Monarchs Rally for Barn Burner Victory

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Kansas City Monarchs took a game of the year contender in the American Association on a windy, wild day in Nebraska.

The Monarchs scored 11 unanswered runs for their largest comeback win of the season. Kansas City stunned the Lincoln Saltdogs 16-12 at Haymarket Park. The game featured 30 hits and eight home runs.

Kansas City belted five of those homers, two from former Kansas City Royal Jorge Bonifacio. Robbie Glendinning, Jaylyn Williams and Josh Bissonette also went yard in the victory.

KC (8-2) had to overcome a vibrant start from the Saltdogs. Lincoln jumped out to an 8-4 lead thanks to a pair of home runs by Kyle Battle.

The Saltdogs (2-8) plated two more in the fourth inning to make it 10-5.

The Monarchs stormed back with nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings. The Monarchs took the lead on a go-ahead single by Robbie Glendinning in the sixth to make it 11-10. Glendinning delivered a season-high five RBIs in the comeback.

Williams capped off the sixth inning with a two-run opposite field jack to make it 14-10.

Bonifacio’s second bomb, a two-run shot to left in the seventh, settled the scoring for good.

The designated hitter finished three-for-five with four RBIs in the victory.

Leam Mendez (1-0) earned his first Kansas City win with two scoreless innings. Junior Cerda delivered his first save by posting the final nine outs.

UP NEXT
The Monarchs continue their series from Haymarket Park on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. Josh Hendrickson gets the ball for Kansas City against Lincoln’s Karan Patel. Tune in live to the action on The Bet KC 1660 AM or AA Baseball TV.