Thomason Sensational, 5-for-5
stadiumreport.bbn September 14th, 2021
5 times is the charm -- at least for
Sean Thomason(29, 3.5*).
The
Las Vegas Gamblers second baseman tore up the
Kansas City Royals to the tune of 5 hits in 5 at-bats at Kauffman Stadium. The offensive onslaught from
Thomason powered the 6-2
Gamblers win.
"Thomason was a tough out,"
Kansas City manager Ryan Johnson said to the press in the postgame interview. "He hit some very good pitches with that quick bat of his. Not an easy out, that's for sure."
Sean Thomason singled in the 1st, hit a two-run triple in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off
Juan Ospina in the 9th.
Thomason is hitting .259/.355/.469 this year with 23 home runs, 64 RBIs and 91 runs scored. He has 128 hits in 495 at-bats, 73 walks and amassed 3.3WAR.
Thomason has played in 125 games.
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Trains, Dykstra Stonewall Chicago
stadiumreport.bbn September 14th, 2021
Seth Dykstra(29, 4.5*) of the
Detroit Trains was on top of his game.
The 29-year-old tantalized the
Chicago Rangers with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest, shutting them out, 6-0.
"He had the changeup working,"
Chicago manager Brett Morse said in postgame comments. "You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."
The
Detroit hurler had 13 strikeouts, gave up 1 walk and surrendered 3 hits in his complete-game effort.
Dykstra told reporters after the game that "keeping the ball down is the key to being successful in this league."
"If you don't do that, they'll make you pay," he said.
On the season,
Dykstra has 15 wins and 6 losses, a 3.10 ERA and 210 strikeouts in 29 starts, good for 6.1WAR.