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Pitching, defense key series win
The Kansas City T-Bones won their first series of the season behind a three-run third inning and solid relief pitching to beat the St. Paul Saints 5-2 Sunday night at CHS Field.
Facing Saints ace Mark Hamburger, the T-Bones took the lead in the second with an RBI double from Joe Jackson and a fielder’s choice ground out to second from Daniel Rockett to take an early 2-0 lead.
Kansas City added to their lead in the third when Zach Walters hit a three-run home run to right make the score 5-0.
St. Paul got back-to-back solo homers from Mate Hanson and Brady Shoemaker in the bottom of the third off T-Bones starter Jeff Walters to cut the lead to 5-2.
The Saints loaded the bases in the fifth and chased Walters from the game. Kamakani Usui entered the game and forced Jacob Caldwell to bounce a ball back to Usui who threw home for the force out, and Leo Rojas threw on to first for the double play.
In the home half of the sixth the Saints loaded the bases with one out. Usui again induced a double play by getting Nate Hanson to line to first and Chase McDonald doubled up Breland Almadova to dodge the threat.
Myles Smith and Cody Winiarski each worked a scoreless inning to keep the game 5-2 into the ninth. Grant Sides worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Usui (1-0) got the win for Kansas City with Mark Hamburger (2-1) getting the loss for St. Paul. Kansas City matched a season high 12 strike outs as a pitching staff in the win.
The T-Bone’s 10 game road trip continues Monday night with the start of a four game series against Gary SouthShore. Right-hander Scott Carroll goes for Kansas City against fellow right-hander Tyler Harris. The 7:10 p.m. game tonight in Gary can be heard on the T-Bones Broadcast Network online at tbonesbaseball.com.
Tickets for future games are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.
– Story from T-Bones
Memorial Day weekend events planned
Several Memorial Day weekend events are planned for Wyandotte County and the Kansas City area.
Activities are occurring each day of Memorial Day weekend at the World War I museum in Kansas City, Mo., including the Celebration at the Station Sunday, May 28. For more information, see https://wyandotteonline.com/world-war-i-museum-to-celebrate-memorial-day-weekend/.
Other events include:
Memorial Day, May 29
• Memorial Day Masses will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, May 29, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Crucifixion Group, 38th and State, Kansas City, Kansas; and at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Holy Redeemer Chapel, 126th and Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas.
• Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, outside the Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, on the grounds of the cemetery at 701 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event is free and open to the public. The service will include a bagpiper, laying of a memorial wreath, a 21-gun salute, and the playing of taps by Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens General Manager Joel Brinkley. For more information, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/chapel-hill-memorial-gardens-plans-memorial-day-service-may-29/.
• Memorial Day activities will include a ceremony and observance at 11:40 a.m. Monday, May 29, at the Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery on the Ft. Leavenworth post. There is another ceremony and observance at 9 a.m. Monday, May 29, at the Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, (near K-7 and K-5 highways), Leavenworth.
All weekend
• About 8,000 flags honoring those who died in the Wars on Terror are on display in front of the Schlitterbahn waterpark at 94th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. Visitors may enter the Schlitterbahn parking lot and then view the flags on display. The flags have been placed by the American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation. For more information, see https://wyandotteonline.com/8000-flags-honoring-veterans-going-up-along-state-avenue-on-schlitterbahn-grounds/.