Kansas City Monarchs Beat Houston Apollos 6-3

August 27 2021 The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Houston Apollos 6-3 at Legends Field. Kansas City collected 12 hits and scored in the third fourth and sixth innings while Houston finished with nine hits and scored all three of its runs in the seventh.

Kansas City broke through with one run in the third before adding four in the fourth to take control. M. McCullough went 3-for-5 with two doubles two runs and two RBIs. D. Sweeney added two hits including a home run and drove in two runs while K. Santa had two hits and one RBI. R. Grotjohn contributed one RBI.

Houston’s seventh-inning rally included a three-run home run by Ian Yetsko who finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Blake Berry went 3-for-4 for the Apollos. Kansas City starter Jake Matthys earned the win after allowing three runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Jameson McGrane recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts.