Category: T-Bones

by Sophie Darting and Gabby Albertson

The Kansas City T-Bones came into game two of the series with the St. Paul Saints hoping to redeem themselves from the loss in game one, but they were unsuccessful, losing to the Saints, 7-1.

Kansas City (25-24) started the scoring first, with Shawn O’Malley roping a two-out double into right field off Ryan Zimmerman (3-1) and then scoring on a single by Chris Colabello to give the T-Bones a quick 1-0 lead.

However, the Saints (33-18) weren’t about to go down easy. They finally got on KC starter Henry Owens (2-2) in the top of the third inning.

After Chesny Young was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, John Silviano crushed a two-run dinger to right field. St. Paul then proceeded to load the bases, and a single by Brady Shoemaker, a walk by Jeremy Martinez and a fielder’s choice by Devon Rodriguez allowed three more runs to score. Young continued the damage with a double that scored Shoemaker and Devon Rodriguez.

Owens was then pulled from the game, and Jose Meza Jr. came in and ended the inning.

Then later, the T-Bones attempted to fight back in the bottom of the fifth with a double to right field by Danny Mars. Then, a walk by Dylan Tice and a single to right field by Shawn O’Malley, advanced Mars to third and Tice to second, but it wasn’t enough to score, ending the fifth, 7-1.

KC’s Ramsey Romano hit a single to the shortstop in the sixth, but with no other hits to back him up, he was unable to score. O’Malley also hit in the bottom of the seventh with a single to left field, but again, with no hits to back him up, he too was unable to score.

St. Paul attempted to further its lead in the top of the eighth with a single by Young to the second baseman, but nothing came of it, making the score 7-1.

The winning pitcher was Ryan Zimmerman (2-1), and the losing pitcher was Henry Owens (2-2).

The Kansas City T-Bones and the St. Paul Saints will play the final game of the series at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, July 11, in Kansas City, Kansas. The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

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 tickets are also on sale.

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by Sophie Darting and Gabby Albertson

The Kansas City T-Bones dropped the first game of a three-game series with the St. Paul Saints, 10-5.

Kenny Koplove (1-2) had a tough time Tuesday against the Saints’ (32-18) offense in the first inning, giving up five runs off of a two-run and a three-run home run by Devon Rodriguez and John Silviano.

The T-Bones (25-23) found themselves trailing St. Paul, 5-0, early and struggled to get their offense to connect against Jake Matthys (6-3). Through four innings, Kansas City left the bases loaded twice, in both the second and the fourth frames.

St. Paul got another run off of Koplove in the top of the fifth off of back-to-back-to-back singles by Dan Motl, Brady Shoemaker and Silviano, with SIlviano driving in Motl to make it 6-0.

When Josh Allen was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Koplove was pulled and Evan Korson was called to make his T-Bones debut. Korson forced Devon Rodriguez to ground into a double play and limited the damage in the inning.

The Saints hit their third home run of the evening, which was done by Max Murphy, making it 7-0 in the top of the sixth.

Kansas City fought back in the bottom of the sixth, hitting their first grand slam of the season by Taylor Sparks that sent Casey Gillaspie, Roy Morales, and Shawn O’Malley home, making it 7-4.

St. Paul furthered their lead, 10-4, with a walk by Max Murphy that scored Jeremy Martinez. Then, Dan Motl advanced on a walk as well, scoring Josh Allen.

Then Brady Shoemaker got a walk too, scoring Devon Rodriguez in the top of the seventh.

KC’s Mason Davis hit a single to center field that scored O’Malley, making it 10-5 in the bottom of the eighth.

The Kansas City T-Bones and the St. Paul Saints play game two of the series Wednesday, July 10, at 7:05 p.m. Hear all the action on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

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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The T-Bones return home at 7:05 p.m. tonight as they completed another series win in Lincoln, two games to one.

The week begins with 2-for-1 Tuesday. Two choice level tickets are $13. The opponent is the St. Paul Saints.

Wednesday there will be pre-game player and sizzle autographs, then Thursday it’s a Throwdown Thursday.

Friday will feature the Falcon Sky Divers and Saturday is Sizzlin Saturday night with post-game fireworks.

The homestand wraps up with Sunday Funday and a championship T-shirt giveaway, kids take over the ballpark day and the annual Frank White Free Pre-Game Baseball Clinic.

All games are played at T-Bones Stadium, 1800 Village West Parkway in Kansas City, Kansas. Parking is free.

For ticket information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

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