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T-Bones win pitchers’ duel

by Alex Dean

After a heart breaker Tuesday night, the Kansas City T-Bones (29-26) bounced back to take game two against the St. Paul Saints (36-21) 2-1 Wednesday afternoon at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Both starters hurled quality starts for their teams, with Kansas City’s Dylan Baker (2-2) continuing his success since being activated off the disabled list, tossing six innings of one-run ball for the second game in a row.

He struck out four on the day and got the win for the T-Bones. St. Paul starter Dustin Crenshaw (4-5) matched Baker’s six innings, giving up two runs on five hits.

The T-Bones offense gave the team just enough to get the win. The T-Bones struck quickly, with Chris Colabello driving in Dylan Tice on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first.

St. Paul responded with a run of its own in the bottom half of the inning, tying the game at one. The score would remain the same, as both teams struggled to get much going offensively, until Shawn O’Malley drove in Tice on a base hit to right field in the top of the sixth.

That was it for both teams, as Henry Owens and Brian Ellington combined to throw three innings of scoreless baseball to close it out.

The T-Bones All-Star hitters both shined, as Shawn O’Malley finished the day 3-4 with an RBI, while Dylan Tice had two doubles, a walk and two runs scored in three at bats.

The T-Bones will wrap up their three-game series in St. Paul on July 18, looking to take the rubber match against the Saints. All-Star Tommy Collier (6-3) will take the mound for KC, looking to head into the All-Star game on a high note. The game is on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/, with a first pitch of 7:05 p.m.

Half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans 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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St. Paul beats T-Bones with walk-off grand slam

by Nolan Brooks

The Kansas City T-Bones (28-26) came into St. Paul (36-20) looking for a win on the road, but the dynamic St. Paul offense created fireworks with a walk-off grand slam to take game one, 9-7.

The T-Bones scored in the first inning. Shawn O’Malley gave KC the lead with an RBI single that would score Dylan Tice. The rally would continue after Casey Gillaspie smoked the baseball down the right field line to score Shawn O’Malley, giving the T-Bones a 2-0 lead just a half inning into the game.

The Saints offense is not first in the league in hits by chance as they would also put a run on the board via the base hit from Josh Allen. The Saints kept the heat coming as Jeremy Martinez laced one into the left field corner to tie the ball game at two runs apiece through only one inning of play.

The T-Bones bats were on fire in the second inning as well as Dylan Tice drove in Taylor Sparks, Mason Davis strolled into home plate after a called balk on Saints pitcher Jordan Jess, and the T-Bones took a 4-2 lead.

St. Paul tied it in the bottom of the inning. After a Chris Baker single, two runs scored to tie the ball game at 4-4, two innings into the ball game. As soon as it seemed like both teams could break double digits in under five innings, both teams made a complete turnaround, going scoreless in innings three through six.

The T-Bones broke the silence in the seventh inning after a lined shot to center from Christian Correa wiped the loaded bases clean, giving the T-Bones a 7-4 lead. St. Paul answered the call, scoring a run on a passed ball cutting the T-Bone lead to 7-5.

The T-Bones seemed to have a win in the bag, but St. Paul’s Josh Allen had other plans as Allen smashed a walk-off grand slam after three Carlos Diaz walks before Allen’s at-bat. St. Paul took game one by a score of 9-7.

St. Paul’s relief pitcher Ryan Smith was credited the win, improving to 1-0, and KC’s Carlos Diaz got the loss as he moves to 0-1.

The T-Bones will continue their mid-week series against the St. Paul Saints in game two of the series Wednesday afternoon. The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/ with the first pitch at 1:05 p.m.

Full and half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans 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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KC smokes the AirHogs

by Gabby Albertson

The Kansas City T-Bones (28-25) served up a sizzling T-Bone to the Texas AirHogs (11-43) as they won 5-1 Sunday and clinched the series win on a 92-degree afternoon at T-Bones Stadium.

The T-Bones attempted to sizzle their way early on in the bottom of the second when Roy Morales hit a single. Taylor Sparks moved to first on a walk that put Morales on second. Despite Mason Davis’s single that put Sparks on second and Morales on third, the T-Bones initially struggled to bring runners home.

The AirHogs got on the board first in the top of the fourth when Stephen Haviar hit a single, sending Matt Dean home and making it 1-0, with the T-Bones trailing behind.

Kansas City, however, fought back in the bottom of the fourth when Daniel Nava hit a ground rule double; then Morales got a walk that allowed Nava to steal third base.

Then, Sparks hit a double that advanced Morales to third base and scored Nava. On a sacrifice fly to right field by Mason Davis that got him out, Sparks advanced to third while Morales scored, making it 2-1.

Casey Gillaspie hit a two-run home run for the T-Bones, scoring Christopher Colabello as well making it 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth. The T-Bones scored again in the bottom of the eighth when Danny Mars hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Davis and making it 5-1.

With the win, the T-Bones remain three games over .500 and currently sit in second place in their division. The winning pitcher is Kenny Koplove (2-2) for the Kansas City T-Bones, and the losing pitcher is Travis Ballew (1-8) for the Texas AirHogs.

The T-Bones play the St. Paul Saints at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. The game will air on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

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