SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- Colton Becker homered and Drew Beam threw a quality start in the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (20-30, 49-68) 3-2 win over the San Antonio Missions (23-27, 54-65) on Saturday night in San Antonio, TX. The two teams conclude their series on Sunday with a 6:05 PM CT first pitch.
The Naturals opened up the scoring in the top of the first against Missions starter Ian Koenig. With one out, Colton Becker swatted his fifth home run of the season. The line-drive homer to left gave NWA a 1-0 lead, but the Missions clawed back the run and tied the game in the bottom of the first.
San Antonio took the lead in the third, but the Nats answered back in the fourth after Connor Scott drove in Spencer Nivens, who led off the inning with a double, to make it 2-2. NWA took the lead in the top of the seventh after chasing Koenig from the game. Justin Johnson lifted a fly ball to right field that dropped for a double and went to third on a ground ball. Angel Acosta was hit by a pitch, and Koenig was removed. Reliever Igor Gil took over and threw a wild pitch, plating Johnson to give the Nats a 3-2 advantage.
Natural's starter, Drew Beam (7-10) battled through 11 hits to hold the Missions to just two runs, walking one while striking out four. Brandon Johnson and Dennis Colleran Jr. combined to hold the Missions scoreless over 3.0 combined innings with Colleran earning a save (his fifth of the season) and Johnson picking up a hold.
The two teams conclude their six-game series on Sunday with a 6:05 PM CT first pitch at Nelson Wolff Stadium in San Antonio. Fans can catch all the action with the "Voice of the Naturals", Shawn Murnin, by tuning into the radio broadcast on the MiLB App and www.NWANaturals.com.Back