Cardinals mount eighth-inning comeback over Amarillo

SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Springfield Cardinals scored six runs when trailing to Amarillo in the eighth inning on Tuesday night, pushing them to a 7-2 victory over the Sod Poodles. JJ Wetherholt and Leonardo Bernal factored into the tying and go-ahead runs for Springfield.

DECISIONS:

W: Osvaldo Berrios (2-2)
L: Zane Russell (0-4)

JJ Wetherholt in the clutch! A game-tying double in the bottom of the eighth. pic.twitter.com/qqc876O9kG

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 14, 2025

And now Leonardo Bernal! Bernal drives home Wetherholt and the Cards grab a 3-2 lead in the eighth. pic.twitter.com/pOiwLFo4Rs

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 14, 2025

NOTES:

• Cardinals top-30 prospect Leonardo Bernal homered to right in the bottom of the third to tie the game. It was his third home run of the season.
• LHP Ixan Henderson went 4.2 innings for Springfield, allowing 2 ER on 6 H, 3 BB with 7 K.
• Number 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt tied the game with a double then scored the eventual winning run on a Bernal single.
• Jeremy Rivas walked with the bases loaded, Noah Mendlinger singled home a run and Dakota Harris was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth. The Cardinals scored six unanswered runs.

ON DECK:

• Wednesday, May 14, 11:15 AM CT at Hammons Field - Education Day Game
• LHP Pete Hansen (0-1, 2.78) vs RHP Roman Angelo (0-2, 7.14)
• Radio broadcast available on Classic Rock 106.7 FM, classicrock1067.fm, and springfieldcardinals.com
• TV Broadcast available on Bally Sports Live and MiLB.TV