Church, Lloyd Power Cards to 7-6 Victory
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Matt Lloyd homered for the second straight games and Nathan Church had two hits and two outfield assists as the Cardinals (23-16) defeated the Tulsa Drillers (16-22) 7-6 on Tuesday night at Hammons Field. The Cardinals have now won three straight after dropping six in a row
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Matt Lloyd homered for the second straight games and Nathan Church had two hits and two outfield assists as the Cardinals (23-16) defeated the Tulsa Drillers (16-22) 7-6 on Tuesday night at Hammons Field. The Cardinals have now won three straight after dropping six in a row the previous week.
Decisions:
W: Ryan Shreve (3-1)
L: Kendall Williams (1-5)
S: Matt Svanson (5)
Notables:
- Ryan Shreve picked up the win for the Cardinals for the second straight game.
- Matt Lloyd extended his on-base streak to 18 straight games with a leadoff walk in the first inning.
- Cards IF Jacob Buchberger extended his hitting streak to 7 games with a 2-for-4 night. He has 12 hits during the streak.
- Springfield OF Mike Antico had his hitting streak come to an end at 8 games with an 0-for-4 night.
- Nathan Church’s two assists are the most for a Springfield outfielder this season.
- Matt Svanson picked up his first save since May 10.
On Deck:
- Wednesday, May 22, Game 1: RHP Edwin Nuñez (0-2, 6.53) vs TUL RHP Yon Castro (0-1, 11.32)
- Game 2: SPR RHP Max Rajcic (4-3, 7.28) vs TUL TBA
- Purina Woof Wednesday. All dogs welcome!
- Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Live app, MiLB.TV
Stop us if you've heard this before.. Nathan Church defensive highlight coming your way.
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 22, 2024
Church continues his defensive terror, he's thrown out two base runners tonight. pic.twitter.com/Zsk2a2BPZJ