Naturals Win Third Straight in 12-Inning Victory at Springfield
Published on May 3, 2017 under Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -Logan Moon shot a base-hit into right-field to score pinch-runner Humberto Arteaga in the top of the 12th inning at Hammons Field on Tuesday night to give the Naturals a 6-5 lead. Reliever, Ashton Goudeau tossed a scoreless home-half to cinch the series-opening win over the Springfield Cardinals.
The victory marked the third straight for Northwest Arkansas (13-10) and the club owns sole possession of first place in the Texas League North Division standings.
The Naturals owned an initial lead of 5-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning. Right-hander, Christian Binford, authored seven innings of one-run baseball and struck out five batters. He finished his start by retiring the final nine hitters faced in a no-decision effort.
Northwest Arkansas built a first inning lead of 1-0 after Frank Schwindel ripped his first of two doubles on the night down the left-field line to plate Alfredo Escalera from first base off Cardinals' starter, Austin Gomber. Escalera added to the advantage in the third scoring Ruben Sosa from third, following his triple, and made it a 2-0 lead.
With the score 2-1 entering the seventh, the Naturals busted the game open against a beleaguered Springfield bullpen. With the bases loaded and no-outs, Schwindel roped his second double down the left-field line and scored two runs to extend the lead to 4-1. Mauricio Ramos drove home the third run of the seventh inning to make it a 5-1 game.
The Cardinals strung together an eighth inning rally and cut the Northwest Arkansas lead to 5-4 and tied the game with a solo home run in the ninth inning by Dickie Joe Thon off reliever, Reid Redman. Redman worked 2.1 innings and struck out three batters in his outing.
Schwindel finished 3-for-5 at the plate and has his league-best average up to .393 on the season. Schwindel has hit safely in 12 of the last 13 games and have driven home 13 runs over the course of batting .462 (24-for-52), the best by any Texas League player since April 17.
Samir Duenez extended his hitting streak to seven games while Sosa, Escalera, Moon and Jack Lopez all finished with two hits each.
Thefour-game series continues against the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) with a day game on Wednesday, May 3 with an 11:10 a.m. first pitch from Hammons Field. Right-hander, Corey Ray (2-2, 3.60) hunts for his third consecutive victory against right-hander, Dakota Hudson (1-1, 4.37) for the Cardinals.
Join the Voice of the Naturals, Benjamin Kelly, with a 10:50 a.m. pregame show, leading up to first pitch on the flagship station of the Naturals, 92.1-FM, the Ticket.
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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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Northwest Arkansas Naturals (13-10) 6, Springfield Cardinals (12-11) 5
May 2, 2017
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NW Arkansas 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 0
Springfield 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 11 1
NW ArkansasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sosa, R, 2B 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .263
Escalera, LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .303
Duenez, DH 5 1 1 0 1 3 2 .315
Schwindel, 1B 5 0 3 3 1 0 1 .393
1-Arteaga, PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Ramos, 3B-1B 6 0 1 1 0 1 5 .256
Moon, RF 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .280
de San Miguel, C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .136
Lopez, Jac, SS-3B 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .267
Gore, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267
Binford, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Selman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Redman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Goudeau, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 44 6 14 6 6 10 18 .266
1-Ran for Schwindel in the 12th.
BATTING
2B: Schwindel 2 (9, Gomber, Echemendia); Lopez, Jac (5, Gomber); Escalera (3, Echemendia).
3B: Sosa, R (1, Gomber).
TB: de San Miguel; Schwindel 5; Duenez; Lopez, Jac 3; Moon 2; Sosa, R 4; Ramos; Escalera 3.
RBI: Schwindel 3 (21); Escalera (11); Ramos (6); Moon (11).
2-out RBI: Schwindel; Moon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramos 2; Sosa, R; Gore.
GIDP: Moon; Escalera.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING
CS: de San Miguel (1, 2nd base by Gomber/Lino); Escalera (2, 2nd base by Nielsen/Lino).
FIELDING
Pickoffs: Binford (Mercado at 1st base).
SpringfieldABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Mercado, CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .341
Martini, RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .270
Wilson, J, 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .219
Caldwell, 3B 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 .238
Lino, C 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 .333
1-Garcia, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Alvarez, E, 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .258
Garcia, A, LF 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .429
Mejia, A, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .283
Thon, DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .242
Gomber, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Echemendia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nielsen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herget, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 46 5 11 5 3 13 19 .267
1-Ran for Lino in the 12th.
BATTING
2B: Garcia, A (1, Binford).
HR: Thon (1, 9th inning off Redman, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Alvarez, E 2; Mejia, A; Caldwell; Garcia, A 4; Mercado 2; Thon 5.
RBI: Garcia, A 3 (4); Alvarez, E (6); Thon (2).
2-out RBI: Garcia, A 3; Alvarez, E.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mejia, A 4; Martini.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING
SB: Mercado (7, 3rd base off Selman/de San Miguel).
PO: Mercado (1st base by Binford).
FIELDING
E: Alvarez, E (6, throw).
Outfield assists: Mercado (Schwindel at home); Martini (Moon at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Mejia, A-Alvarez, E-Wilson, J 2).
NW ArkansasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Binford 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 1.99
Selman 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 8.10
Redman (BS, 1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 5.68
Goudeau (W, 1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.77
Totals 12.0 11 5 5 3 13 1 3.73
SpringfieldIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Gomber 6.0 6 2 2 3 5 0 4.13
Echemendia 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 4.50
Nielsen 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8.10
Herget (L, 0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.38
Totals 12.0 14 6 6 6 10 0 4.23
Game Scores: Binford 70; Gomber 57.
WP: Goudeau.
HBP: Escalera (by Gomber); Wilson, J (by Selman); Alvarez, E (by Selman).
Pitches-strikes: Binford 92-67; Selman 33-20; Redman 28-20; Goudeau 33-20; Gomber 99-63; Echemendia 36-23; Nielsen 24-18; Herget 24-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Binford 5-8; Selman 0-0; Redman 2-2; Goudeau 2-1; Gomber 5-4; Echemendia 2-1; Nielsen 2-0; Herget 2-1.
Batters faced: Binford 27; Selman 7; Redman 9; Goudeau 8; Gomber 27; Echemendia 10; Nielsen 7; Herget 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Redman 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tyler Olson. 1B: Sean Allen. 3B: Malachi Moore.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
First pitch: 6:30 PM.
T: 3:36.
Att: 2,898.
Venue: Hammons Field.
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