Springfield, MO–Jonny Farmelo homered and drove in a career high five runs as the Arkansas Travelers roared to an 11-5 victory over the Springfield Cardinals on Saturday night. The win was the Travelers’ 70th of the season. Farmelo drove in multiple runs in both of the Travs big early inning rallies. Hunter Fitz-Gerald finished the night with three hits and Josh Caron led a trio of players with two hits by ripping two doubles and driving in two runs. Starter Ryan Sloan closed his season by working four innings and allowing two runs on six hits. Conor Larkin was the winning pitcher out of the bullpen and Teddy McGraw recorded the final six outs for his second save.
Moments That Mattered
* Farmelo opened the scoring with a two out, two-run single in the second inning. Two batters later, Fitz-Gerald ripped a single to drive in a run with another scoring on an error. Boston Smith followed with an RBI double to cap the scoring.
* An inning later, Farmelo delivered again with two outs, this time with a three-run home run.
Notable Travs Performances
* CF Jonny Farmelo: 2-5, 2 runs, HR, 5 RBI
* 1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 3-4, BB, 2 runs, RBI
* C Josh Caron: 2-4, BB, run, 2 2B, 2 RBI
* RHP Teddy McGraw: Sv, 2 IP, H, 2 K
News and Notes
* Fitz-Gerald extended his hitting streak to 14, the longest of the season by a Traveler.
* Siani kept his hit streak alive at 10 games by connecting for two hits.
* The Travs clinched a winning season with the victory and snapped a 10 game losing streak to Springfield.
The series and the season concludes on Sunday with RH Jason Ruffcorn (0-4, 6.27) starting for Arkansas against RH Blake Aita (2-3, 6.00). First pitch is set for 1:15 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.