Monarchs’ Arms Deal Preseason Win Over Goldeyes

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Kansas City Monarchs’ arms were in midseason form in their opening preseason exhibition.

Monarchs pitching combined for 15 strikeouts in a 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Monday night at Legends Field. Kansas City used seven different arms to stifle the Winnipeg lineup.

Monarchs’ starter Daniel Martinez dominated. He used a mid-90s fastball to post six strikeouts across three innings.

Connor Holden continued the strikeout trend in the fourth with two punchouts. Relievers Jeff Hakanson and Hunter McMahon each delivered strikeouts in the following two innings. 

Kansas City native Josh Bortka dazzled through a scoreless eighth with two backwards strikeouts.

The Monarchs’ bats gave Kansas City the lead from the first inning. Former Kansas City Royal Jorge Bonifacio lobbed an RBI single to center field to plate Ross Adolph to put the Monarchs up, 1-0.

Two batters later, infielder Robbie Glendinning launched a grand slam onto the Home Run Patio wall to give KC a 5-0 lead.

Glendinning, a former Triple-A prospect, finished 1-for-3 in the win.

Lazaro Armenteros notched Kansas City’s sixth run in the fourth inning. The former Athletics prospect drilled a 104-mph knock to plate Isiah Gilliam from third base.

Former Royals setup man Jake Brentz struck out the side in the ninth inning to seal the 6-1 win.

UP NEXT

Kansas City closes its preseason schedule Tuesday afternoon against Winnipeg at 1:05 P.M. The Monarchs open the 2025 regular season on Friday, May 9th at Legends Field at 6:35 P.M. against the Lincoln Saltdogs. Tickets are available at tickets.monarchsbaseball.com.