SPRINGFIELD (Aug. 26, 2026) — The Springfield Cardinals used four home runs to earn a 14-4 victory over the San Antonio Missions on Wednesday night at Route 66 Stadium.
Springfield jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first. After Tai Peete singled, Jake Gurevitch drove him in with an RBI double.
The Missions evened the contest in the second. They loaded the bases with a Romeo Sanabria double, Ryan Jackson single and Justin Decrisio single. Brendan Durfee drove in Sanabria with a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom half, the Cardinals loaded the bases as well. Ryan Campos came home on a Peete infield single to give Springfield a 2-1, but Luis Gutierrez and Igor Gil combined to limit the damage.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 6-1 in the fourth with four runs. Tre Richardson led off with double and scored on a Rainiel Rodriguez RBI groundout. Tai Peete later walked and came home on a Jesus Baez RBI double. Jake Gurevitch then launched a towering two-run long ball, his second in Double-A.
In the fifth, Kai Roberts drew a one-out walk and stole second. Alex McCoy ripped an RBI single to left two batters later, scoring Roberts to make it 6-2.
Springfield added three more runs in the sixth to take a 9=2 lead. A Baez double was followed by Gurevitch’s second long ball of the night. Deniel Ortiz then hit a home run of his own as the next batter, his second blast in as many games.
In the seventh, Jesus Baez launched a three-run blast for his 21st Double-A homer, pushing the Cardinals’ lead to 12-2.
Tirso Ornelas homered for San Antonio in the top of the eighth, his 14th long ball of the season.
Tai Peete added a two-run single in the eighth, as Springfield went on to close out a 14-4 victory on Wednesday night.
Up Next:
The Missions continue their six-game series against the Springfield Cardinals tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. Catch all the action on Country Legends KKYX, 680 AM, 104.9 FM and kkyx.com.