Peterson’s triple leads Naturals to win

NW ARKANSAS 8, ARKANSAS 4 (12 INNINGS)

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Kort Peterson hit an RBI triple in the top of the 12th inning to help lead the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to an 8-4 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday.

Samir Duenez scored the go-ahead run on the triple after he started the inning on second. The Naturals later scored three more runs in the inning, including RBI doubles by Anderson Miller and Nick Heath.

The Naturals scored one run in the 11th before Arkansas answered in the bottom of the inning when Dario Pizzano hit an RBI double, scoring Eric Filia to tie the game 4-4.

Peterson tripled and singled twice, driving home two runs in the win.

Andres Machado (1-3) got the win in relief while Bryan Bonnell (2-3) took the loss in the Texas League game.

Northwest Arkansas improved to 16-5 against Arkansas this season.

FRISCO 6, MIDLAND 5

MIDLAND, Texas —Preston Beck, Luis Mendez and Chuck Moorman each had three hits, as the Frisco RoughRiders beat the Midland RockHounds.

Beck singled three times. Mendez doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs.

With the game tied 1-1 in the fourth, Midland grabbed the lead when Edwin Diaz hit a three-run home run.

The RoughRiders went out in front in the sixth inning when Mendez hit a tworun single and then scored on a two-run double by Moorman.

With the score tied 5-5 in the eighth, the RoughRiders took the lead for good when Jose Cardona hit an RBI single, bringing home Mendez.

C.D. Pelham (2-0) got the win in relief while Jarret Martin (1-4) took the loss in the Texas League game. Reed Garrett retired the side in order for his 16th save of the season.

Diaz homered twice, driving in four runs and scoring a pair for the RockHounds.

TULSA 7, SPRINGFIELD 6

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Zach McKinstry homered and had two hits as the Tulsa Drillers beat the Springfield Cardinals. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Drillers and a three-game winning streak for the Cardinals.

Tulsa took the lead in the first when Cael Brockmeyer hit a three-run home run.

Trailing 7-4, the Cardinals cut into the deficit in the eighth inning when Tommy Edman hit a two-run double.

Tulsa right-hander Tony Gonsolin (4-0) picked up the win after allowing two runs on four hits over five innings. Opposing starter Mike O’Reilly (3-6) took the loss in the Texas League game after a rough outing in which he allowed seven runs and seven hits over four innings. Marshall Kasowski recorded his first save of the season.

For the Cardinals, Edman doubled and singled twice, driving in two runs.