OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Cleburne (28-55, 4th South) at T-Bones (51-31, 2nd South) RHP Josh Hodges (4-4, 6.46) at LHP Adam Bleday (1-1, 2.53) Game 83 –Home Game 39 8/17/18 — T-Bones Stadium, Kansas City, KS 7:05 pm Series: Game 1 of 3 On air at T-&Bones MixLR Channel AA SOUTH STANDINGS Last Game Team W L GB Last Game The T-Bones avoided a sweep by making two three run comebacks last night to force extra Sioux City 60 22 - L 4-8 @STP innings where Noah Perio Jr. hit the second pitch of the 10th to center field for a solo a home T-Bones 51 31 9 W 9-8 FM run. The teams fought through a 35-minute rain delay in what was a back and forth affair all Wichita 51 32 9.5 W 9-8 LIN night. Lincoln 40 42 20 L 9-8 @STP Today Cleburne 28 55 32.5 W 13-5 @TEX The T-Bones will try turn around a slow month of August opening a three-game series against Texas 21 61 39 L 13-5 TEX Sizzle Facts division bunk mates the Cleburne Railroaders. In game one of the three game set RHP Josh Streak: W1 Last 5: 2-3 Last 10: 5-5 Hodges (4-4, 6.46) takes the ball for the visitors while the home town boys will send out lefty Home: 24-14 Away: 27-17 Vs. CLE: 7-2 Adam Bleday (1-1, 2.53). South: 35-19 North: 16-12 Month: 7-8 T-BONES LEAGUE LEADERS vs. CLE AVG Todd Cunningham .360 / 2nd Last season was Cleburne’s first in the American Association. Playing at the brand-new Depot th Adrian Nieto .308 / T 16 at Cleburne Station complete with replica train engines and rail cars they have been a hit in the R Todd Cunningham 54 / T 11th H Noah Perio Jr. 96 / 11th south suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas. This year they have had the services of Rafael Palermo but Todd Cunningham 91 / T 14th lost him to the DL today. The T-Bones are 7-2 this season against Cleburne and over the last 2B Todd Cunningham 21 / 4th two season KC owns the series at 11-4. Noah Perio Jr. 18 / T 7th Keith Curcio 17 / T 8th Tale of the tape th HR Keith Curcio 10 / T 10 Offense KC CLE th RBI Keith Curcio 47 / T 16 Runs 451 / 3rd 362 / 10th th SB Mason Davis 19 / T 6 th rd th HR 62 / 6 74 / 3 Keith Curcio 16 / 8 th th ERA Hunter Adkins 3.23 / 6th BB 305 / 4 286 / 7 rd th Tommy Collier 3.34 / 9th SB 99 / 3 69 / 6 SO Tommy Collier 112 / 1st OBP .365 / 2nd .326 / 11th th nd th Jared Mortenson 96 / 4 Avg .292 / 2 .247 / 10 nd th Last Five OPS .790 / 2 .702 / 10 Day Opp Result/Notes Pitching 8/16 FM 2 HRs for Perio Jr, walk-off winner 9-8 BB 283 / 5th 320 / 3rd 8/15 FM FM sweeps double header 5-4 and 3-0 rd th SO 639 / 3 611 / 5 8/14 FM Postponed to 8/15 because of rain SV 26 / 3rd 15 / 10th 8/12 @SC L 11-3 – KC with 13 hits & 13 LOB WHIP 1.33 / T 3rd 1.56 / 9th 8/11 @SC W 2-1 – two runs in T9 to win it ERA 3.98 / 3rd 5.16 / 10th By the Numbers Defense Day…7-4 Night…44-27 ERR 75 / 8th 91 / 3rd Series...17-6-3 Sweeps…7-1 Series Open…15-12 Series Middle…18-10 Series Finale…17-11 Rubber Match…2-0 Follow us on Social Media! Last At-Bat...9-17 Walk-Off…4-4 Comeback…11-2 Extra Innings…6-5 Doubleheader… 2-2 Score First…35-8 Allow First Run…16-22 1-Run Game…12-12 2-Run Game…8-6 3-Run Game…8-6 4+Run Game…23-9 More hits…43-9 Fewer hits…6-19 Same hits…3-3 Scoring 0-3…11-17 Scoring 4-6…18-11 Scoring 7+…21-3 Allow 0-3…32-8 Allow 4-6…16-8 Allow 7+…3-15 NEXT FIVE 8/18 CLE LHP Michael Gunn (3-6, 4.19) at RHP Jared Mortenson (4.00, 4-5) 7:05 pm 8/19 CLE RHP Jesus Sanchez (1-2, 4.20) at TBA 1:05 pm 8/20 OFF 8/21 @LIN TBA at TBA 6:45 pm 8/22 @LIN Gm1 TBA at TBA 11:00 am Steak Bites Up next Following an off day, the T-Bones will travel to Lincoln for a three-game series beginning Tuesday night the 21st at 6:45 pm followed by a day night double header on the 22nd. Game one will be at 11:00 am on the 22nd a nine-inning game followed by another nine-inning game at 6:45 pm. Roster Moves The T-Bones signed IF Anthony Phillips and have released OF Logan Moon from the roster. The release is in today’s notes. August So far August has not been kind to KC. The team is 7-8 in the month after a 2-0 start. The team average dropped from .328 in June to .276 in July and to .259 in August. The overall average has dropped from a league leading .312 on July 1st to .292 going into tonight but still second in the AA. The flip side was the home run total jumped from 15 in June to 26 in July. So far in 15 games of August the power number is at 10 for the month. By contrast the club hit .261 last August the second highest month to .266 for the month of June of 2017. The team went 16-15 for the month of August last season. Moving on up Wirkin Estevez is the third player to sign as a free agent with the AAA Mexican League. The T-Bones have lost 11 players during the season to affiliated ball yet still somehow are still in the hunt and reached a franchise best 23 games above .500 last week. Dylan Tice became the 38th Kansas City player and the eighth this season to have his contract purchased while with the T-Bone last week. In May, the Washington Nationals purchased the contract of outfielder Adam Brett Walker, and the New York Mets purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Cody Martin. On July 3, the Cubs purchased the contract of left- handed T-Bones pitcher James Buckelew. On July 7, the Cincinnati Reds purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Carlos Diaz. On July 13, the Seattle Mariners purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Joe Filomeno, and on July 17 the Texas Rangers picked up OF/IF Nick Torres. Taylor Featherston was plucked from the roster less than two weeks ago by the Cincinnati Reds on July 24th. Add IF/OF Frank Duncan to the mix signed by the Dodgers just a week before spring trainings. On that note the club has lost the #6 Dylan Tice and #9 Nick Torres ranked batting averages in the league. The Eleven Just how many of the opening night T-Bones are still around? Here was the opening night lineup: 1. Keith Curcio CF – Still with T-Bones 2. Dexter Kjerstad LF – Traded to Winnipeg 3. Zach Walters 3B – Traded to St. Paul 4. Adam Walker DH -Signed by Nationals 5. Nick Torres RF – Signed by Texas 6. Cal Towey 1B -Injured inactive list 7. Adrian Nieto C -Still with T-Bones 8. Angel Rosa SS – Traded to Cleburne 9. Dylan Tice 2B – Signed by Mets The starting pitcher that night was Luis Paula who is now inactive due to injury who replaced the original scheduled opening night starter Cody Martin who got off the bus on the way to the ballpark in Wichita to board a flight to AAA with the New York Mets. There are 10 players with the T-Bones still from opening night. The other 8 are Tucker Pennell and pitchers Lucas Irvine, Barrett Astin, Pasquale Mazzoccoli, Jackson Lowery, Cody Winiarski, Tommy Collier and Hunter Adkins. Extra Extra The T-Bones lead the circuit with 158 doubles leading St. Paul by three. The American Association record for doubles is 251 set by Amarillo in 2011. The T- Bones franchise record for two baggers is 212 set in back to back seasons in 2007 and 2008. KC is second in the AA in extra base hits, but it is a heck of a race with Lincoln at the plate as the Saltdogs passed KC during this current 7-8 stretch of August. The T-Bones have 238 while Lincoln has 244. 51 and counting Kansas City surpassed the franchise win total for all of last season (42) on August 9th , 2017. The team went 42-58 on 2016. The franchise record for wins in a season in 58 from 2010. KC would go to a 57-43 mark to finish the 2017 season with the second-best record in franchise history. The Team is on pace to break that mark this season. The club needs seven wins over the next 17 games to tie the mark and eight to break it. 2010- 58-42 2017- 57-43 2012 -51-49 2015 –49-51 2004, 2011, 2014 – the team won 48 games each year.