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Scott Carroll tossed his fourth straight quality start, and the T-Bones bullpen worked their third straight scoreless night as Kansas City took game two of the three game series, 6-2, over the Sioux City Explorers in Sioux City, Iowa.

Carroll (4-2) retired nine straight at one point and notched 10 strikeouts on the night, holding the X’s to two runs on four hits. The team would strike out 15 Sioux City batters–the highest nine-inning total and eclipsing the 13 the club sent down on June 3 at Sioux Falls.

At the plate Leo Rojas drove in two runs for Kansas City. In the top of the second with two outs, Patrick Brady hit the first Alex White pitch he saw to right to drive in the first run of the game. Rojas then followed with another RBI single, and the lead was 2-0.

Marcus Lemon hit a solo home run off White in the top of the third to make it 3-0, part of a three-hit night for Lemon. Rojas was back again with a solo blast to left field to give the T-Bones a 4-0 lead in the fourth.

The T-Bones picked up a pair of unearned runs in the fifth behind a pair of errors from Sioux City to add to the lead and make the score 6-0 Kansas City.

The X’s picked up two runs in the bottom of the sixth on RBI singles from Levon Washington and Brian Fortier, but Carrol responded by retiring the last five batters before he left with a 6-2 lead after seven.

Myles Smith worked a scoreless eighth inning, and Grant Sides allowed a lead-off single in the ninth, then struck out the next three batters to win the game 6-2.

The win helped the T-Bones jump past Sioux City for second place in the American Association Central Division and moved Kansans City a half game behind first place Lincoln, who lost Saturday night. The T-Bones also secured their ninth series win and are now 4-1 on the six-game road trip and 12-6 away from CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

The two teams play the final game of the three-game series Sunday night at Lewis and Clark Park in Iowa. Right-hander Matt Sergey (1-0, 4.21) will take the ball for Kansas City, while left-hander Hobbs Johnson (3-1, 2.58) will get the start for Sioux City. Game time is 6:05 p.m. and the game can be heard online at tbonesbaseball.com or on the T-Bones MixLR channel.

The T-Bones return home Monday, July 3, to face Sioux Falls in the first game of a three-game series and a seven-game homestand.

Tickets are available online, by calling (913) 328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

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The Kansas City T-Bones outlasted the Sioux City Explorers 10-8 Friday night at Mercy Field at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

The T-Bones raced to a 5-0 lead early, scoring two in the second inning on a two-run home run from Leo Rojas off X’s starter Kurt Heyer and by scoring three more runs in the third.

Omar Garcia singled, Marcus Lemon walked, and they both moved up on a double steal. Kevin Keyes then drove in Garcia with a ground ball to first for the first out of the inning to give Kansas City a 3-0 lead.

Joe Jackson and Kyle Petty were each hit by pitches to load the bases. Chantz Mack then drove in the fourth run with an RBI single, scoring Lemon from third. Jordan Edgerton then hit a sacrifice fly to right to make it 5-0 Kansas City.

Sioux City came right back and scored four off T-Bones starter Chris Perry in the bottom of the third. With one out

Tony Campana singled and Nate Samson drew a walk to put runners at first and second. Jayce Ray flied out to right for the second out in the inning. With Joe Benni at the plate, the two runners pulled off a double steal. T-Bones catcher Leo Rojas made a low throw to third that allowed Campana to score as the throw went down the left field line. Perry then dealt a wild pitch home to score Samson, making the score 5-2.

Sioux City then loaded the bases for Dylan Kelly, who drove in two more to cut the lead to 5-4.

The T-Bones extended their lead in each of the next three innings. Joe Jackson delivered an RBI single in the fourth off Bubby Rossman and Omar Garcia added another run with an RBI single in the fifth to make it 7-4 Kansas City.

Kansas City then made it 9-4 with a balk from Ryan Flores of Sioux City and a throwing error by catcher Johnathan Gonzalez. Sioux City then followed to cut the lead again with a three-run home run from Jayce Ray, and the game was 9-7 into the seventh.

The T-Bones turned to Luis Paula in the seventh. He tossed a 1-2-3 scoreless inning, and then Rich Mascheri followed with a scoreless eighth for Kansas City.

The T-Bones got an insurance run in the top of the ninth. After loading the bases, Sioux City catcher Johnathan Gonzalez made an errant throw back to the pitcher following a pitch to allow a run to score to give the T-Bones a 10-7 advantage.

The X’s scored one off Cody Winiarski in the bottom of the ninth, but it was not enough, and the righty-hander was able to notch his eighth save in eight tries.

The two teams play game two of a three game series Saturday night at Lewis and Clark Park in Iowa. Right-hander Scott Carroll will take the ball for Kansas City, while Alex White, a fellow right hander, will get the start for Sioux City.

Game time is 7:05 p.m. and the game can be heard online at tbonesbaseball.com or on the T-Bones MixLR channel.

The T-Bones return home Monday, July 3, to face Sioux Falls in the first game of a three-game series and a seven-game homestand.

Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

– Story from the T-Bones

The Kansas City T-Bones, behind a dynamic bullpen effort, beat the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-3 Thursday night at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Neb.

The win secured the club’s eighth series win and evened the season series with first place Lincoln at three games apiece.

Lincoln grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom the first with a solo home run from Christian Ibarra off T-Bones starter Gabe Perez.

Kansas City took the lead in the top of the second on a two-run homer from Chantz Mack off Seth Webster and the score was 2-1. Marcus Lemon hit a solo home run an inning later, giving the T-Bones a 3-1 lead. Lemon got another hit later in the game to finish the series 7-for-14.

Lincoln then tied the game at three with an RBI single for Matty Johnson that scored two runs for the Saltdogs in the third. That was all the runs Perez (4-2) gave up on the night. He went five innings and struck out six, getting the win.

Kansas City grabbed the lead again in sixth. After a single and two hit by pitches by Webster, the T-Bones loaded the bases.

Webster struck out Tony Caldwell, but Eddie Newton dropped a pop fly single into shallow center to score the go-ahead run.

From there the bullpen did not allow a hit from the bottom of the sixth onward. The combination of Myles Smith, Brandon Sides and Rich Mascheri tossed a three up and three down inning each.

In the top of the ninth, Randolph Oduber led off the inning with a walk, but Cody Winiarski worked around it, striking out Ibarra to end the game with Oduber on third.

The T-Bones’ six game road trip moves on to Sioux City where the two teams open a three-game series Friday night at Lewis and Clark Park in Iowa.

The T-Bones will send out Chris Perry in the starting nod. Game time is 7:05 p.m. and the game can be heard online at tbonesbaseball.com or on the T-Bones MixLR channel.

The T-Bones return home Monday, July 3, to face Sioux Falls in the first game of a three-game series and a seven-game homestand.

Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

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