Category: T-Bones

Kansas City dropped its fourth straight game Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series against the Gary SouthShore RailCats, 10-7.

For the second night in a row the two clubs had to wait an hour to get started with rain moving back the first pitch to just past 8 p.m. The division rivals both put up a big first inning in what became a back-and-forth affair all night long.

Colin Willis had a bases clearing triple off Scott Carroll, and Alex Crosby added a fielder’s choice RBI for a 3-0 lead for Gary.

The T-Bones came right back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first off RailCats starter Alex Gunn. Omar Garcia and Marcus Lemon had back-to-back singles and then both executed a double steal to move to second and third. Kevin Keyes drove in Garcia on a sacrifice fly to center and Chase McDonald followed with a double to score Lemon to cut the lead to 3-2.

Each team’s starting pitchers kept the ballgame fairly even; Gary’s Alex Gunn threw 4 and two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits but only four runs, while Kansas City’s Scott Carroll tossed five innings, allowing three hits and five runs.

In the third inning, Frank Martinez hit a two-run homerun for Gary to make the score 5-2. The T-Bones answered in the fifth, with McDonald knocking in two more for Kansas City, cutting the lead again, 5-4.

After Gary added three more runs in the top of the seventh, the T-Bones came back in the eighth with a three-run homerun from Patrick Brady to cut the RailCats’ lead to 8-7. The T-Bones could never get any closer with Gary scoring two more runs in the ninth inning.

The RailCats’ Drasen Johnson got his second save of the series in Tuesday’s game, with Ryan Fritze securing the win.

The T-Bones will conclude this series against the RailCats Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Stick around for a post-game of catch following the final pitch.

Following the series with Gary, the T-Bones will hit the road for a three city 10 game road trip to St. Paul, Gary and Sioux Falls before returning home on June 5 against Wichita.

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

– Story from T-Bones

Rain, mud, and even hail threatened the start of the Kansas City T-Bones’ series with the Gary SouthShore Railcats on Monday — and it really didn’t do them any good in the long run. The T-Bones couldn’t find their way out of a disastrous seventh inning and fell to the Railcats, 7-4.

After starting the game an hour late, it was Kansas City’s turn to get the early lead. Omar Garcia helped his team do just that.

Following a single to left field, he moved to second off of a single from Marcus Lemon, stole third base, and scored off of a RBI single from right fielder Kevin Keyes, giving the T-Bones a 1-0 lead.

In the second, the Railcats gave the T-Bones a run for their money, scoring two runs; one off a Wilfredo Gimenez RBI and off an error from Kansas City’s shortstop Eddie Newton, making the score 2-1.

As they did the day before, the T-Bones answered with a double from Patrick Brady and a two-run home run from Leo Rojas, making the score 3-2.

After a scoreless third and fourth inning, Kansas City added to its lead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Chase McDonald scoring Marcus Lemon to make it 4-2. Jeff Walters worked five strong innings for the T-Bones, surrendering only one earned run on three hits with four strikeouts.

Rich Mascheri relieved T-Bones’ Walters and retired his three batters, while Ryan Fritze relieved Railcats’ starting pitcher Charle Rosario and also retired the side in order.

The game turned to Gary’s favor in the seventh inning. Rich Mascheri retired the first batter he faced then gave up a single to John Holland, who went to second on a wild pitch.

Aaron Brooks (1-1, 13.50) took over for Mascheri and gave up a bunt single to Chris Goodman to put runners at the corners. Chase Harris doubled to score one run and Reggie Wilson delivered a bases clearing triple to score two more and give Gary a 5-4 lead. Colin Willis and Frank Martinez added an RBI single each to make it 7-4, Gary.

There was a glimmer of hope for a late comeback in the ninth when Kansas City saw the first two men reach on an error and a hit, but Gary’s Drasen Johnson would settle down and get the save.

The T-Bones will continue their second series of the season against Gary SouthShore Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Magnet schedules will be available for the first 1,500 fans.

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

– Story from T-Bones

by Brian Turrel

On a beautiful spring afternoon at Community America Ballpark, the Kansas City T-Bones lost the deciding game of their season-opening series against the Lincoln (Neb.) Saltdogs, 4 – 3.

The T-Bones rallied from a 3-run deficit, scoring twice in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it a close contest. A sacrifice fly from first baseman Chase McDonald and RBI ground out from Brett Wiley accounted for the runs.

T-Bones reliever Myles Smith gave up three runs to the Saltdogs in the sixth, breaking a 1 – 1 tie.

Both teams scored a run in the second inning. The T-Bones tied the game in the bottom of the second on a double by catcher Leo Rojas. T-Bones starter Chris Perry gave up a run in the top of the second, the only run he would give up in five innings of work.

The T-Bones play at home against the Gary (Ind.) Southshore Railcats on Monday night.