Arkansas Stopped By Springfield
Box Score North Little Rock, AR– Caleb Cali clubbed a two-run home run but the Arkansas Travelers fell 5-3 to the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night. Cardinals starter Daniel Eagen struck out 10 over 6.1 innings and three relievers did not allow a base runner to close out the game.
North Little Rock, AR– Caleb Cali clubbed a two-run home run but the Arkansas Travelers fell 5-3 to the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night. Cardinals starter Daniel Eagen struck out 10 over 6.1 innings and three relievers did not allow a base runner to close out the game. All of the Travs hits and runs came in the fifth inning. Jimmy Kingsbury pitched three scoreless innings of relief and Teddy McGraw worked 1.2 perfect.
Moments That Mattered
* Springfield scored twice in the first and two more in the fourth on a Zach Levenson home run to build a four run lead.
* After Cali’s blast, the Travs added another run on a two-out RBI hit from Sammy Siani.
Notable Travs Performances
* RHP Jimmy Kingsbury: 3 IP, 2 K
* RHP Teddy McGraw: 1.2 IP, 2 K
News and Notes
* The loss was the team’s fifth in a row, matching their longest slide of the season.
* Former Razorback Lael Lockhart started in his third appearance for the Travs and took the loss.
The series continues on Saturday night. It is Harry Potter Night and kids run the bases after the game with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.