Walton, Sanchez Carry Travs Past Cards
Springfield, MO-Donnie Walton had three hits including a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning as the Arkansas Travelers defeated the Springfield Cardinals, 5-1 on Saturday night. Walton's homer and all three of his hits came against the Cardinals' left-handed starter Evan Kruczynski. Ricardo Sánchez pitched seven innings of
Springfield, MO-Donnie Walton had three hits including a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning as the Arkansas Travelers defeated the Springfield Cardinals, 5-1 on Saturday night. Walton's homer and all three of his hits came against the Cardinals' left-handed starter
Moments That Mattered
* Springfield scored in the second but the Travs responded with a run in the third.
* Walton's go-ahead homer came with two out in the seventh.
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Notable Travs Performances
* SS
* LHP Ricardo Sanchez: Win, 7 IP, 5 H, R, 9 K, HR, 88 pitches
News and Notes
* Walton recorded his team leading 27th multi-hit game of the season and 10th three-hit contest. It was his seventh game with three or more hits in the last month.
* Kaleiwahea was making his Travs and Double-A debut and was playing for only the fourth time this season at any level. He had been 0-13 overall before the homer.
Up Next
The Travs look for an even split of the four game series on Sunday night. Left-hander