TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
06/20/2098
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
GAME ID: 6710 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (29-37) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 0
Tulsa Drillers (50-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 8 0
Benson Excels in 6-5 Springfield Win
The timely hitting of Chris Benson helped the Springfield Cardinals down the Tulsa Drillers, 6-5. Benson went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Cardinals. Springfield is now 29-37, Tulsa 50-17.

Benson made an early impact for Springfield when he stroked his 6th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which came in the top of the second, put the Cardinals on top, 5-0.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Benson, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mertens CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .329 2 12
A. Carranza DH 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .283 6 28
C. Benson LF 5 1 3 5 0 1 0 .296 6 36
   a-J. Gregg RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 2 15
J. Howard 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .335 3 38
J. Littlefield RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .341 3 34
   b-L. Erba LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Schulze SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .212 4 17
J. Garcia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .230 2 17
M. Bownds 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 4 26
J. Kalbacher 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .234 4 15
Totals 39 6 14 6 2 6 15      
a - J. Gregg substituted for C. Benson in the 9th
b - L. Erba substituted for J. Littlefield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mertens (20, 9th Inning off R. Spiteri, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Littlefield (15, 9th Inning off R. Spiteri, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Benson (6, 2nd Inning off P. Blair, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mertens 5 , A. Carranza , C. Benson 6 , J. Howard 3 , J. Littlefield 2 , T. Schulze , J. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Garcia 2 , J. Kalbacher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Littlefield (4)
CS: J. Mertens (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Schulze-Bownds)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Schlitt LF 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .258 10 14
J. Sanborn DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270 11 29
   e-Y. Cabrera DH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 4 11
R. Nieto 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .246 16 32
R. Navarro CF 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .285 8 36
R. Henson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 13 32
M. Buckner 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .319 2 21
J. Saray SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .327 6 28
D. Platt 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 14 33
   a-M. Schultz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 4
   b-L. Flores 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 2 14
   c-M. Saunders PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 7 22
J. Schurman C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .216 4 15
   d-S. Froelich PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .317 5 13
Totals 33 5 8 5 6 14 14      
a - M. Schultz pinch hit for D. Platt in the 7th
b - L. Flores substituted for M. Schultz in the 8th
c - M. Saunders pinch hit for L. Flores in the 9th
d - S. Froelich pinch hit for J. Schurman in the 9th
e - Y. Cabrera inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saray (11, 2nd Inning off D. Arredondo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Cabrera (4, 9th Inning off J. Chavez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Cabrera 4 , R. Navarro 3 , M. Buckner 2 , J. Saray 2 , M. Saunders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henson , J. Schurman
GIDP: D. Platt
Hit by Pitch: J. Saray
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Nieto (2) , J. Saray (6)
CS: J. Saray (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Schlitt(Benson at home))
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Arredondo W (2-0) 6.1 4 0 0 4 9 0 117 2.25   
R. Mansfield 2.0 3 4 4 2 3 0 41 2.63   
J. Chavez 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.69   
D. Ferguson SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Arredondo 70
Batters Faced: D. Arredondo 27, R. Mansfield 10, J. Chavez 1, D. Ferguson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Arredondo 2-7, R. Mansfield 1-1, J. Chavez 0-0, D. Ferguson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Arredondo 117-63, R. Mansfield 41-22, J. Chavez 1-1, D. Ferguson 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mansfield 2-0 , J. Chavez 3-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Arredondo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Blair L (3-5) 2.1 8 5 5 1 1 1 53 4.18   
N. Olson 5.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 62 0.83   
R. Spiteri 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 29 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blair 17
Batters Faced: P. Blair 16, N. Olson 18, R. Spiteri 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blair 2-4, N. Olson 9-2, R. Spiteri 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blair 53-36, N. Olson 62-41, R. Spiteri 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Spiteri 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Benson
Ballpark: ONEOK Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 7749
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