Cardinals offense stifled in Friday night loss to Wichita

WICHITA, KS – The Wichita Wind Surge took game four of the series on Friday night by a 6-1 final. The Cardinals (72-51) held a 1-0 lead in the first three innings before surrendering six unanswered.

Decisions:

W: Marco Raya (2-4)

L: Wilfredo Pereira (5-2)

S: Christian MacLeod (1)

Notables:

• Matt Lloyd drove in the game's first run with an RBI single in the first for his 66th RBI of the year.
• In his third rehab game with Springfield, Michale Siani (oblique) went 0-1 with three walks and a run scored.
• Wilfredo Pereira started in place of recently promoted Quinn Mathews on Friday. He went _ innings, his longest outing since June 13 (5.0 IP).
• Wichita's offense plated six runs between the fourth and sixth innings. They plated three in the sixth all with two outs.
• The Cardinals offense tallied just one hit after the first inning.
• Springfield currently still has 37 road wins this season, which is tied for the most in franchise history (2008).
• Had the Cardinals won, they would have been a season-high 22 games over .500.

On Deck:

• Saturday, August 31: SPR RHP Max Rajcic (10-9, 4.38 ERA) vs WCH RHP Cory Lewis (1-3, 2.79 ERA)
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV

Michael Siani, in his third rehab game with Springfield, makes a nice running grab in deep centerfield. pic.twitter.com/7RUi8lGye1

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 31, 2024