The Cardinals put together a dominant performance on the road, rolling past the Travelers 11-4 behind a big night from Báez. His line-drive home run to left in the sixth inning broke the game open and fueled a Cardinals offense that outhit the Travelers 14 to 10. The Cardinals improved to 64-55 and will host the Missions on Tuesday, while the Travelers, now 61-59, travel to face the Wind Surge.
The Cardinals dominated the Travelers 11-4, with Báez going 4-for-5 and driving in five runs to pace the attack.
Báez's go-ahead blast in the top of the sixth, a line drive into left field for his 19th home run of the season, gave the Cardinals the edge they would not relinquish.
The Cardinals outhit the Travelers 14 to 10 and improved to 64-55, while the Travelers dropped to 61-59.
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| ARKNorth Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Peete CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainiel Rodriguez C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesús Báez 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Ragsdale LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deniel Ortiz 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Won-Bin Cho RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Campos DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jon Jon Gazdar 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dakota Harris SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Aita P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Findlay P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darlin Saladin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randel Clemente P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Aita | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Findlay | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Darlin Saladin | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randel Clemente | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | SPR 99.9 | — | |
| B9 | SPR 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | SPR 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | SPR 99.9 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | SPR 99.7 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | SPR 99.6 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | SPR 99.5 | 0.1 |
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.