TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
09/02/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6934 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (80-53) 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 7 10 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (35-98) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
Naturals Drop Another One, 7-4
The Springfield Cardinals downed the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 7-4, at Arvest Ballpark. Juan Ortíz led the way, going 2-for-4 for Springfield. Picking up the win was Jesús Rivera. He went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. The right--hander struck out 5 and walked 3. José Jaramillo earned the save, his 2nd in 2 tries.

Ortíz had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-1 fastball from Edgardo Méndez, he banged a grand slam home run to left, giving the Cardinals a 7-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Ortíz.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Ortíz told the Springfield Daily News.

Springfield now has a record of 80-53 with the win.
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson RF, LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .300 1 3
C. Edwards 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .325 1 27
D. Morris 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 7 .241 5 30
J. Ortíz 3B 4 1 2 5 1 1 3 .391 2 12
J. Baker LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .348 1 14
   a-G. Phillipson PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 1 11
S. Duncan DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 0 9
R. Neal SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 6 34
R. MacKey CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .154 0 5
C. Vargas C 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .166 5 22
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 9 17      
a - G. Phillipson pinch hit for J. Baker in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ortíz (2, 6th Inning off E. Méndez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 3 , C. Edwards 2 , J. Ortíz 5 , J. Baker , R. MacKey , C. Vargas
2-out RBI: J. Ortíz , J. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortíz , J. Baker , S. Duncan
Sac Bunt: C. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: C. Vargas 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortíz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ortíz (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .210 2 19
M. Grant 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 5 38
E. Barnes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 3 31
R. Hernández CF, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .256 8 43
B. Muldoon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .382 3 15
E. Atkins DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 7 31
   a-D. Snider DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 3 41
R. Sanders 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 .259 5 45
   b-J. O'Duana PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 7 29
H. Marín SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 4 16
J. Rosales 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 3 17
Totals 34 4 7 3 3 5 14      
a - D. Snider inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. O'Duana pinch hit for R. Sanders in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (20, 6th Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rosales (8, 6th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes , E. Barnes , R. Hernández , B. Muldoon , E. Atkins , R. Sanders 2 , J. Rosales 2
2-out RBI: J. Rosales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reyes , E. Atkins , R. Sanders , H. Marín
Sac Fly: R. Hernández
Team LOB: 7
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Rivera W (3-7) 8.0 6 4 3 3 5 0 34 128 5.80   
J. Jaramillo SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 58
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 34, J. Jaramillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 12-7, J. Jaramillo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 128-82, J. Jaramillo 7-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Quintana 3.2 8 3 3 0 3 0 21 79 3.21   
E. Méndez L (2-11) 1.2 1 4 4 4 0 1 10 43 10.72   
J. Henderson 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 40 9.09   
J. Foster 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 14 7.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Quintana 34
Batters Faced: A. Quintana 21, E. Méndez 10, J. Henderson 9, J. Foster 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Quintana 4-4, E. Méndez 1-4, J. Henderson 1-4, J. Foster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Quintana 79-48, E. Méndez 43-21, J. Henderson 40-27, J. Foster 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 3-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Quintana 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Ortíz
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4431
Wednesday, September 2nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76