RJ Yeager homers twice in Cardinals slugfest win
AMARILLO, TX - The Springfield Cardinals slugged four home runs, including two from RJ Yeager, in a 17-12 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Sunday afternoon at Hodgetown. Ramon Mendoza and Brody Moore each added their first home runs of the season to help carry the Cards to a
AMARILLO, TX - The Springfield Cardinals slugged four home runs, including two from RJ Yeager, in a 17-12 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Sunday afternoon at Hodgetown. Ramon Mendoza and Brody Moore each added their first home runs of the season to help carry the Cards to a season-high run output and a 5-1 record in the six-game series in the Texas panhandle.
*Notables:
*• Yeager's two home runs were his first two of the season and marked the second multi-homer game for the season for Springfield.
• JJ Wetherholt went 2-for-4 with both hits coming in the fourth inning to record his fourth-straight multi-hit game.
• Darlin Moquete finished 1-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to a team-best seven games.
• Pete Hansen allowed five runs (two earned) over 2.2 innings with four walks and four strikeouts in his second start of the season.
• The 5-1 record in the series was Springfield's best ever in a series against Amarillo.
Twice is nice! RJ Yeager launches his second homer of the game. It's the second multi-homer game of this career and first at Double-A. pic.twitter.com/JWDpe3cKCJ
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 13, 2025
*On Deck:
*• Tuesday, April 15, 6:35 p.m. CT vs. Arkansas (Seattle)
• LHP Brycen Mautz (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Fraze (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
• Opening Night 2.0, Chevy Dealer of the Ozarks Truck Parade, Postgame Fireworks, Great Southern Bank $2 Tuesday
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Sports Live and MiLB.TV