Travs Beamed By Naturals
Box Score North Little Rock, AR– Nico Tellache threw his third straight quality start but it wasn’t enough as the Arkansas Travelers came up short against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 4-1 on Thursday night. The Travs offense was shut down by Naturals starter Drew Beam who struck out nine over
North Little Rock, AR– Nico Tellache threw his third straight quality start but it wasn’t enough as the Arkansas Travelers came up short against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 4-1 on Thursday night. The Travs offense was shut down by Naturals starter Drew Beam who struck out nine over eight innings of work. Beam surrendered just three hits and no walks in earning his ninth win of the year. Tellache struck out eight but was the hard luck loser.
Moments That Mattered
* Charlie Pagliarini homered in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game for the Travs.
* The Naturals grabbed the lead for good in the sixth inning on a pair of two out RBI hits.
Notable Travs Performances
* LHP Nico Tellache: L, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 8 K
* RHP Conor Larkin: 1.1 IP, K
News and Notes
* The Travs had their seven game winning streak snapped.
* Tellache threw his 10th quality start of the seaon.
* Pagliarini is the third Travs to hit 25+ home runs this season joining Hunter Fitz-Gerald (27) and Lazaro Montes (25).
The series continues on Friday night with LH Lael Lockhart (1-1, 4.50) starting for Arkansas against RH Grant Gambrell (1-2, 5.67). It is a Fireworks Friday with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.