Springfield Cardinals fall to Arkansas 6-1, Molina rehab continues Friday night

(From the Springfield Cardinals)

The Springfield Cardinals (21-25, 51-65) fell 6-1 to the Arkansas Travelers (27-19, 70-44) in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in front of 5,892 fans at Hammons Field.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Cardinals (21-25, 51-65) fell 6-1 to the Arkansas Travelers (27-19, 70-44) in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in front of 5,892 fans at Hammons Field.

DECISIONS:
W: RHP Logan Gilbert (2-2)
L: RHP Alex FaGalde (3-2)

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:
- The Travelers broke a 0-0 tie with back-to-back home runs by 1B Evan White and DH Cal Raleigh in the top of the fourth inning. White's was a two-run shot and Raleigh's put the Travs up 3-0.

- Springfield got a run back in the bottom of the fourth when CF Dylan Carlson hit his league-leading 19th home run of the season, but that would be all the scoring for the Cardinals.

NOTABLES:
- Cardinals LF Conner Capel finished the night 2-for-4.

- FaGalde allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks over 6.1 innings, striking out four. Most of the damage came by the home run, as the Travelers took FaGalde deep four times in the game.

- Rehabbing St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the first game of his rehab assignment with Springfield.

UP NEXT: The Cardinals and Travelers continue their four-game series on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and gates opening at 6:10 p.m.

Yadier Molina is expected to continue his rehab assignment with Springfield on Friday night.

Plus, it's Fans-On-Field Fireworks celebrating 50th Anniversary of 1969 Music Festival.

MSSU opens fall football camp Friday

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

The Missouri Southern football team will open up fall camp tomorrow evening as the Lions will practice inside the friendly confines of Fred G. Hughes Stadium, starting a 6:30 pm.

Southern will conduct practices in just helmets on Friday and Saturday with shells being worn on Sunday and Monday. The first full pad practice will be on Tuesday, August 13. All practices this fall and during the season will be at 6:30 pm unless weather dictates.

The Lions were picked 10th in both the coaches and media MIAA Preseason Polls that were released at MIAA Media Day on July 31.

Southern opens the season at home on September 5 against Nebraska-Kearney. Kickoff is slated for 6 pm.

Yadier Molina expected to play for Springfield Cardinals tonight

(From the Springfield Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that C Yadier Molina is expected to join the Springfield Cardinals on a Major League Rehab Assignment at Hammons Field beginning Thursday, August 8.

First pitch for Thursday's Cardinals game vs. Arkansas Travelers is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. with gates opening at 6:10 p.m.

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One of the most iconic Cardinals of all time, Molina is a nine-time National League All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner. This year, he is batting .261 with four home runs and 36 RBIs in 71 games. He has been on the I.L. since July 11.

The two-time World Series Champion entered the 2019 season ranked among St. Louis Cardinals all-time leaders in games played (1,870, 4th), hits (1,850, 10th), doubles (355, 7th), RBIs (859, 9th), at-bats (6,551, 6th), extra-base hits (508, 11th) and sacrifice flies (65, 3rd).

Additionally, he ranks among catching leaders in Major League history in career hits (13th), doubles (10th) and RBIs (20th). Since 2006, Molina leads MLB catchers in hits (1,717), and he is one of just seven qualified catchers to record four season with a .300+ season batting mark.

Molina, a four-time Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner, has caught 100+ games in 14 straight seasons (2005-present), the only Major League catcher to do so in that span and third-longest stretch in MLB history behind Bob Boone (15) and Ivan Rodriguez (17).

Molina arrives in Springfield following a four-game rehab stint with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, where he went 2-for-8 with one home run, two runs and five RBIs from August 2-5.

Molina has had four previous starts in Springfield, also on rehab assignments, from August 27-28, 2014 and June 2-3, 2018. Molina is 5-for-11 with three doubles and three RBIs in his four games with Springfield. The Cardinals are 3-1 in those games.