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The Kansas City T-Bones (35-34) left JustBats Field looking to continue their winning streak in the series with the Lincoln SaltDogs (30-40) in Nebraska, but they lost game one 6-3 after a series of costly mistakes in a five-run eighth inning.

The T-Bones were off to a slow start, but they got on the board first in the top of the fourth with a Danny Mars single that sent Shawn O’Malley home, scoring 1-0. Casey Gillaspie furthered Kansas City’s lead to 2-0 with a single that scored Daniel Nava in the top of the fifth, leaving the SaltDogs trailing behind.

Kansas City scored again when Danny Mars advanced to first on a fielder’s choice that scored O’Malley, making it 3-0 in the top of the seventh. The T-Bones looked to be close to blowing the game open but would go on to leave 14 costly runners on base.

The Dogs fought back though in the bottom of the seventh, making it on the board 3-1 on a Tyler Moore single that sent home Josh Mazzola off KC reliever Henry Owens. Owens had a solid night working four innings with seven strike outs and surrendering one run.

Evan Korson came in for Kansas City in the eighth in relief of Owens. Korson, who was traded from Lincoln to Kansas City in early July, immediately got into all kinds of trouble. He allowed the first three batters to reach base on a hit and two walks.

Hunter Smith came in for the T-Bones with the bases loaded and the T-Bones clinging to a 3-1 advantage. The Dogs started to bite in the eighth inning when Curt Smith got hit-by-a-pitch off pitcher Hunter Smith, which scored Christian Ibarra. Then, Mazzola hit a single that scored Forrestt Allday.

But the Dogs weren’t finished yet as a single by Randolph Oduber scored Cody Regis. Then, Smith scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Nick Schulz. Ivan Marin advanced to first on an error by the third baseman Ramsey Romano, scoring Mazzola and making it 6-3.

The winning pitcher was Tyler Anderson (3-0) for the Lincoln SaltDogs, and the losing pitcher was Evan Korson (0-1) for the Kansas City T-Bones. Anderson came in to the game in the seventh and struck out three while giving up one unearned run on the night.

The Kansas City T-Bones and the Lincoln SaltDogs will play game two of the series at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Haymarket Park. Hear all the action 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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The Kansas City T-Bones (35-33) came out to at JustBats Field in Kansas City, Kansas, with bats on fire, winning the final game of the series with the Sioux Falls Canaries (31-39), 10-5.

Kansas City got on board first in the bottom of the second when Roy Morales hit a single to center field that scored Shawn O’Malley. Morales then scored on a wild pitch off Mark Seyler. Then, Dylan Tice hit a single to left field that scored Danny Mars, giving the T-Bones an early 3-0 lead.

Sioux Falls, however, came back quickly, tying the game in the top of the third on a Kevin Taylor single to center field that scored both Brett Vertigan and Jordan Ebert. Then, Alay Lago hit a triple to center field, scoring Taylor, evening the score, 3-3.

The Canaries untied the game and took the lead 4-3, in the top of the fourth as Jordan Ebert hit a single to center field that sent home Mike Hart. A double by Andrew Ely scored Lago and put Sioux Falls even further in the lead, 5-3, in the top of the fifth.

The T-Bones clipped the Canaries’ wings in the bottom of the sixth as Tice hit a double to left field that sent both Morales and Ramsey Romano home. Then, Daniel Nava hit a single to center field, sending home Tice.

Chris Colabello crushed the ball to right center field, getting a home run off pitcher Connor Leedholm, scoring Nava as well and giving the T-Bones an 8-5 lead.

Later, the T-Bones turned up the sizzle when Romano hit a single to center field, scoring Danny Mars to make the score 9-5 in the bottom of the seventh. A home run to right field by Nava, off pitcher Alex Ogren, furthered Kansas City’s lead, 10-5, in the bottom of the eighth.

Jon Perrin (3-1) got the win for the Kansas City T-Bones, and the losing pitcher for the Canaries was Mark Seyler (3-5).

Kansas City hits the road at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, as they start a three-game series with the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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 at www.tbonesbaseball.com or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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The Kansas City T-Bones (34-33) were down 6-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Sioux Falls Canaries (31-38) on Wednesday, but with some magic from Danny Mars, they were able to walk it off in unbelievable fashion to get the win, 7-6.

The T-Bones scored first in the bottom of the first when Chris Colabello hit a ground out that scored Dylan Tice, grabbing an early lead, 1-0.

Sioux Falls snagged the lead from the T-Bones in the top of the second, however, as Alay Lago hit a home run off of pitcher Tommy Collier. Then, Mitch Glasser hit a single that scored Andrew Ely, erasing the T-Bone lead and making it 2-1 in favor of the Canaries.

The Canaries furthered their lead 4-1, when Mitch Glasser hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ely. Then, Brett Vertigan hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Clint Coulter in the top of the fourth.

The T-Bones fell even more behind when Sioux Falls’ Burt Reynolds hit a double that scored Vertigan and Glasser in the top of the sixth, making it 6-1.

Kansas City began their march back in the bottom of the seventh, when Roy Morales hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Daniel Nava.

As the T-Bones came to bat in the bottom of the ninth, the game looked almost lost. Ramsey Romano pitched a clean eighth inning, and then came back in the lineup for the T-Bones.

First, Roy Morales hit a single that scored Mason Davis. Then, Danny Mars hit a three-run home run off pitcher Will Solomon that scored both Morales and Tyler Marincov. Then, after a walk for Romano, Tice hit a single that moved Ramsey Romano to third.

With one out remaining Sioux Falls went to the pen and brought in right-hander Alex Ogren to face Shawn O’Malley. The T-Bones short stop stepped to the plate and hit a high sacrifice fly to left that brought Romano home, stealing the win from Sioux Falls and walking off winners, 7-6.

The winning pitcher is Ramsey Romano (1-0) for the Kansas City T-Bones, the same player who scored the winning run. The losing pitcher is Will Solomon (0-2) for the Sioux Falls Canaries.

The Kansas City T-Bones will play the rubber match of the three-game series with the Sioux Falls Canaries at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at JustBats field. The game is on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games are on sale online at www.tbonesbaseball.com 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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