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It's déjà vu for AirHogs in another 4-3 loss

May 26, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Grand Prairie AirHogs News Release


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- A record-breaking homestand finished in sour fashion for the Grand Prairie AirHogs, as they lost 4-3 to the Kansas City T-Bones for the second night in a row as they were swept for the first time this season in front of 4,898 fans at QuikTrip Park. Including the record crowd of 7.101 at the home opener on Monday, QuikTrip Park saw 27,739 this week.

As was the case on Friday, the AirHogs (5-5) took the lead, scoring a run in the first on a Greg Porter RBI single. But that hit came at a cost, as Chris McMurray took the throw from center off his nose, which forced him from the game. Andres Rodriguez tripled Grand Prairie's advantage two frames later, as he launched his first home run of the year over the Fieldhouse in left, a two-run shot off Brian Grening (2-0) that gave the AirHogs a 3-0 edge.

Porter then doubled and Brian Myrow walked, but David Thomas grounded out to end the threat and Grening locked down the AirHogs' attack. The AirHogs managed just two infield hits, a hit batter and a hitter reaching on an error, with no runs and eight strikeouts in the last six innings.

Meanwhile, the T-Bones offense scratched together three runs in the fourth to tie the game off Grand Prairie starter Cody White, with two of the runs unearned.

White worked through trouble in the fifth and Derrick Miramontes got around a two-out single in the sixth, but the submariner hit Reid Fronk to start the seventh, and after a sacrifice bunt, Gus Milner doubled down the leftfield line to give the T-Bones (5-5) the lead.

Jakob Cunningham, Mark Herrera and Griffin Bailey kept Kansas City at four runs, but the AirHogs could not muster much against Sean Toler and Jake Wiley in the final two innings.

In the end, it came down to Keanon Simon against Wiley with two outs and Zane Chavez at first, the same situation as in Friday's game. And just like the previous night, the T-Bones closer struck the AirHogs' centerfielder out, and Wiley picked up the save, his third of the year coming on Saturday.

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