JJ Wetherholt homers twice in Springfield win
SPRINGDALE, AR - The Springfield Cardinals defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday 7-3. JJ Wetherholt lifted a pair of homers for the first time in his career to help Springfield take five of six games in the series. DECISIONS: W: Ixan Henderson (4-4) L: Ryan Ramsey (4-4)
SPRINGDALE, AR - The Springfield Cardinals defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday 7-3. JJ Wetherholt lifted a pair of homers for the first time in his career to help Springfield take five of six games in the series.
DECISIONS:
W: Ixan Henderson (4-4)
L: Ryan Ramsey (4-4)
🔊That sound🔊 JJ Wetherholt smokes a two-run shot to right. pic.twitter.com/f48Ked3jQN
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 6, 2025
TWICE IS NICE! JJ Wetherholt launches his second home run of the game. It's the first multi-homer game of his career. pic.twitter.com/8ipuB6hLM7
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 6, 2025
NOTES:
- Ixan Henderson fired 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball for his fourth win. He struck out three batters.
- Wetherholt became the fourth Cardinal this season to hit multiple homers in a game this season, joining Chase Davis, RJ Yeager, Leonardo Bernal and Joshua Baez (2x).
- Noah Mendlinger extended his hit streak to eight straight games.
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Springfield Cardinals at Corpus Christi Hooks - Tuesday, July 8, 6:35 PM
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