Mariscal Triple Completes Comeback Win

Travs rally from three runs down

Chris Mariscal hit the game-winning triple in the 9th inning. (Mark Wagner)

June 23, 2018

Springfield, MO-A late rally spurred the Arkansas Travelers to a 7-5 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Saturday night. The Travs trailed by three after just two innings but battled back scoring twice in the fifth and again in the seventh. Each team tallied in the eighth before the Travs

Springfield, MO-A late rally spurred the Arkansas Travelers to a 7-5 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Saturday night. The Travs trailed by three after just two innings but battled back scoring twice in the fifth and again in the seventh. Each team tallied in the eighth before the Travs scored the decisive two runs on Chris Mariscal's two-run triple with two out in the ninth.
Moments That Mattered
* Chuck Taylor's second RBI double of the night tied the game in the seventh.
* Beau Amaral scored on a wild pitch to put the Travs up the eighth only to see Springfield come back and tie it on Granden Goetzman's base hit in the bottom of the inning.
* Yonathan Mendoza and Chuck Taylor singled with one out in the ninth to set the stage for Mariscal's heroics. His triple came on a 1-2 pitch with two out as he lined it into right-center field just past the streaking Cardinal centerfielder.
Notable Travs Performances
* SS Yonathan Mendoza: 3-5, 2 runs, RBI
* DH Chuck Taylor: 3-4, run, BB, 2 2B, 2 RBI
* 3B Chris Mariscal: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI
Up Next
The Travs and Cardinals wrap up the series on Sunday night with the final game before the Texas League All-Star Break. RH Nathan Bannister (4-5, 6.05) starts for Arkansas against LH Austin Warner who makes his Double-A debut for Springfield. The game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.