DeCarlo, Homers Carry Travs Past Cardinals

Springfield, MO -Joe DeCarlo crushed a pair of key homers, Joey Curletta mashed a grand slam and Chase De Jong delivered a strong start as the Arkansas Travelers blasted past the Springfield Cardinals, 12-4 on Sunday afternoon. DeCarlo finished the day 3-5 with two homers and three runs batted in. It was the fourth multi-homerun game of his career. De Jong worked into the seventh inning for the third consecutive start retiring 11 straight Cardinals at one point and earned his second win of the season. It was the highest scoring output of the year for the Travs and snapped a three game slide. Springfield saw their five game overall winning streak and eight game home winning streaks come to an end.
Moments That Mattered

• Joe DeCarlo delivered a bases loaded RBI single in the second to put the Travs out to an early lead.
• DeCarlo smoked a homer in his next at-bat, tying the score at three.
• In his next at-bat, three innings later, DeCarlo launched another homer. This one put the Travs in front for good.
• Joey Curletta gave the Travs some breathing room, hitting a grand slam with two out in the seventh pushing the lead out to five.

Notable Travs Performances

• DH Chuck Taylor: 2-5, 2 runs
• 1B Joey Curletta: 1-5, run, GS, 4 RBI
• SS Chris Mariscal: 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI
• C Joe DeCarlo: 3-5, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI
• Chase De Jong: Win, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 4 K, HR

Up Next
Arkansas looks for a split of the four game series in a day game Monday. Lefty Anthony Misiewicz (0-1, 2.70) goes to the hill with righty Ramon Santos (0-1, 5.59) scheduled to start for Springfield. The game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.