CUNNINGHAM CARRIES T-BONES TO 2-1 FINALS LEAD

Kansas City 7, St. Paul 3- Box Score

The Kansas City T-Bones took a 2-1 series lead in the American Association Finals with a 7-3 win over the St. Paul Saints on Friday.

The Saints took a 1-0 lead when Kyle Barrett (2-for-4) hit a solo home run in the second at-bat of the game. St. Paul scored its final two runs one inning later, with Joey Wong hitting an RBI single and scoring two batters later on a single by Barrett to take a 3-0 lead.

Todd Cunningham got the T-Bones on the board with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The score sat at 3-1 until Kansas City exploded for six in the sixth, with four runs coming on a grand slam by Cunningham to cap the scoring.

Tommy Collier gave up three earned in eight innings of work to earn the win.