Late Rally, Shutdown 'Pen Lift Cardinals Over Amarillo

Tied in the ninth, Chandler Redmond comes through with an RBI double to drive in RJ Yeager from first. Springfield's on top! pic.twitter.com/YG9pVwW7Ju

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 21, 2024

AMARILLO, TX – Chandler Redmond had 3 hits and drove in a pair and the Cardinals scored three times in the top of the 9^th inning to break a 4-4 tie as Springfield topped the Amarillo Sod Poodles 7-4 on Saturday night at Hodgetown in game two of three. The Cardinals’ bullpen fired 3.2 scoreless innings in relief of starter Alex Cornwell to seal the win.

Decisions:

W: Jack Ralston (3-1)

L: Conor Grammes (1-2)

S: Matt Svanson (15)

*Notables:
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• Chandler Redmond went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and the eventual game-winning hit, an RBI double to score RJ Yeager with one out in the top of the 9^th Over his last 4 games, Redmond is 9-for-16 with 2 homers and 8 RBIs.
• Nathan Church went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 8 games, the longest active streak in the Texas League.
• Church’s 3 stolen bases tied a season-high for Springfield; Bryan Torres also accomplished the feat on July 9 against Wichita.
• Four different Cardinal hitters had multi-hit games as Springfield tallied 14 total hits for the game.
• Three Cardinal relievers (Brandon Komar, Jack Ralston and Matt Svanson) combined to allow just 3 hits over 3.2 innings of scoreless relief.
• Matt Svanson's 15 saves leads the Texas League. He is 15-for-15 in save opportunities this season.
• With the win, the Cards set up a rubber match for both the weekend and season series. Springfield and Amarillo have each won 4 games in the 2024 series.

On Deck:

• Sunday, July 21: SPR RHP Max Rajcic (7-7, 4.88 ERA) vs AMA RHP Dylan Ray (0-1, 4.22 ERA)
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV