Dogs Drop Second Straight
Published on August 2, 2026 under American Association (AA)
Chicago Dogs News Release
The Chicago Dogs dropped the second of their three-game series against the Kansas City Monarchs, 9-6, on Saturday evening at Impact Field.
The Monarchs scored first in the top of the first inning when Luken Baker drove in Austin Callahan with an RBI single. The Dogs' player-coach Chance Sisco answered in the bottom of the first with a three-run home run that scored Jacob Maiben and Ethan Wilder to put Chicago up 3-1. Sisco added another run in the bottom of the second with an RBI groundout that scored Cooper Weiss. Tyreque Reed made it 6-1 in the bottom of the third with a two-run home run to drive in Zack Stokes.
Kansas City's offense got going in the top of the fourth when Hudson Head made it 6-4 with a three-run home run that scored Baker and Saul Garza. Wilfred Veras followed with an RBI groundout that drove in J.D. Davis to cut the deficit to one. Garza gave the Monarchs their lead back in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run that scored Baker to make it 7-6. Back-to-back solo home runs by Davis and Grant Richardson extended the Kansas City lead to three in the top of the sixth.
Chicago could not respond and dropped its second straight game against the Monarchs. The Dogs will look to avoid the sweep on Sunday, August 2. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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