TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
04/26/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6468 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (6-10) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 1
Springfield Cardinals (8-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 11 0
Cardinals 5-4 Winners Over Northwest Arkansas
Hammons Field was the site of a competitive game between the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Springfield Cardinals.

Ed Barton did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Northwest Arkansas Naturals from being beaten, 5-4, to the Springfield Cardinals at Hammons Field. Barton threw 5.2 innings of shutout ball. Dan Hoover earned save number 3 this season.

Springfield took a 4-3 lead on Tim Whaley's 6th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Whaley hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Northwest Arkansas pitcher Edgardo Méndez visibly frustrated.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Whaley told the Springfield Daily News.

The Naturals drop to 6-10, as their stumbling start to the 2026 season continues.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B, CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .266 1 6
J. O'Duana CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .288 2 7
   a-S. Tamamura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .129 0 2
M. Grant 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .204 0 3
   b-J. Reyes PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 0 0
R. Sanders LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .196 1 3
A. Werner SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .320 0 2
   c-D. Snider PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Soto C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .269 2 4
   d-C. Villaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 2 3
E. Barton P, DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .320 2 7
H. Marín 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .333 2 8
J. Rosales RF 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 .250 1 6
Totals 35 4 11 4 5 5 23      
a - S. Tamamura pinch hit for J. O'Duana in the 8th
b - J. Reyes pinch hit for M. Grant in the 8th
c - D. Snider pinch hit for A. Werner in the 9th
d - C. Villaneda pinch hit for T. Soto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Marín (1, 2nd Inning off D. Rutledge, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Grant (3, 3rd Inning off D. Rutledge, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Barton (3, 3rd Inning off D. Rutledge, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rosales 2 (4, 4th Inning off D. Rutledge, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Cooke, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. O'Duana , M. Grant 3 , R. Sanders , T. Soto , E. Barton 3 , H. Marín 2 , J. Rosales 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. O'Duana , J. Reyes , A. Werner , H. Marín
GIDP: M. Grant
Sac Fly: R. Sanders , J. Rosales
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: H. Marín (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Soto-Werner, Soto-Werner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grimes RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .254 2 10
   b-T. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
J. Sosa 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 1 1
   a-B. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-H. Morales 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 4
D. Williams 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .364 2 8
T. Whaley CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .274 2 12
   d-H. Washington CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Green DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .217 1 7
B. Wemp SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .298 2 11
A. Rodríguez LF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .152 1 1
E. Evans C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .207 0 3
S. Fukuda 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 0 3
Totals 33 5 11 5 3 10 14      
a - B. Robertson pinch hit for J. Sosa in the 7th
b - T. Castro substituted for J. Grimes in the 8th
c - H. Morales substituted for B. Robertson in the 8th
d - H. Washington substituted for T. Whaley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Williams (8, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Whaley (6, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Grimes (1, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rodríguez (1, 8th Inning off A. Díaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grimes 3 , J. Sosa , D. Williams 4 , T. Whaley 3 , B. Wemp 2 , A. Rodríguez 4 , E. Evans
2-out RBI: D. Williams , T. Whaley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Green 3
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (3)
CS: B. Wemp 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuda-Wemp-Sosa)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Barton 5.2 5 0 0 2 8 0 23 96 4.19   
E. Méndez BS (1) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 0 8 26 5.68   
A. Díaz L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 21 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 65
Batters Faced: E. Barton 23, E. Méndez 8, A. Díaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 4-3, E. Méndez 0-2, A. Díaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 96-61, E. Méndez 26-17, A. Díaz 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 1-0 , A. Díaz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Rutledge 6.0 9 3 3 2 2 0 28 109 4.87   
C. Cooke 1.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 10 47 3.00   
J. Ángel W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.00   
D. Hoover SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutledge 42
Batters Faced: D. Rutledge 28, C. Cooke 10, J. Ángel 1, D. Hoover 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutledge 6-9, C. Cooke 2-1, J. Ángel 0-1, D. Hoover 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutledge 109-72, C. Cooke 47-23, J. Ángel 2-2, D. Hoover 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ángel 3-0
WP: D. Rutledge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Barton
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 7451
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