WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after squandering a lead entering the seventh inning, the Royals did it again.

This time, though, Kansas City managed to rally back.

Adalberto Mondesi hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to help lift the Royals to a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals that snapped a four-game skid.

“It was big for us, especially after yesterday kind of giving up the lead (in an 8-4 loss to Cleveland) and giving it up again today,” left fielder Alex Gordon said. “I thought we could have put our heads down and took a loss, but give us credit for putting together a good inning and making something happen.”

The Nationals, who had won four straight and eight of their last nine, left 19 men on base — including the bases loaded in the sixth, seventh and 10th innings.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before,” Gordon said. “Gave them chances and they didn’t get runs in. Good for us for stepping up and making the pitches count when they needed. Give our pitchers the credit for that.”

Jonny Venters (0-1), the Nationals’ fifth reliever, loaded the bases with no outs before striking out Whit Merrifield. However, Mondesi poked a single to left past a drawn-in infield to score a run. Gordon then hit a grounder to first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, whose wild throw home allowed two runs to score.

Brian Flynn (2-0) escaped a bases-loaded jam of his own creation in the 10th, and Wily Peralta worked the 11th for his second save.

Zimmerman got his 1,000th career RBI with a double in the seventh to pull Washington within 4-2. He added another off Kansas City closer Ian Kennedy in the ninth, then scored on Brian Dozier’s single. The Nationals had two on with one out, but couldn’t push across the winning run.

“Couldn’t get hits in a big moment,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said.

Trea Turner hit his fifth career leadoff home run off Kansas City starter Brad Keller, extending Washington’s franchise-record of games with a homer to 19. It was the only run the Nationals managed off Keller, who allowed six hits and five walks in 5 2/3 innings.

Kansas City scored two runs in both the third and the fifth off Washington starter Austin Voth, who lasted 4 1/3 innings in his third start of the season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: OF Victor Robles was out of the lineup for the first time since June 23 as part of a routine day off, but entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh and was hit by the first pitch he saw. It was the rookie’s 16th hit by pitch, tied for most in the National League, and came two days after he was hit in the finger while attempting a bunt. “When he tries to bunt, he really sticks his head over home plate and we’re trying to get him not to do that,” manager Dave Martinez said.

RENDON OUT OF ALL-STAR GAME

Washington 3B Anthony Rendon was replaced on the NL All-Star team by Los Angeles’ Max Muncy. Rendon, who has started 53 consecutive games since coming off the injured list May 7, is dealing with tightness in his left hamstring and quadriceps.

“I’ve been playing with it for the last two, three weeks, so it’s no concern,” Rendon said. “I know how to ease up, and I’ve played through injuries before. It’s nothing significant, but be smart about it because we still have the whole next half of the season to worry about.”

BACK AT LAST

Kansas City is making only its second trip to Washington since the Nationals arrived in 2005, and its first since 2010. Only Oakland, which made its lone trip in 2005, has played fewer series in Washington against the Nationals than the Royals.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Glenn Sparkman (2-4, 5.09 ERA) faces Washington for the first time as the three-game series continues Saturday.

Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer (8-5, 2.43), who was 6-0 with a 1.00 ERA in six June starts, is scheduled to come off the paternity list and make his final appearance before the All-Star break.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former Kansas State guard Barry Brown Jr., has joined the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League Team, which plays in the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League from July 5-15 at the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

Brown will meet a familiar face in the first of Minnesota’s four preliminary round games on Friday, July 5, as the Timberwolves will play the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with former teammate Dean Wade, at 4 p.m., CT at Cox Pavilion on NBA TV. Wade enjoyed an impressive debut in his pro debut with the Cavaliers at the Salt Lake City Summer League on Monday night, posting 14 points on 6-of-13 field goals to go with 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 1 block in 28 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Timberwolves will follow with contests against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, July 7 at 4:30 p.m., CT at the Thomas and Mack Center on ESPN2, the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m., CT at Cox Pavilion on ESPNU and the Miami Heat on Wednesday, July 10 at 6 p.m., CT at Cox Pavilion on NBA TV.

After the preliminary round, all 30 NBA teams, along with the Chinese and Croatian National Teams for the first time, will be seeded in a tournament that leads to the Championship Game on July 15. Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas.

Brown, who will wear No. 15, will be joined on the 15-man summer league roster by 2018 NBA Draft picks Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech) and Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State) as well as 2019 second-round pick Jaylen Nowell (Washington). Other notable rookies on the squad include Canyon Barry (Florida), Tyus Battle (Syracuse), Jordan McLaughlin (USC), Jordan Murphy (Minnesota), Brandon Randolph (Arizona) and Naz Reid(LSU).

Head coach Ryan Saunders will guide the team during its play in the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League.

The Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection, Brown led the Wildcats in nearly every statistical category in 2018-19, including scoring (14.6 ppg.), double-digit scoring games (28), 20-point games (seven), field goals made (184) and attempted (425), free throws made (88) and attempted (124) and steals (65). He connected on 43.3 percent (184-of-425) from the field, including 29.8 percent (42-of-141) from 3-point range, and shot 71 percent (88-of-124) from the free throw line.

Brown left K-State in the Top 10 in 13 career categories, including first in games played (139), consecutive games played (139) and steals (254), second in minutes played (4,472), third in field goals attempted (1,519), fourth in double-digit scoring games (91) and field goals made (633) and fifth in scoring (1,781).

In his 139-game career, Brown averaged 12.8 points on 41.7 percent shooting (633-of-1519), including 31.9 percent (173-of-542) from 3-point range, with 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 32.2 minutes per game.

Brown was part of a senior class that posted an 88-51 (.633) overall record, advanced to three NCAA Tournaments and won a share of the 2018-19 Big 12 regular season title.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A host of former Kansas men’s basketball players are slated to take the court in Las Vegas at the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League, an 11-day, 83-game event that brings some of the top young talent from around the globe to audition for spots on NBA rosters. Action kicks off at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on July 5 and runs through the championship game set for July 15. Every game will be televised on the ESPN family of networks and NBATV.

Jayhawks who have made Summer League rosters include Devonte’ Graham (Hornets), Thomas Robinson (Spurs), Malik Newman (Cavaliers), Landen Lucas (Hawks), Sviatislov Mykhailiuk (Pistons), Dedric Lawson(Warriors), Frank Mason III (Kings), Cliff Alexander (Clippers) and Jeff Withey (Wizards).

Additionally, former Kansas point guard Aaron Miles is the head coach for Golden State, and is joined on the staff by another former KU guard, Michael Lee, who is an assistant coach for the Warriors.

Three Jayhawks have already seen action with their respective teams earlier this week as part of the four-team California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer League events. Robinson averaged 11.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg in helping the Spurs to a 2-1 record in Salt Lake City. Newman averaged 10.7 ppg and shot 50 percent from the field with the Cavaliers, also in Salt Lake City. Lawson averaged 14.5 minutes in two outings with the Warriors at the California Classic in Sacramento. He went 4-of-7 from the field and pulled down four rebounds in those two games.

The event in Las Vegas opens with all 32 teams (30 NBA plus the Croatian and Chinese National squads) playing four preliminary games each.  The top eight teams are then seeded in a tournament, which culminates with a Championship Game on July 15 at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2. Teams that do not qualify for the tournament will each play a consolation game. Every team will play at least five games and as many as seven.

Jayhawks have seen some success in recent years at NBA Summer League. Last year, Svi Mykhailiuk earned a spot on the All-Summer League Second Team after helping the Lakers to the Championship game. Two years ago, Josh Jackson was named to the All-League First Team after a solid debut with the Suns. Cheick Diallo (Pelicans) and Wayne Selden (Grizzlies) also earned All-League accolades in 2017, with both being named to the second team.

For more information and a complete schedule from Las Vegas, visit the 2019 NBA Summer League Home Page.

Courtesy of WSU Sports Information Department

WICHITA, Kan. –Taryn Torgerson’s office is in Sacred Heart Hall on the campus of Newman University. Trophies and plaques fill the ledges and walls. Nearby is a putting green in what used to be the school’s wrestling room.

The rest of Newman women’s golf is practically a blank canvas for Torgerson. After a standout career at Wichita State and one year as a student assistant, Torgerson took over Newman’s program on May 1.

She is busy.

Recruiting. Scheduling tournaments. Ordering golf bags and apparel. Making hotel reservations. Booking rental cars. All those tasks fall on her at the NCAA Division II school

“Even if I did it at Wichita State, it’s different here,” she said. “I’m learning the Newman system and how they work things. I’ve been trying to recruit for next year, because I was short on players when I got hired. Then I’m working ahead on recruits for 2020 and 2021. It’s not supposed to easy.”

Coaching life – Torgerson is following the lead of two influential coaches – Brennan Torgerson (her father) and Tom McCurdy (Wichita State’s coach). Her father coaches boys and girls golf at Buhler High and provided her the first role model.

“That sparked me into wanting to be a coach – being out on the golf course with (my father) and his players all the time growing up,” she said. “Just to give back and give other people an opportunity to have a great college golf experience like I did. I want to impact others, just like my dad and Coach McCurdy impacted me.”

This is different – Taryn Torgerson started to adjust to the coaching life as a student assistant for the Shockers. She observed the routines of McCurdy and assistant coach Alejandra Arellano.

“As a player, you show up and play and that’s about all there is to,” she said. “As a student assistant, you get to see the behind-the-scenes of budget, how much time goes into recruiting and researching players to try to find the ones you want. How much time goes into planning visits and communicating. I’ve already had a few phone calls with recruits. I’m glad I had that year to see those things.”

Torgerson talks with McCurdy regularly.

“He’s been really helpful and definitely has made this easier for me,” she said. “I’ve called him numerous time – ‘Hey, how do you talk to this type of recruit, how do you do this?'”

Big move for the Jets – Newman officially joined the MIAA in May. The switch from the Texas-based Heartland Conference to the 14-school MIAA is a boost for Newman.

The Jets now share a conference with Kansas schools Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Washburn and Emporia State. That association will help with travel, name recognition and attendance at home events. The MIAA also has schools in Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma.

All of Newman’s fall golf tournaments are hosted by MIAA schools.

“The travel is going to be a lot better,” Torgerson said. “People say it’s the best conference in Division II, so that’s something to hang your hat and something you can hang your hat on and something I’m definitely excited about and can use as a recruiting tool.”

Torgerson also talks up Newman’s enrollment of around 3,000 students and the opportunity to make an impression.

“You can really leave a legacy and make an impact here,” she said. “Class sizes will be smaller, so there is a lot of one-on-one time with instructors and I think there’s a lot of perks to that.”

Off the links – Torgerson doesn’t make much time for her golf game during this part of her life. She will play in the Jet Open, Newman’s fund-raising tournament, helped at The Wichita Open and instructs at The First Tee youth organization.

“I like to help other people get better and give lessons,” she said. “I’m getting my golf fix in many different capacities.”

Her big moment – Torgerson capped her career as a Shocker by winning American Athletic Conference medalist honors in a playoff in 2018. She shot a course-record 8-under-par 64 on the final round at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast Florida.

“I couldn’t have written a story-book ending any better than that,” she said. “I wanted to get the best I could out of my four years. I think I got every bit of it.”

Torgerson also won the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference individual title. She earned All-MVC honors twice, in addition to All-AAC honors in 2018.

“I was under-recruited, and really not recruited at all,” she said. “Coach McCurdy took a chance on me and believed in me. I put in the work. He helped me get to that point.”

Paul Suellentrop covers Wichita State athletics and the American Athletic Conference for university Strategic Communications. Contact him at paul.suellentrop@wichita.edu.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona looked over at bench coach Brad Mills midway through Thursday’s game against the Royals and said, ‘Gosh, they’re letting us just hang around.”

It wasn’t long until Cleveland took advantage of it.

Francisco Lindor drove in the go-ahead runs during a six-run seventh inning, Jose Ramirez homered twice and Carlos Santana pushed his on-base streak to 27 games as the Indians rallied to beat bumbling Kansas City 8-4 on Thursday and complete a three-game sweep.

Tyler Naquin and Jason Kipnis also drove in runs for the suddenly red-hot Indians, who beat the Royals — losers of four straight and seven of eight — for the fifth time in six meetings.

“They were just letting us hang around and hang around,” Francona sad, “and all of a sudden some good things happen, and we have a big inning and it snowballs from there.”

Adam Cimber (4-2) tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief as the Indians’ bullpen bailed out Zach Plesac. Their ineffective starter allowed three runs and three hits in just 2 2/3 innings.

Kansas City only managed three more hits in a game delayed 2½ hours at the start by rain.

“Cimber threw 30 pitches,” Francona said, “but I didn’t see any reason to take him out.”

Still, the Royals were clinging to a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Jorge Lopez (1-7) coughed up hits to the only four batters he faced. Kevin Plawecki and Bobby Bradley started the inning with singles, and Naquin doubled home Plawecki before Lindor laced a two-run single to give Cleveland the lead.

Lindor later scored as the Indians proceeded to score six times in the inning.

“I’ve got no excuse,” Lopez said. “I fell behind to the first guy. Threw a right-down-the-middle curveball. The next guy, tried to look for a ground ball, like I always try to get. Unfortunately, I didn’t have it. They found the holes and they kept going.”

The Royals’ meltdown wasted another solid start by Homer Bailey, who allowed two runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Bailey still has not lost a game since June 1.

“It’s not just Lopez,” Royals manager Ned Yost said of his bullpen. “They’ll have good outings then a not-good outing. We were trying to put it all together in our minds.”

Plesac faced the minimum through the first two innings, but he appeared to struggle with his grip when a muggy afternoon followed all the rain. At one point, Francona and a trainer came out with a towel so that Plesac could dry off his hands and arms.

It didn’t seem to do much for his ability to throw strikes.

Cam Gallagher singled in the third, Terrence Gore walked and Whit Merrifield singled before Adalberto Mondesi laid down a squeeze bunt that the fleet-footed shortstop turned into an RBI base hit.

Hunter Dozier walked later in the inning, and Jorge Soler’s bases-loaded walk gave the Royals a 3-1 lead and brought Francona to the mound again — this time to summon a reliever.

A.J. Cole and Tyler Clippard joined Cimber in keeping the Indians in the game, and their offense got them within a run in the fifth. Two innings later, that offense gave them the lead for good.

STATS AND STREAKS

The Indians have had five sweeps of at least three games this season. Three have come in their past six series. … Cleveland scored 21 runs on 33 hits during the series. … The Royals have led in 60 of 88 games but have blown a league-leading 30 of them. … Gallagher homered in the ninth.

SAL’S RECOVERY

Yost acknowledged catcher Salvador Perez (Tommy John surgery) is making progress in his recovery, and that “he’s itching to start catching sides.” Perez had surgery in spring training and is aiming to be back next spring. “There’s no throwing involved. He can’t,” Yost said.”

SOLER’S SNUB

Yost wasn’t surprised Soler was snubbed for next week’s All-Star Home Run Derby, despite having hit 23 this season. “You know that old saying, ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire?’” Yost asked. “I couldn’t smell no smoke. I wasn’t surprised. I thought he’d be a great pick for it, though.”

UP NEXT

The Royals wrap up their pre-All-Star break slate with three games in Washington starting Friday night, when RHP Brad Keller (4-9, 4.63 ERA) takes the mound. The Indians have Friday off before closing the first half with a pair of games in Cincinnati this weekend.

BUHLER, Kan. — The Newton Rebels scored in bunches in both the 1st and 2nd inning, then finished off the Hutchinson Monarchs (12-6) in the home half of the 6th with 7 runs to run rule the Monarchs 18-7 Wednesday night.

The Rebels produced their 18 runs off of 11 hits with the Monarchs aiding the Rebels with 5 errors.

Hutchinson’s bats were hot as well with 12 hits, but not enough runs.  Branden Whitchurch, Scott Wolverton and Connor Craig went 3 for 3 with Craig producing 3 RBI’s.  Kevin Cronin went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI’s, but the rest of the lineup’s bats were silent.

The Monarchs return home Friday, June 28th for a home game with the Salina Shock.