TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
08/28/2109
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6947 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (48-78) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Springfield Cardinals (70-56) 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Cardinals Tag Travelers with 5-4 Loss
Cardinals second baseman Jon Kunkel left his imprint on his team's 5-4 win over the Arkansas Travelers. Kunkel was 3-4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for Springfield in the contest. The win elevated the Cardinals to 70-56.

Springfield grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Kunkel hit a 2-run home run off Edwin Castillo. His 9th home run of the season put the Cardinals out in front, 5-3.

Kunkel said afterward that the win gets the team one step closer to its goal.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gomez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 9 38
A. Cotner SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 10 44
B. Bernard C 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 .315 15 52
R. Dundas 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .355 2 8
   b-J. Armstrong PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 10
M. Maloney DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 6 19
R. Whitley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 9 44
   c-J. Mills PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 21
M. Rose 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .305 4 15
G. Schramm LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 1 2
   a-C. Gautreaux PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .275 19 66
J. Charlemagne RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 0 9
Totals 34 4 7 4 1 9 10      
a - C. Gautreaux pinch hit for G. Schramm in the 7th
b - J. Armstrong pinch hit for R. Dundas in the 8th
c - J. Mills pinch hit for R. Whitley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cotner (24, 1st Inning off T. Payton, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rose (10, 2nd Inning off T. Payton, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gautreaux (24, 9th Inning off C. Garza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bernard (15, 1st Inning off T. Payton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Gomez , A. Cotner 2 , B. Bernard 4 , M. Maloney , M. Rose 3 , C. Gautreaux 2
2-out RBI: C. Gautreaux
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Charlemagne 2
Sac Fly: B. Bernard
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Gomez (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Price DH 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .280 5 36
J. Steere RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .268 4 20
T. Lennon 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .275 10 45
J. Kunkel 2B 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .311 9 30
A. Emiliani C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .244 14 38
B. Selle CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 5 34
R. Lopez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 1 2
D. Agurkis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306 2 12
J. Jones SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .266 11 38
Totals 34 5 12 5 1 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Price 2 (17, 1st Inning off E. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off E. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Emiliani (13, 5th Inning off I. Howard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Kunkel (5, 4th Inning off E. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kunkel (9, 5th Inning off E. Castillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Price 5 , J. Steere , J. Kunkel 8 , A. Emiliani 3 , R. Lopez , D. Agurkis 2
2-out RBI: J. Kunkel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lennon , A. Emiliani , B. Selle , J. Jones 2
Sac Fly: T. Lennon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Agurkis (1)
CS: J. Steere (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lopez (1)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Castillo L (0-2) 4.2 9 5 5 0 5 1 77 7.66   
I. Howard 3.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 42 7.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Castillo 31
Batters Faced: E. Castillo 22, I. Howard 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Castillo 2-6, I. Howard 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Castillo 77-53, I. Howard 42-24
WP: E. Castillo 2
Balk: E. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Payton W (5-2) 7.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 94 3.33   
M. Helsen H (2) 1.2 0 1 0 1 3 0 32 2.19   
C. Garza SV (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Payton 59
Batters Faced: T. Payton 27, M. Helsen 7, C. Garza 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Payton 5-10, M. Helsen 1-1, C. Garza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Payton 94-63, M. Helsen 32-20, C. Garza 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Garza 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Kunkel
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 7433
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