Monarchs Out-Slugged by Railroaders
Published on August 29, 2025 under American Association (AA)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
Kansas City Monarchs' Ross Adolph ijn action
(Kansas City Monarchs)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Ross Adolph delivered his eighth home run of the season, but a plethora of Cleburne Railroaders home runs proved too much.
The Kansas City Monarchs were defeated 9-4 by the Railroaders on Friday night at Legends Field.
Cleburne mashed four home runs in the series opener.
Adolph blasted a leadoff home run in the ninth. The returning Monarch (56-41) drilled a laser to right field for his eighth round-tripper of the season.
Adolph finished with 2 RBIs in the defeat, also delivering a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning. The Railroaders jumped on Monarchs starter Blake Goldsberry (8-2). Cleburne (43-54) took a 6-0 lead in Goldsberry's three innings of work.
Kyle Martin clubbed two home runs in his first two at-bats to take over the franchise single-season lead. Martin's 28th and 29th home runs surpassed Jose Sermo's 2023 record.
The Monarchs pulled three runs back in the sixth inning. ÃÃÂlvaro Gonzalez, Andres Noriega and the aforementioned Adolph each pocketed RBIs to hedge the Railroaders' lead to five.
Nick Shumpert put the game on ice with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning to make it 9-3.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs host Wizard Night at Legends Field on Saturday at 6:35 pm. Left-handed Josh Hendrickson starts for Kansas City, Cleburne's starter is still to-be-announced.
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