Cards Cling to 1st Place Despite 7-6 Setback
September 16, 2023 - Texas League (TL)
Springfield Cardinals News Release
San Antonio, TX - The 1st-place Springfield Cardinals (37-31, 71-66) maintain sole possession of 1st place in the North Division 2nd Half Standings despite a 7-6 win by the San Antonio Missions (33-35, 70-67) at Wolff Stadium on Saturday night. With just one game left in the Regular Season, the Cardinals can clinch the North Division 2nd Half Title and the remaining playoff berth with a Springfield win or a Wichita loss on Sunday.
Decisions:
W - RHP Lake Bachar (5-1)
L - RHP Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (4-5)
S - RHP Efrain Contreras (4)
Notables:
CF Victor Scott II went 2x5 with a go-ahead, two-run home run in the 6th inning that made it 3-2... C Pedro Pages went 1x4 with a solo home run in the 7th... 2B Noah Mendlinger went 2x3 with a game-tying RBI single in the 8th that made it 5-5... DH LJ Jones IV went 2x4 with an RBI single in the 9th that brought Springfield back within a run, 7-6.
On Deck:
-Sunday, Sept. 17, 1:05pm - SPR RHP Tink Hence @ SA RHP Jared Kollar
-Broadcast live on 106.7 The River and SpringfieldCardinals.com; Coyotes Sports Cafe of Springfield Pregame Show at 12:50pm
Texas League Stories from September 16, 2023
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- Cards Cling to 1st Place Despite 7-6 Setback - Springfield Cardinals
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- Langford Homers in Three-Hit Day, Frisco Claims Comeback Win - Frisco RoughRiders
- Record-Setting Crowd Gets Heart Broken - Wichita Wind Surge
- Iriarte Punches out Nine, Missions Take Game Five - San Antonio Missions
- Travs Dominate Naturals, 10-1 - Arkansas Travelers
- NWA Wins Third Straight on Friday, 2-1 - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
- Amarillo Sod Poodles Announce the Dave Elmore Sod Poodles Foundation - Amarillo Sod Poodles
- CC Held to Two Hits, Tulsa Slays Skid - Corpus Christi Hooks
- Drillers End Skid with 8-3 Win Over Hooks - Tulsa Drillers
- Missions Sneak by 1st-Place Cardinals, 3-2 - Springfield Cardinals
- Hollis Continues Hot Streak, Flying Chanclas Bounce Back Against Cardinals - San Antonio Missions
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