his swing path, its all there. ' ' '