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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Aug. 13, 2019) – The Kansas City T-Bones scored three runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth to rally for a 9-7 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium.

The Railroaders (47-34) led 4-2 into the seventh, but back-to-back doubles from Tyler Marincov and Ramsey Romano put the T-Bones in front 5-4. Kansas City (42-37) then tacked on four more in the eighth on a two-run home run from Casey Gillaspie and RBI singles from Marincov and Dylan Tice. D.J. Sharabi (0-2) took the loss for Cleburne, allowing three runs on three hits and a hit by pitch in the seventh.

Christian Binford (4-2) picked up the win for Kansas City, working 7.2 innings on just 90 pitches. The Railroaders fell into an early 2-0 hole on a Christian Colabello first inning homer, but scored two apiece in the third and fourth to grab a 4-2 lead. K.C. Huth got the Railroaders on the board with a run-scoring single, and Chase Simpson tacked on a sacrifice fly. RBI groundouts from Logan Trowbridge and Nick Rotola produced the runs in the fourth.

Cleburne made things interesting in the top of the ninth, scoring three runs on a John Nester sacrifice fly and a Zach Nehrir two-run double to bring the tying run to the plate. Carlos Diaz retired the next two hitters to secure his ninth save.

Eudis Idrogo pitched well over five innings, but ultimately had to settle for a no-decision. The southpaw allowed three hits and two runs and exited with the lead.

The Railroaders and T-Bones conclude their series on Wednesday night at 7:05 PM. Michael Gunn (3-0, 3.27) goes for Cleburne, while Kansas City counters with righty Dylan Baker (3-4, 3.78).

For information on partnerships, season tickets, group outings, and party packages, call the Railroaders main office at (817) 945-8705, or visit the Railroaders official website at www.railroaderbaseball.com.