Long ball sinks Springfield in first game of second half
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals opened second-half play with a 9-4 loss to the Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday night. After knocking off the Travelers atop the North Division first-half standings on Sunday, the Travs picked up the victory behind Hogan Windish, who homered four times. Decisions: W: Peyton Alford
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals opened second-half play with a 9-4 loss to the Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday night. After knocking off the Travelers atop the North Division first-half standings on Sunday, the Travs picked up the victory behind Hogan Windish, who homered four times.
Decisions:
W: Peyton Alford (2-1)
L: Edwin Nuñez (0-5)
Notables:
- Matt Lloyd homered in the bottom of the first, marking three straight games with a home run. It's the second time in his pro career he has completed the feat, last occurring June 28 - July 2, 2019 (Billings Mustangs, Rookie-Ball, CIN).
- RJ Yeager hit a two-run homer in the eighth. Springfield has hit six in their last four games.
- Arkansas' Windish drove in nine runs against Springfield with four home runs: a grand slam, a pair of two-run homers and a solo homer. Nine runs driven in is the most by a Springfield opponent in a single game this season. The previous high was set by Northwest Arkansas' Peyton Wilson who drove in six on May 7 at Hammons Field. It is the first time an opposing player has hit four home runs against the Springfield Cardinals in franchise history (since 2005).
- The Cardinals have not won at Hammons Field since May 25, exactly one month ago.
On Deck:
- Wednesday, June 26, 7:05 PM: ARK RHP Blas Castano (0-3, 3.30) vs SPR LHP Cooper Hjerpe (1-1, 5.87)
- Purina Woof Wednesday
- Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Live and MiLB.TV
Matt Lloyd has homered in three straight games 👀 pic.twitter.com/oDJA7XwwRy
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 26, 2024