Cards Close out Regular Season with 9-5 Loss to Missions

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Cards Close out Regular Season with 9-5 Loss to Missions

September 15, 2024 - Texas League (TL)
Springfield Cardinals News Release


SAN ANTONIO, TX - The San Antonio Missions scored six runs in the 6th and 7th innings combined and the Cardinals issued 7 walks as Springfield dropped the regular season finale 9-5 on Sunday afternoon at Nelson Wolff Stadium. The Cards finish the regular season a franchise-record 20 games over .500 at 79-59.

Decisions:

W: Miguel Cienfuegos (5-2)

L: Edwin Nuñez (0-9)

Notables:

Chris Rotondo clubbed a three-run homer in the top of the 6th inning to cap a four-run inning for Springfield and give the Cardinals a short-lived 5-3 lead.

RJ Yeager had two hits for the Cardinals, his 2nd straight multi-hit game.

Ryan Shreve made his first appearance since June 30 for the Cards after being added to the roster from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday morning.

Cardinals OF Bryan Torres finished the season batting .331, the top mark in the Texas League and the best batting average in a season in Springfield history.

Nathan Church ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak. He did not play on Sunday.

The Cardinals uncorked a season-high 5 wild pitches, all coming in either the 6th or 7th.

With the regular season reaching its conclusion, the Cardinals head to North Little Rock to begin the postseason with Game 1 of the Division Series against the 2nd-half champ Arkansas Travelers with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 pm on Tuesday night.

On Deck:

Tuesday, September 17, Texas League North Division Series Game 1: SPR RHP Brandon Komar (7-3, 2.50 ERA) vs ARK RHP Michael Morales (4-1, 3.88 ERA)

Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV.

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