Kansas City Monarchs Defeat Houston Apollos 8-4

June 12 2021 The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Houston Apollos 8-4 in a seven-inning game. Kansas City collected 11 hits while Houston finished with three. The Monarchs opened a 4-0 lead in the second inning and added a run in the fourth to take a 5-0 advantage.

Kansas City extended its lead with three runs in the sixth inning. Houston answered with two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh but could not complete the comeback. R. Grotjohn went 2-for-3 with three RBI while C. Burks had three hits and scored twice. A. Olmeda added a double and two RBI, and K. Santa recorded two hits and two runs.

J. McGrane started for Kansas City and struck out eight scoreless innings over three innings. C. Mincey earned the win after allowing one hit and striking out four in two scoreless innings. Yosmel Naranjo took the loss for Houston after allowing 11 hits and eight earned runs with three walks and three strikeouts in six innings.