American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition, Rob Pannier recaps one great game in the American Association on Monday, including the Chicago Dogs beat the Kansas City Monarch. Plus, weekly honors in the American Association named.  

Game Recaps for Monday

Six Run Fifth Pushes Dogs to Victory

The Chicago Dogs scored six in the fifth and three in the sixth to lead them to an 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Monarchs. That gave Chicago the victory in the series, as they took two of the three games. Every player in the Chicago lineup but one had at least one hit and scored and least one run.

The game was tied at one entering the bottom of the fifth when the Dogs scored fix runs on four hits, sending nine men to the plate. Luke Mangieri had a two-run single and Matt Bottcher hit a three-run homer in the frame. An inning later, the Dogs added three more runs to make it 10-2. Kansas City scored three runs over the final two frames to pull within six but got no closer.

Nick Green earned the victory, allowing two runs in six innings. Mangieri and Bottcher each had three hits with Bottcher driving in three. Mangieri, Donivan Williams, and Ben Livorsi each drove in two. Micker Adolfo and Keon Broxton each scored two runs for the Monarchs.

Kansas City Monarchs Recap by Carter Woodiel

Chicago Dogs Recap by Sam Brief

Boxscore

Three Stars of the Night

No. 3 – Nick Green (Chicago Dogs) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

No. 2 – Luke Mangieri (Chicago Dogs) 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB

No. 1 – Matt Bottcher (Chicago Dogs) 3-6, R, HR, 3 RBI, SB

American Association Daily Notes

This Week in the Association and the Minor League Sports Report named their Player and Pitcher of the Week for Week 6 on Monday. Chicago Dogs RHP Nick Green was selected as the top pitcher, while Kane County Cougars OF Jonah Davis was chosen as the top player. The American Association selected Sioux Falls Canaries OF/1B Mike Hart as the Player of the Week and Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Chris Erwin as the top pitcher.

Transactions

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American Association Stories at Minor League Sports Report

Kane County Cougars OF Jonah Davis Named American Association Player of the Week

Chicago Dogs RHP Nick Green Named American Association Pitcher of the Week

By Robert Pannier