TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/26/2108
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6851 - THURSDAY, JULY 26TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (50-52) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 9 0
Springfield Cardinals (56-46) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Naturals Do In Cardinals, 5-2
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals knocked off the Springfield Cardinals, 5-2, in Texas League action at Hammons Field. Northwest Arkansas pitcher and Takanosu, Japan, native Shizuo Saito had an outstanding performance. The winning pitcher was Saito, now 7-4. He tossed 5.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. Northwest Arkansas is now 50-52, while Springfield is 56-46.

Northwest Arkansas went up, 5-2, on Sean Ownby's 8th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Ownby hit in the top of the ninth, left Springfield pitcher Jose Linares shaking his head.

"You have to trust that what you're doing is going to produce results," said Saito.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heide CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 2 29
J. Redman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .260 12 32
M. Anderson RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
D. Hart 3B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .295 4 13
M. Jimenez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289 5 25
J. Ochoa DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 3 19
E. Guadarrama 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .296 1 7
S. Ownby C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .208 8 26
J. Rubin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 0 27
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 12 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Jimenez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Linares, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Redman (12, 3rd Inning off J. Linares, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hart (4, 6th Inning off J. Linares, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ownby (8, 9th Inning off J. Linares, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Redman 4 , M. Anderson 2 , D. Hart 4 , M. Jimenez 2 , E. Guadarrama 2 , S. Ownby 4 , J. Rubin
2-out RBI: J. Redman , E. Guadarrama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jimenez , S. Ownby
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gutshall 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .261 13 33
N. Empasis LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 6 .280 10 32
B. MacNeil RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 7 .207 1 7
C. Rivera 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .245 19 59
B. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 1
K. Diaz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 0 4
X. Robinson CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 1 11
   a-C. Lisenbee PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 6 19
J. Jones 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 11 37
   b-M. Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 5
   c-W. Salgado 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 6 31
R. Lopez DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .248 4 22
Totals 36 2 9 2 3 6 28      
a - C. Lisenbee pinch hit for X. Robinson in the 8th
b - M. Evans pinch hit for J. Jones in the 8th
c - W. Salgado substituted for M. Evans in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. MacNeil (3, 7th Inning off A. Valverde, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gutshall 2 , N. Empasis 2 , B. MacNeil 2 , K. Diaz , J. Jones , R. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Rivera 3 , B. Johnson , J. Jones
Hit by Pitch: C. Gutshall
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. MacNeil (1) , K. Diaz (14)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (7-4) 5.2 5 1 1 2 4 0 101 3.01   
A. Valverde H (1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.15   
D. Thibeaux H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.64   
M. Cruz SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 57
Batters Faced: S. Saito 25, A. Valverde 7, D. Thibeaux 7, M. Cruz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 7-6, A. Valverde 2-1, D. Thibeaux 2-2, M. Cruz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 101-60, A. Valverde 22-17, D. Thibeaux 24-15, M. Cruz 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valverde 1-0 , M. Cruz 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Linares L (2-9) 8.1 9 5 5 1 11 3 119 5.78   
C. Garza 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Linares 55
Batters Faced: J. Linares 35, C. Garza 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Linares 8-6, C. Garza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Linares 119-76, C. Garza 4-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shizuo Saito
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 7480
Special Notes: RF Nelson Empasis was injured in a collision at a base.
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