Johnson Continues Dominance in 4-1 Victory
August 8, 2011 - American Association (AA)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Kris Johnson (4-2) allowed only one run on four hits in seven and two-third innings of work as the Kansas City T-Bones (30-41) won the first game of their four-game series against the Grand Prairie AirHogs (50-30), 4-1, on Monday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
The T-Bones opened the scoring with two runs in the second off Josh Rainwater (12-5), plating the first on an RBI double by Jimmy Mojica. Johnny Bowden followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 advantage.
Johnson held the AirHogs scoreless until the fifth inning when they scored their only run on a sacrifice fly by Jake Taylor. The left-hander retired eight straight before a hit batter and a single chased him from the game with two outs in the eighth. Andy Shipman entered and induced a popout from John Alonso to end the threat.
Kansas City added two runs on a single by Rico Washington in their half of the eighth to cushion their lead, 4-1. Kyle Dahman earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth for Kansas City.
Johnson has now earned a victory in four straight decisions.
The Kansas City T-Bones send right-hander Matt Mitchell (2-4, 7.81) to the mound against a pitcher to be determined for the AirHogs on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05. The first 1,500 fans will receive a FREE T-Bones T-Shirt courtesy of Lynch Real Estate. It will also be Two for Tuesday Beer Special night! Call 913-328-5618 or visit www.tbonesbaseball.com to secure your seats today.
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