Blake Aita twirls six scoreless
Cardinals drop series opener.
(PJ Maigi)
SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Springfield Cardinals fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 9-5 on Friday night. RHP Blake Aita, making his Route 66 Stadium debut, spun six scoreless in a piggyback outing while striking out three. W: Junior Sanchez (2-2) L: Chen-Wei Lin (3-4)
SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Springfield Cardinals fell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 9-5 on Friday night. RHP Blake Aita, making his Route 66 Stadium debut, spun six scoreless in a piggyback outing while striking out three.
W: Junior Sanchez (2-2)
L: Chen-Wei Lin (3-4)
Blake Aita was cruising in his first outing at Route 66 Stadium: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K pic.twitter.com/3TFl7GJMZN
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 18, 2026
NOTES:
- The Sod Poodles scored six runs in the top of the first inning.
- Jesús Báez hit a two-run homer in the third inning. It was his eighth of the season.
- Ryan Campos went 3-for-5 with an RBI. He leads the club with 48 RBI's on the season.
UP NEXT:
- Saturday, July 18 vs Amarillo Sod Poodls, 6:35 PM
- LHP Cooper Hjerpe (0-1, 13.50) vs TBD
- Christmas in July, American National Santa Bobblebody Giveaway (2,000)
- Classic Rock 106.7, Bally Sports Live, SpringfieldCardinals.com, MLB Network (National), Ozarks CW (Local)