Sod Poodles Blank Cardinals 1-0, Earn First Shutout In Franchise History
POSTGAME NOTESThursday, May 2, 2019 vs. Springfield CardinalsAmarillo Sod Poodles (11-16) | Springfield Cardinals (9-18) SOD POODLES BLANK CARDINALS 1-0, EARN FIRST SHUTOUT IN FRANCHISE HISTORYAMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles earned their first shutout as a franchise with a 1-0 victory over the Springfield Cardinals Thursday night in front of 5,283 fans at
POSTGAME NOTES
Thursday, May 2, 2019 vs. Springfield Cardinals
Amarillo Sod Poodles (11-16) | Springfield Cardinals (9-18)
SOD POODLES BLANK CARDINALS 1-0, EARN FIRST SHUTOUT IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles earned their first shutout as a franchise with a 1-0 victory over the Springfield Cardinals Thursday night in front of 5,283 fans at HODGETOWN. Amarillo righty starter
The Sod Poodles struck early in game two with what would be the only run of the contest in the top of the first inning.
In the first, following a strikeout to leadoff batter
In the second inning, Cardinals
The Sod Poodles, who collected just three hits on the night, missed a big scoring opportunity in the bottom of the sixth after two consecutive walks were surrendered by Cardinals pitching and a two-out error extended the inning to load the bases, but a groundout would end the inning.
The Cardinals threatened in the eighth inning when a wild pitch on a swinging third strike allowed
With three outs to go in the ninth, Soddies reliever
The Sod Poodles and Cardinals will play their final game of three-game series Friday night at HODGETOWN. Sod Poodles right-hander
NOTES
All Zeroes: The Sod Poodles earned their first shutout as a franchise Thursday night at HODGETOWN with a 1-0 victory over the Springfield Cardinals. Oppositely, Amarillo has been shut out a total of three times during the 2019 season.
Don't Mess With The LAWson: In his fifth start, righty Reggie Lawson tossed a gem - six and one-third innings of one-hit ball against Springfield. It marked his longest start of 2019, first quality start of the season, and his second start (min. 5.0 IP) allowing one earned run.
Swipin': Edward Olivares swiped his fifth stolen base of the 2019 season, leading all Sod Poodles in the category. In the Texas League, he is tied for 11th.
Streak Over: Amarillo snapped their franchise high four-game losing streak Thursday night with a 1-0 victory over the Springfield Cardinals.
Three or Fewer: Thursday night marked the second time this season where each team totaled three hits. On April 7 in Corpus Christi, both the Sod Poodles and Hooks had three hits apiece; Amarillo lost 4-5 in the contest.
Rare Occurrence: Thursday night's victory marked the first time the Sod Poodles were victorious in a one-run margin game.
Different Pace: In game two, a less "flighty" night was on hand for both teams at HODGETOWN as it was just six-hit affair compared to Wednesday night's 17-hit, six-homer contest.
Snapped: Owen Miller's eight-game hit streak came to an end Wednesday night against the Springfield Cardinals. During his hit streak, Miller went 12-for-32 (.375) with a double, four runs, five RBI, and a home run. Miller's eight-game hit streak tied a franchise record with Luis Torrens who had eight hits between April 15 and April 26.
Torrens On A Tear: In Luis Torrens' last ten games before Thursday night, he batted .421 (16-for-38) with three home runs, seven RBI, and five runs. Against Springfield, this season Torrens is 9-for-19 (.473) with three home runs, four RBI, and five runs.
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Tomorrow's Preview: The Sod Poodles and Cardinals will play their final game of three-game series Friday night at HODGETOWN. Sod Poodles right-hander T.J. Weir will face off against Springfield southpaw Austin Warner. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.