Mason Molina strikes out six on Friday

WICHITA, KS - The Cardinals were unable to hold a late lead in Wichita and dropped Friday night’s contest to the Wind Surge, 5-4, at Equity Bank Park.

Jon Jon Gazdar’s two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning gave Springfield a 4-1 lead, but Wichita rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh and held on for the win.

The home run was Gazdar’s third of the season and came after a RBI-double earlier in the game. He now leads the team with 15 RBI.

DECISIONS:

W: Hidalgo (1-1)

L: Ynfante (0-1)

S: Fleming (1)

St. Louis #30 prospect Mason Molina's first three Double-A starts: 6 K, 8 K, 6 K 👀 pic.twitter.com/0iCsUe0x23

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 18, 2026

NOTES:

• Starter Mason Molina struck out six and allowed one run over 4.1 innings. He retired the final seven batters he faced.
• Trey Paige went 3-for-4 with a double.
• Travis Honeyman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI for his third-straight multi-hit game.

UP NEXT:

• Saturday, April 18, 4:05 p.m. CT at Wichita
• RHP Chen-Wei Lin (0-0, 1.35) vs. RHP C.J. Culpepper (0-1, 3.38)