Category: T-Bones

Former Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco warmed up for a home run contest following the T-Bones’ 5-3 win over the St. Paul Saints Sunday by blasting several softballs over two fences and into a parking lot, then joined former major league stars, from left, first baseman David Segui, a product of Bishop Ward and Kansas City Kansas Community College; Canseco; Baltimore and Royals pitcher Mike Boddicker; and Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White, currently a coach with the T-Bones. Segui and Boddicker also managed teams in a Celebrity Softball Game which ended in an 8-8 deadlock and featured home runs by each. (Photos by Alan Hoskins)

A four-run sixth inning led the T-Bones to a 5-3 victory over the St. Paul Saints on Sunday evening in front of a crowd of 5,560 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Heading into the sixth, trailing 3-1, Kansas City scored four runs in the inning and took a 5-3 lead.

The frame started with a double by Matt Padgett, who scored on a two-out double by Nick Schwaner.

Back-to-back walks loaded the bases for Brian Erie, who came through in the clutch with a bases-clearing single to right field that gave the T-Bones the decisive lead.

Pitcher Joe Van Meter was solid in his T-Bones starting debut. He pitched four innings, allowing four hits, two runs (both earned), two walks and four strikeouts.

Padgett had a solid night at the plate for the T-Bones, going 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored.

Reliever Pat Doyle (5-4) picked up his fifth victory of the season after pitching 2 1/3 innings, and 2014 American Association All-Star Kris Regas notched his 16th save.

Willie Cabrera was the main source of St. Paul’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a single and a home run.

With the win, the T-Bones (36-37) take the first game of this four-game series against St. Paul (41-31). The series continues Monday night at 7:05. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.

Box score: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=178076

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The Kansas City T-Bones scored in just one inning Saturday night, but that’s all they needed with a 3-2 victory over Gary SouthShore at the U.S. Steel Yard.

For the fourth consecutive game, the RailCats scored first, this time with a solo home run from Cody Bishop in the fifth inning against Kansas City starting pitcher Andy Noga (2-3). That lone run was the only mistake by Noga, who got his second with of the season after allowing just one run on three hits through 6 dominating innings.

The T-Bones, trailing 1-0 in the seventh inning, had enough of RailCats starting pitcher Morgan Coombs (5-7), by scoring three runs and taking a 3-1 lead. With the bases loaded and one out, T.J. Mittelstaedt tied the game with a sacrifice fly to deep centerfield that scored Bryan Sabatella, who led off the inning with his second of three hits in the game. Two batters later, Danny Richar hit a towering one-hopper over the head of first baseman Craig Maddux, resulting in a two-out, two-RBI triple that scored Vladimir Frias and Robby Kuzdale.

After Gary SouthShore added a run in the eighth against reliever Pat Doyle, Kansas City’s All-Star closer Kris Regas picked up his 15th save of the season with two scoreless innings and four strikeouts.

The T-Bones split the four-game series with Gary, and ended the roadtrip with a 4-3 record after taking two out of three from Lincoln last weekend. With Saturday night’s win, Kansas City (35-37) pulled to within six games of first-place Gary SouthShore (41-31) with 27 games remaining.

The T-Bones returned home Sunday afternoon for a four-game homestand against the St. Paul Saints with Sunday’s first pitch slated at Community America Ballpark.

Box score: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=178073
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