Down Four, Travs Battle Back & Snap Skid
May 11, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
Arkansas Travelers Pitcher D.J. Johnson
(Arkansas Travelers, Credit: Mark Wagner)
North Little Rock, AR - The Arkansas Travelers came back from a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4 on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park.
Trailing 4-0 in the third, the Travs scored three times in the frame thanks to three-straight walks to start the inning against Major Leaguer on rehab LHP Mike Minor.
Arkansas continued to claw back and tied the game 4-4 in the fifth on a 1B Eric Aguilera RBI single, and eventually took the lead for the first time in the sixth thanks to an 3B Andrew Daniel RBI single with two outs.
After RHP Troy Scribner (W, 2-1) allowed the four runs over the first three innings, he settled in and shut down the Naturals over the next three frames, facing only nine batters between the fourth and sixth. Scribner worked six innings and allowed four runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
RHP D.J. Johnson (S, 2) was masterful over the final three innings. Johnson retired each of the first six NWA players he faced, but allowed a leadoff walk to C Cam Gallagher in the ninth. After a sacrifice bunt advanced pinch-runner Carlos Garcia to second as the tying run, pinch-hitter Zane Evans lined a single to center field. Garcia was waved around third but thrown out at the plate by Travs CF Chad Hinshaw to preserve the Arkansas 5-4 lead. Johnson allowed one hit with one walk and one strikeout over his three shutout innings.
Travs DH Stephen McGee finished 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
Aguilera went 2-for-4 with the game-tying RBI.
Daniel finished 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs, including the go-ahead RBI in the seventh.
With the win, Arkansas snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 13-19 on the season. The Travs will begin a four-game series in Tulsa on Wednesday at 4:05 p.m.
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