Pages and Buchberger power Cards past 'Riders, 10-7
Frisco, TX - C Pedro Pages and 3B Jacob Buchberger both struck with two-out, two-run home runs in the top of the 9th to swing the Springfield Cardinals (32-32) past the Frisco RoughRiders (28-35), 10-7, at Riders Field on Tuesday afternoon. *Decisions: *W - RHP Chris Roycroft (2-1) L -
*Frisco, TX - *C Pedro Pages and 3B Jacob Buchberger both struck with two-out, two-run home runs in the top of the 9th to swing the Springfield Cardinals (32-32) past the Frisco RoughRiders (28-35), 10-7, at Riders Field on Tuesday afternoon.
*Decisions:
*W - RHP Chris Roycroft (2-1)
L - RHP Nick Starr (3-4)
S - RHP Andre Granillo (5)
*Notables:
*Down to his final strike with one on and two down in the 9th, and the Cardinals trailing 7-6, C Pedro Pages powered a go-ahead two-run home run to left field, lifting the Cardinals ahead 8-7... After a single from 1B Chandler Redmond, 3B Jacob Buchberger drove a two-run homer to left-center in the 9th, padding the lead to 10-7... Pages finished 2x5 with his two-run blast and an RBI double... Buchberger went 3x5 with a two-run bomb and three total RBIs... 2B Nick Dunn tallied his second straight four-hit game, going 4x5 with an RBI... Redmond went 2x5 with a two-run double... RF Justin Toerner went 1x2 with two walks and three runs.
*On Deck:
*-Wednesday, June 21, 7:05pm - SPR RHP Connor Lunn (2-4, 5.47) @ FRI RHP Seth Nordlin (0-1, 5.56)
-Broadcast live on 106.7 The River and SpringfieldCardinals.com; Coyote's Sports Cafe of Springfield Pregame Show at 6:50pm