BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle-
Catching second-place Sioux Falls is the No. 1 item on the Wingnuts' checklist, but the real target is St. Paul, which leads the American Association North Division.
That's why it's nearly impossible to overstate the importance of Wichita's three-game series with the Saints at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The Wingnuts used timely hitting and dominant relief pitching to take the first game 7-5 on Friday and pull to within 1 ½ games of the Saints.
The Wingnuts remain a game behind Sioux Falls, which beat Grand Prairie 3-1 on Friday. Wichita has 15 games remaining in the season's first half.
"It's as big as it gets," Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp said. "Task one, you can put a check mark by it, but we've got two more tasks. It's all right there in front of us. I'd like to be in second place instead of third, but we play (Sioux Falls), too. It's gut-check time."
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