Month: July 2017

T-Bones ride Carroll and Pen to 6-2 win

Scott Carroll tossed his fourth straight quality start, and the T-Bones bullpen worked their third straight scoreless night as Kansas City took game two of the three game series, 6-2, over the Sioux City Explorers in Sioux City, Iowa.

Carroll (4-2) retired nine straight at one point and notched 10 strikeouts on the night, holding the X’s to two runs on four hits. The team would strike out 15 Sioux City batters–the highest nine-inning total and eclipsing the 13 the club sent down on June 3 at Sioux Falls.

At the plate Leo Rojas drove in two runs for Kansas City. In the top of the second with two outs, Patrick Brady hit the first Alex White pitch he saw to right to drive in the first run of the game. Rojas then followed with another RBI single, and the lead was 2-0.

Marcus Lemon hit a solo home run off White in the top of the third to make it 3-0, part of a three-hit night for Lemon. Rojas was back again with a solo blast to left field to give the T-Bones a 4-0 lead in the fourth.

The T-Bones picked up a pair of unearned runs in the fifth behind a pair of errors from Sioux City to add to the lead and make the score 6-0 Kansas City.

The X’s picked up two runs in the bottom of the sixth on RBI singles from Levon Washington and Brian Fortier, but Carrol responded by retiring the last five batters before he left with a 6-2 lead after seven.

Myles Smith worked a scoreless eighth inning, and Grant Sides allowed a lead-off single in the ninth, then struck out the next three batters to win the game 6-2.

The win helped the T-Bones jump past Sioux City for second place in the American Association Central Division and moved Kansans City a half game behind first place Lincoln, who lost Saturday night. The T-Bones also secured their ninth series win and are now 4-1 on the six-game road trip and 12-6 away from CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

The two teams play the final game of the three-game series Sunday night at Lewis and Clark Park in Iowa. Right-hander Matt Sergey (1-0, 4.21) will take the ball for Kansas City, while left-hander Hobbs Johnson (3-1, 2.58) will get the start for Sioux City. Game time is 6:05 p.m. and the game can be heard online at tbonesbaseball.com or on the T-Bones MixLR channel.

The T-Bones return home Monday, July 3, to face Sioux Falls in the first game of a three-game series and a seven-game homestand.

Tickets are available online, by calling (913) 328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

– Story from T-Bones

More photos from the Sporting KC match Saturday

Photos copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel

Defender Benny Feilhaber headed the ball toward the Portland goal in the first half. Sporting KC and Portland tied, 1-1, in MLS soccer action Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Defender Seth Sinovic crossed the ball in front of the Portland goal in the first half. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Sporting forward Daniel Salloi watched as his first MLS goal sailed into the net past Portland goalkeeper Jake Gleeson. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
In the closing seconds of second-half stoppage time, Sporting forward Diego Rubio was taken to the ground in the penalty area by a hard challenge from Portland defender Vytas Andriuškevičius. No foul was called, and the game concluded in a 1 – 1 tie. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Portland midfielder Darlington Nagbe chatted with Kit Van Sickle and her father Cory. Kit is a participant in Sporting KC’s Project Victory and was recently declared cancer-free after completing her treatment at Children’s Mercy. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Season ticket holders had the opportunity to take pictures with team members after the game. These fans brought helmets as props for the players. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Season ticket holders had the opportunity to take pictures with team members after the game. This young fan posed with Sporting forward Soony Saad. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)
Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez posed after the game with his mother, who is visiting from Spain. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel)

Homicide under investigation near 3rd and Waverly

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide about 3:43 a.m. Sunday, July 2, in the 300 block of Waverly Avenue.

A police spokesman stated that three men in their 20s were involved in a rolling disturbance while traveling north on 3rd Street when unknown suspects began shooting at them.

One man was found dead at the scene, while a second occupant of the vehicle had minor injuries, police said. The third occupant of the vehicle was not injured.

The identity of the victim will not be released until there is positive identification and family notification, the spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.