(Kansas City, KS) The second game of the series between the Gary SouthShore RailCats featured a pitching matchup of Grant Cherry facing former St. Louis Cardinal Dakota Hudson. The ‘Cats took game one 11-3 and have the chance to get their winning streak to five-straight.
The Monarchs struck first in the bottom of the first. With two outs Kansas City worked a walk and it was Saul Garza and Austin Callahan belting back-to-back home runs to make it 3-0. The Monarchs scored runs on hits from Hudson Head and the score was 5-0.
The RailCats were able to smack eight hits against Hudson but only managed to score one run on a ground out from Colin Summerhill. In the bottom of the sixth the Monarchs would score nine runs to break the game wide open. The final was 17-3 to end the RailCats four-game winning streak.
The ‘Cats now sit at 11-9 with the Monarchs going to 13-7 on the season. Deyni Olivero will take the ball for Gary as he faces off against Ryan Garcia. The rubber match is slated for 1:05 and a livestream can be found on www.AABaseball.TV.
The RailCats will be back home to face the Milwaukee Milkmen with a few theme nights such as Pajama Night, Boiler Up Night and Cream and Crimson Night. Tickets can be found on www.TIXR.com/RailCats or call the ballpark at 219-882-2255.
