Flaherty tosses 4 innings, Plummer ties record in 6-5 Cardinals loss to Drillers
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Rehabbing St. Louis Cardinals righty Jack Flaherty tossed 4.0 innings in a rehab start and Nick Plummer tied Tommy Edman's club record 32-game on-base streak in a 6-5 Springfield Cardinals loss to the Tulsa Drillers in front of 5,176 fans on Friday night at Hammons Field. Flaherty
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Rehabbing St. Louis Cardinals righty Jack Flaherty tossed 4.0 innings in a rehab start and Nick Plummer tied Tommy Edman's club record 32-game on-base streak in a 6-5 Springfield Cardinals loss to the Tulsa Drillers in front of 5,176 fans on Friday night at Hammons Field.
Flaherty allowed two earned runs on three hits, striking out three without walking a batter.
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SpringFlaherty. pic.twitter.com/bOZxaPpSAg
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Plummer singled, doubled and homered as a part of a 3-for-4 night, scoring twice and driving in a run. Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera gave Springfield a 2-1 lead with a first inning home run, scoring Plummer. Plummer's homer came in the sixth, tying the game 3-3.
Nick Plummer singled
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Nick Plummer homered
Nick Plummer doubled
Nick Plummer tied Tommy Edman's club record 32-game on-base streak. pic.twitter.com/35DocVJXXF
Nick Plummeled!
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💣 @nplum11 pic.twitter.com/lq3adQFLLO
The Cardinals went up 5-3 in the sixth off a Justin Toerner ground-rule RBI double and a Julio Rodriguez RBI single. Tulsa scored three in the top of the ninth. Dalton Roach took over for Flaherty, pitching into the ninth. Roach threw 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and no walks.
That's a double that's a lead pic.twitter.com/8O7JDcY9dz
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The Cardinals and Drillers play again on Saturday night with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. and gates opening at 5:05 p.m. Saturday is the St. Louis Cardinals Willie McGee Bobblehead Gnome Giveaway for 2,000 fans.