Cardinals Pitching Shuts Down Travs on Friday
Published on August 22, 2026 under Texas League (TL)
Ozarks Springbirds News Release
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - Starter Daniel Eagen and three Cardinals relievers led the Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park.
Springfield pitching combined to throw eight perfect innings in the contest. The fifth inning was the only inning that Arkansas hitters weren't retired in order.
Eagen threw a season-high 6.1 innings and tied a season-best with 10 strikeouts. He retired the first 13 batters of the game and ultimately allowed three runs on four hits.
The Cardinals got on the board in the first inning on a two-run double from Deniel Ortiz.
Zach Levenson added a two-run home run in the fourth.
Randel Clemente, Domenic Picone, and Andrew Schultz combined to record the final eight outs of the game in order.
W: Eagen (6-10)
L: Lockhart (0-1)
S: Schultz (2)
NOTES:
- Rainiel Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.
- Deniel Ortiz extended his hitting streak to 14 games which ties for the longest Cardinals hitting streak this season (Brody Moore).
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- Saturday, August 22, 6:05 p.m. CT at Dickey-Stephens Park
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