Monarchs' Win Streak Halted by DockHounds
July 27, 2024 - American Association (AA)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City Monarchs fell short against the Lake Country DockHounds on KU Night at Legends Field. The visitors scored five unanswered runs to cap a 9-4 victory.
Saturday's defeat broke a five-game winning streak dating back to last Friday.
Matt Hall put in a vintage performance in his return to Legends Field. The left-hander struck out eight batters in four innings, including a scoreless second time through the lineup.
The southpaw bounced back from an early Lake Country run to strike out four straight DockHounds.
Lake Country's (29-38) bats got to Monarchs' reliever Kevin Milam in the middle innings, plating three runs to take a 4-0 advantage.
The Monarchs (33-32) put together a heroic rally after the stretch. Kansas City tied the game with four runs on three hits.
Ross Adolph's bases-clearing triple leveled the game. Adolph finished 2-for-3 with an automatic double in the sixth.
The DockHounds found the immediate response in the eighth. LC delivered five runs on three hits to quell the Monarch momentum.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs close their season series with the DockHounds tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. Jackson Goddard starts for Kansas City, tickets are available at tickets.monarchsbaseball.com.
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