TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/15/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6761 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (26-63) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 6 8 0
Springfield Cardinals (59-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Ayala, Naturals Get 6-0 Win
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals picked up a win at Hammons Field, knocking off the Springfield Cardinals, 6-0. Starting pitcher Álex Ayala played a key role in the triumph. Joe Wright notched his 7th save in 12 chances. Northwest Arkansas is now 26-63, Springfield 59-30.

Springfield had little success against Ayala and his fastball. Ayala tossed 121 pitches over 6.1 innings for the Naturals.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Ayala.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Duana DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .253 4 21
C. Huggins LF 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .143 1 1
R. Hernández 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256 4 23
S. Tamamura 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .295 4 40
R. Sanders CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286 4 31
C. Villaneda C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 3 14
E. Atkins 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .248 5 23
A. Werner SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 3 27
   a-H. Marín SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 4 16
J. Rosales RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 1 9
Totals 35 6 8 6 3 8 15      
a - H. Marín substituted for A. Werner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Werner (9, 5th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Duana (10, 5th Inning off J. Rivera, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Atkins (5, 8th Inning off J. Ángel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Huggins (1, 8th Inning off J. Ángel, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Tamamura (4, 8th Inning off J. Ángel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. O'Duana 2 , C. Huggins 4 , R. Hernández , S. Tamamura 4 , R. Sanders 2 , E. Atkins 2 , A. Werner 2
2-out RBI: R. Sanders , E. Atkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hernández , C. Villaneda , H. Marín
Hit by Pitch: C. Huggins
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Whaley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 10 39
A. Martínez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 6
D. Ingram RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2 7
M. Meyer DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .293 1 4
L. Aragón SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .426 0 9
A. Patterson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 0
D. Morris 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 0 11
C. Hampton C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .222 0 3
C. Vargas 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 1 10
   a-J. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 1 8
   b-R. Neal 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 16
Totals 30 0 3 0 4 12 14      
a - J. Baker pinch hit for C. Vargas in the 7th
b - R. Neal substituted for J. Baker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hampton (2, 9th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Meyer , A. Patterson , C. Hampton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Whaley , A. Patterson 2 , R. Neal
Hit by Pitch: D. Ingram 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Whaley (1)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Á. Ayala W (2-11) 6.1 2 0 0 4 11 0 26 121 7.60   
J. Wright SV (7) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 45 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Ayala 76
Batters Faced: Á. Ayala 26, J. Wright 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Ayala 3-5, J. Wright 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Ayala 121-72, J. Wright 45-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
WP: Á. Ayala
Hit Batsmen: Á. Ayala , J. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Rivera L (0-3) 6.1 4 3 3 2 4 0 26 102 7.61   
J. Ángel 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 2 9 39 3.60   
J. Cameron 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 55
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 26, J. Ángel 9, J. Cameron 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 8-7, J. Ángel 1-2, J. Cameron 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 102-63, J. Ángel 39-26, J. Cameron 23-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Álex Ayala
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 7471
Wednesday, July 15th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68