Pizzano's 9th Inning Blast Lifts Travs

Springfield, MO-Dario Pizzano blasted a go-ahead two-run home run with two out in the top of the ninth to lift the Arkansas Travelers to a 4-3 win over the Springfield Cardinals. The win was the seventh in the past eight games for the Travs, matching their best stretch of the season.
Moments That Mattered

• Pizzano tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.
• Springfield retook the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a two out RBI single from John Nogowski.
• Pizzano's go-ahead blast in the ninth came off Landon Beck with a 2-1 count and the Travs down to their final out.
• With two on and none out in the bottom of the ninth, Darin Gillies got Andrew Knizner to bounce into a 4-3 double play started by Nelson Ward that shifted the momentum back to the visitors.

Notable Travs Performances

• LF Dario Pizzano: 2-4, run, HR, 3 RBIs
• RF Chuck Taylor: 0-1, 2 runs, 4 BB
• RHP Blake Perry: 2.1 IP, H, UER, BB, K
• LHP Ashur Tolliver: Win, 1.2 IP, H, K
• RHP Darin Gillies: Save, IP, H, BB, K

Up Next
Arkansas goes for a sweep of the four game series on Friday night. Righty Chase De Jong (1-2, 5.48) is the scheduled starter for the Travs against righty Connor Jones who will be making his Double-A debut. First pitch is at 7:10 and the game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.