Category: T-Bones

T-Bones win 8-4 over Canaries

The Kansas City T-Bones did all the high-flying Tuesday night at the “birdcage,” launching three home runs in a 13-hit attack in a 8-4 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Stadium.

Lucas Irvine tossed six workman-like innings to get the win in the first game of the six-game road swing.

The last day of July saw a first for Alay Lago with his first multi RBI game as a T-Bone. He was not alone as Mason Davis added three RBIs in the win.

The T-Bones jumped on Miles Nordgren in the first inning. Dylan Tice reached base on an error by second baseman Patrick Fiala to start the game.

The T-Bones then loaded the bases and got a pair of fielder’s choice RBIs from Mason Davis and Adrian Nieto. Lago then drove in his first run of the game with a single to left to make the score 3-0 KC.

The Canaries answered with a single run off Irvine in the home half of the first, but KC again got rolling in the second. Mason Davis hit a two-run homer to right to make it 5-0, and then Colin Walsh hit a solo blast out of the “cage” to the parking lot to make it 6-1.

The Canaries did answer again in the bottom of the second to make it 6-2, but Kansas City chased Nordgren in the top of the third. With two outs, Mason Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring home Logan Moon, who singled to start the inning, extending the lead to 7-2.

Reliever Luis Pollorena was able to get out of the inning without the T-Bones doing any more damage. Irvine then retired the next six batters and nine of 10 to keep the momentum on the T-Bones’ side.

Sioux Falls did grab two more off Irvine with two outs in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-4, and the final high-flying ball was a solo shot by Lago to left off Pollorena to make it 8-4 in the seventh.

In the bottom of the inning, the Canaries loaded the bases with one out, but Marcus Crescentini struck out Mike Hart and David Bergin after a two-out walk to keep the Canaries from making a late run. Jackson Lowery worked a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the game.

Irvine (5-2) picked up the win while Nordgren dropped to (0-4). KC moved back to a franchise-high 21 games above .500 at 43-23 and remain a game and a half clear of Wichita in the Southern Division for second place and the wild card spot for post season play. The Canaries dropped to 26-41.

The teams will meet again at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday with Tommy Collier (6-3, 3.20) set to take the ball for KC. He will face fellow right-hander Dylan Thompson (4-6, 5.29) for the yellow birds. The game can be heard on the T-Bones Broadcast Network on MixLR at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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T-Bones fall to Chicago Dogs, 3-2

After a wild series, the Kansas City T-Bones (43-23) failed to complete the series sweep Sunday against the Chicago Dogs (26-40).

A two-out rally in the ninth kept the game interesting, but the T-Bones fell just short, losing to the Dogs 3-2.

After a quiet first inning for both clubs, the T-Bones offense started rolling in the second.

Alay Lago drilled a single to center field putting Keith Curcio at the plate. Curcio hit a single to left field that was mishandled by Rubi Silva.

The T-Bones capitalized on the Dogs mistake allowing Curcio to advance to second base and the speedy Lago to score all the way from first giving the T-Bones an early 1-0 lead. Tucker Pennell sliced an RBI single to left field, scoring Curcio and extending the Kansas City lead to two heading into the third inning.

In the fourth inning, the Dogs stayed aggressive and cut into the Kansas City lead. Edwin Arroyo began the inning with a dribbler to the pitcher for a single.

Trey Vavra did his job, advancing Arroyo to second base after hitting into a fielder’s choice. Joe Benson delivered for the Dogs, hitting an RBI single to center field, scoring Arroyo from second. After four, the T-Bones led the Dogs 2-1.

The Dogs continued to chip away at the T-Bones, scoring another run in the fifth. After two quick outs, Michael Falsetti forced a walk to put a runner at first. The next at bat, Kenny Wilson knocked a single to right field putting Falsetti in scoring position.

Arroyo tied the ball game, hitting a single to right field to score Falsetti from second. The T-Bones and Dogs were tied at two after five.

Another inning, another run for the Dogs. With one out in the sixth, Rubi Silva reached second on a double to start the scoring threat.

For the second straight inning, the Dogs were able to muster up another two-out RBI. Matt Dean hit a single to center field, scoring Silva from second to give Chicago their first lead of the game at 3-2.

Kansas City looked to rally with two outs in the ninth. Newly acquired Logan Moon started the rally with a single to right field. A single up the middle by Adrian Nieto put Moon on second with a chance to tie the game.

Dylan Tice had a chance to be a hero, but popped a fly ball to shallow center field to end the game. Kansas City fell to Chicago 3-2.

Jayson Aquino (0-0) couldn’t hold on to an early lead, allowing two runs on four hits in five innings. Kevin Hill (1-1) was credited as the losing pitcher, tossing one inning allowing one run on two hits.

Despite giving up two early runs, pitcher Josh Goossen-Brown (5-5) settled down pitching seven quality innings allowing two runs on seven hits. Goossen-Brown was credited as the winning pitcher.

With the loss, Kansas City falls to 43-23 and seven games behind the league-best Sioux City Explorers (50-16).

As the T-Bones enter the final month of the season, they find themselves in prime position for a playoff spot in the South Division, leading the third-place Wichita Wingnuts (40-25) by 2.5 games.

The Chicago Dogs still find themselves 12 games back of the first-place St. Paul Saints in the North Division despite the much-needed win. The Dogs are now 26-40 a half game back of the Sioux Falls Canaries for sixth place in the North.

The T-Bones will hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to Sioux Falls for a 7:05 p.m. game.

Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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T-Bones sign former Royals prospect from Blue Springs

The Kansas City T-Bones have added outfielder Logan Moon to the roster.

The T-Bones also announced the trade of outfielder Dexter Kjerstad to the Winnipeg Goldeyes for a player to be named later.

Moon comes to Kansas City from nearby AAA Omaha in the Pacific Coast League. The Blue Springs, Missouri, native was drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 June amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals.

While with the Storm Chasers, Moon played in 34 games, hitting .193 with 12 RBIs. He spent most of his time in the outfield adding two games as a designated hitter.

He spent his rookie year playing for Burlington, North Carolina, in the Appalachian league. While with the Royals he batted .332 in 59 games, with two home-runs, 24 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.

He spent 2015 with Wilmington, Delaware, in the Carolina League. Moon played 121 games for the Blue Rocks, batting .254, with 28 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.

Moon also played in the Australian baseball league for Melbourne where he batted .300 in 54 games. He also added five home runs, 24 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in his foreign-league debut.

Moon spent 2016 with AA Northwest Arkansas in the Texas League. While with the Naturals, he batted .254 with four home runs and 30 RBIs. In 2017, he had his best hitting average with AAA Omaha where he batted .336 in 29 games. He finished the year back with AA Northwest Arkansas.

Kjerstad played in 57 games for Kansas City in 2018. While with the T-Bones, Kjerstad batted .252 with four home runs, 30 RBIs and eight stolen bases.

On July 25 against the Lincoln Saltdogs he had a diving catch in left field that saved two runs and proved to be the difference in the game. Kjerstad was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 50th round of the 2010 June draft out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He reached AAA in 2017 when he played for the New Orleans Baby Cakes in the Pacific Coast League.

The T-Bones are second in the American Association with a .651 winning percentage and a 41-22 record.

Kansas City and Chicago continue their three-game series in Kansas City at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.

Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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