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Three-Run First Enough as Cards Drop Surge

Published on May 31, 2024 under Texas League (TL)
Springfield Cardinals News Release


WICHITA, KS - Wilfredo Pereira fired 5.1 scoreless frames and Andrew Marrero retired the Wind Surge in order in the 9th inning as three Springfield pitchers made a three-run top of the 1st inning stand in a 3-1 Cardinal win over Wichita at Riverfront Stadium on Friday night. The Cards have won three of the first four games of the series this week, snapping a three-series losing streak.

Decisions:

W: Wilfredo Pereira (2-0)

L: Marco Raya (0-1)

S: Andrew Marrero (2)

Notables:

The Cardinals are 9-1 against the Wind Surge this season.

Matt Lloyd and Jeremy Rivas each extended their hitting streaks to 6 games.

Andrew Marrero picked up his first save since April 12, also against the Wind Surge.

The two teams combined to go 2-for-20 with runners in scoring position and left a combined 22 runners on base.

The Cardinals had double-digit hits for the third time in four games this week.

Cardinal pitchers induced 10 outs in the air compared to just 3 groundouts.

The Cardinals end the month of May with a record of 13-14.

On Deck:

Saturday, June 1: SPR RHP Trent Baker (2-3, 6.15 ERA) vs WCH RHP Pierson Ohl (3-2, 4.51 ERA)

Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, and MiLB.TV

The Cards strike for three in the first with RBI knocks from Nathan Church and Noah Mendlinger.

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