by Luke Schrock
The Kansas City T-Bones (24-22) beat the Lincoln Saltdogs (22-26) 6-0 to force a rubber match in game three on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The T-Bones ignited on Saturday night at Haymarket Park, recovering after Friday’s 9-4 loss as Tommy Collier (5-3) picked up the win to force the rubber match.
Collier pitched seven solid innings with 5 hits, 2 walks, and 9 strikeouts, which is the fifth time a starter has gone seven innings this season. Brian Ellington and Carlos Diaz also had clean outings to close it off.
Daniel Nava and Shawn O’Malley had great days at the plate. Both had two hits and three RBIs. Dylan Tice kept his hit streak strong by extending it to 12 games after his leadoff single in the fifth inning and scoring off Daniel Nava’s double to score the fourth run of the game.
The Saltdogs answered with seven hits as a team, but they struggled to string together offense. Collier shut down Teodoro Martinez after his three-hit game Friday night with Martinez only getting one hit in Saturday’s game.
Cody Regis was the only multi-hit player for Lincoln as Kyle Kinman (1-3) lost his second start against Kansas City this season. The last time Kinman pitched against the T-Bones he threw four innings with eight hits and three walks on May 22 when Kansas City won at home 9-8 against the Saltdogs.
The T-Bones return home to play the St. Paul Saints on Tuesday night July 9th part of a six-game homestand at 7:05 p.m.
Full and half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans are on sale online or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.
- Story from T-Bones