Cardinals stay perfect at home after 4-run 8th inning
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Cardinals (2-7) put up double-digit runs on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (4-5) for the second consecutive game, winning 11-7 on a chilly Friday night in front of 3,926 fans and moving to 2-0 at home.DECISIONS:W: RHP Seth Elledge (1-0)L: RHP Franco Terrero (1-1)MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:-
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Cardinals (2-7) put up double-digit runs on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (4-5) for the second consecutive game, winning 11-7 on a chilly Friday night in front of 3,926 fans and moving to 2-0 at home.
DECISIONS:
W: RHP
L: RHP
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:
- CF
- Godoy drew the Cardinals even at 7-7 earlier in the eighth when his infield single to Naturals pitcher Terrero ended with a throwing error that allowed
- Northwest Arkansas forced Springfield's eighth-inning comeback after turning a 6-3 deficit into a 7-6 lead in the top half of that inning, tying the game on
NOTABLES:
- Carlson extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 2-for-5 night that included a 7th-inning triple to the wall in right. Carlson has seven extra-base hits in just nine career Double-A games.
- Montero hit his first Double-A home run with a two-run shot to left in the fourth.
- Four different Cardinals posted multi-hit nights, including
- The Cardinals have scored 23 runs on 26 hits in the first two games of this season-opening homestand, and Cardinals pitchers have struck out 21 Naturals over the stretch.
- St. Louis Cardinals RHP
COMING UP SATURDAY AT HAMMONS!
- Day baseball! The Cardinals go for three straight against the Naturals at 12:10pm with gates opening at 11:30am.