Month: August 2018

The T-Bones won 7-5 Sunday over the Sioux City Explorers at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.

With the win, the T-Bones tied the franchise record by recording their 58th win this season.

The T-Bones’ last playoff appearance was 2010, when they set the record for franchise wins.

Kansas City still has eight regular season games to play, and holds a lead of 1.5 games over Wichita in the wild card race.

The T-Bones won Sunday without their manager at the helm, because Joe Calfapietra was ejected by the home plate umpire before the first pitch was thrown. Calfapietra and the umpire were discussing Barrett Astin not beginning his warmup before the end of the pre-game ceremonies.

The T-Bones on Sunday scored in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run by Keith Curcio, taking a 2-0 lead.

Then in the sixth, Colin Walsh hit a home run to left field to make it 3-0.

In the seventh inning, the Explorers’ Michael Lang drove in two runs with a double and the score was 3-2.

A two-run home run by Jay Baum for Sioux City in the top of the eighth put the Explorers on top, 4-3. That was followed by a single by Daniel Jackson scoring Blake Schmitt, 5-3.

The T-Bones roared back with a double by Ryan Brett in the bottom of the eighth, scoring Alay Lago and Anthony Phillips. The score was 5-5.

The game-winning hit was a single by Mason Davis that scored Curcio and Brett for a 7-5 lead.

The T-Bones play Sioux City again at 7:05 p.m. Monday at T-Bones Stadium. For ticket information, call 913-328-5618 or visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

The Kansas City T-Bones (57-33) set a season record for runs scored in a game, defeating the Winnipeg Goldeyes (37-55) Saturday evening 18-6 at T-Bones Stadium.

Nearly 6,000 people joined the T-Bones on Military Appreciation Night and not only did they see post-game fireworks, they saw a lot of fireworks during the game.

Kansas City had a slow start as they trailed 4-3 against Winnipeg after the first two innings.

Winnipeg scored one in the first and three in the second, but then T-Bones pitching threw six scoreless innings while Kansas City’s bats just kept racking up the runs.

The T-Bones scored five in the third, two in the fourth, three in the fifth, three in the sixth and two in the eighth.

It was another big night for Noah Perio Jr., who had six RBIs, for a total of 15 in the three-game series against Winnipeg. Friday evening, he became the first T-Bone since 2009 to have seven RBIs in a game.

Todd Cunningham was four-for-five with two RBIs and reached base 6 times, scoring all six times. Ryan Brett went three-for-five with two RBIs and two runs scored, and Colin Walsh was three-for-four, drove in a pair of runs and scored three.

Strong pitching for T-Bones starter Tommy Collier (11-3, 3.27), who was one run shy of a quality start.

He worked six innings and struck out seven, while allowing only two walks and six hits. Pasquale Mazzoccoli (3-2, 4.56) finished the last three innings, earning his second save of the year.

Winnipeg made five fielding errors and tossed six walks. The T-Bones tied a season-high record for hits in a game. Coincidentally, the T-Bones had 19 hits on June 18 against Winnipeg, so twice this year Kansas City has had 19 hits against the Goldeyes.

The T-Bones begin a three-game series with the league-leading Sioux City Explorers at T-Bones Stadium Sunday at 5:05 p.m.. Kansas City will aim to tie the all-time franchise win record of 58 wins. Plus, it’s the best day of the year, as the T-Bones combine dogs and baseball for Bark at the Park.

Season, group tickets, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
– Story from T-Bones