Gillaspie Walks off in Nailbiter
July 15, 2022 - American Association (AA)
Lake Country DockHounds News Release
KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The Kansas City Monarchs won on a walk-off against the Lake Country DockHounds 3-2 Thursday evening.
Lake Country would start with Carson Goldsmith on the mound, as he re-signed to the DockHounds this morning. He started scoring in the first for the Monarchs by allowing a solo home run to Casey Gillaspie.
In the third, Chad De La Guerra was walked and advanced to third off a Jan Hernandez double off the left field.
The DockHounds remained scoreless until the seventh inning when Tristen Carranza put a home run ball into the vistor's bullpen. The score was then 2-1, Kansas City.
The ninth brought a whole lot of excitement to the fans at Legends Field. Wilfredo Gimenez led off the inning with a double and had Efrain Contreras pinch run for him after the extra-base hit. Zion Pettigrew singled to put runners at the corners with just one out. Lamar Briggs drove in the tying run with a hard-earned single.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Matt Adams was rung up by Lake Country reliever Shea Murray. David Thompson tallied a base knock in the next at-bat. Thompson went to steal second when Casey Gillaspie brought in the big fella with a walk-off double. The final score was 3-2 with the Monarchs victorious.
For Lake Country, Goldsmith would allow two runs on seven hits, striking out seven. He would take the no-decision alongside Monarchs ace Matt Hall. Jameson McGrane won in relief while Murray took the loss.
The DockHounds will continue their series in Kansas City on July 15th at Legends Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. You can catch the game live on AAbaseball.tv, with the voice of the DockHounds, Sam Matheny, providing the play-by-play commentary
For more information on Lake Country DockHounds' 2022 season tickets, group outings, and more, visit the DockHounds' official website at www.dockhounds.com.
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