Springfield sets franchise record for road wins on Sunday

WICHITA, KS – The Springfield Cardinals (73-53) won their 39th road game of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon. Those 38 road wins are a new franchise record, besting the 2008 Springfield Cardinals who won 38.

Decisions:

W: Benito Garcia (3-1)

L: John Stankiewicz (2-5)

S: Jack Ralston (3)

Notables:

• Trent Baker made his first start since July 23. He went a planned two innings without allowing a hit. Baker walked two and struck out three.
• Benito Garcia followed Baker by tossing four innings, allowing one hit and no runs.
• The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth. RJ Yeager plated a run on an RBI groundout. Matt Lloyd followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0.
• Springfield added a pair of runs in the top of the eighth to extend the lead. Leonardo Bernal picked up his first RBI at the Double-A level with a single in the inning.
• Wichita's offense had one hit through the first seven innings. They tallied a pair of runs on four hits in the eighth against Matt Svanson. It was the first time Svanson had been charged with an earned run since June 26.

On Deck:

• Tuesday, September 3: SPR RHP Brandon Komar (6-2, 2.33 ERA) vs NWA RHP William Flemming 4-4, 7.00)
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV