The Kansas City Monarchs have announced the game dates and times for the American Association playoffs after an exciting final day of the regular season on Labor Day, Monday.
The Monarchs clinched a playoff spot on Aug. 20 but did not know their final seed until completing an 8-5 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at Legends Field Monday.
The Kansas City American Association franchise will make a fourth straight playoff appearance beginning at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, against the Lincoln Saltdogs.
The best-of-three Division Series will shift to Kansas City on Friday, Sept. 9, with a first pitch of 6:30 p.m. at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. If necessary, a game three would be played at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.
The match features the two hottest teams in the American Association. The Saltdogs come into the post season on a roll, needing to win their last three games at Sioux City to claim the final playoff spot in the American Association.
Lincoln closed the season going 8-2. Kansas City also dropped the first game of a four-game series over the Labor Day weekend then roared back to win the last three to overtake Fargo-Moorhead on the season’s final day, grabbing the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
The Monarchs finished going 9-1 over their last 10 games, including a perfect 6-0 road trip.
The Monarchs finished with the best record in the American Association at 65-35 while Lincoln went 49-51 in 2022. The two teams met 12 times this season with the Monarchs holding a 9-3 advantage with a 4-2 record at Lincoln.
The Monarchs will play the first game of the playoff series against the Lincoln Saltdogs at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network with the pre-game beginning at 6:35 pm and the video stream airing on aa baseball.tv.
Tickets to Monarchs playoff games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting monarchsbaseball.com.
- Story from Monarchs