Category: T-Bones

T-Bones win second straight against St. Paul

The Kansas City T-Bones won their second straight game against the St. Paul Saints on Friday thanks to a big night from Zach Walters. The designated hitter ended the night with one run, two hits and four RBIs.

The Saints got things started first thing with third baseman Nate Hanson’s RBI single off of right-handed pitcher, Calvin Drummond (1-1). First baseman Brady Shoemaker added an RBI single of his own to score a second run, giving St. Paul an early 2-0 lead.

T-Bones’ Walters narrowed the margin to one with an RBI single, scoring center fielder, Omar Garcia off Saints starter Dustin Crenshaw (0-1). Kansas City trailed 2-1 going into the second inning.

Kansas City took the lead for the first time in the third inning with a hit by third baseman, Marcus Lemon. First baseman, Kevin Keyes, got two RBIs off of a double to put the T-Bones up 4-2.

The fourth inning was quiet for both teams, but the T-Bones were hitting lights out in the fifth. Walters nailed a three-run home run to put Kansas City up 7-2. Left fielder, Joe Jackson, followed up with a solo home run to left field to extend the lead to 8-2.

Tony Caldwell bounced into a double play that allowed the Saints to cut the T-Bones’ lead to five in the sixth. St. Paul wouldn’t score again until the top of the ninth.

Hanson contributed another RBI single, scoring two runs to put the Saints within three, but second baseman, Tony Thomas, couldn’t complete a grand slam opportunity and Kansas City took their second game of a three-game series with St. Paul, 8-5.

Calvin Drummond tossed a quality start, going six innings and giving up just three earned runs to get the win. The loss went to newly signed Dustin Crenshaw (0-1). Cody Winiarski notched the save, recording the final out.

“For us to get a series win and have a third opportunity to sweep, that’s what we’re going to come out tomorrow and try to do,” manager Joe Calfapietra said.

The T-Bones will play their final game of a six game homestand Saturday night against the St. Paul Saints at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas.

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

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T-Bones win with big fourth inning

The Kansas City T-Bones won the first game of a three-game series, 7-2, with the St. Paul Saints thanks to a four run fourth inning at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday night.

The T-Bones got on the board first off an RBI single by second baseman, Zach Walters. Center fielder Omar Garcia scored on the play after he had advanced from first to third on an error by Saints pitcher, Corey Williams (0-1).

Walters extended the lead with another RBI single in the third, scoring Garcia. A second error by Williams allowed third baseman Marcus Lemon to score, putting the T-Bones up 3-0 early on.

St. Paul remained quiet through four innings, while catcher Leo Rojas launched a three-run home run to stretch Kansas City’s lead to six. Shortstop Eddie Newton followed Rojas’ lead and added his own solo homerun to put the T-Bones up 7-0.

The Saints got on the board in the fifth inning. Left fielder Anthony Gallas hit a triple and advanced off a single by designated hitter Tony Caldwell. The T-Bones kept hold of a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Saints scored their final run of the game in the seventh with a Caldwell double, never able to cut the T-Bones lead to less than five.

Scott Carroll improved to 2-1 for the T-Bones, working seven innings and holding the Saints to two runs, scattering seven hits.

The T-Bones will continue a three game series with St. Paul Friday night at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

“The momentum is the starting pitcher for the next night,” manager Joe Calfapietra said. “If he pitches the way he’s capable of doing then it gives us an opportunity to score some runs (Friday).”

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

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T-Bones can’t overcome Wingnuts’ hot hitting

On a breezy Wednesday afternoon, the T-Bones couldn’t match the Wichita Wingnuts’ hot hitting. Kansas City dropped its first game of the series, 10-3, at CommunityAmerica ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas, in front of a crowd of 7,040.

Left fielder Joe Jackson would start things off for the T-Bones with a solo home run to right field off right-handed pitcher, Tyler Kane, in the bottom of the second inning.

The Wingnuts’ designated hitter, Brent Clevlen, responded with an RBI single to centerfield to bring catcher Zac Fisher home, evening the score at 1-1.

Wichita’s bats remained hot in the fourth when right fielder Richard Prigatano brought in two runs to extend the Wingnuts’ lead to two. Second baseman Christian Stringer followed up with an RBI single to bring in an additional run, putting Wichita ahead 4-1 going into the bottom of the fourth.

Catcher Martin Medina added another run to stretch Wichita’s lead to four with an RBI single in the fifth bringing in T.J. Mittelstaedt.

After going scoreless for two innings, right fielder Chantz Mack got things rolling again for the T-Bones again with a solo home run to right field, cutting the Wingnuts’ lead to 5-2.

The Wingnuts weren’t backing down, though. Stringer brought in another run with a sacrifice fly to right field, extending their lead back to four. Clevlen followed with another RBI single to put the Wingnuts up 7-2 in the sixth.

Kansas City tried to chip away at the Wingnuts’ five-run lead with a Jackson putout, scoring Kevin Keyes, but they couldn’t cut the deficit any further.

Wichita’s left fielder Brennen Salgado added some cushion to the scoreboard in the ninth with a solo home run to right field. Fisher put the exclamation point on this victory, hitting a two-run home run to right field securing the Wingnuts’ 10-3 win over the T-Bones, the Wingnuts’ first win in the series.

“If we make those plays that we normally make, it would have been a different outcome,” manager Joe Calfapietra said. “We just need to continue to play, play hard the way we’ve been playing. It’s a new series. We just won one and we’re looking to win another one against a very good team.”

The T-Bones will begin a three-game series with the St. Paul Saints Thursday at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica ballpark, 1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.

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

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