Cardinals comeback falls short on Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals (73-54) tallied a lone run in the ninth inning but left the tying run at third base, ultimately falling 2-1 to the Northwest Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday night. The Naturals now lead the season series 12-7. Springfield would need to win the final five
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals (73-54) tallied a lone run in the ninth inning but left the tying run at third base, ultimately falling 2-1 to the Northwest Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday night. The Naturals now lead the season series 12-7. Springfield would need to win the final five games of this series to earn a season-series split.
Decisions:
W: Keylan Kilgore (4-5)
L: Brandon Komar (6-3)
S: Beck Way (9)
Notables:
- The Cardinals didn't have their first baserunner until there were two outs in the sixth inning.
- Northwest Arkansas tallied both of their runs in the top of the fifth inning off Springfield starter Brandon Komar. Komkar had tossed four scoreless prior to the fifth.
- Springfield tallied five hits on Tuesday, two of which came from Jeremy Rivas.
- Nathanael Heredia tossed his sixth straight scoreless outing, lowering his ERA to 2.84 in thirteen Double-A appearances.
On Deck:
- Wednesday, September 4: SPR RHP Tink Hence (4-3, 2.66 ERA) vs NWA RHP William Flemming 4-4, 7.00)
- Purina Woof Wednesday, Worship Wednesday
- Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, MiLB.TV and KYCW (Local)
Naturals' Tyler Tolbert has the second-most stolen bases in the Texas League this year (39), he's only been caught three times.
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 4, 2024
Cardinals #9 prospect Leonardo Bernal caught him advancing and stealing in the same game. pic.twitter.com/VqgzGIGOW7