Monarchs Shut Out Apollos 2-0

August 29 2021 The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Houston Apollos 2-0 behind a strong pitching performance and a two-run seventh inning. Kansas City improved to 69-31 while Houston fell to 17-83. The Monarchs recorded three hits and held the Apollos to seven hits in the shutout.

Kansas City broke through in the seventh. R. Grotjohn scored and D. Sweeney drove in a run while I. Isabel also contributed an RBI. Grotjohn finished 1-for-4 with a triple and a run scored while Sweeney went 1-for-4 with an RBI. C. Burks added a double for the Monarchs.

Houston’s offense was led by A. Takacs and T. Zeutenhorst with two hits apiece. B. Berry and C. Burks each recorded a double for their respective clubs. The Apollos left eight runners on base and went 0-for-9 in converting their opportunities into runs.

Kansas City used five pitchers to complete the shutout. C. LaRue and B. Gilliam each worked three scoreless innings before D. Siri earned the win with a scoreless seventh. C. Diaz followed with a scoreless eighth and J. McGrane struck out one in the ninth to earn the save. Houston starter Auggie Martinez took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits in 6.1 innings with four strikeouts and two walks.