Wicked Ninth in Wichita Sinks Travs
Box Score Wichita, KS– The Arkansas Travelers saw a five run lead slip away in the ninth inning and dropped a 7-6 decision to the Wichita Wind Surge on Tuesday night. The loss the the eighth in a row for the Travelers. Arkansas did not trail the entire night until
Wichita, KS– The Arkansas Travelers saw a five run lead slip away in the ninth inning and dropped a 7-6 decision to the Wichita Wind Surge on Tuesday night. The loss the the eighth in a row for the Travelers. Arkansas did not trail the entire night until the end of the game. Jared Sundstrom and Charlie Pagliarini each homered and Caleb Cali drove in two runs. Jason Ruffcorn surrendered only one run over 4.1 innings while Tyler Cleveland (1.1 IP), Jimmy Kingsbury (1.1 IP) and Marcelo Perez (IP) threw scoreless relief outings.
Moments That Mattered
* Sundstrom’s blast to left-center in the third inning put the Travs out to an early lead.
* Wichita got the first seven batters on in the bottom of the ninth on four hits, two walks and catcher’s interference.
Notable Travs Performances
* RF Jared Sundstrom: 2-4, run, HR, 2 RBI
* RHP Jason Ruffcorn: 4.1 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 4 K
News and Notes
* The two home runs give the Travelers a total of 158 on the season tying the modern franchise record.
* It was the eighth time this season that the Travs have lost on a walk-off.
The series continues on Wednesday night with RH Ryan Hawks (4-7, 6.55) starting for Arkansas against RH Adrian Bohorquez who will be making his Double-A debut. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.