Gentry and Torres Shine in 13-Run Thrashing Over Canaries

Sioux City, IA — The Monarchs were ready to play come Saturday night as they drove in over a dozen runs and won 13-1 against the Sioux Falls Canaries to grab their fifth-straight win.

KC wasted no time cracking the scoreboard as they drove in a tally in the first. Tyler Gentry collected the first knock of the night as he produced his second triple as a Monarch. Shortly after, Austin Callahan lifted a sac-fly to bring in Gentry.

In the third, Callahan singled and then Grant Richardson slapped a ball into right field to bring in the second run.

The Monarchs kept the train moving in the fourth inning when Hudson Head added his league-leading 10th triple and then newly acquired, Jose Torres, smashed a double into left field to jump into a 3-0 advantage.

Sioux City answered with a run in the bottom of the frame on an Anthony Hall RBI single, but that would be the lone tally the Canaries would score tonight. It was all Monarchs the rest of the way.

Geison Urbaez had one of his best outings on the bump for Kansas City. He went six innings, allowing only one run and threw seven punch outs. It was a terrific day from the Dominican native as the Monarchs bullpen finished the day with 12 total K’s, including three from Michael Reed and two from Jacob Gomez.

This was a 3-1 game and it seemed like the Monarchs would come up empty in the sixth inning as Sioux Falls already grabbed two outs. Sahid Valenzuela was at third and then Torres laced a two-run blast to get the party started. Three pitches later, Gentry registered his first homer as a Monarch and then Luken Baker nuked a three-run shot. The inning kept on going while Richardson singled and then swiped a bag. That allowed Saul Garza who lined an RBI down the third-base line to finish out a massive six-run inning.

In just one inning, it became 9-1 and Kansas City had a lot more left in store. In the seventh frame, Head drew a walk and then Torres reached on a fielders choice. This brought in Gentry who cranked his second homer of the game when he smoked a three-run bomb to left field. Baker drove in the final run of the night on a RBI double to center.

The Monarchs are returning back to their brand of baseball. They now have won seven of the past eight games and are in their midseason form as they enter their final week of August. Kansas City will look to complete their second-straight series sweep when they have a 4:05 first pitch at The Birdcage tomorrow afternoon.