ROSEMONT, Ill. (KELO.com) — The Sioux Falls Canaries raced out to a five-run lead midway through the third inning but would be held without a hit for the rest of the contest as Chicago rallied to win 7-6 on Tuesday.
Angelo Altavilla opened the scoring in the second inning with a bases-loaded single before Wyatt Ulrich delivered a three-run double. Ulrich would later score on a two-out hit by Ozzie Martinez, who was thrown out trying to reach second base.
Chicago got a run back in the home half of the second with a solo home run, but back-to-back doubles from Gavin LaValley and Trey Michalczewski reinstated the five-run lead.
The Dogs struck for three runs in the fifth inning, one in the sixth, and took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh.
LaValley led the Sioux Falls offense with two hits while Ty Culbreth struck out six in 5.2 innings of work. The Birds are now 5-12 and look ahead to game two of the three-game series Wednesday night at 7 pm.
(The Canaries contributed this report.)
