Monarchs Downed in Series Finale

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Kansas City Monarchs were unable to finish off a series sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs won their three-game set with the Lake Country DockHounds, but dropped the finale, 8-3. The DockHounds used eight consecutive runs to salvage the series.

Kansas City (11-4) remains the top team in the West Division after taking two of three this weekend.

RHP Daniel Martinez flashed brilliance in his third start. The righty opened with five consecutive scoreless frames and six strikeouts.

Robbie Glendinning hit his fifth home run of the season for the Monarchs, tying him with teammate Isiah Gilliam for the league lead. His 16th RBI in 15 games puts him into the league lead.

Kansas City struck first in the third inning. Alvaro Gonzalez drilled an RBI single to give the Monarchs a 1-0 lead. Gonzalez holds the longest RBI streak by any Monarch at four games.

Lake Country (9-5) opened the floodgates in the sixth inning. Reigning AAPB Rookie of the Year Ryan Hernandez highlighted a strong day at the plate with a game-tying RBI single.

Luke Roskam and Brian Rey followed up with back-to-back home runs to stretch the lead to 4-1.

The DockHounds posted four more runs in the top of the seventh inning against the Monarchs’ bullpen.

UP NEXT

The Monarchs continue their nine-game home stretch on Tuesday night against the Sioux City Explorers. First pitch is slated for 6:35 pm, tickets are available at monarchsbaseball.com.