Wild Friday Game Goes to Travs, 10-7

Traveler offense puts up 11 hits and 10 walks

Ryon Healy, on a Major League Rehab Assignment, homered and drove in four. (Mark Wagner)

April 21, 2018

North Little Rock, AR-A wild high scoring game went the way of the Arkansas Travelers in a 10-7 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night in front of a crowd of 7,075 at Dickey-Stephens Park. Of the 17 half-innings that a team came to bat, 11 resulted in at

North Little Rock, AR-A wild high scoring game went the way of the Arkansas Travelers in a 10-7 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night in front of a crowd of 7,075 at Dickey-Stephens Park. Of the 17 half-innings that a team came to bat, 11 resulted in at least one run. Twice in the game, Arkansas came back from two runs down to either tie or take the lead. The Traveler offense drew 10 walks in addition to their 11 hits while eight of the nine batters scored at least one run. Three relievers combined for 4.2 innings allowing just two runs on six hits as the offense clawed their way to the lead. Seattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy began his Major League Rehab Assignment in the game as the Travs' DH and went 2-4 with a walk, while lining an RBI single in the first and blasting a 3-run opposite field homer in the seventh.
Moments That Mattered

Trailing by two in the fifth, Arkansas scored three times on three walks, an error, an infield hit and a sacrifice fly. Joe DeCarlo drew a walk with the bases loaded to tie the score and then Yonathan Mendoza's sac fly put the Travs on top.
After Springfield tied it in the top of the sixth, the Travs put together a two out rally in the bottom of the inning. Joey Curletta singled and Dario Pizzano doubled setting the stage for Curletta to race home with the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
Ryon Healy padded the lead with a 3-run homerun with two out the next inning.
Springfield threatened in the eighth, scoring once on a bases loaded walk with one out. Art Warren came out of the bullpen and recorded a strikeout and a groundout to end the threat and strand three Cardinals.

Notable Travs Performances

RF Beau Amaral: 2-4, run, RBI
DH Ryon Healy: 2-4, run, BB, HR, 4 RBI
1B Joey Curletta: 1-2, 2 runs, 3 BB
SS Yonathan Mendoza: 2-3, run, 2B, 2 RBI
Art Warren: Save, 1.2 IP, BB, 2 K

Up Next
Arkansas looks to make it two in a row when they take on Springfield on Saturday night. First pitch is at 6:10 and the first 1,000 fans through the gates receive a Travs print. Righty Andrew Moore (0-0, 3.31) starts for the Travs against righty Jake Woodford (1-1, 5.79) for the Cardinals. The game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.