photo: Elehuris Montero (Springfield Cardinals FANatic Photos)
Two St. Louis Cardinals position players and one pitcher saw action in Saturday’s 1-0 shutout of Scottsdale by Glendale. Connor Capel and Elehuris Montero each had a hit – Capel a single, and Montero a ground rule double. Montero scored the lone run. Kodi Whitley earned the save for Glendale, pitching a hitless ninth inning with one strikeout.
Results for the game played on Saturday, September 21.
Glendale Desert Dogs 1, Scottsdale Scorpions 0
Two St. Louis Cardinals position players and one pitcher appeared in Saturday’s 1-0 blanking of Scottsdale by Glendale. The win by Glendale is its first of the early season.
Connor Capel played center field and hit third in the lineup. Capel went 1-for-4 with a single, struck out twice, and was caught stealing for the second time in the AFL. The outfielder’s single was ground ball to right field. Capel also grounded into a force out.
Elehuris Montero was the designated hitter and hit ninth. Montero went 1-for-3 with a double, and he scored the only run of the evening. He also struck out and flied out.
Pitcher Kodi Whitley pitched the ninth inning for Glendale and did so without allowing a run or a hit. Whitley struck out one to earn his first save of the AFL season, completing the three-hit shutout shared by five Desert Dogs pitchers. The right-hander threw 11 pitches, eight for strikes.
No other Cardinals saw action.
Glendale is 1-3 in the short season and in last place in the AFL West.
Sunday’s game: at Mesa, Roel Ramirez (0-0, 0.00) 8:30 CT.
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