The Cardinals grabbed the lead in the eighth inning and held on for a 4-2 win over the Travelers. Báez homered and drove in two runs to spark the Cardinals, who out-hit the Travelers 6 to 3 despite a strong outing from Sloan on the mound. The teams meet again Sunday.
The Cardinals scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth when Tre Richardson crossed on a Harris groundout, giving them the lead they would not relinquish.
Báez went 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs to lead the Cardinals offense, while the visiting club held a 6-3 advantage in hits overall.
Sloan pitched five innings for the Travelers, allowing just one earned run with eleven strikeouts, but the Cardinals' late push was enough to improve to 63-55 as the Travelers slipped to 61-58.
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| ARKNorth Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Peete CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jesús Báez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Campos C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Gurevitch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Won-Bin Cho RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tre Richardson III 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach Levenson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota Harris SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Heath DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Braden Davis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Sparks P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Watson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Davila P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandro Santana P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Davis | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Nolan Sparks | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Davila | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sandro Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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 | |
| B9 | SPR 90.5 | 5.2 | |
| T9 | SPR 95.7 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | SPR 96.1 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | SPR 96.6 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | SPR 97.1 | 0.5 |
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.