Naturals Fall in Extras, Look to Win Series Sunday
Published on July 23, 2016 under Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release
SPRINGDALE, Ark. - The Springfield Cardinals used a solo home run by *Paul DeJong* and a run-scoring single from *Luis Cruz* to take a 3-1 lead in the top of the 10th inning, a deficit of which the Naturals could not rally. The Naturals fell in 10-innings to the Cardinals, 3-1, on Saturday night in front of 5,126 people at Arvest Ballpark.
Northwest Arkansas (45-54/16-12) took an early 1-0 lead on *Alfredo Escalera's *second inning, solo home run off Springfield starter, *Luke Weaver*. The big fly for Escalera is his first at the Double-A level and third overall between Wilmington (Advanced-A) and the Naturals. Left-hander, *Eric Skoglund*, did his best to protect the run advantage.
The left-hander tossed 6.0 innings of shutout, one-hit baseball against Springfield (52-47/11-18) and left the game with the one-run lead. Skoglund struck out four and walked three in the outing.
Springfield tied the game in seventh inning after a ball skipped back to the screen to allow Cruz to score the tying run.
Escalera finished the night 2-for-4 at the plated while *Ryan O'Hearn* added the other hit for the Naturals' three knocks on the night.
*Reid Redman (0-1, 6.48) *took the loss for the Naturals while *John Brebbia (3-2, 4.06) *earned the win.
The four-game series concludes tomorrow afternoon on a Kid's Eat Free Family Sunday at Arvest Ballpark, with right-hander, *Jake Junis (9-5, 3.03) *taking the ball in the finale, looking for a series win and his 10th win on the year. Countering for the Cardinals is right-hander, *Daniel Poncedeleon (4-5, 3.45) *in the final game of the set.
Join the Voice of the Naturals, *Benjamin Kelly*, for a 1:45 p.m. Indigo Sky Casino Pregame Show, leading up to the 2:05 p.m. first pitch on the flagship station of the Naturals, 92.1-FM, the Ticket from Arvest Ballpark.
*Follow the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Twitter @NWANaturals all throughout the year by using the hashtag #NaturalPastime and #CrowntoCrown for all of our up-to-date information on the Season Nine of Naturals Baseball, tickets, groups, promotions, roster, season standings, player statistics, and updates on Naturals alumni.*
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The Naturals play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark. For more information, including statistics, ticket options, and more, please visit NWANaturals.com, and follow us on Twitter @NWANaturals and Facebook.com/Naturals.
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