TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
05/18/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6548 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (20-15) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 10 0
Springfield Cardinals (19-16) 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 X 8 18 0
Cardinals Prevail, 8-6, Over Arkansas
The Springfield Cardinals bumped off the Arkansas Travelers, 8-6, at Hammons Field. Arturo Escobedo hit 3 singles and 1 double. He also had 1 RBI. Springfield reliever José Martínez was credited with the win. His record goes to 2-1. Andy McCormick took the loss for Arkansas. José Castro closed out the game, earning his 10th save.

Shortstop Ron Neal made an impact for Springfield, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Andy McCormick in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Neal went 2-4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said Springfield manager Elvis Morel.

With the win, the Cardinals have a record of 19-16.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 5
R. Matthews LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .295 3 13
D. Wright 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .500 0 1
E. Scales DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .302 14 37
L. Costaneda CF 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .083 0 3
   a-T. Caine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 5 22
J. Ruíz 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .286 0 1
C. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .290 2 12
   b-D. Dickerson PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .358 4 30
R. Young SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .333 1 2
I. Peña C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .192 1 3
   c-V. Fernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 1
Totals 37 6 10 6 7 11 22      
a - T. Caine pinch hit for L. Costaneda in the 9th
b - D. Dickerson pinch hit for C. Hall in the 9th
c - V. Fernández pinch hit for I. Peña in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wright (1, 9th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Young (1, 9th Inning off J. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruíz (1, 9th Inning off R. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Young (1, 4th Inning off T. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Peña (1, 8th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Dickerson (4, 9th Inning off R. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown , R. Matthews 2 , D. Wright 3 , J. Ruíz 2 , D. Dickerson 4 , R. Young 6 , I. Peña 4
2-out RBI: J. Ruíz , D. Dickerson , I. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wright , C. Hall 3 , V. Fernández
Hit by Pitch: E. Scales
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
PB: I. Peña
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sosa RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .286 1 10
C. Robinson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 3 10
A. Velasco 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .333 0 4
A. Garza LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .276 9 23
A. Rodríguez DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .289 1 10
J. Almenza SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .158 2 13
A. Escobedo CF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .256 0 7
R. Neal 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .436 2 9
   a-T. Peña 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 3
E. Evans C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 4
Totals 42 8 18 8 0 8 20      
a - T. Peña substituted for R. Neal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Neal 2 (5, 2nd Inning off A. McCormick, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. McCormick, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Velasco (2, 3rd Inning off A. McCormick, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Escobedo (5, 3rd Inning off A. McCormick, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Rodríguez (5, 6th Inning off O. Rivera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Almenza (1, 3rd Inning off A. McCormick, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sosa 2 , C. Robinson , A. Velasco 3 , A. Garza 2 , A. Rodríguez 3 , J. Almenza 4 , A. Escobedo 5 , R. Neal 4 , E. Evans
2-out RBI: , A. Rodríguez 2 , J. Almenza , A. Escobedo , R. Neal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sosa , C. Robinson , A. Garza , J. Almenza , R. Neal , E. Evans
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Escobedo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Almenza-Velasco)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McCormick L (3-1) 4.2 12 5 5 0 6 0 90 3.30   
O. Rivera 3.1 6 3 3 0 2 0 59 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McCormick 26
Batters Faced: A. McCormick 26, O. Rivera 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McCormick 1-7, O. Rivera 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. McCormick 90-61, O. Rivera 59-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Rivera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Alexander 4.1 3 2 2 5 6 1 93 9.00   
J. Martínez W (2-1) 3.1 3 1 1 2 5 1 68 5.89   
R. Martínez 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 18 5.93   
J. Castro SV (10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Alexander 50
Batters Faced: T. Alexander 22, J. Martínez 15, R. Martínez 6, J. Castro 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Alexander 4-4, J. Martínez 2-3, R. Martínez 0-2, J. Castro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Alexander 93-52, J. Martínez 68-40, R. Martínez 18-11, J. Castro 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martínez 1-0 , R. Martínez 1-0
WP: T. Alexander
Hit Batsmen: R. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Escobedo
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 7443
Sunday, May 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55