Six Run Sixth Leads RockHounds to Win
RockHounds 9, Springfield Cardinals 5Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Hammons Field Springfield, Missouri Mother Nature "owed one" to the RockHounds. She paid her debt Wednesday afternoon as the RockHounds rallied for a 9-5 win over the Cardinals at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri. On May 26, the RockHounds saw an 8-1
RockHounds 9, Springfield Cardinals 5
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Hammons Field Springfield, Missouri
Mother Nature "owed one" to the RockHounds. She paid her debt Wednesday afternoon as the RockHounds rallied for a 9-5 win over the Cardinals at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri.
On May 26, the RockHounds saw an 8-1 lead turn into a 13-8 loss following a rain delay at Amarillo. This time, it was the 'Hounds who made the comeback after the rain went away.
After seeing their six-game win streak snapped in Tuesday night's series opener at Springfield, the 'Hounds have now won 7-of-their-last-8.
The Pennant Race
The RockHounds and Frisco played day games Wednesday with the RoughRiders falling (6-1 at home) to the Tulsa Drillers. Frisco is now 14-19 at Dr Pepper Ballpark and, with Wednesday's loss, falls out of first place for the first time since mid-April.
Entering Wednesday night's games … the RockHounds (32-32) lead Frisco (32-33) and Corpus Christi (31-32) each by a half-game and Amarillo (30-32) by one. Corpus Christi plays at Arkansas and Amarillo hosts NW Arkansas in the evening contests.
When the teams take the diamond Thursday, there will be five games remaining in the first half pennant race.
Notables
In his last three games, Dairon Blanco is 4-for-12 with four runs, two home runs, four RBI and two steals.
Edwin Diaz, who went through a tough stretch (at one point going 3-for-40) is 5-for-15 in his last four games with a home run and four RBI.
Maybe they should spell it "Kardinals." Over the first two games of the series, Springfield pitchers have faced 77 batters … and struck out 29 of them (38%).
Next Game
Thursday, June 13 vs. Springfield Cardinals
Hammons Field Springfield, Missouri
First pitch 7:10 p.m.
- Final of a three-game series and third of a six-game road trip (at Arkansas, June 14-16)
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 7:00 p.m.
Probable Starters
SPR:
RH: Grant Holmes (RH, 1-1, 3.48)