TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
05/06/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6508 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (7-19) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 9 0
Arkansas Travelers (17-9) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 X 8 11 0
Cruz goes 3-for-5, Travelers Move to 17-9
A 5-RBI performance from Cisco Cruz, who is tied for 7th in the TEX in runs scored with 15, helped the Arkansas Travelers beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 8-3. Arkansas starter Tommy Steward was credited with the win after throwing 86 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 2-0. Northwest Arkansas, now 7-19, continues its tough start.

Chip Haugen helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Travelers.

"We certainly don't want to get used to losing," said losing manager Steve Falteisek.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B, CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .316 2 11
J. O'Duana CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 2 8
   b-S. Tamamura PH, 3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .122 0 4
A. Werner SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 0 3
   a-E. Bell PH, 3B, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
E. Atkins 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .216 1 2
J. Reyes LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .209 1 6
T. Soto C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .208 3 7
E. Barton P, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 2 11
H. Marín 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 2 8
J. Rosales RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .177 1 8
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 4 11      
a - E. Bell pinch hit for A. Werner in the 6th
b - S. Tamamura pinch hit for J. O'Duana in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Barton (4, 2nd Inning off T. Steward, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Reyes (2, 9th Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Hernández (1, 8th Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hernández 5 , E. Atkins 2 , J. Reyes 3 , T. Soto , E. Barton 2
2-out RBI: E. Atkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Soto , H. Marín
GIDP: E. Bell , J. Reyes , E. Barton
Sac Fly: S. Tamamura
Hit by Pitch: J. O'Duana
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 1 5
   a-J. Taylor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .210 1 10
   b-L. Chávez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 3 12
W. Watts DH 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .380 4 10
C. Cruz RF 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .231 2 15
V. Fernández CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 1 7
C. Haugen 1B 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 .267 1 6
D. Palácios C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .200 0 4
W. Paniers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 7 .277 1 3
D. Hall LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .136 0 1
O. Padilla SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8 5 8 25      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for D. Robinson in the 7th
b - L. Chávez substituted for J. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Fernández (6, 6th Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cruz (2, 8th Inning off J. Foster, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Watts 2 , C. Cruz 6 , V. Fernández 2 , C. Haugen 2 , W. Paniers , D. Hall , O. Padilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Paniers 2 , D. Hall
Hit by Pitch: V. Fernández
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Paniers-Robinson-Haugen, Robinson-Padilla-Haugen, Paniers-Chávez-Haugen)
PB: D. Palácios
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Barton L (1-3) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 22 90 5.86   
A. Díaz 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 7 29 9.53   
J. Foster 1.1 5 4 4 1 2 1 10 45 12.50   
A. Cortéz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 52
Batters Faced: E. Barton 22, A. Díaz 7, J. Foster 10, A. Cortéz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 6-5, A. Díaz 0-1, J. Foster 2-0, A. Cortéz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 90-56, A. Díaz 29-13, J. Foster 45-29, A. Cortéz 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Díaz 1-0 , J. Foster 3-2
Hit Batsmen: E. Barton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Steward W (2-0) 5.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 20 86 3.47   
A. Sánchez SV (2) 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 15 51 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Steward 57
Batters Faced: T. Steward 20, A. Sánchez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Steward 5-6, A. Sánchez 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Steward 86-49, A. Sánchez 51-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sánchez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Steward
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cisco Cruz
Ballpark: Dickey-Stephens Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 5757
Wednesday, May 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60