Birds slug their way to series-opening win over Corpus Christi
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals (51-40) took down the Corpus Christ Hooks 5-1 on Tuesday in their first matchup at Hammons Field this season on Tuesday night. The Cardinals have won nine of their last eleven games on their home turf. Decisions: W: Brandon Komar (4-0) L: Joey Mancini
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals (51-40) took down the Corpus Christ Hooks 5-1 on Tuesday in their first matchup at Hammons Field this season on Tuesday night. The Cardinals have won nine of their last eleven games on their home turf.
Decisions:
W: Brandon Komar (4-0)
L: Joey Mancini (1-2)
Notables:
- Jimmy Crooks, Mike Antico and Jacob Buchberger all left the yard with home runs.
- Antico is three homers shy of 50 in his Minor League career.
- Dakota Harris played in his first game since July 4. He drove in a run with a double.
- Trent Baker tossed four scoreless and hitless innings for Springfield. It was the second-longest hitless outing of his career, behind six hitless innings on July 14, 2023 while with High-A Peoria.
- Nathan Church's nine-game hitting streak ended with an 0-3 effort.
- Tuesday night's game lasted just one hour and 47 minutes, their shortest nine-inning game and only sub-two-hour game this year. It was also the quickest nine-inning game in Corpus Christi history. It came one minute shy of the quickest game in Springfield history: 1 hour 46 minutes on September 1, 2008 at Arkansas.
On Deck:
- Wednesday, July 24, 7:05 PM: SPR RHP Edwin Nuñez (0-5, 7.45) vs CC LHP Luis Angel Rodriguez (4-3, 5.82)
- Purina Woof Wednesday, Worship Wednesday
- Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV
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Jacob Buchberger launches our third homer of the night! pic.twitter.com/JkdMfyl65g