Sporting Kansas City has waived midfielder Jordi Quintilla, the club has announced.
Quintilla joined Sporting Kansas City in August 2015 and played 15 matches for the club across all competitions. The 22-year-old tallied one assist in six MLS appearances this season while also starting one match for the Swope Park Rangers.
A native of Lleida, Spain, Quintilla converted the game-winning penalty kick in the shootout of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final as Sporting Kansas City defeated the Philadelphia Union last September.
Quintilla has been removed from Sporting Kansas City’s roster, making an international spot available.
In spite of a shaky top of the ninth, the Kansas City T-Bones held off the Joplin Blasters, 7-5, on Thursday night in front of a crowd of 9,012 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.
With two outs and the T-Bones leading 7-2 in the ninth, T-Bones reliever Mark Haynes walked the bases loaded. Charlie Valerio singled, scoring both Axel Johnson and Mitch Glasser and bringing Joplin to within striking distance at 7-4. Willie Cabrera singled to right field, scoring Geraldo Valentin and putting the go-ahead run at the plate.
T-Bones manager John Massarelli then turned to Aaron Baker, who took the loss Wednesday after giving up a home run in the ninth. This time, Baker struck out Cory Morales and secured Kansas City’s win.
The T-Bones jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning after Starlin Rodriguez and Jake Blackwood blasted solo home runs to left field.
In the third, after a single and a stolen base, Tyler Massey scored on a double by Blackwood. Blackwood reached third on a wild pitch and scored on Brandon Tierney’s sacrifice fly that gave Kansas City a 4-0 lead.
The T-Bones added insurance runs in the fourth. Joplin starter Frank Del Valle (0-2) walked Brian Erie before giving up back-to-back singles to Rodriguez and Vladimir Frias. With the bases loaded, Del Valle hit Tyler Massey with a pitch. Kansas City added two more runs when Del Valle threw a wild pitch, allowing Rodriguez to score. But a bad throw on the play to Del Valle, who was covering home, brought in Frias and put the T-Bones ahead, 7-0.
Jared Messer (1-0) earned his first win of the season giving up five hits and one run in 7 innings.
The T-Bones, who took two of three from Joplin, will welcome the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks to CommunityAmerica Ballpark for a four-game series beginning Friday night at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618. – Story by Matt Fulks, T-Bones
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Thunderstorm chances will increase throughout the day Friday in the region, peaking in the mid to late afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
A few strong storms will be possible, but widespread severe weather is not expected at this time, the weather service said.
The Wyandotte County forecast says showers and thunderstorms are possible mainly after 11 a.m. Today’s high will be near 90, with a heat index as high as 96, the weather service said. The chance of rain is 40 percent. A tenth to a quarter-inch of rain is possible.
Tonight, expect a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 75, with a south wind of 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 94, and a heat index of up to 99, the weather service said. A south wind of 8 to 14 mph will gust as high as 20 mph.
Another round of thunderstorms will be possible area wide Saturday night into Sunday. These storms bring the potential for heavy rain and potential flooding, mainly north of I-70, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 75, according to the weather service. A south wind will be 6 to 11 mph. Between a quarter and a half-inch of rain is possible.
Sunday, expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. The high will be near 90, with a southeast wind of 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain is expected.
Sunday night’s low will be around 72, the weather service said.
Monday, rain continues in the forecast with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service. The high will be near 91.
