The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Lincoln Saltdogs 14-11 in front of a small home crowd on the Fourth of July at Legends Field, Kansas City, Kansas.
The Monarchs’ firepower was spread out among seven batters who got 13 hits in the game. The lead changed hands several times. Kansas City came back for five runs in the eighth inning to put the game away.
Ryan Grotjohn and Kevin Santa hit home runs for the Monarchs. Brian Ellington got the win for the Monarchs.
The box score of the game is at http://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=553276.
Fans enjoyed special Fourth of July events at the July 4 game, including a hot dog eating contest.
The Monarchs’ next game is on the road at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about tickets to home games, call 913-328-5618 or visit monarchsbaseball.com.
- William Crum contributed to this report.
