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In baseball, no matter how good youve been, you will eventually run into a pitcher or two with command of his best stuff. Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb., the Winnipeg Goldeyes ran head on into Lincoln Saltdogs starter Matt Bywater and their eight-game season-opening winning streak came to an abrupt end. Bywater pitched seven complete innings and allowed only one run on just three hits, while the Saltdogs put up single runs in the third and fourth and two more in the eighth and beat the Goldeyes 4-1. Its the first time the Goldeyes have lost since the final game of the 2012 regular season. Counting last years six-game playoff sweep, the Goldeyes had won 14 straight games and were off to an 8-0 start to open the 2013 campaign – all eight of those wins had come on a season-opening road trip to Grand Prairie, Amarillo and Lincoln. “Youre bound to lose a game eventually,” Goldeyes pitching coach Jamie Vermilyea told Paul Edmonds on the TSN 1290 post-game show. “But you really couldnt ask for a better start. We just have to come out tomorrow and start a new streak.” The Goldeyes were held to only three hits as Lincoln relievers P.J. Zocchi in the eighth and R.J. Rodriguez in the ninth shut down Winnipeg with no runs and four strikeouts. Winnipeg scored its only run in the second inning when Tim Smith hit a monster home run to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead. Smith, Josh Mazzola and Luis Alen were the only Goldeyes to get hits against three Lincoln pitchers. “We came out and got an early lead and our starter Pete Gehle was pretty good,” said Vermilyea philosophically. Overall it wasnt a terrible game. Obviously we scored just one run and its going to be tough to win when you do that, but their starter pitched a great game. He had command of all his pitches and kept us off balance all night and you just have to tip your cap.” Bywater got the win and improved to 1-1 while Rodriguez picked up his fourth save. Gehle was the hard-luck loser, falling to 1-1. “Weve been on the road for two weeks now and guys are getting tired, no doubt about it,” said Vemilyea. “But, it doesnt matter all that much, well get back out there tomorrow and do it again.” Rookie Alex Capaul will start on Sunday, as the 8-1 Goldeyes wrap up their 10-game road swing. Winnipeg returns home to face the Laredo Lemurs in a three-game, home-opening series starting Monday night at Shaw Park. Veteran Matt Rusch, who flew home to Winnipeg on Saturday, will get the start for Winnipeg on Monday night. Braydon Coburn Lightning Jersey . 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They still have a 9 1/2-game division lead over the Astros with 25 games left in the regular season.Were feeling good for sure. Were in the drivers seat right now, said shortstop Elvis Andrus, who had the day off. We cant take anything for granted. Theres a lot of baseball ahead and we have to keep grinding.Rougned Odor had three hits and drove in three runs, including his 29th homer and an RBI single. The feisty second baseman has homered in four of the last five games, finishing with six homers and 17 homers on the homestand.Houston had a 5-0 lead when Darvish (5-4) came off the mound to end the fourth in his shortest out this season. The right-hander from Japan struck out four, walked three and had two wild pitches.His command was not where it had been previously. ... Worked from behind the hitters and really couldnt get it in the soft contact zones, Banister said. So (he) looked a little out of rhythm in my opinion. 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Thats what you have to do against good teams like this, get ahead of them early and continue to apply pressure.BRUISED AND BLEEDINGRangers LF Carlos Gomez had blood streaming down his face after getting cut by his own helmet when sliding headfirst into second base on a stolen base in the sixth inning. The helmet popped off, bounced off the ground and into his face. A trainer came out and looked at Gomez, who then disappeared briefly into the dugout before returning with two bandages -- one on the bridge of his nose, and another over the top corner of his left eye. A few pitches later, he was picked off second base.SHORT HOPSEvan Gattis also homered for the Astros. He struck out in each of his other four at-bats. ... Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran had consecutive RBI doubles in the Rangers fifth before Odors run-scoring single chased McHugh. ... 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