Kansas City Monarchs Rally Past Houston Apollos 7-2

June 12 2021 The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Houston Apollos 7-2 at Legends Field. Kansas City and Houston were tied 1-1 after three innings, but the Monarchs scored five runs in the fifth and added another in the sixth to pull away. Kansas City finished with seven hits and no errors while Houston collected four hits without committing an error.

G. Guerrero drove in five runs for Kansas City and scored once, while A. Olmeda went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. C. Willis also had two hits, including two doubles, and scored once. R. Grotjohn and M. McCullough added one hit apiece, with McCullough contributing a double. For Houston, A. Gonzalez went 2-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI, while B. Dansereau had a hit, scored once and drove in a run.

Nick Travieso earned the win for Kansas City after allowing four hits and two earned runs in six innings. He struck out six and walked two. E. Urbina completed the game with a scoreless inning, allowing no hits while striking out two. Houston starter Matt Cronin took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings, with three walks and one strikeout. Matt Terrones and Andrew Click each worked in relief for Houston.