ESPN announced Tuesday, June 19th that the Chicago Fire Soccer Club has been selected as a finalist for the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year in recognition of the club's efforts to make a difference in the community, specifically through the Chicago Fire Foundation's P.L.A.Y.S. Program.

The June 19th American Association recap includes: Fargo-Moorhead 5, Sioux City 3; Kansas City 7, Winnipeg 3; Chicago 9, Texas 2; Gary SouthShore 3, Cleburne 1; Wichita 4, Sioux Falls 2;

Casio Grider finished with two hits, and Cui Enting and Carlos Contreras combined for four inning of relief without allowing an earned run, but the Texas AirHogs fell to the Chicago Dogs 9-2 Tuesday night. The matchup was the first ever between the AirHogs and the expansion franchise based in Rosemont.

Three runs in the bottom of the first, seven innings of one-run ball from Daniel Minor and two scoreless innings from Adam Quintana out of the bullpen led the Gary SouthShore RailCats to a 3-1 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on a foggy Tuesday night at U.S. Steel Yard. Tuesday’s win snapped Gary’s season-high-tying three game losing streak and improved the RailCats record to 11-0 when outhitting their opponent.

The Gary SouthShore RailCats activated outfielder John Price Jr. from the Disabled List before Tuesday’s game vs. the Cleburne Railroaders. Price Jr. was placed on the DL retroactive to June 9.

MEN IN RED TRAVEL TO ATLANTA FOR OPEN CUP, RETURN TO MLS ACTION AGAINST SEATTLE SOUNDERS
The Chicago Fire (5-7-4, 19 points) travel to take on Atlanta United (10-3-3, 33 points) in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be available via live web stream on Chicago-Fire.com.

There were only two games in the American Association on Monday, June 18th: St. Paul 15, Lincoln 8; and Kansas City 9, Winnipeg 3.

The June 17th American Association recap includes: Sioux City 8, Gary SouthShore 1; Winnipeg 5, Sioux Falls 2; Fargo-Moorhead 8, Kansas City 6; St. Paul 7, Chicago 1; and Wichita 3, Texas 1.