Kruczynski tosses 7 scoreless in debut, Cardinals top Drillers 6-3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- If a 77-minute rain delay was supposed to rattle Evan Kruczynski before his first career Double-A start, the 6-foot-5 lefty didn't seem to know about it.Kruczynski tossed seven scoreless innings Monday night for the Cardinals, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out eight in
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- If a 77-minute rain delay was supposed to rattle
Kruczynski tossed seven scoreless innings Monday night for the Cardinals, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out eight in a key 6-3 Springfield victory over the first-place Drillers to kick off a three-game series.
The 23-year-old Kruczysnki (1-0) made things easy for Springfield's defense, and the offense responded with early run support initially sparked by a sluggish looking Drillers team that coughed up two unearned runs in the first.
Springfield poured on three more runs in the second off Drillers starter
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Earlier in the day, Young was awarded Texas League Player of the Week after mashing five home runs and batting .423 from July 23-29.
Springfield's lead swelled to 6-0 in the fourth when Edman reached and stole second and then was singled home by Knizner with two outs.
The Drillers scored all three of their runs courtesy of a
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The Cardinals and Drillers meet for Game 2 of their three-game series Tuesday night at 6:30pm with gates opening at 5:30pm.
Tuesday is a Great Southern Bank $1 Dog Day at the ballpark with hot dogs available all night for just a buck.