The T-Bones won 7-5 Sunday over the Sioux City Explorers at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.
With the win, the T-Bones tied the franchise record by recording their 58th win this season.
The T-Bones’ last playoff appearance was 2010, when they set the record for franchise wins.
Kansas City still has eight regular season games to play, and holds a lead of 1.5 games over Wichita in the wild card race.
The T-Bones won Sunday without their manager at the helm, because Joe Calfapietra was ejected by the home plate umpire before the first pitch was thrown. Calfapietra and the umpire were discussing Barrett Astin not beginning his warmup before the end of the pre-game ceremonies.
The T-Bones on Sunday scored in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run by Keith Curcio, taking a 2-0 lead.
Then in the sixth, Colin Walsh hit a home run to left field to make it 3-0.
In the seventh inning, the Explorers’ Michael Lang drove in two runs with a double and the score was 3-2.
A two-run home run by Jay Baum for Sioux City in the top of the eighth put the Explorers on top, 4-3. That was followed by a single by Daniel Jackson scoring Blake Schmitt, 5-3.
The T-Bones roared back with a double by Ryan Brett in the bottom of the eighth, scoring Alay Lago and Anthony Phillips. The score was 5-5.
The game-winning hit was a single by Mason Davis that scored Curcio and Brett for a 7-5 lead.
The T-Bones play Sioux City again at 7:05 p.m. Monday at T-Bones Stadium. For ticket information, call 913-328-5618 or visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.
