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Cardinals comeback falls short on Tuesday

Tink Hence takes the ball on Wednesday night.
September 3, 2024

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)