Linarez leads Cards to win with go-ahead shot in ninth
FRISCO, TX - Carlos Linarez hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Springfield Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday night at Riders Field. The home run, Linarez's second of the season, helped the Cardinals clinch a
FRISCO, TX - Carlos Linarez hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Springfield Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday night at Riders Field. The home run, Linarez's second of the season, helped the Cardinals clinch a series victory with four-straight wins and five in-a-row overall.
DECISIONS:
W: Ricardo Velez (3-1)
L: Avery Weems (0-1)
NOTES:
• Ixan Henderson allowed just one unearned run over 5.2 innings on four hits in the start. He tied a career-high with nine strikeouts and walked three batters.
• Frisco had tied the game, 3-3, with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning before Linarez's go-ahead home run in the next half inning.
UP NEXT:
• Springfield (31-24) at Frisco (31-23)
• Saturday, June 7, 7:05 p.m. CT at Riders Field
• LHP Pete Hansen vs. LHP Mitch Bratt
• Cardinals broadcast available on Classic Rock 106.7 FM, classicrock1067.fm, and springfieldcardinals.com