by William Crum
Gabby Guerrero’s home run in the third inning scored two runs for the Kansas City Monarchs, who won 6-2 over the Cleburne Railroaders on Saturday night at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Monarchs’ Darnell Sweeney then went on to double in the third inning, scoring three more runs.
Casey Gillaspie scored one run in the seventh inning on a ground out from Ryan Grotjohn, making the score 6-0.
Eric Stout, the winning pitcher, threw six innings for the Monarchs, giving up only three hits and one walk. Stout had six strikeouts. The Monarchs are now 4-5. Garrett Alexander was the losing pitcher for the Railroaders, who are 4-7.
The Monarchs play the Railroaders again at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. The gates will open at noon. For ticket information, visit www.monarchsbaseball.com.
