TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/02/2025
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TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6819 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (57-47) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (55-49) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Travelers Collect 4-2 Win Versus Northwest Arkansas
The Arkansas Travelers faced a tough opponent in Northwest Arkansas pitcher Eric Hammers, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Arvest Ballpark by a final score of 4-2. Hammers went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs. Greg Emery got credit for the win, improving to 4-3. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 innings. After today's action, Arkansas sits at 57-47, while Northwest Arkansas falls to 55-49.

The Travelers got a big at-bat from third baseman Víctor Montalvo. For the game, Montalvo was 1-4 with a home run. In the top of the sixth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Arkansas a 3-2 lead.

Montalvo called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .270 1 25
V. Fernández CF 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .234 3 24
J. Taylor DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .194 4 24
   a-C. Cruz DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 0 19
E. Scales LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .258 29 76
J. Ayala 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265 3 11
   d-D. Walton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 19
V. Montalvo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .285 1 23
R. Young SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 1 6
C. Hall 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 6 35
   b-M. MacIntosh PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 6
   e-S. Ellis 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 5 18
I. Peña C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .165 1 6
   c-N. Costello PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 12 18      
a - C. Cruz inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. MacIntosh pinch hit for C. Hall in the 9th
c - N. Costello pinch hit for I. Peña in the 9th
d - D. Walton substituted for J. Ayala in the 9th
e - S. Ellis substituted for M. MacIntosh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Fernández 2 (9, 1st Inning off E. Hammers, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Montés, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Taylor (10, 5th Inning off E. Hammers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hall (6, 2nd Inning off E. Hammers, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Montalvo (1, 6th Inning off A. Elder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Brown 3 , V. Fernández 4 , J. Taylor 2 , V. Montalvo 4 , C. Hall 4 , I. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Fernández , C. Cruz , E. Scales 2 , V. Montalvo
Hit by Pitch: K. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Brown (34)
CS: K. Brown (8)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Scales (3)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Overstreet at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. La Arena CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .261 9 38
J. Ríos DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .283 8 32
K. Hodge LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 0 6
D. Overstreet RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 14 55
S. bin Hakem SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .231 5 21
P. Hodge 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .423 1 16
   a-M. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 8 34
   b-E. Wolf 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .347 5 21
A. Werner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .238 3 20
M. Navarro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .282 4 32
L. Mata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 3 13
Totals 35 2 9 1 4 8 24      
a - M. García pinch hit for P. Hodge in the 7th
b - E. Wolf substituted for M. García in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Hodge (5, 2nd Inning off G. Emery, 0 on, 1 out) , R. La Arena (23, 5th Inning off G. Emery, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. La Arena (5, 1st Inning off G. Emery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. La Arena 5 , K. Hodge , D. Overstreet , S. bin Hakem , P. Hodge 3 , A. Werner , M. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ríos 2 , S. bin Hakem , A. Werner , M. Navarro 2
Sac Fly: J. Ríos
Hit by Pitch: R. La Arena , D. Overstreet 2
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wolf (4)
OF assists: 1 (La Arena(Brown at home))
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emery W (4-3) 5.2 7 2 2 2 4 0 99 5.01   
M. Kirk H (9) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 45 3.86   
J. Martínez SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emery 49
Batters Faced: G. Emery 28, M. Kirk 10, J. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emery 5-7, M. Kirk 1-3, J. Martínez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emery 99-60, M. Kirk 45-28, J. Martínez 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kirk 3-0
WP: G. Emery
Hit Batsmen: G. Emery 2 , J. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hammers 5.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 90 3.94   
A. Elder L (2-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 38 2.81   
J. Montés 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 37 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hammers 54
Batters Faced: E. Hammers 22, A. Elder 9, J. Montés 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hammers 3-4, A. Elder 0-2, J. Montés 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hammers 90-50, A. Elder 38-26, J. Montés 37-23
WP: A. Elder
Hit Batsmen: E. Hammers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Hammers
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6461
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