Mad Mallards Fall in Debut
Box Score North Little Rock, AR—Playing their first game as their alternate identity, the Mad Mallards, the Arkansas Travelers fell to the San Antonio Missions, 6-3 on Tuesday night. Missions starter Jared Kollar pitched shutout ball for six innings, allowing just one hit and earned his first Double-A win. Travs
North Little Rock, AR—Playing their first game as their alternate identity, the Mad Mallards, the Arkansas Travelers fell to the San Antonio Missions, 6-3 on Tuesday night. Missions starter Jared Kollar pitched shutout ball for six innings, allowing just one hit and earned his first Double-A win. Travs starter Jimmy Joyce, making his Double-A debut, took the loss despite giving up just two runs over five innings. Jackson Merrill hit a two-run home run for San Antonio. Jonatan Clase had two hits for Arkansas including a double.
Moments That Mattered
* San Antonio broke a scoreless tie as the first four hitters of the fourth inning reached on two walks and two singles with Juan Fernandez driving in two runs.
* Arkansas brought the tying run to the plate with one out in the eighth but a pair of strikeouts ended the inning and the threat.
Notable Travs Performances
* CF Jonatan Clase: 2-4, run, 2B
* DH Isiah Gilliam: 1-3, HBP, run, 2B
News and Notes
* This is the only series of the year between Arkansas and San Antonio.
* Joyce joined the Travs roster today with Juan Mercedes going on the Injured List.
Up Next
The series continues on Wednesday night with Emerson Hancock (11-4, 4.26) pitching for Arkansas against Gabe Mosser (0-1, 6.00) for San Antonio. It is Mad Mallards Week and the Dog Days of Summer on Wednesday with dogs allowed on the berms. First pitch is set for 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.