Quinn Mathews Shines, Torres Walks off for Cardinals
August 23, 2024 - Texas League (TL)
Springfield Cardinals News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MO - Bryan Torres hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th and Quinn Mathews struck out 12 over 7.2 innings of one-run ball as the Cardinals won their 6th straight with a 3-2 victory over the Tulsa Drillers on Friday night at Hammons Field. The walk-off winner was the 3rd of the series for Springfield.
Decisions:
W: Jack Ralston (7-1)
L: Ryan Sublette (5-3)
Notables:
Quinn Mathews' 7.2 innings represents a new career high, and his 12 K's are the most he's had at Double-A and the 2nd-most by a Cardinals pitcher this year; Tink Hence struck out 13 in a 1-0 win over the Drillers on May 24.
Torres' walk-off homer was just his 2nd longball of the season. He drove in all 3 Springfield runs.
Three of the four wins for the Cardinals against the Drillers this week have come in walk-off fashion. Springfield has 7 walk-off wins this season.
Torres, Noah Mendlinger, and Jeremy Rivas each had multiple hits. The Cardinals had 10 hits on the night.
Springfield's 6-game winning streak is the 2nd-longest for the Cardinals this season.
The Cards are a season-high 20 games over .500.
On Deck:
Saturday, August 24: SPR RHP Max Rajcic (9-9, 4.54 ERA) vs TUL RHP Chris Campos (1-1, 3.00 ERA)
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