TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/24/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6784 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (52-43) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Springfield Cardinals (49-46) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Travelers Come Up Short at Springfield, 3-2
The Springfield Cardinals eked out a 3-2 win versus the Arkansas Travelers at Hammons Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Jesús Rivera. He was terrific. The last-place Cardinals have won 5 straight games.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from center fielder Tim Whaley. For the game, Whaley was 1-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 1st double of the season gave Springfield a 3-1 lead.

"Jesús just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Springfield manager Elvis Morel.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 1 22
V. Fernández CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .255 3 22
J. Taylor DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .173 3 19
E. Scales LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .252 26 70
J. Ayala 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .277 3 8
C. Conway 3B, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .194 1 10
D. Walton C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .285 2 18
R. Young SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .196 1 4
   c-C. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 13
C. Hall 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 5 29
   a-M. MacIntosh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 2 6
   b-V. Montalvo 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 21
Totals 31 2 7 2 3 9 22      
a - M. MacIntosh pinch hit for C. Hall in the 7th
b - V. Montalvo substituted for M. MacIntosh in the 7th
c - C. Cruz pinch hit for R. Young in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Brown (21, 1st Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 2 , E. Scales , C. Conway 2 , D. Walton , R. Young , C. Hall
2-out RBI: D. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Taylor 2 , J. Ayala
GIDP: D. Walton
Sac Fly: V. Fernández
Hit by Pitch: K. Brown , E. Scales
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Brown (30)
CS: E. Scales (2) , C. Conway (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ayala (2)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Almenza at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wolfe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 1 5
T. Whaley CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .294 1 3
A. Morales LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .125 0 0
D. Williams DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 1 17
J. Ramos C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 2
C. Noble 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .500 1 4
T. Castro RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .337 2 13
J. Almenza SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .259 3 31
B. Wemp 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 2
   a-A. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 7 28
   b-T. Peña 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 4 22
Totals 30 3 7 3 5 9 15      
a - A. Rodríguez pinch hit for B. Wemp in the 6th
b - T. Peña substituted for A. Rodríguez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Whaley (1, 5th Inning off J. Olivas, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Williams (4, 6th Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Whaley 2 , A. Morales , D. Williams 2 , C. Noble , T. Castro , J. Almenza 2
2-out RBI: T. Whaley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morales , D. Williams , A. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Morales (2) , C. Noble (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Almenza (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Almenza-Wolfe-Noble, Ramos-Wolfe)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Olivas L (5-9) 5.2 6 3 3 2 5 0 99 3.81   
M. Kirk 2.1 1 0 0 3 4 0 47 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Olivas 48
Batters Faced: J. Olivas 25, M. Kirk 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Olivas 5-7, M. Kirk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Olivas 99-60, M. Kirk 47-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kirk 2-0
WP: J. Olivas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera W (1-0) 8.0 7 2 1 3 9 0 134 1.12   
J. Ángel SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 68
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 34, J. Ángel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 5-7, J. Ángel 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 134-79, J. Ángel 10-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Rivera 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Rivera
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 7467
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