TEXAS LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
04/09/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6406 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
San Antonio Missions (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Arkansas Travelers (1-0) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 0
Travelers Pull Out Late Win, 3-2
The Arkansas Travelers put one in the win column with an opening day 3-2 triumph over the San Antonio Missions in 11 innings. The crowd at Dickey-Stephens Park watched Juan Méndez put on a fine performance. Juan Díaz picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Rusty King was tagged with the loss.

Arkansas got a knockout punch from Luis Chávez. The shortstop hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

After the game, Arkansas manager Mike Redmond applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .200 1 2
C. Sullivan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-C. Ratzlaff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Hall C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Minier 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .250 0 0
M. Barnes 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
E. Chapman LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
E. Galló RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
E. Quintana 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
T. Hopkins P, DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Parkinson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Z. Ford SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2 3 10 13      
a - C. Ratzlaff pinch hit for C. Sullivan in the 8th
b - C. Hall substituted for C. Ratzlaff in the 8th
c - J. Parkinson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hopkins (1, 3rd Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Turner (1, 6th Inning off J. Méndez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Turner 4 , C. Sullivan , A. Minier , M. Barnes , E. Galló , E. Quintana , T. Hopkins 2 , Z. Ford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turner , E. Galló , J. Parkinson
GIDP: M. Barnes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Galló (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ford-Minier, Barnes-Ford-Minier)
OF assists: 1 (Turner(Shaw at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cruz LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .333 0 0
W. Watts 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .500 0 0
D. Oliver DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
J. Taylor RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
D. Richardson 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .250 0 0
V. Fernández CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-M. MacIntosh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Thomas CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Conway 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Palácios C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
J. Bolitho SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   c-N. Shaw PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-L. Chávez SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
Totals 38 3 12 3 6 6 26      
a - M. MacIntosh pinch hit for V. Fernández in the 8th
b - E. Thomas substituted for M. MacIntosh in the 9th
c - N. Shaw pinch hit for J. Bolitho in the 9th
d - L. Chávez substituted for N. Shaw in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Richardson (1, 4th Inning off T. Hopkins, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Oliver (1, 5th Inning off T. Hopkins, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Taylor (1, 10th Inning off Q. Bixler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Chávez (1, 11th Inning off R. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cruz , W. Watts 2 , D. Oliver 3 , J. Taylor 3 , D. Richardson 2 , J. Bolitho 2 , N. Shaw , L. Chávez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Taylor 2 , V. Fernández , D. Palácios 2
GIDP: W. Watts , D. Oliver
Sac Fly: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bolitho-Watts-Richardson)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Barnes at home))
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Hopkins 5.1 7 2 2 4 3 0 25 103 3.38   
J. Bernard 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 38 0.00   
Q. Bixler 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 10 41 0.00   
R. King L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hopkins 45
Batters Faced: T. Hopkins 25, J. Bernard 9, Q. Bixler 10, R. King 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hopkins 4-7, J. Bernard 3-3, Q. Bixler 2-2, R. King 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hopkins 103-56, J. Bernard 38-22, Q. Bixler 41-22, R. King 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Méndez 5.2 6 2 2 2 5 1 23 85 3.18   
D. Hoskins 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 22 0.00   
M. Wolf 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 0.00   
J. Díaz W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 52
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 23, D. Hoskins 7, M. Wolf 5, J. Díaz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 5-5, D. Hoskins 2-2, M. Wolf 0-2, J. Díaz 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 85-50, D. Hoskins 22-15, M. Wolf 14-9, J. Díaz 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hoskins 3-0
WP: J. Méndez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Méndez
Ballpark: Dickey-Stephens Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 5719
Special Notes: SP Juan Méndez was injured while pitching.
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