All posts by Marilyn Green

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – August 17-23

photo: Riley O’Brien (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

Short on pitching during a tough road trip, the Cardinals went just 3-5, capped off by an especially painful ninth inning loss on Sunday. Our history feature highlights the team’s past highs and low seasons in one-run games.

Game Recaps

Monday, August 17, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Reds 1 (game one)

The St. Louis Cardinals edged the Reds by a 2-1 score in the opener of a twin bill on Monday.

Spot starter Quinn Mathews pitched four innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and fanned seven.

Quinn Mathews

Luis Gastelum relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless fifth. Gordon Graceffo, George Soriano, and Ryne Stanek each hurled a scoreless inning. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth for his 31st save.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Joshua Báez was hit by a pitch. Iván Herrera walked. Alec Burleson doubled to plate both runners.

The Reds scored one run in the fourth to cut the lead to 2-1. That score remained through the completion of the game.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Jordan Walker was 2-for-4.

Monday, August 17, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Reds 6 (10 innings, game two)

The Cardinals lost the second game of the twin bill by the score of 6-5.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched six innings, gave up four runs on 10 hits, walked one and fanned five.

Peter Strzelecki relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in three innings. Justin Bruihl relinquished the winning walk off run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the fourth to take the lead. Iván Herrera hit a solo home run. Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker singled. Burleson scored on a single by Masyn Winn.

St. Louis widened their lead to 4-1 with a two-run top of the sixth. Walker doubled and scored on a single by Nathan Church. Bryan Torres walked. Blaze Jordan singled to plate Church.

Cincinnati answered with three runs in the home sixth to tie the game.

The Cardinals made it 5-4 in the eighth as Walker singled and later scored on a single by Torres.

The Reds responded with a run in the ninth to tie the game again and send it into extra innings.

The Cardinals failed to score in the top of the 10th. The Reds won the game in a walk off in the bottom of the frame.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 11 hits. Walker was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-5.

Walker stole his 17th base. Church had an outfield assist at second base.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Reds 0

The Cardinals blanked the Reds by a 3-0 score on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits and fanned six.

Kyle Leahy

Ryne Stanek, Gordon Graceffo, and George Soriano threw a scoreless inning each. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 32nd save.

The game was scoreless until the fifth inning when Masyn Winn hit a solo home run.

Masyn Winn

St. Louis added a run in the seventh as Winn doubled and scored on a double by José Fermín.

In the eighth, the Cardinals extended the lead to 3-0. Jordan Walker singled. Alec Burleson doubled. Walker came home on a sac fly by Joshua Báez.

The offense scored three runs on seven hits. Winn was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – Cardinals 4 at Reds 5

The Cardinals were topped by the Reds on Wednesday by a 5-4 score in Cincinnati.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six innings, gave up three runs on four hits, and fanned nine. Despite the quality start, Liberatore took the loss.

Luis Gastelum relieved Liberatore and threw a scoreless seventh. Justin Bruihl surrendered two runs in the eighth.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the fourth inning. Alec Burleson walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nathan Church singled to score Burleson. Masyn Winn walked. Church came home on a single by Bryan Torres.

The Reds put up three runs in the sixth and two in the eighth to lead 5-2.

St. Louis rallied for two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 5-4. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

The Cardinals scored four runs on nine hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4. Walker had two RBI.

Joshua Báez stole two bases. Blaze Jordan made a throwing error.

Thursday, August 20, 2026 – Cardinals 10 at Reds 9

The Cardinals beat the Reds by the score of 10-9 in the final game of the series on Thursday.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on three hits, walked two and fanned four.

Ryne Stanek relieved McGreevy and surrendered two runs in 2/3 of an inning. Peter Strzelecki threw two scoreless innings to earn the win. George Soriano relinquished four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Riley O’Brien secured the final out of the ninth for his 33rd save.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Iván Herrera singled. Herrera advanced to third on a fly out by Alec Burleson and scored on a ground out by Jordan Walker.

St. Louis added three runs in the third. Wetherholt singled. Herrera walked. Walker followed with a three-run home run.

The Reds surged for five runs in the sixth to take the lead 5-4.

In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals posted six runs to regain the lead 10-5. José Fermín singled. Bryan Torres was hit by a pitch and Masyn Winn pinch ran. Wetherholt reached on an error as Fermín and Winn scored. Herrera was intentionally walked. Burleson singled to plate Wetherholt. Walker drew a walk. Joshua Báez walked and Herrera came home. Fermín singled to drive in Walker and Báez.

José Fermín

The Reds rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth but fell just short.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs on eight hits. Fermín was 2-for-2 with two RBI. Walker had four RBI and two runs scored. Wetherholt scored three runs. Herrera scored two runs.

Báez was caught stealing.

Friday, August 21, 2026 – Cardinals 6 at Phillies 7 (10 innings)

The Cardinals lost their third one-run game of the week, this time in the series opener in Philadelphia.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three. Dobbins left early with an elbow injury.

Caleb Ferguson relieved Dobbins and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Justin Bruihl hurled two scoreless frames. Luis Gastelum yielded two runs, one earned, in the ninth and took the loss.

The Cardinals went up in the first inning on a two-run home run by Joshua Báez.

Joshua Baez

The Phillies tied the game in the second and added a run in the third to take the lead 3-2.

In the top of the sixth, on a two-run home run by Jordan Walker, the Cardinals regained the lead at 4-3.

Philadelphia answered with two runs in the home sixth to retake the lead 5-4.

The Cardinals scored one run in the eighth to tie the game 5-5. Alec Burleson singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. Burleson later came home on a single by Bryan Torres.

The game went into extra innings. St. Louis scored the tiebreaker runner in the top of the 10th to go ahead 6-5. Fermín singled to score Burleson from second base.

The Phillies won the game 7-5 with a two-run bottom of the 10th against Gastelum.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 12 hits. Walker was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Fermín was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Báez had two RBI.

Church stole his eighth base.

Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Phillies 12

The Cardinals were walloped by the Phillies in a 12-3 rout on Saturday.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up seven runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. Mathews took the loss.

Ryan Fernandez relieved Mathews and surrendered four runs in two innings. Catcher Pedro Pagés pitched the eighth and yielded one run.

The Phillies went up 3-0 in the first and added four runs in the third to lead 7-0.

The Cardinals scored their first run in the top of the sixth. Blaze Jordan doubled and later scored on a single by Alec Burleson.

Philadelphia responded with four runs in the home sixth to extend the lead to 11-1.

In the top of the eighth, a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt gave St. Louis its second run. The Phillies answered with a run to add on to the lead of 12-2.

The Cardinals scored one more run in the ninth to bring the final to 12-3. Nathan Church tripled and came home on a ground out by José Fermín.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Church was 2-for-4.

Sunday, August 23, 2026 – Cardinals 4 at Phillies 6

The Cardinals were swept by the Phillies after a catastrophic loss in Sunday’s final inning.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched only four innings, due to a pitch limit due to the number of innings he has thrown this season. Those four innings were scoreless, with two hits allowed, two walks and four strikeouts.

Luis Gastelum, Justin Bruihl, Ryne Stanek, and George Soriano each hurled a scoreless inning. Asked to protect a 4-0 lead, Riley O’Brien surrendered six runs and took the brutal walkoff loss with two out in the ninth. The final blow was a two-run home run to dead center by Kyle Schwarber.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt singled and stole second. Alec Burleson singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis added a run in the fourth. Jordan Walker singled and stole second. Burleson singled to plate Walker.

The Cardinals made it 3-0 in the fifth on a solo home run by José Fermín. In the seventh, the team extended the lead to 4-0. Ramón Urías and Pedro Pagés singled. Wetherholt singled to drive in Urías.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 10 hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 14th base. Walker swiped his 18th bag.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals ended the week on the road with a record of 3-5. They won three of five at the Reds but were swept by the Phillies. The Cardinals have dropped to a .500 record at 66-66 and remain in third place in the Division, 15 1/2 games back of the Brewers. They are 5 1/2 games out a Wild Card spot with three teams to pass.

The week, in two words, was a disaster. Because of a previously rained out game, the schedule forced them to play five games in four days in Cincinnati, then three games in Philadelphia with no off day. The players were understandably gassed, especially the bullpen, where no fresh arm was provided until Saturday after six games in a row were played. The situation was made worse by injuries to Andre Pallante and Hunter Dobbins, with both placed on the injured list, and the absence of Masyn Winn for the final series because of an injury to his thumb from sliding into a base. The team also put OF Everson Pereira on the injured list due to a hit by pitch on his hand. The return of Ramón Urías from the 60-day injured provided some mitigation.

The culmination of the terrible week was the loss to the Phillies on Sunday. The Cardinals had a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the ninth, before closer Riley O’Brien gave up six runs as the Phillies walked off the win and sweep.

The Cardinals have an off-day Monday, before a six-game homestand. The absence of two members of the rotation, and a pitch limit on a third, means pitching is going to be more of an issue than it has been all season. Quinn Mathews was brought up to replace Pallante, but the replacement for Dobbins is unknown. Some maneuvering will be needed to cover Leahy’s reduced innings as well. What that would entail is unknown, but six games are to be played before rosters expand by two players to 28 on September 1.

The top offensive players by OPS for the week were Jordan Walker (1.065), Masyn Winn (.956) and Nathan Church (.923).

Nathan Church

At the bottom were Joshua Báez (.373) and Jimmy Crooks (.237 in 12 ABs). The three-catcher situation remains, and Iván Herrera continues to get most of the at-bats (29).

As previously discussed, the pitching circumstances can reasonably be considered at a near crisis level. The off day will help, but having two starters injured and a third with a pitch limit is not a sustainable situation. Mathews has little major league experience, and any replacement for Dobbins, if he comes from within the organization, is likely going to be even greener. A starter from outside the organization can only be obtained through free agency or as a waiver claim. Those types of pitchers at this late stage in the season are generally only available because they have failed to perform at an acceptable level.

The remaining long-term starters, Matthew Liberatore, Michael McGreevy and Kyle Leahy, continue to perform in a decent fashion, though Liberatore and McGreevy had some difficulties in their starts this past week.

The bullpen was bad, to put it bluntly. Gordon Graceffo and Peter Strzelecki were the only relief pitchers who made all good appearances over the week. ERAs of double digits or close to it were prevalent during the week.

The team returns home for a six-game homestand with the Orioles and the Pirates to end the month.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB WCGB
Milwaukee 81 50 0.618
Chicago 75 56 0.573 6
St. Louis 66 66 0.500 15.5 5.5
Pittsburgh 63 69 0.477 18.5 8.5
Cincinnati 62 69 0.473 19 9

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 8/18 The Cardinals optioned RHP Quinn Mathews to the Memphis Redbirds (27th man doubleheader).
  • 8/21 The Cardinals recalled RHP Ryan Fernandez from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/21 The Cardinals placed RHP Andre Pallante on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 18. Right elbow inflammation.
  • 8/22 The Cardinals recalled LHP Quinn Mathews from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/22 The Cardinals placed RHP Hunter Dobbins on the 15-day injured list. Right flexor strain.
  • 8/23 The Cardinals placed OF Everson Pereira on the 10-day IL with a hand injury.
  • 8/23 The Cardinals activated IF Ramon Urias from the 60-day IL.

Injury Report

  • RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23. Rajcic will likely miss the entire 2027 season.
  • SS Masyn Winn (left thumb) was injured on a slide in the August 19 game in Cincinnati. Winn has not started since, but has come in late to pinch hit and/or as a defensive replacement. Winn is considered day to day.
  • RHP Andre Pallante (right elbow inflammation) was placed on the 15-day injured list on August 21, retroactive to August 18. Pallante’s injury is not considered serious but it will keep him off the roster for at least three starts.
  • RHP Hunter Dobbins (right flexor strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list on August 22. Dobbins will be further evaluated when the team returns to St. Louis.
  • OF Everson Pereira was hit by a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning of the August 21 game. X-rays were negative, but he was placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday.

Looking Ahead

The month of August ends with a six-game homestand that begins with the Baltimore Orioles, followed by a weekend set with the Pirates.

September begins with a West Coast road trip of nine games. It begins at Dodger Stadium for three. The team travels to Denver to take on the Rockies at Coors Field for three and the road trip concludes in San Francisco for three with the Giants.

After a travel day on Thursday, September 10, the Cardinals return to St. Louis for a nine-game homestand of three games each with the White Sox, Giants, and Nationals.

The season concludes with the final road trip of three games each in Pittsburgh and Milwaukee.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals had a tough time lately, losing leads in the final innings. This is most likely due to the ineffectiveness of the bullpen, which has been an issue all season. The problem has been exacerbated by the offense not being as prolific after the All-Star break, putting the Cardinals in close games often.

This past week the issue was even more apparent, as the team won or lost five of the eight games by one run. It appears that they may be on pace for a high volume of one-run games this season as they have already played 42 such games with 30 more contests remaining on the schedule.

This week’s Blast from the Past looks at the Cardinals’ past records in one-run games, highlighting relevant related facts.

  • The most one-run games played in a season by the Cardinals was 65 in 1992. In that year, the team’s record in one-run games was 34-31.
  • The fewest one-run games in a season was 22 in 1896. Their record was 10-12. The Cardinals played 13 one-run games in 2020, but that was not a full season due to the Pandemic. That record was 7-6.
  • The Cardinals’ best season record in one-run games was 29-14 in 1975, for a win percentage of 67%.
  • The Cardinals’ worst record in one-run games was 8-24 in 1898, which was a win percentage of 25%.
  • The team the Cardinals have the best win percentage against in one-run games is the Baltimore Orioles of 75% (3-1). This is also the fewest one-run games played against any team.
  • The teams the Cardinals have the worst win percentage against in one-run games is the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers. St. Louis is 1-7 against both teams, for a win percentage of 12.5%.
  • The team the Cardinals have played the most one-run games against is the Pittsburgh Pirates with 760. St. Louis’ record is 371-389, a win percentage of 48.8%.
  • In 2026, St. Louis is 22-20 in one-run games with 30 contests left in the season.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 20

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 22, 2026

photo: Anyelo Encarnacion (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-0 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria 2B Anyelo Encarnacion, went 4-for-4 including two doubles, a triple and three runs scored. Other standouts include Daniel Eagen, Rainiel Rodriguez, Andrew Williamson, Alexander Frias and Sebastian Dos Santos.

Results for games played on Friday August 21, 2026.

Memphis 4, Jacksonville 2

The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the Jumbo Shrimp by a 4-2 score at AutoZone Park on Friday.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three and fanned seven to earn his third Memphis win.

Brandt Thompson

Brycen Mautz relieved Thompson and threw a scoreless sixth. Back after one day on the Development List, Austin Love hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryan Murphy tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first save.

Jacksonville scored single runs in the second and third innings to lead 2-0.

Memphis answered with a run in the home third. Brody Moore doubled, stole third base and scored on a throwing error.

The Redbirds added two runs in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. Victor Scott walked and stole second base. Colton Ledbetter singled to score Scott. César Prieto doubled to plate Ledbetter.

César Prieto

Memphis scored an insurance run in the seventh and went on to win the game 4-2. Scott singled and went to second on a wild pitch. Ramón Urias singled to drive in Scott.

The offense scored four runs on nine hits as every hitter in the lineup had one. Scott scored two runs.

Moore stole his 12th base. Scott swiped his 18th bag.

Andy Yerzy made a throwing error.

Memphis is 21-28 in the second half and is nine games back of the Indianapolis Pirates in the International League.

Saturday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-0, 0.79) vs. Carson Milbrandt RHP (0-5, 7.65) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 5 at Arkansas 3

The Double-A Cardinals secured a 5-3 road win in Little Rock on Friday.

Starter Daniel Eagen pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on four hits and fanned 10 to earn his sixth win of 2026, first in three starts since joining Springfield.

Daniel Eagen

Randel Clemente relieved Eagen and finished the seventh with two strikeouts. Dominic Picone threw a scoreless eighth. Andrew Schultz tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his second save.

The Cardinals went ahead 2-0 in the first inning. Josiah Ragsdale and Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Deniel Ortiz doubled to plate Ragsdale and Rodriguez.

Deniel Ortiz

Springfield added two runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 4-0. Won-Bin Cho singled and Zach Levenson followed with a two-run home run.

Zach Levenson

Arkansas put up three runs in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-3.

The Cardinals rallied for one more run in the ninth to win 5-3. Ragsdale tripled and scored on a single by Rodriguez.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 10 hits. Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Ortiz and Levenson each had two RBI. Ragsdale was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Ryan Campos was caught stealing.

Springfield is 31-18 in the second half and is in first place in the Texas League North

Saturday’s game: at Arkansas, Braden Davis LHP (1-5, 5.01) vs. Ryan Sloan RHP (3-3, 3.75) 6:05 CT.

Peoria 7 at Lansing 4

The High-A Chiefs earned a 7-4 road win over the Lugnuts on Friday, breaking their season-high six-game losing streak.

Starter Brandon Clarke pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up one run on no hits, walked five and fanned six.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Clarke and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Ruben Menes relinquished three runs in two innings. Christian Worley tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn his third save.

Peoria went up 2-0 in the top of the first inning. Andrew Williamson hit a solo home run, his first long ball as a professional. Brayden Smith walked and stole second. Sammy Hernandez walked. Tristan Bissetta singled to score Smith.

Andrew Williamson

Lansing answered with a run in the home first.

The Chiefs scored one run in the fourth to increase the lead to 3-1. Anyelo Encarnación doubled. Ryan Weingartner singled. Encarnación came home on a sac fly by Williamson.

Peoria added a run in the fifth to extend the lead to 4-1. Hernandez doubled and stole third base. Jalin Flores drove in Hernandez on a single.

In the top of the sixth, the Chiefs added a run for a 5-1 lead. Encarnación tripled and scored on a double by Weingartner.

Ryan Weingartner

The Lugnuts answered with three runs in the home sixth to shrink the gap to 5-4.

Peoria put up two insurance runs in the eighth for the final score of 7-4. Michael Dattalo doubled and scored on a triple by Encarnación. The latter scored on a double by Williamson.

Anyelo Encarnacion

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 14 hits. Williamson was 3-for-4 including a home run and three RBI. Encarnación was 4-for-4, including two doubles and a triple with an RBI and three runs scored. Bissetta was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Weingartner was 2-for-2 with an RBI.

Smith stole his third base. Hernandez swiped his 19th base.

Hernandez had a passed ball.

The Chiefs are 24-27 in the second half and are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game: at Lansing, Jacob Odle RHP (2-3, 4.59) vs. Jorge Marcheco RHP (1-2, 3.86) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 7, Fort Myers 6

The Class-A Cardinals edged the Mighty Mussels, 7-6, in a back-and-forth game on Friday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched four innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked four and struck out three.

Jaden Alba relieved Cabrera and surrendered two runs in three innings. Brian Garmon tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Palm Beach went up 2-0 in the first inning. Ryan Mitchell singled and Sebastian Dos Santos homered.

Sebastian Dos Santos

Fort Myers cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the second.

The Beach Birds answered with a run in the home second to increase their lead to 3-1. Gabe Camacho singled. J.P. Cabrera doubled. Mitchell reached on an error and Camacho scored.

The Mighty Mussels put up three runs in the third to go ahead 4-3.

The Cardinals tied the game in the fourth. Trevor Haskins singled, stole second base and advanced to third on an error. Haskins scored on a double by Mitchell.

Ryan Mitchell

Fort Myers regained the lead 5-4 in the fifth.

Palm Beach tied it a second time with a run in the sixth. Cabrera walked. Mitchell singled, sending Cabrera to third. Cabrera came home on a sac fly by Dos Santos.

The Mighty Mussels went up 6-5 in the seventh.

The Cardinals responded with two runs in the eighth to take the lead 7-6, a lead they did not relinquish. Cabrera singled. Dos Santos walked. Alexander Frias doubled to plate Cabrera and Dos Santos for the winning margin.

Alexander Frias

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 10 hits. Frias was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Mitchell was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Dos Santos had three RBI and two runs scored. Cabrera was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Miguel Hernández stole this third base. Haskins swiped his 21st bag. Dee Kennedy stole his second base. Frias was picked off first base.

Hernández made a throwing error. Alba picked a runner off first base.

The Cardinals are 25-26 in the second half and are in second place in the Florida State League East, seven games back of Daytona.

Saturday’s game: vs. Fort Myers, TBD (PB) vs. Callan Fang RHP (3-3, 4.33) 5:00 CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Announce Dominican Summer League Internal Player Awards

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 20, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Wednesday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Springfield offense, which scored 12 runs. Leaders were Ryan Campos, 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored, and Tai Peete, 3-for-6 with three RBI. Other standouts: Thomas Saggese, Rainiel Rodriguez, Liam Doyle, Sammy Hernández and J.P. Cabrera.

Results for games played on Wednesday August 19, 2026.

Memphis 4, Jacksonville 5

The Triple-A Redbirds fell to the Jumbo Shrimp by a 5-4 score at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

Starter Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched four innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked three and fanned four. Handling most of the traffic on the bases, the switch-pitcher stranded six runners.

Ryan Murphy relieved Cijntje and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Brycen Mautz yielded two runs, one earned, in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Ryan Fernandez hurled a scoreless seventh. Hancel Rincon tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Jacksonville took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Memphis tied the game in the third. Brody Moore reached on an error. Noah Mendlinger walked. Victor Scott grounded into a force out. Mendlinger was out at second. On a double steal with Scott, Moore came home.

Brody Moore

The Redbirds added three runs in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead. Leo Bernal singled. Nolan Gorman was hit by a pitch. Thomas Saggese hit a three-run home run.

Thomas Saggese

The Jumbo Shrimp put up a four-run sixth inning to regain the lead at 5-4. Memphis was unable to rally despite loading the bases in the ninth.

The offense scored four runs on four hits. Saggese had three RBI.

Scott stole his 17th base. Moore swiped two bags. Saggese was caught stealing.

Cijntje made two errors on pickoff attempts. Ramón Urías made a throwing error.

Memphis is 20-26 in the second half and is nine games back of Indianapolis in the International League.

Thursday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, Mason Molina LHP (1-2, 7.86) vs. TBD (JCK) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 12 at Arkansas 2

The Double-A Cardinals walloped the Travelers in a 12-2 road rout on Wednesday.

Starter Liam Doyle pitched five innings, gave up one run on one hit, walked two and fanned nine to earn his fourth win.

Liam Doyle

Jack Findlay relieved Doyle and threw a scoreless sixth. Nolan Sparks hurled a scoreless seventh. Michael Watson surrendered one run in the eighth. Darlin Saladin tossed a scoreless ninth.

Springfield went up 4-0 in the second inning. Jack Gurevitch singled. Ryan Campos walked. Tre Richardson was hit by a pitch. Gurevitch scored on a sac fly by Zach Levenson. Tai Peete plated Campos and Richardson on a single. Peete stole second base. Rainiel Rodriguez drove in Peete on a single.

Tai Peete

Rainiel Rodriguez

The Cardinals went up 5-0 in the third on a solo home run by Campos.

Ryan Campos

Arkansas scored their first run in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1.

Springfield answered with a run in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-1. Dakota Harris walked and scored on a double by Peete.

In the eighth, the Travelers added their second and final run to shrink the lead to 6-2.

The Cardinals surged in the ninth with six runs to run up the final score to 12-2. Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Josiah Ragsdale singled. Gurevitch walked. Campos drove in Rodriguez and Ragsdale on a single. Richardson singled. Levenson singled to score Gurevitch. Harris plated Campos and Richardson on a single. Peete singled. Rodriguez scored Levenson on a single.

The Cardinals scored 12 runs on 16 hits. Campos was 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Peete was 3-for-6 with three RBI. Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Levenson was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Harris drove in two. Gurevitch was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Richardson scored two runs.

Springfield is 29-18 in the second half and is in first place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game: at Arkansas, Tanner Franklin RHP (0-0, 5.00) vs. Nico Tellache LHP (6-6, 4.79) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 3 at Lansing 4

At Lansing, the High-A Chiefs were edged by the Lugnuts by a 4-3 score on Wednesday.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Gerardo Salas relieved Crossland and surrendered two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Zeke Wood threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Dylan Driessen allowed one run in the eighth and took the loss.

Lansing took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Peoria scored two runs in the third to take the lead.  Anyelo Encarnacion walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and stole third. Alex Birge walked. Encarnación scored on a balk. Yairo Padilla walked. Sammy Hernandez drove in Birge on a single.

The Lugnuts regained the lead 3-2 with a two-run sixth inning.

In the top of the eighth, the Chiefs tied the game on a solo home run by Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

Lansing answered with a run in the home half of the inning and held on to win the game 4-3.

The Chiefs scored three runs on four hits. Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Encarnación stole his 17th base.

The Chiefs are 23-26 in the second half and are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game: at Lansing, Ty Van Dyke RHP (3-4, 5.63) vs. Samuel Dutton RHP (1-8, 4.40) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 8, Fort Myers 4

After a weather-delayed start Wednesday evening, the Class-A Cardinals beat the Mighty Mussels by an 8-4 score at Roger Dean Stadium.

In his first start as a professional, 11th round pick Jacob Haley pitched three innings, gave up one run on one hit, a solo home run, walked two and struck out one.

Jacob Haley

In his Beach Birds debut, 18-year-old lefty Hendrick Caña relieved Haley and surrendered one run in 2 2/3 innings to earn the win. Yadiel Batista yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Jesús García relinquished one run in 1 2/3 innings. Dallis Moran secured the final out.

Hendrick Cana

Fort Myers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Palm Beach put up four runs in the second. Miguel Hernández walked. Matthew Miura singled and advanced to second on an error. Gabe Camacho was hit by a pitch. J.P. Cabrera doubled to clear the bases. Heriberto Caraballo singled. Cabrera scored on a single by Alexander Frias.

Juan Pablo Cabrera

The Cardinals added three runs in the third to extend the lead to 7-1. Miura singled and advanced to second on an error. Camacho singled to score Miura. Camacho advanced on two wild pitches. Trevor Haskins walked and stole second. Camacho came home on a ground out by Cabrera. Haskins scored on a wild pitch.

The Mighty Mussels added a run in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-2.

The Beach Birds extended the lead to 8-2 with a run in the seventh. Camacho hit a ground-rule double and came home on a double by Haskins.

Fort Myers put up two final runs in the eighth for the final score of 8-4.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on nine hits. Camacho was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored.  Muira was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Cabrera had three RBI.

Haskins stole his 19th base.

Frias had an outfield assist at home plate. Haley picked off a runner at first base.

The Cardinals are 25-25 in the second half and are in second place in the Florida State League East, eight games back of Daytona.

Thursday’s game: vs. Fort Myers, TBD (PB) vs. Cristian Hernandez RHP (0-0, 6.75) 5:30 CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Lefty Prospect Ixan Henderson’s Season is Over

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 19, 2026

photo: Rainiel Rodriguez (P.J. Maigi/Springfield Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield C Rainiel Rodriguez, went 4-for-5 including a double with two RBI. Other standouts include Victor Scott, Yhoiker Fajardo, Jack Martinez, Caden Ferraro, Branneli Franco, Sebastian Rojas and Diego Conseción.

Results for games played on Tuesday August 18, 2026.

Memphis 5, Jacksonville 6 (10 innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds lost at home to the Jumbo Shrimp in extra innings by the score of 6-5.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched three innings, gave up five runs on five hits, walked two and struck out one.

Austin Love relieved Hansen and threw two scoreless innings of relief. Skylar Hales hurled a scoreless sixth. Cade Winquest pitched two scoreless innings. Jared Shuster allowed one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. Matt Svanson secured the final two outs.

Jacksonville went up 2-0 in the first inning. They added one run in the second and two in the third to lead 5-0.

Memphis answered with one run in the home third. Chase Davis singled. Ramon Mendoza was hit by a pitch. Both runners moved up on a sac bunt by Victor Scott. Davis came home on a ground out by Ramón Urías.

The Redbirds added one run in the seventh to shrink the lead to 5-2. Davis singled. Mendoza walked. Scott singled to score Davis.

Victor Scott

Memphis put up three runs in the eighth to tie the game. César Prieto singled and advanced to third on an error. Thomas Saggese drove in Prieto on a sac fly. Colton Ledbetter hit a solo home run. Davis reached on a third strike passed ball. Scott tripled to plate Davis.

The game went into extra innings. The Jumbo Shrimp scored the tiebreaker runner in the 10th.  The Redbirds failed to answer.

Memphis scored five runs on nine hits. Scott was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Prieto was 2-for-5. Davis was 2-for-5 with three runs scored.

Scott stole two bases. Saggese made a fielding error.

Memphis is 20-25 in the second half and is eight games back of the Indianapolis Pirates in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (0-3, 6.29) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (3-2, 5.79) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 4 at Arkansas 3

The Double-A Cardinals topped the Travelers in a 4-3 road win on Tuesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched six innings, gave up one run on seven hits, walked two and fanned five to earn his second win.

Yhoiker Fajardo

Jose Davila relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless seventh. Joseph King surrendered two runs in the eighth. Sandro Santana tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his second save.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the fourth inning. Ryan Campos and Tre Richardson singled. Rainiel Rodriguez hit a ground-rule double to plate Campos and Richardson.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Arkansas scored one run in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.

Springfield put up two more runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-1. Richardson, Tai Peete and Rodriguez singled. Richardson came home on a sac fly by Jesús Báez. Peete scored on a double play by Josiah Ragsdale.

The Travelers added two runs in the eighth for the final score of 4-3.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 13 hits. Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with two RBI. Richardson was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Jack Gurevitch was 3-for-5.

Rodriguez was caught stealing.

Springfield is 28-18 in the second half and is tied for first place in the Texas League North

Wednesday’s game: at Arkansas, LHP Liam Doyle (3-7, 4.28) vs. Ryan Hawks RHP (4-6, 6.27) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 5 at Lansing 6

The High-A Chiefs took a road loss from the Lugnuts by a 6-5 score on Tuesday.

Starter Jack Martinez pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and struck out one.

Jack Martinez

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Martinez and surrendered four runs in 1 2/3 innings. Ynfante took the loss. Patrick Galle yielded one run in one inning. Christian Worley secured the final out.

Lansing took a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

In the top of the sixth, Peoria scored two runs to go ahead. Brayden Smith doubled. Jalin Flores singled to score Smith. Yordalin Peña singled. Tristan Bissetta doubled to plate Flores.

Tristan Bissetta

The Lugnuts tied the game in the home sixth, then added three runs in the seventh to take a 5-2 lead.

The Chiefs put up two runs in the top of the eighth to shrink the gap to 5-4. Flores was hit by a pitch. Caden Ferraro hit a two-run home run.

Caden Ferraro

Lansing made it 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Peoria rallied for one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 6-5.

The Chiefs scored five runs on seven hits. Ferraro was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Flores scored two runs.

Bissetta stole his first base. Andrew Williamson swiped his first bag.

In his Chiefs debut, Yairo Padilla made a fielding error.

The Chiefs are 23-25 in the second half and are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s game: at Lansing, Cade Crossland LHP (1-0, 1.93) vs. Jackson Nove LHP (0-0, 9.00) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 8, Fort Myers 7

The Cardinals came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Mighty Mussels by an 8-7 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on two hits, walked one and struck out three.

Justin Militello relieved Dutkanych and surrendered two runs in 2/3 of an inning. Branneli Franco threw four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Brian Garmon relinquished two runs in the ninth but received the win.

Branneli Franco

Fort Myers took 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added four runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 5-0.

Palm Beach surged in the fifth to score five runs to tie the game. Trevor Condon hit a ground rule double and scored on a single by Ryan Mitchell. Alexander Frias and Dee Kennedy walked. Sebastian Dos Santos walked and Mitchell scored. Owen Henne walked to score Frias. Jayden Lobliner reached on an error as Kennedy and Dos Santos came home.

The Mighty Mussels regained the lead at 7-5 in the top of the ninth. The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the home half to win in a walk off. Dos Santos was hit by a pitch. Henne singled. Lobliner plated Dos Santos on a single. Henne came home on a single by Matthew Miura.

Matthew Miura

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 10 hits. Mitchell was 2-for-3 with an RBI. In his professional debut, first rounder Trevor Condon was 2-for-5.  Gabe Camacho was 2-for-5. Miura had two RBI. Dos Santos scored two runs.

Mitchell stole two bases. Kennedy, Condon, and Lobliner each swiped their first bag. Dos Santos stole his 17th base.

The Cardinals are 24-25 in the second half and are in second place in the Florida State League East, eight games back of Daytona.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Fort Myers, TBD (PB) vs. Matt Barr RHP (0-0, 6.43) 5:30 CT.

DSL Cardinals 7 at DSL Twins 8 (Game 1, seven innings)

The Cardinals were edged by the Twins in a 6-7 loss on Tuesday in the first game of a twin bill.

Starter Jose Vega pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up eight runs, five earned, on six hits, walked four and fanned four. Vega took the loss.

Beiker Rodriguez relieved Vega and finished the sixth.

The Twins went up 2-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals answered with three runs in the top of the second to take the lead 3-2. Diego Conseción, Lucas Takahashi and Yeferson Portolatin walked. Sebastian Rojas singled to plate Conseción and Takahashi. Christopher Vargas drove in Portolatin on a single.

Sebastian Rojas

The Twins came back to the tie the game in the third.

In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals added two runs to lead 5-3. Takahashi walked and stole second base. Portolatin was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Takahashi came home on a sac fly by Rojas. Vargas singled and Portolatin scored.

The Twins tied the game again with two runs in the home half fourth. In the fifth, the Cardinals broke the tie with two runs to lead 7-5. Conseción walked and was eliminated on a force out by Takahashi. Jesús Pérez hit a two-run home run.

Jesus Perez

The Twins rallied for three runs in the sixth to win the game 8-7.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on seven hits. Vargas was 2-for-2 with two RBI. Misael Sánchez was 2-for-4. Rojas had three RBI. Pérez drove in two. Takahashi scored three runs. Portolatin scored two runs.

Takahashi stole his second base. Roberth Castillo made three errors, two fielding and one throwing. Portolatin had a fielding miscue. Sánchez and Jhonny Chaparro each had a throwing error. Vega picked a runner off third base.

DSL Cardinals 14 at DSL Twins 10 (Game 2, seven innings)

The Cardinals finished their 2026 schedule on a high note as they beat the Twins 14-10 in the second game of Tuesday’s twin bill.

Starter Rafeli Moronta pitched 1 1/3 innings, gave up seven runs on five hits, walked three and fanned four.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Moronta an surrendered one run in one inning. Javier Martínez yielded two runs in 3 2/3 innings but was given the win. Domingo Mejía tossed a scoreless seventh.

The Twins went ahead 7-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals answered with seven runs in the second inning to tie. Misael Sánchez reached on a wild pitch third strike. He advanced to second on another wild pitch. Roberth Castillo and Lucas Takahashi walked. Sánchez scored on a wild pitch. Castillo and Takahashi advanced a base. Michael Cordero walked. Castillo came home on a sac fly by Héctor Cabrera. Carlos Carrión singled. Jhon Franganten doubled to plate Takahashi and Cordero. Diego Conseción walked. Sánchez walked and Carrión scored. Franganten came home on a walk by Castillo. Takahashi walked, sending Conseción home.

Jhon Franganten

The Twins pulled ahead with a run in the second.

The Cardinals pulled even in the third on a solo home run by Carrión. They added two runs in the fourth to take the lead to 10-8. Sánchez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Castillo walked. Takahashi grounded into a force out. Castillo was out at second. Sánchez stole home. Takahashi stole second and then advanced to third on a balk. Cabrera drove in Takahashi on a single.

The Twins retied the score with a two-run fifth.

The Cardinals put up four runs in the sixth to win the game 14-10. Takahashi walked. Cabrera singled. Eduardo Mirabal doubled to score Takahashi. Franganten walked. Conseción cleared the bases on a double.

Diego Conseción

The Cardinals scored 14 runs on eight hits. Cabrera was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Carrión was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Conseción had three RBI. Franganten had two RBI. Takahashi scored three runs. Sánchez scored two runs.

Sánchez stole his sixth base. Takahashi swiped his third bag. Conseción stole his sixth base.

Franganten had an outfield assist at third base. Takahashi had an outfield assist at second base.

The Cardinals finished 28-27 on the season, in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: The DSL Cardinals’ season has concluded.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Promote Two Top 20 Prospects

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – August 10–16

photo: Joshua Baez (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)

The Cardinals have won four straight series with the Chicago visit to be forever remembered due to Joshua Baez’ explosive Saturday debut. Our history feature highlights prior multi-home run games by Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

Baez makes historic debut at Wrigley Field

Following the departure of veteran outfielder Lars Nootbaar at the trade deadline, questions were raised about when the Cardinals’ no. 3 prospect, outfielder Joshua Báez, would make his major league debut.

That question was answered on Saturday, August 15, when the Cardinals called up Báez to play left field against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Fans got more than they bargained for with his debut.

Joshua Baez

Báez came to the plate for his first major league at bat in the first inning. With Alec Burleson on first base, Báez swung at the first offering from Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, a 93-mph four seam fastball in the outside upper quadrant of the strike zone, and sent it straight into the center field stands. The home run measured 449 feet and gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.

While hitting a home run on the first pitch a player saw in the major leagues has been done before, what followed has not.

In his next at bat in the fourth inning, Báez sent a 77-mph changeup into the left field bleachers for a solo home run.

If one thought he could not possibly do it a third time, that thought was erroneous.  After Alec Burleson’s walk to start the sixth inning, Báez slugged a two-run shot, the other way into the right field stands, for the third home run of his major league debut. The feat elicited a standing ovation from the Chicago crowd.

Joshua Emanuel Báez, 23 years old from Boston, Massachusetts, second round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2021 draft, accomplished what no other major league baseball player has ever done in the history of the sport.

To say Báez introduced his presence with authority to the Major League Baseball audience is an understatement.

Game Recaps

Monday, August 10, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Phillies 6

The Cardinals were edged by the Phillies by a 6-5 score in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched five innings, gave up three runs, one earned, on four hits, walked three and fanned six. Dobbins took the loss.

Luis Gastelum relieved Dobbins and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Caleb Ferguson relinquished one run without recording an out. Gordon Graceffo yielded two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Justin Bruihl tossed a scoreless ninth.

Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. They made it 3-0 in the fifth.

St. Louis put up two runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera doubled. Alec Burleson doubled to plate Wetherholt and Herrera.

Alec Burleson

The Phillies extended their lead to 6-3 with one run in the seventh and two in the top of the eighth.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the home eighth to shrink the lead to 6-5.

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Herrera was 2-for-5 with two runs scored.

José Fermín stole two bases.

Dobbins made a throwing error. Walker had a fielding miscue.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

The Cardinals blanked the Phillies by a 2-0 score at Busch Stadium on Tuesday.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched six scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked three and struck out two.

Andre Pallante

George Soriano relieved Pallante and threw a scoreless seventh to earn the win. Caleb Ferguson began the eighth but walked three batters and was replaced by Ryne Stanek. Stanek miraculously escaped the jam. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth for his 30th save.

The game was scoreless through 6 ½ innings. In the home seventh, the Cardinals scored one run. Jordan Walker drew a walk and stole second and he scored on a Masyn Winn single.

The Cardinals added a second run in the eighth on a solo home run by Everson Pereira.

The offense scored two runs on six hits. Winn was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Walker stole his 15th base.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – Cardinals 7, Phillies 1

The Cardinals defeated the Phillies by the score of 7-1 on Wednesday to take the home series.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five innings, gave up one run on six hits and fanned six to earn his ninth win.

Kyle Leahy

Justin Bruihl relieved Leahy and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Gordon Graceffo hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Luis Gastelum tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Jordan Walker reached on an error and stole second base. Nathan Church doubled to score Walker.

The Phillies tied the game in the fourth.

St. Louis added four runs in the fifth to increase the lead to 5-1. César Prieto and JJ Wetherholt singled. Iván Herrera drove in Prieto on a single. Alec Burleson doubled to plate Wetherholt and Herrera. Burleson scored on a double by Walker.

The Cardinals put up two more runs in the seventh for the final score of 7-1. Wetherholt walked and stole second. Herrera walked. Burleson singled and Wetherholt came home. Walker drew a walk. Herrera scored on a sac fly by Nathan Church.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on eight hits. Burleson was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Wetherholt and Herrera each scored two runs.

Walker stole his 16th base of the season. Wetherholt swiped his 13th bag.

Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Off day

Friday, August 14, 2026 – Cardinals 0 at Cubs 3

The Cardinals were blanked by the Cubs by a 3-0 score at Wrigley Field on Friday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked one and fanned six. Liberatore took the tough loss.

George Soriano relieved Liberatore and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Peter Strzelecki tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The game was scoreless until the Cubs got on the board with three runs in the home sixth.

The Cardinals were held to three hits, singles by José Fermín, Iván Herrera, and Bryan Torres. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Cardinals 8 at Cubs 4

The Cardinals recovered from the loss on Friday with an 8-4 win on Saturday, forever to be remembered as Joshua Baez’ explosive MLB debut.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, gave up three unearned runs on five hits, walked two and fanned six to earn his fifth win.

Michael McGreevy

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and threw a scoreless seventh. Ryne Stanek surrendered one run in the eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker grounded into a force out, eliminating Herrera. Alec Burleson eliminated Walker in a force out and Wetherholt scored. Joshua Báez followed with a two-run home run on the first pitch he saw in his major league debut.

The Cubs tied the game in the second.

The Cardinals regained the lead 4-3 in the fourth on a solo home run by Báez. In the sixth, St. Louis increased the lead to 7-3. Burleson walked. Báez hit a two-run home run and made history as the only player to hit three home runs in his major league debut. Blaze Jordan thumped a solo home run.

The Cardinals made it 8-3 in the top of the eighth on a solo home run by Burleson. The Cubs answered with a run in the home eighth for the final score of 8-4.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on seven hits. Báez was 3-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. Burleson had two RBI and three runs scored.

Everson Pereira was picked off first base. Jordan made a fielding error.

Sunday, August 16, 2026 – Cardinals 11 at Cubs 4

The Cardinals routed the Cubs in the final game of the weekend series at Wrigley. This was the final matchup between the two teams for the season.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched five innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked four and fanned seven to earn his third win.

Hunter Dobbins

Luis Gastelum relieved Dobbins and threw two scoreless innings. Gordon Graceffo surrendered one run in the eighth. Caleb Ferguson yielded one run in the ninth.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt hit a ground-rule double, and Alec Burleson followed with a two-run home run. They added a run in the second to make it 3-0. Jimmy Crooks doubled and scored on a single by Blaze Jordan.

The Cubs scored two runs in the third to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Cardinals answered with a six-run fourth to extend the lead to 9-2. Masyn Winn and Crooks walked. Jordan singled. Wetherholt walked and Winn came home. Crooks scored on a sac fly by Iván Herrera. Burleson plated Jordan and Wetherholt on a single. Jordan Walker hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

In the top of the eighth, St. Louis increased the lead to 11-2. Wetherholt singled. Herrera walked. Walker doubled to score Wetherholt and Herrera.

Chicago rallied for one run in the home eighth and one in the ninth to bring the final score to 11-4.

St. Louis’ offense scored 11 runs on 13 hits. Burleson was 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. Walker was 3-for-4 with four RBI. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Jordan was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Crooks was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals won two series for the week, both against teams in contention for a playoff spot. The team finished 4-2 for the week with two wins in each series with the Phillies and the Cubs. This extended their streak of series wins to four.

At two games over .500 at 63-61, St. Louis remains in third place, 13.5 games back of the Brewers and three games out of a Wild Card spot. They would need to leapfrog three teams to get to make the playoffs. It is a daunting task, though not impossible.

The offense has seemingly pulled themselves out of the funk they have been in since the All-Star break. There have been some changes to the roster, the most significant one being the addition of outfielder Joshua Báez over the weekend. The Cardinals No. 3 prospect started with a bang, as noted in several places in this article.

In addition, two key run producers, Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker, have gone on a recent tear. Two other players, middle infielders JJ Wetherholt and Masyn Winn, continue to struggle with the bat.

The top performers by OPS for the week are Joshua Báez (1.666 in nine ABs), Everson Pereira (1.357 in seven ABs), Alec Burleson (1.298), and Jordan Walker (.925).

Everson Pereira

At the bottom are JJ Wetherholt (.460), Nathan Church (.376), Masyn Winn (.356), and César Prieto (.250). Prieto was returned to Memphis to make room for Báez.

The starting rotation has settled down for the time being. Matthew Liberatore made two decent starts in a row, which has been difficult for him in the past few months. All five starters kept their ERAs for the week under 4.00.

The best that can be said for the bullpen is that it has not gotten worse. The bar was low, however. Of the relief corps, Luis Gastelum, Riley O’Brien, Justin Bruihl, and Peter Strzelecki had a good week. Caleb Ferguson, newly obtained for money from the Reds, has performed the worst, putting up an 18.00 ERA over three appearances during the week. George Soriano, Ryne Stanek, and Gordon Graceffo were mediocre at best.

The Cardinals continue the road trip in Cincinnati beginning Monday, playing five games in four days with a doubleheader on Monday to make up a previously rained out game. The trip ends in Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Bank Park.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB WCGB
Milwaukee 77 48 0.616
Chicago 72 53 0.576 5
St. Louis 63 61 0.508 14 3
Pittsburgh 61 65 0.484 17 6
Cincinnati 59 64 0.480 17 6.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 8/10 OF Nelson Velázquez was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros.
  • 8/15 The Cardinals optioned 3B César Prieto to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/15 The Cardinals recalled RF Joshua Báez from the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urías is currently on a rehab assignment with the Memphis Redbirds.
  • RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23, 2026. He will miss the remainder of 2026 and likely all of the 2027 season.

Looking Ahead

After the Cubs series, the road trip continues with five games in four days with the Reds at Great American Ballpark. Lefty prospect Quinn Mathews will start Game 1 of Monday’s twin bill, called up from Memphis as the 27th-man for the day.

The road trip concludes in Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Bank Park for a weekend set with the Phillies.

The month of August ends with a six-game homestand facing the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

September begins with a West Coast road trip. The nine games begin at Dodger Stadium for three against the Dodgers, then three in Denver at Coors Field and a three-game matchup with the Giants in San Francisco.

Blast from the Past

Over the weekend, the Cardinals called up outfield prospect Joshua Báez from the Memphis Redbirds to make his major league debut in the second game of the series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Báez made a historic debut, slugging three home runs, one to center, left, and right fields at Wrigley. The first long ball was on the first pitch he saw.

No player in MLB history had hit three home runs in his major league debut until Saturday.

Because this feat has never been done before, any comps that could be drawn do not exist. Therefore, this week’s Blast from the Past will take a different direction in honor of Báez and his historic feat.

This week we go the direction of other multi home run games by Cardinals players at Wrigley Field. The list contains the name of the player, the date or dates the games occurred, and the number of home runs hit, with some relevant details. Several players hit two or more home runs at Wrigley more than once.

  1. Albert Pujols (USA TODAY Sports Images)

    Albert Pujols – Pujols hit multiple home runs at Wrigley Field on at least two separate occasions. On July 20, 2004, Pujols hit a solo home run in the third inning, a solo home run in the seventh, and a two-run home run in the ninth. On May 30, 2010, Pujols again hit three home runs at Wrigley Field. He hit a solo home run in the first, a two-run shot in the fifth and a solo blast in the ninth.

  1. Matt Carpenter – On July 20, 2018, Carpenter slugged three home runs in an 18-5 rout of the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He hit a solo home run as the leadoff hitter in the first inning. In the second, Carpenter sent a two-run shot to right center field. The third long ball was a three-run blast in the sixth.
  2. Mark McGwire – McGwire hit two home runs at Wrigley Field in an extra inning game. The first was a solo home run to left field in the eighth. The second was a solo home run in the 10th
  3. Stan Musial – Musial hit two home runs in a 13-5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on October 2, 1949. The first was a solo home run in the fourth and the second was a three-run monster in the ninth.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 20

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

 

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 15, 2026

photo: Chase Davis (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Friday. TCN’s Player of the Day, Memphis DH Chase Davis was 3-for-5 with a single, a double, and a grand slam for five RBI. Other standouts include Colton Ledbetter, Mason Molina and Dakota Harris.

Results for games played on Friday August 14, 2026.

Memphis 12 at Durham 2

The Triple-A Redbirds routed the Bulls by the score of 12-2 in Durham on Friday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched six innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked three and fanned eight to earn his first International League win.

Mason Molina

Matt Svanson relieved Molina and threw a scoreless seventh. Pete Hansen tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Durham scored both of their runs in the first inning.

Memphis put up four runs in the third to take the lead. Brody Moore hit a solo home run. Victor Scott and rehabber Ramón Urias singled. Leo Bernal singled to score Scott. Urías came home on a passed ball. Colton Ledbetter walked. Bernal was picked off and caught stealing. Chase Davis doubled to plate Ledbetter.

The Redbirds added five runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 9-2. Urías walked. Bernal singled. Thomas Saggese walked. Ledbetter walked and Urías scored. Chase Davis blasted a grand slam.

Chase Davis

Memphis put up three more runs in the eighth to win the game 12-2. Bernal walked. Saggese singled. Ledbetter hit a three-run home run.

Colton Ledbetter

The offense scored 12 runs on 13 hits. Davis was 3-for-5 with five RBI. Bernal was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Moore was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ledbetter had four RBI and three runs scored. Saggese and Urías each scored two runs.

Bernal was picked off and caught stealing.

Memphis is 20-24 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Durham, Ixan Henderson LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Joe Boyle RHP (1-6, 9.13) 5:45 CT.

Springfield 9, NW Arkansas 8

The Double-A Cardinals came back from an 8-1 deficit to defeat the Naturals by the score of 9-8 at Route 66 Stadium on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up six runs, five earned, on seven hits, walked two and fanned five.

Jack Findlay relieved Franklin and finished the fifth. Chen-Wei Lin surrendered two runs in the final four innings and received the win.

NW Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

The Cardinals tied the game in the fourth on a solo home run by Deniel Ortiz.

Deniel Ortiz

The Naturals added five runs in the fifth and two in the top of the sixth to go ahead 8-1.

In the home sixth, Springfield posted five runs to shrink the gap to 8-6. Won-Bin Cho doubled. Ortiz reached on catcher interference. Jack Gurevitch doubled to score Cho. Ryan Campos singled to plate Ortiz and Gurevitch. Campos was thrown out at second. Tre Richardson hit a solo home run. Dakota Harris hit a solo home run.

The Cardinals made it 8-7 in the seventh. Rainiel Rodriguez doubled and later scored on a sac fly by Ortiz. Springfield took the lead 9-8 in the eighth inning. Richardson singled and Harris followed with a two-run home run.

Dakota Harris

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 13 hits. Harris was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Campos was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Richardson was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Josiah Ragsdale was 3-for-5. Ortiz had two RBI and two runs scored.

Cho and Ortiz each made a throwing error.

Springfield is 27-16 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs NW Arkansas, Daniel Eagen RHP (5-9, 4.92) vs. TBA 6:35 CT.

Peoria vs. Beloit (postponed)

Friday’s game at Dozer Park was postponed due to wet grounds. It will be made up as one game of a doubleheader on Saturday, August 15.

The Chiefs are 23-21 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Beloit, Brandon Clarke LHP (0-0, 5.40) vs. TBD (BEL) (game one); vs. Beloit, Jacob Odle RHP (2-2, 4.60) vs. TBD (BEL) (game two).

Palm Beach 2 at Daytona 5

The High-A Cardinals fell to the Tortugas by a 5-2 score in Daytona on Friday.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out one. Cabrera took the loss.

JR Fordham relieved Cabrera and finished the fourth. Jaden Alba surrendered one run in two innings. Brian Garmon tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Daytona scored twice in the first, one in the second and one in the fourth to lead 4-0.

Palm Beach scored their first run in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-1. Yairo Padilla singled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Padilla scored on a wild pitch.

The Tortugas increased their lead to 5-1 in the seventh.

The Cardinals answered with their second run in the eighth. Dee Kennedy doubled and later scored on a fielder’s choice by Owen Henne.

The Cardinals scored two runs on just four hits. No Cardinal had multiple hits. The offense was 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

J.P. Cabrera made a fielding error. Trevor Haskins had an outfield assist at home plate. Alba picked a runner off second base.

The Cardinals are 22-24 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Daytona, TBD vs. TBD 5:35 CT

DSL Cardinals 2, DSL Tigers 1 3 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals were edged by the Tigers, 3-2 on Friday.

Starter Juan García pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits and fanned eight.

Juan Carlos Garcia

Juan Santillán relieved García and surrendered one unearned run in two innings and took the loss. Brayan Amoroso got the final out of the seventh.

The Tigers went up 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the home half of the fourth on a solo home run by Misael Sánchez to cut the lead to 2-1.

Misael Sanchez

The Cardinals tied the game in the fifth. Diego Conseción walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Conseción went to third on a wild pitch. Jesús Pérez walked. Conseción scored on a sac fly by Michael Cordero.

The Tigers rallied for one run in the top of the seventh to break the tie and win the game 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on just three hits. No Cardinal had multiple hits.

Pérez was caught stealing. Carlos Carrión made a fielding error. Santillán picked a runner off first base. Eduardo Mirabal had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 26-25 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: vs. DSL Angels, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Joshua Baez Gets “The Call”

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 13, 2026

photo: Yordalin Pena (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria DH Yordalin Peña, doubled and hit two home runs for four RBI and scored three runs. Other standouts include Nolan Gorman, Quinn Mathews, Yhoiker Fajardo and Eduardo Mirabal.

Results for games played on Wednesday August 12, 2026.

Memphis 7, Durham 3

The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the home Durham Bulls by a 7-3 score on Wednesday.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched four innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked three and fanned five.

Quinn Mathews

Brycen Mautz relieved Mathews and surrendered two runs in two innings but received the win. Ryan Fernandez, Cade Winquest and Hancel Rincon closed it out with a scoreless inning each.

Durham took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Memphis put up five runs in the third to take the lead.  Ramon Mendoza, Noah Mendlinger and Victor Scott singled. Joshua Báez drove in Mendoza on a single. Nolan Gorman walked and Mendlinger scored. Leo Bernal plated Scott and Báez on a single. Gorman came home on a sac fly by Thomas Saggese.

Leonardo Bernal

Solo home runs by Gorman in the fifth and Chase Davis in the sixth increased the lead to 7-1.

Nolan Gorman

The Bulls answered with two runs in the home sixth to cut the lead to 7-3 as the evening’s scoring ended there.

The offense scored seven runs on nine hits. Mendoza was 2-for-4. Scott was 2-for-5. Gorman had two RBI, two runs scored, and walked three times. Bernal drove in two.

Báez stole his 21st base. Scott was picked off first base.

Gorman made a fielding error. Davis had an outfield assist at third base.

Memphis is 18-23 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Durham, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (0-3, 8.00) vs. Jesse Scholtens RHP (2-2, 3.04) 5:45 CT.

Springfield 3, NW Arkansas 1

The Double-A Cardinals were victorious over the Naturals by a 3-1 score in Springfield on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked two and fanned five to earn his first win with Springfield.

Yhoiker Fajardo

Sandro Santana relieved Fajardo and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Dominic Picone hurled a scoreless eighth. Randel Clemente surrendered one run in the ninth but received his sixth save.

Springfield took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. Deniel Ortiz singled and scored on a double by Zach Levenson.

The Cardinals added their second run in the sixth.  Jesús Báez singled. Josiah Ragsdale walked. Jack Gurevitch singled to score Báez.

In the eighth, Springfield scored their third run. Tre Richardson walked and stole second. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Richardson came home on a sac fly by Báez.

NW Arkansas scored their only run in the ninth to bring the final score to 3-1.

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. No Cardinal had multiple hits.

Richardson stole his 17th base.

Springfield is 25-16 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs NW Arkansas, Liam Doyle LHP (2-7, 4.50) vs. Hunter Patteson LHP (7-4, 4.34) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 8, Beloit 4

The High-A Chiefs beat the Sky Carp by an 8-4 score at Dozer Park on Wednesday.

Starter Jack Martinez pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on one hit, walked seven and fanned four.

Ruben Menes relieved Martinez and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Liam Best relinquished two runs in the seventh. Christian Worley hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Gerardo Salas secured the final out to earn his first save.

Peoria went up 4-0 in the first inning. Jalin Flores singled. Caden Ferraro walked. Yordalin Peña doubled to plate Flores and Ferraro. Ian Petrutz singled to score Peña. Petrutz came home on a double by Cade McGee.

Yordalin Peña

Beloit responded with single runs in the second and fourth to make it 4-2.

The Chiefs answered with two runs in the home fourth to extend the lead to 6-2. Peña thumped a solo home run. McGee singled. Anyelo Encarnación was hit by a pitch. Alex Birge singled to drive in McGee.

Peoria added a run in the fifth on a second solo home run by Peña.

Beloit put up two runs in the seventh to shrink the lead to 7-4.

In the eighth, the Chiefs scored one final run. McGee singled. Encarnación singled, advancing McGee to third. Birge hit a sac fly to send McGee home.

The Chiefs scored eight runs on 11 hits. Peña was 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. McGee was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Birge drove in two.

Petrutz stole his sixth base. Encarnación swiped his 16th base. Birge stole his first base. Andrew Williamson was caught stealing.

The Chiefs are 22-21 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Beloit, Cade Crossland LHP (0-0, 2.25) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 4 at Daytona 5

After a delayed start due to weather, the Class-A Cardinals were edged by the Tortugas by a 5-4 score on Wednesday.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched five innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and fanned five.

Andrew Dutkanych IV

Alan Reyes relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one run in 2 2/3 innings. Dallis Moran yielded two unearned runs in the final inning and took the loss.

Daytona took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Palm Beach tied the game in the second. Owen Henne walked and later scored on a double by Gabe Camacho.

The Tortugas made it 2-1 in the fifth.

In the top of the seventh, the Beach Birds tied the game. Camacho, Trevor Haskins and Alexander Frias singled. Yairo Padilla drove in Camacho on a single.

In the home seventh, Daytona regained the lead at 3-2.

Palm Beach scored two runs in the eighth to go ahead 4-3. Henner doubled. Cristofer Lebrón reached on an error. J.P. Cabrera reached on catcher interference. Haskins walked and Henne scored. Lebrón came home on a throwing error.

The Tortugas rallied in the bottom of the ninth for two runs to win 5-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on seven hits. Camacho was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Henne scored two runs.

Cabrera was picked off first base. Dee Kennedy made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 22-22 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Daytona, TBD vs. TBD 5:35 CT

DSL Cardinals 6, DSL Rangers Blue 12

The Dominican Cardinals fell to the Rangers Blue in a 12-6 blowout on Wednesday.

Starter Beiker Rodriguez pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked one and struck out three.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Rodriguez and surrendered two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Javier Martinez relinquished six runs in 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Rayner Reyes allowed one run in the ninth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jesús Pérez doubled. Misael Sánchez reached on an error as Pérez scored.

The Rangers Blue answered with three runs in the second to take the lead.

In the fourth, the Cardinals put up three runs to regain the lead 4-3. Héctor Cabrera singled. Jhonny Chaparro tripled to score Cabrera. Eduardo Mirabal singled and Chaparro scored. Christian Sáez singled. Roberth Castillo singled. Mirabal came home on a sac fly by Pérez.

Eduardo Mirabal

In the top of the sixth, the Rangers Blue added two runs to lead 5-4.

The Cardinals responded with two runs in the home half of the sixth to go ahead 6-5. Pérez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sánchez hit a two-run home run.

Misael Sanchez

The Rangers Blue posted a five-run seventh to go past the Cardinals 10-6. They scored one run in each of the final two innings to win 12-6.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 11 hits. Mirabal was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Pérez was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Sánchez had two RBI.

Carlos Carrión stole his second base.

Michael Cordero made a throwing error. Sánchez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 25-24 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Thursday’s game: at DSL NYY Bombers, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Peoria Chiefs Notebook – 2026 Week 19

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 12, 2026

photo: Matthew Miura (Palm Beach Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Tuesday. TCN’s Player of the Day, OF Matthew Miura, was 3-for-3 plus three walks, three RBI, two steals and two runs scored in Game 1 of Palm Beach’s doubleheader. Other standouts: Noah Mendlinger, Cooper Hjerpe, Jesús Báez, Ty Van Dyke, Jayden Lobliner, Gabe Camacho, Eduardo Mirabal and Sebastian Rojas.

Results for games played on Tuesday August 11, 2026.

Memphis 6 at Durham 0

Opening their road series, the Triple-A Redbirds dealt the Bulls a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched four scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked two and fanned five.

Cooper Hjerpe

Jared Shuster, Matt Svanson, Austin Love and Skylar Hales (fresh off the injured list) combined for five scoreless frames.

Memphis went up 3-0 in the fifth inning. Joshua Báez singled, advanced to second on a ground out by Leo Bernal and stole third. Colton Ledbetter walked. Ramon Mendoza singled to score Báez. Mendoza stole second. Noah Mendlinger plated Mendoza and Ledbetter on a ground-rule double.

Noah Mendlinger

The Redbirds added two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-0. Nolan Gorman singled. Bernal doubled. Thomas Saggese doubled to plate Gorman and Bernal.

Thomas Saggese

In the ninth, a solo home run by Ledbetter made the final score 6-0.

The offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Mendlinger was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Báez was 2-for-5. Saggese had two RBI.

Báez stole two bases and was caught stealing. Mendoza swiped his second bag.

Memphis is 17-23 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Durham, Quinn Mathews LHP (5-4, 3.32) vs. TBD (DUR) 5:45 CT.

Springfield 8, NW Arkansas 15

At Route 66 Stadium, the Cardinals, playing as the Ozarks Snipe Hunters, were routed by the Naturals 15-8 on Tuesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched four innings, gave up 11 runs, nine earned, on 11 hits, walked three and struck out three. Aita took the loss.

Jack Findlay relieved Aita and threw two scoreless innings. Michael Watson relinquished two runs in the seventh. Nolan Sparks hurled a scoreless eighth. Dalin Saladin gave up two runs in the ninth.

NW Arkansas went up 4-0 in the top of the first inning.

In the home first, Springfield cut the lead in half. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Jesús Báez followed with a two-run home run.

Jesús Báez

The Naturals added three runs in the third and two in the top of the fourth to increase the lead to 9-2.

The Cardinals put up five runs in the bottom of the inning to shrink the gap to 9-7. Deniel Ortiz singled. Won-Bin Cho and Ryan Campos walked. Dakota Harris doubled to plate Ortiz and Cho. Tai Peete doubled to score Campos and Harris. Peete came home on a sac fly by Rodriguez.

Tai Peete

NW Arkansas scored two runs in each of the fifth, seventh, and ninth innings.

In the home ninth, Jack Gurevitch’s solo home run brought the final score to 15-8.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on eight hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Peete and Harris each had two RBI.

Báez was caught stealing.

Josiah Ragsdale and Harris each made a fielding error. Ortiz had a throwing error.

Springfield is 24-16 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs NW Arkansas, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (0-1, 7.71) vs. TBD (NWA) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 6, Beloit 7 (10 innings)

The High-A Chiefs were edged by the Sky Carp 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched five innings, gave up two runs on six hits, walked two and fanned five.

Ty Van Dyke

Zeke Wood relieved Van Dyke and threw a scoreless sixth. Nate Dohm surrendered one run in three innings. Patrick Galle relinquished four runs, three earned in the 10th and took the loss.

Beloit took the lead with single runs in the first and second.

Peoria put up three runs in the second to take a 3-2 lead. Ian Petrutz walked. Cade McGee singled. Petrutz advanced to third on a fly out and scored on a sac fly by Andrew Williamson. Brayden Smith hit a two-run home run, his first long ball with the Chiefs.

Brayden Smith

The Sky Carp tied the game in the seventh. In the top of the 10th, Beloit put up four runs to go ahead 7-3.

The Chiefs rallied for three runs in the home half, falling just short. Tristan Bissetta was the tiebreaker runner.  Petrutz walked. McGee doubled to score Bissetta. Petrutz came home on a wild pitch. Dattalo walked. McGee also scored on a wild pitch.

The Chiefs scored six runs on five hits. McGee was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Smith had two RBI. Petrutz scored two runs.

Sammy Hernandez stole his 17th base.

The Chiefs are 21-21 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Beloit, Jack Martinez RHP (1-2, 6.43) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Daytona 7 (game one)

The Cardinals defeated the Tortugas in the first game of a road twin bill. The original game on July 12 was stopped in the top of the fourth due to lightning and rescheduled to Tuesday. Daytona was up, 2-0.

Starter Cade Crossland (who is now with Peoria) pitched two innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits, walked two and struck out three.

Nathan Shinn relieved Crossland and threw a scoreless third. In his Palm Beach debut, Branneli Franco surrendered three runs in three innings pitched. JR Fordham yielded two runs in the seventh. Jesús García tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn the win.

The Cardinals put up four runs in the top of the fourth to take a 4-2 lead. Matthew Miura walked and advanced to second on a balk. Miguel Hernández walked. Cristofer Lebrón singled to score Miura. J.P. Cabrera reached on a fielder’s choice. Hernández and Lebrón came home on a throwing error. Sebastian Dos Santos drove in Cabrera on a single.

The Tortugas answered with a run in the home fourth to cut the lead to 4-3.

Palm Beach added two runs in the fifth to increase the lead to 6-3. Ryan Mitchell hit a solo home run. Miura doubled and scored on a double by Hernández.

Daytona plated three runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to retake the lead at 7-6.

The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the ninth to win the game 9-7. Cabrera and Dos Santos walked. Yairo Padilla singled to score Cabrera. Mitchell walked. Miura plated Dos Santos and Padilla on a single.

Matthew Miura

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 10 hits. Miura was 3-for-3 plus three walks with two RBI and two runs scored. Padilla was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Dos Santos was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Cabrera scored two runs.

Dos Santos stole his 10th base. Miura swiped two bags. Yordalin Peña stole his 18th base. Hernández stole his first base.

Trevor Haskins made a throwing error.

Palm Beach 6 at Daytona 7 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals were edged by the Tortugas in the second game of the twin bill.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on nine hits and fanned six.

Yadiel Batista relieved Holiday and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Just off the IL, Kaden Echeman hurled a scoreless sixth. Brian Garmon gave up the deciding run in the seventh and took the loss.

Palm Beach struck in the second inning on a two-run home run by Jayden Lobliner, his first as a professional.

Jayden Lobliner

In the home second, Daytona cut the lead to 2-1. The Tortugas added one in the third and four in the fourth to take the lead at 6-2.

The Cardinals scored one run in the fifth. Dee Kennedy singled and scored on a double by Sebastian Dos Santos.

The Beach Birds made it 6-4 in the sixth. Alexander Frias doubled and came home on a double by Gabe Camacho.

Gabe Camacho

The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the seventh. Owen Henne hit a ground-rule double and advanced to third on a balk. Dos Santos was hit by a pitch. Matthew Miura walked. Camacho singled to score Henne. Dos Santos came home on a walk by Lobliner.

The Tortugas rallied for a run in the home seventh to win in a walk off.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 12 hits. Lobliner was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Camacho was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Frias was 2-for-3. Henne and Trevor Haskins were both 2-for-4.

Cristofer Lebrón made a throwing error. Frias had a fielding miscue. Garmon made an error on a pickoff attempt. Lobliner had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 22-21 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Daytona, TBD vs. TBD 3:30 CT

DSL Cardinals 6 at DSL Rockies 2 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals defeated the Rockies by the score of 6-2 on Tuesday.

Starter Jose Vega pitched four innings, gave up two runs on four hits and struck out two.

Rafaeli Moronta relieved Vega and threw three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. He allowed one hit, walked two and struck out four.

Rafaeli Moronta

The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

The Cardinals put up four runs in the fifth to take the lead. Lucas Takahashi walked. Roberth Castillo singled. Michael Cordero grounded into a force out, eliminating Takahashi. Eduardo Mirabal blasted a three-run home run. Diego Conseción doubled and scored on a double by Sebastian Rojas.

Eduardo Mirabal

The Cardinals added two runs in the seventh for the final 6-2 margin. Mirabal singled. Conseción plated Mirabal on a triple. Rojas reached on an error and Conseción scored.

The Cardinals scored six runs on nine hits. Mirabal was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Rojas was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Conseción was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

The Cardinals are 25-23 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: vs. DSL Rangers Blue, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Release Last Reminder of Tyler O’Neill Trade

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – August 3-9

photo: Alec Burleson (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals took both series last week behind Game 3 wins to return to .500. The big-league roster changed as four prospects joined the system via trade. Our history feature compares Alec Burleson’s three two-run home runs in a game to other “rare feats” in team history.

Cardinals trade veterans for youth

Following their stated blueprint, the rebuilding St. Louis Cardinals made multiple trades at the August 3 deadline.

Announced first was a deal with their NL Central rival, the Milwaukee Brewers. The last trade between the two was in 2015, when the Cardinals sent minor league outfielder Malik Collymore to the Brewers for reliever Jonathan Broxton and cash considerations.

In the trade, the Cardinals sent RH starter Dustin May and LH reliever JoJo Romero to the Brewers for two minor league outfield prospects, Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale.

Alexander Frias

Frias, an 18-year-old outfielder from Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic, bats left-handed and was signed by the Brewers as an international free agent in 2025. Frias was the Brewers No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline and has been assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals.

Josiah Ragsdale

Also in the trade was outfielder Josiah Ragsdale, age 22. Ragsdale was drafted by the Brewers in the seventh round in 2025 out of Boston College. The left-handed hitter was the Brewers No. 13 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Ragsdale was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals.

In the second trade of the day, the Cardinals sent outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks for RHS Daniel Eagen (Arizona’s No. 5 prospect) and LHR Sandro Santana (Arizona’s No. 26 prospect), and a player to be named later.

Daniel Eagen

Eagen, 23, was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the seventh round in 2024 out of Presbyterian College in South Carolina. Eagen was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals.

Sandro Santana

Santana was signed as an international free agent from Barahona, Dominican Republic in 2023. Santana is 21 years old and has also been assigned to the Springfield Cardinals.

Caleb Ferguson

In a third trade, the Cardinals acquired major league LHR Caleb Ferguson from the Cincinnati Reds for $250,000 in international bonus pool space. Ferguson essentially replaces Romero in the St. Louis bullpen.

Everson Pereira

In a non-deadline transaction, on August 6, the Cardinals claimed OF Everson Pereira off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Pereira, 25, was signed by the Yankees as an international free agent in 2017. Pereira, from Cabudare, Venezuela, made his major league debut with the Yankees on August 20, 2023.

Pereira was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays at the 2025 deadline. The Rays then dealt him to the Chicago White Sox that November. He was designated for assignment by the White Sox on August 3.

Pereira was activated for Saturday’s game against the Rockies, playing left field. He was given Lars Nootbaar’s former uniform No. 21.

Game Recaps

Monday, August 3, 2026 – Cardinals 13 at Yankees 7

The Cardinals routed the Yankees by a 13-7 score at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked one and fanned five.

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Ryne Stanek relinquished three runs while securing just one out. George Soriano yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt walked and Alec Burleson followed with a two-run home run.

Alec Burleson

St. Louis added a run in the second to go up 3-0. Nathan Church walked. José Fermín doubled to score Church. The Cardinals put up another run in the third to increase the lead to 4-0. Iván Herrera walked and stole second base. Church drove in Herrera on a single.

In the fourth, the Cardinals extended their lead to 6-0 on a second two-run home run by Burleson.

In the fifth, the Yankees cut the lead to 6-3. They added four runs in the seventh to take the lead at 7-6.

St. Louis answered with a seven-run surge in the eighth inning to retake control at 13-7. Pinch hitter Blaze Jordan tripled. Masyn Winn walked. Church blasted a three-run home run. Fermín singled and Jimmy Crooks thumped a two-run home run. Wetherholt walked. Burleson followed with his third two home run of the night.

The Cardinals scored 13 runs on 13 hits. Burleson was 3-for-5 with six RBI and three runs scored. Church was 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. Crooks had two RBI. Fermín was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Jordan Walker was 2-for-5. Wetherholt walked twice and scored two runs.

Herrera stole his seventh base. Church was caught stealing.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Cardinals 0 at Yankees 2

The Cardinals were blanked by the Yankees by a 2-0 score on Tuesday in the second game of the series.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked three and fanned four. Despite the quality start, Dobbins took the loss due to no offensive support.

Hunter Dobbins

Caleb Ferguson threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

The Yankees scored single runs in the second and the fifth to extend the lead to 2-0.

The Cardinals scattered six hits. A double by Nelson Velázquez was the only extra base hit. The offense was 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Three runners were left on base with two outs. The offense struck out 10 times and drew only three walks.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Yankees 1

The Cardinals recovered from a sour loss on Tuesday to come back and beat the Yankees 3-1 in the final game to take the series in New York.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and fanned four to earn his 12th win.

Andre Pallante

The pen was strong, with 3 2/3 scoreless innings. George Soriano relieved Pallante and threw a scoreless inning. Justin Bruihl collected two outs. Ryne Stanek pitched a scoreless eighth and Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 27th save.

The game was scoreless for the first four innings. In the fifth, St. Louis put up three runs. Blaze Jordan singled but was eliminated on a force out by Bryan Torres. Jimmy Crooks singled. JJ Wetherholt doubled to plate Torres and Crooks. Wetherholt scored on a ground-rule double by Iván Herrera.

The Yankees plated their only run of the game in the sixth.

The Cardinals made two errors. Herrera made a throwing error, and Alec Burleson had a fielding miscue. Pallante picked a runner off first base.

Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Off day

Friday, August 7, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Rockies 2

The Cardinals edged the Rockies in the first game of a weekend series at Busch Stadium.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five innings, gave up two runs on eight hits and fanned eight.

Kyle Leahy

Again, the pen came through big, with four scoreless innings. Justin Bruihl relieved Leahy and took the sixth. Caleb Ferguson hurled 1 1/3 innings. Ryne Stanek collected two outs. Riley O’Brien took the ninth and earned his 28th save.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the home half of the inning to take the lead 2-1. Jimmy Crooks singled. Masyn Winn doubled. Crooks scored on a sac fly by Nathan Church. Winn came home on a sac fly by Bryan Torres.

St. Louis added a run in the third on a solo home run by Iván Herrera to extend the lead to 3-1.

Colorado made it 3-2 in the fourth to end the night’s scoring.

The Cardinals scored three runs on four hits. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. They struck out seven times and drew four walks.

Winn stole two bases. Church swiped his seventh bag.

Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Rockies 8

The Cardinals fell to the Rockies by an 8-6 score on Saturday at Busch Stadium.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched five innings, gave up five runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out three. Liberatore suffered his ninth loss of the season.

Luis Gastelum relieved Liberatore and surrendered two runs in two innings. Peter Stryzelecki yielded one run in the final two innings.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

The Cardinals responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to go up 2-1. Iván Herrera doubled. Alec Burleson reached on third strike passed ball. José Fermín doubled to plate Herrera and Burleson.

José Fermín

Colorado came back to score three runs in the third to regain the lead and they made it 5-2 in the top of the fifth.

St. Louis added a run in the home fifth to cut the lead to 5-3. Herrera doubled. Burleson and Fermín walked. Herrera came home on a sac fly by Masyn Winn.

In the top of the sixth, the Rockies added two more runs to increase the lead to 7-3.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to shrink the lead to 7-4. Everson Pereira drew a walk and advanced to second on a ground out by Jordan Walker. Herrera drove in Pereira on a sac fly.

St. Louis continue to chip away on a solo home run by Walker in the eighth to decrease the gap to 7-5.

In the top of the ninth, Colorado put up one final run for an 8-5 lead.

The Cardinals added one run in the home ninth for the final score of 8-6. Fermín singled and stole second base. Nathan Church plated Fermín on a single.

The offense scored six runs on 10 hits. Fermín was 2-for-2 with two RBI and three walks. Herrera was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Fermín stole his fourth base.

Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Cardinals 7, Rockies 4

The Cardinals took the series against the Rockies with a 7-4 win on Sunday.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on eight hits, walked two and fanned four.

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. George Soriano surrendered a run in the eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 29th save.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

The Cardinals tied the game in the home first. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis added two runs in the third to gain the lead 3-1. Herrera singled and advanced to second on an error. Alec Burleson walked. Both runners advanced on a fly out by Walker. Herrera came home on a sac fly by Jimmy Crooks. Masyn Winn doubled to plate Burleson.

The Cardinals made it 4-1 in the fifth on a solo home run by Burleson.

Colorado put up two runs I the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3 and the visitors tied the game in the top of the eighth.

The Cardinals answered with three runs in the home eighth to eventually win the game 7-4. Winn and Nathan Church singled. The runners advanced on a sac bunt by José Fermín. JJ Wetherholt doubled to drive in Winn and Church. Wetherholt came home on a single by Herrera.

JJ Wetherholt

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 14 hits. Herrera was 4-for-5 with an RBI. Wetherholt was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Walker and Winn were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Church was 2-for-4. Burleson scored two runs.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals had a much better week, going 4-2 in two three-game series. They took both series with the Yankees and Rockies, with the first and third games won in each.

The team is back to third place in the Division with a .500 record of 59-59. They are 15 games back of the Brewers and three games out of a Wild Card. Nevertheless, the Cardinals are not likely to make the postseason without an extended run of winning games.

Blaze Jordan

The top performers by OPS by the week are Alec Burleson (1.275), Blaze Jordan (1.045), Iván Herrera (1.044), and Nathan Church (.923). Jordan Walker (.833) and JJ Wetherholt (.813) are the next closest.

At the bottom are Bryan Torres (.396) and César Prieto (.000).

The roster had major changes over the week, as the Cards sent three players to other teams on the Monday trade deadline. Starter Dustin May and relief pitcher JoJo Romero were traded to the Brewers for two minor league outfielders. Outfielder Lars Nootbaar was traded to the Diamondbacks for two young pitchers and a player to be named later.

Hunter Dobbins

May’s rotation spot was claimed by RHP Hunter Dobbins. The Cardinals added another lefty reliever to the mix, acquiring Caleb Ferguson from the Reds for international bonus pool money.

César Prieto was recalled to replace Nootbaar on the roster, though not as a positional replacement. That came a few days later when the Cardinals claimed outfielder Everson Pereira off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Pereira was given Nootbaar’s uniform number and is playing left field for now, though he can play all three outfield positions. Outfielder Nelson Velázquez was designated for assignment.

The pitching rotation changed slightly, but the mix remains mostly intact. Andre Pallante and Kyle Leahy remain the most consistent members of the rotation. Michael McGreevy made two starts, both of which were a small improvement over his disastrous outing in the previous week. It is too early to tell about Hunter Dobbins, but so far, he has not had any major issues. Matthew Liberatore remains the weak link. He had another subpar outing, giving up five runs in a five-inning performance for a 9.00 ERA for the week.

The bullpen has not improved, nor will it likely do so. The addition of Caleb Ferguson has been fine so far, but he has only had two appearances. At best, one can hope his work resembles that of the traded Romero. Luis Gastelum continues to give up the long ball on almost a regular basis and is appearing in lower leverage situations. Ryne Stanek has not been good for a while and pitched to a 13.50 ERA over three appearances. George Soriano has not held up well recently and new addition Peter Strzelecki has pitched as one would expect for someone who has been dropped from multiple team rosters over a short space of time. Justin Bruihl, Gordon Graceffo and Riley O’Brien are the only relievers who have not had issues over the last week.

The Cardinals play the Phillies at Busch Stadium to begin the week, then leave for a road trip that begins with a weekend series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB WCGB
Milwaukee 74 44 0.627
Chicago 69 50 0.580 5.5
St. Louis 59 59 0.500 15 3
Pittsburgh 58 62 0.483 17 5
Cincinnati 56 61 0.479 17.5 5.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 8/3 The Cardinals recalled RHS Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/3 The Cardinals traded RHS Dustin May and LHR JoJo Romero to the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Alexander Frias and OF Josiah Ragsdale.
  • 8/3 The Cardinals acquired LHR Caleb Ferguson from the Cincinnati Reds for $250,000 in international bonus pool space.
  • 8/3 The Cardinals traded LF Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks for RHP Daniel Eagen, LHP Sandro Santana and a player to be named later.
  • 8/4 The Cardinals optioned LHS Quinn Mathews to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/4 The Cardinals recalled IF César Prieto from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/4 The Cardinals sent IF Ramón Urías on a rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/4 The Cardinals activated LHR Caleb Ferguson.
  • 8/6 The Cardinals sent RHR Tink Hence outright to the FCL Cardinals.
  • 8/6 The Cardinals claimed OF Everson Pereira off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
  • 8/8 The Cardinals designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment.
  • 8/8 The Cardinals activated OF Everson Pereira.

Injury Report

  • IF Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urías is currently on a rehab assignment with the Memphis Redbirds.
  • RHR Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23. Rajcic will miss the remainder of the 2026 season and likely all of 2027.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals will complete their six-game homestand with a three-game series with the Phillies beginning Monday. Hunter Dobbins is scheduled to make the Monday start. Andre Pallante will make the start on Tuesday and Kyle Leahy will take the ball on Wednesday afternoon.

After a travel day on Thursday, the Cardinals go to Wrigley Field for a weekend set with the Cubs. The road trip continues with four against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

The road trip concludes in Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Bank Park for a weekend series with the Phillies.

August ends with a six game homestand with the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals played the Yankees in Yankee Stadium for three games this past week. During the 13-7 rout in Game 1, Cardinal first baseman Alec Burleson made the news by hitting three home runs, all two-run shots. By doing so, he became the first National League Player to hit three home runs in a game at Yankee Stadium.

Hitting three or more home runs in a game is called a “rare feat” in baseball parlance. A rare feat has been defined as one of the following: (1) a pitcher or pitchers throwing a no-hitter; (2) A batter hitting for the cycle, which is hitting at least one single, one double, one triple, and one home run in a single game; (3) A batter recording six hits in one game; (4) a player, either a position player or a pitcher, hitting a home run in their first major league at bat; and (5) a player hitting three or more home runs in a single game.

No other Cardinals hit three or more home runs in a game in the month of August in team history. Other Cardinals have achieved other rare feats listed above in the month, however.

Below is a list of present or former Cardinals who have performed a rare feat in August. For each player, the type of feat, the date it occurred, and details are listed below.

  1. Alec Burleson – Burleson hit three two-run home runs in a game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 3, 2026. The long balls were hit in the first, fourth, and eighth innings.
  2. Bob Gibson (AP photo)

    Bob Gibson – Gibson pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14, 1971. It was a complete game shutout with three walks and 10 strikeouts.

  3. Lou Warnecke – Warnecke pitched a no-hitter on August 30, 1941, against the Cincinnati Reds. It was a complete game shutout with one walk and two strikeouts.
  4. Bill White

    Bill White – On August 14, 1960, White hit for the cycle in the first game of a doubleheader against the Pirates. White tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third inning, hit an RBI single in the fifth, and hit a solo home run in the seventh.

  5. Chick Hafey – Outfielder Chick Hafey hit for the cycle against the Phillies on August 21, 1930. Hafey hit a three-run home run in the first inning, an RBI triple in the second, a single in the fourth, and an RBI double in the seventh.
  6. Jim Bottomley – Bottomley had six hits in the second game of a doubleheader with the Pirates on August 5, 1931. He hit a single in the first inning, an RBI single in the third, a single in the fifth, a double in the sixth, a two-run single in the seventh, and a single in the ninth.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 19

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 8, 2026

photo: Sammy Hernandez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria 1B Sammy Hernandez, hit a two-run walk off home run. Other standouts include Tanner Franklin, Joshua Báez, Ian Petrutz, Cade Crossland and Christian Sáez.

Results for games played on Friday August 7, 2026.

Memphis 3, Nashville 5

The Triple-A Redbirds lost the Sounds by a 5-3 score at AutoZone Park on Friday.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched three innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked six and fanned four. Mathews took the loss.

Cade Winquest relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless fourth. In his first relief appearance of the season and only the second in his career, Pete Hansen surrendered one unearned run in four innings. Brycen Mautz tossed a scoreless ninth.

Nashville went up 4-0 in the first inning and added a run in the sixth to lead 5-0.

Memphis finally got on the board with three runs in the eighth. Andy Yerzy and Colton Ledbetter singled before Joshua Báez blasted a three-run home run.

Joshua Baez

Memphis’ offense scored three runs on seven hits. Ledbetter was 3-for-4. Báez had three RBI.

Ledbetter stole his 18th base. Brody Moore was caught stealing.

Yerzy made a throwing error and was charged with catcher interference.

Memphis is 15-22 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Nashville, Mason Molina LHP (0-2, 11.25) vs. TBD (NSH) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 2 at San Antonio 6

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Missions in a 6-2 road loss on Friday.

In his Double-A debut, starter Tanner Franklin pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on five hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Tanner Franklin

Chen-Wei Lin relieved Franklin and surrendered four runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief and took the loss.

San Antonio scored single runs in the first and third innings to lead 2-0.

In the sixth, a solo home run by Rainiel Rodriguez put Springfield on the board.

Rainiel Rodriguez

The Cards tied the game in the seventh. Jack Gurevitch reached on an error. Deniel Ortiz singled. Won-Bin Cho walked. Zach Levenson was hit by a pitch to force Gurevitch in.

The Missions put up four runs in the eighth to go ahead 6-2, which became the final score.

The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Rodriguez’s home run was the only extra base hit. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Ortiz was picked off second base. Tre Richardson was picked off first base. Rodriguez made a throwing error and was tagged for catcher interference.

Springfield is 24-13 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at San Antonio, Daniel Eagen RHP (5-8, 4.95) vs. Jamie Hitt LHP (1-1, 7.41) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 8, Quad Cities 6

The High-A Chiefs blew a big lead but came back to walk off the River Bandits by an 8-6 score at Dozer Park on Friday.

In his first start with Peoria, lefty Cade Crossland pitched four innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked two and fanned four.

Cade Crossland

Nate Dohm relieved Crossland and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Ruben Menes threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings. In the ninth, Patrick Galle relinquished four runs, three earned, while collecting just two outs. Bobby Olsen secured the final out and received the win.

Peoria took a 1-0 lead in the second. Michael Dattalo and Ian Petrutz singled. Yordalin Peña singled to score Dattalo.

Quad Cities tied the game in the top of the third.

The Chiefs answered with three runs in the home half of the third to regain the lead 4-1. Sammy Hernandez walked. Brayden Smith reached on a fielder’s choice. Hernandez stole third and Smith stole second. Josh Kross reached on a fielder’s choice as Hernandez scored. Smith was out at third. Dattalo doubled. Petrutz doubled to plate Kross and Dattalo.

Ian Petrutz

The River Bandits cut the lead to 4-2 with a run in the top of the sixth.

Peoria responded in the home sixth with a solo home run by Bissetta, his first as a professional in his first game, to extend the lead to 5-2.

Tristan Bissetta

The Chiefs increased the lead to 6-2 in the seventh on a solo home run by Jalin Flores.

In the top of the ninth, Quad Cities rallied for four runs against Galle to tie the game.

Peoria countered in the bottom of the ninth to win in a walk off 8-6. Peña walked, and Hernandez followed with a two-run home run.

Sammy Hernandez

The Chiefs scored eight runs on nine hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Dattalo was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Hernandez had two RBI and two runs scored.

Hernandez stole his 15th base. Smith swiped his first bag. Peña was caught stealing.

Flores made a fielding error.

The Chiefs are 20-19 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Quad Cities, Brandon Clarke LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD (QC) 7:05 CT.

Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 10

The Low-A Cardinals were pounded by the Hammerheads in a 10-2 losson Friday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked one and struck out two. Chinchilla took the loss.

Liam Best relieved Chinchilla and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. In their professional debuts, Jacob Haley and JR Fordham threw two scoreless innings each. Jesús García relinquished five runs, three earned, in the ninth.

JR Fordham

Jupiter scored two runs in the first and third innings and one in the fourth to build a 5-0 lead.

Palm Beach was held scoreless until eighth inning, when they scored two. 18-year-old newcomer Alexander Frias singled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Miguel Hernández doubled to score Frias. Dos Santos came home on a ground out by Matthew Miura.

The Hammerheads put up five more runs in the ninth to win 10-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on six hits. Frias was 2-for-4.

Ryan Mitchell stole his 34thbase. Frias swiped his second bag. Frias and Mitchell were each caught stealing.

Cristofer Lebrón made two throwing errors. Mitchell and Hernández both had fielding miscues. Mitchell had an outfield assist at home plate. J.P. Cabrera had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 19-20 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Jupiter, TBD (PB) vs. Dameivi Teneo LHP (1-5, 3.34) 5:00 CT.

DSL Cardinals 15, DSL NYY Bombers 9

Aided by 13 Bombers wild pitches, the Dominican Cardinals won by a 15-9 score on Friday.

Starter Juan García pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and struck out two.

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and surrendered two runs in 2/3 of an inning. Brayan Amoroso yielded three runs while also getting just two outs. Kriscol Peralta threw two scoreless innings to earn the win. Domingo Mejía allowed two runs in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The Bombers took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

The Cardinals answered with five runs in the home first, helped by the Bombers’ starter’s wildness. Sebastian Rojas doubled. Jhon Franganten walked. Jesús Pérez reached on an error as Rojas and Franganten scored. Pérez advanced to third and scored on two wild pitches. Héctor Cabrera walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Michael Cordero walked. Cabrera went to third on a wild pitch. Roberth Castillo singled to score Cabrera. Cordero came home with the fifth run on the fifth wild pitch of the inning.

The Cardinals added a run in the third to increase the lead to 6-2. Misael Sánchez walked and stole second base. Castillo plated Sánchez on a single.

In the fifth, more Bombers wildness help the Cardinals put up five runs and extend the lead to 11-2. Cabrera reached on an error. Cordero was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Cabrera scored on a wild pitch. Cordero went to third then scored on a wild pitch. Castillo walked and went to second on a wild pitch. Christian Sáez walked. Both runners advanced on wild pitches. Carlos Carrión doubled to score Castillo and Sáez. Diego Conseción pinch ran for Carrión. Rojas drove in Conseción on the only hit of the inning, a single.

The Bombers posted a five-run top of the sixth to cut the lead to 11-7.

The Cardinals responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to strengthen the lead to 14-7. Pérez walked. Cabrera singled. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. Sáez blasted a three-run home run.

Christian Sáez

The Cardinals made it 15-7 in the eighth. Sáez walked and scored on a triple by Conseción.

The Bombers added two runs in the ninth for the final score of 15-9.

The Cardinals scored 15 runs on 10 hits. Castillo was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Rojas was 2-for-6 with an RBI. Sáez had three RBI and three runs scored. Carrión had two RBI. Cabrera scored three runs. Pérez and Cordero each scored twice.

Sánchez stole his fifth base. Rojas made a throwing error. Sánchez had a fielding miscue. García picked a runner off first base

The Cardinals are 23-22 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: at DSL Miami, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 19

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 6, 2026

photo: Brian Holiday and Cooper Hjerpe (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Palm Beach starter Brian Holiday, pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings with two hits and 12 strikeouts. Other standouts: Cooper Hjerpe, Nolan Gorman, Josiah Ragsdale, Rainiel Rodriguez and Gerardo Salas.

Results for games played on Wednesday August 5, 2026.

Memphis 5, Nashville 4

The Triple-A Redbirds edged the Sounds in a 5-4 walkoff win at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

In his Memphis debut, starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched four scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked four and fanned four.

Cooper Hjerpe

Victor Santos relieved Hjerpe and surrendered one run in two innings. Brycen Mautz threw a scoreless seventh. Matt Svanson relinquished three runs in the eighth. Hancel Rincon tossed a scoreless ninth and earned the win.

The game was scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when Nashville went up 1-0.

Memphis answered with three runs in the home half of the inning. Victor Scott and Noah Mendlinger singled. Scott advanced to third and scored on an error. Nolan Gorman followed with a two-run home run.

Nolan Gorman

The Redbirds added a run in the eighth to lead 4-1. Joshua Báez doubled and later scored on an error.

In the top of the ninth, the Sounds tied the game with three runs.

Memphis walked it off in the bottom of the ninth to win 5-4. Brody Moore doubled and later scored on a single by Mendlinger. It was the Redbirds’ seventh walkoff win in 2026.

Noah Mendlinger

The offense scored five runs on 11 hits. Mendlinger was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Báez was 2-for-3. Moore was 2-for-4.  Gorman had two RBI.

Scott was caught stealing. Hjerpe picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 15-20 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Nashville, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (0-2, 9.69) vs. TBD (NSH) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 3 at San Antonio 5

The Double-A Cardinals fell at the Missions by a 5-3 score on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked one and fanned eight. Fajardo took the loss.

Sandro Santana

New Cardinal Sandro Santana relieved Fajardo and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings Michael Watson hurled a scoreless seventh. Randel Clemente yielded an insurance run in the eighth.

San Antonio went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Josiah Ragsdale

Springfield tied the game in the second. In his first at-bat in the system, Josiah Ragsdale hit a solo home run. Deniel Ortiz singled and advanced on a balk. Won-Bin Cho walked. Jack Gurevitch walked. Ortiz scored on a wild pitch.

The Missions added two runs in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead.

Rainiel Rodriguez

In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals added a solo home run by Rainiel Rodriguez to cut the lead to 4-3. San Antonio responded with a run in the bottom of the inning for the final score of 5-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Ragsdale was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Springfield is 23-12 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at San Antonio, Liam Doyle LHP (2-7, 4.65) vs. Andrew Thurman RHP (2-6, 5.71) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 2, Quad Cities 7

The High-A Chiefs were defeated by the River Bandits by a 7-2 score on Wednesday at Dozer Park.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on seven hits, walked two and fanned four. Van Dyke took the loss.

Dylan Driessen relieved Van Dyke and surrendered four runs, three earned, in 1 1/3 innings. Gerardo Salas threw two perfect innings with four strikeouts. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth.

Gerardo Salas

Quad Cities took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Peoria tied it in the home first. Josh Kross reached on an error. Cade McGee was hit by a pitch. Michael Dattalo singled to score Kross.

The River Bandits added single runs in the second and fourth, and four in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-1.

The Chiefs put up a small-ball run in the seventh for the final score of 7-2. Sammy Hernandez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hernandez went to third on defensive indifference and scored on a balk.

The Chiefs scored two runs on four hits. A double by Yordalin Peña was the only extra base hit.

Dattalo was caught stealing. He also made a throwing error. Driessen made an error on a pickoff attempt. Peña had an outfield assist at third base.

The Chiefs are 19-18 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Quad Cities, Jack Martinez RHP (1-1, 7.20) vs. Blake Wolters RHP (2-7, 9.45) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 2

The Class-A Cardinals lost to the Hammerheads by a 2-1 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday had his best outing as a professional. The right-hander pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed two hits and fanned 12, but took a no-decision.

Brian Holiday

Yadiel Batista relieved Holiday and surrendered one unearned run in two innings and took the loss. Anthony Watts entered with two outs in the eighth inning but did not throw a pitch. Justin Militello allowed one run in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The game was scoreless through seven innings. Jupiter scored single runs in the eighth and ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, Palm Beach cut the final score to 2-1. Ryan Mitchell walked. Miguel Hernández singled. Mitchell came home on a sac fly by Cristofer Lebrón.

The Cardinals scored one run on nine hits. Trevor Haskins was 2-for-3. Jonathan Mejía was 2-for-4.

Alexander Frias stole his first base. Mitchell was caught stealing. Lebrón was picked off and caught stealing.

Haskins and Sebastian Dos Santos each made a throwing error. Mitchell had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 19-18 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Jupiter, TBD (PB) vs. Jake Clemente RHP (3-2, 3.88) 5:30 CT.

DSL Cardinals vs. DZL Arizona Black (Canceled)

Wednesday’s Dominican Summer League game was canceled due to rain.

The Cardinals are 22-22 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Thursday’s game: Off.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Peoria Chiefs Notebook – 2026 Week 18

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 5, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation Players of the Day are the Memphis offense, which routed Nashville 13-2. Thomas Saggese, Colton Ledbetter, Leo Bernal and Ramon Mendoza led the way. Other standouts: Brandt Thompson, Victor Scott, Nolan Gorman, Blake Aita, Jesús Báez, Sammy Hernandez, Yairo Padilla and Roberth Castillo.

Results for games played on Tuesday August 4, 2026.

Memphis 13, Nashville 2

The Triple-A Redbirds soundly defeated the Nashville Sounds in a 13-2 rout at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up one unearned run on six hits, walked one and struck out three to earn his second Triple-A win.

Brandt Thompson

Cade Winquest relieved Thompson and threw two scoreless innings. Ryan Fernandez hurled a scoreless eighth. Austin Love surrendered one run in the ninth.

Memphis went up 8-0 in the second inning. Leo Bernal singled. Thomas Saggese doubled to score Bernal. Colton Ledbetter singled to plate Saggese. Ledbetter scored on a triple by Noah Mendlinger. Victor Scott walked. Ramón Urias singled and Mendlinger came home. Nolan Gorman blasted a three-run home run. Joshua Báez singled and stole second base. Bernal walked. Ledbetter singled to score Báez, but Ledbetter was thrown out at second.

Nolan Gorman

The Redbirds added two runs in the third to increase the lead to 10-0. Ramon Mendoza and Scott singled. Gorman walked. Báez walked and Mendoza scored. Bernal drove in Scott on a single.

Nashville scored a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 10-1.

Memphis put up a run in the seventh to lead 11-1. Mendoza singled. Mendlinger grounded into a force out, eliminating Mendoza. Mendlinger later scored on a single by Chase Davis.

The Redbirds made it 13-1 in the eighth. Bernal singled and Saggese followed with a two-run home run.

Thomas Saggese

The Sounds scored one more run in the ninth for the final score of 13-2.

The Redbirds scored 13 runs on 20 hits. Saggese was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Ledbetter was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Bernal was 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Mendoza was 4-for-5. Scott was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Gorman had three RBI. Mendlinger scored two runs.

Scott stole his 11th base. Báez swiped his eighth bag.

Gorman made a fielding error.

Memphis is 14-20 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Nashville, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD (NSH) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 5 at San Antonio 2

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Missions by the score of 5-2 in San Antonion on Tuesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, and fanned six to earn his first win for Springfield.

Blake Aita

Nolan Sparks relieved Aita and finished the seventh cleanly. Jack Findlay surrendered one run in the eighth. Darlin Saladin tossed a scoreless ninth.

San Antonio went up 1-0 in the first inning.

Springfield tied the game in the second. Won-Bin Cho singled and stole second base. Tre Richardson walked. Tai Peete singled to score Cho.

The Cardinals added two runs in the third to go ahead 3-1. Ryan Campos walked. Deniel Ortiz doubled to plate Campos. Cho walked. Zach Levenson singled to score Ortiz.

In the top of the eighth, Springfield extended their lead to 5-1. Jack Gurevitch singled. Jesús Báez hit a two-run home run.

Jesús Báez

The Missions added a run in the bottom of the eighth for the final score of 5-2.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 12 hits. Levenson was 3-for-5 with an RBI. In his Double-A debut, Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Campos was 2-for-4. Báez had two RBI.

Cho stole his third base for Springfield. Peete swiped his first bag for the Cardinals.

Springfield is 23-11 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at San Antonio, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Ian Koenig RHP (3-9, 4.89) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 3, Quad Cities 7

The High-A Chiefs lost to the River Bandits in a 7-3 game at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and fanned eight. Odle took the loss.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Odle and surrendered two runs in two innings. Christian Worley relinquished two runs, one earned, in the seventh. Bobby Olsen tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Quad Cities went up 3-0 in the second inning.

Peoria scored in the third on a solo home run by Sammy Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

The River Bandits added two runs in the fifth to extend the lead to 5-1. They made it 7-1 in the seventh.

The Chiefs partially rallied for two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 5-3. Brayden Smith walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hernandez blasted a two-run home run.

The offense scored three runs on six hits. Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored. Josh Kross was 2-for-4.

Hernandez made a throwing error.

The Chiefs are 19-17 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Quad Cities, RHP Ty Van Dyke (3-3, 5.83) vs. Tanner Jones RHP (3-6, 5.04) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 3, Jupiter 5

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Hammerheads by a 5-3 score on Tuesday.

Starter Payton Graham pitched four innings, gave up five runs on six hits, walked four and struck out one. Graham took the loss.

The first two relievers made their professional debuts. Brian Garmon relieved Graham and threw a scoreless fifth. Dallis Moran hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Liam Best tossed the final 2 1/3 innings on one hit and no runs.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Sebastian Dos Santos.

Sebastian Dos Santos

Jupiter scored three runs in the top of the third to take the lead.

Palm Beach answered with a run in the home half of the third to cut the lead to 3-2. Alex Birge reached on an error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Yairo Padilla doubled to plate Birge.

The Hammerheads added two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-3.

The Cardinals added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 5-3. Dos Santos walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a double by Padilla.

Yairo Padilla

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Padilla was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Jonathan Mejía was 2-for-2. Dos Santos homered and scored two runs.

Padilla stole his ninth base. Mejía swiped his ninth bag. Miguel Hernández was caught stealing. Mejía was picked off second base.

Dos Santos made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 19-17 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Jupiter, TBD (PB) vs. Manuel Genao RHP (3-4, 4.24) 5:30 CT.

DSL Cardinals 9 at DSL Marlins 5 (seven innings)

The academy Cardinals defeated the Marlins by a 9-5 score on Tuesday.

Starter Jose Vega pitched three innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked five and struck out two.

Rafeli Moronta relieved Vega and surrendered two runs in three innings and was awarded the win. Rayner Reyes allowed one run in the seventh.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Sebastian Rojas walked and advanced to second and third on two wild pitches. Misael Sánchez reached on an error and Rojas came home.

The Marlins scored twice in the third to take the lead.

In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals plated two runs to regain the lead 3-2. Jhon Franganten doubled. Sánchez walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Lucas Takahashi walked. Roberth Castillo ground into a force out. Franganten scored. Sánchez advanced to third. Takahashi was out at second. Sánchez stole home.

The Marlins answered with two runs in the home fourth retake the lead at 4-3.

The Cardinals responded with a six-run fifth inning to go ahead 9-4. Diego Conseción walked. Rojas singled. Franganten singled to score Conseción. Rojas came home on a wild pitch. Takahashi walked. Castillo blasted a grand slam.

Roberth Castillo

The Marlins added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 9-5.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on five hits. Castillo was 2-for-3 with five RBI. Franganten was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rojas and Sánchez each scored two runs.

Sánchez stole his fourth base. Castillo swiped his third bag.

Vega picked a runner off first base and a runner off second base.

The Cardinals are 22-22 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: vs DSL Arizona Black, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Announce Second Wave of Tuesday Transactions

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 27–August 2

photo: Dustin May (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The sluggish offense limited the St. Louis Cardinals to a second straight 2-5 week. As the trade deadline looms, Dustin May pitched a gem in what may be his final outing with the team. Our history feature recounts recent deadline trades by the Cardinals.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 27, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Cubs 7

The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs by a 7-3 score at Busch Stadium on Monday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on eight hits, walked two and fanned five. Liberatore took the loss.

Hunter Dobbins relieved Liberatore and surrendered four runs in 5 1/3 innings of relief.

The Cubs scored single runs in the first and second innings to lead 2-0.

The Cardinals scored one run in the home half of the second on a solo home run by José Fermín.

Chicago made it 3-1 in the third and 5-1 in the fifth.

St. Louis put up two runs in the sixth to shrink the lead to 5-3. Jordan Walker drew a walk and later scored on a single by Masyn Winn. Bryan Torres plated Winn on a ground-rule double.

The Cubs posted a two-run ninth to win the game 7-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Winn was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 11th base. Liberatore picked a runner off first.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Cubs 10

The Cubs routed the Cardinals by a 10-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up seven runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out two. McGreevy took the loss.

Gordon Graceffo relieved McGreevy and surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings. Justin Bruihl threw two scoreless innings. Peter Strzelecki yielded one run in two innings. Matt Svanson relinquished one run in the ninth.

The Cubs got on top quickly with two in the first and five runs in the second to lead 7-0.

The Cardinals scored a run in the fourth. Alec Burleson walked. Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn singled. Burleson came home on a sac fly by Nathan Church.

Chicago added single runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth to make it 10-1.

St. Louis put up one more run in the home ninth for the final score of 10-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Winn was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 (10 innings)

The Cardinals edged the Cubs to win the third game of the series in extra innings on Wednesday.

In what may have been his last outing as a Cardinal, starter Dustin May pitched five scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked two and struck out three.

Dustin May

Justin Bruihl, Ryne Stanek, George Soriano and Riley O’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs, one earned, in the 10th, but still received the win.

The game was scoreless until the top of the 10th, when the Cubs scored two runs.

The Cardinals answered in the bottom of the inning with three runs to win the game in a walk off.  Nathan Church was the tiebreaker runner. Lars Nootbaar singled. JJ Wetherholt walked. Jordan Walker grounded into a force out and Church scored. Nootbaar was out at third. Iván Herrera doubled to plate Wetherholt and Walker.

Iván Herrera

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Herrera was 3-for-5 with two RBI.

O’Brien made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Cubs 4 (10 innings)

The Cardinals lost the final game and the series with the Cubs by a 4-2 score in extra innings on Thursday.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out three but received a no-decision.

Andre Pallante

George Soriano relieved Pallante and collected the final two outs of the seventh. Ryne Stanek and Riley 0’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs, one earned, in the 10th and took the loss this time.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn walked. Bryan Torres singled to score Nootbaar.

The Cubs scored single runs in the fourth and seventh to take a 2-1 lead.

St. Louis re-tied the score with a run in the home seventh.

The 2-2 score remained through regulation. In the 10th, the Cubs plated their tiebreaker runner and another runner to go ahead 4-2. The Cardinals did not answer.

The offense scored two runs on 10 hits. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Torres was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 12th base. Nootbaar made a throwing error.

Friday, July 31, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Blue Jays 3

The Cardinals were beaten by the Blue Jays by a 3-1 score in the first of a three-game series in Toronto.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up one run on six hits, walked one and struck out three.

Kyle Leahy

Justin Bruihl relieved Leahy and collected one out. Newcomer Peter Strzelecki surrendered two runs in one inning and took the loss. Gordon Graceffo tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The game was scoreless until the fifth, when the Cardinals plated one run. Nathan Church singled and stole second base. JJ Wetherholt walked. Jordan Walker singled to score Church.

The Blue Jays tied the game in the sixth and added two runs in the eighth to win 3-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on five hits. Church was 2-for-4 and stole his sixth base.

Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Blue Jays 5

The Cardinals were again held to one run as they were defeated by the Blue Jays by the score of 5-1 on Saturday.

In his MLB debut, starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out three. Mathews took the loss.

Quinn Mathews

Luis Gastelum relieved Mathews and surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings. Peter Strzelecki tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Toronto scored single runs in the third and fourth to go up 2-0.

St. Louis scored their only run of the game in the sixth. Iván Herrera doubled and came home on a double by Masyn Winn.

The Blue Jays padded their lead to 5-1 with a three-run seventh inning.

The Cardinals scored one run on 11 hits. Jordan Walker was 2-for-5. Alec Burleson and Blaze Jordan were 2-for-4.

JJ Wetherholt was caught stealing.

Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Blue Jays 1

On Sunday, the Cardinals avoided the sweep by the Blue Jays by winning the final game of the series.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six scoreless innings, allowed one run, walked one and fanned seven.

Matthew Liberatore

Ryne Stanek relieved Liberatore and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano surrendered the tying run in the eighth but received the win. In a non-save situation, Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Nathan Church walked and scored on a double by Lars Nootbaar.

The 1-0 lead held until the eighth when the Blue Jays tied the game. In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals rallied for four runs.  Masyn Winn walked. Bryan Torres singled. José Fermín singled to score Winn.  Blaze Jordan grounded into a force out, eliminating Fermín. Nootbaar reached on a throwing error and Torres scored. Jordan Walker plated Jordan and Nootbaar on single.

Jordan Walker

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Walker was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Church made a fielding error.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals eked out a 2-5 record for the week, winning one game in each of the Cubs and Blue Jays series. The offense continues to struggle while the bullpen performance is more of the same.

The team remains in fourth place in the NL Central, having fallen below .500 with a record of 55-57. They are just 1.5 games out of a share of the division cellar, in part due to a 5-12 record since the All-Star Break. This poor stretch affirmed the club’s role as a seller at the trade deadline.

The Cardinals scored three or fewer runs in the first six games of the week. That includes only one run in the first two games against Toronto. Only one Cardinal had an OPS for the week above .900, reserve Bryan Torres (.917). Still, fewer players were below. 500 than the week prior. The bottom dwellers are José Fermín (.468), Pedro Pagés (.333) and Jimmy Crooks (.182).

Jimmy Crooks

Crooks suffers from the Cardinals carrying too many catchers on the roster. Whether he could improve his offense if more playing time was offered is uncertain. Even on the days he does catch he is almost always not allowed to play the entire game, as he has been pinch hit for on a regular basis. He also rarely hits against lefties.

Pedro Pagés receives even fewer ABs, which begs the question of why he remains on the roster. Perhaps the trade rumors will come to pass on Monday.

Iván Herrera has received the overwhelming majority of the at bats but his OPS was only .517 for the week. The upcoming trade deadline may or may not resolve the situation. Even if one of the catchers is traded, Leo Bernal is waiting in the wings and the three-catcher situation could remain. The reasoning for the need for three catchers has never been clear.

The starting pitching has been fine except for one major hiccup from Michael McGreevy. It happens every so often, so if it isn’t repeated with any frequency, it is not an issue.

Dustin May is likely to be traded before his next start on Monday. Quinn Mathews was brought up to start on Saturday, and he pitched adequately for a major league debut. Matthew Liberatore pitched his once every so often good start, just in time to perhaps avoid being moved to the bullpen. Andre Pallante and Kyle Leahy both pitched well.

The bullpen has not improved and likely never will in its present form. Matt Svanson was optioned to Memphis to make room for Quinn Mathews, who remains on the roster for now. One or more of the current relievers may be traded at the deadline, so replacements could be on the way, though the pitchers available in Memphis for that role are not particularly inspiring.

The Cardinals are in New York to play the Yankees to begin the week. They end the week at home against the Rockies.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 69 42 0.622
Chicago 63 49 0.562 6.5
Pittsburgh 56 57 0.496 14
St. Louis 55 57 0.491 14.5
Cincinnati 53 58 0.477 16

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

Lars Nootbaar

  • Chandler Rome, The Athletic Houston beat writer, reported that the Astros have interest in acquiring OF Lars Nootbaar. The Astros have been on the lookout for a lefty hitting outfielder for some time. Rome states that the Cardinals’ asking price for Nootbaar is high, but that could change as the 5 p.m. CT Monday trade deadline approaches.

Alec Burleson

  • Jeff Passan of ESPN writes that in addition to the usual suspects Dustin May, Lars Nootbaar, JoJo Romero and Ryne Stanek, the Cardinals are also open to offers for first baseman Alec Burleson.

Pedro Pagés

  • Ken Rosenthal, Katie Woo, and Will Sammon indicate in their most recent Athletic piece that though the Cardinals don’t believe Iván Herrera’s long-term future is at catcher, they are not inclined to move him because they like his bat. On the other hand, citing information obtained from “rival executives”, Jimmy Crooks may be the likeliest of their catchers to be dealt. On the other hand, Derrick Goold of the Post Dispatch reported earlier in the week that the Cardinals are listening to offers on C Pedro Pagés.

Riley O’Brien

  • In the same article cited above, Goold also lists closer Riley O’Brien as a potential trade candidate.

Transactions

  • 7/28 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Peter Strzelecki from the Palm Beach Cardinals.
  • 7/28 The Cardinals optioned RHP Hunter Dobbins to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/1 The Cardinals designated RHP Tink Hence for assignment.
  • 8/1 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Quinn Mathews from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 8/1 The Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urías was hit by a pitch on the left elbow in a rehab game. His rehab has been paused but there is hope he can return to rehab game action this coming week.
  • RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23. Rajcic will miss the remainder of the 2026 season and likely all of 2027.
  • LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) remains on the 15-day injured list, effective July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. Romero played catch on July 30 as part of his process to ramp back up. There still is no timeline announced for his return. Same as with Urias, this likely limits the trade market for the impending free agent.

Looking Ahead

The current road trip ends in New York for three games against the Yankees. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to make the Monday start. The pitchers for the final two games are not named.

Following an off-day Thursday, August 6, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for a weekend series with the Rockies.

The homestand ends with three versus the Phillies.

After a travel day on Thursday, August 13, the Cardinals head to Wrigley Field for a weekend series with the Cubs. The road trip continues with a four-game set against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

The road trip concludes in Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Bank Park for a weekend series facing the Phillies.

Blast from the Past

As the trade deadline looms on Monday, August 3 at 5pm CT, this week’s Blast from the Past looks at trade deadlines past for the Cardinals.

The deadline is a moving target in recent years, as the soon to be expiring CBA gave the Commissioner authority to set the deadline every year for a date between July 28 and August 3.

Every year from 1923 until 1985, the trade deadline was on June 15. In 1986, the trade deadline was moved to July 31, where it remained until the current CBA went into effect in 2022.

Listed below are trades made between July 27 and August 2 by the Cardinals in past seasons. The date of the trade and the players involved are detailed.

Colby Rasmus (Getty Images)
  • July 27, 2011 – The Cardinals traded Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, and P.J Walters to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers Edwin Jackson, Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski, and OF Corey Patterson. St. Louis went on to win the World Series.
  • July 27, 2018 – The Cardinals traded pitcher Sam Tuivailala to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Seth Elledge.
  • July 27, 2025 – In a dump trade, the Cardinals dealt pitcher Erick Fedde to the Atlanta Braves for cash.
  • July 29, 2024 – The Cardinals dealt infielder Tommy Edman to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team trade with the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals received pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham from the White Sox.
  • July 29, 2018 – The Cardinals traded first baseman Luke Voit to the New York Yankees for pitchers Giovanny Gallegos and Chasen Shreve.

    Scott Rolen (Getty Images)
  • July 29, 2002 – In arguably their best deadline deal during this period, the Cardinals traded infielder Placido Polanco, and pitchers Bud Smith and Mike Timlin to the Phillies for future Hall of Fame third baseman Scott Rolen and pitcher Doug Nickle.
  • July 30, 2023 – The Cardinals traded pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton to the Texas Rangers for infielder Thomas Saggese, and pitchers John King and Tekoah Roby.
  • July 30, 2021 – The Cardinals traded pitchers John Gant and Evan Sisk to the Twins for pitcher J.A. Happ.
  • July 30, 2021 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Lane Thomas to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Jon Lester.
  • July 31, 2025 – The Cardinals traded pitcher Steven Matz to the Red Sox for infielder Blaze Jordan.
  • July 31, 2018 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Tommy Pham to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitchers Genesis Cabrera and Roel Ramirez and outfielder Justin Williams.

    Mark McGwire (Getty Images)
  • July 31, 2010 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick to the Padres in a three-team trade with the Cleveland Indians. The Cardinals received pitcher Nick Greenwood from the Padres and pitcher Jake Westbrook from the Indians.
  • July 31, 1997 – The Cardinals traded pitchers Eric Ludwick, TJ Mathews, and Blake Stein to the Athletics for first baseman Mark McGwire. The rest is history.
  • August 1, 2023 – The Cardinals traded SS Paul DeJong to the Blue Jays for pitcher Matt Svanson.
  • August 2, 2022 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Harrison Bader to the Yankees for pitcher Jordan Montgomery. Bader, now with the Giants, is back in the news for the wrong reason.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 18

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 31, 2026

photo: Joshua Baez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 5-1 on Thursday. TCN’s Player of the Day, Memphis CF Joshua Báez, doubled twice and homered for four RBI. Other standouts include Deniel Ortiz, Jack Gurevitch, Andrew Dutkanych, Brayden Smith and Diego Conseción.

Results for games played on Thursday July 30, 2026.

Memphis 11 at Jacksonville 4 (seven innings, game one)

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Jumbo Shrimp by an 11-4 score in the first game of Thursday’s road twin bill. The extra game was to cover Wednesday’s rainout.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked two and fanned five to earn the win.

Brandt Thompson

Andrew Schultz relieved Thompson and threw a scoreless sixth. Ryan Murphy surrendered two runs in the seventh.

Memphis went up 4-0 in the first inning. Joshua Báez doubled. Nolan Gorman followed with a two-run home run. Thomas Saggese doubled. Leo Bernal tripled to score Saggese and Bernal.

Nolan Gorman

Leonardo Bernal

The Redbirds added two runs in the second to extend their lead to 6-0.  Victor Scott walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Báez hit a two-run home run.

Joshua Baez

Memphis made it 7-0 in the third. Saggese singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ramon Mendoza singled to plate Saggese.

Jacksonville scored two runs in the fourth to cut the lead to 7-2.

The Redbirds scored one run in the fifth to increase the lead to 8-2. Bernal walked and scored on a double by Chase Davis.

Memphis put up three more runs in the sixth for an 11-2 lead. Brody Moore walked. Scott singled. César Prieto singled and Moore came home. Báez drove in Scott and Prieto on a double.

The Jumbo Shrimp rallied for two runs in the seventh to bring the final score to 11-4.

The offense scored 11 runs on 11 hits. Báez was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run for four RBI. Saggese was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Gorman went deep and had two RBI. Bernal and Scott each scored two runs.

Saggese stole his seventh base.

Memphis 3 at Jacksonville 4 (eight innings, game two)

The Redbirds lost to the Jumbo Shrimp in extra innings in the second game to split the road twin bill.

Jared Shuster pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked one and struck out two. Shuster was a spot starter when Quinn Mathews was scratched. Mathews will be making his MLB debut for St. Louis on Saturday.

Quinn Mathews

Durbin Feltman relieved Shuster and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Hancel Rincon and Victor Santos hurled two scoreless innings each. Ryan Fernandez allowed one unearned run in the eighth and took the loss.

Jacksonville went up 3-0 in the third inning. In the fifth, a solo home run by Thomas Saggese cut the lead to 3-1.

Thomas Saggese

In the sixth, Ramon Mendoza and Colton Ledbetter singled. Noah Mendlinger plated both runners on a double to tie the score.

Noah Mendlinger

The game went into extra innings. Memphis failed to score in the top of the eighth. In the home eighth, Jacksonville won in a walk off, 4-3.

The Redbirds scored three runs on eight hits. Saggese was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Mendoza was 2-for-4. Mendlinger had two RBI.

Joshua Báez stole his 16th base. César Prieto swiped his sixth bag. Ledbetter stole his 16th base.

Memphis is 12-18 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Jacksonville, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (0-2, 12.38) vs. Bradley Blalock RHP (1-8, 6.28) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 6, Wichita 1

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Wind Surge by the score of 6-1 on Thursday in Springfield. It was Springfield’s seventh consecutive victory.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched three innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked four and struck out three.

Four relievers spun a total of six scoreless innings. Jose Davila relieved Hjerpe and went two innings. D.J. Carpenter hurled the sixth. Tyler Bradt pitched the seventh and eighth and Michael Watson tossed the ninth.

Wichita took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Springfield scored two runs in the fourth to take the lead. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Deniel Ortiz followed with a two-run home run.

Deniel Ortiz

The Cardinals added four runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-1. Rodriguez walked. Ortiz hit his second long ball, a two-run shot. Zach Levenson walked and advanced to second on a passed ball. Miguel Ugueto doubled to score Levenson. Trey Paige plated Ugueto on a double.

The Cardinals scored six runs on seven hits. Ortiz hit two home runs with four RBI. Rodriguez scored two runs.

Paige stole his 15th base. Ugueto swiped his 23rd bag. Rodriguez had a passed ball.

Springfield is 20-10 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. Wichita, Liam Doyle LHP (2-6, 4.91) vs. Sam Armstrong RHP (5-8, 4.92) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 5 at Cedar Rapids 4

The High-A Chiefs edged the Kernels by the score of 5-4 on Thursday.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked two and fanned six.

Dylan Driessen relieved Van Dyke and surrendered one run in two innings for the win. Jawilme Ramírez tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn his first save.

Cedar Rapids plated three in the first and added a run in the sixth to lead 4-0.

Peoria put up five runs in the seventh to take the lead. Sammy Hernandez walked and stole second base. Ian Petrutz reached on catcher interference. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Hernandez scored on a sac fly by Luis Pino. Encarnación stole second base. Red-hot Jack Gurevitch blasted a three-run home run. Josh Kross hit a solo shot.

Jack Gurevitch

Josh Kross

The Chiefs scored five runs on four hits. Kross was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gurevitch had three RBI. Both went deep.

Hernandez stole his 12th base. Encarnación swiped his 13th bag.

The Chiefs are 16-16 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Jack Martinez RHP (1-1, 5.63) vs. Dasan Hill LHP (1-8, 6.21) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Fort Myers 3

The Class-A Cardinals were the victors over the Mighty Mussels by a 9-3 score on Thursday.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched five innings, gave up one unearned run on three hits, walked two and fanned seven and earned his third win.

Andrew Dutkanych IV

Nathan Shinn relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one unearned run in the sixth. Hunter Kublick threw a scoreless seventh. Justin Militello yielded one run in the eighth. Jesús García tossed a scoreless ninth.

Palm Beach took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Miguel Hernández. They added a run in the third to lead 2-0. Trevor Haskins singled. Brayden Smith singled, advancing Haskins to third. Haskins scored on a throwing error.

Miguel Hernandez

Fort Myers scored their first run in the fourth to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the fifth to increase the lead to 3-1. Alex Birge walked. Smith singled, moving Birge to third. Birge came home on a ground out by Yairo Padilla.

Palm Beach put up two runs in the top of the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1. Ryan Weingartner walked and stole second base.  Hernández and Cristofer Lebrón walked. Birge grounded into a double play and Weingartner scored. Hernández crossed the plate on a passed ball.

The Mighty Mussels shrunk the lead to 5-2 in the home sixth.

In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals posted three runs to strengthen the lead to 8-2. Hernández and Lebrón singled. Haskins plated Hernández on a single. Smith doubled to drive in Lebrón and Haskins.

Brayden Smith

Fort Myers responded with a run in the home eighth to decrease the lead to 8-3.  Palm Beach made it 9-3 in the ninth on a solo home run by Weingartner.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 11 hits. Smith was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Hernández was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Haskins was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner homered and scored two runs.

Ryan Mitchell stole his 32nd base. Weingartner swiped his 33rd bag. Haskins stole his 18th base. Smith was picked off and caught stealing.

Hernández and Weingartner each made a throwing error. Smith had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 18-14 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Fort Myers, LHP Brandon Clarke (AA rehab) vs. Matt Barr RHP (0-0, 16.88) 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals 8 at DSL Marlins 6 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals beat the Marlins by an 8-6 score on Thursday.

Starter Beiker Rodriguez pitched three innings, gave up five runs, four earned, on seven hits, walked one and struck out two.

Jordan Beltrán relieved Rodriguez and threw two scoreless innings to earn the win. Brayan Amoroso surrendered one run in the final two innings but received his second save.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning. Diego Conseción doubled. Jhon Franganten singled. Misael Sánchez doubled to score Conseción. Christopher Vargas singled to plate Franganten and Sánchez.

Christopher Vargas

The Marlins answered with a run in the home first then added three in the third and one in the fourth to take a 5-3 lead.

The Cardinals shrunk the lead to 5-4 in the fifth. Conseción singled, stole second and came home on Michael Cordero’s single.

The Cardinals put up two runs in the sixth to regain the lead 6-5. Roberth Castillo singled. Eduardo Mirabel walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Conseción tripled to plate Castillo and Mirabel.

Diego Conseción

The Cardinals increased their lead to 8-5 with a two-run top of the seventh. Sánchez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lucas Takahashi singled to score Sánchez. Castillo doubled to plate Takahashi.

The Marlins rallied for one run in the home seventh to bring the final score to 8-6.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 11 hits. Conseción singled, doubled and tripled with two RBI and two runs scored. Castillo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Vargas had two RBI. Sánchez scored two runs.

Vargas stole his first base. Conseción swiped his fourth bag. Vargas was picked off second base.

Rodriguez made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 20-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Friday’s game: vs DSL Rangers Blue, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Springfield Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 17

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 30, 2026

photo: Yairo Padilla and Jonathan Mejia (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-0 on Wednesday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Palm Beach offense, which scored 19 runs on 29 hits. Yairo Padilla and Jonathan Mejía were both 3-for-6 with four RBI, with big games by Sebastian Dos Santos, Johnfrank Salazar and J.P. Cabrera. Other standouts: Rainiel Rodriguez, Jack Gurevitch and Cameron Nickens.

Results for games played on Wednesday July 29, 2026.

Memphis at Jacksonville (postponed)

Wednesday’s road game for the Redbirds was postponed due to weather. It will be played as one game of a pair of seven inning games on Thursday.

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Jacksonville, Quinn Mathews LHP (5-3, 3.13) vs. Braxton Garrett LHP (4-3, 2.32) 6:05 CT. (game one); at Jacksonville, Brandt Thompson RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (2-2, 6.44) (game two).

Springfield 7, Wichita 4

At Route 66 Stadium, the Double-A Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge by the score of 7-4 on Wednesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched six innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked two and fanned eight.

Hunter Hayes relieved Aita and threw two scoreless innings for the win. Randel Clemente tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save.

Springfield went up 2-0 in the first inning. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Ryan Campos doubled. Rodriguez was thrown out at third. Deniel Ortiz followed with a two-run home run.

Deniel Ortiz

The Cardinals added a run in the third on a solo home run by Rodriguez to increase the lead to 3-0.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Wichita came back with one run in the fourth and three in the fifth to take the lead 4-3.

Springfield put up four runs in the seventh to regain the lead 7-4. Zach Levenson doubled. Jon Jon Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris plated Levenson and Gazdar on a double. Rodriguez hit a two-run home run.

Dakota Harris

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Levenson was 2-for-4. Ortiz and Harris each had two RBI.

Riding a six-game winning streak, first place Springfield is 19-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Wichita, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 5.56) vs. Chris Vallimont RHP (1-2, 3.90) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 10 at Cedar Rapids 6

Behind five home runs, including two by red-hot Jack Gurevitch, the High-A Chiefs defeated the Kernels by a 10-6 score in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched three innings, gave up four runs on four hits, walked two and struck out two.

Ruben Menes relieved Fajardo and surrendered one run in 3 1/3 innings for the win. Trey Pooser allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings. Christian Worley tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his second save.

Cedar Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first and added a run in the second.

Peoria scored one run in the top of the third on a solo home run by Jack Gurevitch to cut the lead to 3-1. The Kernels answered with a run in the fourth to increase the lead to 4-1.

Jack Gurevitch

The Chiefs responded with a run in the fifth to shrink the lead to 4-2. Tai Peete singled and scored on a double by Gurevitch.

Peoria added three runs in the sixth to take the lead 5-4. José Suárez hit a solo home run. Michael Dattalo singled. Cameron Nickens followed with a two-run home run.

Cameron Nickens

The Chiefs extended their lead to 7-4 in the top of the seventh. Gurevitch walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Josh Kross blasted a two-run home run.

Josh Kross

Cedar Rapids put up a run in the home seventh to decrease the lead to 7-5. In the top of the eighth. Peoria strengthened their lead to 10-5. Nickens doubled and scored on a double by Peete. Gurevitch hit his second long ball, a two-run shot.

The Kernels added one run in the bottom of the eighth to reach the final score of 10-6.

The offense scored 10 runs on 12 hits. Gurevitch was 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Nickens was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kross had two RBI. Dattalo was 2-for-3.

Suárez had an outfield assist at third base.

The Chiefs are 15-16 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Ty Van Dyke RHP (3-3, 5.88) vs. Adrian Bohorquez RHP (0-0, 7.78) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 19 at Fort Myers 5

The High-A Cardinals slaughtered the Mighty Mussels by a 19-5 score in Fort Myers on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched four innings, gave up three runs on four hits and fanned nine. At one point, the right-hander struck out eight consecutive batters.

Peoria rehabber Joseph King relieved Holiday and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Antoni Cuello threw 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Yadiel Batista hurled a scoreless seventh. Anthony Watts yielded one run in the eighth. Zeke Wood tossed a scoreless ninth.

Fort Myers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Palm Beach came roaring back in the second with eight runs.  Miguel Hernández singled. Jonathan Mejía and J.P. Cabrera singled. Johnfrank Salazar singled to score Hernández. Mejía was thrown out at home. Sebastian Dos Santos drove in Cabrera on a single. Yairo Padilla tripled to clear the bases. Ryan Mitchell walked. Yordalin Peña doubled and Padilla came home. Ryan Weingartner walked. Jonathan Mejía doubled to plate Mitchell, Peña and Weingartner.

Yairo Padilla

Jonathan Mejia

The Cardinals made it 9-1 in the top of the fourth. Mitchell singled, stole second base, and scored on a single by Hernández.

The Mighty Mussels put up two runs in the home fourth to cut the lead to 9-3.

Palm Beach answered with a run in the top of the fifth. Salazar singled. Dos Santos walked. Padilla singled to score Salazar.

Fort Myers scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 10-4.

Palm Beach responded with two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 12-4. Peña doubled and scored on a single by Weingartner. Weingartner came home on a single by Cabrera.

In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals put up two more runs to strengthen the lead to 14-4. Cabrera and Salazar singled. Dos Santos doubled to drive in Cabrera. Salazar came home on a ground out by Padilla.

Fort Myers scored posted their fifth run in the home eighth.

Palm Beach ran up the score with a five run ninth for the final score of 19-5. Peña singled. Hernández doubled. Mejía singled and Peña crossed the plate. Cabrera doubled to score Hernández. Salazar drove in Mejía on a single. Dos Santos plated Cabrera on a single. Mitchell doubled to score Salazar.

Ryan Mitchell

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 29 hits. Padilla and Mejía were both 3-for-6 with four RBI. Dos Santos was 4-for-6 with three RBI. Salazar was 5-for-5 with two RBI and four runs scored. Cabrera was 4-for-6 with two RBI and three runs scored. Mitchell and Hernández were each 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 3-for-7 with an RBI and three runs scored.

Mitchell stole his 31st base. Hernández swiped his first bag for Palm Beach. Salazar was picked off and caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 17-14 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Fort Myers, TBD (PB) vs. Jason Reitz RHP (0-2, 2.76) 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Dominican Cardinals are 19-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Thursday’s game: at DSL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Peoria Chiefs Notebook – 2026 Week 17

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 29, 2026

photo: Jalin Flores and Jesús Báez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria 2B Jalin Flores, was 2-for-5 with a home run and the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning. Other standouts: Braden Davis, Tre Richardson, Jesús Báez, Jacob Odle, Ian Petrutz and Tai Peete.

Results for games played on Tuesday July 28, 2026.

Memphis 3 at Jacksonville 5

The Triple-A Redbirds lost a late lead and fell to the Jumbo Shrimp by a 5-3 score on Tuesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and fanned four.

Brycen Mautz relieved Molina and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Cade Winquest hurled a scoreless sixth. Ryan Fernandez tossed a scoreless seventh. Austin Love surrendered three runs, two earned, in the eighth and took the loss.

Jacksonville took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and added a run in the third.

Thomas Saggese

Memphis scored its first run in the sixth on a solo home run by Thomas Saggese. They added two more in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead. Nolan Gorman and Saggese walked. Colton Ledbetter singled to score Gorman. Saggese later came home on a wild pitch.

The Jumbo Shrimp put up three runs in the home eighth to win the game 5-3.

The Memphis offense scored three runs on nine hits. Ledbetter was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Joshua Báez was 2-for-4. César Prieto was 2-for-5. Saggese homered and scored two runs.

Victor Scott stole his ninth base of the season. Leo Bernal had a passed ball.

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Jacksonville, Brandt Thompson RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (2-2, 6.44) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 5, Wichita 1

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge by a 5-1 score in Springfield on Tuesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched four scoreless, no-hit innings, walked four and fanned seven.

Braden Davis

Darlin Saladin relieved Davis and threw two scoreless innings for the win. Nolan Sparks and Jack Findlay each hurled a scoreless inning. Dominic Picone surrendered one run in the ninth.

Springfield went up 3-0 in the second inning. Deniel Ortiz reached on an error. Won-Bin Cho and Zach Levenson walked. Ortiz scored on a double play by Miguel Ugueto. Tre Richardson followed with a two-run home run.

Tre Richardson

The Cardinals added two runs in the seventh to increase the lead to 5-0. Richardson walked and Jesús Báez hit a two-run home run. Baez has gone deep in four consecutive games.

Jesús Báez

Wichita scored their only run in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored five runs on four hits. Rainiel Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Richardson had two RBI and two runs scored. Báez drove in two.

Ortiz was picked off first base. Richardson made a throwing error.

Springfield is 18-10 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Wichita, RHP Blake Aita (2-3, 3.92) vs. Preston Johnson RHP (0-3, 4.99) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 8 at Cedar Rapids 6 (10 innings)

The High-A Chiefs beat the Kernels in an extra inning road game on Tuesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked three and fanned four.

Jacob Odle

Bobby Olsen relieved Odle and surrendered four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Dominic Freeberger yielded two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Patrick Galle threw a scoreless eighth. Gerardo Salas tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Peoria took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Jalin Flores. They added three runs in the second to go up 4-0.  José Suárez singled. Michael Dattalo was hit by a pitch. Ian Petrutz followed with a three-run home run.

Ian Petrutz

Cedar Rapids tied the game in the sixth with four runs.

The Chiefs put up two runs in the top of the seventh to lead 6-4. Sammy Hernandez walked and stole second. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Tai Peete tripled to plate Hernandez and Encarnación.

Tai Peete

The Kernels tied the game again in the bottom of the seventh.

The game went into extra innings. Peoria scored two runs in the top of the 10th to go up 8-6. Peete was the tiebreaker runner on second base. Jack Gurevitch advanced Peete to third on a fly out to right field.  Flores singled to drive in Peete. Josh Kross plated Flores on a triple.

Jalin Flores

Cedar Rapids failed to score in the bottom of the 10th.

The Chiefs scored eight runs on nine hits. Flores was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Kross was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Encarnación was 2-for-3. Petrutz had three RBI. Peete drove in two.

Hernandez stole his 11th base of the season. Encarnación made a throwing error.

The Chiefs are 14-16 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (2-5, 3.68) vs. Kolten Smith RHP (0-2, 4.09) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 3 at Fort Myers 9

The Class-A Cardinals were pounded by the Mighty Mussels by a 9-3 score in Fort Myers on Tuesday.

Rehabbing Memphis starter Ixan Henderson pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on one hit, a home run, walked one and fanned six. Henderson took the loss.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Henderson and surrendered five runs in 2/3 of an inning. Payton Graham relinquished two runs in the final three innings.

Fort Myers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

Palm Beach scored the first of their three runs in fourth. Yairo Padilla reached on an error to second base, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by Ryan Weingartner.

The Mighty Mussels put up five runs in the fifth to go ahead 7-1.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the seventh to cut the lead to 7-3. Brayden Smith doubled, stole third base and came home on a ground out by Yordalin Peña. Jonathan Mejía reached on an error. Alex Birge was hit by a pitch. Mejía stole third and Birge stole second. Trevor Haskins drove in Mejía on a ground out.

Fort Myers added two runs in the eighth to win 9-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. The offense was 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Smith stole his 27th base of the season. Mejía swiped his eighth bag. Birge stole his third base. Padilla was picked off and caught stealing. Ryan Mitchell was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 16-142 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Fort Myers, RH Brian Holiday (1-1, 5.30) vs. TBD 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals 4, DSL Mets Blue 5 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals were edged by the Mets Blue by a 5-4 score on Tuesday.

Starter Jose Vega pitched four innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on six hits and struck out two.

Rafaeli Moronta relieved Vega and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Domingo Mejía yielded one run in the final 2/3 of an inning.

The Mets went up 2-0 in the top of the third inning.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the home third. Christian Sáez and Diego Conseción walked. Jhon Franganten was hit by a pitch. Sáez scored on a ground out by Jesús Pérez.

In the top of the sixth, the Mets increased their lead to 3-1.

The Cardinals responded with a two-run sixth to tie the game at 3-3. Lucas Takahashi walked. Jhonny Chaparro singled, Takahashi scored on an error. Chaparro came home on a wild pitch.

The Mets put up two runs in the top of the seventh to regain the lead at 5-3.

The Cardinals partially rallied for one run in the home seventh for the final score on 5-4.  Michael Cordero walked and advanced to second on a ground out by Takahashi.  Héctor Cabrera was hit by a pitch.  Chaparro singled to plate Cordero.

Jhonny Chaparro

The Cardinals scored four runs on four hits. Chaparro was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Chaparro made a throwing error. Misael Sánchez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 19-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: Off

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 17

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 20–26

photo: Kyle Leahy (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

As the offense slowed, the St. Louis Cardinals went 2-5 last week against two last-place teams and a makeup game and are just 3-7 since the break. In 12 innings, Kyle Leahy allowed just three runs on nine hits with 13 strikeouts. Our history feature identifies the five Ford Frick Award winners prior to Joe Buck with ties to the team.

Joe Buck (Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports)

Former Cardinal broadcaster Joe Buck honored with Ford C. Frick Award

Joe Buck, well-known sports broadcaster, is the recipient of the annual Ford C. Frick Award. Named after the former MLB Commissioner, it is given annually to baseball sportscasters for their “major contributions to baseball.”  The award is given out by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but it does not give inductee status to the winner.

Buck gave his acceptance speech on Saturday, July 25, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

Buck is well known by Cardinals fans for his broadcasting, as well as for being the son of the iconic Jack Buck, longtime Cardinal radio broadcaster on KMOX. Joe Buck began his broadcasting career with the Cardinals, first calling games for the Cardinals’ AAA affiliate Louisville Redbirds in 1989-90 and then joining his father on KMOX in 1991.

Buck has had a long and storied career as a sportscaster after leaving the Cardinals in 1994. He worked for FOX, calling both MLB and NFL games and teamed with former Cardinal catcher Tim McCarver to call World Series games from 1996 through 2021. He left FOX in 2022 to join ESPN/ABC to broadcast NFL Monday Night Football exclusively.

Carlos Beltran (USA TODAY Sports)

Buck took a nostalgia break to join Cardinals’ play by play man Chip Caray for a Cardinals/Rangers game on July 29, 2024. It was a tribute to Buck’s father and Caray’s grandfather Harry Caray, who partnered to call Cardinal games for many years on KMOX. It was Buck’s first time broadcasting a baseball game since 2021.

Congratulations to Joe Buck.

Note: Former Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran (2012-2013) was inducted into the Hall on Saturday.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 20, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Angels 3

The Cardinals fell to the Angels by a 3-2 score at Angels Stadium on Monday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up one run on three hits and fanned four.

Kyle Leahy

Ryne Stanek relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien surrendered two runs while only getting one out in the ninth for the loss.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the second inning. Jordan Walker doubled. Lars Nootbaar singled. Nathan Church singled to score Walker. Nootbaar came home on a ground out by Blaze Jordan.

The Angels cut the lead to 2-1 in the third. In the bottom of the ninth, Los Angeles put up two runs to win in a walk off 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on four hits. Church was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 10th base. Walker swiped his 14th bag.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Angels 5

The Cardinals lost the second game of the three-game series by the score of 5-1. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up five runs on nine hits, walked two and fanned seven. Liberatore took the loss.

Matt Svanson relieved Liberatore and finished the sixth Scott Blewett tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Angels scored all five of their runs in the first inning.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the fifth. Blaze Jordan and Bryan Torres singled. Jordan scored on a force out by JJ Wetherholt.

The Cardinals scored one run on seven hits. Alec Burleson was 3-for-4.

Lars Nootbaar had an outfield assist at third base.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Angels 0

The Cardinals avoided the sweep in the final game of the series, beating the Angels 1-0.

Spot starter Hunter Dobbins pitched six scoreless innings, allowed six hits and fanned five. Dobbins earned his second win.

Hunter Dobbins

Luis Gastelum relieved Dobbins and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 26th save.

The Cardinals scored the only run of the game in the sixth on a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt.

St. Louis scored one run on three hits. Masyn Winn and Blaze Jordan had the other two hits, both singles.

Thursday, July 23, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 10

In a Thursday makeup game, the Cardinals played the Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ pitching was pounded as they lost the game 10-6.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out three. McGreevy took the loss.

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and surrendered two runs in one inning. Matt Svanson relinquished three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the ninth.

St. Louis went up 2-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt singled. Jordan Walker doubled to score Wetherholt. Alec Burleson singled. Lars Nootbaar singled to plate Walker.

Arizona put up three runs in the fourth and added a run in the fifth to make it 4-2

In the eighth, the Diamondbacks scored five times to run up the lead to 9-2. They added a run in the top of the ninth.

The Cardinals partially rallied in the bottom of the ninth with four runs to shrink the gap to 10-6. Nathan Church and Wetherholt singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Bryan Torres singled to plate both runners. Burleson doubled. Nootbaar singled to drive in Torres and Burleson.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 13 hits. Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Burleson was 3-for-5. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Torres had two RBI.

Friday, July 24, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Reds 4

The Cardinals were defeated by the Reds in the 4-2 weekend series opener at Busch Stadium on Friday.

Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up one run on seven hits, walked one and fanned eight.

Dustin May

George Soriano relieved May and surrendered two runs in the seventh for the loss. Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless eighth. Luis Gastelum yielded a Reds insurance run in the ninth.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the fifth to lead 2-1. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Nathan Church walked. Blaze Jordan doubled to plate Herrera and Church.

Cincinnati regained the lead with two runs in the seventh and added a run in the ninth to win 4-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on just two hits. Jordan had two RBI. The offense was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Herrera stole his sixth base of the season.

Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Cardinals 7, Reds 0

The Cardinals blanked the Reds by a 7-0 score  on Saturday at Busch Stadium.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked one and fanned eight to earn his 11th win.

Andre Pallante

Gordon Graceffo relieved Pallante and threw two scoreless innings of relief.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt reached on an error. Jordan Walker singled. Alec Burleson singled to score Wetherholt.

In the sixth inning, St. Louis put up six runs to extend their lead to 7-0. Wetherholt walked. Burleson singled. Iván Herrera doubled to plate Wetherholt and Burleson. Lars Nootbaar walked. Masyn Winn singled. Bryan Torres singled to score Herrera. Blaze Jordan drove in Nootbaar and Winn on a single. Torres came home on a sac bunt by Nathan Church.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 10 hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Burleson was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Jordan had two RBI. Walker was 2-for-4. Wetherholt scored two runs.

Sunday, July 26, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Reds 5 (10 innings)

The Cardinals were beaten by the last place Reds in the extra innings rubber match on Sunday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up two runs on six hits, walked one and fanned nine.

Luis Gastelum relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless seventh. Ryne Stanek and George Soriano each hurled a scoreless inning. Matt Svanson surrendered three runs, two earned, while securing just one out. Justin Bruihl tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Alec Burleson doubled. Masyn Winn singled. Burleson scored on a sac fly by José Fermín.

The Reds tied the game in the top of the third.

St. Louis took a 2-1 lead in the home third on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Cincinnati tied the game in the fifth but there was no further scoring through the ninth.

In the 10th inning, the Reds put up three runs to go ahead 5-2.

The Cardinals managed just one run in the bottom of the inning. JJ Wetherholt was the tiebreaker runner. Herrera singled. Burleson singled to score Wetherholt.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Burleson was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Herrera was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Winn was 2-for-4.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals had a bad week with an offense that has slowed, averaging fewer than three runs per game. The Cardinals went just 2-5, winning one game each in series with the Angels and the Reds, teams that are in last place in their divisions.

At just one game over .500 for the season, St. Louis has now slipped to fourth place behind the Pirates in the NL Central and is 13 games back of the Brewers. Both the Pirates and the Nationals are now ahead of the Cardinals in the Wild Card race by a half game with the Padres nipping at their heels.

The Cardinals have not looked good since the All-Star break, losing seven of 10. Whether this decline will continue remains to be seen. There are still two months left in the season, but the longer this slump continues, the less likely the team can recover.

The dire straits the offense is in are reflected by their stats for the week. By OPS only two players are above .900, Alec Burleson (.950), and Bryan Torres (.929 in seven ABs). By the same token, only two other players have an OPS above .500, Iván Herrera (.615), and Jordan Walker (.562). Those who are below .500 is a list too long to enumerate.

Alec Burleson

As for the rotation, two starters had an ERA for the week above 4.00, Matthew Liberatore (8.44) and Michael McGreevy (5.68). McGreevy just had a bad start, and it appears to be an outlier. This is a continuing saga for Liberatore, however. He will have one decent start among a stretch of bad ones.

Hunter Dobbins was brought up again for a spot start and he was very good. He remains on the roster for now and may make another start or will piggyback Liberatore when he next starts. The latter seems more likely given Liberatore’s track record.

Kyle Leahy had a 1.80 ERA in two starts. Andre Pallante threw seven scoreless, Dustin May yielded just one run in six innings, yet the team won just one of those four games.

Another reason why is the bullpen. Nothing has changed with respect to the team’s relief pitching. While one or more relievers will pitch well for a few outings, there are always one or two others who will crash and burn, especially if the Cardinals have a lead. There is no telling who will be the villain(s) at any given time. Consistency is not a word that can be attached to the Cardinals’ bullpen.

As has been stated many times, relief for the relievers is not in sight. Any trades that are made between now and August 3 will be for younger players who are most likely headed to the minor leagues. The Cardinals will be sellers, not buyers. Any changes in the roster will be players called up from the current AAA roster, and any impact relief arms do not appear on the radar.

The Cardinals begin the week at home against the second place Cubs for four games. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Blue Jays.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 66 39 0.629
Chicago 59 46 0.562 7
Pittsburgh 54 52 0.509 12.5
St. Louis 53 52 0.505 13
Cincinnati 49 55 0.471 16.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 7/22 The Cardinals recalled RHP Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/22 The Cardinals designated RHP Scott Blewett for assignment.
  • 7/23 C Yohel Pozo was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.
  • 7/26 The Cardinals traded Blewett to the A’s for cash considerations.

Scott Blewett

Injury Report

  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urias began a rehab stint with Memphis over the weekend.
  • RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23, 2026. Rajcic will miss the remainder of the 2026 season and likely all of 2027.
  • LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. A timeline for his return has not been established.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals begin a four-game series with the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Monday.

A road trip begins on the final day of July to Toronto with a weekend series versus the Blue Jays. The road trip concludes in New York with three games against the Yankees.

Following an off day on Thursday, August 6, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for a three-game series against the Rockies.

The homestand ends with three versus the Phillies.

After a travel day on Thursday, August 13, the Cardinals go to Wrigley Field to play a weekend series with the Cubs. The road trip continues with four games against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

The road trip concludes in Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Bank Park for a weekend set with the Phillies.

Blast from the Past

On Saturday, July 25, Joe Buck, the son of legendary broadcaster Jack Buck, and former Cardinal broadcaster, was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award. The award is given each year to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball.” The Award was created in 1978 and is named after the former MLB Commissioner who was a baseball writer and broadcaster before becoming Commissioner.

Joe Buck’s famous father, Jack Buck, long time broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals, received the award in 1987.

In addition to the father and son duo, other broadcasters affiliated with the Cardinals have won the award. Some were broadcasters for the team, while others were former Cardinal players who became broadcasters.

Below is a list of the individuals affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals who have won the Ford C. Frick Award. The list gives the name of the person, the year they won, and how they were affiliated with the Cardinals. The list begins with the first award winner and continues in descending order.

Jack Buck, Harry Caray,,Joe Garagiola

Jack Buck – Jack Buck, long-time broadcaster for the Cardinals on KMOX Radio, received the Frick Award in 1987. Buck began his career as a Cardinal broadcaster in 1954 to 1959, then again from 1961 until 2001. The legendary “Voice of the Cardinals” also broadcasted NFL games for all three national TV Networks (CBS, ABC, and NBC). He was the original broadcaster for St. Louis Blues games for one season, as well.

Harry Caray – Caray was a broadcaster for the Cardinals from 1945-1969. Caray is the grandfather of current Cardinal broadcaster Chip Caray, who is the current television play by play man for the team. Harry Caray was Jack Buck’s partner for many years, until he was dismissed and moved to broadcast games for several other teams, most notably the Chicago Cubs. Caray received the Frick Award in 1989.

Joe Garagiola – Garagiola was a catcher for the Cardinals from 1946-1951. After he retired, he began his broadcasting career calling Cardinal games on KMOX from 1955-1962. He went on to broadcast baseball elsewhere, most notably for NBC. Garagiola was the Frick Award recipient in 1991.

Milo Hamilton – Hamilton’s broadcast career with the Cardinals was short. Hamilton was a broadcaster in 1954 along with Buck and Caray. Hamilton was dismissed to create a spot for Garagiola. He went on to broadcast for the Cubs and the White Sox. Hamilton received the Frick Award in 1992.

Tim McCarver (St. Louis Cardinals)

Tim McCarver – McCarver, like Garagiola, was a catcher for the Cardinals before he was a broadcaster. McCarver played for the Cardinals from 1959-1961, and then again from 1963-1969. McCarver was most noted for his association with Joe Buck, calling World Series games for FOX. He began with NBC in 1980. He had stints with both ABC and CBS. McCarver ended his broadcast career as the color analyst for Cardinals games on Fox Sports Midwest, alongside Dan McLaughlin. He left Fox Sports Midwest after the 2019 season. McCarver was the Frick Award winner in 2012 and is a member of the Cardinals team Hall of Fame.

Joe Buck – Son of Jack Buck, Joe has had a varied career, calling games for the minor league Louisville Redbirds before joining his father calling games for KMOX Radio in 1991. Buck was hired by FOX to call NFL games in 1994. He moved to baseball for FOX in 1996. He is most noted for teaming with Tim McCarver on many World Series games. Buck did both baseball and football until 2022, when he left FOX for ESPN/ABC for NFL Monday Night Football exclusively. He returned to baseball for one game, a Cardinals-Rangers game on July 29, 2024, along with Chip Caray, the grandson of his father’s former partner at KMOX. Buck received the Frick Award in 2026.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Florida Complex League Notebook – 2026 Week 12

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 25, 2026

photo: Tai Peete (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria CF Tai Peete, was 4-for-4 with two solo home runs and a stolen base. Other standouts: Quinn Mathews, Ramon Mendoza, Leo Bernal, Cooper Hjerpe, Jesús Báez and Ty Van Dyke.

Results for games played on Friday July 24, 2026.

Memphis 7, Durham 2

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Bulls by the score of 7-2 on Friday at AutoZone Park.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched seven innings, gave up one unearned run on three hits, walked three, fanned 10 and earned his fifth win.

Quinn Mathews

Just up from Springfield, Andrew Schultz relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless eighth. Austin Love surrendered one run in the ninth.

On three long balls, Memphis went up 4-0 in the first inning. Joshua Báez hit a solo home run. César Prieto singled. Leo Bernal followed with a two-run home run. Ramon Mendoza thumped a solo home run.

Leonardo Bernal

Durham scored their first run in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Redbirds responded with three runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-1. Bernal doubled. Chase Davis walked. Mendoza hit a three-run home run.

Ramon Mendoza

The Bulls added a second run in the ninth for the final score of 7-2.

The Redbirds scored seven runs on 10 hits. Mendoza hit two home runs with four RBI. Bernal was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Prieto was 2-for-4.

Prieto stole his fourth base. Colton Ledbetter swiped his 15th bag.

Bernal made a throwing error. Mathews picked a runner off first base.                                                                                                                                   

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Durham, SWP Jurrangelo Cijntje (3-5, 5.46) vs. Michael Forret RHP (1-2, 5.65) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 9 at NW Arkansas 0

The Double-A Cardinals blew out the Naturals by a 9-0 score on Friday.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched four scoreless, no-hit innings, walked one and fanned seven.

Cooper Hjerpe

Hunter Hayes relieved Hjerpe and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings on three hits, no walks and two strikeouts for the win. Darlin Saladin and D.J. Carpenter tossed a scoreless inning each.

Springfield went ahead 5-0 in the third inning. Tre Richardson and Jon Jon Gazdar singled. Jesús Báez blasted a three-run home run. Rainiel Rodriguez and Won-Bin Cho singled. Ryan Campos was hit by a pitch. Miguel Ugueto doubled to plate Rodriguez and Cho but Campos was thrown out at home.

Jesús Báez

The Cardinals added two runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-0. Trey Paige and Tre Richardson singled. Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Paige came home on a sac fly by Báez. Richardson scored on a sac fly by Rodriguez.

Springfield made it 8-0 in the sixth. Richardson singled and stole second base. Richardson went to third on a ground out by Gazdar and came home on a sac fly by Báez.

The Cardinals added one more run in the ninth to win 9-0. Báez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Cho singled. Deniel Ortiz plated Báez on a single.

The offense scored nine runs on 13 hits. Báez was 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs scored. Richardson was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Cho was 2-for-5. Paige was 2-for-4. Ugueto had two RBI.

Richardson stole his 15th base. Ortiz made a fielding error.

Springfield is 15-10 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Liam Doyle LHP (1-6, 5.31) vs. Drew Beam RHP (5-8, 5.96) 6:05 CT.

Peoria 5, West Michigan 3

The High-A Chiefs defeated the Whitecaps by a 5-3 score at Dozer Park on Friday.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one and fanned seven.

Ty Van Dyke

Jack Martinez relieved Van Dyke and surrendered two runs in four innings but received the win.

West Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Peoria tied the game in the home first on a solo home run by Tai Peete.

Tai Peete

Scoring stopped until the Whitecaps put up two runs in the top of the seventh to lead 3-1.

The Chiefs answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 5-3. Sammy Hernandez hit a solo home run. Anyelo Encarnación walked and stole second. Cameron Nickens followed with a two-run home run. Peete thumped his second solo home run.

Cameron Nickens

The Chiefs scored five runs on eight hits. Peete was 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Nickens had two RBI.

Peete stole his sixth base. Encarnación swiped his 11th bag. Jack Gurevitch stole his seventh base.

The Chiefs are 13-14 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Tanner Franklin RHP (3-4, 4.62) vs. Charlie Christensen RHP (0-0, 2.45) 7:05 CT.

Palm Beach 5, Tampa 6

The Class-A Cardinals were edged by the Tarpons by a 6-5 score on Friday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked four and struck out three. Dutkanych took the loss.

Anthony Watts relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Nelfy Ynfante yielded two runs over the final three innings.

Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Matthew Miura.

Tampa put up three runs in the fifth to take the lead. They added a run in the sixth to increase the gap to 4-1.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the home sixth to pull to within one. Yairo Padilla singled and advanced to second on a balk. Miura tripled to score Padilla. Yordalin Peña singled to plate Miura.

Matthew Miura

In the top of the seventh, the Tarpons put up two runs to extend the lead to 6-3.

Palm Beach responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to shrink the lead to 6-5. Johnfrank Salazar doubled and Padilla followed with a two-run home run.

Yairo Padilla

The Cardinals scored five runs on 10 hits. Miura was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Padilla was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

The Cardinals are 15-12 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Tampa, TBD vs. TBD 5:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals – The season has concluded.

DSL Cardinals 5 at DSL NYY Bombers 13

The Dominican Cardinals were routed by the DSL NYY Bombers by a 13-5 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched two innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on three hits, walked four and struck out three. Jiménez took the loss.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Jiménez and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Kriscol Peralta yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Javier Martínez allowed two runs in the seventh. Brayan Amaroso relinquished three unearned runs in the ninth.

The Bombers put up two runs in the first, added three in the third, two in the fourth and one in the sixth to amass an 8-0 lead.

In the top of the seventh, the Cardinals got on the board with four runs to cut the Bombers’ lead in half. Lucas Takahashi walked. Christopher Vargas singled. Jhonny Chaparro grounded into a force out, eliminating Vargas.  Christian Sáez singled to plate Takahashi. Diego Conseción doubled to score Chaparro. Sáez came home on a wild pitch. Conseción scored on a single by Jhon Franganten.

In the home seventh, the Bombers extended their lead to 10-4. They made it 13-4 in the eighth.

The Cardinals plated one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 13-5. Sáez reached on an error. Conseción grounded into a force out with Sáez out at second. Franganten and Michael Cordero walked to load the bases. Misael Sánchez drove in Conseción on a single, but the rally attempt ended there.

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Vargas was 2-for-4. Conseción scored two runs.

It was not a clean day for the Cardinals defense. Chaparro made two throwing errors. Vargas and Sánchez each had a fielding miscue. Martínez made an error on a pickoff attempt. Chaparro had two passed balls.

The Cardinals are 17-19 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: vs. DSL Colorado, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 17

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 23, 2026

photo: Jacob Odle, Jack Gurevitch and Jalin Flores (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-4 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria SS Jalin Flores, went 3-for-3 plus a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts: Won-Bin Cho, Jack Gurevitch, Jacob Odle, Royelny Strop and Miguel Hernández.

Results for games played on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Memphis 2, Durham 8

The Triple-A Redbirds lost to the Bulls by an 8-2 score at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up seven runs on six hits, walked five and struck out two. Molina took the loss.

Ryan Murphy relieved Molina and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Jared Shuster threw three scoreless innings on three hits, no walks and with two strikeouts. Cade Winquest hurled a scoreless eighth. Durbin Feltman tossed a scoreless ninth.

Durham took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Memphis tied the game in the second. Chase Davis walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Colton Ledbetter walked. Brody Moore singled to score Davis.

Brody Moore

The Bulls posted a seven-run third to take control at 8-1.

The Redbirds scored an additional run in the sixth. Nolan Gorman doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sac fly by Leo Bernal.

Memphis scored two runs on five hits. Moore was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Moore stole two bases. Thomas Saggese swiped his sixth bag.

Noah Mendlinger made a fielding error and had an outfield assist at home plate.

Memphis is 8-15 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs Durham, TBD (MEM) vs. Brody Hopkins RHP (4-7, 4.52) 7:05 CT.

Springfield 4 at NW Arkansas 9

On the road, the Double-A Cardinals were defeated by the Naturals by a 9-4 score on Wednesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, walked three and fanned eight. Davis took the loss.

Tyler Bradt relieved Davis and surrendered four runs in 1 1/3 innings. Dominic Picone yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. D.J. Carpenter relinquished one run in the eighth.

NW Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. They added two runs in the fourth, and five in the sixth to extend the lead to 8-0.

Springfield put up four runs in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 8-4. Jesús Báez doubled and scored on a single by Deniel Ortiz. Miguel Ugueto walked. Won-Bin Cho followed with a three-run home run, his 10th since entering the Texas League.

Won-Bin Cho

The Naturals scored a final run in the home eighth.

The Springfield offense scored four runs on eight hits. Cho was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-4.

Ortiz stole his third base. Cho swiped his first bag at Double-A.

Zach Levenson had an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 13-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Blake Aita RHP (0-1, 3.00) vs. Hunter Owen LHP (1-5, 8.65) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 7, West Michigan 2

The High-A Chiefs beat the Whitecaps by the score of 7-2 at Dozer Park on Wednesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked three and fanned nine.

Jacob Odle

The Peoria pen was strong. Dylan Driessen relieved Odle and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Jose Davila hurled two scoreless innings. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth.

West Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Peoria tied the game in the second on a solo home run by Sammy Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

The Chiefs added two runs in the third to take the lead at 3-1. Anyelo Encarnación walked but was eliminated in a force out by Tai Peete. Jack Gurevitch followed with a two-run home run, his fourth long ball in the last two games.

Jack Gurevitch

Peoria made it 4-1 in the fourth. Ian Petrutz and Encarnación singled. Tai Peete singled to score Petrutz.

The Whitecaps scored their second run in the top of the fourth.

The Chiefs answered with two runs in the home fourth to extend the lead to 6-2. Jalin Flores hit a solo home run, the team record-setting 123rd this season. Michael Dattalo doubled and scored on a triple by Petrutz.

Jalin Flores

Peoria added a run in the seventh for the final score of 7-2. Flores doubled and came home on a double by José Suárez.

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 12 hits. Flores was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Gurevitch had two RBI.

Suárez made a fielding error.

The Chiefs are 11-14 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (2-5, 3.93) vs. Lucas Elissalt RHP (2-4, 4.07) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 2, Tampa 3

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Tarpons by a 3-2 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Ixan Henderson, on a rehab assignment from Memphis, pitched three innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked two and struck out three.

Ixan Henderson

Nathan Shinn relieved Henderson and surrendered two runs in 5 2/3 innings and took the loss. Justin Militello secured the final out.

Tampa took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth. Sebastian Dos Santos doubled and scored on a single by Yairo Padilla.

Tampa scored one run in the seventh to take the lead.

The Cardinals tied the game again in the eighth. Dos Santos doubled again and advanced to third on a sac bunt by Padilla. Ryan Mitchell walked. Dos Santos scored on a wild pitch.

Sebastian Dos Santos

The Tarpons put up a run in the ninth to win the game 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Dos Santos hit two doubles and scored twice. Matthew Miura was 2-for-4.

Padilla stole his seventh base. Yordalin Peña stole two bags. Mitchell stole his 26th base.

Henderson and Shinn each picked a runner off first base. Johnfrank Salazar had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 14-11 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Tampa, TBD vs. TBD 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 6 at FCL Astros 7 (eight innings)

The rookie Cardinals were walked off by the Astros by a 7-6 score on Wednesday. The scheduled seven-inning contest went into the eighth.

Starter Hendrick Caña pitched just 2/3 of an inning, gave up five runs on three hits, walked three and struck out one.

Yordy Herrera

Yordy Herrera relieved Caña and threw 2 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts. Andrew Bolívar hurled three scoreless innings on one hit, one walk and three Ks. Brailyn Paulino tossed a scoreless seventh. Jarol Báez yielded two runs, one earned, while collecting just one out and took the loss.

The Astros went up 5-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals scored one run in the third. Daniel Rojas walked and stole second. Miguel Hernández doubled to bring Rojas home.

Miguel Hernandez

The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to shrink the lead to 5-4. Cristofer Lebrón doubled. Kenly Hunter walked. Royelny Strop singled to score Lebrón. Hunter came home on a ground out by J.P. Cabrera. Bracewell Taveras walked. Rojas singled to drive in Strop.

The Cardinals tied the game in the seventh. Hernández walked but was eliminated in a force out by Lebrón. Lebrón was eliminated in a force out by Hunter. Strop singled to score Hunter.

Royelny Strop

The game went into extra innings. Cabrera was the tiebreaker runner. Taveras walked. Yeferson Portolatin singled. Hernández plated Cabrera on single.

The Astros scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win 7-6 in a walk off.

The Cardinals scored six runs on eight hits. Strop was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Hernández was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Hunter scored two runs.

Rojas stole two bases. Caña made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 20-31 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Thursday’s game: vs. FCL Mets, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 16-18 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Thursday’s game: vs. DSL White Sox, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now 20% off – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

The final copies of the printed book are on closeout for 20% off.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Peoria Chiefs Notebook – 2026 Week 16

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 22, 2026

photo: Jack Gurevitch (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day is the Peoria offense, which scored 16 runs. Tai Peete led with a triple, two home runs and four RBI, and Jack Gurevitch had four hits, including three home runs and a career-high five RBI, along with José Suárez, Michael Dattalo, Ian Petrutz, and Sammy Hernandez. Other standouts include Leo Bernal and Yairo Padilla.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Memphis 8, Durham 10

The Triple-A Redbirds were defeated by the Bulls by a 10-8 score at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up six runs on nine hits, and fanned five. Hansen took the loss.

Austin Love relieved Hansen and surrendered four runs, three earned, in just 2/3 of an inning. Brycen Mautz threw two scoreless frames. Ryan Fernandez hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Hancel Rincon tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Durham took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and increased it to 3-0 in the top of the second.

Memphis answered with four runs in the home second to take the lead. Leo Bernal, Chase Davis and Ramon Mendoza walked. Colton Ledbetter doubled to plate Bernal and Davis. Victor Scott singled to score Mendoza. Ledbetter came home on a sac fly by César Prieto.

Colton Ledbetter

The Bulls regained the lead with a seven-run top of the fifth to make it 10-4.

The Redbirds responded in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run by Nolan Gorman to cut the lead to 10-5.

Memphis chipped away at the lead with two more runs in the seventh. Thomas Saggese singled. Leo Bernal followed with a two-run home run.

Leonardo Bernal

The Redbirds added one more run in the ninth but fell short. Joshua Báez and Gorman singled. Bernal drove in Báez on a single.

The Redbirds scored eight runs on 13 hits. Bernal was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Prieto and Gorman were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Scott was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Thomas Saggese was 2-for-5. Ledbetter had two RBI.

Saggese stole his fifth base. Bernal made an error on a pickoff attempt. Davis had an outfield assist at second base.

Memphis is 8-14 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs Durham, TBD vs. TBD 7:05 CT.

Springfield 2 at NW Arkansas 6

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Naturals by a 6-2 score on Tuesday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin pitched five innings, gave up two runs on four hits and walked one. Lin took the loss.

Jack Findlay relieved Lin and surrendered three runs, two earned, in the sixth. Darlin Saladin yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Andrew Schultz tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

NW Arkansas went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Springfield scored one run in the fourth. Jesús Báez singled and advanced to second on a ground out by Ryan Campos. Deniel Ortiz singled to score Báez.

Deniel Ortiz

The Naturals increased their lead to 6-1 with single runs in the sixth and eighth.

The Cardinals added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 6-2. Ortiz singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Miguel Ugueto singled. Ortiz came home on a wild pitch.

The Cardinals scored two runs on nine hits. Ortiz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Zach Levenson was 2-for-4. Tre Richardson was 2-for-3.

Dakota Harris stole his 25th base. Ortiz swiped his second bag. Richardson was caught stealing.

Rainiel Rodriguez was charged with catcher interference. Lin picked a runner off first base.

Springfield is 13-9 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at NW Arkansas, LHP Braden Davis (1-3, 4.68) vs Felix Arronde RHP (4-3, 4.98) 7:05 CT

Peoria 16, West Michigan 3

The High-A Chiefs pummeled the Whitecaps 16-2 at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two unearned runs on three hits, walked four and fanned five.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Sequera and finished the fourt. Nate Dohm threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Ruben Menes hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Newcomer Trey Pooser surrendered one run in the ninth.

West Michigan took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Peoria answered with two runs in the home first to tie the game. Tai Peete and Jack Gurevitch hit solo home runs.

The Chiefs put up a six-run third inning to go ahead 8-2. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Peete hit his second home run, a two-run shot. Gurevitch walked but was eliminated in a force out by Josh Kross. José Suárez doubled. Michael Dattalo singled to plate Kross and Suárez. Ian Petrutz doubled to score Dattalo. Petrutz came home on a single by Sammy Hernandez.

Tai Peete

Peoria made it 9-2 in the fifth. Suárez walked and later scored on a sac fly by Petrutz. The Chiefs added on with a four-run sixth to increase the lead to 13-2. Encarnación walked. Gurevitch hit a two-run home run. Jalin Flores singled and advanced to second on a ground out by Kross. Suárez singled to drive in Flores. Suárez scored on a double by Dattalo.

Peoria enlarged their lead to 16-2 with a three-run seventh. Hernandez singled but was put out on a force out by Encarnación. Peete tripled to plate Encarnación. Gurevitch blasted his third home run for two additional runs.

Jack Gurevitch

The Whitecaps scored one more run in the ninth for the final score of 16-3.

The offense scored 16 runs on 17 hits. Gurevitch was 4-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored. Peete was 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Suárez was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Hernandez was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Encarnación scored three runs.

Suárez stole two bases. Dattalo made a throwing error. Petrutz had an outfield assist at third base.

The Chiefs are 10-14 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Jacob Odle RHP (2-1, 4.13) vs. Ben Jacobs LHP (2-1, 5.71) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 4, Tampa 3

The Low-A Cardinals edged the Tarpons by a 4-3 score on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Payton Graham pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Hunter Kublick relieved Graham and finished the fifth. Zeke Wood hurled two scoreless innings to earn the win. Yadiel Batista pitched a scoreless eighth. Nelfy Ynfante surrendered one run in the ninth but received his third save.

Tampa went up 2-0 in the second inning.

Palm Beach answered with three runs in the third. Yairo Padilla singled and stole second. Ryan Mitchell walked. The runners executed a double steal. Padilla scored on a ground out by Ryan Weingartner. Matthew Miura walked and stole second. Brayden Smith walked. Yordalin Peña singled to plate Mitchell and Miura.

Yordalin Peña

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-2. Chase Heath walked and advanced to second on a ground out. Padilla doubled to score Heath.

Yairo Padilla

The Tarpons cut the lead to 4-3 in the ninth but their rally attempt fell short.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Padilla was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Peña had two RBI.

Weingartner stole his 30th base. Padilla swiped two bags. Mitchell stole his 24th base. Miura stole his 14th base. Peña and Padilla were picked off and caught stealing. Miura was caught stealing.

Peña had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 14-10 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Tampa, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

FCL Cardinals – Off day

The rookie Cardinals are 20-30 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Astros, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 7 at DSL Rangers Blue 10

The Dominican Cardinals lost to the Rangers Blue by a 10-7 score on Tuesday.

Starter Jose Vega pitched three innings, gave up five runs on two hits, walked four and struck out two.

Javier Martínez relieved Vega and threw a scoreless fourth. Rafeli Moronta surrendered five runs, two earned, in two innings and took the loss. Brayan Amoroso tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Lucas Takahashi walked. Christopher Vargas singled. Jhonny Chaparro walked. Roberth Castillo doubled to plate Takahashi and Vargas.

Roberth Castillo

The Rangers Blue answered with a run in the home second.

In the third, the Cardinals responded with a solo home run by Misael Sánchez to extend the lead to 3-1.

The Cardinals put up four runs in the top of the fourth to increase the lead to 7-1. Takahashi singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Chaparro singled to score Takahashi. Diego Conseción singled. Jhon Franganten followed with a three-run home run.

Jhon Franganten

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers Blue posted four runs to shrink the lead to 7-5. They added two unanswered runs in the fifth, and three more in the sixth to take the lead and the game 10-7.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Sánchez was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Chaparro was 2-for-2 with an RBI. Franganten had three RBI. Castillo drove in two. Takahashi scored two runs.

Jesús Pérez made two errors, one throwing and one fielding. Moronta made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 16-18 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: Off

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 16

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 13–19

photo: Jordan Walker (St. Louis Cardinals)

Coming out of the break, the bullpen faltered as St. Louis dropped two of three in Arizona. Jordan Walker became the eighth Cardinal to compete in the Home Run Derby and the team’s first winner. Our history feature covers all eight.

All-Star Week festivities

Home Run Derby – Monday, July 13, 2026

The annual MLB Home Run Derby took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, site of the 2026 All-Star Game. Eight players participated, including Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker, and former Cardinal Willson Contreras.

Walker and Contreras survived until the semifinals, when the latter was eliminated by Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber. Walker defeated red-hot Tampa Bay Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero and advanced to the finals to face Schwarber.

The participants were allotted 15 swings in the final round. If a player hit a home run on the 15th swing, he was allowed to continue until a ball did not go out.  Schwarber hit 11 home runs on his 15 swings. Walker hit eight home runs and then four additional home runs on the 15th swing in a comeback win.

When asked if the hostile Philly crowd, rooting for Schwarber, bothered him, Walker replied, “They don’t boo nobodies.”

Jordan Walker

The Derby was televised for the first time on Netflix. Viewership was reportedly down 7% from 2025. This is likely because Netflix is a subscription only streaming platform, and many are not subscribers, including this author.

Previous years were televised on a platform more widely available to the public. There were also complaints on social media from some who did watch that the production was subpar.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – American League 4, National League 0

The annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The AL blanked the NL by a 4-0 score.

There were three Cardinal players on the NL roster. None started. Right fielder Jordan Walker was named to the NL roster as St. Louis’ representative. Two others were added later as replacements. Iván Herrera was selected to replace DH Shohei Ohtani, who was unable to play due to a knee injury. RHP Riley O’Brien was selected to replace RHP Paul Skenes, who pitched the Sunday before the break.

Home Run Derby champion Walker entered the game in the eighth inning as the replacement in left. He had one plate appearance in the bottom of the ninth and struck out.

Iván Herrera

Herrera came into the game as the DH in the bottom of the eighth and grounded into a force out.

Riley O’Brien

O’Brien logged a scoreless third inning, but an errant pitch hit Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero on the hand. Caminero had to leave the game, but the X-rays were negative. Caminero was in the lineup for the Rays’ game on Friday.

Cardinals Game Recaps

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – Off

Thursday, July 16, 2026 – Off

Friday, July 17, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Diamondbacks 4

The Cardinals defeated the Diamondbacks by a 5-4 score at Chase Field on Friday.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on six hits, walked one and fanned five.

Michael McGreevy

George Soriano relieved McGreevy and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs in the eighth but was awarded the win.  Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 25th save.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the first inning. Iván Herrera reached on an error. Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Masyn Winn plated Herrera and Burleson on a single.

The Diamondbacks scored single runs in the second and third to tie the game.

St. Louis regained the lead in the fifth on a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt. They made it 4-2 in the top of the eighth. Burleson walked. Lars Nootbaar singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Burleson came home on a sac fly by Winn.

Arizona tied the game again with a two-run bottom of the eighth. The Cardinals rallied in the top of the ninth with an unanswered run on a sac fly by Ivan Herrera to win, 5-4.

The Cardinals scored five runs on nine hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with an RBI. José Fermín was 2-for-4. Winn had three RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Fermín was picked off first base. O’Brien picked a runner off first base.  Jimmy Crooks had a passed ball.

Saturday, July 18, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Diamondbacks 5

The Cardinals fell to the Diamondbacks in the second game of the series on Saturday.

Starter Dustin May pitched five innings, gave up five runs on eight hits, walked four and fanned six. May took the loss.

Gordon Graceffo relieved May and threw a scoreless sixth. Justin Bruihl hurled a scoreless seventh. Matt Svanson tossed a scoreless eighth.

The Diamondbacks took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added three in the third and one in the fourth to lead 5-0.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the sixth. JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker singled to score Wetherholt. Lars Nootbaar singled. Burleson came home on a force out by Masyn Winn.

St Louis added one run in the ninth on a solo home run by Jimmy Crooks to bring the final score to 5-3.

The offense scored three runs on eight hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-5. Burleson was 2-for-4.

Winn stole his eighth base of the season.

Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Cardinals 7 at Diamondbacks 8 (10 innings)

Blowing a 7-0 lead, the Cardinals suffered a bad loss to the Diamondbacks in the final game of the series on Sunday. Arizona prevailed in the weekend set, two games to one.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 5 ½ innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and struck out three.

Ryne Stanek relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. George Soriano relinquished a run in the seventh. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the eighth. Luis Gastelum allowed one unearned run in the final 1 1/3 innings and took the loss.

The Cardinals surged to a 5-0 lead in the third inning. Lars Nootbaar walked. Blaze Jordan tripled to score Nootbaar. JJ Wetherholt singled to plate Jordan. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker doubled and Wetherholt scored. Alec Burleson drove in Herrera and Walker on a single.

St. Louis extended their lead to 7-0 in the fifth. Burleson singled. José Fermín walked. Nootbaar walked. Burleson and Fermín came home on a single by Jordan.

Blaze Jordan

The Diamondbacks got on the board with a three-run sixth. They added two runs in the seventh or a Gerardo Perdomo inside the park home run and two in the eighth as Nolan Arenado went deep against the Cardinal bullpen to tie the game.

The Cardinals failed to score the tiebreaker runner in the top of the 10th.  Arizona did not fail, walking it off in the home 10th.

The offense scored seven runs on 13 hits. Jordan was 3-for-5 with three RBI. Burleson was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Herrera was 3-for-6. Fermín was 2-for-3. Nootbaar walked four times and scored a run.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals ended the short All-Star week with a record of 1-2, dropping the series at the Diamondbacks via a bad loss on Sunday. The Cardinals have fallen back into a tie with the Pirates for third/fourth place in the NL Central and have a record of 51-47. They are also tied with the Pirates and the Marlins for the third Wild Card.

The loss on Sunday was not due to the offense. The team scored seven runs and should have won. The top performers for the three days by OPS were Jimmy Crooks (1.850 in 4 ABs), Blaze Jordan (1.600 in 5 ABs), Alec Burleson (.962), José Fermín (.938), and JJ Wetherholt (.908).

Alec Burleson

At the bottom were Nelson Velázquez (.000), Bryan Torres (.000), Pedro Pagés (.000), Nathan Church (.000), and Iván Herrera (.388).

The team’s weakness and the cause for Sunday’s bad loss and many others, is pitching. Specifically, the bullpen. Relievers have had trouble holding leads all season. That is not likely to change given that the Cardinals are a rebuilding team. Acquiring expensive or long-term talent from outside the organization is not what rebuilding teams do. The bullpen is what can be thrown together from the pitchers already on the team, brought up from the minor leagues, or added through inexpensive methods such as waiver claims.

The starting pitchers have had their struggles at times, but the rotation is less of a problem. Late losses after the starter has departed, are where the trouble arises more often than not. In the case of Sunday’s game, Andre Pallante did give up three runs in his final inning, but that was not the cause of the loss.

Dustin May had a start he would probably like to forget as well. This happens from time to time. The rotation could certainly be improved, but that is for a later time.  The here and now issue is the bullpen. This team cannot absorb so many late inning meltdowns and hope to stay in contention.

There was also a baserunning blunder in Sunday’s game and some questionable defense. That needs to be cleaned up.

The Cardinals begin the week with a three-game series at the Angels, the worst team in MLB. They then return home to St. Louis for a makeup game against the Diamondbacks, who must return to St. Louis for a day. The weekend series with the Reds concludes the week.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 62 37 0.626
Chicago 56 43 0.566 6
St. Louis 51 47 0.520 10.5
Pittsburgh 52 48 0.520 10.5
Cincinnati 45 53 0.459 16.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 7/17 The Cardinals acquired High-A RHP Trey Pooser from the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named later in the Chris Roycroft trade.
  • 7/17 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Scott Blewett from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/17 The Cardinals placed LHP JoJo Romero on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 14. Appendicitis.
  • 7/17 The Cardinals designated Memphis C Yohel Pozo for assignment.

Injury Report

  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
  • RHP Max Rajcic (right elbow soreness) was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 6, then transferred him to the 60-day injured list the next day, July 7. Rajcic is seeking a second opinion on the elbow issue.
  • LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. A timeline for his return has not been established.

JoJo Romero

Looking Ahead

The road trip that began with a three-game series in Phoenix versus the Diamondbacks will end in Los Angeles for three games with the last-place AL West Angels. Kyle Leahy is scheduled to pitch the Monday game, followed by Matthew Liberatore on Tuesday, and Michael McGreevy on Wednesday.

The final homestand in July begins with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23. This game was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make-up game, the Cardinals have a weekend set with the Reds.

The final series of the homestand is four games with the Cubs.

A road trip begins on the final day of July with a weekend series with the Blue Jays in Toronto. The road trip concludes in New York for three with the Yankees.

Blast from the Past

On Monday, July 13, the annual Home Run Derby took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This event, set during the week of the All-Star Game, first took place in 1985 and has been an annual event ever since (with the exception of 1988, cancelled because of rain, and 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic).

The derby has had multiple format changes over the years. In the early years, from 1985-1994, it featured teams made up from players in both the AL and the NL. Each player was given two innings to hit the most home runs he could. The total home runs hit by each player on the two teams were added to determine the winning team.

From 1995-2005, it was a three-round contest with individual players winning on their tally in the final round.  From 2006-2013, there were still three rounds, but there was no reset of the tally until the final round, and the winner was based on total home runs in all three rounds.

In 2014, the format was changed to a set number of “outs”. There was also a “bye” for the player with the highest total in the first round. The second-round winner faced the first-round winner in the final round.

From 2015 to 2023, a time limit of five minutes was established for contestants to hit the most runs as possible in each round. Two players met in a head-to-head matchup with the winner advancing to the next round.

In 2024 and 2025, the format was a hybrid of a three-minute round with a 40-pitch limit, along with a bonus round with outs, and a final with the time limit reduced to two minutes.

In 2026, the time limit was eliminated, and players had 20 swings in the first round, and 15 swings thereafter. A player who hit a home run on his final swing may continue hitting until he fails to hit one out.

Over the years, some Cardinal players participated in the Home Run Derby, though not every year. Until 2026, no Cardinal had ever won the Derby. That changed with Jordan Walker.

Below is a list of all Cardinal players who competed in the Home Run Derby, and the years in which they competed. Only the years in which the player participated as a Cardinal are included.

  1. Jack Clark – The first baseman competed in the first Derby in 1985. He hit two home runs as part of the NL team. This was the only year Clark competed.
  2. Ray Lankford (Getty Images)

    Ray Lankford – Lankford competed in the Derby once, in 1997. He hit two home runs in total.

  3. Mark McGwire – McGwire competed as a Cardinal for the first time in 1998. He hit four home runs in total that year. He competed again in 1999 and hit 16 home runs.
  4. Albert Pujols – Pujols competed for the first time as a Cardinal in 2003. He hit the most home runs in total, with 26, but because the tally in each round was reset, Pujols hit one less home run in the final round than the winner, Garret Anderson from the Angels. Pujols competed three more times as a Cardinal, in 2007, 2009, and 2022.
  5. Jim Edmonds (Getty Images)

    Jim Edmonds – Edmonds competed once while with St. Louis, in 2003 along with teammate Albert Pujols. Edmonds advanced to the second round but was eliminated. Edmonds hit a total of eight home runs.

  6. Matt Holliday – Holliday competed the first time in 2010. He hit five home runs in total. He returned in 2011 and also hit five home runs.
  7. Carlos Beltran – Beltran competed as a Cardinal in 2012 with a total of 12 home runs.
  8. Jordan Walker – Walker competed in 2026 under the new format. Walker won the Derby in a dramatic final round in which he hit six consecutive home runs, four on his final allotted “swing” to beat Kyle Schwarber 12 to 11.

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Transactions Keep Coming Through The Weekend

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 18, 2026

photo: Joshua Baez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis LF Joshua Báez, walked and hit a grand slam. Other standouts: César Prieto, Ramon Mendoza, Blake Aita, Jesús Báez, Kenly Hunter, Lucas Takahashi and Christopher Vargas.

Results for games played on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Memphis 10, Iowa 9

The Triple-A Redbirds came back to beat the Cubs by a 10-9 score on Friday at AutoZone Park, breaking their three-game losing skid.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up six runs, four earned, on five hits, walked four and struck out three.

Hancel Rincon relieved Dobbins and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Ryan Fernandez threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Austin Love yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Cade Winquest tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.

Iowa went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Memphis took a 5-2 lead in the third. Ramon Mendoza walked. Victor Scott singled. Thomas Saggese walked. Nolan Gorman walked and Mendoza scored. Joshua Báez blasted a grand slam.

Joshua Baez

The Cubs came back with four runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to go ahead 8-5.

Memphis answered with two runs in the sixth to shrink the deficit to 8-7. César Prieto singled and advanced to second on a balk. Leo Bernal walked. Chase Davis ground into a force out with Bernal out at second. Mendoza tripled to plate Prieto and Davis.

Ramon Mendoza

Iowa made it 9-7 in the top of the seventh.

The Redbirds responded with a run in the home seventh to close the gap to 9-8. Colton Ledbetter and Saggese walked. Ledbetter stole third base. Saggese stole second base. Ledbetter scored on a ground out by Gorman.

Memphis tied the game in the eighth. Prieto singled and scored on a double by Bernal. The Redbirds walked it off in the ninth to win 10-9. Saggese singled and later scored on a single by Prieto.

César Prieto

The offense scored 10 runs on nine hits. Prieto was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Báez had four RBI. Gorman and Mendoza each had two RBI. Saggese scored two runs.

Saggese stole two bases. Ledbetter swiped two bags. Bernal was picked off.

Bernal made a throwing error. Prieto had a fielding miscue. Báez had an outfield assist at second base.

Memphis is 8-11 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Iowa, SWP Jurrangelo Cijntje vs. TBD 6:35 CT.

Springfield 5, Amarillo 9

Playing as the Cashew Chickens, the Double-A Cardinals lost to the Sod Poodles by a 9-5 score at Route 66 Stadium on Friday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin did not get out of the first. In 2/3 of an inning, he gave up six runs on five hits, walked one and struck out one. Lin took the loss.

Randel Clemente relieved Lin and finished the first. Blake Aita hurled six scoreless innings on just three hits and a walk. Tyler Bradt surrendered one run in the eighth. Darlin Saladin yielded two runs in the ninth.

Blake Aita

Amarillo went ahead 6-0 in the first inning.

Springfield put up two runs in the third. Dakota Harris singled. Jesús Báez followed with a two-run home run.

Jesús Báez

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to shrink the lead to 6-3. Zach Levenson doubled and scored on a single by Jon Jon Gazdar.

The Sod Poodles extended their lead with one run in the eighth and two in the ninth for a 9-3 lead.

Springfield’s rally ended with two runs in the home ninth for the final score of 9-5. Gazdar singled. Harris walked. Báez singled. Rainiel Rodriguez plated Harris on a double. Báez scored on a single by Ryan Campos.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 12 hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Rodriguez and Gazdar were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Campos was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Harris scored two runs.

Rodriguez was caught stealing. Báez made a fielding error. Levenson had an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 12-7 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Amarillo, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 13.50) vs. TBD (AMA) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 9 at South Bend 3

The High-A Chiefs defeated the Cubs in a 9-3 road win on Friday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked one and fanned 10 to earn his second win.

Dylan Driessen relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless sixth. Nate Dohm and Jose Davila each hurled a scoreless inning. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took the lead in the first inning. Josh Kross tripled and scored on a wild pitch. They added a solo home run by Ian Petrutz to lead 2-0 in the second.

Ian Petrutz

South Bend came back to take the lead with a three-run third inning.

The Chiefs answered with six runs in the fourth to regain the lead at 8-3. José Suárez singled. Michael Dattalo walked. Petrutz doubled to score Suárez. Anyelo Encarnación plated Dattalo and Petrutz on a single. Encarnación stole second base. Cameron Nickens walked. Tai Peete singled to bring home Encarnación. Nickens came home on a balk. Jack Gurevitch drove in Peete on a single.

Anyelo Encarnacion

Peoria added one run in the eighth for the final score of 9-3. Dattalo doubled and later came home on a single by Nickens.

The Chiefs scored nine runs on 11 hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Jalin Flores was 2-for-5. Encarnación had two RBI. Dattalo scored two runs.

Encarnación stole his 10th base of the season.

The Chiefs are 9-12 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at South Bend, Jack Martinez RHP (Peoria debut) vs Alfredo Romero RHP (2-3, 5.17) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 2, St. Lucie 3 (10 innings)

The Palm Beach Cardinals fell to the Mets in extra innings on Friday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched five innings and gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and fanned four.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Holiday and threw two scoreless innings. Justin Militello hurled a scoreless eighth. Jesús García surrendered one unearned run in the final two innings and took the loss.

Palm Beach took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Sebastian Dos Santos.

Sebastian Dos Santos

St. Lucie tied the game in the top of the second.

The Cardinals added a second run in the home half of the second to lead 2-1. Yordalin Peña doubled. Chase Heath singled. Peña scored on a force out by Alex Birge.

The Mets tied the score in the third and the game remained deadlocked through regulation. The Mets scored an unanswered run in the top of the 10th to win, 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Dos Santos was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Peña was 2-for-4.

Ryan Mitchell stole his 22nd base but was also caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 12-9 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals 3, FCL Mets 2 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Mets by a 3-2 score at home on Friday.

Fresh off the injured list, starter Alan Reyes pitched one scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout.

Jefferson Moran relieved Reyes and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Jan Cabrera surrendered two runs in the final 3 1/3 innings for the save.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Miguel Hernández walked. Kenly Hunter tripled to score Hernández. Hunter came home on a ground out by Royelny Strop.

The Cardinals added a run in the third to lead 3-0. Hunter singled and scored on a fielding and a throwing error.

Kenly Hunter

The Mets rallied for two runs in the ninth but fell just short.

The Cardinals scored three runs on three hits. Hunter was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.

The Cardinals are 19-29 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

Saturday’s game: at FCL Nationals, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 5, DSL Marlins 4 (seven innings)

The academy Cardinals edged the Marlins by a 5-4 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on one hit, walked four and struck out one.

Andey Garrido finished the third. Jose Vega hurled a scoreless fourth for the win. Javier Martínez surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Juan Santillán yielded one run in the final 2 1/3 innings.

The Cardinals went up 4-0 in the first inning. Jesús Pérez singled. Christopher Vargas followed with a two-run home run. Misael Sánchez singled. Diego Conseción doubled. Lucas Takahashi singled to plate Sánchez and Conseción.

Christopher Vargas

Lucas Takahashi

The Marlins scored two runs in the top of the third to cut the lead to 4-2.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the home third to extend the lead to 5-2. Sánchez walked and advanced to second on a fly out by Conseción. Takahashi singled to score Sánchez.

The Marlins added single runs in the fifth and sixth to bring the final score to 5-4.

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Takahashi was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Vargas was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Pérez was 2-for-4. Sánchez scored two runs.

Vargas made two errors, one throwing and one fielding. Santillán picked a runner off first base. Héctor Cabrera has a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 15-17 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: Off

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 16

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 15, 2026

photo: Hector Cabrera and Ryde Rodriguez (Francys Romero)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 0-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, C Hector Cabrera, drove in two runs in the DSL Cardinals loss. Other standouts include Earle Zulueta, Jhon Franganten, Jesús Pérez and Paulo Asprilla.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Memphis Redbirds – Off day

Memphis is 7-11 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs Iowa

Springfield Cardinals – Off day

First-place Springfield is 12-6 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. Amarillo

Peoria Chiefs – Off day

The Chiefs are 8-12 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at South Bend

Palm Beach Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 12-8 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. St. Lucie

FCL Cardinals 2 at FCL Marlins 4 (seven innings)

The rookie Florida Complex League Cardinals fell to the Marlins by a 4-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Earle Zulueta pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked four and struck out three.

Earle Zulueta

Andrew Bolívar relieved Zulueta and surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. Alejandro Lóaiza yielded one insurance run in the sixth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Yeferson Portolatin walked and later scored on a double play by Kenly Hunter.

The Cardinals added a run in the top of the fifth to increase the lead to 2-0. Paulo Asprilla doubled and scored on a single by Miguel Hernández.

The Marlins answered with three runs in the home fifth to take the lead 3-2. They made it 4-2 in the sixth.

For the day, the Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Asprilla was 2-for-3.

Hernandez stole his 10th base of the season.

Zulueta made an error on a pickoff attempt but picked a runner off first base. Daniel Rojas had a fielding miscue.

The Cardinals are 18-28 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

Wednesday’s game: Off

DSL Cardinals 4, DSL Rangers Blue 15

The rookie academy Cardinals suffered a 15-4 clobbering by the Rangers Blue on Tuesday.

Starter Juan García pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on five hits and fanned four. García took the loss.

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and surrendered four runs in the three innings. Andey Garrido yielded two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Javier Martínez allowed three runs while collecting just one out. Brayan Amoroso relinquished two runs in 1 2/3 innings.

The Rangers Blue went up 2-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals tied the game in the second. Michael Cordero singled. Christopher Vargas doubled. Cordero scored on a ground out by Misael Sánchez. Lucas Takahashi walked. Hector Cabrera grounded into a force out and Vargas scored.

The Rangers Blue retook the lead with two runs in the fourth and added one in the top of the sixth to increase their lead to 5-2.

The Cardinals put up two runs in the home sixth to cut the lead to 5-4. Vargas reached on an error. Takahashi walked. Vargas came home on an error. Cabrera plated Takahashi on a single.

Hector Cabrera

The Rangers Blue ran up the score with a five-run seventh to lead 10-4. They extended the lead to 13-4 in the eighth and then 15-4 in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 10 hits. Jesús Pérez was 3-for-5. Jhon Franganten was 2-for-5. Cabrera had two RBI. Vargas scored two runs.

García, Vargas, and Roberth Castillo each made a throwing error. Takahashi had a fielding miscue.

The Cardinals are 14-16 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: Off

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 15

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 6–12

photo: Riley O’Brien (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals went 3-5 for the week, but head into the break with a series win over Atlanta. Ivan Herrera and Riley O’Brien are All-Stars. Our history feature outlines former first round-drafted high school outfielders.

Cardinals draft 23 players

The 2026 version of the Major League Baseball Draft wrapped up on Sunday, with the Cardinals making their 23 player selections over the two-day period.

The team had the 13th pick in the first round and they selected Trevor Condon, an 18-year-old outfielder from Etowah High School in Woodstock, GA.  The 5’11” left-handed batter is the first high school outfielder taken by the Cardinals in the first round since Dylan Carlson in 2016. (Jordan Walker, picked in the first round in 2020, was drafted as a third baseman).

The Cardinals made seven selections on Day 1, which included the first four rounds plus three compensation picks. The final six selections were RHP Tegan Kuhns from the University of Tennessee, SS Rocco Maniscalco from Oxford High School in Alabama, OF Andrew Williamson from University of Central Florida, RHP Dawson Montesa from University of West Virginia, OF Caden Ferraro from Texas Tech, and SS Dee Kennedy from Kansas State University.

Rounds 5-20 were conducted on Sunday. Those picks are: RHP Cal Randall (UCLA), SS Owen Henne (Seton Hill), RHP Derek Schaefer (Ariz St), LHP Luke Harrison (U of Texas), C Jayden Lobliner (U of San Diego), RHP Nick Bonn (Cal Poly), RHP Jacob Haley (S. Alabama), RHP Drew Horn (Middle Tenn St), OF Matthew Thomas (Cal St Northridge), RHP Jaden Alba (Ariz St), RHP Brian Garmon II (U of South AL), RHP Dallas Moran (Stetson U), 3B Jacob Johnson (St. Mary’s College), OF Gabe Camacho (UC San Diego), RHP Clayton Freshcorn (Texas A&M), and OF Kollin Ritchie (Oklahoma St).

Welcome to all the new Cardinals.

For more information:

Cardinals Lead with Trevor Condon on 2026 MLB Draft Day 1

St. Louis Cardinals Select 16 to Conclude 2026 Draft

Two Cardinals added to All-Star Game

As is typical for the All-Star Game, players who were not originally named are chosen to replace players who are unable to participate due to injury or other reasons, such as pitchers who are scheduled to pitch the Sunday before the break.

Two Cardinals players have been chosen as replacements to join outfielder Jordan Walker on the National League roster. They are RHP Riley O’Brien and C/DH Iván Herrera.

Riley O’Brien

O’Brien was selected to replace Pirates RHP Paul Skenes, who is unable to participate because he made a start on Sunday. O’Brien has been the closer for the Cardinals this season and currently has 24 saves.

Iván Herrera

Herrera was more recently named as a replacement for Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani, who is unable to play due to knee inflammation.

They join teammate Jordan Walker and manager Oli Marmol, who was chosen by NL Manager Dave Roberts to be on his coaching staff for Tuesday’s contest from Philadelphia.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 6, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Brewers 4

The Cardinals were edged by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of five games at Busch Stadium.

Starter Dustin May pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed four hits and fanned seven.

Dustin May

Justin Bruihl relieved May and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Ryan Fernandez yielded three runs, two earned, without recording an out and took the loss. Ryne Stanek hurled a scoreless seventh. Gordon Graceffo tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the third inning. Pedro Pagés singled. JJ Wetherholt reached on a fielder’s choice. Jordan Walker walked. Nelson Velázquez grounded into a force out of Walker at second as Pagés came home. José Fermín singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis added a run in the sixth to increase the lead to 3-0. Velázquez doubled and scored on a single by Masyn Winn.

The Brewers put up four runs in the seventh to take the lead at 4-3 and they held it.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Winn was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Fermín was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Nathan Church was caught stealing.

Church and Fernandez each made a fielding error.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Brewers 4 (Game 1)

The Cardinals lost again to the Brewers by a 4-3 score in the first game of a twin bill on Tuesday. Starter Matt Svanson, appearing as an opener, pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Bruce Zimmermann followed Svanson, called up from Memphis for this one game. The left hander threw five innings, gave up three runs on six hits, walked one and struck out two.

The Cardinals again went up 2-0, this time in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker later hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

The Brewers tied the game in the top of the second. St. Louis retook the lead with a run in the home second on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Milwaukee added single runs in the sixth and the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Walker had two RBI.

Pedro Pagés had a passed ball.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Brewers 10 (game two)

The Cardinals were pounded by the Brewers in the second game of the twin bill. Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked three and fanned four. Dobbins took the loss.

Called up for the game, Jared Shuster relieved Dobbins and surrendered seven runs in 1 1/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Utilityman Bryan Torres tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the third and added two runs in the fifth to lead 3-0.

The Cardinals scored twice in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2. Jordan Walker singled. Nelson Velázquez followed with a two-run home run.

Milwaukee posted a seven-run seventh to blast ahead 10-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on four hits. Walker was 2-for-4. Velázquez had two RBI.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Brewers 1

On Wednesday, the Cardinals defeated the Brewers in Game 4 of the five-game series.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked one and fanned six to earn his fourth win.

Michael McGreevy

Luis Gastelum relieved McGreevy and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning in his MLB debut. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals went ahead 2-0 in the first inning. Masyn Winn doubled and scored on a double by Jordan Walker. Walker came home on a double by Alec Burleson.

St. Louis added a run in the fourth on a solo home run by José Fermín. They made it 5-0 in the sixth on a two-run home run by Burleson.

Alec Burleson

The Brewers scored their only run in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-1.

The offense scored five runs on seven hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Walker stole his 12th base of the season.

Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Brewers 8

The Cardinals lost the final game of the series by the score of 8-4. Starter Andre Pallante pitched five innings, gave up six runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out two.

Luis Gastelum relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in the sixth. Gordon Graceffo followed with two scoreless innings of relief. Matt Svanson yielded one run in the ninth.

The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. They added four runs in the third.

St. Louis cut the lead to 6-1 in the fourth. Alec Burleson doubled and scored on a single by Lars Nootbaar.

The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 6-4. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Burleson walked. Jordan Walker blasted a three-run home run.

Milwaukee put up one run in the seventh and another in the ninth to win 8-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-3. Walker had three RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Friday, July 10, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Braves 1

The Cardinals beat the Braves by the score of 2-1 in the first of a three-game home series on Friday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched a rain delay-shortened three scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out two.

Kyle Leahy

Following a three-hour rain delay, George Soriano relieved Leahy and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Justin Bruihl hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek, JoJo Romero, and Riley O’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Romero earned the win.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis took the lead 2-1 in the eighth on a solo home run by Jimmy Crooks.

Jimmy Crooks

The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Herrera was 2-for-4.

Saturday, July 11, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Braves 1

The Cardinals were the winners over the Braves by a 4-1 score at Busch Stadium on Saturday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and fanned six to earn his fifth win.

Matthew Liberatore

Luis Gastelum relieved Liberatore and surrendered one run in the seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals struck in the first inning on a three-run home run by Lars Nootbaar. They added a run in the fourth. Nootbaar walked, stole second base and scored on Blaze Jordan’s single.

The Braves plated their only run in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Nootbaar had three RBI and two runs scored.

Nootbaar stole his first base.

Sunday, July 12, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Braves 4

The Cardinals fell to the Braves in the final game of the weekend series by the score of 4-3.

Starter Dustin May pitched four innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked four and fanned four.

Justin Bruihl relieved May and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled a scoreless inning. JoJo Romero yielded one run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jordan Walker drew a walk and stole second base. Alec Burleson doubled to score Walker.

The Braves tied the game in the second and added a run in the fourth to take the lead.

In the top of the sixth, the Braves increased their lead to 3-1.  St. Louis answered with two runs in the home sixth to tie the game. Walker singled. Lars Nootbaar walked. Masyn Winn singled. José Fermín singled to plate Walker and Nootbaar.

José Fermín

Atlanta broke the tie in the top of the ninth with a run to win 4-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on four hits. Fermín had two RBI. Walker scored two runs.

Walker stole his 13th base.

Winn made a throwing error. Alec Burleson had a fielding miscue.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week at home with a record of 3-5. The lost four of five to the Brewers and won two of three from the Braves. They go into the break with a record of 50-45 and remain in third place in the NL Central, 8.5 games back of the Brewers. St. Louis is one game out of the third Wild Card spot.

The offense slowed down in comparison to previous weeks and needs to pick it back up.  The top offensive performances by OPS for the week are Jimmy Crooks (1.042 in 6 at-bats) and Jordan Walker (.958). The next closest was Lars Nootbaar at .788.

At the bottom were Nathan Church (.096), Bryan Torres (.251), Pedro Pagés (.286), Masyn Winn (.392), JJ Wetherholt (.417) and Blaze Jordan (.467).

The rotation performed well for the most part except for Andre Pallante, who had an ERA for the week of 10.80 due to a poor start against the Brewers on Thursday. Dustin May appears to be laboring a bit following his complete game shutout of the Padres several weeks ago.  Hunter Dobbins was brought up to pitch the second game of the doubleheader with the Brewers on Tuesday and was okay. Bruce Zimmermann, who was brought up to start the first game, was quickly designated for assignment afterward. The doubleheader did not go well for the Cardinals. In fact, the entire Brewers series did not go well for the Cardinals.

The bullpen was fine except for a spot appearance by the twice outrighted Jared Shuster, who was also brought up for the doubleheader and suffered the same fate a third time after he blew his chance by giving up seven runs in his 1 1/3 inning performance.

Luis Gastelum

The bullpen received a new member in Luis Gastelum, who was added to roster during the Brewers series. He gave up a couple of home runs since making his debut, which is unusual for him, though it is the big leagues. He deserves some adjustment time.

The All-Star Break is here and will provide a well-deserved rest for the players who aren’t performing in the All-Star Game. Hopefully for the Cardinals, the rest will show up in the team’s performance after the break. They are falling behind the Cubs and Brewers and have the Pirates nipping at their heels. The performance of the team needs to improve.

The Cardinals return to play next weekend in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 59 37 0.615
Chicago 54 42 0.563 5
St. Louis 50 45 0.526 8.5
Pittsburgh 50 47 0.515 9.5
Cincinnati 43 52 0.453 15.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 7/6 The Cardinals placed RHP Max Rajcic on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 4. Right elbow soreness.
  • 7/6 The Cardinals recalled RHP Gordon Graceffo from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/7 The Cardinals optioned RHP Ryan Fernandez to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/7 The Cardinals recalled RHP Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds (27th man for the doubleheader).
  • 7/7 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Bruce Zimmermann from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/7 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Jared Shuster from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/7 The Cardinals designated LHP Bruce Zimmermann for assignment.
  • 7/7 The Cardinals transferred RHP Max Rajcic from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
  • 7/8 The Cardinals optioned RHP Hunter Dobbins to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/8 The Cardinals designated LHP Jared Shuster for assignment.
  • 7/8 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Luis Gastelum from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/10 The Cardinals sent LHP Jared Shuster outright to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 7/12 The Cardinals sent LHP Bruce Zimmermann outright to the Memphis Redbirds.

Bruce Zimmermann

Injury Report

  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
  • RHP Max Rajcic (right elbow soreness) was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 6 and transferred to the 60-day injured list the next day, July 7. Rajcic is seeking a second opinion on his elbow.

Looking Ahead

Following the All-Star break, the Cardinals will resume play on the road in Phoenix for three games with the Diamondbacks.

The road trip ends in Los Angeles with a three-game series against the Angels.

The final homestand in July begins with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23, which was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make-up game, the Cardinals have a weekend series against the Reds.

The final series of the homestand is four games with the Cubs.

A road trip begins on the final day of July to Toronto for a weekend series with the Blue Jays. The road trip concludes in New York for a three-game series against the Yankees.

Blast from the Past

The annual MLB Draft took place on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12. The 2026 edition is the 62nd annual.

The first draft took place on June 8-9, 1965 in New York City. The Cardinals selected RHP Joe DiFabio from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the first round. Though DiFabio had success in the Cardinals minor league system, he never pitched in the major leagues.

In this year’s draft, the Cardinals selected OF Trevor Condon from Etowah High School in Woodstock, GA. Condon is the first high school player taken by the Cardinals in the first round since Jordan Walker in the five-round 2020 draft.

Though Walker currently plays in the outfield, he was drafted as a third baseman. In the history of the MLB draft, the Cardinals have only taken seven high school outfielders in the first round prior to Condon.

Dylan Carlson (Jasen Vinlove/Imagn)

Below is a list of all seven, starting with the most recent. The list contains the player’s name, the year he was drafted, and his high school. Only players who were drafted as outfielders are included.

  1. Dylan Carlson – Carlson was selected in the first round in 2016 from Elk Grove High School in CA. Carlson was pick #33 overall.
  2. Nick Plummer – Plummer was taken in the first round in 2015 from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Plummer was pick #23. Though Plummer never made it to the major leagues for the Cardinals, he did play in 14 games with the 2022 Mets.
  3. Colby Rasmus (Getty Images)

    Colby Rasmus – Rasmus was drafted in the first round in 2005 from Russell County High School in Seale, AL. Rasmus was pick #28.

  4. Shaun Boyd – Boyd was selected in the first round in 2000 from Vista High School in Vista, CA. He was pick #13. Boyd never made it to the major leagues.
  5. Paul Coleman – Coleman was drafted in the first round in 1989 from Frankston High School in Frankston, TX. He was pick #6 overall. Coleman never made it to the major leagues.
  6. Andy Van Slyke – Van Slyke was chosen in the first round in 1979 from New Hartford High School in New Hartford, NY. He was pick #6.
  7. Butch Hairston – Hairston was taken in the first round in 1968 from Roth High School in Dayton, OH. He was pick #19. Hairston never reached the major leagues.

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Florida Complex League Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 10

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 11, 2026

photo: Alex Birge (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Friday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Palm Beach offense. Pounding Daytona for 19 runs, they were led by Alex Birge with five RBI, Chase Davis with four RBI and three runs scored, Matthew Miura and Yordalin Peña. Other standouts: Leo Bernal, Jurrangelo Cijntje, Tanner Franklin and Luis Pino.

Results for games played on Friday, July 10, 2026.

Memphis 5 at Gwinnett 6

The Triple-A Redbirds were walked off for the second consecutive night by the Stripers.

Starter Mason Molina pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and fanned six.

The newest Redbird, Durbin Feltman, relieved Molina and surrendered one run in the fifth. Hancel Rincon threw three scoreless innings. Cade Winquest yielded two runs in just 1/3 of an inning and took the loss.

Memphis went ahead 3-0 in the first inning. Victor Scott and Nolan Gorman walked. Leo Bernal hit a three-run home run.

Leonardo Bernal

Gwinnett tied the game in the third and took a 4-3 lead in the fifth.

The Redbirds tied the game 4-4 in the sixth on a solo home run by Yohel Pozo. They gained the lead 5-4 in the top of the ninth. Pozo doubled. Matt Koperniak pinch ran for Pozo. Ramon Mendoza plated Koperniak on a single.

The Stripers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win in a walk off 6-5.

The Redbirds scored five runs on eight hits. Pozo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Noah Mendlinger was 2-for-4. Bernal had three RBI.

Memphis is 7-9 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Brycen Mautz (0-3, 2.74) vs. AJ Smith-Shawver RHP (0-0, 0.00) 5:05 CT.

Springfield 5 at Tulsa 7

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Drillers by a 7-5 score on Friday.

Starter Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched six innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked one and fanned eight.

Jurrangelo Cijntje

The pen blew a three-run lead in the seventh. Hunter Hayes relieved Cijntje and surrendered two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Andrew Schultz yielded two runs, one earned, in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Edwin Nuñez relinquished one run in the eighth.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the top of the second inning. Won-Bin Cho walked. Miguel Ugueto reached on an error. Cho scored on a sac fly by Brody Moore.

The Drillers tied the game in the home second.

Springfield put up two runs in the top of the third to take the lead 3-1. Jesús Báez walked. Ryan Campos hit a ground-rule double. Deniel Ortiz plated Báez and Campos on a single.

Deniel Ortiz

Tulsa cut the lead to 3-2 in the home third.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 5-2. Moore singled and stole second base. Tre Richardson walked. Travis Honeyman grounded into a double play. Rainiel Rodriguez followed with a two-run home run.

Rainiel Rodriguez

The Drillers put up four runs in the seventh and one run in the eighth to take the lead and the game 7-5.

The Cardinals scored five runs on five hits. Rodriguez and Ortiz each had two RBI.

Moore stole two bases.

Schultz made a throwing error.

Springfield is 10-6 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Tulsa, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 15.43) vs. Peter Huebeck RHP (0-2, 9.16) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 6 at Quad Cities 3

In Davenport, the High-A Chiefs beat the River Bandits by the score of 6-3 on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched five innings, gave up one run on six hits and fanned nine to earn his third win.

Tanner Franklin

Gerardo Salas relieved Franklin and threw two scoreless innings. Jason Savacool surrendered two runs in the eighth. Jose Davila tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his first save.

Quad Cities took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Peoria put up three runs in the fifth to take the lead 3-1. Cameron Nickens doubled and scored on a double by Luis Pino. José Suárez tripled to plate Pino Suárez scored on a single by Michael Dattalo.

Luis Piño

The Chiefs added a run in the sixth to increase the lead to 4-1. Christian Martin doubled and later scored on a sac fly by Nickens.

In the top of the eighth, Peoria scored two runs to lead 6-1. Josh Kross thumped a solo home run. Martin walked and later scored on a single by Pino.

The River Bandits added two runs in the bottom of the eighth to bring the final score to 6-3.

The offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Pino was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Martin scored two runs.

Martin stole his sixth base. Sammy Hernandez picked a runner off third base. Franklin picked a runner off first base.

The Chiefs are 7-11 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Quad Cities, Leonel Sequera RHP (2-5, 7.45) vs. Emmanuel Reyes RHP (6-3. 3.91) 5:30 CT.

Palm Beach 19 at Daytona 8

The Low-A Cardinals routed the Tortugas in a 19-8 score in Daytona on Friday.

Memphis rehab starter Sem Robberse pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits and struck out two.

Antoni Cuello relieved Robberse and surrendered four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Andrew Dutkanych yielded two runs in 3 2/3 innings and received the win. Jesús García tossed the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the second inning. Brayden Smith walked. Yordalin Peña reached on a fielder’s choice. Jonathan Mejía walked. Alex Birge singled to plate Smith and Peña. Mejía scored on a double play by Trevor Haskins.

Alex Birge

Palm Beach added 10 runs in the top of the third to lead 13-0. Matthew Miura doubled. Springfield rehabber Chase Davis walked. Ryan Weingartner singled to score Miura. Davis came home on a throwing error. Mejía walked. Birge doubled to drive in Weingartner and Mejía. Haskins walked. Johnfrank Salazar singled to score Birge and Haskins. Miura reached on an error. Davis hit a three-run home run. Weingartner, Smith, and Peña walked. Weingartner came home on a wild pitch.

Chase Davis

Daytona answered with six runs in the home third to cut the lead to 13-6.

The Beach Birds extended their lead to 15-6 with a two-run fourth. Haskins singled. Salazar reached on an error. Miura walked. Davis walked and Haskins scored. Salazar came home on a double play by Weingartner.

The Cardinals added a run in the fifth to increase the lead to 16-6. Mejía reached on an error and scored on a double by Birge. In the top of the sixth, Palm Beach made it 17-6. Peña doubled and scored on a single by Mejía.

The Tortugas added two runs in the home sixth to shrink the lead to 17-8.

Palm Beach put up two final runs in the ninth for the final tally of 19-8. Miura hit a solo home run. Chase Davis singled and later scored on a double by Peña.

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 14 hits. Birge was 3-for-6 with five RBI. Davis was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Miura was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Peña was 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner, Haskins, and Salazar each scored two runs.

Birge made a throwing error and had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 11-8 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Daytona, Payton Graham RHP (0-2,6.84) vs. TBD (DAY) 5:35 CT.

FCL Cardinals 8, FCL Nationals 4 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Nationals on Friday in the completion of a previously suspended game. Starter Keiverson Ramírez pitched two innings, gave up three runs on two hits and struck out two.

Ixan Henderson, opening his rehab assignment from Memphis, surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning of relief. Brailyn Paulino collected the final out of the third. Jefferson Moran hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Andrew Bolívar tossed the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings for his second save.

The Nationals went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the home half of the first to take the lead. Miguel Hernández doubled. Cristofer Lebrón singled. Kenly Hunter walked. Royelny Strop singled to score Hernández. J.P. Cabrera plated Lebrón and Hunter on a single. Cabrera was thrown out at second. Strop scored on a single by Bracewell Taveras.

Juan Pablo Cabrera

The Cardinals added two runs in the second to increase the lead to 6-3. Lebrón singled and stole second base. Hunter reached on an error and Lebrón scored. Strop reached on an error and Hunter came home.

The Nationals cut the lead to 6-4 in the top of the third.

The Cardinals responded with a run in the bottom of the third to extend the lead to 7-4. Taveras and Paulo Asprilla singled. Taveras scored on a wild pitch.

The Cardinals tacked on an eighth run in the fifth. Taveras doubled and scored on a triple by Facundo Velásquez.

Bracewell Taveras

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 10 hits. Taveras was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Lebrón was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Cabrera had two RBI. Hunter scored two runs.

Lebrón stole his 15th base.

Daniel Rojas made a fielding error. Hunter had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 16-27 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

Saturday’s game: vs. FCL Mets, TBD vs TBD 9:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 1, DSL Marlins 6 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals lost to the Marlins by a 6-1 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched three innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked two and struck out two. Jiménez took the loss.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Jiménez and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Kriscol Peralta yielded two runs in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Marlins took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and added four runs in the top of the sixth to lead 6-0.

The Cardinals answered with one run in the home sixth. Christian Sáez walked and scored on a triple by Michael Cordero.

Michael Cordero

The Cardinals scored one run on two hits. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Jesús Pérez was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 14-13 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: at DSL Rangers Blue, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 15

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 9, 2026

photo: Colton Ledbetter (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis RF Colton Ledbetter, who was 4-for-4 including two home runs with three RBI and three runs scored. Other standouts: Travis Honeyman, Jack Gurevitch, Yordalin Peña, Jonathan Mejía and Bracewell Taveras.

Results for games played on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

Memphis 7 at Gwinnett 3

The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the Stripers by a 7-3 score in Georgia on Wednesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Pete Hansen

Ryan Murphy relieved Hansen and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings to earn the win. Austin Love yielded one run in two innings. Victor Santos tossed a scoreless ninth.

Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Victor Scott walked and stole second base. Thomas Saggese singled to score Scott.

The Redbirds added two runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 3-0. Yohel Pozo singled and Colton Ledbetter followed with a two-run home run.

Colton Ledbetter

Gwinnett scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.

In the top of the seventh, Memphis put up two runs to extend the lead to 5-2. Ledbetter hit his second home run, a solo shot. Ramon Mendoza singled. Noah Mendlinger walked. Scott plated Mendoza on a single.

The Stripers answered with a run in the home seventh. The Redbirds responded with two runs in the eighth to bring the final score to 7-3.

The offense scored seven runs on 11 hits. Ledbetter was 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Mendoza was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Saggese was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Pozo was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Scott stole his sixth base. Saggese swiped his second bag.

Hansen picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 7-7 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Quinn Mathews (4-3, 3.88) vs. Anthony Molina RHP (3-2, 4.14) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 3 at Tulsa 7

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Drillers by a 7-3 score in Tulsa on Wednesday.

In his Double-A debut, starter Blake Aita pitched six innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked one and fanned five. Aita took the loss.

Edwin Nuñez relieved Aita and threw a scoreless seventh. Jack Findlay surrendered three runs in the eighth as the home club pulled away.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Deniel Ortiz doubled and advanced to third on an error. Ryan Campos walked. Miguel Ugueto reached on a fielder’s choice. Ortiz was thrown out at home. Tre Richardson singled to score Campos.

Springfield added a run in the top of the third to increase the lead to 2-0. Dakota Harris reached on an error and scored on a triple by Travis Honeyman.

Travis Honeyman

Tulsa answered with three runs in the home third to take a 3-2 lead. The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the fourth. Jon Jon Gazdar walked and later scored on a single by Honeyman.

The Drillers regained the lead 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth and extended the lead with a three-run eighth inning to win 7-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on nine hits. Honeyman was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Richardson stole his 12th base.

Harris made a dropped foul error. Gazdar had a throwing error. Richardson made a fielding miscue. Campos had a passed ball.

Springfield is 9-5 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Tulsa, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (2-3, 4.28) vs. Payton Martin RHP (4-2, 4.46) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 4 at Quad Cities 10

The High-A Chiefs fell to the River Bandits by a 10-4 score in Davenport, Iowa on Wednesday.

Starter Nate Dohm pitched three innings, gave up three runs, two earned, on six hits and fanned five.

Ruben Menes relieved Dohm and surrendered one run in three innings. Nolan Sparks yielded two runs in the seventh and took the loss. Bobby Olsen relinquished four runs in the eighth.

Quad Cities went up 3-0 in the second inning.

Peoria put up two runs in the fourth to shrink the lead to 3-2. Jalin Flores walked. Jack Gurevitch doubled to score Flores. Michael Dattalo singled. José Suárez was hit by a pitch. Gurevitch scored on a double play by Sammy Hernandez.

Jack Gurevitch

The Chiefs added two more runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. Luis Pino walked. Cameron Nickens singled. Ian Petrutz plated Pino on a double. Nickens came home on a sac fly by Gurevitch.

Ian Petrutz

The River Bandits tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth. They added two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to prevail by the score of 10-4.

The Chiefs scored four runs on eight hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gurevitch had two RBI.

Suárez and Petrutz were both caught stealing.

Dohm made a fielding error. Suárez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Chiefs have lost seven of their last nine and are 6-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Quad Cities, Ty Van Dyke RHP (3-2, 4.30) vs. TBD (QC) 6:30 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Daytona 10

The Low-A Cardinals were walked off by the Tortugas in a 10-9 road loss on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on five hits, walked two and fanned four.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Holiday and surrendered three runs in three innings. Kaden Echeman yielded one run in one inning pitched. Zeke Wood allowed one run in the final 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.

Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Sebastian Dos Santos singled but was eliminated in a force out by Brayden Smith. Smith stole second base. Ryan Mitchell doubled to score Smith.

Daytona came back in the second to score three runs and take the lead.

In the top of the third, the Beach Birds added a run to cut the lead to 3-2. Trevor Haskins was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Haskins advanced to third on a ground out by Dos Santos and scored on a sac fly by Smith.

The Tortugas responded with two runs in the home third to increase the lead to 5-2.

In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals plated two runs to shrink the lead to 5-4. Yordalin Peña and Jonathan Mejia thumped solo home runs.

Yordalin Peña

Jonathan Mejia

Daytona made it 6-4 in the fourth and extended their lead to 9-4 in the sixth.

Palm Beach chipped away at the lead with a two-run seventh to bring it to 9-6. Chase Heath walked. Alex Birge was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a ground out. Heath scored on a sac fly by Dos Santos. Smith was hit by a pitch. Mitchell walked. Birge came home on a walk by Peña.

The Cardinals added a run in the eighth to make it 9-7. Heath doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a ground out by Birge. They put up two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game. Dos Santos and Mitchell singled. Peña plated Dos Santos on a single. Mitchell later scored on a sac fly by Mejía.

The Tortugas broke the tie with a walk off run in the bottom of the ninth.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 11 hits. Peña was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Mejía was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Dos Santos was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Mitchell was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Smith stole his 23rd base. Haskins swiped his 14th base.

Ynfante made an error on a pickoff attempt. Birge had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 10-7 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Daytona, Jack Martinez RHP (1-6, 3.90) vs. TBD (DAY) 5:35 CT

FCL Cardinals 7, FCL Marlins 5 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Marlins by a 7-5 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Earle Zulueta pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits, walked two and struck out two.

Giovanni Vargas relieved Zulueta and surrendered one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings. Brailyn Paulino tossed a scoreless seventh.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

The Cardinals put up three runs in the fourth to take the lead. Kenly Hunter singled and stole second base. J.P. Cabrera walked. Hunter stole third base and Cabrera stole second. Hunter scored on a ground out by Bracewell Taveras. Daniel Rojas singled to score Cabrera. Rojas stole second base. Andru Arthur plated Rojas on a single.

In the top of the fifth, the Marlins added four runs to regain the lead at 5-3.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the home fifth and held on to win the game 7-5. Chris Lopez hit a ground-rule double. Miguel Hernández walked. Hunter drove in Lopez on a single. Hernández came home on a sac fly by Cabrera. Taveras hit a two-run home run.

Bracewell Taveras

The Cardinals scored seven runs on seven hits. Hunter was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Taveras homered with three RBI.

Hernández stole his ninth base. Rojas and Hunter each swiped two bags. Cabrera stole his third base. Arthur was caught stealing.

Zulueta made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 15-26 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

Thursday’s game: vs. FCL Astros, TBD vs TBD 11:00 CT

DSL Cardinals – off day

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals are 14-12 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

Thursday’s game: vs DSL Colorado, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Peoria Chiefs Notebook – 2026 Week 14

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 8, 2026

photo: 2026 Dominican Summer League Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day are the DSL offense, which scored 19 runs, led by Roberth Castillo, Sebastian Rojas, Christopher Vargas and Luis Estrella. Other standouts: Leo Bernal, Matt Koperniak, Braden Davis, Ryan Weingartner, Gabriel Chinchilla and Juan Garcia.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Memphis 11 at Gwinnett 6 (10 innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Stripers in extra innings in Georgia on Tuesday.

In his Memphis return, starter Brandt Thompson pitched four innings, gave up five runs on six hits, walked two and struck out two.

Cade Winquest and Scott Blewett hurled two scoreless innings each. Tink Hence surrendered one run in the final two innings but received the win.

Gwinnett went up 3-0 in the second inning. Memphis scored in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by Nolan Gorman.

Nolan Gorman

The Stripers answered with two runs in the home fourth to increase the lead to 5-1.

A three-run home run by Leo Bernal in the sixth shrunk the lead to 5-4.

Leonardo Bernal

In the top of the ninth, the Redbirds took a 6-5 lead. Colton Ledbetter walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Matt Koperniak hit a two-run home run.

Matt Koperniak

Gwinnett tied the game in the bottom of the ninth against Hence.

In the 10th, Memphis rallied for five runs to go ahead 11-6. With Joshua Báez on second base, Bernal singled to plate him. Bligh Madris singled. Noah Mendlinger was hit by a pitch. Koperniak singled to plate Bernal and Madris. Mendlinger scored on a single by César Prieto. Koperniak came home on a sac fly by Thomas Saggese.

The offense scored 11 runs on 10 hits. Bernal was 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. Koperniak was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Prieto was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ledbetter was 2-for-4.

Gorman made a fielding error.

Memphis is 6-7 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Pete Hansen (1-3, 4.72) vs. Garrett Baumann RHP (1-1, 11.49) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 3 at Tulsa 4

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Drillers in a 4-3 walkoff on Tuesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and fanned eight.

Braden Davis

Randel Clemente relieved Davis and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Andrew Schultz threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Tyler Bradt yielded one run in 1/3 of an inning and took the loss.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Travis Honeyman. They added a run in the top of the third on a bases-empty home run by Dakota Harris.

The Drillers scored one run in the home third to cut the lead to 2-1.

Springfield made it 3-1 in the sixth. Rainiel Rodriguez singled, stole second base, and scored on an error.

Tulsa tied the game with two runs in the seventh and walked it off in the ninth, 4-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Rodriguez stole his sixth base. Miguel Ugueto was caught stealing.

Springfield is 9-4 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Tulsa, TBA (SPR) vs. Adam Serwinowski LHP (6-2, 5.33) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 4 at Quad Cities 14

The High-A Chiefs were routed by the River Bandits in a 14-4 road loss on Tuesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked two and fanned five.

Gerardo Salas relieved Fajardo and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Salas took the loss. Jose Davila relinquished seven runs in the sixth. Jason Savacool yielded four runs in the seventh. Jawilme Ramírez tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Tai Peete singled and advanced to second on an error. Jalin Flores singled to score Peete. Jack Gurevitch singled. Flores advanced to third on an error. Flores came home on a sac fly by Michael Dattalo.

Quad Cities answered with a run in the home first, tied the game in the third and took the lead at 3-2 in the fifth.

The River Bandits continued to add on, scoring seven runs in the sixth and four in the seventh to blow up the lead to 14-2.

The Chiefs added two runs in the eighth for the final score of 14-4. Luis Pino walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gurevitch singled to plate Pino. Gurevitch scored on a single by José Suárez.

Jack Gurevitch

Peoria scored four runs on nine hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Ian Petrutz was picked off and caught stealing. Sammy Hernandez was charged with catcher interference.

The Chiefs are 6-9 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Quad Cities, Nate Dohm RHP (1-4, 7.47) vs. TBA (QC) 6:30 CT.

Palm Beach 7 at Daytona 12

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Tortugas in a 12-7 road loss on Tuesday.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched just one inning, gave up four runs on four hits, walked two and struck out two. Crossland took the loss.

Yadiel Batista relieved Crossland and surrendered five runs, four earned, in three innings. Jesús García allowed one unearned run in two innings. Anthony Watts yielded one run in the seventh. Antoni Cuello relinquished one run in the eighth.

Daytona went up 4-0 in the first inning and added three runs in the second to lead 7-0.

Palm Beach put up four runs in the top of the third to cut the lead to 7-4. Jonathan Mejía walked. Chase Heath and Trevor Haskins singled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked and Mejía scored. Ryan Weingartner doubled to plate Heath, Haskins and Dos Santos.

Ryan Weingartner

The Tortugas scored one run in the home third to increase the lead to 8-4.

The Cardinals added three runs in the top of the fourth to shrink the lead to 8-7.  Matthew Miura singled and stole second base. Heath was hit by a pitch. Haskins doubled to plate Miura. Heath came home on a ground out by Dos Santos. Haskins scored on a passed ball.

Daytona scored single runs in the bottom of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings to win the game 12-7.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on six hits. Haskins was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner had three RBI. Dos Santos drove in two. Heath scored two runs.

Miura stole his 12th base of the season. Mejía was caught stealing.

Mejía and Dos Santos each made a throwing error. Chase Davis had an outfield assist at third base.

The Cardinals are 10-6 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Daytona, TBA vs. TBA 5:35 CT

FCL Cardinals 0 at FCL Mets 1 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals were blanked by the Mets by a 1-0 score on Tuesday.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked three and struck out two.

Gabriel Chinchilla

Andrew Bolívar relieved Chinchilla and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Yordy Herrera surrendered one run in the final 2/3 innings and took the loss.

The game was scoreless until the final half inning of the game when the Mets pushed across a run to win the game 1-0 in a walk off.

The Cardinals managed only two hits, singles by Cristopher Lebrón and Royelny Strop. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Andru Arthur stole his first base. Strop was caught stealing. Bracewell Taveras made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 14-26 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

Wednesday’s game: vs. FCL Marlins, TBA vs TBA 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 19, DSL Rangers Blue 12

The Dominican Cardinals beat the Rangers Blue in a 19-12 slugfest on Tuesday.

Starter Juan García pitched five scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three to earn his first win.

Juan Carlos Garcia

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and surrendered four runs, three earned, in 1 1/3 innings.

Jhon Cabrera threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Andey Garrido allowed three runs in 2/3 of an innings, and Domingo Mejía yielded three runs in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The Cardinals went up 6-0 in the third inning. Diego Conseción hit an inside-the-park home run. Lucas Takahashi and Roberth Castillo walked. Sebastian Rojas was hit by a pitch. Michael Cordero was hit by a pitch and Takahashi scored. Luis Estrella blasted a grand slam.

Luis Estrella

The Cardinals added four runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 10-0.  Takahashi walked. Castillo was hit by a pitch. Rojas hit a three-run home run. Estrella walked. Christopher Vargas plated Estrella on a double.

Sebastian Rojas

The Cardinals continued to blow up the score with a six-run sixth inning to increase the lead to 16-0. Rojas and Cordero singled and they advanced on a wild pitch. Estrella walked. Vargas singled to score Rojas and Cordero. Estrella and Vargas advanced on a wild pitch. Jhonny Chapparo singled. Conseción walked and Estrella came home. Vargas scored on a walk by Takahashi.

The Rangers Blue got on the board with four runs in both the seventh and eighth to cut the lead to 16-8.

The Cardinals answered with three runs in the home eighth to strengthen the lead to 19-8. The Rangers Blue scored two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 19-10.

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 14 hits. Castillo was 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Rojas was 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Vargas was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Estrella had four RBI and three runs scored. Conseción drove in two and scored two runs. Chapparo was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Takahashi scored three runs. Cordero scored two runs.

Castillo was caught stealing. Conseción made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 14-12 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: Off

Now available – 2026 Cardinals Prospect Guide

The Cardinal Nation Prospect Guide is back for its ninth year. It includes 275 pages of in-depth commentary about the very best St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, including over five dozen all-new player scouting reports by Kyle Reis. Order your PDF or spiral-bound printed book today.

All paid members can purchase our Prospect Guide PDF at 50% off. Thank you for your support of The Cardinal Nation!

Order The Cardinal Nation’s 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Guide

Exclusively for members of The Cardinal Nation

Palm Beach Cardinals Notebook – 2026 Week 14

Not yet a member?

Join The Cardinal Nation for the most comprehensive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals from the majors through the entire minor league system.

Follow Marilyn Green on Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social.

© 2026 The Cardinal Nation, thecardinalnation.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.