June 13 2021 The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Houston Apollos 11-5 after collecting 16 hits and scoring in the first third and fifth innings. Houston finished with 10 hits and scored four times in the second inning before adding a run in the ninth.
Kansas City took a 2-0 lead in the first and broke the game open with a five-run third. The Monarchs added four runs in the fifth to build an 11-4 advantage. Darnell Sweeney went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs, while Ryan Grotjohn was 2-for-4 with two runs two RBIs and a walk. Gabriel Guerrero added three hits and three RBIs, and Colin Willis went 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Houstons
Daniel Aldrich hit a two-run home run in the second inning and finished with one hit and two RBIs.
Yeiler Peguero went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a double, while
Alvaro Gonzalez collected three hits and scored once. Houstons final run came in the ninth inning.
Jake Matthys earned the win for Kansas City after allowing four earned runs on eight hits in six innings with four strikeouts. Kansas Citys bullpen allowed one run over three innings.
Alex Merithew took the loss for Houston after surrendering seven earned runs on eight hits in 2 1/3 innings.
