Monarchs Take Two as Goldeyes Come Up Short
WINNIPEG, MB – The Kansas City Monarchs (35-21) took both games from the Winnipeg Goldeyes (25-31) Friday evening at Blue Cross Park, winning the continuation of a suspended game 5-3 before edging out the home side 1-0 in the regularly scheduled contest.
Friday’s action began with the resumption of a game originally suspended due to rain June 8, with the Monarchs leading 2-1 after three innings.
Kansas City wasted little time adding to their advantage in the top of the fourth. Jaylyn Williams and Josh Bissonette opened the inning with singles, setting the stage for an Alex McGarry RBI single to make it 3-1. Ross Adolph followed with a run-scoring single, and later in the frame, Jorge Bonifacio drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the Monarchs’ lead to 5-1.
The Goldeyes responded in the bottom of the inning when Keshawn Lynch reached third and Max Murphy connected on his 11th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field that cut the deficit to 5-3. However, that would be all the Goldeyes could muster.
Luke Boyd (L, 1-6) took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits over three innings in his original June start. Derrick Cherry opened the resumed portion and gave up three runs on six hits in 2.1 innings. Tasker Strobel tossed two scoreless innings, and Joe Jaco worked a perfect ninth.
Julian García, Kansas City’s starter when the game began in June, went 2.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Blake Goldsberry (W, 4-1) handled the restart, tossing 5.1 innings and allowing two runs on six hits while striking out three. Hunter McMahon (S, 3) recorded the final two outs for the save.
In the nightcap, the Monarchs plated the game’s only run in the top of the second. With Blake Rutherford on third, Alex McGarry delivered a sacrifice fly to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
Despite a strong outing, Mitchell Lambson (L, 6-2) was tagged with the loss. The veteran left-hander went the distance for his fourth complete game of the season, allowing just one run on five hits with two strikeouts over seven innings.
Josh Hendrickson (W, 7-2) earned the win for Kansas City, striking out 10 over six scoreless innings while giving up just four hits and one walk. McMahon (S, 4) earned his second save of the night with a strikeout in the seventh.
The teams continue their series Saturday evening at 6:00 p.m. CDT. Zan Rose (2-4, 7.02 ERA) will take the mound for Winnipeg, while Kansas City counters with García (5-1, 3.13 ERA).
Fans can join me, Trevor Curl, for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca, with the pregame show beginning at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV.
For information about Single Game Tickets, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets.
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