Category: T-Bones

Anthony Gallas had his best game of the season but it wasn’t enough as the T-Bones dropped the series opener Tuesday evening against Laredo, 13-9, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Laredo got started quickly, with a three-run top of the first inning against Kansas City starter Jared Messer, and never looked back.

Denis Phipps and Jesus Posso each homered in the first, sandwiching a double by Ty Morrison. Laredo increased its lead to 4-0 in the second after Burt Reynolds scored on a base hit by Abel Nieves.

The T-Bones got on the board in the bottom of the second inning, as Gallas scored from second base on a single by Vladimir Frias, which pulled Kansas City to a 4-1 deficit.

The closest the T-Bones came to tying the game came in the next inning when Kansas City put together a two-out rally. Brett Wiley and Jake Blackwood started it with back-to-back singles. Gallas then knocked in both runners with a hit to center, and cut the score to 4-3. Gallas was stranded, though, when Tyson Gillies struck out, ending the inning.

Laredo continued to put the pressure on Kansas City, scoring three additional runs in the fourth inning, and then putting the game away with a four-run seventh inning.

The T-Bones scored three in the seventh, as Gallas hit his 16th home run of the season, which was an inside-the-park variety. Gallas drove in a game-high five runs.

Offense wasn’t an issue for Kansas City, which had 14 hits, including three from both Blackwood and Gallas.

Messer (4-3), who threw a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts against Laredo on Aug. 12, gave up nine hits and was charged with seven earned runs over 6 innings. During that span, Messer struck out nine. T-Bones relievers Josh Tols and Evan DeLuca allowed six runs in 3 innings of relief.

Laredo starter Ryan Beckman (8-6) gave up nine hits and five runs in 6 innings.

The Lemurs notched 17 hits in the high-scoring affair that included a total of four walks, combined, for both teams.

Kansas City (39-48) continues this three-game series Wednesday evening at 7:05 against Laredo (48-38). Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.

– Story by Matt Fulks, T-Bones

While the Kansas City T-Bones are playing at Gary SouthShore on Saturday, Aug. 27, a different sport will be seen at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, as the stadium will be the site of Metro Pro Wrestling matches that night.

WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and former WWE-ECW superstar Tommy Dreamer are two of the big names scheduled to appear.

Duggan will be competing in a tag team match, while Dreamer will be in a “Falls Count Anywhere in the Ballpark” match. The rest of the card consists of professional wrestlers from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Dakota, including Derek Stone, “The Fittest Wrestler in the World” Mark Sterling, “Yoga Monster” Mike Sydal, Ace Steel, Redwing, Devin Thomas, The Commission, Kobra Kai Dojo, The Riegel Twins, and “Lovely” Lucy Mendez.

Before the first bell, which is set for 7 p.m., fans will get the opportunity to meet Dreamer, “Hacksaw” Duggan and the rest of the stars at 5 p.m. Fans will also be able to take pictures and receive autographs with the wrestlers.

Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will record the show for future use.

General admission tickets are $16, limited front-row reserved seats for $22 and a limited number of ringside seats with food service for $30. Tickets for children ages 5-12 years old are $11, and younger than 5 years old can enter for free.

There will be a pre-show VIP meet-and-greet with the wrestlers for an additional charge. Tickets can be purchased at the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, by calling 913-328-5618 or online at tbonesbaseball.com.

Tonight, the T-Bones are playing the Laredo Lemurs at 7:05 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

– Story from T-Bones

The T-Bones dropped the finale Sunday afternoon, 6-1, against Texas at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Texas took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning courtesy of a solo home run by Cody Lenahan, his 10th of the season. The AirHogs added another run in the third and three more in the fourth for a 5-0 lead. The big blow in the fourth inning came on a two-run home run from Juan Sanchez, his 10th of the season.

The T-Bones finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning, with a Starlin Rodriguez home run, which cut the deficit to 5-1.

Texas would get the run back in the top of the sixth inning, though, as Brian Bistagne drove in Sanchez, who doubled with one out. That capped the scoring at 6-1.

T-Bones starting pitcher Josh Hodges (4-7) was charged with six earned runs, 10 hits and he struck out six in 6 innings.

Texas starting pitcher Griffin Russell (2-9) picked up the win after he allowed just one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings of work.

With the loss, the T-Bones, which won all seven games in last week’s homestand, dropped two of three games to the AirHogs.

Kansas City (39-47) returns to CommunityAmerica Ballpark for a three-game series that starts Tuesday evening at 7:05 against the Laredo Lemurs. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones