Springfield Beat Frisco 9-7: Starlin Rodriguez Doubles & Drives In Three Runs; Cody Stanley Collects Two Singles & Two RBIs; Zach Russell Strikes Out Two Over Three Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Adam Melker 1-for-5 with one RBI, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing/pickoff.
Xavier Scruggs 2-for-4 with one run, one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Stephen Piscotty 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Cody Stanley 2-for-4 with two RBIs, one run, two stolen bases, assisted in one double play, and picked one base runner off.
Starlin Rodriguez 1-for-3 with one double, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Luis Mateo 2-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Jake Lemmerman 1-for-2 with one hit by pitch.
Vance Albitz one run and one hit by pitch.
Zach Russell entered in the fourth and pitched three innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:35-23)(g/f:3-2)
Kevin Thomas entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out for the winning decision (6-3).  (p-s:25-17)(g/f:2-0)
Jose Almarante entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs for the save (3).  (p-s:10-7)(g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Seth Blair started and pitched three innings.  He allowed seven hits, seven earned runs, three home runs, two walks, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck three out.  (p-s:78-39)(g/f:3-2)

Former Cardinals:
Lance Berkman 1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

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