Travs Hold Cards Down Again in 6-1 Win
August 2, 2019 - Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
North Little Rock, AR-The Arkansas Travelers kept the Springfield Cardinals offense down and took a 6-1 win on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Ljay Newsome earned his first Double-A win pitching five innings and giving up just a run on four hits. Jack Anderson, Aaron Fletcher, Joey Gerber and Art Warren each pitched a scoreless inning to finish out the game. Luis Liberato and Logan Taylor drove in two runs apiece as the Travs banged out 11 hits.
Moments That Mattered
* Cal Raleigh opened the scoring with a double to put the Travs on top four hitters into the game. Liberato followed with a single to score two more but was thrown out at second trying to stretch it into a double.
* Newsome surrendered a solo homer opening the second then put up three straight zeroes to preserve the lead and hand the game over to the bullpen.
Notable Travs Performances
* SS Donnie Walton: 2-5, run, 2B, RBI
* 3B Logan Taylor: 2-3, 2 RBI
* RHP Ljay Newsome: Win, 5 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 2 K, HR
News and Notes
* Arkansas has limited Springfield to one run or less and eight of the 10 meetings at Dickey-Stephens Park this season.
* Aaron Fletcher, recently acquired by the M's in a trade from the Nationals, made his Travs debut and pitched a scoreless seventh inning with three strikeouts and one hit allowed.
Up Next
The series continues on Saturday night with right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-1, 4.32) getting the start against righty Alex FaGalde (2-1, 1.22). Gates open at 4:30, midget wrestling starts at 5:15 and first pitch is at 6:10. The game will also be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.
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