T-Bones take early lead, on a six-game winning streak

Update: T-Bones win, 14-8.

Now on a six-game winning streak, the T-Bones will play again at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at JustBats Field at T-Bones Stadium. More information on the game is at www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Update: T-Bones rally in the bottom of the seventh, score four runs and lead 14-8. Shawn O’Malley got a key triple with three RBIs, and Christian Correa also got a hit with an RBI.

Update: T-Bones got out of the top of the seventh inning, leading 10-8 after a rally by Cleburne.

Update: Cleburne rallied in the seventh inning, with hits by Angel Reyes and Chase Simpson. The T-Bones were leading 10-5, with Cleburne loading the bases. Logan Trowbridge for Cleburne also scored a run.

More action from the T-Bones game tonight at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.The T-Bones were leading with 10 runs, with the game still going at 10:15 p.m. The game is being broadcast at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/ . (Photo by William Crum)
More action from the T-Bones game tonight at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. The T-Bones were leading 5-0 in the fifth inning. Daniel Nava hit a three-run home run in the fifth. (Photo by William Crum)
The Mud Rats from the Liberty, Missouri, area caught a ball during the T-Bones game Monday night in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)
The Mud Rats from the Liberty, Missouri, area caught a ball during the T-Bones game Monday night in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)

Update: The T-Bones scored three runs on an RBI double by Chris Colabello in the third inning.

The T-Bones led 1-0 at the bottom of the first inning at tonight’s contest with the Cleburne Railroaders at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Chris Colabello hit a home run. (Photo by William Crum)
The T-Bones led 1-0 at the bottom of the first inning at tonight’s contest with the Cleburne Railroaders at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Chris Colabello hit a home run. (Photo by William Crum)

T-Bones trounce Texas team, 5-1

by Alex Dean

Kansas City (37-37) was able to hold on to an early lead and take the final game against the Cleburne Railroaders (45-31), 5-1, in Texas.

The main story of the night was the pitching for the T-Bones. Starter Christian Binford (3-2) went 5 innings, allowing the only run on the night and picking up the win.

Henry Owens pitched three scoreless innings, and Carlos Diaz came in to close it out for KC. Cleburne starter Eudis Idrogo (7-4) got the loss for the Railroaders.

The T-Bones struck first on an RBI groundout by Chris Colabello off Idrago, bringing home Dylan Tice in the top of the first. KC would get three more in a three-run second inning, as Ramsey Romano hit an RBI double to bring in Tyler Marincov.

He was followed RBI singles by Dylan Tice and Daniel Nava off the Cleburne starter, running the score to 4-1.

Cleburne’s first run came in the bottom of the third, as Daniel Robertson brought home Logan Trowbridge with a sacrifice fly to left field off Binford.

Both offenses quieted down after that, as the score remained the same until Mason Davis gave the T-Bones some insurance on a home run to right field in the top of the ninth off Cleburne’s Tyler Wilson. Diaz retired the Railroaders in order in the bottom of the ninth, securing the series win for KC.

Cleburne had chances to make the game closer than it was, as Ryan Brett hit what appeared to be a triple in the bottom of the sixth, but after the T-Bones checked at first base, the umpire ruled that Brett never touched the bag and was ruled out.

Later, with Robertson at third and Angel Reyes at first, the T-Bones caught Reyes in a rundown, and alertly threw over to third to get Robertson for the out.

One of the standouts on offense for the T-Bones was Dylan Tice, who finished the game 3-5 with a run and an RBI. Daniel Nava also finished the night with three hits, while Davis and Ramsey Romano each had two.

The T-Bones will come back to Kansas City after taking the series in Cleburne, where they will face the Texas AirHogs in a weekend series, the first game beginning at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/, with Dan Vaughan on the call.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games 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.

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T-Bones win 5-2 in Texas

by Luke Schrock

Jon Perrin’s quality start helped keep the Cleburne Railroaders (45-30) offense at bay while the Kansas City T-Bones (35-37) offense went to work early in the game to help secure a 5-2 win.

After a couple of silent innings to start off the affair, the third inning heated up for the T-Bones. Mason Davis started it off with a two-RBI triple off starting pitcher for Cleburne Charlie Gillies. Davis would score Dylan Tice and Ramsey Romano, but the T-Bones weren’t done yet.

Former Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava scored Mason Davis on a groundout to the Railroader shortstop Daniel Robertson. Tyler Marincov hit a double to score O’Malley and make it a 4-0 ballgame. Danny Mars, who was hitting sixth today for the T-Bones, scored Marincov to end the onslaught that was the third inning.

Winning pitcher Jon Perrin (4-1) fought on for six innings, only allowing two hits and two walks, but the most impressive part was he almost hit double digits in strikeouts, ending his night with nine.

Robert Calvano came in relief in the seventh inning and let go the combined shutout by letting up two runs in two innings of work, but Calvano got the outs he needed and held the Railroaders for a Carlos Diaz final inning.

Diaz came in and put the game away in the 9th with a double-play to Shawn O’Malley that capped off the win for the T-Bones.

Cleburne was solid on the mound despite the big third inning. Losing pitcher Charlie Gillies (4-6) had the roughest night with nine hits and five runs. There was only a total of two hits and one walk awarded to the T-Bones from the collective effort of Bryan Saucedo and Edward Cruz.

The Railroaders weren’t without their chance to threaten. In the seventh, Grant Buck scored Hunter Clanin off an RBI double to put Cleburne on the board, and Zach Nehrir scored Angel Reyes on an RBI double as well.

Kansas City and Cleburne have one more game left Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. at The Depot. Hear all the action on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/, with Dan Vaughan on the call. The T-Bones travel back to JustBats Field at T-Bones Stadium to take on the Texas Airhogs and the Railroaders follow to end the upcoming six-game homestand beginning Friday night.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games 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. through 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.