(Gary, IN) The Gary SouthShore RailCats and the Chicago Dogs met at the Steel Yard to finish their series in Indiana. Through the first two games, the RailCats controlled the matchup by outscoring the Dogs a combined 33-3 and were chasing their first sweep of the Dogs since August 2022. Deyni Olivero started for the RailCats and faced Brendan Roberts, who was making just his fourth start.
In the bottom of the third with runners on the corners, Korry Howell ran and Marc Flores grounded out to second, giving Flores his 40th RBI of the season. The next inning Elvis Peralta belted his tenth home run of the campaign to put the RailCats ahead 2-0 after four.
The RailCats scored three runs in the fifth as Nick Podkul hit a sacrifice fly, Colin Summerhill added an RBI groundout, and Joe Suozzi drew a bases-loaded walk. Podkul picked up his second RBI in the sixth, while Ozzie Martinez dropped a hit into right field, and the RailCats led 7-0.
In the seventh with two outs, Chance Sisco earned a walk against Olivero and became the first Dog to reach base after 20 consecutive outs to start the game for Olivero. Gary put the game out of reach in the bottom of the seventh, putting up another three runs to push the lead to 10.
Olivero carried a no-hitter into the top of the ninth and, with two outs, Sam Biller rolled a grounder to second. Podkul knocked it down on a slide and made a close throw to first, but Biller beat it, leaving Olivero a half-step away from the second no-hitter in RailCats history. Ethan Wilder then singled to right, and Biller tried to advance to third, but Andy Nelson fired to third to tag him out as the RailCats completed the sweep of the Dogs, 10-0.
Olivero threw the eleventh complete game shutout in franchise history and the first since Peyton Long tossed his on July 2, 2025, against Kansas City. The RailCats outscored the Dogs 43-3 during the series. The win moved Gary to 35-48, with the Dogs falling to 27-57.
Despite the series at the Steel Yard ending, the two clubs will meet again this weekend with the RailCats and Dogs playing a series at Impact Field in Rosemont. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30, with a livestream of the game available on AABaseball.TV.
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