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Naturals Fall in Opener at Midland, 3-2

July 5, 2015 - Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release


MIDLAND, Texas. - The final leg of the six-game road trip got off to tough start for the Naturals as the Midland RockHounds defeated Northwest Arkansas by a final of 3-2 on Sunday night at Security Bank Ballpark.

Northwest Arkansas (44-36/4-6) led for most of the game gaining a fourth inning, 1-0 lead after Alex Liddi doubled home Bubba Starling to give the Naturals the lead off starter Tim Atherton.

The RockHounds tied the game in their half the fourth frame off Luke Farrell; but Starling came through in the fifth inning with his second hit of the night. The 6-foot-5 outfielder drilled an run-scoring double down the left field foul line to score Terrance Gore from second taking the advantage back, 2-1.

Farrell finished his 5.0 innings of work allowing one run on six hits with three strikeouts before handing the ball over to Mark Peterson (3-1, 3.66). The RockHounds scored the tying run in the seventh frame off Peterson using an RBI single by Jaycob Brugman and then the go-ahead run in the eight with Matt Angle delivering the RBI.

Peterson worked the final 3.0 innings and struck out a pair while scattering five hits allowing the two runs.

Game two of the series takes place on Monday, July 6 as left-hander Jonathan Dziedzic (4-4, 3.73) takes the hill for the Naturals looking to even the set from Security Bank Ballpark.

Tune in with the Voice of the Naturals, Benjamin Kelly, at 6:15 p.m. for the Indigo Sky Casino Pregame Show leading up to the 6:30 p.m. first pitch on the Naturals flagship station, 92.1 - FM, the Ticket.

Follow the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Twitter @nwanaturals throughout the year by using the hashtag #NaturalPastime for all of our up-to-date information on tickets, groups, promotions, and team-related information.

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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