Midland Knocks Off Arkansas, 5-1
Box Score North Little Rock, AR—Hogan Windish homered in the opening inning but the Midland RockHounds scored five unanswered runs the rest of the way, beating the Arkansas Travelers, 5-1 on Saturday night in front of 7,055 at Dickey-Stephens Park. The RockHounds used two pitchers, both making their team doubts.
North Little Rock, AR—Hogan Windish homered in the opening inning but the Midland RockHounds scored five unanswered runs the rest of the way, beating the Arkansas Travelers, 5-1 on Saturday night in front of 7,055 at Dickey-Stephens Park. The RockHounds used two pitchers, both making their team doubts. Mason Barnett, just acquired by the A’s organization in a trade, worked five innings for the win and then Chen Zhuang, recently promoted to Double-A, threw the final four innings to earn a save. Midland outhit Arkansas in the game, seven to four.
Moments That Mattered
* Down a run, Arkansas tried a double steal of second and home in the bottom of the fourth but the runner going home was thrown out to end the inning.
* Midland made the Travs pay for a hit by pitch and a walk in the fifth inning when Henry Bolte hit a three-run home run.
Notable Travs Performances
* RHP Travis Kuhn: 2 IP, H, 4 K
* LHP Garrett Davila: 2 IP, 2 K
News and Notes
* The homer by Windish was his first at Dickey-Stephens Park.
* Ben Ramirez had his seven game hitting streak snapped.
Up Next
The series wraps up on Sunday with LHP Brandyn Garcia (0-2, 3.57) making the start. Bluey is at the Ballpark to meet and greet with fans and kids run the bases after the game. It is also Operation: Military Appreciation and a Family Sunday. First pitch is set for 1:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.