TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
04/23/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6457 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (5-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Springfield Cardinals (6-7) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 X 6 11 1
Cardinals Topple Naturals, 6-0, as Rutledge Shines
The Springfield Cardinals took on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at Hammons Field.

Starting Pitcher Don Rutledge was lights out, as the Springfield Cardinals beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 6-0. Picking up the save was Danny Álvarez, his 1st.

Springfield got a big at-bat from Winnipeg, Canada native Bert Wemp, who in the bottom of the third hit a run-scoring double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 2-0.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Rutledge. "Successful pitchers do it."

With the win, Springfield is 6-7.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .308 1 6
E. Barton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 1 2
M. Grant 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .171 0 3
J. O'Duana CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 2 7
R. Sanders LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 2
E. Atkins DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
A. Werner SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
T. Soto C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211 1 1
J. Rosales RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 4
Totals 31 0 3 0 0 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grant (2, 9th Inning off D. Álvarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Barton , M. Grant 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. O'Duana , R. Sanders
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Barton-Hernández-Grant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grimes RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .235 2 7
D. Rutledge DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .417 3 6
D. Williams 2B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .352 1 6
T. Whaley CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 9 .275 2 10
H. Morales 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .320 1 4
J. Sosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .292 1 1
B. Wemp 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .270 2 10
A. Rodríguez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .120 0 0
C. Vargas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .207 1 3
Totals 33 6 11 6 5 11 32      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Rutledge 2 (3, 1st Inning off S. Bell, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wemp (4, 3rd Inning off S. Bell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rutledge (3, 7th Inning off A. Cortéz, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Whaley (2, 7th Inning off A. Cortéz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Rutledge 9 , D. Williams 2 , T. Whaley 5 , J. Sosa , B. Wemp 2 , A. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: B. Wemp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Whaley , J. Sosa , B. Wemp , A. Rodríguez
GIDP: J. Grimes
Sac Fly: D. Williams , H. Morales
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sosa (3)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Bell L (0-2) 4.1 6 2 2 3 9 0 22 90 10.24   
A. Cortéz 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 2 15 48 9.35   
A. Díaz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bell 49
Batters Faced: S. Bell 22, A. Cortéz 15, A. Díaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bell 0-4, A. Cortéz 2-4, A. Díaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bell 90-55, A. Cortéz 48-31, A. Díaz 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cortéz 1-0 , A. Díaz 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. López W (1-1) 6.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 21 91 1.65   
D. Álvarez SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 42 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. López 75
Batters Faced: O. López 21, D. Álvarez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. López 4-9, D. Álvarez 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: O. López 91-55, D. Álvarez 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Álvarez 1-0
WP: D. Álvarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Rutledge
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 7389
Tuesday, April 28th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52