Deniel Ortiz broke it open early with a two-run double in the first inning, and the Cardinals never looked back in a 5-3 win over the Travelers. Zach Levenson drove in two runs to power the offense, while St. Louis's defense held the edge in the hit column. The Cardinals and Travelers stay in the series for Saturday.
Ortiz lined a ground ball to left field in the top of the first that scored Josiah Ragsdale and Rainiel Rodriguez, giving the Cardinals the lead they would carry the rest of the way.
Levenson went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead St. Louis's attack, while the Cardinals outhit Arkansas 10 to 4 overall.
The win improved the Cardinals to 62-55, while the Travelers fell to 61-57.
The Cardinals are winners of 8 straight, 8-2 over their last 10. The Travelers are coming off a win, 2-8 over their last 10.
The Cardinals are up next home vs Missions (Aug 27-29). The Travelers are up next at Wind Surge (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRSpringfield Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| ARKNorth Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Ragsdale CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rainiel Rodriguez 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesús Báez SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Gurevitch DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Deniel Ortiz 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Won-Bin Cho RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Campos C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Levenson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Jon Gazdar 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Eagen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randel Clemente P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domenic Picone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Schultz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Eagen | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Randel Clemente | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Domenic Picone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Schultz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | SPR 100.0 | 1.5 | |
| B9 | SPR 98.5 | 3.2 | |
| B9 | SPR 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | SPR 90.5 | 1.6 | |
| T9 | SPR 92.1 | 0.7 | |
| T9 | SPR 91.4 | 8.4 | |
| T9 | SPR 83.0 | 2.4 | |
| T9 | SPR 80.6 | 1.3 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.