FLORES, NATURALS BUST OUT BIG BATS TO TAKE FINALE
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Infielder, Jecksson Flores , fueled the Naturals 11-6 win on Saturday night over the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field with a career-best four runs batted in.The 23-year old infielder delivered in the five-run sixth inning to extend the Naturals lead to 7-2 and tacked on a three-run
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Infielder,
The 23-year old infielder delivered in the five-run sixth inning to extend the Naturals lead to 7-2 and tacked on a three-run double in the seventh frame to make the score 11-2. Flores finished the night going 2-for-4 with the double. It's the most RBIs in a single-game by Flores since he drove in three runs with Wilmington in June, 2017.
Northwest Arkansas (3-6) struck first in the third inning.
Ogando settled in following the fourth and retired a stretch of six consecutive hitters and put down seven of the final eight he faced. The left-hander finished with a line of 5.0 innings, five hits, two runs and five strikeouts to notch his first winning decision in 2018.
The Naturals knocked Corpus Christi (4-5) starter,
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The Naturals continue the six-game road trip with a three-game series against the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Right-hander, Glenn Sparkman will take the ball in the opener against right-hander,
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