The Kansas City Monarchs came from behind to defeat Adam Hall’s Winnipeg Goldeyes 10-6 at Legends Field.
Kansas City took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when designated hitter Blake Rutherford hit a two-run home run to right field.
The Goldeyes replied quickly, however, scoring three times in the second to move in front 3-2. First, right fielder Ryan Holgate tied the game with a double down the right field line that cashed in catcher Rob Emery and first baseman Gio Brusa. Then, third baseman Dayson Croes ripped a double to the wall in left-center field to drive in Holgate.
Winnipeg added a run in the third on Emery’s sacrifice fly to left field that drove in center fielder Miles Simington, and they would increase their lead to three runs in the top of the fourth inning when second baseman Keshawn Lynch singled to left field to bring in shortstop Andy Armstrong.
The Goldeyes went up 6-2 in the fifth on a solo home run to center field by Emery – his second of the season.
The Monarchs began to chip away at the deficit in their half of the fifth though, as center fielder Travis Swaggerty knocked in right fielder Ross Adolph with a single to right-center that made it 6-3 Winnipeg.
A two-run home run to right by first baseman Frankie Tostado in the sixth inning pulled Kansas City within one and they would even the score at 6-6 in the seventh on Rutherford’s sacrifice fly to left field that brought shortstop Josh Bissonette in.
The home side erupted for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take control of the contest. A two-run home run by catcher Hayden Jones to right made it 8-6 Monarchs and singles by Swaggerty and Rutherford would put the game out reach.
J.C. Keys, who was the fourth Kansas City pitcher of the afternoon, pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory. Tasker Strobel had a rough outing, allowing four runs – all earned – on six hits in just two-thirds of an inning.
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