Midland Knocks off Arkansas, 5-1
August 3, 2024 - Texas League (TL)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
North Little Rock, AR - Hogan Windish homered in the opening inning but the Midland RockHounds scored five unanswered runs the rest of the way, beating the Arkansas Travelers, 5-1 on Saturday night in front of 7,055 at Dickey-Stephens Park. The RockHounds used two pitchers, both making their team doubts. Mason Barnett, just acquired by the A's organization in a trade, worked five innings for the win and then Chen Zhuang, recently promoted to Double-A, threw the final four innings to earn a save. Midland outhit Arkansas in the game, seven to four.
Moments That Mattered
* Down a run, Arkansas tried a double steal of second and home in the bottom of the fourth but the runner going home was thrown out to end the inning.
* Midland made the Travs pay for a hit by pitch and a walk in the fifth inning when Henry Bolte hit a three-run home run.
Notable Travs Performances
* RHP Travis Kuhn: 2 IP, H, 4 K
* LHP Garrett Davila: 2 IP, 2 K
News and Notes
* The homer by Windish was his first at Dickey-Stephens Park.
* Ben Ramirez had his seven game hitting streak snapped.
Up Next
The series wraps up on Sunday with LHP Brandyn Garcia (0-2, 3.57) making the start. Bluey is at the Ballpark to meet and greet with fans and kids run the bases after the game. It is also Operation: Military Appreciation and a Family Sunday. First pitch is set for 1:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.
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