AA Kansas City Monarchs

Offense Leads Kansas City Past Explorers 9-5

June 15, 2018 - American Association (AA)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release


KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City T-Bones won a wild 9-5 thriller against the Sioux City Explorers in Kansas City Thursday night. Zach Walters powered the T-Bones offense, going 3-5 with 3 RBIs.

Walters started his night off by hitting his fourth home run of the season, putting the T-Bones up 1-0 in the second inning. Singles by Walters, Cal Towey and Dexter Kjerstad loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning. A crucial wild pitch to Tucker Pennell sent Walters racing down the third base line to score the second run of the game. The T-Bones left runners on first and third, ending a promising fourth inning, but the T-Bones led the Explorers 2-0.

Sioux City stormed back in the sixth inning to take the lead. A lead-off double by Dexture McCall started the Explorers rally. Dylan Kelly sliced a ball up the first base line for an out advancing McCall to third base. Former T-Bone Jordan Edgerton ripped an RBI double to left field to put Sioux City on the board. Michael Lang then erased the Kansas City lead with a two-run homerun to left field that put Sioux City ahead 3-2.

With one out in the seventh inning, Keith Curcio lined a single to center field. He then stole second base to put Kansas City in scoing position. Todd Cunningham hit a game-tying RBI double that scored Curcio to tie the game at 3-3. Dylan Tice extended the inning for the T-Bones with a single to right field, putting runners on first and second. Walters delivered for Kansas City, hitting a hard-hit ball off the left field wall scoring two runs. After a relentless seventh inning, the T-Bones regained the lead, 5-3.

Edgerton continued to be locked in against his former team. He hit his second RBI of the game, crushing a homerun over the left-field wall to cut the T-Bones lead to 5-4. Back-to-back singles by Adrian Nieto and Dexter Kjerstad quickly put two runners on base for the T-Bones in the eighth inning. Tucker Pennell reached first after being hit by a pitch, loading the bases for Kansas City. The next at bat, Tice reached first on a hit by pitch, scoring Nieto, and Kansas City took a 6-4 lead. Todd Cunningham hit a sacrifice fly to score Kjerstad, followed by a base-clearing RBI double by Nick Torres that put the T-Bones on top 9-5.

After a late run in the ninth, the T-Bones went on to win by a final of 9-5. The T-Bone's Joe Filomeno (1-0) pitched two innings, allowing one run on one hit, and is credited as the winning pitcher. Explorers pitcher Taylor Jordan (4-1) struggled for the Explorers, allowing five runs on nine hits in six and two thirds inning pitched. Jordan is credited as the losing pitcher. The T-Bones are 14-10 on the season after splitting a four-game series with the South Division leading Explorers. The Explorers fall to 20-7, clinging on to the division lead.

The T-Bones hit the road for a six-game road trip against the Fargo-Morehead RedHawks and the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The T-Bones return home Friday June 22, against the Cleburne Railroaders.

Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the Box Office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the Box Office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday & Friday and 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Saturday. For additional information or interview requests, members of the media may contact the T-Bones Media Relations Department at (817) 739-3693. Stay tuned to www.tbonesbaseball.com. and the T-Bones Facebook and Twitter pages for updates throughout the season.

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