Springfield pushes win streak to seven

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals (70-49) won their seventh straight game and moved to a season-best 21 games over .500 with a 4-1 win on Saturday night. The Cardinals never trailed, despite being outhit 10-9.

Decisions:

W: Max Rajcic (10-9, 4.38)

L: Chris Campos (1-2, 3.52)

S: Matt Svanson (23)

Notables:

• Max Rajcic went 6.0 IP, 8 H, ER, BB, 4 K.
• The Cardinals ripped four doubles in the game, three of which drove in runs.
• In the first five games of this series against Tulsa, Springfield starting pitching has turned in this combined line: 31.0 IP, 21 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 9 BB, 29 K. That's a combined ERA of 0.87 from Brandon Komar, Tink Hence, Alex Cornwell, Quinn Mathews and Max Rajcic.
• Matt Svanson inherited the bases loaded with one out in the top of the eighth but escaped the jam. He went 1.2 innings while locking down his Texas League-leading 23rd save of the year.

On Deck:

• Sunday, August 25: SPR TBA vs TUL LHP Jackson Ferris (0-1, 0.66)
• Ultimate Kids Day: Postgame Catch on Field, MOST 529 Kids Run the Bases, Hiland Dairy Ice Cream Sunday, Tulsa Drillers Hornsby appearance
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, KYCW (Local) and MiLB.TV

Final line for Max Rajcic: 6.0 IP, 8 H, ER, BB, 4 K pic.twitter.com/nHsAYRxVFV

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 25, 2024