TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/31/2115
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6848 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (63-38) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Springfield Cardinals (61-40) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 4 0
Mendez Hits 2 Roundtrippers, Naturals Win, 4-3
Northwest Arkansas designated hitter Noe Mendez had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Springfield Cardinals, 4-3. Northwest Arkansas is now 63-38.

Mendez had a key at-bat for Northwest Arkansas in the top of the second. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and gave Northwest Arkansas an early 3-0 lead.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Mendez said.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bari LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .297 11 41
P. Grant 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .271 6 36
J. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .329 17 55
L. de Leon SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .285 17 62
M. Pfeiffer RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266 13 52
   a-D. Jacoba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 9 27
   b-M. Frees RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 5 14
N. Mendez DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .364 4 16
M. Cruz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 5 20
S. Pinson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
A. Bedwell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 2
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 10 13      
a - D. Jacoba pinch hit for M. Pfeiffer in the 8th
b - M. Frees substituted for D. Jacoba in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Mendez 2 (4, 2nd Inning off K. Benedict, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Benoit, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bari , J. Sanchez , L. de Leon , M. Pfeiffer , N. Mendez 8 , S. Pinson , A. Bedwell
2-out RBI: N. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Grant 2 , M. Pfeiffer
GIDP: J. Bari
Hit by Pitch: J. Bari
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bari (32)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Tolefree 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 2 15
   d-E. Hemphill PH, 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 5 19
B. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .197 1 10
T. Ojeda RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 15 47
S. Johnson LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 19 61
C. Rodrigues 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .293 11 39
S. Marston CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 10 31
   a-C. Mejia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 5 16
   b-E. Adamic CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 3 25
C. Manning DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .300 4 21
C. Ballance C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .321 2 6
J. Knight 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 12 49
   c-E. Romero PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 13 43
Totals 31 3 4 3 0 12 4      
a - C. Mejia pinch hit for S. Marston in the 7th
b - E. Adamic substituted for C. Mejia in the 8th
c - E. Romero pinch hit for J. Knight in the 8th
d - E. Hemphill pinch hit for C. Tolefree in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Manning (10, 5th Inning off D. Rosario, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ballance (5, 5th Inning off D. Rosario, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Johnson (19, 7th Inning off D. Rosario, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Johnson 4 , C. Rodrigues , C. Manning 2 , C. Ballance 2
2-out RBI: C. Manning , C. Ballance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Knight
Hit by Pitch: T. Ojeda
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rodrigues (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Knight-Smith-Rodrigues)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rosario W (10-6) 7.0 4 3 3 0 9 1 112 3.39   
J. Anderson SV (12) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rosario 66
Batters Faced: D. Rosario 25, J. Anderson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rosario 5-7, J. Anderson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rosario 112-73, J. Anderson 31-23
Hit Batsmen: J. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Benedict 6.2 7 3 3 3 8 1 111 4.39   
N. Jones 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.27   
J. Benoit L (1-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Benedict 53
Batters Faced: K. Benedict 29, N. Jones 1, J. Benoit 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Benedict 3-8, N. Jones 0-0, J. Benoit 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Benedict 111-65, N. Jones 4-3, J. Benoit 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Jones 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Benoit
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noe Mendez
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 7463
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