Naturals Drop Travs In Friday Game
Box Score Springdale, AR—An early deficit was too much to overcome as the Arkansas Travelers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Friday night. The Travs offense had chances, especially early in the game but finished the night going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Naturals starter
Springdale, AR—An early deficit was too much to overcome as the Arkansas Travelers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Friday night. The Travs offense had chances, especially early in the game but finished the night going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Naturals starter Hunter Owen worked five-plus innings to get the win and Brandon Johnson closed it with two perfect innings for his seventh save. Danny Wirchansky was tagged with the loss.
Moments That Mattered.
* Hits by Victor Labrada and Connor Charping to open the game put runners at first and third but the Travs failed to score in the opening inning.
* Already leading, the Naturals put up a three-spot in the second inning highlighted by and RBI double from Dustin Dickerson and an RBI triple by Sam Ruta.
Notable Travs Performances
* RHP Nick Davila: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
* RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2 IP, 2 K
News and Notes
* Labrada extended his hitting streak to eight.
* The Travs lead the TL North Division first half title race by one game with 26 to play.
Up Next
The series continues on Saturday with righty Dylan File (1-1, 5.35) starting for Arkansas against lefty Ryan Ramsey (3-0, 3.24). First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Sports Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.