Category: T-Bones

The T-Bones fell to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 4-2 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday night despite a solid effort by starting pitcher Pat Doyle.

Doyle worked around trouble nearly his entire outing, but managed to hold the RedHawks to a single run over his 4 2/3 innings of work. The right-handed Doyle stranded six base runners, collected six strikeouts and induced a key double play in the first inning.

The RedHawks got their only run off Doyle in the second after a pair of hits, including a double off the wall by former T-Bone Petey Paramore, and then an RBI groundout by Tim Alberts.

Kansas City responded in the fourth, tying the game at 1-1 following an RBI single by Danny Richar. Vladimir Frias added an RBI single of his own that gave the T-Bones a 2-1 lead. Byron Wiley then smoked a line drive right at Fargo-Moorhead starter Jake Laber, who deflected the ball and managed to throw out Wiley, ending the inning.

The T-Bones once again found themselves in trouble in the sixth, and finally failed to escape unscathed. Ronnie Bourquin drew a two-out, based loaded walk that tied the game at 2-2 off Kansas City reliever Kristhiam Linares. Sawyer Carroll then laced a single up the middle off Chris Squires and scored two more runs to take the decisive 4-2 lead.

Jake Laber (1-1) notched the win for Fargo-Moorhead, pitching 5 1/3 strong innings. He allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeouts. Linares (0-1) took the loss for Kansas City. Nate Garcia picked up his third save with a scoreless ninth for the RedHawks.

The T-Bones (3-5) continue their series with Fargo-Moorhead (4-3) Friday night at 7:05. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.

Wichita’s Anthony Capra lost his no-hit bid in the ninth inning Wednesday night, but the Wingnuts held on for a 2-0 win over the T-Bones at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

Wichita got the scoring started in the sixth inning with two runs off Kansas City reliever Zach Fowler (0-1). David Amberson led off the inning with a double, and then stole third before Jake Kahaulelio singled to left, giving Wichita a 1-0 lead.

Three batters later, newly-signed veteran Mike Hernandez reached on an RBI fielder’s choice that gave Wichita a 2-0 lead and 2-1 series win in the Kansas Turnpike showdown.

The lone T-Bones hit came with one out and one on — via a walk — in the ninth inning, when Nick Giarraputo singled off Capra and moved Bryan Sabatella to second base. Wichita manager Kevin Hooper brought in closer Matt Nevarez (4), who escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam by striking out Byron Wiley for the third and final out.

Capra (2-0) allowed eight walks, including four leadoff walks, but managed to keep the T-Bones off the scoreboard. He finished with nine strikeouts.

Kansas City starter Andy Noga pitched three innings and allowed only two hits to go with five strikeouts.

The T-Bones (3-4) return to Community America Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday evening to start a four-game series with the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. 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=213198
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