Travs Run Win Streak to 5

Alcantara and Oliva star in series opening win

Raúl Alcantara earned the win with five strong innings of work. (Mark Wagner)

April 16, 2024

Box Score North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers secured a fifth straight win downing the Frisco RoughRiders, 4-3, on Tuesday in the series opener at Dickey-Stephens Park. Frisco struck for two in the first but Arknasas answered with three in the second and never trailed again. Raúl Alcantara surrendered two

Box Score

North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers secured a fifth straight win downing the Frisco RoughRiders, 4-3, on Tuesday in the series opener at Dickey-Stephens Park. Frisco struck for two in the first but Arknasas answered with three in the second and never trailed again. Raúl Alcantara surrendered two runs in the first but then settled in and went five frames, with four strikeouts and no walks, to earn the win. Jared Oliva led the hit parade with two knocks including his first home run.

Moments That Mattered

* Oliva gave the Travs the lead with a two out, two-run single in the second.

* Frisco threatened late in the game including putting the tying runs on base in the eighth inning but Garrett Davila came out of the bullpen to get a groundout ending the inning.

Notable Travs Performances

* CF Jared Oliva: 2-3, BB, run, HR, 3 RBI, SB

* LHP Raúl Alcantara: Win, 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K

News and Notes

* Alcantara was making his first start of the season and matched the longest outing of the year by a Travs pitcher.

* Cole Young had his season opening hitting streak snapped at 9.

Up Next

The series continues on Wednesday night with RHP Logan Evans (0-1, 3.24) starting for Arkansas against RHP Ben Anderson (0-0, 9.00). It is a Dog Day at DSP with first pitch set for 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.