T-Bones win Southern Division playoff game to tie series

Barrett Astin pitched five innings and got the win for the Kansas City T-Bones on Wednesday night in the second Southern Division playoff game with the Sioux City Explorers. The game was at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.

More action from the T-Bones 4-2 win on Wednesday night over the Sioux City Explorers in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

With a 4-2 win over the Sioux City Explorers under cloudy skies, the T-Bones won the second game of the Southern Division playoff series on Wednesday at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.

The only thunder in the night came from the T-Bones’ bats in the second inning. Keith Curcio’s second-inning home run put the T-Bones ahead, and they never trailed the rest of the game.

After Alay Lago walked, Danny Hayes singled, and moved up on a sacrifice. Ryan Brett then singled, scoring Lago and Hayes.

The Explorers came back with one run in the third inning on a Dean Green single that scored Michael Lang.

The T-Bones scored again in the third after an intentional walk backfired on the Explorers. After Todd Cunningham and Noah Perio Jr. walked, the Explorers intentionally walked Curcio, loading the bases for Lago. Lago hit a fielder’s choice, scoring Cunningham and giving the T-Bones a 4-1 lead.

Sioux City tallied another run in the fourth on a single by Lang that scored Dylan Kelly, and it was 4-2.

Right-handed pitcher Barrett Astin started for the T-Bones, stayed in for five innings and got the win. Relievers Marcus Crescentini, Joe Filomeno and Cody Winiarski pitched about an inning each for the T-Bones, with Winiarski credited with a save. Jason Garcia took the loss for the Explorers.

The T-Bones continue the Southern Division playoff series with a game Friday evening at Sioux City.

The game can be heard online on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.