Travs Come Back for Road Win
May 3, 2023 - Texas League (TL)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
Springfield, MO - The Arkansas Travelers rallied not once but twice late in the game for a 7-5 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Wednesday. After giving up a three-run first inning, the Travs were kept off the board until the sixth when they scored four times for the lead. After Springfield went back in front in the seventh, Arkansas immediately answered with three runs in the eighth inning to take the lead for good. Juan Mercedes, in his Double-A debut, was the winning pitcher throwing five innings and giving up just two runs. Devin Sweet earned his first save of the season.
Moments That Mattered
* Tanner Kirwer hit a two-run single to put the Travs on top in the sixth inning.
* Robert Perez, Jr. led off the eighth inning with a game-tying home run. Later in the inning it was Leo Rivas delivering a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded for the lead again.
Notable Travs Performances
* SS Leo Rivas: 2-4, SF, RBI
* RHP Juan Mercedes: Win, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
News and Notes
* Mercedes joined the club today taking the roster spot of Bryce Miller who was promoted to Seattle and made his Major League debut last night.
* Isaiah Campbell returned to action for the first time in three weeks and threw a perfect eighth inning.
Up Next
The series continues on Thursday night with Kyle Tyler (0-1, 9.60) starting for Arkansas against Kenny Hernandez (2-0, 5.06) for Springfield. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.
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