TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
04/16/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6433 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Midland RockHounds (3-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 6 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (2-5) 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 6 14 1
RockHounds Defeated by Naturals, 6-4
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals picked up a win at Arvest Ballpark, taking down the Midland RockHounds, 6-4. Starting pitcher Manny Mojano was a big reason why. Joe Wright picked up the save, his 1st. The win moves Northwest Arkansas to a record of 2-5.

Héctor Marín chipped in a 2-run home run for Northwest Arkansas in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Naturals manager Steve Falteisek. "This one was nice to get."
MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Báez RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 0 2
Á. Díaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 2 6
X. Quintero LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .227 1 2
L. Merico 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .353 0 2
M. Owens SS 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 .250 1 7
L. Banda 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
J. Tirado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 1 2
L. López DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .154 0 4
   a-R. Ballard DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Fernández C 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .091 1 2
   b-E. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 2 4
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 9 16      
a - R. Ballard inserted as DH in the 9th
b - E. Brown pinch hit for J. Fernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tirado (1, 2nd Inning off M. Mojano, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Owens (1, 8th Inning off J. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Báez , M. Owens 4 , L. Banda , J. Tirado 3 , R. Ballard
2-out RBI: M. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Fernández 2
Sac Fly: L. López
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tirado-Banda-Merico)
OF assists: 1 (Díaz(Santos at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .259 0 4
M. Grant 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .211 0 2
E. Barton CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .200 0 1
R. Sanders LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .250 1 2
A. Werner SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .292 0 0
J. Reyes DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .071 0 0
H. Marín 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .300 1 2
J. Rosales RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .235 1 2
J. Santos C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 35 6 14 6 2 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. López, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. López, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Santos (1, 6th Inning off C. Cahill, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Reyes (1, 2nd Inning off T. López, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (1, 7th Inning off C. Cahill, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Marín (1, 7th Inning off C. Cahill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hernández , M. Grant 3 , R. Sanders 8 , A. Werner 2 , J. Reyes 3 , H. Marín 5 , J. Santos 3
2-out RBI: M. Grant , R. Sanders , H. Marín
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grant , E. Barton , A. Werner , J. Reyes
GIDP: H. Marín
Sac Fly: J. Rosales
Hit by Pitch: M. Grant
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (2)
MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. López L (1-1) 5.0 8 3 3 2 6 0 25 106 2.08   
C. Cahill 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 2 10 30 13.50   
M. Davis 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. López 43
Batters Faced: T. López 25, C. Cahill 10, M. Davis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. López 6-2, C. Cahill 2-2, M. Davis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. López 106-67, C. Cahill 30-17, M. Davis 20-13
Hit Batsmen: T. López
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Mojano W (1-0) 6.1 1 1 1 2 5 0 23 95 1.23   
E. Méndez H (1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 8 31 5.06   
J. Foster 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 13.50   
J. Wright SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mojano 70
Batters Faced: M. Mojano 23, E. Méndez 8, J. Foster 2, J. Wright 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mojano 7-7, E. Méndez 0-2, J. Foster 0-1, J. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mojano 95-58, E. Méndez 31-20, J. Foster 6-3, J. Wright 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 1-1 , J. Foster 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Mojano
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 6438
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