Travs Fall Just Short in Series Finale
Published on August 27, 2023 under Texas League (TL)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
North Little Rock, AR - Robert Perez, Jr. hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning but the Arkansas Travelers came up one run short against the Wichita Wind Surge in a 6-5 defeat on Sunday afternoon. The Wind Surge had scored the first five runs of the game forcing the Travs to try to dig out of a big hole. Travis Adams was the winner for Wichita holding the Travs to just one run over five-plus innings while Arkansas starter Shawn Semple took the loss.
Moments That Mattered
* Wichita hit three home runs off of Semple including a two-run blast by Yoyner Fajardo that put them up by five.
* The homer by Perez brought the Travs within one but the next hitter was called for an automatic strike to begin his at-bat and the Travs never got the tying run on base.
Notable Travs Performances
* RF Robert Perez, Jr.: 2-5, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI
* C Matt Scheffler: 2-4, 2B
News and Notes
* Wichita won the series five games to one and the teams split their regular season series nine games apiece.
* Jake Haberer pitched a scoreless inning in his first outing since being reinstated from the Injured List.
Up Next
After a day off Monday, the Travs open a series at Tulsa on Tuesday night. First pitch set for 7:05. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.
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