TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
09/05/2107
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6993 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (73-65) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (63-75) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 X 7 10 0
Naturals Snatch Late Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Springfield Cardinals and Northwest Arkansas Naturals get after it.

Northwest Arkansas center fielder Vince Taylor played a vital role in his team's 7-5 conquest of Springfield. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for Northwest Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas pitcher Mike Pierce got the win, upping his record to 2-0. Tim Payton got the loss. The save was credited to Jose Arias, his 3rd.

Taylor had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-2 sinker from Tim Payton, he banged a 3-run home run to left-center, giving the Naturals a 6-5 lead. It was the 16th home run of the year for Taylor.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Taylor told the Northwest Arkansas Today. "It's as simple as that."

The last-place Naturals have a record of 63-75.
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ingles RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .275 8 43
C. Lisenbee CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .226 1 6
M. Lawlor DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .255 11 50
C. Rivera 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .281 22 99
D. Musquiz C 5 0 1 3 0 3 3 .258 3 11
F. Enriquez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .241 1 23
J. Santos SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 6 25
F. Morales LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275 1 4
C. Knorr 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .188 3 7
Totals 36 5 9 5 6 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Musquiz (5, 5th Inning off D. Nash, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Ingles (8, 1st Inning off D. Nash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ingles 5 , C. Lisenbee , M. Lawlor , C. Rivera , D. Musquiz 2 , J. Santos , F. Morales , C. Knorr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Musquiz , F. Enriquez , C. Knorr 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ingles (3) , C. Rivera (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Knorr-Santos-Enriquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Salgado 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .272 16 77
J. Lance SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 14 51
E. Guadarrama RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .320 8 44
T. Thigpen LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239 17 60
D. Zuniga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .242 10 54
D. Hart 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 8 34
V. Taylor CF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .283 16 81
N. Crofton DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 2 3
J. Hall C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .252 5 35
Totals 33 7 10 6 2 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Guadarrama (25, 4th Inning off X. Clayton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Taylor (16, 8th Inning off T. Payton, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Crofton (2, 8th Inning off T. Payton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lance , E. Guadarrama 2 , T. Thigpen , D. Hart , V. Taylor 5 , N. Crofton 5 , J. Hall 2
2-out RBI: V. Taylor , N. Crofton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Zuniga , D. Hart , V. Taylor
GIDP: J. Lance
Hit by Pitch: M. Salgado
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hart (1)
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Clayton 7.2 8 5 5 2 8 0 112 3.30   
T. Payton L (4-4), BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 10 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Clayton 49
Batters Faced: X. Clayton 33, T. Payton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Clayton 7-7, T. Payton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. Clayton 112-68, T. Payton 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Payton 2-2
WP: X. Clayton
Hit Batsmen: X. Clayton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Nash 4.0 8 5 5 3 3 1 97 4.32   
M. Pierce W (2-0) 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 50 4.79   
J. Arias SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nash 26
Batters Faced: D. Nash 23, M. Pierce 14, J. Arias 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nash 6-3, M. Pierce 4-4, J. Arias 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nash 97-62, M. Pierce 50-34, J. Arias 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pierce 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vince Taylor
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 6453
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