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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 17, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis RF Joshua Baez, hit four home runs with seven RBI. Other standouts include Ryan Weingartner, Cade Crossland, Yairo Padilla and J.P. Cabrera.

Results for games played on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Memphis 12, Nashville 5

The Triple-A Redbirds pounded the Sounds by a 12-5 score at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up three runs on two hits, walked four and fanned five to earn his fourth win.

Luis Gastelum relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless sixth. Skylar Hales surrendered two runs in the final two innings.

Memphis went up 3-0 in the first inning. Victor Scott and César Prieto singled. Joshua Báez followed with a three-run home run.

Joshua Baez

Nashville scored two runs in the second to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Redbirds added two runs in the third to increase the lead to 5-2. Thomas Saggese singled. Báez hit a two-run home run.

The Sounds shrank the lead to 5-3 with a run in the top of the fifth.

Memphis answered with three runs in the home fifth to extend the lead to 8-3. César Prieto and Báez hit solo home runs. Leo Bernal walked and later scored on a balk.

In the seventh, the Redbirds increased the lead to 11-3. Bernal and Yohel Pozo singled. Bligh Madris walked. Jeremy Rivas doubled to plate Bernal and Pozo. Madris came home on a sac fly by Scott.

Jeremy Rivas

Nashville put up a run in the top of the eighth to make it 11-4.

Memphis responded with their 12th run in the bottom of the inning on a solo home run by Báez.

The Sounds added their final run in the ninth for a final score of 12-5.

The offense scored 12 runs on 13 hits. Báez was 4-for-6 with seven RBI and four home runs. Scott was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Prieto was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Pozo was 2-for-5. Rivas had two RBI. Bernal scored two runs.

Scott stole his second base for Memphis.

Memphis is 44-26 on the season and is in first place in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Nashville, RHP Tink Hence (0-1, 7.15) opening for RHP Bruce Zimmermann (5-3, 4.26) vs. LHP Thomas Pannone (5-3, 4.26), 12:05 p.m.

Springfield 3 at Wichita 7

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Wind Surge in Wichita by the score of 7-3 on Tuesday. Starter Liam Doyle pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on three hits, walked four and fanned four. Doyle took the loss.

Andrew Schultz relieved Doyle and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Edwin Nuñez surrendered three runs in the seventh. Michael Watson tossed a scoreless eighth.

Wichita went up 2-0 in the third inning.

The Cardinals scored their first run in the top of the fifth. In his first Double-A game, Tre Richardson reached on an error and advanced to second. Dakota Harris plated Richardson on a single.

The Wind Surge added two runs in the home fifth to extend their lead to 4-1. They made it 7-1 in the seventh.

Springfield added two runs in the eighth to shrink the lead to 7-3. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Ryan Campos followed with a two-run home run.

Ryan Campos

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Campos had two RBI.

Rodriguez stole his fourth base. Harris swiped his 18th bag. Miguel Villarroel stole his third base.

Jon Jon Gazdar made a fielding error.

Springfield is 27-36 on the season. They are in fourth place in the Texas League North, 15.5 games back of Tulsa.

Wednesday’s game: at Wichita, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (3-3, 5.07) vs. Cory Lewis RHP (0-2, 4.57) 12:05 CT.

Peoria 2, Dayton 8

The High-A Chiefs lost to the Dragons by an 8-2 score at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Yhoiker Fajardo pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and fanned six. Fajardo took the tough loss.

Yhoiker Fajardo

Jason Savacool relieved Fajardo and surrendered one run in two innings. Christian Worley yielded two runs in the eighth. Dominic Freeberger relinquished four runs in the ninth.

Dayton took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added a run in the top of the seventh to lead 2-0.

Peoria answered in the home seventh with a solo home run by Jalin Flores.

Jalin Flores

In the top of the eighth, the Dragons extended their lead to 4-1.

The Chiefs scored a run in the bottom of the eighth. Anyelo Encarnacion walked and stole second base. Jack Gurevitch plated Encarnacion on a double.

Jack Gurevitch

The Dragons put up four unanswered runs in the ninth and won the game 8-2.

The Chiefs scored two runs on six hits. Won-Bin Cho and José Suárez were both 2-for-4.

Encarnacion stole his seventh base of the season. Cho was caught stealing.

Gurevitch made a throwing error. Savacool made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Peoria is 32-32 on the season. They are in third place in the Midwest League West eight games back of South Bend.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Dayton, Ty Van Dyke RHP (1-1, 4.96) vs. David Lorduy RHP (0-0, 4.61) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 14 at Jupiter 1

The Beach Birds routed the Hammerheads by a 14-1 score at Roger Dean on Tuesday.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched four innings, gave up one run on one hit, walked one and fanned seven.

Cade Crossland

Four relievers threw five scoreless frames. Memphis rehabber Victor Santos followed Crossland and threw a scoreless fifth to earn the win. Antoni Cuello hurled a scoreless sixth. Kaden Echeman pitched two scoreless innings. Anthony Watts tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Ryan Mitchell walked and stole second base. Michael Dattalo was hit by a pitch. Mitchell stole third and scored on a throwing error.

In the top of the third, Palm Beach plated two runs to lead 3-0. Dattalo singled. Ryan Weingartner followed with a two-run home run.

Ryan Weingartner

Jupiter answered with a run in the home third to cut the lead to 3-1.

In the eighth, the Beach Birds added two runs to increase the lead to 5-1. Weingartner walked and scored on a two-run home run by Brayden Smith.

Brayden Smith

The Cardinals blew up the score with a nine run-ninth. Deniel Ortiz was hit by a pitch. Mitchell singled. Dattalo drove in Ortiz on a single. Mitchell came home on a single by Weingartner. Smith walked. Matthew Miura walked and Dattalo crossed the plate. Weingartner scored on a wild pitch. Yordalin Peña walked. A wild pitch sent Smith home. Chase Heath doubled to plate Miura and Peña. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Heath scored on a ground out by Ortiz. Mitchell was hit by a pitch. Dattalo singled to score Dos Santos.

Chase Heath

The Cardinals scored 14 runs on nine hits. Weingartner was 2-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored. Dattalo was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Smith had two RBI and two runs scored. Mitchell scored two runs.

Mitchell stole three bases. Peña swiped his thirteenth bag. Dos Santos stole his first base at Class-A. Ortiz swiped his third bag. Mitchell and Miura were both caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 32-32 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East, 5 games back of Jupiter.

Wednesday’s game: at Jupiter, TBD (PB) vs. Dameivi Tineo LHP (0-1, 1.20) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 13, FCL Marlins 19 (eight innings)

The rookie Cardinals fell to the Marlins in a 19-13 slugfest on Tuesday.

Starter Sem Robberse, in his first rehab start from Memphis, pitched one scoreless inning on one hit and one strikeout.

Branneli Franco relieved Robberse and surrendered four runs in 2 2/3 innings. Yordy Herrera yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Zeke Wood relinquished three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Brailyn Paulino gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings. Owen Rice allowed six runs, five earned, without recording an out. Jarol Baéz gave up two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Ironically, the only Cardinal “pitcher” to be unscored upon was outfielder Andru Arthur, who collected the final two outs of the eighth.

The Marlins went up 2-0 in the second inning.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the home second to take the lead. Miguel Hernandez walked. Kenly Hunter was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Hernandez scored on a sac fly by J.P. Cabrera. Bracewell Taveras walked. In his first rehab game from Palm Beach, Yairo Padilla hit a three-run home run.

Yairo Padilla

The Cardinals added three runs in the third to lead 7-2. Alex Birge walked. Cristofer Lebrón singled. Lebrón stole second. Birge scored on a balk. Hunter reached on a fielder’s choice. Lebrón was thrown out at home. Hunter advanced on a balk. Royelny Strop walked. Hunter and Strop advanced on a balk. Cabrera doubled to plate Hunter and Strop.

Juan Pablo Cabrera

The Marlins brought home two runs in the fourth and one in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-5.

The Cardinals scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 10-5. Strop singled. Cabrera walked. Padilla walked. Ian Petrutz, on a rehab assignment from Peoria, reached on catcher interference. Stop scored. Cabrera came home on a passed ball. Padilla scored on a wild pitch.

In the sixth, the Marlins put up three runs to shrink the lead to 10-8. They made it 11-10 with a three-run top of the seventh.

The Cardinals tied the game at 11-11 in the bottom of the inning. Cabrera reached on catcher interference and later scored on a single by Daniel Rojas.

The scheduled seven-inning game went into extra innings. The Marlins posted an eight-run top of the eighth to go ahead 19-11.

The Cardinals put up two runs to bring the final score to 19-13. Paulo Asprilla starter the inning on second base. Lebrón plated Asprilla on a double. Miguel Hernandez singled. Cabrera reached on catcher interference. Taveras walked and Lebrón scored.

The Cardinals scored 13 runs on seven hits. Lebrón was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Padilla and Cabrera each had three RBI and scored two runs. Strop and Hunter both scored two runs.

The Cardinals are 10-19 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East, 13.5 games back of FCL Houston.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Mets, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 3 at DSL Tigers1 9 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals lost to the Tigers by a 9-3 score on Tuesday. Starter Juan García pitched three innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits and struck out one. García took the loss.

Jordan Beltrán surrendered three runs in two innings of relief. Andey Garrido yielded one run in the sixth.

The Tigers went up 5-0 in the second inning.

The Cardinals scored one run in the fourth to cut the lead to 5-1. Christopher Vargas doubled. Misael Sánchez walked. Vargas advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Jesús Pérez.

The Cardinals added a run in the top of the fifth to shrink the lead to 5-2. Diego Conseción walked and advanced to second on a force out by Yeferson Portolatin. Sebastian Rojas doubled to plate Conseción.

Sebastian Rojas

The Tigers added three runs in the home fifth and another in the sixth to make it 9-2.

The Cardinals scored one more run in the seventh for the final score of 9-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Vargas was 2-for-4.

Portolatin made a throwing error. Christian Sáez had a fielding miscue. Sánchez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 7-5 on the season and are in second place in the DSL Southeast.

Wednesday’s game: Off.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 13, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Friday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Springfield offense, with 18 runs to rout Amarillo. Jose Cordoba led with four hits and five RBI, plus Miguel Ugueto, Dakota Harris, Jon Jon Gazdar and Zach Levenson also homered. Other standouts: Victor Scott, Braden Davis and Brian Holiday.

Results for games played on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Memphis 10 at Norfolk 2

The Triple-A Redbirds pounded the Tides in a 10-2 road win on Friday, their fifth consecutive victory.

Starter Brycen Mautz threw 80 pitches but lasted just 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked six and fanned four.

Hancel Rincon relieved Mautz and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Tink Hence, Cade Winquest and Skylar Hales tossed a scoreless inning each.

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

Memphis put up five runs in the second to go ahead 5-1. Joshua Báez hit a long solo home run to tie for the International League HR lead at 19.

Joshua Baez

Bligh Madris walked. Ramon Mendoza doubled. In his first plate appearance since coming off the Development List, Colton Ledbetter walked. Jeremy Rivas walked and Madris scored. Victor Scott singled to plate Mendoza and Ledbetter. Rivas scored on a sacrifice double play by Thomas Saggese.

Victor Scott

The Redbirds added a run in the top of the third to increase the lead to 6-1. César Prieto doubled and came home on a double by Leo Bernal.

The Tides cut the lead to 6-2 with a run in the home third.

In the sixth, Memphis extended the lead to 8-2. Madris doubled and Ledbetter followed with a two-run home run.

Colton Ledbetter

The Redbirds plated two final runs in the ninth to win 10-2. Scott singled and scored on a double by Saggese. Saggese came home on a single by Báez.

The Memphis offense scored 10 runs on 11 hits. Saggese was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Scott was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Báez was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ledbetter had two RBI and two runs scored. Madris scored twice.

Memphis is 42-25 on the season and is in first place in the International League. Eight games remain in the first half.

Saturday’s game: at Norfolk, RHP Brandt Thompson (2-2, 4.94) vs. Christian Herberholz RHP (0-2, 4.76) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 18, Amarillo 3

Playing as the Snipe Hunters, the Double-A Cardinals walloped the Sod Poodles in an 18-3 blowout on Friday in Springfield.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up an unearned run on two hits, walked two and fanned six.

Braden Davis

Ryan Murphy relieved Davis and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings but received the win. Michael Watson tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Springfield took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Trey Paige walked and Dakota Harris followed with a two-run home run.

Dakota Harris

Amarillo scored one run in the third to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Cardinals added three runs in the fifth to increase the lead to 5-1. Jose Cordoba hit a solo home run. Rainiel Rodriguez, Ryan Campos and Zach Levenson walked. Rodriguez and Campos scored on a throwing error.

The Sod Poodles added a run in the top of the sixth to shrink the lead to 5-2.

The Cardinals answered with five runs in the home sixth to run up the score to 10-2. Harris and Brody Moore walked and executed a double steal. Harris scored on a wild pitch. Cordoba plated Moore on a single. Jon Jon Gazdar walked. Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Miguel Ugueto doubled to drive in Cordoba, Gazdar and Rodriguez.

Miguel Ugueto

Amarillo plated one run in the top of the seventh to make it 10-3.

Springfield posted three in the home seventh for a 13-3 score. Harris and Cordoba singled. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. Gazdar blasted a three-run home run.

Jon Jon Gazdar

The Cardinals added five more runs in the eighth for the final score of 18-3. Campos singled. Levenson thumped a two-run home run. Paige walked. Moore doubled. Cordoba hit a three-run home run.

Jose Cordoba

The offense scored 18 runs on 16 hits. Cordoba was 4-for-5 with five RBI and four runs scored. Ugueto was 2-for-6 with three RBI. Harris was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Rodriguez and Moore were both 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Gazdar had three RBI and two runs scored. Levenson drove in two. Paige and Campos scored two runs.

Moore stole his first base of the season. Harris swiped his 16th bag. Cordoba made a throwing error.

Springfield is 27-33 on the season. They are in third place in the Texas League North.

Saturday’s game: vs. Amarillo, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (1-2, 4.40) vs. Ashton Izzi RHP (2-2, 4.84) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 3 at South Bend 1

In a Friday pitching duel, the High-A Chiefs edged the Cubs by the score of 3-1.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked three and fanned seven.

Leonel Sequera

Jason Savacool threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Nolan Sparks hurled two scoreless innings. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his third save.

Peoria went up 2-0 in the first inning. Jack Gurevitch doubled. Cade McGee was hit by a pitch. Jalin Flores advanced the runners on a ground out. Josh Kross plated Gurevitch and McGee on a single.

Josh Kross

South Bend scored their only run in the fifth.

The Chiefs added a third run in the seventh. Luis Pino walked. Gurevitch singled. Pino stole third base. McGee walked. Pino scored on a sac fly by Flores.

The offense scored three runs on four hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-4. Kross had two RBI.

Tre Richardson stole his 12th base of the season. Pino swiped his third bag. Christian Martin stole his fifth base.

Sequera made a fielding error.

Peoria is 32-29 on the season. They are in third place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game: at South Bend, Jacob Odle RHP (1-0, 0.96) vs. Koen Moreno RHP (0-3, 5.26) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 1, St. Lucie 2

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Mets by a 2-1 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Friday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched five scoreless innings, allowed one hit, and fanned four.

Brian Holiday

Yadiel Batista relieved Holiday and surrendered two runs in three innings and took the loss. Jesús García tossed a scoreless ninth.

The game was a pitcher’s duel when the Cardinals got on the board with run to lead 1-0 in the seventh. Matthew Miura walked and stole second base. Deniel Ortiz walked. Brayden Smith singled to score Miura.

The Mets scored twice in the eighth to take the lead and win the game.

Palm Beach scored one run on six hits. Smith was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Smith stole three bases. Springfield rehabber Ortiz swiped two bags. Miura stole his fourth base.

Smith made a fielding error. Batista picked a runner off first base.

The Cardinals are 31-30 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East, 4 games back of Jupiter.

Saturday’s game: vs. St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:00 CT.

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The rookie-ball Florida Complex League Cardinals are 9-17 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Saturday’s game: at FCL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 5, DSL NYY Bombers 20

The Dominican Cardinals were massacred by the NYY Bombers by a 20-5 score on Friday. All six Cards pitchers were scored upon.

Starter Efrén Álvarez pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up three runs, two earned, on no hits, walked six and struck out two. Alvarez took the loss.

Emilio Jiménez relieved Alvarez and surrendered five runs in 1 2/3 innings. Brayan Amoroso relinquished three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Domingo Mejía yielded five runs in 1/3 of an inning. Andey Garrido allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings. Christian Sáez gave up three runs in the final two innings.

The Bombers took a 1-0 lead in the first and added two runs in the second.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the third to cut the lead to 3-2. Yeferson Portolatin walked. Sebastian Rojas reached on an error. Christopher Vargas singled to score Portolatin. Rojas came home on a force out by Michael Cordero.

The Bombers put up six runs in the fourth, added seven more in the sixth and one in the top of the seventh to increase the lead to 17-2.

The Cardinals scored three runs in the home seventh. Sáez singled, advanced to second, third and scored on three wild pitches. Rojas walked and advanced two bases on wild pitches. Vargas was hit by a pitch. Cordero walked. Rojas scored on a sac fly by Misael Sánchez. Lucas Takahashi plated Vargas on a single.

The Bombers made it 20-5 in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored five runs on seven hits. Sánchez was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Takahashi drove in two. Rojas scored two runs.

Álvarez made an error on a pickoff attempt. Sánchez had a throwing error and a fielding error.

The Cardinals are 6-3 on the season with a one-game lead in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 11, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Wednesday, as the two Jupiter-based teams shut out the Mets over 18 innings. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day are the Palm Beach team, which scored 17 runs while shutting out St. Lucie on one hit. The offense was led by Yordalin Peña, Jonathan Mejía, Ryan Mitchell and Matthew Miura. Other standouts include Cade Crossland, Miguel Hernandez and J.P. Cabrera.

Results for games played on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

Memphis at Norfolk (postponed)

Wednesday’s Triple-A game in Virginia was postponed due to rain. It will be played as one game of a doubleheader on Thursday, June 11.

Memphis is 39-25 on the season and is in second place in the International League.

Thursday’s game: at Norfolk, LHP Quinn Mathews (2-3, 4.53) vs RHP Nestor German (3-1, 4.08) 11:05 am CT (game one); at Norfolk, LHP Bruce Zimmermann (4-3, 4.50) vs. Trace Bright RHP (0-4, 6.75) (game two).

Springfield 4, Amarillo 14

The Double-A Cardinals were walloped by the Sod Poodles by a 14-4 score on Wednesday. Starter Liam Doyle pitched four innings, gave up four runs on eight hits, walked two and fanned six. Doyle took the loss.

Dominic Picone surrendered five runs in the fifth. D.J. Carpenter yielded three runs in the sixth. Edwin Nuñez hurled two scoreless innings. In his system debut, Andrew Schultz relinquished two runs in the ninth.

Amarillo went ahead 4-0 in the second inning. They added five runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to extend the lead to 12-0.

Springfield finally got on the board in the seventh with solo home runs by Brody Moore and Chase Adkison to cut the lead to 12-2.

The Cardinals added two runs in the eighth to reduce the deficit to 12-4. Ryan Campos walked. Travis Honeyman grounded into a force out, eliminating Campos on second. Dakota Harris followed with a two-run home run.

Dakota Harris

The Sod Poodles put up two more runs in the ninth for the final score of 14-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on nine hits. Rainiel Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Harris had two RBI.

Honeyman stole two bases. Harris swiped his 15th bag. Rodriguez was caught stealing.

Jon Jon Gazdar made a throwing error.

Springfield is 26-32 on the season. They are in fourth place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game: vs. Amarillo, SHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (3-3, 5.15) vs. Daniel Eagen RHP (0-5, 6.04) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 3 at South Bend 5 (seven innings)

The High-A Chiefs fell to the Cubs, 5-3, in a seven-inning contest on Wednesday. Because the start was delayed to 9:20 p.m., the game was limited to seven innings.

Starter Nate Dohm pitched four innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and fanned four.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Dohm and surrendered three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Ramírez took the loss. Jose Davila tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Peoria took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Jesús Báez hit a solo home run. Jack Gurevitch walked. Jalin Flores singled. Josh Kross plated Gurevitch on a single.

Jesus Baez

South Bend tied the game in the third and added three runs in the fifth to lead 5-2.

The Chiefs scored one run in the sixth. Cameron Nickens and Anyelo Encarnación singled. Nickens came home on a single by Báez.

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

Dohm made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Peoria is 30-29 on the season. They are in third place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game: at South Bend, Tanner Franklin RHP (2-1, 3.60) vs. Cole Reynolds LHP (2-1, 5.70) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 17, St. Lucie 0

The Low-A Cardinals routed the Mets in a 17-0 shutout on Wednesday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched five scoreless, no-hit innings, walked four and fanned four to earn his third win.

Cade Crossland

Hunter Kublick and Justin Militello tossed two scoreless innings each. Combined, the three Beach Birds hurlers allowed just one hit, a single, walked four and fanned eight.

Palm Beach went up 2-0 in the second inning as Chase Heath and Yordalin Peña hit solo home runs.

The Beach Birds added six runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 8-0. Brayden Smith and Jonathan Mejía singled. Heath walked. Peña singled to score Smith. Matthew Miura singled to plate Mejía. Ryan Mitchell hit a grand slam.

Ryan Mitchell

In the fifth, the Cardinals put up nine runs to increase the lead to 17-0. Mejía walked. Heath doubled to score Mejía. Heath came home on a passed ball. Peña hit his second solo home run.

Yordalin Peña

Trevor Haskins doubled and scored on a single by Miura. Mitchell walked. Ryan Wiengartner singled to drive home Miura. Michael Dattalo doubled to score Mitchell. Smith walked. Mejía doubled to clear the bases for three runs.

Jonathan Mejia

The Cardinals scored 17 runs on 20 hits. Miura was 4-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Heath was 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Mejía was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Weingartner was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Mitchell had four RBI and two runs scored.

Smith made a fielding error.

The Cardinals are 31-28 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East, two games back of Jupiter.

Thursday’s game: vs. St. Lucie, LH Cooper Hjerpe (Double-A rehab) vs. TBD 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 10 at FCL Mets 0

The rookie Cardinals also blanked the Mets in a 10-0 rout on Wednesday.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched four scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked one and fanned seven.

Gabriel Chinchilla

Victor Santos, opening his rehab assignment from Memphis, relieved Chinchilla and threw a scoreless fifth. Brailyn Paulino hurled two scoreless innings to earn the win. Andrew Bolívar pitched a scoreless eighth. Yordy Herrera tossed a scoreless ninth. The four hurlers scattered seven hits, walked two and struck out 10 to keep the Mets off the board.

The Cardinals went up 4-0 in the second inning. Miguel Hernandez walked and advanced to second on a throwing error. Kenly Hunter walked. Royelny Strop singled to score Hernandez. J.P. Cabrera doubled to plate Hunter. Strop came home on a balk. Cabrera scored on a fielding error.

The Cardinals added two runs in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-0. Strop doubled. Cabrera doubled and Strop scored. Cabrera advanced on a balk and came home on a wild pitch.

The Cardinals extended their lead to 9-0 with three runs in the seventh. Deniel Ortiz, on a rehab assignment from Springfield, singled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Ortiz stole third and Dos Santos stole second. Hernandez followed with a three-run home run.

Miguel Hernandez

The Cardinals added a final run in the ninth on a solo home run by Hernandez to win 10-0.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs on 12 hits. Hernandez was 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored. Cabrera was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Strop was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Ortiz was 3-for-4.

Hernandez stole his sixth base of the season. Ortiz swiped two bags. Dos Santos stole his ninth base. Dos Santos was also caught stealing.

Hunter had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 9-17 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

Thursday’s game: vs. FCL Nationals, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 3 at DSL Giants Black 8

The academy Cardinals lost to the Giants Black by the score of 8-3 on Wednesday. Starter Juan Garcia pitched three innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and struck out two. Garcia took the loss.

Jordan Beltrán relieved Garcia and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Juan Santillán threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Saúl Figuereo allowed one run without recording an out. Kriscol Peralta yielded two runs in the eighth.

The Giants took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and added two runs in the third.

The Cardinals scored one run in the fifth to cut the lead to 3-1. Diego Conseción and Emanuel Luna walked. Luis Estrella was hit by a pitch. Conseción stole home.

Diego Conseción

The Giants scored two more runs in the sixth to extend their lead to 5-1. The Cardinals added a second run in the top of the eighth. Jesús Pérez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pérez later scored on a passed ball.

Jesus Perez

The Giants answered with three runs in the home eighth to increase the lead to 8-2. The Cardinals rallied for one run in the ninth to bring the score to 8-3. Yeferson Portolatin was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Portolatin later scored on a sac fly by Sebastian Rojas.

The Cardinals scored three runs on just two hits, both by Pérez.

Portolatin stole his third base of the season. Conseción swiped his first bag. Pérez stole his second base.

Luna made a fielding error. Rojas had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 5-2 on the season.

Thursday’s game: vs. DSL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 10, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 2B César Prieto, was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts include Joshua Báez, Jeremy Rivas and Trey Paige.

Results for games played on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Memphis 11 at Norfolk 4

The Triple-A Redbirds walloped the Tides by an 11-4 score on Tuesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched just three-plus innings, gave up two runs on three hits, and secured eight of his nine outs via the strikeout.

Jared Shuster relieved Hansen and threw a scoreless fourth for the win. Scott Blewett hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Max Rajcic surrendered two runs in one inning. Skylar Hales pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Cade Winquest tossed a scoreless ninth.

Norfolk took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the third and fourth innings.

César Prieto

Memphis posted a five-run fifth to go ahead 5-2. Bligh Madris walked. Ramon Mendoza singled. Jeremy Rivas walked. César Prieto plated Madris and Mendoza on a single. Joshua Báez followed with a three-run home run.

Joshua Baez

The Redbirds added five more runs in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 10-2. Matt Koperniak doubled. Mendoza walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Rivas drove in Koperniak and Mendoza on a single. Rivas came home on a single by Leo Bernal. Blaze Jordan walked. Madris doubled to score Bernal and Jordan.

Jeremy Rivas

The Tides answered with two runs in the home half seventh to cut the lead to 10-4. Memphis added a run in the ninth on a Prieto solo shot to increase the lead to 11-4.

The offense scored 11 runs on 10 hits. Prieto was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Mendoza was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Rivas had two RBI and two runs scored. Madris had two RBI. Báez drove in three.

Báez and Mendoza each made a throwing error.

Memphis is 39-25 on the season and is in second place in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: at Norfolk, LHP Quinn Mathews (2-3, 4.53) vs. Nestor German RHP (3-1, 4.08) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 9, Amarillo 5

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Sod Poodles by a 9-5 score in Springfield on Tuesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched six innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked one and fanned nine.

Mason Molina

Darlin Saladin relieved Molina and threw a scoreless seventh. Ryan Murphy hurled a scoreless eighth to earn the win. Michael Watson surrendered one run in the ninth.

Amarillo went up 1-0 in the first, added two in the second and one in the third to lead 4-0.

Springfield cut the lead to 4-2 in the fourth. Miguel Ugueto reached on an error. Ryan Campos doubled to score Ugueto. Campos advanced to third on a wild pitch and came home on a sac fly by Trey Paige.

In the eighth, the Cardinals put up seven runs to jump ahead 9-4. Brody Moore doubled. Dakota Harris walked. Jon Jon Gazdar singled. Rainiel Rodriguez singled to plate Moore. Ugueto drove in Harris on a single. Gazdar came home on a sac fly by Campos. Zach Levenson was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Paige followed with a grand slam.

Trey Paige

The Sod Poodles scored one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 9-5.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on six hits. Paige had five RBI. Campos drove in two. Ugueto scored two runs.

Molina made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Springfield is 26-31 on the season. They are in third place in the Texas League North.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Amarillo, LHP Liam Doyle (1-3, 5.54) vs. Junior Sanchez RHP (0-0, 0.00) 11:15 am CT.

Peoria 3 at South Bend 6

The High-A Chiefs fell to the Cubs by a 6-3 score in South Bend on Tuesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four innings, gave up four runs on five hits, walked four and fanned five. Fajardo took the loss.

Ruben Menes relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless fifth. Christian Worley hurled a scoreless sixth. Dominic Freeberger surrendered two runs in the seventh. Gerardo Salas tossed a scoreless eighth.

The Cubs went up 4-0 in the second inning.

The Chiefs scored two runs in the fourth to cut the lead in half. Cade McGee thumped a solo home run. Josh Kross followed with a solo home run.

Cade McGee

Josh Kross

South Bend added two runs in the seventh.

Peoria rallied for one run in the ninth to shrink the final score to 6-3. Anyelo Encarnación walked and stole second base. Jesús Báez plated Encarnación on a double.

The Chiefs scored three runs on eight hits. Cameron Nickens was 2-for-4.

Nickens stole his third base of the season. Encarnación swiped three bags. Jalin Flores stole his seventh base.

Kross made a throwing error.

Peoria is 30-28 on the season. They are in third place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s game: at South Bend, Nate Dohm RHP (1-4, 10.88) vs. Eli Jerzembeck RHP (1-1, 5.40) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 0, St. Lucie 7

The Low-A Cardinals were no-hit by the Mets in a 7-0 loss at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday. It was only the third no-hitter thrown against Palm Beach in team history.

Starter Nelfy Ynfante pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up one unearned run on no hits, walked two and struck out two. Ynfante took the tough loss.

Yadiel Batista relieved Ynfante and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Liam Best yielded three runs in 1 1/3 innings. Dylan Driessen threw two scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Jesús García allowed one run in the ninth.

Dylan Driessen

St. Lucie took a 1-0 lead in the third, added two in the fifth, three in the sixth, and one in the ninth to win 7-0.

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

Jonathan Mejía and Michael Dattalo each made a fielding error. Brayden Smith had a throwing error. Best made an error on a pickoff attempt. Heriberto Caraballo had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 30-28 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East, three games back of Jupiter.

Wednesday’s game: vs. St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals – Off day

The rookie level Florida Complex Cardinals are 7-16 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Mets, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The rookie-level Dominican Summer League Cardinals are 3-1 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: vs. DSL Giants Black, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – June 1-7

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At home, the St. Louis Cardinals went 4-2 for the week. Over two starts, Michael McGreevy allowed four runs in 12 innings and Andre Pallante yielded one run in 5 2/3 innings. Our history feature revisits unusual occurrences during this past week in Cardinals history.

Game Recaps

Monday, June 1, 2026 – Cardinals 1, Rangers 2

The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Texas Rangers by a 2-1 score at Busch Stadium on Monday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out one. McGreevy took the loss.

Michael McGreevy

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. George Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth.

Texas single runs in the fourth and fifth to lead 2-0.

St. Louis scored their only run of the game in sixth on a solo home run by Masyn Winn.

The offense scored one run on five hits. The Cardinals were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Nolan Gorman made a throwing error.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Rangers 7

The Cardinals lost to the Rangers in the second game of the three-game series at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. Starter Dustin May pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and fanned nine.

JoJo Romero relieved May and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. George Soriano hurled a clean eighth. Riley O’Brien relinquished three runs in the ninth and took the loss.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the second inning. Bryan Torres drew a walk. Masyn Winn singled. Jimmy Crooks plated Torres on a single.

St. Louis made it 2-0 in the fourth on a solo home run by Nolan Gorman.

Texas put up two runs in the fifth to tie the game, took a 3-2 lead in the sixth and made it 4-2 in the top of the seventh.

In the home the seventh, the Cardinals posted two runs to tie the game. JJ Wetherholt singled. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch. Alec Burleson doubled to score Wetherholt. Herrera came home on a single by Jordan Walker.

Texas rallied for three unanswered runs in the ninth to win the game 7-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 13 hits. Burleson was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Crooks was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Wetherholt and Winn were both 2-for-5.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Rangers 3

The Cardinals took the final game of the series by the score of 5-3 on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. Starter Andre Pallante pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked two and fanned five to win his sixth game of the season.

Andre Pallante

JoJo Romero relieved Pallante and surrendered two runs in just 2/3 of an inning. Ryne Stanek threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 15th save.

St. Louis went up 1-0 in the first inning. Masyn Winn walked. Jordan Walker grounded into a force out, eliminating Winn at second. Nelson Velázquez walked. Alec Burleson singled to score Walker.

Alec Burleson

Texas tied the game in the top of the third. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the home third to retake the lead. Walker singled. Velázquez doubled. Burleson plated Walker and Velázquez on a double.

The Cardinals added a run in the fifth to increase the lead to 4-1. José Fermín singled and scored on a triple by Thomas Saggese.

In the sixth, St. Louis extended the lead to 5-1. Walker singled and stole second base. Velázquez drove in Walker on a single.

The Rangers scored two runs in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-3.

The offense scored five runs on 11 hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Walker was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Velázquez was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Saggese was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Saggese stole his first base of the season. Fermín swiped his first bag. Walker stole his eighth base.

Burleson made a fielding error.

Thursday, June 4, 2026 – Off day

Friday, June 5, 2026 – Cardinals 10, Reds 3

The Cardinals blew past the Reds in a 10-3 win at Busch Stadium on Friday. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and struck out one.

Hunter Dobbins relieved Leahy and threw five scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.

Hunter Dobbins

The Reds went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the home first to cut the lead to 3-2. Lars Nootbaar singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Ivan Herrera reached on a fielder’s choice. Nootbaar was tagged out at third. Alec Burleson singled, advancing Herrera to third. Herrera came home on a missed catch error. Burleson later scored on a wild pitch.

St. Louis tied the game in the third on a solo home run by Burleson. They took a 4-3 lead in the fifth as Herrera walked and later scored on a double by Jordan Walker.

In the sixth, the Cardinals ran up the score with six runs. Victor Scott singled and scored on a double by Nootbaar. Herrera plated Nootbaar on a single. Burleson drew a walk. Herrera and Burleson advanced on a wild pitch. Bryan Torres walked. Masyn Winn was hit by a pitch and Herrera scored. José Fermín drove in Burleson on a single. Jimmy Crooks walked, sending Torres home. Scott walked, scoring Winn.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Walker was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Burleson was 2-for-4 with an RBI and four runs scored. Nootbaar was 2-for-6 with an RBI. Herrera scored two runs.

Scott stole his eighth base of the season. Walker swiped his ninth bag.

Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Reds 5

The Cardinals edged the Reds by a 6-5 score on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on four hits, walked three and fanned four.

Gordon Graceffo relieved Liberatore and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled a scoreless seventh. George Soriano pitched a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth for his 16th save.

The Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the second inning. Alec Burleson and José Fermín singled. Bryan Torres singled. Victor Scott singled to score Burleson. Masyn Winn drove in Fermín and Torres on a single.

The Reds tied the game in the third, then added two runs in the fourth to lead 5-3. St. Louis responded with a run in the fifth on a solo home run by Jordan Walker to cut the lead to 5-4.

In the eighth, the Cardinals took a 6-5 lead.  Fermín singled and Lars Nootbaar followed with a two-run home run.

Lars Nootbaar

The Reds threatened in the ninth, loading the bases with two outs. A ball four call to Sal Stewart seemingly tied the game, but Cardinals catcher Jimmy Crooks challenged and the call was overturned. Stewart grounded out to second on the next pitch and the Cardinals won the game.

The offense scored six runs on 12 hits. Masyn Winn was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Fermín was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Nootbaar had two RBI as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement in center.

Walker stole his 10th base of the season. Fermín swiped his second bag. Torres stole his first career MLB base.

Burleson made a fielding error.

Sunday, June 7, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Reds 3

The Cardinals swept the Reds with a 5-3 win on Sunday in the final game of the weekend series at Busch Stadium. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, gave up two runs on five hits and fanned five.

Michael McGreevy

George Soriano relieved McGreevy and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. JoJo Romero threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Ryne Stanek hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning to earn the win. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth for his 17th save.

The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the third inning. The Cardinals scored three runs in the fifth to take the lead at 3-2. Alec Burleson doubled. Jordan Walker doubled to score Burleson. Bryan Torres followed with a two-run home run.

Bryan Torres

Cincinnati tied the game in the seventh. In the eighth, St. Louis put up two runs to regain the lead at 5-3. José Fermín and Nelson Velázquez singled. Victor Scott reached on a fielder’s choice and Fermín scored on a throwing error. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera reached on an error and Velázquez came home.

The offense scored five runs on six hits. Walker was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Torres had two RBI.

Scott stole his ninth base of the season.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals had a 4-2 week at home. They lost 2 of 3 to the Texas Rangers but swept the Reds in three games. The Cardinals are in second place in the NL Central, five games back of the Brewers and 2.5 games ahead of the Cubs.

The offense welcomed the return of Lars Nootbaar from the 60-day injured list on Friday and he made an impact right away. In just three games and 10 at bats, Nootbaar led the offense in OPS for the week among the Cardinals currently on the roster.

Prior to being optioned on Friday, Thomas Saggese had the highest OPS for the week (1.500), but in only four at bats. Next was Nootbaar with an OPS of 1.162. Rounding out the list are Alec Burleson (1.069) and Jordan Walker (1.037).

Jordan Walker

At the bottom were Pedro Pagés (.000 in 2 ABs), Nolan Gorman (.392), Iván Herrera (.410) and JJ Wetherholt (.453). Wetherholt was held out of three of the six games during the week due to a sore groin. He returned to play in Sunday’s game and was 0-for-3 with two walks.

Andre Pallante had the best pitching performance for the week, with an ERA in his one start of 1.59. Michael McGreevy finished the week with an ERA of 3.00 in two starts. The remaining three starters, Dustin May, Matthew Liberatore and Kyle Leahy finished the week with ERAs over 4.00.

The bullpen had hiccups from both JoJo Romero and Riley O’Brien for the week. Hunter Dobbins made another solid appearance in relief, piggybacking Kyle Leahy, who pitched only four innings in his start against the Reds on Friday.

Dobbins will make his first start since being recalled in the upcoming Mets series, slotting into the rotation following Pallante and before Leahy. There is no indication that Leahy will miss a start but perhaps the rotation is being given an extra day of rest.

In injury news, Ryan Fernandez was put on the 15-day injured list with low back pain and replaced in the bullpen by Matt Svanson. The rehab of Ramón Urías was paused due to new pain in his non-throwing elbow. The diagnosis is tennis elbow, the same condition that put him on the injured list to begin with, though now in both arms. Nathan Church is progressing in his rehab and may be returning to the roster as soon as Monday.

The team begins the upcoming week in New York to play the Mets in a three-game series beginning Tuesday. They then travel to Minnesota to face the Twins in a weekend set.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 40 23 0.635
St. Louis 35 28 0.556 5
Chicago 34 32 0.515 7.5
Pittsburgh 34 32 0.515 7.5
Cincinnati 31 33 0.484 9.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 6/2 The Cardinals moved LF Lars Nootbaar’s rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 6/3 The Cardinals returned Rule 5 RHP Matt Pushard to the Miami Marlins.
  • 6/4 The Cardinals sent LF Nathan Church on a rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 6/4 The Cardinals sent 3B Ramón Urías on a rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 6/5 The Cardinals placed RHP Ryan Fernandez on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 3. Low back pain.
  • 6/5 The Cardinals recalled RHP Matt Svanson from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 6/5 The Cardinals optioned 3B/LF Thomas Saggese to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 6/5 The Cardinals activated LF Lars Nootbaar from the 60-day injured list.
  • Not confirmed: Outfielder Victor Scott II is being optioned to Triple-A Memphis, according to a reportfrom KMOV’s Tamar Sher. Nathan Church is expected to be activated off the IL in the corresponding move. These transactions should be official on Tuesday.

Victor Scott

Injury Report

  • OF Lars Nootbaar was activated from the 60-day injured list on June 5.
  • 3B Ramón Urías went on the 10-day injured list on May 5. He has right elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Urías was sent on a rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds on June 4 but experienced pain in his other, non-throwing, elbow following his most recent rehab start. Urías has returned to St. Louis for evaluation.
  • LF Nathan Church (left shoulder strain) was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 22, retroactive to May 21. Church was sent on a rehab assignment to the Memphis Redbirds on June 4. He played over the weekend and is close to return.
  • RHP Ryan Fernandez was placed on the 15-day injured list on June 5 with low back pain. Fernandez has received an injection.
  • 2B JJ Wetherholt was out of the lineup for the three games with groin soreness. He returned to action on Sunday in the final game against the Reds.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals head out on a road trip on Monday, June 8, traveling to New York to play the Mets in a three-game series beginning Tuesday, June 9. The rotation for the series has not been set, though Dobbins will make a start.

The road trip concludes in Minnesota with a three-game series against the Twins.

The Cardinals briefly return home to play three games with the Padres that end on Wednesday, June 17. They then travel across the state to face the Royals on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

The last homestand of June begins on Monday, June 22 with four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, followed by a weekend set with the Marlins.

Blast from the Past

On Saturday, June 6, the Cardinals beat the Reds in the second game of a weekend series at Busch Stadium. The game ended with the second unusual occurrence of the game, the first being when Lars Nootbaar pinch hit for Pedro Pagés in the middle of an at bat in which no injury occurred. The final occurrence was the overturning of a ball four call in the ninth inning that would have tied the score. The hitter, Sal Stewart, then grounded out on the next pitch to end the game.

Over the course of the 162-game season, unusual things are bound to happen from time to time. Sometimes, unusual occurrences involve a player or team doing something for the first time or breaking or tying a record.  It is often said that in any baseball game, one can witness something that has never been seen before.

This week’s Blast from the Past chronicles some unusual or first-time occurrences during a St. Louis Cardinals game during the period June 1 through June 7 in the history of the franchise. The date of the occurrence and the details are specified for each event.

Miller Huggins

June 1, 1910 – Against the Phillies at the Baker Bowl, Cardinals second baseman Miller Huggins came to the plate six times but did not record an official at bat. Huggins drew four walks, plus a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice bunt. Huggins did record two RBI and a run scored.

June 3, 1902 – Against the Boston Beaneaters at South End Grounds III, Cardinals right-handed pitcher Mike O’Neill pinch hit in the ninth inning and hit an inside the park grand slam. It was the first pinch hit grand slam in major league history, which came against Boston hurler Togie Pittinger. The Cardinals beat Boston 11-9.

June 5, 1940 – The Cardinals faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game played by the franchise. Joe Medwick went 5-for-5 in the 10-1 loss.

Ducky Medwick

June 6, 1937 – The Cardinals were scheduled to play a doubleheader with the Phillies at the Baker Bowl. The first game was delayed by rain for 88 minutes before the Cardinals won, 7-2. The second game began and the Cardinals were ahead 8-2 in the fourth inning. A Philadelphia law required games to be completed by 7 pm. The Phillies began delaying tactics to force the game beyond deadline.  The game was forfeited to the Cardinals benefit but because the game failed to reach the required five innings, all the statistics were wiped out. Joe Medwick had hit a home run, and had it been counted, Medwick would have won the home run title that season. Instead, he tied with Mel Ott for the title.

June 7, 1966 – In a 9-1 loss to the Pirates at Forbes Field, Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson recorded four strikeouts in one inning, with one occurring on a wild pitch that allowed the batter to reach base.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 6, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day, the Peoria Chiefs offense,  relentlessly fought back  to score 14 runs in a comeback win, highlighted by a walk-off three-run home run by Jalin Flores. Other standouts include Jack Gurevitch, Tre Richardson III, Sammy Hernandez, José Suarez, and Misael Sánchez.

Results for games played on Friday, June 5, 2026.

Memphis 0, Louisville 6

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds were blanked by the Louisville Bats in a 6-0 loss on Friday.

Starter Bruce Zimmerman pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, walked one, and fanned four. Zimmerman took the loss.

Scott Blewett relieved Zimmerman and recorded the final out of the sixth inning without allowing a run. Skylar Hales hurled a scoreless seventh. Hancel Rincon surrendered three runs in the eighth. Luis Gastelum tossed a scoreless ninth.

Luis Gastelum

The game was scoreless until the sixth inning, when Louisville put up a three-run frame to lead 3-0. They added three more runs in the eighth to double the lead to 6-0.

Memphis was held to just three hits. Bligh Madris was 2-for-4. The only extra-base hit was a double from Brody Moore. The offense was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Memphis is 37-24 on the season and in second place in the International League West Division.

Saturday’s game: vs. Louisville, TBD (MEM) vs. Davis Daniel RHP (5-4, 4.45) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 3 at Frisco 11

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday.

Starter Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched four innings and gave up five runs, two earned, on two hits, four walks, and five strikeouts. Cijntje took the loss.

Dominic Picone relieved Cijntje and surrendered three runs in 1 ⅔  innings of relief. Ryan Murphy threw 1 ⅓  scoreless innings. D.J. Carpenter yielded three unearned runs in the eighth.

Springfield took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Jon Jon Gazdar walked. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Ryan Campos drove in Gazdar on a second consecutive single.

Ryan Campos

Frisco put up a five-run bottom of the first to take a 5-1 lead. In the fifth, the Cardinals scored one run on Jose Cordoba’s first Double-A home run to cut the lead to 5-2.

Jose Cordoba

Springfield made it 5-3 in the sixth. Campos singled and stole second base. Campos advanced to third base on a balk and crossed home plate via a wild pitch.

The RoughRiders scored three runs in the sixth and three runs in the eighth, to run up the score and win 11-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on eight hits. Campos was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Miguel Villarroel was 2-for-4. Cordoba hit a solo home run.

On the bases, Campos stole his 11th base of the season. Miguel Ugueto was caught stealing second base.

Defensively, shortstop Villarroel made two throwing errors.

Springfield is 25-29 on the season. They are in third place in the Texas League North Division.

Saturday’s game:  at Frisco, Braden Davis LHP (0-3, 5.31) vs. Austin Bergner RHP (0-1, 13.50) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 14, Beloit 13

The High-A Chiefs walked-off the Beloit Sky Carp in a 14-13 slugfest at Dozer Park on Friday night.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 3 ⅓  innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits, three walks, and four strikeouts.

Ruben Menes relieved Sequera and surrendered three runs in 2 ⅔  innings of relief. Dominic Freeberger relinquished four runs in ⅔  innings. Gerardo Salas yielded one run in 1 ⅓  innings. Christian Worley tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win.

Christian Worley

Beloit went up 1-0 in the top of the first inning. Peoria answered with a run to tie the game in the home half of the first. Jesús Báez singled and scored on a triple by Jalin Flores.

The Chiefs took a 2-1 lead in the third on a solo home run by Tre Richardson III III.

In the top of the fourth, the Sky Carp scored four runs to move ahead 5-2. Peoria answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 5-4.

Anyelo Encarnación and Sammy Hernandez blasted back-to-back solo home runs.

Beloit added two runs in the fifth and one run in the sixth to extend the lead to 8-4 The Chiefs answered in the bottom of the sixth with four runs to tie the game.

José Suárez singled, stole second base, and went to third base on a wild pitch. Hernandez plated Suárez on a single. Hernandez stole second base. Luis Pino walked but was caught stealing second base. Richardson III hit a two-run home run, his second multi-home run game of the week.

Tre Richardson

Báez walked and scored on a triple by Jack Gurevitch to knot the game at eight.

Jack Gurevitch

The Sky Carp came back to plate four runs in the top of the seventh to regain the lead at 12-8. Peoria posted a two-run frame in the bottom of the seventh to shrink the lead to 12-10.

Encarnación, Hernandez, and Pino walked to load the bases. Richardson III drove in Encarnación and Hernandez on a single.

Beloit added a run in the top of the eighth. The Chiefs took the run back in the bottom of the eighth for a score of 13-11. Flores singled and scored on a double by Suárez.

In the ninth, after the Sky Carp failed to score in the top of the inning, Peoria rallied for three runs to walk it off 14-13.

Richardson III III and Gurevitch walked. Flores sent everyone home with a walk-off three-run home run.

Jalin Flores

The Chiefs scored 14 runs on 16 hits. Richardson III was 3-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI, and three runs scored. Flores was 3-for-6 with a triple, a walk-off home run, four RBI, and two runs scored. Hernandez was 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored. Encarnación walked twice, scored twice, and hit a home run. Gurevitch collected two hits, including a triple and an RBI.  Suárez notched two hits, including a double and an RBI. Báez scored two runs.

On the basepaths, Suárez stole two bags for 11 steals on the year. Hernandez swiped his fourth bag. Encarnación stole his third base. Hernandez and Pino were both caught stealing second base.

On defense, right fielder Suárez committed a fielding error.

Peoria is 28-27 on the season. They are in third place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game:  vs. Beloit, Jacob Odle RHP (0-0, 2.45) vs. TBD (BEL) 7:05 CT.

Palm Beach Cardinals 2 at Tampa Tarpons 8

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals fell to the Tampa Tarpons in an 8-2 contest on Friday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched four innings, gave up five runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out one. Holiday took the loss.

Yadiel Batista relieved Holiday and surrendered three runs, two earned, in 2 ⅔  innings of relief. Liam Best tossed the final 1 ⅓  scoreless innings.

Liam Best

Tampa took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added four runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth to lead 7-0.

Palm Beach got on the board with one run scored in the sixth, to cut the lead to 7-1. Ryan Mitchell tripled and scored on an error.

Ryan Mitchell

The Tarpons extended their lead to 8-1 in the seventh. The Cardinals rallied for one more run in the ninth to shrink the score to 8-2.

Yordalin Peña reached second base on an error and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Trevor Haskins hit a sac fly to score Peña.

The offense scored two runs on three hits. Mitchell was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. Matthew Miura and Haskins each recorded an RBI.

Brayden Smith stole his 15th base of the season. Miura stole two bases. Miura was also picked off first base and caught stealing second base.

On defense, Heriberto Carballo was charged with catcher interference.

The Cardinals are 30-25 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Saturday’s game: at Tampa, Jack Martinez RHP (0-4, 4.06) vs. Tyler Boudreau RHP (1-2, 3.32) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 0 at FCL Nationals 2

The Florida Complex League Cardinals were blanked by the FCL Nationals by the score of 2-0 on Friday.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, pitched one scoreless, no-hit inning with one strikeout.

Cooper Hjerpe

Jan Cabrera relieved Hjerpe and surrendered two runs in four innings and took the loss. Giovanni Vargas tossed the final scoreless inning.

The Nationals scored one run in the third and one run in the fourth to take the lead and win the game 2-0.

The Cardinal offense was no-hit by the Nationals pitching. They walked five times and struck out 10 times. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Royelny Strop stole his fourth base of the season.

The Cardinals are 7-16 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Saturday’s game: vs. FCL Mets, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 8 at DSL Miami 7 (eight innings)

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals defeated DSL Miami in an 8-7 extra-innings win on Friday.

Starter Efrén Álvarez pitched 3 ⅔  innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out three.

Andey Garrido relieved Álvarez and threw ⅓  scoreless innings of relief. Emilio Jiménez surrendered one run in 2 ⅔  innings pitched. Brayan Amoroso yielded four runs in the final 1 ⅓  innings but held on to pick up the win.

Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the second.

Lucas Takahashi and Jhonny Chaparro walked. Diego Conseción singled to score Takahashi.

Diego Conseción

The Cardinals added a run in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by Hector Cabrera to lead 2-1.

Hector Cabrera

Miami answered with a run in the home half of the fourth to tie the game 2-2.

In the fifth, the Cardinals scored a run to lead 3-2. Christopher Vargas singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Misael Sánchez plated Vargas on a single.

Miami tied the game again in the seventh to force extra innings. In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals put up a five-run frame to go ahead 8-3.

Takahashi started the inning on second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cabrera walked. Takahashi came home on a ground out by Conseción. Cabrera advanced to third on a wild pitch. Roberth Castillo tripled to plate Cabrera.

Roberth Castillo

Vargas was hit by a pitch. Luis Estrella walked. Sánchez drove in Vargas and Estrella on a single.

Misael Sanchez

Miami responded with four runs in the bottom of the eighth to bring the final score to 8-7.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on nine hits. Sánchez was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Castillo was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Conseción was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Cabrera walked, hit a home run, and scored twice. Vargas was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Takahashi walked twice and scored two runs.

On the bases, Sánchez stole his first base of the season.

On defense,  pitcher Álvarez picked a runner off first base to highlight an errorless game.

The DSL Cardinals are 3-1 on the season.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 4, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Wednesday. The FCL Cardinals game was postponed. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day, the Memphis Redbirds offense, collectively scored 18 runs and walked 14 times. The bats were led by Bligh Madris (3-4, 3 walks, 3 RBI), Joshua Báez (3 hits, 3 RBI, HR) and Lars Nootbaar (4 RBI, HR). Other standouts include Mason Molina, José Suárez, Tre Richardson, Cade McGee, Won-Bin Cho, Miguel Villarroel, and Dakota Harris.

Results for games played on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

Memphis 18, Louisville 4

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds pulverized the Louisville Bats in an 18-4 rout at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

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

Jared Shuster relieved Hansen and surrendered one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win. Matt Svanson threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Cade Winquest yielded one run in the eighth. Luis Gastelum tossed a scoreless ninth.

Memphis went up 3-0 in the first inning. Lars Nootbaar hit a lead-off home run.

Lars Nootbaar

Joshua Báez doubled. Bligh Madris hit a two-run home run.

Bligh Madris

Louisville put up two runs in the top of the third to cut the lead to 3-2. The Redbirds answered with a run in the home half of the third on a solo home run by Blaze Jordan to lead 4-2.

Blaze Jordan

Memphis made it 5-2 in the fifth on a solo home run by Báez.

Joshua Baez

The Bats shrunk the lead to 5-3 in the sixth. In the seventh, the Redbirds ran up the score to 12-3 with a seven-run inning.

Báez singled. Bligh Madris walked. Yohel Pozo singled home Báez for a 6-3 Memphis lead.

Yohel Pozo

Matt Koperniak walked to load the bases. Ramon Mendoza walked to force Madris home. Pozo came home on a bases-loaded walk by Noah Mendlinger. Brody Moore walked to plate Koperniak. Nootbaar singled to score Mendoza and Mendlinger and put the Redbirds in double digits at 11-3..

Moore came home on a sac fly by Baez.

Louisville scored their fourth run in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the inning, the Redbirds extended the lead to 18-4 with a six-run frame.

Madris doubled. Mendoza  and Mendlinger walked to load the bases. Moore walked to force Madris home. Nootbaar walked to score Mendoza. Mendlinger came home on a walk by Báez. Blaze Jordan walked to send Moore home, the fourth bases-loaded walk of the frame. Madris doubled to plate Nootbaar and Báez.

The offense scored 18 runs on 13 hits. They drew 14 walks. Madris was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored. Báez was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, three walks, three RBI, and four runs scored. Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk,  four RBI, and two runs scored. Pozo was 2-for-6 with an RBI. Jordan and Moore both had two RBI and Moore scored two runs. Jordan logged a home run. Mendoza and Mendlinger scored two runs.

On defense, third baseman Mendoza made two fielding errors.

Memphis is 36-23 on the season and is tied for second place in the International League.

Thursday’s game: vs. Louisville, TBD vs. TBD 7:05 CT.

Springfield 7 at Frisco 8

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals were walked-off by the Frisco RoughRiders in an 8-7 loss on Wednesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched six innings, gave up two runs on five hits, and fanned five in a quality start.

Mason Molina

Edwin Nuñez relieved Molina and blew the save by surrendering four runs in 1/3 innings of relief. Randel Clemente threw 2/3 scoreless innings to clean up after Nuñez. Michael Watson yielded one unearned run in the eighth. D.J. Carpenter gave up the walk-off run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Zach Levenson doubled and scored on a double by Miguel Villarroel.

Miguel Villarroel

Dakota Harris plated Villarroel on a triple.

Dakota Harris

Springfield added a run in the fourth on a solo home run by Villarroel, his first at Double-A, to increase the lead to 3-0.

Frisco scored two runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Cardinals extended the lead to 5-2 in the top of the seventh. Jon Jon Gazdar singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Rainiel Rodriguez and Ryan Campos walked. Levenson plated Gazdar and Rodriguez on a single.

Zach Levenson

The RoughRiders took the lead in the home half of the seventh with a four-run frame to go up 6-5. Springfield came back to score two runs in the top of the eighth to lead 7-6.

Travis Honeyman singled but was eliminated in a force out by Villarroel. Villarroel stole second and advanced to third on an error. Harris doubled to score Villarroel. Harris stole third and scored on a sac fly by Chase Adkison.

Frisco tied the game in the bottom of the eighth and won in a walk off in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 11 hits. Villarroel was 2-for-5 with a double,a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored. Harris was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple,  and two RBI. Levenson was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Honeyman was 2-for-5.

On the bases, Rodriguez stole his second base for Springfield. Villarroel swiped his first bag in Double-A. Harris stole his 12th base. Honeyman stole his 20th base. Campos was caught stealing third base.

On defense, Campos was charged with catcher’s interference.

Springfield is 24-28 on the season. They are in third place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game: at Frisco, Liam Doyle LHP (0-3, 5.82) vs. Winston Santos RHP (0-2, 8.26) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 11, Beloit 4

The High-A Peoria Chiefs tied their franchise record with seven home runs in the game as they pounded the Beloit Sky Carp in an 11-4 win on Wednesday.

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

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Van Dyke and threw 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Nate Dohm tossed the final four scoreless innings in his first relief outing of the season to earn his first win in the Cardinals organization.

Nate Dohm

Beloit went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning. Peoria answered with two runs in the home half of the first to cut the lead to 3-2. Jalin Flores walked. José Suárez followed with a two run home run.

The Chiefs took the lead 4-3 in the third. Jack Gurevitch was hit by a pitch. Suárez hit a two run home run, his second of the game.

José Suarez

The Sky Carp tied the game in the top of the fourth. Peoria answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by Tre Richardson III to retake the lead at 5-4.

The Chiefs added a run in the sixth on a second solo shot by Richardson to extend the lead to 6-4.

Tre Richardson

They made it 7-4 in the seventh on a solo home run by Won-Bin Cho.

Won-Bin Cho

In the eighth, Peoria tacked on four more runs to win 11-4. Josh Kross hit a solo home run.

Josh Kross

Flores doubled. Cho walked. Cade McGee followed with a three-run home run.

Cade McGee

The offense scored 11 runs on 13 hits. Suárez was 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored. McGee was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Cho was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Richardson was 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI and two runs scored.

On the bases, Gurevitch stole two bags for four steals with Peoria. Cho swiped his 19th bag. McGee stole his sixth base.

The Chiefs did not commit an error.

Peoria is 26-27 on the season. They are tied for third place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game:  vs. Beloit, Tanner Franklin RHP (1-1, 3.93) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 5 at Tampa 14

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals were walloped by the Tampa Tarpons in a 14-5 loss on Wednesday.

Starter Jake Shelagowski pitched three innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked two and fanned four. Shelagowski took the loss.

Hunter Kublick relieved Shelagowski and surrendered three runs in 2/3 innings of relief. Antoni Cuello yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Justin Militello relinquished five runs in 1 1/3 innings. Anthony Watts gave up one run in the final 1 1/3 innings.

Tampa went up 3-0 in the first inning. Palm Beach scored one run in the top of the second to cut the lead to 3-1.

Brayden Smith hit a ground-rule double and stole third base. Smith scored on a ground out by Jonathan Mejía.

The Tarpons answered with a run in the home half of the second to increase the lead to 4-1. The Cardinals added a run in the third to shrink the lead to 4-2. Ryan Weingartner singled and scored on a double by Michael Dattalo.

Michael Dattalo

Tampa extended the lead to 7-2 in the fourth. Palm Beach made it 7-4 in the fifth. Ryan Mitchell walked and Weingartner followed with a two-run home run.

Ryan Weingartner

In the top of the sixth, the Beach Birds scored a run to close the gap to 7-5. Smith singled and stole second base. Smith stole third base and scored on a ground out by Mejía.

The Tarpons added a run to lead 8-5 in the bottom of the sixth. They put up a six run seventh to balloon the score to 14-5.

The Cardinals scored five runs on six hits. Weingartner was 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. Smith was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Mejía had two RBI.

On the basepaths, Smith stole three bags to increase his steal total to 14. Mitchell swiped his 13th bag. Weingartner was caught stealing second base. Chase Heath was picked off first base.

The Cardinals are 29-24 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Thursday’s game: at Tampa, TBD (PB) vs. Wyatt Parliament RHP (0-0, 6.75) 4:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals at FCL Marlins (postponed)

The Cardinals are 6-15 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Thursday’s game: vs. FCL Astros, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 1-1 on the season.

Thursday’s game: vs. NYY Bombers TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 3, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria outfielder José Suárez, was 3-for-4 with a walk, four RBI, and two runs scored in the win over Beloit. Other standouts include Joshua Báez, Ryan Campos, Jesús Báez, and Jack Gurevitch.

Results for games played on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Memphis 5, Louisville 6 (11 innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds lost to the Bats in an extra innings game at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Tink Hence made his first start as the opener pitched one inning and gave up one run on one hit, two walks and a strikeout.

Brandt Thompson followed Hence and threw six innings, allowed three runs on four hits, walked two and struck out three in his Triple-A debut.

Brandt Thompson

Skylar Hales relieved Thompson and threw a scoreless eighth. Hancel Rincon surrendered two unearned runs in the final three innings and took the loss.

Louisville took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Memphis took a lead 2-1 in the home half of the first.

César Prieto singled and scored on a double by Joshua Báez.

Joshua Baez

Báez scored on a single by Leo Bernal.

Leonardo Bernal

The Bats put up three runs in the third to take the lead at 3-2 and they made it 4-2 in the fourth.

The Redbirds cut the lead to 4-3 in the fifth. Jeremy Rivas doubled and scored on a double by Báez.

In the eighth, Memphis tied the game at 4-4. Rehabbing Lars Nootbaar walked and scored on a triple by Blaze Jordan.

Blaze Jordan

The game stayed tied at four to bring extra innings. Louisville plated the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th.  Memphis answered by doing the same. Ramon Mendoza began the inning at second. Mendoza advanced to third on a ground out by Prieto. Báez brought him home on an infield single.

In the 11th, the Bats scored to make it 6-5. The Redbirds failed to score in the bottom of the inning.

Memphis scored five runs on eight hits. Báez was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored, and  three RBI. Rivas doubled and scored a run. Jordan tripled and scored a run. Bernal singled and scored.

On defense, Rincon made an error on a pickoff. Báez had an outfield assist at third base.

Memphis is 35-23 on the season and is tied for second place in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Louisville, TBD (MEM) vs. Darren McCaughan RHP (5-2, 8.18) 12:05 CT.

Springfield 7 at Frisco 6

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals edged the Frisco RoughRiders in a 7-6 contest on Tuesday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three, and fanned four.

Darlin Saladin relieved Lin and surrendered one run in 1 ⅓  innings and earned the win.

Darlin Saladin

Dominic Picone threw two scoreless innings. Austin Love hurled a scoreless eighth. Ryan Murphy yielded three runs in the ninth.

Frisco took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. In the top of the fourth, Springfield scored two runs to take the lead 2-1. Rainiel Rodriguez walked. Zach Levenson singled. Travis Honeyman plated Rodriguez and Levenson on a single.

Travis Honeyman

The RoughRiders tied the game in the home half of the fourth. The Cardinals plated four runs in the top of the fifth to retake the lead 6-2.

Miguel Villarroel tripled and scored on a single by Jon Jon Gazdar. Miguel Ugueto doubled. Ryan Campos ripped a double to score Gazdar and Ugueto.

Ryan Campos

Levenson singled. Campos crossed home plate on a balk to extend the lead to 6-2.

Frisco cut the lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth. In the top of the ninth, Springfield added a run on a solo home run by Campos to lead 7-3.

The RoughRiders rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning to shrink the final score to 7-6.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 11 hits. Campos was 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Gazdar was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Levenson was 2-for-5. Honeyman singled and notched two RBI.

Campos stole his 10th base of the season.

On defense, second baseman Villarroel made two errors, one throwing and one fielding.

Springfield is 24-27 on the season. They are in third place in the Texas League North.

Wednesday’s game:  at Frisco, Mason Molina LHP (1-2, 3.18) vs. Blake Townsend LHP (2-2, 4.19) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 11, Beloit 1

The High-A Peoria Chiefs routed the Beloit Sky Carp in an 11-1 pounding on Tuesday at Dozer Park.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 4 ⅔  innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Bobby Olsen relieved Fajardo and threw 1 ⅓ scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Gerardo Salas hurled a scoreless seventh. Jason Savacool pitched a scoreless eighth. Dominic Freeberger tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Jesús Báez singled. Jack Gurevitch followed with a two run home run.

Jack Gurevitch

The Chiefs added a run in the second frame to move ahead 3-0. Cameron Nickens walked. José Suárez singled. Nickens and Suárez stole second and third, respectively, on a double steal. Luis Pino walked to load the bases. Báez walked with the bags full to force Nickens home.

In the fourth, the Chiefs erupted for six runs to widen the lead to 9-0.

Suárez walked. Pino singled. Suárez came home on a sac fly by Báez. Jalin Flores drove in Pino on a single.

Jalin Flores

Won-Bin Cho walked. Cade McGee plated Flores on a single. Cho scored on a wild pitch. Nickens and Sammy Hernandez took back-to-back walks. Suárez plated McGee and Nickens on a single for a 9-0 Peoria lead.

José Suarez

Beloit scored their only run of the game in the fifth. Peoria added two more runs in the eighth on a two run home run by Suárez.

The offense scored 11 runs on 12 hits. Suárez was 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored. Báez was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Gurevitch was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Flores was 2-for-6 with an RBI. Nickens scored two runs.

On the bases, Nickens stole his first base for Peoria. Suárez swiped his ninth bag. Cho was caught stealing.

On defense, left fielder Pino had an outfield assist at home plate.

Peoria is 25-27 on the season. They are in fourth place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s game:  vs. Beloit, Ty Van Dyke RHP (1-1, 2.79) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 1 at Tampa 12

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals were pounded by the Tampa Tarpons in a 12-1 rout on Tuesday.

Starter Payton Graham pitched 2 ⅔  innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one, and struck out three.

Kaden Echeman relieved Graham and surrendered three runs, two earned, in 1 ⅓  innings of relief. Liam Best relinquished three unearned runs in two innings pitched. Jesús García yielded five runs in 1 ⅓  innings. Dylan Driessen tossed the final ⅔  scoreless innings.

Tampa took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Palm Beach tied the game in the top of the fourth.

Ryan Weingartner reached on an error and stole second base. Michael Dattalo plated Weingartner on a double.

Michael Dattalo

The Tarpons regained the lead 3-1 in the home half of the fourth. Tampa continued to add on with four runs in the fifth, and five runs in the eighth to win 12-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on five hits. Anyelo Encarnación was 2-for-3. Dattalo doubled for the team’s only extra-base hit and drove in the lone run.

On the basepaths, Encarnación stole his first base of the season. Weingartner swiped his 16th bag. Chase Heath stole his fifth base. Encarnacion was picked off first base and caught stealing second base.

Third baseman Weingartner made a fielding error.

The Cardinals are 29-23 on the season. They are in first place in the Florida State League East.

Wednesday’s game: at Tampa, TBD (PB) vs. Wyatt Parliament RHP (0-0, 6.75) 4:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals 1 at FCL Marlins 13 (six innings)

The Florida Complex League Cardinals were walloped by the Marlins in a rain-shortened game at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday. Starter Andrew Dutkanych IV pitched 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on three hits, walked one and struck out two. Dutkanych took the loss.

Jarol Baéz relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings of relief. Branneli Franco relinquished six runs in 2 1/3 innings. Yordy Herrera yielded two runs in the final 2/3 innings.

The Cardinals scored their lone run of the game in the top of the first inning. Cristofer Lebrón walked and later scored on single by Miguel Hernández.

Miguel Hernandez

The Marlins answered with four runs in the home half of the first to lead 4-1. They added one run in each of the next three innings, then scored six runs in the fifth. The game was called due to rain with one out in the top of the sixth.

The Cardinals scored one run on three hits. All hits were singles. Hernandez walked, singled, and drove in the lone Cardinals run. Yaxson Lucena and Sebastian Dos Santos tallied a hit apiece.

On the bases, Hernandez was caught stealing.

Defensively, right fielder Daniel Rojas had an outfield assist at second base. Catcher Juan Rujano had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 6-15 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

DSL Cardinals 6 at DSL Colorado 5 (seven innings)

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals topped Colorado in a 6-5 win on Tuesday.

Starter Juan García pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, and fanned five.

Domingo Mejía relieved García and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn  his first win.

Domingo Mejia

Jordan Beltrán surrendered three runs in 2/3 innings. Javier Martínez yielded one run in two innings. Christian Sáez got the final out of the game to earn his first save.

Christian Sáez

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the first inning. Sebastian Rojas doubled. Christopher Vargas singled. Luis Estrella singled to score Rojas.

Luis Estrella

Michael Cordero walked to load the bases. Lucas Takahashi walked to force Vargas home. Estrella came home on a sac fly by Misael Sánchez.

The Cardinals added a run in the second on a solo home run by Rojas to increase the lead to 4-0.

Sebastian Rojas

Colorado answered with a run in the third to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Cardinals made it 5-1 in the top of the fifth on a solo home run by Cordero.

Michael Cordero

Colorado added three runs in the home half of the fifth to shrink the lead to 5-4.

In the top of the seventh, the Cardinals extended the lead to 6-4. Vargas reached on an error. Takahashi walked. Sánchez plated Vargas on a single.

Misael Sanchez

Colorado rallied for one run in the bottom of the seventh to bring the final score to 6-5.

The DSL Cardinals scored six runs on 10 hits. Rojas was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, an RBI and two runs scored. Cordero was 2-for-3 with a home run. Sánchez had two RBI. Vargas scored two runs.

On the bases, Yeferson Portolatin was caught stealing.

On defense, left fielder Estrella had an outfield assist at home plate. Catcher Jhonny Chapparo had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 1-1 on the season.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – May 25 – May 31

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The St. Louis Cardinals went 2-4 in the week. Nelson Velázquez was called up from Memphis and made an immediate impact as he blasted a three-run home run in his first game with the team. Catcher Jimmy Crooks was also promoted and made his season debut. This week’s Blast from the Past examines series sweeps over the past 29 years.

Game Recaps

Monday, May 25, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Brewers 5

The Cardinals lost to the Brewers by a 5-1 score in Milwaukee on Monday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched five innings and gave up three runs on seven hits, two walks, and 10 strikeouts. Liberatore took the loss.

Brycen Mautz relieved Liberatore and surrendered two runs across the final three innings.

The Brewers went up 3-0 in the first inning. In the top of the sixth, the Cardinals scored their only run of the game.

Pedro Pagés singled but was eliminated from the bases on a force out by Victor Scott II. JJ Wetherholt singled. Scott scored on a ground out by Iván Herrera.

Milwaukee answered with a run in the home half of the sixth to increase the lead to 4-1. They added their final run in the seventh for a 5-1 win.

The Cardinals scored one run on two hits. Both hits were singles. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Pagés made a throwing error. Jordan Walker had an outfield assist at home plate.

 

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Cardinals 0 at Brewers 6

The Cardinals were blanked by the Brewers in a 6-0 game on Tuesday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched four innings, gave up five runs on seven hits, walked three, and fanned six. McGreevy took his fourth loss.

Ryan Fernandez relieved McGreevy and surrendered one run in the fifth. Justin Bruihl threw two scoreless innings. Matt Pushard tossed a scoreless eighth.

Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. They added five runs in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-0.

The Cardinal offense scattered seven hits. Bryan Torres was 2-for-4. There were no extra base hits. The offense was 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Brewers 2

The Cardinals fell to the Brewers on Wednesday and suffered a sweep in the three game series in Milwaukee.

Dustin May started and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and came out after a giving up a double and single to begin the eighth. May pitched seven innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits and nine strikeouts. May took the loss.

JoJo Romero relieved May and allowed one inherited runner to score and a second run scored on a fielding error. Romero allowed no other runs and was charged with a blown save.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Jordan Walked singled and scored on a triple by Bryan Torres.

Bryan Torres

The Brewers scored two runs in the eighth to win the game 2-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on eight hits. Walker was 2-for-4. The offense was 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Masyn Winn stole his fifth base of the season.

On defense, shortstop Winn made a fielding error and Pedro Pagés was charged with catcher interference.

Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Off day

Friday, May 29, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

The Cardinals edged the Cubs in a 6-5 win at Busch Stadium in the first game of a three-game series.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched three innings, gave up four runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck out three.

Justin Bruihl relieved Pallante and threw a scoreless fourth inning. Gordon Graceffo hurled a scoreless fifth and picked up the win. George Soriano, JoJo Romero, and Ryne Stanek each tossed a scoreless inning. Riley O’Brien surrendered one run in the ninth but held on to earn his 14th save.

The Cubs went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the home half of the first on a three run home run by Nelson Velázquez.

Nelson Velázquez

Chicago added a run in the second to take a 4-3 lead. St. Louis tied the game in the fourth on a solo home run by Thomas Saggese.

Thomas Saggese

The Cardinals took the lead 5-4 in the fifth on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Iván Herrera

They extended the lead to 6-4 in the eighth. Velázquez and Masyn Winn singled. José Fermín plated Velázquez on a single.

The Cubs rallied for one run in the ninth to shrink the final score to 6-5.

The Cardinals scored six runs on nine hits. Velázquez was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Fermín was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Winn was 2-for-4.

Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Cardinals 1, Cubs 6

The Cardinals fell to the Cubs in the second game of the series by a 6-1 score. The game was lost on errors and bad baserunning as well as a lack of offense.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up one run on six hits, and fanned four.

Ryan Fernandez relieved Leahy and surrendered two unearned runs in one inning of relief, taking the loss. Justin Bruihl threw 1/3 scoreless innings. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Matt Pushard gave up two runs, one earned, in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the fourth inning to lead 1-0. JJ Wetherholt singled and later scored on a single by Alec Burleson.

Alec Burleson

The Cubs tied the game in the fifth and scored twice in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead.

Chicago added one run in the eighth and two runs in the ninth.

The offense scored one run on five hits. Wetherholt was 3-for-4. Burleson was 2-for-5 with an RBI. These two Cardinals had the only hits for the team.

Pitcher Ryan Fernandez made a throwing error. Third baseman Nolan Gorman committed a fielding error. Jimmy Crooks was charged with catcher interference. Iván Herrera made a baserunning blunder and was thrown out at third base in the ninth trying to take an extra base on Burleson’s single.

Sunday, May 31, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

The Cardinals won the series with a 5-1 victory over the Cubs on Sunday night.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked one and fanned four to earn his third win.

Matthew Liberatore

Hunter Dobbins relieved Liberatore and surrendered one run in 3 2/3 innings of relief to earn his first save.

Hunter Dobbins

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker brought Wetherholt home on a single. Herrera advanced to third on a forceout by Nelson Velázquez and scored on a popout by Alec Burleson.

St. Louis added three runs in the third to extend the lead to 5-0. Wetherholt and Herrera singled. Burleson singled home Wetherholt. Masyn Winn drove in Herrera and Burleson on a fourth single in the frame.

The Cubs scored their only run in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1.

The offense scored five runs on eight hits. Wetherholt and Herrera both went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Burleson and Winn each had two RBI.

Wetherholt stole his seventh base of the season.

Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week with a record of 2-4. They were swept in three games by the Brewers and won 2 of 3 from the Cubs. The Cardinals are in second place in the NL Central, 4.5 games back of the Brewers. The Brewers are beginning to pull away from the rest of the teams in the Division, which is not a good sign for the competitiveness in the division that has existed since the season began.

The offense cooled off this week and was virtually non-existent until the Cubs series over the weekend. None of the regulars in the offense had an OPS for the week over .900. The top two players in that category were part-time players. They were Thomas Saggese (1.883 in three ABs) and Nelson Velázquez (1.357 in seven ABs). The next closest was JJ Wetherholt (.872).

At the bottom were Nolan Gorman (.142), Victor Scott (.277), Alec Burleson (.382), Jordan Walker (.399) José Fermín (.417), and Masyn Winn (.417).

As for the starting pitching, Matthew Liberatore, Kyle Leahy and Dustin May had ERAs under 4.00 for the week. Michael McGreevy and Andre Pallante had poor outings in their starts during the week.

The bullpen was not terrible but not good either. JoJo Romero, George Soriano, and Ryne Stanek had the best performances for the week. The remainder of the bullpen needs improvement.

Brycen Mautz, who was already on the 40-man roster, was brought up to start the last game of the Reds series the previous week, but that game was rained out. He instead pitched out of the bullpen in the first game of the Brewers series and did not pitch well. He was returned to Memphis the next day. Hunter Dobbins was recalled on Sunday to pitch out of the bullpen against the Cubs and did fine, finishing out the game after Liberatore was removed with one out in the sixth.

Two position players were added to the roster for the Cubs series. Jimmy Crooks and Nelson Velázquez came up before the series began, sending Yohel Pozo and César Prieto back to Memphis. Velázquez was added to the 40-man roster, filling the spot that was opened when Jared Shuster was designated for assignment on May 16.

Jimmy Crooks

Crooks will likely be staying for the foreseeable future and will take playing time away from Pedro Pagés. It is uncertain how long Velázquez will remain on the roster.

On Sunday, reliever Matt Pushard, a Rule 5 pick from the Marlins, was designated for assignment at the same time Dobbins was recalled for Sunday’s game. The DFA of Pushard was likely done to create a 40-man spot for Lars Nootbaar, whose return from the 60-day IL appears imminent. If Pushard is not claimed off waivers, he will be offered back to the Marlins.

The Rangers come to town on Monday for a three-game series. At the end of the week, the Cardinals play the Reds at Busch Stadium for a three-game series.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings   

Team                                           W                                   L                                   Pct                              GB

 

Milwaukee

  

            35

  

            21

  

.625

  

          ——
 

St. Louis

  

            31    

 

            26

  

.544

  

4.5
 

Pittsburgh

  

            32

  

28

  

          .533

  

 5
 

Chicago

  

            32

  

            28

  

          .533

  

5
 

Cincinnati

  

30

  

            28

  

          .517

  

 6

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 5/26 The Cardinals optioned LHP Brycen Mautz to the Memphis Redbirds
  • 5/26 The Cardinals recalled RHP Ryan Fernandez from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/26 The Cardinals sent LF Lars Nootbaar on a rehab assignment to the Springfield Cardinals.
  • 5/29 The Cardinals optioned 3B César Prieto to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/29 The Cardinals optioned C Yohel Pozo to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/29 The Cardinals recalled C Jimmy Crooks from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/29 The Cardinals selected the contract of OF Nelson Velázquez from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/31 The Cardinals designated RHP Matt Pushard for assignment.
  • 5/31 The Cardinals recalled RHP Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

  • OF Lars Nootbaar (heel surgery) was sent on a rehab assignment to the Springfield Cardinals on May 26. Nootbaar will finish his assignment in Springfield on Sunday and will likely be sent on a final rehab assignment to Memphis, who play at home beginning Tuesday, June 2. Return to the major league roster is possible as early as the weekend series with the Reds at Busch Stadium.
  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 5. He has right elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Urías has progressed to dry swings and a plyo program. He could start a throwing program soon.
  • LF Nathan Church was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 22, retroactive to May 21. Left shoulder strain. Imaging showed inflammation and a mild strain. Church has begun a plyo program and taking swings.

Looking Ahead

The month of June begins with a three-game series against the Rangers at Busch Stadium. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to make the Monday start, followed by Dustin May on Tuesday, and Andre Pallante on Wednesday.

After an off-day on Thursday, the homestand continues with a weekend series with the Reds.

The team heads out on a road trip on Monday, June 8, traveling to Citi Field to play the New York Mets in a three-game series.  The road trip ends in Minnesota playing the Twins in a three-game series.

The Cardinals briefly return home to play a three-game series with the Padres that ends on Wednesday, June 17. They then travel across the state to play the Royals in three games on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

The last homestand of June begins on Monday, June 22 with four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, followed by a weekend series with the Marlins.

Blast from the Past

This past week, the Cardinals played the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series at American Family Field. The series did not go well for the Cardinals as they were swept in all three games.

The Brewers have existed as a team since 1969. They began in 1969 as a team in the American League. They remained in the AL until 1998 when they were moved to the National League and into the NL Central Division, the division in which the Cardinals play.

Interleague play came into existence in 1997. Prior to that, the Cardinals had only played the Brewers once, in the 1982 World Series, which the Cardinals won in seven games.

Since the inception of interleague play in 1997, the two teams have met in a total of 459 games. The Cardinals have won 251 of those 459 games, good for a 251-208 record.

Since 1997, the Cardinals have been swept by the Brewers in a three or four-game series 11 times, including the most recent time. The 1997 sweep was the first and only interleague sweep, as the Brewers moved to the NL the next season.

This week’s Blast from the Past chronicles all 11 sweeps of the Cardinals by date and score. Below is the list of the 11 sweeps starting with the most recent and going down in descending order.

      1. May 25-27, 2026 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 5-1, 6-0, and 2-1 at American Family Field.
      2. April 19-21, 2024 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 2-1 in 10 innings, 12-5, and 2-0.
      3. September 24-26, 2018 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 6-4, 1-4 and 2-1 at Busch Stadium III.
      4. June 10-12, 2011 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-0, 5-3, and 4-3 at Miller Park.
      5. May 16-18, 2009 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 1-0, 8-2, and 8-4 at Busch Stadium III.
      6. October 2-4, 2009 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 12-6, 5-4, and 9-7 at Busch Stadium III
      7. July 21-24, 2008 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 6-3, 4-3, 3-0, and 4-3 at Busch Stadium III.
      8. April 30- May 2, 2007 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 7-1, 12-2, and 4-0 at Miller Park.
      9. April 18-21, 2002 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 7-5, 6-1, 5-3, and 5-3 at Miller Park.
      10. September 13-15, 1999 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 4-3, 4-1, and 10-8 at Busch Stadium II.
      11. June 16-18, 1997 – Brewers beat the Cardinals 1-0, 4-3, and 8-4 at County Stadium.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 30, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-1 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis LF Matt Koperniak, was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Other standouts include Leo Bernal, Sammy Hernandez, Chase Heath and Yordalin Peña.

Results for games played on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Memphis Redbirds 6 at Omaha Storm Chasers 7 (10 innings)

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds fell in extra innings to the Omaha Storm Chasers by the score of 7-6.

Starter Bruce Zimmerman pitched six innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked one and fanned four.

Scott Blewett surrendered two runs in 2/3 innings in relief of Zimmerman. Matt Svanson threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Jared Shuster yielded two runs, one earned, in the final 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.

Omaha took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. They added two runs in the third to lead 3-0.

Memphis scored two runs in the top of the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2. Leo Bernal singled. Blaze Jordan hit a ground rule double. Bligh Madris walked. Matt Koperniak plated Berna and Jordan on a single.

Matt Koperniak

The Storm Chasers answered with two runs in the home half of the seventh to extend the lead to 5-2.

The Redbirds scored three runs in the eighth to tie the game.

Joshua Báez tripled and scored on a single by Madris.

Ramon Mendoza walked. Koperniak doubled to score Madris and Mendoza.

In extra innings, Memphis took the lead 6-5 in the 10th. Báez began the inning at second base and scored the go-ahead run on a single from Bernal.

Leonardo Bernal

Omaha scored two runs in the bottom of the 10th to walk-off the game and win 7-6.

The offense scored six runs on nine hits. Koperniak was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Bernal was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Báez tripled and scored two runs.

Memphis is 33-22 on the season and is tied for second place in the International League.

Saturday’s game: at Omaha, TBD vs. TBD 6:05 CT.

Springfield Cardinals 6, Wichita Wind Surge 3

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals defeated the Wichita Wind Surge in a 6-3 contest at Route 66 Stadium on Friday.

Starter Liam Doyle pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits, four walks, and eight strikeouts.

Liam Doyle

Dominic Picone relieved Doyle and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win. Edwin Nuñez hurled a scoreless seventh. Darlin Saladin yielded one run in the final two innings and earned his first save.

Springfield went up 3-0 in the second inning. Chase Davis hit a solo home run.

Chase Davis

Ryan Campos walked and stole second base. Jon Jon Gazdar walked. Travis Honeyman singled. Noah Mendlinger walked and Campos scored for a 2-0 Springfield lead. Gazdar came home on a wild pitch for the third run of the frame.

Wichita answered with two runs in the third to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-2. Gazdar reached on an error and stole second base. Mendlinger singled home Gazdar.

In the seventh, Springfield plated two runs to widen the lead to 6-2. Rainiel Rodriguez reached on an error. Zach Levenson followed with a single. Campos doubled home Rodriguez and Levenson to move the Cardinals ahead by four runs.

Ryan Campos

The Wind Surge added a run in the eighth to bring the final score to 6-3.

The Cardinals scored six runs on six hits. Mendlinger walked and notched two RBI. Campos doubled and drove in two runs. Gazdar singled and scored two runs. Davis hit a solo home run.

On the bases, Campos stole two bases to increase his season total to nine. Gazdar swiped his fifth bag. Honeyman was caught stealing third base.

On defense, Mendlinger made a throwing error. Campos had a passed ball.

Springfield is 21-27 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North. They will play a doubleheader against the Wind Surge on Saturday.

Saturday’s games: vs. Wichita (Game One): Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (3-2, 5.18) vs. Jose Olivares RHP (0-3, 8:00) 4:05 CT.

vs. Wichita (Game two); Braden Davis LHP (0-3, 6.08) vs. TBD.

Peoria Chiefs 7 at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5 (10 innings)

The High-A Peoria Chiefs edged the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in an extra-innings contest on Friday.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up five runs on nine hits, walked one and struck out three.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Sequera and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

Jawilme Ramirez

Dominic Freeberger tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Wisconsin took a 3-0 in the first inning. Peoria answered with two runs in the home second to cut the lead to 3-2.

Tre Richardson singled and Sammy Hernandez followed with a two-run home run, his third long ball of 2026.

Sammy Hernandez

The Timber Rattlers added a run in the third to increase the lead to 4-2. In the top of the fifth, the Chiefs added a run on a solo home run by Luis Pino to shrink the lead to 4-3.

Luis Piño

Wisconsin responded with a fifth run in the home half of the fifth. The Chiefs tied the game with a two-run sixth. Cameron Nickens singled. Jalin Flores doubled to put two Chiefs in scoring position. Nickens scored on a wild pitch, with Flores to third base on the play. Flores came home on a sac fly by Richardson.

The game stayed tied at five to bring extra innings. Peoria sent two runners home to grab a 7-5 lead.

Christian Martin began the inning on second base. Jesús Báez doubled to move Martin to third base.

Jesus Baez

Martin scored on a sac fly by Nickens to move the Chiefs ahead 6-5. Jalin Flores reached on a fielder’s choice and moved to second base on the play via a throwing error, with Báez scoring for an insurance run and a 7-5 Chiefs lead.

Freeberger slammed the door in the bottom of the 10th to seal the win.

Dominic Freeberger

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 10 hits. Hernandez was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, and two RBI.  Pino hit a solo home run. Flores and Báez doubled, with Flores also collecting an RBI.

On the bases, Martin stole his fourth base of the season.

Defensively, pitcher Sequera made an error on a pickoff attempt. Left fielder Martin had an outfield assist at home plate.

Peoria is 23-26 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game:  at Wisconsin, Jacob Odle RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jason Woodward RHP (1-0, 5.63) 6:40 CT.

Palm Beach Cardinals 7, Lakeland Flying Tigers 5

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Lakeland Flying Tigers in a 7-5 win at Roger Dean Stadium on Friday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched four scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out three in his Palm Beach debut.

Brian Holiday

Kaden Echeman relieved Holiday and surrendered four runs in three innings of relief but picked up the win. Jesús García yielded one run in the in the final two innings to earn his first save.

The Beach Birds took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Yordalin Peña.

Yordalin Peña

Palm Beach added three runs in the third to extend the lead to 4-0. Ryan Weingartner singled. Ryan Mitchell walked. Chase Heath doubled to plate Weingartner and Mitchell.

Chase Heath

Heath scored on a single by Peña.

The Cardinals extended the lead to 6-0 with a two run fifth. Matthew Miura walked and stole second base. Jonathan Mejía walked and stole second. Miura scored on a fielding error. Mejía came home on a single by Heath.

Palm Beach made it 7-0 in the sixth. Heriberto Caraballo singled and later scored on a balk.

Lakeland got on the board in the seventh as they scored two runs to cut the lead to 7-2. In the eighth, the Flying Tigers added three runs to move the final score to 7-5.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on eight hits. Heath was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Peña was 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Caraballo, Weingartner, and Miura each singled and scored a run.

On the basepaths, Miura stole his first base of the season. Mejia swiped his fifth bag. Facundo Velásquez stole his first Low-A base. Peña stole his 11th base.

On defense, left fielder Mitchell had an outfield assist at home plate.

Palm Beach is 27-22 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Saturday’s game: vs. Lakeland, TBD (PB) vs. Caleb Leys LHP (0-2, 4.91) 5:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals, FCL Nationals (suspended)

This game was suspended due to weather conditions in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Nationals leading 9-0. It will be completed on Saturday, May 30.

The Cardinals are 5-13 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Saturday’s game: at FCL Nationals, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 28, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Wednesday. The repeat Player of the Day, Memphis CF Joshua Báez, was 2-for-5 with two home runs for three RBI. Other standouts include Pete Hansen, Colton Ledbetter, Won-Bin Cho, Sammy Hernandez, Tre Richardson and Sebastian Dos Santos.

Results for games played on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Memphis 5 at Omaha 2

The Redbirds beat the Storm Chasers by a 5-2 score on Wednesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched five innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked one and fanned five.

Pete Hansen

Matt Svanson relieved Hansen and threw a scoreless sixth for the win. Chris Roycroft hurled a scoreless seventh. Max Rajcic tossed a scoreless eighth. Scott Blewett surrendered one run in the ninth.

Omaha took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. In the sixth, Memphis tied the game at 1-1 on a solo home run by Joshua Báez.

The Redbirds added three runs in the seventh to take the lead at 4-1. Brody Moore singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Colton Ledbetter plated Moore on a single. Báez hit a two-run home run.

Joshua Baez

In the eighth, Memphis increased the lead to 5-1. Jeremy Rivas and Moore singled. Ledbetter singled to score Rivas.

Colton Ledbetter

The Storm Chasers rallied for one run in the ninth to cut the lead to 5-2.

Memphis scored five runs on 12 hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with three RBI. It was his second consecutive game with two homers. Ledbetter was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Moore was 3-for-4.

Nelson Velázquez stole his fourth base of the season. Ledbetter made two fielding errors.

Memphis is 32-21 on the season and is in second place in the International League.

Thursday’s game: at Omaha, LHP Quinn Mathews (1-3, 5.55) vs. Henry Williams RHP (0-0, 11.12) 6:35 CT.

Springfield vs. Wichita – Off day

Springfield is 20-27 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game: vs. Wichita, Liam Doyle LHP (0-3, 6.44) vs. Sam Armstrong RHP (1-3, 4.86) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 6 at Wisconsin 0 (seven innings, game one)

The Chiefs blanked the Timber Rattlers by a 6-0 score in the first game of a road twin bill on Wednesday.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched six scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked five and struck out one to earn his first High-A win.

Quinn Mathews

Nolan Sparks relieved Van Dyke and tossed a scoreless seventh.

Peoria went up 3-0 in the fourth inning. Josh Kross reached on an error. Cade McGee walked. Cameron Nickens singled to score Kross. Won-Bin Cho tripled to plate McGee and Nickens.

Won-Bin Cho

The Chiefs added three runs in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-0. Jack Gurevitch hit a solo home run. Jalin Flores singled. McGee followed with a two-run home run.

Cade McGee

The Chiefs scored six runs on eight hits. Cho was 2-for-2 with two RBI. McGee had two RBI and scored two runs.

Cho stole his 17th base of the season. José Suarez swiped his fourth bag. Nickens was caught stealing. Christian Martin was picked off and caught stealing.

Peoria 7 at Wisconsin 12 (seven innings, game two)

The Chiefs were pounded by the Timber Rattlers by a 12-7 score in the second game of Wednesday’s twin bill.

Starter Nate Dohm secured just one out, gave up six runs on four hits, walked two and struck out one. Dohm took the loss.

Rubén Menes relieved Dohm and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Jose Davila surrendered three runs in two innings. Christian Worley yielded three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Jawilme Ramírez collected the final out of the sixth.

Wisconsin put up six runs in the first inning. Peoria scored two runs in the second to cut the lead to 6-2. Tre Richardson and Sammy Hernandez hit solo home runs.

Tre Richardson

Sammy Hernandez

The Chiefs added three runs in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 6-5. Richardson singled and stole second and third. Hernandez doubled to score Richardson. Christian Martin doubled. Jose Cordoba doubled to plate Hernandez and Martin.

Jose Cordoba

The Timber Rattlers answered with three runs in the home fourth to extend the lead to 9-5. The Chiefs put up two runs in the fifth to shrink the lead to 9-7. Luis Pino singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Richardson tripled to plate Pino. Richardson scored on a single by Hernandez.

Wisconsin added to its lead with three runs in the sixth to win 12-7.

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 11 hits. Hernandez was 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Richardson was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Cordoba had two RBI.

Richardson stole two bases. Hernandez swiped his third bag. Jalin Flores stole his sixth base.

Pino made three errors, one throwing and two fielding. Hernandez picked a runner off second base.

Peoria is 22-25 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game: at Wisconsin, Tanner Franklin RHP (1-1, 3.31) vs. Josh Knoth RHP (0-0, 4.50

Palm Beach 3, Lakeland 7

The Class-A Cardinals fell to the Lakeland Flying Tigers by a 7-3 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Payton Graham pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on three hits, walked one and struck out three.

Kaden Echeman relieved Graham and secured the final out of the fourth. Jake Shelagowski surrendered four runs in 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Anthony Watts hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings in his 2026 Palm Beach debut. Antoni Cuello tossed a scoreless ninth.

Lakeland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Palm Beach answered with two runs in the bottom of the third. Trevor Haskins doubled and scored on a double by Matthew Miura. Ryan Weingartner walked and stole second base. Miura came home on a sac fly by Ryan Mitchell.

The Flying Tigers put up two runs in the top of the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. The Cardinals responded in the home fourth with a solo home run by Chase Heath to tie the game.

Chase Heath

Lakeland scored two runs each in the fifth and seventh to extend the lead to 7-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on just three hits. The offense was 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Mitchell stole his 11th base of the season. Weingartner swiped his 14th bag.

Shelagowski made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 25-22 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Thursday’s game: vs. Lakeland, TBD (PB) vs. Malachi Witherspoon RHP (2-0, 4.71) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 6 at FCL Astros 7 (nine innings)

The rookie Cardinals were walked off in extra innings by the Astros on Wednesday.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on five hits, two walks and four strikeouts.

Yordy Herrera relieved Cabrera and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Owen Rice surrendered one run in two innings. Chris Lopez yielded three runs, two earned, in the eighth. Paulo Asprilla allowed one unearned run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the second. Miguel Hernandez was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Royelny Strop plated Hernandez on a single.

The Astros regained the lead with a run in the home second.

In the fifth, the Cardinals tied the game on a solo home run by Cristofer Lebrón. They took the lead 3-2 in the sixth. Sebastian Dos Santos singled and stole second base. Dos Santos later scored on a sac fly by Andru Arthur.

Cristofer Lebron

The Astros again tied the game in the seventh. As the game went into extra innings, the Cardinals put up three runs in the eighth to lead 6-3. Bracewell Taveras started the inning on second base. Paulo Asprilla singled to score Taveras. Dos Santos hit a two-run home run.

Sebastian Dos Santos

In the home half of the eighth, the Astros scored three to retie the game at 6-6.

The Cardinals failed to score in the top of the ninth. The Astros pushed one run across to win in a walk off 7-6.

The Cardinals scored six runs on five hits. Dos Santos was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Hernandez stole his third base of the season. Lebrón swiped his sixth bag. Dos Santos stole his seventh base.

Anyelo Encarnacion made a throwing error. Rice made an error on a pickoff. Arthur had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 5-12 on the season. They are in last place in the FCL East.

Thursday’s game: at FCL Marlins TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 27, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-0 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day are the Memphis offense, which scored 19 runs. Joshua Báez led the way with two home runs and five RBI. Blaze Jordan and Ramon Mendoza also excelled. Other standouts include Mason Molina, Noah Mendlinger, Zach Levenson, José Suárez and Michael Dattalo.

Results for games played on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Memphis 19 at Omaha 5

The Redbirds walloped the Storm Chasers by the score of 19-5 on Tuesday.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up one run on six hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Hunter Dobbins

Luis Gastelum relieved Dobbins and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. Cade Winquest surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Jared Shuster yielded three runs in the final 1 1/3 innings.

Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Colton Ledbetter. Omaha tied the game in the second.

The Redbirds added three runs in the third to lead 4-1. Jeremy Rivas singled and stole second base. Joshua Báez followed with a two-run home run. Blaze Jordan doubled and scored on a single by Bligh Madris.

Joshua Baez

In the fourth, Memphis put up nine runs to run up the score to 13-1. Matt Koperniak singled. Ramon Mendoza hit a two-run home run. Rivas and Ledbetter singled. Báez followed with a three-run home run. Jimmy Crooks doubled. Jordan singled. Madris singled to score Crooks. Nelson Velázquez doubled to plate Jordan. Madris scored on a ground out by Koperniak. Mendoza drove in Velázquez on a ground out.

Ramon Mendoza

In the top of the eighth, the Redbirds scored three more runs to lead 16-1. Crooks was hit by a pitch. Jordan doubled. Madris reached on a fielder’s choice. Crooks was out at home. Velázquez to score Jordan. Koperniak walked. Mendoza doubled to plate Madris and Velázquez.

Omaha answered with a run in the home half of the eighth to cut the lead to 16-2. Memphis scored three more runs in the top of the ninth to extend the lead to 19-2. Báez singled. Crooks walked. Jordan hit a three-run home run.

Blaze Jordan

The Storm Chasers scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to shrink the final score to 19-5.

The offense scored 19 runs on 21 hits. Báez was 4-for-6 with five RBI and three runs scored. Jordan was 4-for-6 with three RBI and four runs scored. Mendoza was 2-for-5 with five RBI. Madris was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Velázquez was 2-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored. Ledbetter was 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Koperniak was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Rivas was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Crooks scored two runs.

Rivas stole his first base for Memphis.

Memphis is 31-21 on the season and are tied with Nashville for second place in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: at Omaha, Quinn Mathews LHP (1-3, 5.55) vs. Ethan Bosacker RHP (1-1, 5.48) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 8, Wichita 5

The Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge by the score of 8-5 on Tuesday in Springfield.

Starter Mason Molina pitched five innings, gave up one run on one hit, walked four and fanned eight to earn his first win for Springfield.

Mason Molina

Chen-Wei Lin relieved Molina and surrendered four runs in 3 1/3 innings. D.J Carpenter threw the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning to earn his first Double-A save.

Springfield went up 2-0 in the third inning. Dakota Harris singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Noah Mendlinger singled. Lars Nootbaar, in his first rehab game in Springfield, doubled to plate Harris. Mendlinger scored on a ground out by Miguel Ugueto.

The Cardinals added two runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 4-0. Trey Paige hit a solo home run. Harris doubled and scored on a single by Mendlinger.

Trey Paige

Wichita got on the board with a run in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 4-1. Springfield answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth to lead 5-1. Ugueto singled and stole second base. Miguel Villarroel singled to score Ugueto.

In the top of the eighth, the Wind Surge shrunk the gap to 5-3. The Cardinals responded with a three-run bottom of the inning to extend the lead to 8-3. Harris walked. Mendlinger doubled. Zach Levenson, pinch hitting for Nootbaar, blasted a three-run home run.

Zach Levenson

Wichita rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth to cut the final score to 8-4.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 12 hits. Mendlinger was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Ugueto was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Harris was 2-for-2 with three runs scored. Levenson had three RBI.

Ugueto stole his 18th base of the season. Travis Honeyman had an outfield assist at second base.

Springfield is 20-27 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Wednesday’s game: Off.

Peoria 5 at Wisconsin 2 (seven innings)

The Chiefs beat the Timber Rattlers in a rain shortened game on Tuesday. Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on seven hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Gerardo Salas relieved Fajardo and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Dominic Freeberger tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

Peoria went up 1-0 in the first inning on a solo home run by Jesús Báez. Wisconsin tied the game in the third.

Jesus Baez

The Chiefs regained the lead with two runs in the fourth to make it 3-1. Cameron Nickens walked and José Suárez followed with a two-run home run.

José Suarez

Peoria added a run in the top of the fifth to increase the lead to 4-1. Won-Bin Cho was hit by a pitch. Cameron Nickens singled, advancing Cho to third. Suárez plated Cho on a single.

The Timber Rattlers scored one run in the home fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. Peoria answered with a run in the sixth on a solo home run by Jalin Flores to extend the lead to 5-2.

Jalin Flores

The offense scored five runs on 10 hits. Suárez was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Flores was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jack Gurevitch was 2-for-4. Nickens was 2-for-3.

Gurevitch stole his second base of the season. Fajardo picked a runner off first base.

Peoria is 21-24 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s games:  at Wisconsin, Ty Van Dyke RHP (0-1, 7.36) vs. J.D. Thompson LHP (0-0, 5.68) 12:10 CT (game one); at Wisconsin, Nate Dohm LHP (0-1, 10.53) vs. Braylon Owens RHP (1-0, 3.47) (game two).

Palm Beach 5, Lakeland 4

The Cardinals edged the Lakeland Flying Tigers in a 5-4 walkoff win at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday.

Starter Alex Breckheimer pitched five innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked two and struck out three.

Alex Breckheimer

Justin Militello relieved Breckheimer and surrendered three runs in the sixth. Jovi Gálvez threw a scoreless seventh. Dylan Driessen hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Jesús Garcia tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning and received the win.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning. Brayden Smith singled and later scored on a double by Michael Dattalo. They added two runs in the third to lead 3-0. Facundo Velásquez walked. Smith singled. Ryan Mitchell walked. Dattalo singled to score Velásquez. Smith came home on a walk by Yordalin Peña.

The Flying Tigers cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth inning. Lakeland took the lead 4-3 with a three-run sixth.

Ryan Weingartner

In the seventh, the Beach Birds tied the game at 4-4 on a solo home run by Ryan Weingartner. Palm Beach took the lead 5-4 in the ninth. Weingartner singled. Mitchell singled. Dattalo singled to plate Weingartner for the walkoff win.

Michael Dattalo

The Cardinals scored five runs on 11 hits. Dattalo was 4-for-5 with three RBI. Weingartner was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Smith was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Mitchell was 2-for-4.

Smith stole his 11th base of the season. Peña had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 25-21 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Lakeland, TBD (PB) vs. Cash Kuiper RHP (0-2, 7.04) 5:30 CT.

Florida Complex League Cardinals – Off day

The rookie Cardinals did not play on Tuesday. They are 5-11 on the season and are tied for fourth/fifth/last place in the FCL East.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Astros, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – May 18-24

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In division play, the St. Louis Cardinals went 2-3 for the week. Brycen Mautz almost made his MLB debut, though his start was rained out. However, Bryan Torres arrived with a bang. Our history feature revisits two others who had multiple hits including a home run in their first game up.

Game Recaps

Monday, May 18, 2026 – Off day

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Cardinals 9, Pirates 6 (10 innings)

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pirates by a 9-6 score in extra innings on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked two and fanned nine.

Gordon Graceffo relieved Liberatore and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. JoJo Romero pitched 1 1/3 scoreless inning, Riley O’Brien surrendered two runs in the ninth. George Soriano tossed a scoreless 10th to earn his second win.

In the third inning, Pedro Pagés drew a walk before JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run home run.

JJ Wetherholt

St. Louis added a run in the fourth to lead 3-0. Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker singled to put runners on the corners. As Nolan Gorman grounded into a double play, Burleson scored.

The Pirates put up four runs in the fifth to take the lead. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the sixth to regain the lead, 5-4. Burleson was hit by a pitch and Gorman followed with a two-run home run.

Nolan Gorman

The Cardinals made it 6-4 in the eighth on a solo home run by Burleson. Pittsburgh tied the game in the ninth.

In the top of the ninth, the Pirates failed to score. The Cardinals posted a three-run bottom of the 10th. With Victor Scott on second, JJ Wetherholt singled, moving Scott to third. Iván Herrera blasted a three-run home run to give the Cardinals the walk off win.

Iván Herrera

The Cardinals offense scored nine runs on nine hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Burleson was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Herrera had three RBI. Gorman drove in two.

Thomas Saggese was picked off and caught stealing home. Gorman stole his first base of the season.

Jordan Walker made a fielding error. Graceffo made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Cardinals 0, Pirates 7

The Cardinals were blanked by the Pirates in the second game of the series on Wednesday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched five innings, gave up three runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out one. McGreevy took the loss.

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and threw two scoreless innings. Matt Svanson surrendered four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Matt Pushard tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added single runs in the fourth and the sixth to lead 3-0. In the eighth, Pittsburgh put up four more runs to extend the lead to 7-0.

The Cardinals were held scoreless and scattered five hits. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-4. A double by Victor Scott was the only extra base hit.

The offense was 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Wetherholt stole his sixth base of the season.

Thursday, May 21, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Pirates 6

The Cardinals fell to the Pirates by a 6-2 score on Thursday as Pittsburgh won the series. Starter Dustin May pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on six hits. walked two and fanned seven.

Gordon Graceffo relieved May and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Justin Bruihl surrendered two runs while getting two outs. Matt Svanson hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Matt Pushard tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the third on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Pittsburgh regained the lead at 2-1 in the fourth, then extended the lead to 6-1 with two runs in the sixth and two in the seventh.

St. Louis scored a second run in the eighth. Herrera and Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker plated Herrera on a single.

The Cardinals scored two runs on eight hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Burleson and Pedro Pagés were both 2-for-4.

Friday, May 22, 2026 – Cardinals at Reds (postponed, rescheduled to Saturday)

Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Cardinals 8 at Reds 1 (game one)

The Cardinals soundly defeated the Reds in the first game of a split doubleheader on Saturday. Starter Andre Pallante pitched six innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one and struck out three to earn his fifth win.

Andre Pallante

Ryne Stanek, George Soriano and Matt Svanson tossed a scoreless inning each.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the third to lead 2-1. JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera walked. Alec Burleson singled to plate Wetherholt. Herrera scored on a force out by Jordan Walker.

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to lead 3-1. Masyn Winn, Bryan Torres and Victor Scott singled. Wetherholt drove in Winn on a single.

In the seventh, St. Louis extended their lead to 5-1. Herrera walked and stole second. Walker hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

St. Louis made it 6-1 in the eighth. Scott singled and scored on a triple by Herrera.  The lead increased to 8-1 in the ninth on a two-run home run by Torres.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 12 hits. Torres was 2-for 4 with two RBI. Herrera was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Burleson was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Scott was 3-for-4. Walker had three RBI. Winn scored two runs.

Scott stole his seventh base of the season. Herrera swiped his second bag.

Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Cardinals 6 at Reds 7 (11 innings, game two)

The Cardinals were edged by the Reds in the 11-inning second game of the split doubleheader. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five innings, gave up five runs on seven hits, walked two and fanned eight.

Justin Bruihl relieved Leahy and surrendered one run in 1/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Ryan Fernandez hurled two scoreless frames. JoJo Romero tossed a scoreless inning. Riley O’Brien yielded one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the second inning. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Nolan Gorman singled, advancing Walker to third. Walker came home on a sac fly by Masyn Winn.

The Reds put up five runs in the fifth to go ahead. The Cardinals responded with a three-run top of the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch. Alec Burleson doubled. Walker blasted a three-run home run, his second multi-run long ball of the day.

Cincinnati scored once in the home sixth to extend the lead to 6-4. In the top of the ninth, a solo home run by José Fermín closed the gap to 6-5. Victor Scott and Burleson followed with walks. Walker plated Scott on a single to tie the game at 6-6.

The Reds did not score in the bottom of the ninth and the game went into extra innings.

After a quiet 10th, the game moved into the 11th. The Cardinals failed to score. The Reds pushed the tiebreaker runner across the plate to win in a walk off, 7-6.

The St. Louis offense scored six runs on nine hits. Walker was 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored.

Sunday, May 24, 2026 – Cardinals at Reds (postponed)

This final game of the series was postponed due to rain. It will be made up on August 17 as part of a split doubleheader.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week with a record of 2-3 that included an unfinished series with the Reds over the weekend. They lost two of three to the Pirates and won one game of Saturday’s split doubleheader against the Reds. The team is 29-22 and is in second place in the NL Central, 1.5 games back of the Brewers.

The Cardinals could conceivably come away from the upcoming Brewers series in first place if they sweep. This is a tall order, however.

Alec Burleson

Nevertheless, the offense improved from last week, despite only winning two games. Most of the improvements came from the top of the lineup. The best performances by OPS over the last seven days are Alec Burleson (1.356), Bryan Torres (1.250 in 8 at-bats in his major league debut), José Fermín (1.166 in 6 ABs), Jordan Walker (1.065) and Iván Herrera (1.042).

At the bottom were César Prieto (.000 in 11 ABs), Yohel Pozo (.000 in 2 ABs). Masyn Winn (.293), Thomas Saggese (.333), and Nolan Gorman (.490).

Prieto is hitless and walk-free in 17 plate appearances since being called up from Memphis. Saggese is not hitless, but with little playing time, he has not been successful at the plate. Both infielders would be better served by returning to Memphis to get more consistent at bats. The issue is having a third base backup for Gorman with Ramón Urías still on the injured list.

Pitching took a turn for the worse over the last seven days. Only one starter, Andre Pallante, had an ERA under 4.00 for the week. His ERA was 1.50 in his one start in the doubleheader with the Reds on Saturday. The next best was Michael McGreevy with an ERA of 5.40.

The bullpen was okay but with hiccups from Riley O’Brien, Justin Bruihl and Matt Svanson. Svanson was optioned to Memphis to make room on the roster for Brycen Mautz, who ended up not starting on Sunday because of a rain postponement. Unless an injury occurs to another, Svanson will have to stay in Memphis for a minimum of 15 days before he can be recalled. The time in Memphis should do him good and allow him to work on his shortcomings.

The bullpen needs tweaking but there is no tweaking to be had, as there is no help in Memphis. This has been the refrain for the last month or so. Mautz is reportedly remaining with the team for the Brewers series and could see some time pitching out of the bullpen, though he is primarily a starter.

The Cardinals visit the Brewers to begin the week and end the week at home against the Cubs. The Cubs have lost eight straight games. One must hope they don’t recover against the Cardinals this coming weekend. The final weeks of May have been the first trip of the season through the NL Central.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 30 20 0.600
St. Louis 29 22 0.569 1.5
Chicago 29 24 0.547 2.5
Cincinnati 27 25 0.519 4
Pittsburgh 27 26 0.509 4.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 5/19 The Cardinals transferred LF Lars Nootbaar’s rehab assignment from Palm Beach to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/22 The Cardinals placed LF Nathan Church on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 21. Left shoulder strain.
  • 5/22 The Cardinals recalled OF Bryan Torres from the Memphis Redbirds. The 28-year-old made his MLB debut that evening.
  • 5/23 The Cardinals recalled RHP Ryan Fernandez from the Memphis Redbirds as the 27th man for that day’s doubleheader.
  • 5/24 The Cardinals optioned RHP Ryan Fernandez to the Memphis Redbirds.

Brycen Mautz

  • 5/24 The recalled LHP Brycen Mautz from the Memphis Redbirds. Mautz was unable to make the start for St. Louis due to Sunday’s rainout.
  • 5/24 The Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

  • OF Lars Nootbaar’s (heel surgery) rehab assignment was moved from Palm Beach to the Memphis Redbirds on May 19. Nootbaar has played in left field in four of his six games to date, with a June 1 target to return to St. Louis. This week, with Memphis continuing on the road and Springfield returning home, Nootbaar will shift to the Double-A club.
  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 5. He has right elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) Urías is taking dry swings and is close to being cleared to throw.

Nathan Church

  • LF Nathan Church was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 22, retroactive to May 21. Left shoulder strain. Imaging showed inflammation and a mild strain. No return date has been reported.

Looking Ahead

The Reds series ended on Sunday with a postponement after a doubleheader was played on Saturday. The Cardinals traveled to Milwaukee to begin a three-game series on Monday. Matthew Liberatore’s start on Sunday was moved to Monday, and the major league debut of Brycen Mautz on Sunday was cancelled due to the weather postponement. The pitchers for the rest of Brewers series are Michael McGreevy on Tuesday and Dustin May on Wednesday.

After the Brewers’ series, the team returns to St. Louis to play the Cubs in a weekend series to conclude the month of May.

June will begin with three games against the Rangers. After a Thursday off day, the homestand continues with a weekend set with the Reds.

The team heads out on a road trip on Monday, June 8, traveling to New York to play the Mets for three.  The road trip ends in Minnesota vs. the Twins for three.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals called up outfielder Bryan Torres this past weekend to make his major league debut in Cincinnati against the Reds. Torres was replacing injured outfielder Nathan Church. The weekend series was marred by rain, resulting in a split doubleheader on Saturday and a postponement of Sunday’s game.

Torres was in the starting lineup for both games in his debut, and it was a spectacular debut for the 28-year-old. After 11 years in the minor leagues and independent leagues to get to this moment, Torres made a splash. In the two starts, the rookie outfielder recorded a milestone, becoming only the third Cardinals player in franchise history to record multiple hits, including a home run, in his MLB debut.

Bryan Torres

Torres went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, and a run scored in the first game of the doubleheader. He recorded a single and a home run. In the second game, Torres was 1-for-4 with a single and a walk.

As stated, Torres was the third player in franchise history to debut in this manner. The other two Cardinals players, and their major league debuts, are the subject of this week’s Blast from the Past.

Outfielder Bobby Smith and first baseman Joe Cunningham debuted for the Cardinals in a similar manner as Torres. Ironically, all three played their first game against the Cincinnati Reds. Below is a synopsis of their debuts with the date and relevant details chronicled.

  • Joe Cunningham

    Joe Cunningham – Cunningham debuted with the Cardinals on June 30, 1954, against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. Cunningham was in the starting lineup at first base, hitting fifth, two spots after teammate Stan Musial.

Cunningham went 2-for-5 with five RBI and two runs scored. His two hits were a three-run home run in the fifth inning, and a two-run single in the seventh. The Cardinals won, 11-3.

Cunningham played for the Cardinals for seven seasons, from 1954-1961. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in November 1961 for Minnie Miñoso.

  • Bobby Smith

    Bobby Smith – Smith debuted on April 16, 1957, playing center field and hitting eighth. The game was a 13-4 win over the Reds at Crosley Field.

Smith went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in the sixth inning and a single to center in the seventh. Smith’s single advanced teammate Hal Smith to third base. Hal Smith scored on a sac fly by Herm Wehmeier.

Bobby Smith played for the Cardinals for three seasons and was traded to the Phillies in December 1959.

Wherever Bryan Torres’ baseball journey takes him, he will always have this achievement to look back upon with pride.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 23, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria 1B Jack Gurevitch, was 2-for-4 including a three-run home run. Other standouts include Brody Moore, Colton Ledbetter, Blaze Jordan, Matt Koperniak, Jesús Báez and Jonathan Mejía.

Results for games played on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Memphis 8 at Iowa 4

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Cubs by an 8-4 score on Friday. Starter Quinn Mathews pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs on four hits, walked four and fanned four.

Luis Gastelum relieved Mathews and threw 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Chris Roycroft hurled a scoreless sixth. Ryan Murphy pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win. Scott Blewett tossed a scoreless ninth.

Memphis went up 5-0 in the top of the first inning. Colton Ledbetter, Ramon Mendoza and Jimmy Crooks singled. Blaze Jordan singled to score Ledbetter. Mendoza came home on a walk by Bligh Madris. Crooks scored on a ground out by Matt Koperniak. Brody Moore doubled to plate Jordan and Madris.

Brody Moore

Iowa answered with two runs in the bottom of the first and two more in the second to shrink the lead to 5-4.

The Redbirds increased the lead to 6-4 in the fourth. Andy Yerzy doubled and scored on a double by Ledbetter.

In the fifth, Memphis extended their lead to 8-4. Jordan doubled. Nelson Velázquez walked. Koperniak doubled to score Jordan and Velázquez.

Matt Koperniak

The Redbirds scored eight runs on 14 hits. Moore was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Jordan was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Ledbetter was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Mendoza was 2-for-5. Yerzy was 2-for-4. Koperniak had three RBI.

Madris was picked off first base.

Memphis is 30-19 on the season and is in first place in the International League.

Saturday’s game: at Iowa, LHP Bruce Zimmermann (4-2, 4.76) vs. Paul Campbell RHP (0-4, 8.5) 6:08 CT.

Springfield 0 at Arkansas 14

The Cardinals were massacred by the Travelers by a 14-0 score on Friday. Starter Liam Doyle pitched four innings, gave up four runs on three hits, walked six and fanned seven. Doyle took the loss.

Darlin Saladin relieved Doyle and surrendered four runs in two innings. Edwin Nuñez relinquished six runs in just 1/3 of an inning. Dominic Picone tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Arkansas began scoring in the third inning and kept on going, feasting on Cardinal pitching. They put up two runs in the third, five in the fifth, one in the sixth, and six in the seventh.

The Cardinals offense was held to three hits, singles by Noah Mendlinger, Rainiel Rodriguez and Graysen Tarlow. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Mendlinger was caught stealing. Ryan Campos and Jon Jon Gazdar each made throwing errors. Saladin picked a runner off first base.

Springfield is 17-26 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Saturday’s game: at Arkansas, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (2-2, 6.06) vs. RHP Ryan Sloan (0-1, 4.94) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 5, Grand Rapids 4

The High-A Chiefs edged the Kernels by a 5-4 score at Dozer Park on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on two hits, both solo home runs, walked one and fanned four to earn his first professional win.

Tanner Franklin

Gerardo Salas relieved Franklin and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Aaron Holiday threw a scoreless eighth. Patrick Galle yielded one run in the ninth but held on for his first save.

Grand Rapids took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Peoria tied the game in the second. Christian Martin singled and advanced to second on an error. Jose Cordoba singled to score Martin.

The Chiefs added three runs in the fifth to take the 4-1 lead. Sammy Hernandez was hit by a pitch. Jesús Báez singled. Jack Gurevitch followed with a three-run home run.

Jack Gurevitch

The Kernels scored single runs in the sixth and seventh to cut the lead to 4-3. Peoria answered with a solo home run by red-hot Jesus Baez in the home seventh to extend the lead to 5-3.

Jesus Baez

Grand Rapids added a fourth run in the ninth.

The Chiefs scored five runs on 10 hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Báez was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Cordoba was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Tre Richardson was 2-for-4.

Gurevitch stole his first base of the season. Won-Bin Cho and Cordoba swiped two bags each. Sammy Hernandez stole his second base. Richardson swiped his fifth base.

Cordoba had an outfield assist at home plate.

Peoria is 18-24 on the season. They are in last place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game: vs. Grand Rapids, Leonel Sequera RHP (1-4, 10.06) vs. Ivran Romero RHP (2-1, 7.97) 6:35 CT

Palm Beach 6 at St. Lucie 7

The Class-A Cardinals were walked off by the Mets, 7-6, in Port St. Lucie on Friday. Starter Cade Crossland pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on five hits, walked one and fanned seven.

Yadiel Batista relieved Crossland and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Jose Davila surrendered two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Jovi Gálvez tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Dylan Driessen relinquished the winning run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Beach Birds took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. New Beach Bird Daniel Rojas singled and advanced to second on an error. Yordalin Peña plated Rojas on a single. Peña stole second base and he scored on Jonathan Mejiá single.

Jonathan Mejia

The Mets answered with a run in the home third to cut the lead to 2-1.

Palm Beach added a run in the top of the fourth to increase the lead to 3-1. Heriberto Caraballo, Facundo Velásquez and Rojas singled. Brayden Smith walked and Caraballo scored.

St. Lucie tied the game in the home fourth. They added a run in the fifth, then made it 6-3 in the seventh.

The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game at 6-6. Ryan Mitchell walked and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Brayden Smith walked. Peña was hit by a pitch. Mejía singled to score Mitchell. Smith came home on a balk. Chase Heath plated Peña on a single.

The Mets walked it off in the bottom of the ninth to win 7-6.

The Cardinals scored six runs on nine hits. Mejía was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Rojas was 2-for-4.

Peña stole his eighth base of the season. Rojas had an outfield assist at second base. Peña had an outfield assist at second base.

The Cardinals are 24-19 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Saturday’s game: at St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:10 CT.

FCL Cardinals 4, FCL Astros 7 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals lost to the Astros in a completion of the suspended game from May 18. Before the delay, starter Andrew Bolívar pitched one scoreless inning with no hits allowed and three strikeouts.

Brian Holiday took over on Friday and surrendered three runs in three innings. Xavier Cruz yielded three runs in 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Giovanni Vargas relinquished one run in the final 2/3 of an inning.

The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

The Cardinals put up three runs in the third to take the lead. Cristofer Lebrón singled, stole second, and advanced to third on an error. Sebastian Dos Santos was hit by a pitch. Lebrón scored on a throwing error on a stolen base by Dos Santos. Miguel Hernández plated Dos Santos on a double. Hernández came home on a single by Yaxson Lucena.

Yaxson Lucena

The Astros tied the score in the fourth then went ahead 4-3 in the top of the fifth. The Cardinals retied the game with one run in the home fifth. Lucena walked, then advanced to second and third on wild pitches. Hunter and Royelny Strop walked. Juan Rujano was hit by a pitch and Lucena scored.

The Astros regained the lead in the sixth, then added two more runs in the seventh to win 7-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on eight hits. Lucena was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Lebrón was 2-for-4. Kenly Hunter was 2-for-3.

Lebrón stole his third base of the season. Dos Santos stole two bases. Bracewell Taveras stole his first base. Hunter swiped his fifth bag. Dos Santos and Lebrón were both caught stealing.

Lucena had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 5-8 on the season. They are in fourth place in the FCL East.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 21, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-5 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’ Player of the Day, Springfield’s Mason Molina, pitched five scoreless innings on only two hits and struck out five. Other standouts include Hunter Dobbins, Joshua Báez, Brandt Thompson, Ryan Mitchell, Jan Cabrera and Juan Rujano.

Results for games played on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Memphis 2 at Iowa 3

The Triple-A Redbirds were edged by the Cubs by a 3-2 score on Tuesday.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched seven innings, gave up two runs on three hits and struck out three. The right-hander had a perfect game through five innings.

Hunter Dobbins

Cade Winquest relieved Dobbins and threw a scoreless eighth. Chris Roycroft surrendered an unearned run in the final 1/3 inning.

The game was scoreless until the sixth, when the Cubs took a 1-0 lead. They added a run in the seventh.

Memphis tied the game in the top of the ninth. Blaze Jordan singled and Miguel Villarroel pinch ran. Leo Bernal doubled. Villarroel scored on a sac fly by Nelson Velázquez. Bligh Madris plated Bernal on a single.

Bligh Madris

Iowa scored one run in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the win.

Memphis’ offense scored two runs on six hits. Joshua Báez was 3-for-4 and stole two bases. Bernal swiped his fifth bag. Villarroel made a fielding error.

Memphis is 28-19 on the season and is in first place in the International League.

Thursday’s game: at Iowa, LHP Pete Hansen (0-1, 4.44) vs. LHP Jordan Wicks, 12:08 CT.

Springfield 2 at Arkansas 3 (seven innings, game one)

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Travelers in the opener of Wednesday’s twin bill.

Starter Mason Molina pitched five scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked one and fanned five.

Mason Molina

Michael Watson relieved Molina and surrendered three runs in 2/3 of an inning for the loss. Randel Clemente secured the final out of the sixth.

Ryan Campos

The Cardinals took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Ryan Campos. They added a run in the fourth on a solo home run by Chase Davis.

Chase Davis

The Travelers rallied in the sixth to take the lead 3-2 and held on in the seventh for the win.

The Cardinals scored two runs on two hits, solo home runs. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Rainiel Rodriguez had a passed ball.

Springfield 0 at Arkansas 10 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals were walloped by the Travelers by a 10-0 score in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked one and fanned nine. Thompson took the loss.

Brandt Thompson

Dominic Picone relieved Thompson and surrendered two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Double-A newcomer D.J. Carpenter relinquished six runs in 2/3 of an inning. Edwin Nuñez secured the final out of the sixth.

Arkansas scored two runs in both the third and fifth innings. The Travelers continue to pile on the runs with six in the sixth for a 10-0 margin.

The Cardinals’ bats were held to four hits in total. Noah Mendlinger was 2-for-3.

Rainiel Rodriguez stole his first base for Springfield.

Springfield is 16-25 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game:  at Arkansas, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (0-0, 3.95) vs. Nico Tellache LHP (2-2, 2.86) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 3, Grand Rapids 4

The High-A Chiefs fell to the Kernels by a 4-3 score at Dozer Park on Wednesday. Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked three and struck out two. Van Dyke took the loss in his Peoria debut.

Bobby Olsen relieved Van Dyke and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Jawilme Ramirez hurled two scoreless innings. Dominic Freeberger surrendered one run in the eighth. Christian Worley tossed a scoreless ninth.

Grand Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Peoria cut the lead to 2-1 in the third. Christian Martin doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Martin scored on a ground out by Tai Peete, who was just off the injured list.

The Kernels extended their lead to 3-1 in the fourth. In the top of the eighth, Grand Rapids made it 4-1. The Chiefs answered in the home eighth with a solo home run by Jesús Báez to cut the lead to 4-2.

Jesus Baez

Peoria had the tying and winning runs in scoring position with no outs in the ninth but could only score one run. Josh Kross, who doubled, came home on a double by Cade McGee.

Cade McGee

The Chiefs scored three runs on six hits. Kross was 2-for-4.

Jalin Flores made a fielding error. Won-Bin Cho had an outfield assist at third base.

Peoria is 16-24 on the season. They are in last place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game: vs. Grand Rapids, Nate Dohm RHP (0-3, 10.26) vs. Jason Doktorczyk RHP (3-4, 6.55) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 3 at St. Lucie 4

The Low-A Cardinals were edged by the Mets by a 4-3 score on Wednesday. Starter Alex Breckheimer pitched five innings, gave up three runs, two earned, on three hits, walked one and struck out three.

Yordy Herrera relieved Breckheimer and threw a scoreless sixth. Nelfy Ynfante hurled a scoreless seventh. Liam Best surrendered one run in the eighth and took the loss.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Trevor Haskins singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Ryan Mitchell plated Haskins on a single.

The Mets tied the game in the home third. Palm Beach scored a run in the top of the fourth to lead 2-1. Jonathan Mejía walked and later scored on a passed ball.

St. Lucie added two runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the 3-2. The Beach Birds tied it in the fifth. Ryan Mitchell walked, stole second base, advanced to third on a throwing error, and scored on a sac fly by Brayden Smith.

Ryan Mitchell

The Mets broke the tie with a run in the eighth to win 4-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on eight hits. Mitchell was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Michael Dattalo was 2-for-3.

Mitchell stole his 10th base of the season. Ryan Weingartner swiped his 13th bag.

Breckheimer made a throwing error. Chase Heath was charged with catcher interference.

The Cardinals are 23-18 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Thursday’s game:  at St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:10 CT.

FCL Cardinals 7, FCL Marlins 0 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals blanked the Marlins by a 7-0 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched four scoreless innings with four hits allowed, walked one and fanned five.

Jan Cabrera

Anthony Watts relieved Cabrera and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Alejandro Lóiaza tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the first inning. Matthew Miura singled and stole second base. Sebastian Dos Santos singled to plate Miura.

The Cardinals added two runs in the second to lead 3-0. Kenly Hunter was hit by a pitch then stole second base. Royelny Stop singled and stole second base. Juan Rujano drove in Hunter and Strop on a single.

Juan Rujano

The Cardinals extended their lead to 6-0 in the fourth. Cristofer Lebrón reached first on a dropped third strike. Miura was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Lebrón scored on a wild pitch. Dos Santos and Miguel Hernández walked. Yaxson Lucena walked and Miura came home. Dos Santos scored on a walk by Hunter.

The Cardinals added a seventh run in the fifth. Rujano walked. J.P. Cabrera singled. Rujano scored on a ground out by Lebrón.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on five hits. Rujano had two RBI. Miura scored two runs.

Miura stole his first base of the season. Hunter swiped his fifth bag. Strop stole his third base. Dos Santos swiped his fourth bag.

Jan Cabrera and Hernández each made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 5-7 on the season. They are tied for third place in the FCL East.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 20, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Palm Beach’s Jacob Odle, pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings with only three hits allowed and eight strikeouts. Other standouts include Brycen Mautz, Jimmy Crooks and Brayden Smith.

Results for games played on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Memphis 6 at Iowa 3

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Cubs by a 6-3 score on Tuesday in Des Moines.

Starter Brycen Mautz pitched four innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked two and fanned five.

Brycen Mautz

Ryan Murphy relieved Mautz and surrendered one run in the fifth. Scott Blewett threw a scoreless sixth for his fourth win. Ryan Fernandez yielded one run in two innings. Max Rajcic tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save.

Memphis went up 1-0 in the first inning. Bryan Torres singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jimmy Crooks singled to plate Torres.

Jimmy Crooks

Iowa tied the game in the third. The Redbirds regained the lead in the top of the fifth with one run to make it 2-1. Crooks singled. Blaze Jordan walked. Bligh Madris walked. Colton Ledbetter walked and Crooks came home.

The Cubs tied the game again in the home fifth. Memphis took the lead again in the seventh with a third run. Madris walked. Nelson Velázquez singled. Colton Ledbetter singled. Brody Moore flied into a sacrifice double play and Madris scored.

In the top of the eighth, the Redbirds increased the lead to 4-2. Joshua Báez walked and stole second base.  Leo Bernal walked. Báez scored on a force out by Blaze Jordan.

The Cubs answered with a run in the bottom of the eighth to close the gap to 4-3. In the ninth, Memphis put up two more runs to go ahead for good 6-3.  Velázquez walked. Ledbetter singled. Both runners advanced on a sac bunt by Moore and Moore reached first on an error. Báez walked, scoring Velázquez. Ledbetter came home on a sac fly by Bernal.

The offense scored six runs on 10 hits. Crooks was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Ledbetter was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Velázquez was 2-for-4.

Torres stole his 10th base of the season. Ledbetter swiped his seventh bag. Báez stole his eighth base.

Memphis is 28-18 on the season and is in first place in the International League.

Wednesday’s game: at Iowa, RHP Hunter Dobbins (3-0, 3.78) vs. LHP Doug Nikhazy, 12:08 CT.

Springfield at Arkansas (postponed)

Tuesday’s series opener at Arkansas was postponed due to rain. It will be made up as one game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, May 20.

Springfield is 16-23 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Wednesday’s game: at Arkansas, Mason Molina LHP (0-2, 3.94) vs. TBD (ARK) (game one); at Arkansas, Brandt Thompson RHP (2-1, 3.81) vs. Ryan Hawks RHP (2-2, 3.82) 5:05 CT (game two).

Peoria 5, Grand Rapids 10

The High-A Chiefs were pounded by the Kernels by a 10-5 score on Tuesday at Dozer Park.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on four hits and fanned five. Fajardo took the loss.

Patrick Galle relieved Fajardo and threw two scoreless innings. Sam Brodersen surrendered two runs in the seventh. Gerardo Salas relinquished three runs in the eighth. Rubén Menes tossed a scoreless ninth.

Grand Rapids went up with single runs in the first and second innings. Peoria scored in the third inning on a solo home run by Jesús Báez to cut the lead to 2-1.

Jesus Baez

In the top of the fourth, the Kernels extended their lead to 5-1. The Chiefs answered with a run in the home half to shrink the lead to 5-2. Cade McGee walked. Won-Bin Cho singled. Luis Pino doubled to score McGee. Cho was thrown out at the plate.

Grand Rapids put up two more runs in the top of the seventh to increase the lead to 7-2. Peoria cut the lead to 7-3 in the bottom of the inning. Jack Gurevitch, Jalin Flores and McGee singled. José Suárez plated Gurevitch on a single.

The Kernels continued to add on with three more runs in the top of the eighth to lead 10-3. The Chiefs rallied for two more runs in the bottom frame to close the gap to 10-5. Tre Richardson thumped a solo home run. Flores doubled and scored on a double by Josh Kross.

Tre Richardson

The Chiefs scored five runs on 12 hits. Kross was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Flores and Cho were both 2-for-5.

Pino stole his second base of the season. Flores made a throwing error.

Peoria is 16-23 on the season. They are in last place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s game:  vs. Grand Rapids, Ty Van Dyke RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Michael Ross RHP (2-2, 6.48) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 4 at St. Lucie 1

The Low-A Cardinals beat the Mets by a 4-1 score at Port St. Lucie on Tuesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked one and fanned eight to earn his second win.

Jacob Odle

Dylan Driessen relieved Odle and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Jose Davila surrendered one run in the seventh. Antoni Cuello tossed the final two scoreless innings for his third save.

The Beach Birds took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Chase Heath.

Chase Heath

Palm Beach added three runs in the third to lead 4-0. Ryan Weingartner singled. Ryan Mitchell singled. Brayden Smith followed with a three-run home run.

Brayden Smith

The Mets plated their only run in the seventh.

The Cardinals scored four runs on seven hits. Smith was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Mitchell was 2-for-3.

Mitchell was caught stealing twice. Cameron Nickens was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 23-17 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Wednesday’s game:  at St. Lucie, RH Alex Breckheimer (2-1, 6.56) vs. TBD 10:10 am CT.

FCL Cardinals 3 at FCL Nationals 4 (eight innings, game one)

The rookie Cardinals were edged by the Nationals in the first game of a twin bill on Tuesday morning.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych IV, opening his rehab assignment from Palm Beach, pitched one scoreless inning with no hits, one walk and three strikeouts.

Andrew Dutkanych IV

Branneli Franco relieved Dutkanych and surrendered two runs, one earned, in four innings. Owen Rice yielded one run in two innings. Brailyn Paulino gave up the walk off run in the eighth and took the loss.

The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Cardinals answered with a three-run third. Cristopher Lebrón doubled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Royelny Strop doubled to plate Lebrón. J.P. Cabrera drove in Dos Santos and Strop on a single.

Juan Pablo Cabrera

The Nationals added single runs in the fourth and sixth to tie the game. In the extra-inning eighth, the Nationals won on a walk off.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Lebrón was 2-for-4. Cabrera had two RBI.

Lebrón stole two bases. Dos Santos swiped his third bag. Paulo Asprilla was caught stealing

Bracewell Taveras made two fielding errors. Asprilla had a passed ball.

FCL Cardinals 1 at FCL Nationals 4 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals fell to the Nationals in the second game of the twin bill on Tuesday.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched four innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on two hits, walked one and fanned six. Chinchilla took the loss.

Jesús Garcia relieved Chinchilla and tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the first inning on a solo home run by Miguel Hernández.

Miguel Hernandez

The Nationals scored four runs in the third to take the lead. Neither team scored again through seven innings.

The Cardinals were limited to one run on five hits, the home run and four singles.

Andru Arthur was caught stealing.  Chinchilla made a throwing error. Cabrera had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 4-7 on the season. They stand in fourth place in the FCL East.

Wednesday’s game: vs. FCL Marlins, RH Jan Cabrera (0-1, 1.29) vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – May 11–17

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The St. Louis Cardinals had a 4-2 week as starting pitching again led the way. In 11 2/3 innings, Andre Pallante posted a 3.09 ERA. Our history section details the Cardinals-Royals head-to-head results over time.

Game Recaps

Monday, May 11, 2026 – Off day

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Cardinals 6 at Athletics 4

On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Athletics in the first of a three-game series in Sacramento. Starter Andre Pallante pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked three and fanned four for his fourth win.

Ryne Stanek relieved Pallante and threw a scoreless sixth. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless seventh. George Soriano surrendered one run in the eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 12th save.

The Cardinals went up 4-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt drew a walk. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker plated Wetherholt on a single. José Fermín doubled to score Herrera and Walker. Fermín came home on a single by Yohel Pozo.

José Fermín

The Athletics answered with three runs in the second.

In the sixth, St. Louis put up two runs to extend their lead to 6-3. Nolan Gorman singled and Wetherholt followed with a two-run home run.

JJ Wetherholt

The Athletics added a final run in the eighth for the final score of 6-4.

The Cardinals offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Herrera was 2-for-5. Fermín had two RBI.

Walker was caught stealing.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Athletics 6

The Cardinals fell to the Athletics by a 6-2 score in Sacramento on Wednesday. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched five innings, gave up four runs on nine hits, walked two and fanned five. Liberatore took the loss, his second of the season.

Matt Svanson relieved Liberatore and threw a scoreless sixth. Justin Bruihl surrendered one run in 1/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Nolan Gorman and Masyn Winn singled. Nathan Church singled and Gorman scored.

The Athletics put up four runs in the fifth inning to take the lead.

In the top of the seventh, St. Louis scored their second run to cut the gap to 4-2. Pedro Pagés and JJ Wetherholt singled. Pagés came home on a sac fly by Iván Herrera.

The Athletics answered with single runs in the home seventh and eighth to take the game 6-2.

The Cardinals offense scattered 13 hits but scored just two runs. Alec Burleson was 3-for-5.  Wetherholt was 2-for-4. Winn was 2-for-4. Church was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Winn was picked off and caught stealing. Church was caught stealing.

Walker made a throwing error. Liberatore picked a runner off first base.

Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Athletics 4

The Cardinals edged the Athletics on Thursday to win the road series. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked one and struck out three.

Michael McGreevy

Ryne Stanek relieved McGreevy and surrendered two runs in just 1/3 of an inning. JoJo Romero yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Matt Svanson threw a scoreless eighth and received the win. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 13th save.

Riley O’Brien

The Athletics took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the fifth on a solo home run by Victor Scott.

St. Louis added two runs in the sixth to take the lead. Jordan Walker thumped a solo home run. Masyn Winn reached on an error and scored on a single by Nolan Gorman.

The Athletics regained the lead 4-3 with a three run seventh. The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the ninth to lead and win 5-4.

The offense scored five runs on nine hits. Walker was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Yohel Pozo was 3-for-4.

Friday, May 15, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Royals 4 (11 innings)

To open the Rivalry Series at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals topped the Royals by the score of 5-4 in extra innings on Friday. Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked four and struck out three.

Dustin May

George Soriano relieved May and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. JoJo Romero hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth. Ryne Stanek allowed an unearned run in the 10th. Gordon Graceffo threw a scoreless 11th to earn his third win.

The Royals scored two runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead. The Cardinals quickly answered with two runs in the home half of the inning to tie. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

St. Louis added a run in the fifth on a solo home run to Pedro Pagés to take the lead 3-2. Kansas City responded with one run in the sixth to re-tie the game.

The game eventually went into extra innings. In the top of the 10th, the Royals plated the tiebreaker runner to take the lead 4-3.

The Cardinals matched the Royals, sending the tiebreaker runner home to tie the game again at 4-4 on a single by Alec Burleson.

In the 11th, the Royals failed to score in their half-inning. The Cardinals succeeded in getting the man on second, Nathan Church, to the plate on a single by Yohel Pozo for the walk off win.

Yohel Pozo

The Cardinals scored five runs on 12 hits. Walker was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Burleson was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Nolan Gorman was 2-for-4.

Church stole his fourth base of the season.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Royals 2

The Cardinals were again the victors over the Royals on Saturday in the second game of the three-game series. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked three and struck out two to earn his fifth win.

Kyle Leahy

Gordon Graceffo relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless seventh. Justin Bruihl hurled a scoreless eighth. George Soriano surrendered one run in the ninth but received his second save.

The Cardinals went ahead 1-0 in the first inning. Iván Herrera hit a ground rule double. Jordan Walker singled. Alec Burleson drove in Herrera on a sac fly.

The Royals tied the game in the top of the fifth. St. Louis answered with two runs in the home fifth to lead 3-1. Thomas Saggese singled. Nathan Church doubled. Victor Scott reached on a fielder’s choice and Saggese scored. Church came home on a sac fly by Masyn Winn.

The Cardinals added a fourth run in the eighth to extend their lead to 4-1. Victor Scott singled but was eliminated on a force out by Winn. Winn advanced to second on a wild pitch. Burleson plated Winn on a single.

Kansas City cut the lead to 4-2 in the ninth but Soriano and the Cardinals held on.

The offense scored four runs on eight hits. Scott was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Church was 2-for-3. Burleson had two RBI.

Scott was picked off and caught stealing

Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Cardinals 0, Royals 2

The Cardinals were blanked by the Royals by a 2-0 score in the final game of the series on Sunday. Starter Andre Pallante pitched 6 2/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on eight hits and fanned seven. Pallante took the tough loss.

Andre Pallante

Matt Svanson relieved Pallante and threw a scoreless inning. Justin Bruihl hurled 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Matt Pushard tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added a second run in the fourth.

The Cardinals were held scoreless and scattered five hits, all singles. They were 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Victor Scott made a fielding error.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week with a 4-2 record. They took both series with the Athletics and the Royals with two wins in each. St. Louis remains 1.5 games back of the Cubs and are in third place, just behind the Brewers by winning percentage in the NL Central.

The offensive performance for the team over the last seven days was very steady but not overwhelming. The team run differential is only +3 compared to the fourth place Pirates with a run differential of +18. The offense scored enough to win but did not blow teams away.

The top offensive performances by OPS for the week were Yohel Pozo (1.112 in 9 ABs), Nolan Gorman (.950), and Jordan Walker (.948).

Nolan Gorman

No Cardinal had an OPS for the week under .500 except for César Prieto (.000) who only had one AB the entire week.

As for pitching, the key to the week was improved starting pitching. Kyle Leahy and Michael McGreevy both had ERAs of 1.50 for the week. Andre Pallante made two starts with a combined ERA of 3.09. Two starters had ERAs for the week over 4.00. They are Matthew Liberatore (7.20) and Dustin May (4.50). The team lost the game Liberatore started but won May’s start.

The bullpen has been better of late but still needs improvement. The weak links this past week were George Soriano and Ryne Stanek.

The above stated run differential of only +3 is as much if not more the fault of the pitching. Out of 46 games played to date and 27 wins, there have only been two shutouts and three games of one run allowed.

As for defense, the team ranks third in Defensive Runs Saved and eighth in Outs Above Average. While the team defense is very good, they have committed 20 errors so far which is high for only playing 46 games. This needs to improve.

The Cardinals will finish the homestand with three games against the Pirates. They then go on the road to play the last place Reds in a weekend series.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Chicago 29 18 0.617
Milwaukee 26 18 0.591 1.5
St. Louis 27 19 0.587 1.5
Pittsburgh 24 23 0.511 5
Cincinnati 24 23 0.511 5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 5/15 The Cardinals sent LF Lars Nootbaar on a rehab assignment to the Palm Beach Cardinals.
  • 5/16 The Cardinals activated LHP Matt Pushard from the 15-day injured list.
  • 5/16 The Cardinals designated LHP Jared Shuster for assignment.

Injury Report

  • OF Lars Nootbaar (heel surgery) was sent on a rehab assignment to the Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals on May 15. Nootbaar will progress through the Cardinals system, with games in both Double-A and Triple-A before his activation. He will be on the rehab assignment beyond his eligible return date of May 24.
  • LHP Matt Pushard was activated from the 15-day IL and has returned to the major league roster.
  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 5. He has right elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Urías will be shut down multiple weeks before reevaluating.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals finished the first series of the homestand against the Royals on Sunday. Coming up is an important period of interdivision games.

After an off day Monday, the homestand continues with three games against the Pirates. Matthew Liberatore is scheduled to make the Tuesday start, followed by Michael McGreevy on Wednesday and Dustin May on Thursday.

After the Pirates, the Cardinals go on the road to play the Reds and Brewers in a six-game road trip.

The team will end May at home in a weekend series with the Cubs.

June will begin with three games against the Rangers. After a Thursday off day, the homestand will continue with a weekend set with the Reds.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals and the Royals just played a weekend series. They have faced off in at least one regular season series since 1997 when interleague play was first introduced. They also played in the postseason, specifically in the 1985 World Series, a set marred by controversy.

The Cardinals’ franchise is much older than the Royals. The Cardinals have existed since before the dawn of the 20th century. Officially the Cardinals have existed with that name since 1900. However, the franchise began in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings.

The Royals, on the other hand, came into existence in 1969 as an expansion franchise. The city of Kansas City previously hosted the Athletics from 1955 through 1968. Before that, the Athletics franchise had been in Philadelphia for decades, then moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1969.

The Cardinals and the Royals have played a total of 136 head-to-head games. The Cardinals held an 81-55 record over the Royals as of May 16, 2026.

This week’s Blast from the Past chronicles regular season statistical history between the two franchises since interleague play began in 1997. Also included is postseason history since 1969.  Below are some notable statistical records between the teams. All regular season numbers include games up to and including Saturday, May 16, 2026.

    • Since 1997, the number of runs scored in the head-to-head games is 717 for the Cardinals, and 603 for the Royals.
    • Head-to-head hit totals are 1286 for the Cardinals and 1232 for the Royals.
    • Head-to-head totals in home runs are 161 for the Cardinals and 113 for the Royals.
    • The Royals have stolen more bases than the Cardinals, 71 to 68. The Royals also lead in triples, 33 to 18. The Cardinals have a slight edge in doubles, 245 to 243.
    • Comparatively, the Cardinals have a higher batting average in their contests with the Royals. St. Louis’ BA is .273 vs. the Royals at .261.
    • The OBP, SLG, and OPS comparisons are as follows – Cardinals: .348 OBP, .436 SLG and .784 OPS. Royals: .316 OBP, 398 SLG, and .715 OPS.

In the postseason, the comparisons are obviously different since the two teams have only met in the postseason once, in 1985, and the Royals came away with the title.

In that series, which the Royals won four games to three, the run totals were 28 for the Royals vs. 13 for the Cardinals. The Royals had a higher BA, .288 to .185 for the Cardinals. In OPS, it was Royals .747 vs. Cardinals .516.

Overall, as the stats above indicate, the Cardinals have dominated the Royals in regular season matchups. The Royals have the head-to-head lead in the postseason based on the one time the two teams faced off.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 17, 2026

photo: Nelson Velazquez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis LF Nelson Velázquez, singled, homered, drove in three and scored twice. Other standouts include Miguel Ugueto, Yordalin Peña, Ryan Weingartner, Jonathan Mejía and Cade Crossland.

Results for games played on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

Memphis 7, Jacksonville 4

Thanks to an eighth inning surge, the Redbirds defeated the Jumbo Shrimp by a 7-4 score at AutoZone Park on Saturday. Starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked four and fanned four.

Quinn Mathews

Ryan Fernandez relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless sixth. Scott Blewett surrendered two runs in two innings but received the win. Max Rajcic tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his third save.

Jacksonville went up 2-0 in the top of the second inning.

Memphis answered with a run in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Nelson Velásquez singled. Matt Koperniak reached on an error. Brody Moore plated Velásquez on a single.

The Redbirds tied the game in the sixth on a solo home run by Jimmy Crooks.

Jimmy Crooks

The Jumbo Shrimp regained the lead 4-2 in the top of the eighth.

Memphis responded in the home eighth with five runs. Bryan Torres singled and advanced to second on a balk. Crooks was intentionally walked. Blaze Jordan singled and Torres scored. Crooks came home on a single by Bligh Madris. Velázquez provided the winning margin with a three-run home run.

Nelson Velázquez

The offense scored seven runs on nine hits. Velázquez was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Madris was 2-for-4 with one RBI. Moore was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Crooks scored two runs.

Moore was caught stealing.

Memphis is 27-17 on the season and is in first place in the International League.

Sunday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, Bruce Zimmermann LHP (4-1, 4.46) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (0-2, 7.11) 1:05 CT.

Springfield 6 at Tulsa 10

All four Springfield pitchers were scored upon as the Double-A Cardinals fell to the Drillers in Tulsa by a 10-6 score on Saturday. Starter Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked three and fanned 10.

Jack Findlay relieved Cijntje and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Michael Watson yielded four runs in 1 2/3 innings and took the loss. Edwin Nuñez allowed one run in the final 1/3 of an inning.

Springfield went up 4-0 in the top of the third inning. Graysen Tarlow was hit by a pitch. Noah Mendlinger singled. Jon Jon Gazdar singled. Miguel Ugueto followed with a grand slam.

Miguel Ugueto

Tulsa answered with one run in the third and four in the fifth to move ahead 5-4.

The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the seventh. Zach Levenson and Tarlow walked. Mendlinger was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris walked to force Levenson in.

The Drillers scored three runs in the home seventh to retake the lead 8-5.

Springfield made it 8-6 in the top of the eighth on a solo home run by Jeremy Rivas.

Jeremy Rivas

Tulsa extended the lead to 10-6 in the home half of the inning and the Cardinals were unable to answer.

The Cardinals scored six runs on six hits. Mendlinger was 2-for-3. Ugueto had four RBI. Rivas homered.

Travis Honeyman stole his 14th base of the season. Tarlow made a throwing error. Levenson had an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 16-22 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Sunday’s game: at Tulsa, Braden Davis LHP (0-2, 6.28) vs. TBD (TUL) 1:00 CT.

Peoria 5 at Beloit 17

Chiefs pitching allowed six long balls as they were routed by the Beloit Sky Carp by 12 runs  on Saturday. Starter Leonel Sequera pitched three innings, gave up 12 runs on eight hits, walked five and fanned five. Sequera took the loss.

Aaron Holiday relieved Sequera and surrendered two runs in the fourth. Dominic Freeberger yielded three runs in the fifth. Gerardo Sallas threw two scoreless innings. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless eighth.

Peoria went up in the first inning on a solo home run by Jack Gurevitch, his second at High-A.

Jack Gurevitch

Beloit took the lead in the second with two runs.

The Chiefs answered with three runs in the top of the third to regain the lead 4-2. Jesús Báez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Josh Kross singled. Báez scored on a sac fly by Cade McGee. José Suárez followed with a two-run home run.

José Suarez

The Sky Carp responded with three runs in the home third and ran up the score to 14-4 with a nine-run fourth. The home team added three runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 17-4.

Peoria tacked on one final run in the seventh for the final score of 17-5. Gurevitch singled, advanced to second on a passed ball and took third on a wild pitch. McGee plated him on a sac fly.

The Chiefs scored five runs on nine hits. Gurevitch was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kross was 2-for-4. McGee and Suárez each had two RBI.

Jose Cordoba stole his sixth base of the season. Tre Richardson was caught stealing. Kross had a passed ball.

Peoria is 16-21 on the season. They are in last place in the Midwest League West.

Sunday’s game: at Beloit, Blake Aita RHP (0-2, 5.64) vs. TBD (BEL) 1:05 CT.

Palm Beach 8, Daytona 4

The Class-A Cardinals beat the Tortugas at Roger Dean Stadium on Saturday by the score of 8-4.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched five innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked two and fanned seven to earn his first professional win.

Cade Crossland

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Crossland and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Justin Militello tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Palm Beach took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Yordalin Peña. They added two runs in the third to lead 3-0. Brayden Smith walked and stole second base. Ryan Weingartner tripled to score Smith. Weingartner scored on a sac fly by Jonathan Mejía.

Daytona cut the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fifth.

The Beach Birds extended their lead to 5-2 with two more runs. Weingartner walked and stole second base. Mejía followed with a two-run home run.

Jonathan Mejia

The Tortugas made it 5-4 in the sixth.

In the seventh, the Cardinals increased the lead to 8-4. Ryan Mitchell singled and was eliminated in a force out by Smith. Smith advanced to second on a wild pitch. Weingartner plated Smith on a double. Michael Dattalo walked. Peña plated Weingartner and Dattalo on a double.

Yordalin Peña

The Cardinals scored eight runs on eight hits. Peña was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Weingartner was 2-for-2 with two RBI and three runs scored. Mejía had three RBI.

Smith stole his ninth base of the season. Peña swiped his seventh bag. Weingartner stole his 12th base. Dattalo stole his first base. Mitchell, Smith, and Trevor Haskins were each caught stealing.

Mitchell made a fielding error.

The Cardinals are 21-17 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Sunday’s game: vs. Daytona, TBD vs. TBD 11:30 am CT.

FCL Cardinals 9 at FCL Astros 1 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals defeated the Astros by a 9-1 score on Saturday. It was Houston’s first loss after eight consecutive wins to open the season.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched three innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one and struck out three.

Brian Holiday

Anthony Watts relieved Holiday and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Jarol Baéz hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Earle Zulueta tossed the final two scoreless frames.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Cristofer Lebrón singled and stole second base. Sebastian Dos Santos walked. Miguel Hernández doubled to plate Lebrón and Dos Santos.

Miguel Hernandez

The Astros cut the lead to 2-1 in the second inning.

In the fourth, the Cardinals posted six runs to go ahead 8-1. Kenly Hunter walked and stole second base. Yaxson Lucena and Royelny Strop walked. Juan Rujano reached on an error and Hunter scored. Lucena came home on a sac fly by J.P. Cabrera. Bracewell Taveras doubled to bring home Strop. Rujano scored on a passed ball. Taveras came home on a wild pitch. Lebrón hit a solo home run.

Cristofer Lebron

The Cardinals added a final run in the fifth. Hernández walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hunter and Lucena walked. Hernández scored on a sac fly by Strop.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on four hits. Lebrón was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Hernández had two RBI.

Lebrón stole his second base of the season. Hunter swiped his fourth bag. Hernández was caught stealing.

Hunter made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 4-5 on the season. They stand in third place the FCL East.

Sunday’s game: Off

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 14, 2026

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

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield CF Chase Davis, a triple shy of a cycle, plus a walk, a stolen base and three RBI. Other standouts include Brycen Mautz, Jeremy Rivas, Noah Mendlinger, Alex Birge, Trevor Haskins and Jacob Odle.

Results for games played on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Memphis 1, Jacksonville 9

The Triple-A Redbirds fell to the Jumbo Shrimp by an eight-run margin at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

Starter Brycen Mautz pitched six innings, gave up two runs on six hits and fanned seven. Mautz took the loss, though he pitched well enough to win.

Brycen Mautz

Matt Pushard relieved Mautz and threw a scoreless seventh. Ryan Fernandez surrendered one run in the eighth. Luis Gastelum gave up the bulk of the runs to Jacksonville, with six runs allowed in 2/3 of an inning. Ryan Murphy secured the final out of the ninth.

Jacksonville went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Memphis scored its only run of the game in the second. Ramon Mendoza doubled and came home on a single by Matt Koperniak.

The score remained at 2-1 until the Jumbo Shrimp added one run in the eighth and six in the ninth.

Memphis’ offense scored one run on eight hits. Koperniak was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Mendoza was 2-for-4

Joshua Báez stole his seventh base of the season.

Memphis is 25-16 on the season and is tied for first place with Gwinnett in the International League West.

Thursday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, RHP Hunter Dobbins (3-0, 4.23) vs. Thomas White LHP (0-1, 3.07) 11:05 am CT.

Springfield 9 at Tulsa 5

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Drillers in the second straight game of the six-game series on Wednesday. Springfield’s overall winning streak is four games.

Starter Mason Molina pitched just 1 2/3 innings, gave up one run on one hit, walked two and struck out three.

Darlin Saladin relieved Molina and surrendered three runs in two innings. Jack Findlay threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Edwin Nuñez yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Michael Watson tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went ahead 2-0 in the top of the second inning. Travis Honeyman walked. Jeremy Rivas singled. Honeyman advanced to third on an error. Noah Mendlinger plated Honeyman and Rivas on a single.

Noah Mendlinger

The Drillers scored one run in the bottom of the second, added two in the third and one in the fourth to go ahead 4-2.

Chase Davis

Springfield put up five runs in the fifth to take the lead at 7-4. Rainiel Rodriguez drew a walk. Chase Davis followed with a two-run home run. Ryan Campos singled and stole second base. Honeyman singled. Jeremy Rivas blasted a three-run home run.

Jeremy Rivas

The Cardinals added two more runs in the eighth to lead 9-4. Dakota Harris walked and stole second. Mendlinger singled to score Harris. Mendlinger stole second and scored on Davis’ double.

Tulsa scored one final run in the bottom of the eighth.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 11 hits. Davis was 3-for-4 with a double, home run, walk and three RBI. Rivas was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Mendlinger was 2-for-5 with three RBI.  Honeyman was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

Davis stole his fifth base of the season. Campos swiped his second bag. Harris stole his seventh base. Mendlinger stole his first base.

Saladin made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Springfield is 14-21 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Thursday’s game: at Tulsa, RHP Chen-Wei Lin (1-2, 3.97) vs. Wyatt Crowell LHP (2-3, 7.11) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 4 at Beloit 6

The Chiefs lost to the Sky Carp in Beloit by the score of 6-4 on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four innings, gave up five runs on seven hits, walked three and fanned eight. In his worst outing of 2026, the organization’s April Pitcher of the Month took the loss.

Christian Worley relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless fifth. Sam Brodersen surrendered one run in the sixth. Jason Savacool hurled a scoreless seventh. Gerardo Salas tossed a scoreless eighth.

Beloit took a 4-0 lead in the first inning.

Peoria cut the lead to 4-1 in the top of the fourth. José Suárez singled and stole second base. Christian Martin plated Suárez on a single.

The Sky Carp scored a fifth run in the home fourth.

The Chiefs answered with three runs in the fifth to shrink the lead to 5-4. Jose Cordoba doubled. Sammy Hernandez walked. Won-Bin Cho doubled to score Cordoba. Hernandez came home on a ground out by Jalin Flores. Jesús Báez drove in Cho on a single.

Beloit added a final run in the sixth to win 6-4.

Peoria scored four runs on 10 hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Martin was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Suárez and Jack Gurevitch were both 2-for-5.

Suárez stole his fourth base. Cho swiped his 13th bag.

Fajardo picked a runner off first base. Hernandez picked a runner off third base.

Peoria is 15-19 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Thursday’s game: at Beloit, Nate Dohm RHP (0-2, 9.95) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 2, Daytona 1 (seven innings, game one)

The Cardinals edged the Tortugas 2-1 in the first game of a twin bill on Wednesday. It was the makeup of Tuesday’s rainout.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked two and fanned a career-high nine.

Jacob Odle

Kaden Echeman relieved Odle and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Nelfy Ynfante tossed a scoreless seventh for his second save.

Palm Beach scored two runs in the second inning to take the lead. Michael Dattalo doubled and came home on a double by Chase Heath. Yordalin Peña singled. Heath scored on a sac fly by Cameron Nickens.

Chase Heath

Daytona scored its only run of the game in the third inning.

The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Dattalo was 3-for-3.

Ryan Mitchell stole his ninth base of the season. Peña had an outfield assist at second base. Odle picked a runner off first base.

Palm Beach 12, Daytona 3 (seven innings, game two)

The Tortugas suffered a 12-3 rout in the second game of the twin bill on Wednesday as the Cardinals swept.

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

Yadiel Batista relieved Van Dyke and threw a scoreless fifth to earn his second win. Justin Militello surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Hunter Kublick tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

Alex Birge

The Beach Birds put up six runs in the first inning. Brayden Smith singled and stole second. Ryan Mitchell and Jonathan Mejía walked. Alex Birge doubled to plate Smith and Mitchell. Yordalin Peña singled to score Mejía. Peña stole second base. Trevor Haskins followed with a three-run home run.

Trevor Haskins

Daytona scored single runs in the third and fourth innings to cut the lead to 6-2.

Palm Beach answered in the home fourth with a solo home run by Facundo Velázquez, in his debut with Palm Beach. In the fifth, two more runs came home to extend the lead to 9-2. Mitchell singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Birge hit a two-run home run.

Facundo Velasquez

Daytona scored a third run in the top of the sixth.

The Cardinals put up three more runs in the home sixth for the final tally of 12-3. Johnfrank Salazar hit a solo home run. Velásquez tripled and scored on a double by Ryan Weingartner. Weingartner advanced to third on a defensive indifference and came home on a wild pitch.

The Palm Beach offense scored 12 runs on 11 hits. Birge was 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Velásquez was 2-for-3 with a triple, home run and two runs scored. Haskins had three RBI.  Mitchell scored two runs.

Smith stole his eighth base of the season. Peña swiped his fifth bag.

The Cardinals are 19-16 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Thursday’s game: vs Daytona, Ethan Young RHP (0-2,7.71) vs. TBD (DAY) 6:05 CT.

FCL Cardinals 0, FCL Astros 2 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals were no-hit by the Astros and lost by a 2-0 score on Wednesday.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched four innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked two and fanned four. Cabrera took the tough loss.

Jan Cabrera

Brailyn Paulino relieved Cabrera and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Jesús Garcia tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Astros scored single runs in the first and fifth innings.

The Cardinals were no hit through all seven innings. The offense struck out eight times. Kenly Hunter, who drew a walk, was their only baserunner.

The Cardinals are 3-4 on the season.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 13, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria’s Blake Aita, pitched five scoreless innings with four strikeouts, no walks and only four hits. Other standouts include Joshua Báez, Nelson Velázquez, Chase Davis, Josh Kross, Won-Bin Cho and Cade McGee.

Results for games played on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

Memphis 5, Jacksonville 15

The Redbirds suffered a series opening massacre at the hands of the Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday that included five Jacksonville long balls.

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

Hancel Rincon relieved Zimmerman and surrendered three runs in 1/3 of an inning. Skylar Hales and Chris Roycroft hurled a scoreless inning each. Ian Bedell relinquished four runs in the final two innings.

Joshua Baez

Memphis took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Bryan Torres walked. Joshua Báez followed with a two-run home run. Blaze Jordan singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run home run.

Nelson Velázquez

Jacksonville answered with three runs in the second to cut the lead to 4-3. In the fifth, the Jumbo Shrimp piled on eight runs to go ahead 11-4 and never looked back.

The Redbirds scored one run in the sixth to shrink the gap to 11-5. Velázquez and Ramon Mendoza walked. Torres plated Velázquez on a single.

Jacksonville added two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to win the game 15-5.

Memphis scored five runs on nine hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Torres was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jordan was 2-for-5. Velázquez had two RBI.

Colton Ledbetter stole his sixth base of the season. Bernal made a throwing error and had a passed ball.

Memphis is 25-15 on the season and is tied for first place with Gwinnett in the International League West.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Jacksonville, TBD (MEM) vs. Braxton Garrett LHP (0-2, 2.30) 12:05 am CT.

Springfield 7 at Tulsa 6

The Double-A Cardinals edged the Drillers by the score of 7-6 on Tuesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up five runs, four earned, on three hits, walked three and struck out one.

Hunter Hayes relieved Davis and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his first win. Randel Clemente surrendered one run in the sixth. Austin Love hurled two scoreless innings. Mason Burns tossed a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the first inning. Jon Jon Gazdar doubled. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Miguel Ugueto was hit by a pitch. Chase Davis walked and Gazdar scored. Ryan Campos was hit by a pitch, scoring Rodriguez. Ugueto came home on a force out by Travis Honeyman.

Tulsa put up five runs in the third to take the lead 5-3.

Springfield answered with four runs in the fourth to regain the lead 7-5. Gazdar reached on catcher’s interference. Rodriguez walked. Zach Levenson, pinch hitting for Ugueto, drew a walk. Chase Davis singled to plate Gazdar and Rodriguez. Davis stole second base. Honeyman walked. Trey Paige walked and Levenson scored. Davis came home on a single by Dakota Harris.

Chase Davis

The Drillers added one run in the sixth to shrink the lead to 7-6.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on seven hits. In his Double-A debut, Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Davis had three RBI. Jeremy Rivas was 2-for-4. Gazdar scored two runs.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Rivas stole his 10th base of the season. Davis swiped his fourth bag. Gazdar stole his third base.

Rodriguez made a throwing error. Davis had an outfield assist at first base.

Springfield is 13-21 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North.

Wednesday’s game: at Tulsa, LHP Mason Molina (0-2, 3.86) vs. Patrick Copen RHP (3-1, 3.31) 11:00 am CT.

Peoria 7 at Beloit 1

The High-A Chiefs defeated the Sky Carp by the score of 7-1 on Tuesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched five scoreless innings, allowed four hits, and fanned four to earn his first win.

Blake Aita

Dominic Freeburger relieved Aita and surrendered one run in the sixth. Patrick Galle hurled two scoreless innings. D.J. Carpenter tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Tai Peete walked. Josh Kross singled and Peete advanced to third. Peete scored on a balk. Jesús Báez walked. Cade McGee doubled to plate Kross and Báez.

Cade McGee

The Chiefs added a run in the fifth on a solo home run by Kross to increase the lead to 4-0. The Sky Carp scored their only run in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-1.

Josh Kross

Peoria made it 5-1 in the seventh. Peete singled and stole second base. Jalin Flores reached on a fielder’s choice and Peete was out at third. Kross singled, advancing Flores to third. Flores came home on a wild pitch.

The Chiefs extended their lead to 7-1 in the eighth on a two-run home run by Won-Bin Cho. It was the outfielder’s third consecutive game with a long ball.

Won-Bin Cho

The offense scored seven runs on eight hits. Kross was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Cho was 2-for-4 with two RBI. McGee had two RBI.

Christian Martin stole his first base of the season. Cho swiped his 12th bag. Peete stole his fifth base.

Peoria is 15-18 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Wednesday’s game: at Beloit, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (1-0, 1.46) vs. TBD (BEL) 11:10 am CT.

Palm Beach vs. Daytona (postponed)

Tuesday’s game at Roger Dean was postponed due to rain. It will be played as one game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, May 13.

The Cardinals are 17-16 on the season. They are in second place in the Florida State League East.

Wednesday’s games:  vs Daytona, Ty Van Dyke RHP (1-1, 1.24) vs. TBD (DAY) 2:00 CT (game one); vs. Daytona, Jacob Odle RHP (1-2, 2.25) vs. TBD (game two)

FCL Cardinals 1, FCL Astros 7 (seven innings)

The rookie-ball Cardinals fell to the Astros by a 7-1 score on Tuesday.

Starter Branneli Franco pitched 1 1/3 innings, gave up five runs on four hits, walked three and struck out two. Franco took the loss.

Alejando Lóiaza relieved Franco and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Gabriel Chinchilla surrendered two runs in four innings. Anthony Watts tossed a scoreless seventh.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the first inning. Sebastian Dos Santos doubled, advanced to third on a balk and scored on a fielding error.

Sebastian Dos Santos

The Astros put up three runs in the second inning, added three in the third and one in the sixth to win 7-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on five hits. Dos Santos had the only extra base hit. The offense was 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Miguel Hernández stole his second base of the season. Royelny Strop also swiped his second bag. Yaxson Lucena was caught stealing.

J.P. Cabrera had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 3-3 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: vs. FCL Astros, RHP Jan Cabrera (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – May 4–10

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The St. Louis Cardinals had a 3-3 week as starting pitching improved, but the offense declined. Michael McGreevy had a career-best start of six innings on one hit with nine strikeouts. Little League home runs in team history are recounted.

Game Recaps

Monday, May  4, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Brewers 3

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers by a 6-3 score on Monday at Busch Stadium. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up one run on six hits, walked two and fanned five to earn his fourth win.

Kyle Leahy

George Soriano relieved Leahy and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless seventh. Ryne Stanek pitched a scoreless eighth. Gordon Graceffo surrendered two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Riley O’Brien tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning to earn his 10th save.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Masyn Winn drew a walk. Victor Scott singled, advancing Winn to third. JJ Wetherholt plated Winn on a single.

St. Louis added three runs in the fourth to lead 4-0. Nathan Church doubled. Pedro Pagés walked. Both runners advanced on a sac bunt by Scott. Wetherholt was intentionally walked. Iván Herrera doubled to clear the bases.

Iván Herrera

The Brewers got on the board with one run in the sixth. The Cardinals extended their lead with a run in the seventh to make it 5-1. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Nolan Gorman singled. Winn singled to score Walker.

St. Louis increased the lead to 6-1 in the eighth. Scott doubled and came home as Wetherholt singled.

Milwaukee added two runs in the ninth to narrow the final score to 6-3.

The Cardinals offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Herrera was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Gorman was 2-for-4. Scott was 2-for-3.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – (postponed)

This game was postponed due to rain and will be made up on July 7 as the first game of a doubleheader.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Brewers 6

The Cardinals lost to the Brewers in the final game of the series on Wednesday. Starter Andre Pallante pitched six innings, gave up five runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out three. Pallante took the loss.

Jared Shuster relieved Pallante and threw two scoreless innings. Matt Svanson surrendered one run in the ninth.

The Brewers went up 4-0 in the first inning and added a run in the fifth.

The Cardinals scored their first run in the eighth. Victor Scott singled and stole second base. Alec Burleson plated Scott on a single.

Milwaukee put up another run in the top of the ninth to extend their lead to 6-1.

St. Louis answered with one run in the home ninth for the final score of 6-2. Nolan Gorman doubled and advanced to third on a ground out by Masyn Winn. Gorman came home on a fielding error by the Brewers shortstop.

The offense scored two runs on four hits. Herrera’s double was the only extra base hit. The team was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Jordan Walker stole his seventh base of the season. Scott swiped his sixth bag.

Pallante picked a runner off first base.

Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Padres 1

On Thursday, the Cardinals edged the Padres in the first of a four-game series in San Diego. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and fanned six to earn his second win.

Matthew Liberatore

George Soriano relieved Liberatore and threw a scoreless seventh. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his MLB-leading 11th save.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the fourth on a solo home run by Alec Burleson.

St. Louis took the lead 2-1 in the seventh. Jordan Walker doubled and scored on a triple by Masyn Winn.

The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Walker was 2-for-4.

Victor Scott was caught stealing for the third time. Liberatore picked a runner off first base.

Friday, May 8, 2026 – Cardinals 6 at Padres 0

The Cardinals blanked the Padres by a 6-0 score at Petco Park in the second game of the series on Friday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six scoreless innings on one hit and nine strikeouts to earn his third win.

Michael McGreevy

Gordon Graceffo relieved McGreevy and threw two scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek tossed a scoreless ninth to preserve the shutout.

The Cardinals scored all six runs in the fifth inning. Masyn Winn and Nathan Church singled. Victor Scott walked to load the bases. JJ Wetherholt followed with a little league home run, a ground ball single to right field that Fernando Tatis failed to scoop up and the ball rolled to the wall. All runners, including Wetherholt, scored.

JJ Wetherholt

Following that event, Iván Herrera hit a normal single. Alec Burleson doubled. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Nolan Gorman plated Herrera on a single. Burleson came home on a sac fly by Winn.

The offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Herrera was 4-for-5. Burleson was 2-for-5. Church was 2-for-4. Wetherholt received two RBI on the little league home run as Tatis was charged with an error on the final two runners.

Walker was caught stealing.

Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Padres 4

The Cardinals lost the third game of the series to the Padres by the score of 4-2 on Saturday. Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up three runs, two earned, on three hits, walked two and fanned seven. Despite contributing a quality start, May took the loss.

Justin Bruihl relieved May and threw a scoreless seventh. Matt Svanson allowed a Padres insurance run in the eighth.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the fourth inning. Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman singled. Masyn Winn grounded into a double play. Nathan Church doubled to score Walker.

The Padres came back with three runs in the fifth to take the lead. In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals added a second run to cut the lead to 3-2. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Iván Herrera doubled to plate Wetherholt.

The Padres answered with an insurance run in the home eighth to bring the score to 4-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Church was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his fifth base of the season. Winn made a fielding error. Pedro Pagés had a passed ball.

Sunday, May 10, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Padres 3 (10 innings)

The Cardinals lost to the Padres in extra innings in the finale of the four-game series in San Diego. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked four and fanned five.

Kyle Leahy

Ryne Stanek relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless sixth. JoJo Romero hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. George Soriano pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Riley O’Brien was just one strike away from victory but surrendered a two-run home run for the blown save. Gordon Graceffo gave up the winning run in the 10th and took the loss.

The Cardinals went up in the fourth on a two-run home run by Jordan Walker. They failed to score any additional runs as the Padres came back late.

The offense scored two runs on three hits. JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson had the only hits other than the Walker home run.

Burleson stole his second base of the season.

The series ended in a 2-2 split.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals ended the week with a 3-3 record after going 6-1 the previous week. The Cardinals are tied with the Brewers for second place with the Cardinals having one more win and one more loss than the Brewers. Both teams are 3.5 games behind the Cubs.

Considering this is a rebuilding team with little expectation of contending when the season started, the Cardinals have done more than most hoped they would.

Yet it remains frustrating when tough losses occur like in the final game against the Padres on Sunday. For the second straight game, the offense disappeared except for the home run by Walker and a couple of singles. Other than the six-run game on Friday, this series could have gone much worse for the Cardinals if the Padres had not been even more inept at the plate.  The Cardinals scored 12 runs to the Padres’ eight over four games.

Therefore, it should be no surprise that only one Cardinal had an OPS of .900+ over the last week. That player is Jordan Walker with an OPS of exactly .900. Next closest was Iván Herrera at .865.

Jordan Walker

At the bottom are Masyn Winn (.446), José Fermín (.200), Pedro Pagés (.063), César Prieto (.000) and Thomas Saggese (.000).

Then there is the pitching, which for the first time this season I can say was better than the offense. Andre Pallante was the only starter who had a bad start during the week. Kyle Leahy, Dustin May, and Matthew Liberatore all had ERAs for the week under 4.00. Michael McGreevy was the best of the lot with an ERA of 0.00. His outing against the Padres was the best he has pitched since he came up as a starter.

The bullpen was much better as well. Matt Svanson is still struggling a bit. Gordon Graceffo and Riley O’Brien had hiccups (O’Brien who gave up the tying home run in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game). Otherwise, the usual suspects in the bullpen pitched surprisingly well (knock on wood it continues).

It doesn’t get any easier in the coming week as the Cardinals leave San Diego for Sacramento where they play another surprising team, the Athletics, who are in first place in the AL West.  Then they return home to play the Royals, who were not playing as well but have picked up the pace in the last week. The Royals always play the Cardinals like it is Game 7 of the World Series. In-state rivalries can be intense.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Chicago 27 14 0.659
Milwaukee 22 16 0.579 3.5
St. Louis 23 17 0.575 3.5
Pittsburgh 22 18 0.550 4.5
Cincinnati 22 19 0.537 5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 5/4 The Cardinals optioned LF Thomas Saggese to the Memphis Redbirds
  • 5/4 The Cardinals recalled 2B César Prieto from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/5 The Cardinals placed 3B Ramón Urías on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow lateral epicondylitis.
  • 5/5 The Cardinals recalled LF Thomas Saggese from the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

  • OF Lars Nootbaar (heel surgery) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this coming week. Nootbaar is eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list on May 24.
  • LHP Matt Pushard was placed on the 15-day injured list on March 31 retroactive to March 30. Right knee patellar tendinitis. Pushard is on an extended rehab assignment with the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 5. He has right elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Urías will be shut down multiple weeks before being reevaluated.

Looking Ahead

Following the Padres series which ended on Sunday and a day off Monday, the Cardinals travel north to Sacramento for a three-game series with  the Athletics beginning Tuesday, May 12.

The Cardinals return from the West Coast to begin a six game homestand with the Royals and the Pirates.

After the Pirates, the Cardinals go on the road to play the Reds and Brewers in a six-game road trip.

The team will end the month of May at home for a weekend series with the Cubs.

The month of June begins with a three-game series against the Rangers. After a Thursday off day, the homestand continues with a weekend set with the Reds.

Blast from the Past

In the Friday, May 8 game between the Cardinals and the Padres, JJ Wetherholt hit a single to right field that was misplayed by the Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. The misplay resulted in four runs scoring, including Wetherholt. This type of play is referred to as a “little league home run”.

A little league home run is distinguishable from an inside the park home run. A little league home run requires one or more errors to be committed on the defense that allows the batter to score. An inside the park home run generally goes far enough inside the park for the batter/runner to score without any defensive errors. Typically, a hit off the outfield wall or deep into a corner by a speedy runner could result in an inside the park home run.

This week’s Blast from the Past recalls little league home runs hit by Cardinals players in the past. This list is not complete but contains those found by diligent search. The following list provides the date, the player who hit the little league home run and other relevant details.

May 8, 2026 – JJ Wetherholt hit a ground ball single to right field that is misplayed by Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres. The bases were loaded for Wetherholt and all four runners scored.

May 22, 2024 – In a game against the Orioles at Busch Stadium, Brendan Donovan doubled to center field, scoring Nolan Arenado and Dylan Carlson. Donovan came home on a throwing error by Orioles catcher James McCann.

June 23, 2022 – Versus the Brewers at American Family Field, Paul Goldschmidt doubled to left field with Nolan Gorman on first base. Both runners scored on throwing errors by shortstop Willy Adames, and pitcher Jason Alexander, who was backing up the play at home.

August 10, 2019 – As the Cardinals were playing the Pirates at Busch Stadium, in the sixth inning, Tommy Edman doubled to right center field. Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, who was the cutoff man, threw the ball too wide to third base and the ball landed in the Pirates’ dugout. Edman scored on the play.

April 12, 2006 – Against the Brewers at Busch Stadium, Jim Edmonds doubled to right field with the bases loaded. All four runners scored on a fielding error by RF Geoff Jenkins and a subsequent throwing error by second baseman Rickie Weeks.

July 25, 1985 – The Padres were the opponent at Jack Murphy Stadium. In the ninth inning, Terry Pendleton hit a single to center field with one runner, Jack Clark, on base. Errors by centerfielder Al Bumbry and second baseman Tim Flannery allowed both Clark and Pendleton to score.

August 14, 1980 –In a game against the Cubs at Busch Stadium, Ted Simmons hit a little league home run in the bottom of the fifth with Tony Scott and Keith Hernandez on base. Based on written accounts, it appears the hit was a single to the pitcher Doug Capilla, who fielded the ball but threw it into right field instead of to first base. Scott and Hernandez scored as did Simmons on a second error by right fielder Bill Buckner.

June 8, 1971 – The Cardinals were playing the Braves at Atlanta Stadium. In the eighth inning, with Matty Alou and Ted Simmons on base, Joe Torre singled to third base. Alou scored on a throwing error by third baseman Earl Williams to first baseman Orlando Cepeda. Simmons and Torre scored on a throwing error to home plate by Cepeda.

Other little league home runs not listed here were hit by Mike Shannon on May 4, 1968, two by Curt Flood on July 27, 1965 and June 7, 1962, one by Julian Javier on April 14, 1962 and one by Wally Moon on August 7, 1954.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 9, 2026

photo: Trevor Haskins (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Palm Beach 2B Trevor Haskins, singled, walked, hit a grand slam, stole two bases and scored twice. Other standouts include Jalin Flores, Bracewell Taveras, Sebastian Dos Santos, Michael Dattalo and Kenly Hunter.

Results for games played on Friday, May 8, 2026.

Memphis 4 at Toledo 10

The Triple-A Redbirds were pounded by the Mud Hens by a 10-4 score on Friday. Starter Pete Hansen pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up seven runs on five hits, walked three and struck out one. Hansen took the loss.

Ryan Murphy relieved Hansen and surrendered two runs in 2 2/3 innings. Ian Bedell yielded one run in 3 2/3 innings.

Memphis took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Bryan Torres doubled and scored on a single by Colton Ledbetter. Ledbetter stole second base and Jimmy Crooks walked. Leo Bernal grounded into a force out and Crooks was out at second. Ledbetter scored on a caught stealing by Bernal.

Toledo put up seven runs in the second. Memphis cut their lead to 7-3 in the fourth. Bligh Madris, Nelson Velázquez and Matt Koperniak singled. Miguel Villarroel was hit by a pitch, forcing in Madris.

The Mud Hens extended the lead to 9-3 in the fifth and added another run in the sixth.

The Redbirds scored one more run in the ninth to bring the final margin to 10-4. Koperniak singled. Torres and Ledbetter walked. Koperniak came home on a walk by Blaze Jordan.

The offense scored four runs on nine hits. Ledbetter was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Velázquez and Koperniak went 2-for-4.

Ledbetter stole his fourth base of the season. Koperniak was caught stealing. Villarroel made a throwing error. Torres had a missed catch error.

Memphis is 24-13 on the season and is in first place in the International League West.

Saturday’s game: at Toledo, LHP Quinn Mathews (1-2, 4.01) vs. RHP Troy Watson 4:05 CT.

Springfield 8, Corpus Christi 11 (eight innings)

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Hooks in a game shortened by weather on Friday. Starter Brandt Thompson pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up six runs on eight hits and fanned six.

Edwin Nuñez relieved Thompson and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Randel Clemente yielded three runs in 1 2/3 innings and took the loss. Jack Findlay allowed one run in the final 1 1/3 frames.

Corpus Christi went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning.

Springfield tied the game in the home first. Jon Jon Gazdar and Travis Honeyman singled. Chase Davis doubled to plate Gazdar. Honeyman scored on a sac fly by Ryan Campos. Davis came home on a single by Zach Levenson.

The Hooks scored one run in the top of the third to lead 4-3.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to go up 5-4. Campos hit a solo home run. Levenson walked and advanced two bases on two wild pitches. Trey Paige walked. Levenson scored on a third wild pitch.

Springfield extended their lead to 7-4 in the fourth. Carlos Linarez and Gazdar singled and executed a double steal. Honeyman doubled to drive in Linarez. Campos walked. Levenson walked and Gazdar scored.

Corpus Christi scored three in the top of the fifth to tie the game.

The Cardinals responded with a run in the bottom frame to regain the lead 8-7. Jeremy Rivas singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dakota Harris walked. Rivas was out at third on a force out by Linarez. Gazdar walked. Gazdar came home on a walk by Davis.

The Hooks scored one run sixth to tie the game, then added two in the seventh and one in the eighth before the game was delayed then later called for lightning.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 10 hits. Honeyman was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gazdar was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Davis, Campos, and Levenson each had two RBI.

Trey Paige stole his sixth base of the season. Linarez swiped his third bag. Gazdar stole his second base.

Gazdar made a throwing error. Paige had a fielding miscue.

Springfield is 10-21 on the season. They are in last place in the Texas League North

Saturday’s game: vs. Corpus Christi, Liam Doyle LHP (0-2, 7.31) vs. Brett Gillis RHP (0-1, 5.14) 6:05 CT.

Peoria 7, Wisconsin 12

The High-A Chiefs fell to the Timber Rattlers by a 12-7 score on Friday at Dozer Park. Starter Nate Dohm pitched two innings, gave up seven runs on four hits, walked three and struck out one. Dohm took the loss.

Patrick Galle relieved Dohm and surrendered one run in the third. Nolan Sparks yielded four runs in 3 2/3 innings. Christian Worley tossed the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

Peoria went up 3-0 in the first inning. Tai Peete walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jesús Báez walked. Jalin Flores followed with a three-run home run.

Jalin Flores

Wisconsin put up eight runs in the top of the third inning to take the lead.

The Chiefs answered with two runs in the home third to cut the lead to 8-5. Báez singled. Flores walked. Josh Kross plated Báez on a single. Flores came home on a ground out by José Suárez.

The Timber Rattlers scored four more runs in the fourth to extend their lead to 12-5.

Peoria cut the lead to 12-6 in the sixth on a solo home run by Sammy Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

The Chiefs added one more run in the ninth toshrink the final score to 12-7. Tre Richardson was hit by a pitch. Peete singled. Richardson scored on a sac fly by Báez.

The offense scored seven runs on six hits. Flores had three RBI and scored two runs. Báez scored two runs.

Richardson stole his third base of the season. Ian Petrutz made a fielding error. Jose Cordoba had an outfield assist at third base.

Peoria is 14-16 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Midwest League West.

Saturday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, Tanner Franklin RHP (0-1, 4.19) vs. Ethan Dorchies RHP (1-4, 7.54) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Jupiter 5

The Low-A Cardinals defeated the Hammerheads by the score of 9-5 on Friday at Roger Dean Stadium. Starter Ethan Young pitched two innings, gave up four runs on five hits, walked four and struck out two.

Yadiel Batista relieved Young and surrendered one run in 3 2/3 innings for the win. Nelfy Ynfante tossed the final 3 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his first save.

The Beach Birds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Cameron Nickens singled and advanced to second on a balk. Trevor Haskins plated Nickens on a single.

Jupiter answered with four runs in the home second and added a run in the fourth to extend the lead to 5-1.

Palm Beach roared back with six runs in the fifth to go ahead 7-5. Ryan Mitchell and Jonathan Mejía walked and advanced on a balk. Brayden Smith walked. Alex Birge was hit by a pitch and Mitchell scored. Nickens walked and Mejía came home. Trevor Haskins followed with a grand slam.

Trevor Haskins

The Cardinals added a run to extend their lead to 8-5 in the seventh. Haskins walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a balk. Palm Beach made it 9-5 in the eighth. Mitchell doubled and came home on a single by Mejía.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on seven hits. Haskins was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Mejía was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Mitchell and Nickens each scored two runs.

Mejía stole his third base of the season. Haskins swiped two bags. Christian Martin stole two bases. Mejía was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 17-14 on the season. They are tied with Jupiter for first place in the Florida State League East.

Saturday’s game: at Jupiter, Cade Crossland LHP (0-2, 5.14) vs. Walin Castillo RHP (1-0, 1.64) 5:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals 15, FCL Mets 4

For their first win of the season, the rookie Cardinals walloped the Mets, 15-4, in Jupiter on Friday. Starter Payton Graham pitched three innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit, walked one and fanned four.

Xavier Cruz relieved Graham and surrendered one run in 2 2/3 innings for the win. Brailyn Paulino threw 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Anthony Watts hurled a scoreless seventh. Giovanni Vargas yielded one unearned run in the final two innings.

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

The Cardinals tied the game in the home first on a solo home run by Sebastian Dos Santos.

Sebastian Dos Santos

The Cardinals ran up the score with a six-run second inning to lead 7-1. Miguel Hernández singled. Royelny Strop drew a walk and stole second base. Juan Rujano reached on an error and Hernández scored. Bracewell Taveras followed with a three-run home run.

Bracewell Taveras

Kenly Hunter singled and stole second base. Michael Dattalo hit a two-run home run.

Michael Dattalo

The Mets added a run in the top of the third to shrink the lead to 7-2.

The Cardinals answered with six more runs in the bottom of the inning to extend the lead to 13-2. Strop and Cristofer Lebrón singled. Rujano was hit by a pitch. Taveras was hit by a pitch and Strop came home. Hunter doubled to plate Lebrón and Rujano.

Kenly Hunter

Dos Santos singled to score Taveras and Hunter. Dos Santos scored on a single by Yaxson Lucena.

The Mets scored another run in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 13-3.

The Cardinals responded with two more runs in the bottom frame for a 15-3 lead. Rujano reached on an error. Taveras doubled. Dattalo singled to plate Rujano and Taveras.

The Mets added a final run in the eighth for the final score of 15-4.

The Cardinals scored 15 runs on 16 hits. Taveras was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Dos Santos was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with four RBI. Hunter was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Lucena was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Strop was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Rujano scored three runs.

Strop and Hunter each stole a base. Hunter and Rujano each made a throwing error. Lucena had a fielding miscue.

The Cardinals are 1-2 on the season.

Saturday’s game: at FCL Mets, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 7, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Palm Beach’s Jacob Odle, pitched five scoreless innings with six strikeouts. Other standouts include Blaze Jordan, Colton Ledbetter, Miguel Villarroel, Ryan Campos, Noah Mendlinger, Jeremy Rivas, Josh Kross and José Suárez.

Results for games played on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Memphis 3 at Toledo 4 (eight innings, Game 1)

The Triple-A Redbirds were edged by the Mud Hens in the first game of a twin bill by the score of 4-3 on Wednesday. It was the makeup of Wednesday’s rainout.

Starter Brycen Mautz pitched five innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three and fanned five.

Brycen Mautz

Chris Roycroft relieved Mautz and surrendered one run in two innings. Luis Gastelum yielded one unearned run in the eighth and took the loss.

Memphis took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Joshua Báez and Blaze Jordan singled. Colton Ledbetter doubled to plate Báez and Jordan.

Colton Ledbetter

The Redbirds added a run in the top of the third on a Bryan Torres solo home run to extend the lead.

Bryan Torres

Toledo scored a run in the home half third. The Mud Hens added single runs in the fourth, sixth and eighth innings to pull ahead and win, 4-3.

The Memphis offense scored three runs on 10 hits. Ledbetter was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Báez and Jordan were 2-for-4.

Memphis 3 at Toledo 1 (seven innings, Game 2)

Memphis defeated Toledo in the second game for a split of the road twin bill on Wednesday.

Starter Bruce Zimmermann pitched 5 1/3 innings, yielded one run on four hits, walked two and struck out three to earn his fourth win.

Bruce Zimmermann

St. Louis rehabber Matt Pushard relieved Zimmermann and threw the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings for his first save.

Memphis took 1-0 lead in the second inning. Nelson Velázquez drew a walk and stole second. Miguel Villarroel plated Velázquez on a single.

Miguel Villarroel

The Redbirds added to their lead in the third on a two-run home run by Blaze Jordan.

Blaze Jordan

Toledo plated one run in the sixth for the final 3-1 score.

The Memphis offense scored three runs on four hits. Villarroel was 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Jordan drove in two.

Velázquez stole his second base of the season. Ramon Mendoza was caught stealing.

Memphis is 23-12 on the season and is in first place in the International League West.

Thursday’s game: at Toledo, Hunter Dobbins RHP (3-0, 4.37) vs. Bryan Sammons LHP (0-3,4.83) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 10, Corpus Christi 6

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Hooks by a 10-6 score in Springfield on Wednesday.

Starter Brayden Davis pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on five hits, walked one and struck out three.

Hunter Hayes relieved Davis and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Edwin Nuñez and Dominic Picone added a scoreless inning each. Austin Love surrendered two unearned runs in the ninth.

Corpus Christi went up 1-0 in the first and 2-0 in the second.

In the home second, Springfield put up four runs to take the lead. Ryan Campos doubled. Zach Levenson singled. Travis Honeyman plated Campos on a single. Jeremy Rivas drove in Levenson and Honeyman on a single. Rivas came home on a sac fly by Noah Mendlinger.

Jeremy Rivas

The Hooks tied the game in the third.

In the sixth, the Cardinals scored three runs to retake the lead at 7-4. Honeyman singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dakota Harris walked. Honeyman stole third and Harris stole second. Mendlinger reached on a fielder’s choice and Honeyman scored. Miguel Ugueto plated Harris and Mendlinger on a single with help via an error by the left fielder.

Miguel Ugueto

In the eighth, Springfield extended their lead to 10-4. Mendlinger singled but was eliminated on a force out by Jon Jon Gazdar. Gazdar advanced to second on a throwing error and scored on a single by Chase Davis. Campos followed with a two-run home run.

Ryan Campos

Corpus Christi added two runs in the ninth for the final score of 10-6.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs on nine hits. Campos was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Mendlinger was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Honeyman was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rivas and Mendlinger drove in two each.

Davis stole two bases. Honeyman swiped his 10th bag. Harris stole his sixth base.

It was a mixed bag defensively for Springfield. Although they had several highlight plays, they also committed four fielding errors. Miscues by Ugueto, Harris, Rivas and Mendlinger led to four unearned runs.

Springfield is 9-19 on the season.

Thursday’s games: vs. Corpus Christi, Game 1: Mason Molina LHP (0-2, 3.80) vs. Bryce Mayer RHP (0-0, 4.50) 4:15 p.m., Game 2: RHP Chen-Wei Lin (1-2, 4.08) v. RHP James Hicks (1-2, 4.94).

Peoria 5, Wisconsin 8

The Chiefs fell to the Timber Rattlers by the score of 8-5 on Wednesday at Dozer Park.

Starter Blake Aita pitched three innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked four and fanned five.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Aita and surrendered three runs in two innings. Ramírez took the loss. Jason Savacool yielded two runs in the sixth. Zack Showalter relinquished one run in two innings. D.J. Carpenter tossed a scoreless ninth.

Wisconsin went up 2-0 in the top of the second inning.

Peoria scored three runs in the home second to take the lead. Josh Kross hit a solo home run.

Josh Kross

Cade McGee singled. José Suárez followed with a two-run home run.

José Suarez

In the top of the fourth, the Timber Rattlers scored two runs to regain the lead at 4-3.

The Chiefs answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Won-Bin Cho doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.

Wisconsin retook the lead at 5-4 in the fifth. They made it 7-4 in the top of the sixth.

Peoria responded with a run in the home sixth to cut the lead to 7-5. McGee walked, stole second, and scored on a single by Jose Cordoba.

The Timber Rattlers added a run in the seventh to extend the lead to 8-5. The Chiefs did not answer.

Peoria scored five runs on 12 hits. Kross was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Cordoba was 2-for-4 with an RBI. McGee was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Suárez had two RBI. Jalin Flores was 2-for-5.

McGee stole his third base of the season. Rainiel Rodriguez was caught stealing. Kross had a passed ball.

Peoria is 13-15 on the season.

Thursday’s game:  vs. Wisconsin, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (1-0, 1.37) vs. Braylon Owens RHP (1-0, 3.38) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 0 at Jupiter 1

The Low-A Cardinals were blanked by the Hammerheads by a 1-0 score on Wednesday at Roger Dean.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched five scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked two and fanned six.

Jacob Odle

Kaden Echeman relieved Odle and surrendered one run in the final three innings. Echeman took the loss.

The game was scoreless for the first seven innings. In the eighth, Jupiter plated the only run of the game on a solo home run.

Palm Beach was held scoreless on only three hits, all singles. Chase Heath was 2-for-3. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Ryan Mitchell stole his seventh base of the season. Ryan Weingartner swiped his 10th bag. Heath and Weingartner were both caught stealing. Heath was picked off first base.

The Cardinals are 16-13 on the season.

Thursday’s game:  at Jupiter, Ty Van Dyke RHP (1-1, 1.50) vs. Keyner Benitez LJP (0-0, 3.45) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 4 at FCL Astros 5

The rookie Cardinals fell to the Astros by a 5-4 score on Wednesday. Starter Branneli Franco pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit, walked three and struck out two. Franco took the loss.

Jarol Baéz relieved Franco and secured the final two outs of the third. Gabriel Chinchilla surrendered three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Owen Rice got the final out of the fifth. Jan Cabrera tossed the final three scoreless innings.

Jan Cabrera

The Astros took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and added three more in the fifth.

The Cardinals got on the board in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-2. Sebastian Dos Santos doubled. Cristofer Lebron walked. Both runners advanced on a balk. Dos Santos scored on a wild pitch. Lebron came home on a fielding error.

The Cardinals pulled closer on a two-run home run by Lebron in the ninth for the final tally of 5-4.

Cristofer Lebron

The offense scored four runs on four hits. Michael Dattalo was 2-for-3. Lebron had two RBI. Dos Santos scored two runs.

Dattalo made a throwing error. Chinchilla made an error on a pickoff attempt. J.P. Cabrera had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 0-2 on the season.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 6, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-1 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day. Peoria LF Won-Bin Cho, was 2-for-3 plus a walk and two RBI in Peoria’s win over Wisconsin. Other standouts include Leonel Sequera, Tai Peete and Rainiel Rodriguez.

Results for games played on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Memphis at Toledo (postponed)

The Triple-A Redbirds’ series opening game in Toledo, OH was postponed due to rain. It will be played as the first game of a doubleheader on May 6.

Memphis is 22-11 on the season and is in first place in the International League West.

Wednesday’s games: at Toledo LHP Brycen Mautz (0-1, 2.84) vs RHP Ty Madden (2-0, 4.71) 10:05 am CT (game one); at Toledo LHP Bruce Zimmermann (3-0, 3.26) vs. Dylan File RHP (3-0, 3.38) (game two).

Springfield vs. Corpus Christi (postponed)

The first game at the newly christened Route 66 Stadium was postponed due to rain. It will be played as part of of a doubleheader on Thursday, May 7.

Springfield is 8-19 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Corpus Christi, Mason Molina LHP (0-2, 3.80) vs. Bryce Mayer RHP (0-0, 4.50) 11:15 am CT.

Peoria 5, Wisconsin 3

The Chiefs defeated the Timber Rattlers by a 5-3 score at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched four innings, gave up one run on three hits and fanned eight.

Leonel Sequera

Christian Worley relieved Sequera and surrendered one run in the fifth. Patrick Galle yielded one run in two innings and received the win. Gerardo Salas threw a scoreless eighth. Dominic Freeberger tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his third save.

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

Peoria put up three runs in the fourth to take the lead. Raniel Rodriguez thumped a solo home run.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Josh Kross walked. Cade McGee singled. José Suárez singled. Won-Bin Cho plated Kross and McGee on a single.

Won-Bin Cho

In the top of the fifth, the Timber Rattlers cut the lead to 3-2.

The Chiefs answered with a run in the home fifth to increase the lead. Rodriguez was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Jésus Báez reached on a fielder’s choice with an error and Rodriguez scored.

Peoria added a fifth run in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-2. Cho walked and stole second base. Tai Peete singled to score Cho.

Tai Peete

Wisconsin added one more run in the seventh to bring the final score to 5-3.

The Chiefs scored five runs on nine hits. Cho was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Rodriguez scored two runs.

Rodriguez stole his third base of the season. Báez swiped his fifth bag. McGee stole his second base. Cho stole his 10th base. Cho and Báez were also caught stealing.

Báez made a throwing error.

Peoria is 13-14 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, Blake Aita RHP (0-2, 5.59) vs. Wande Torres LHP (1-1, 5.82) 6:35 CT

Palm Beach 1 at Jupiter 13

The Low-A Cardinals were walloped by the Hammerheads in a 13-1 rout at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday.

Starter Jack Martinez pitched three innings, gave up four runs on four hits, walked three and fanned seven. Martinez took the loss.

Robbie Knowles relieved and surrendered three runs in the fourth. Dylan Driessen threw two scoreless innings. Jovi Gálvez yielded two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Antoni Cuello relinquished four runs, three earned while getting just one out. Yordy Herrera collected the final two outs.

Jupiter went up 1-0 in the first inning.

Palm Beach tied the game in the second. Brayden Smith walked and scored on a double by Yordalin Peña. The was the only run the Cardinals scored.

Yordalin Peña

The Hammerheads put up 12 more runs over the next seven innings. They scored three in each of the fourth and fifth innings and six in the eighth.

The Cardinal offense plated one run on two hits. The double by Peña was the only extra base hit. The offense was 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Smith stole his fifth base. Ryan Weingartner swiped his ninth bag. Ryan Mitchell stole his sixth base. Peña was picked off third base.

Knowles and Weingartner each made a throwing error. Driessen picked a runner off first base.

The Cardinals are 16-12 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: at Jupiter, Jacob Odle RHP (1-2, 3.00) vs. Dameivi Tineo LHP (0-1, 5.40) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals at FCL Nationals (postponed)

This game was postponed due to a venue issue.

The rookie level Cardinals are 0-1 on the season.

Wednesday’s game: at FCL Astros, RH Gabriel Chinchilla (FCL debut) vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – April 27-May 3

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The St. Louis Cardinals flipped the script with a 6-1 week following a 1-5 one. The pitching improved as Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker heated up. Our history section highlights Cardinals teammates who later became Hall of Famers.

Three to Enter Cardinals Hall of Fame

The annual selection process for choosing inductees into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame concluded this past week with three new members announced. To no one’s surprise, former Cardinals Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina were selected by fan votes from the Modern Era. A third inductee, selected by the Hall of Fame Red Ribbon committee, was a left-handed pitcher from the Veterans Era category. Bill Sherdel pitched for the Cardinals from 1918 to 1930. Like his co-inductee Pujols, Sherdel left the Cardinals and later returned to play in his final season for the Cardinals, which in his case was 1932.

Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Bill Sherdel

Pujols, widely considered one of the best right-handed hitters in MLB history, was drafted by the Cardinals in the 13th round in 1999 MLB. He debuted on April 2, 2001. What followed was 11 years of baseball excellence, culminating in a period that included the Rookie of the Year Award, three NL MVP selections, nine All-Star selections, six Silver Slugger Awards and two Gold Glove Awards.

Pujols returned to the Cardinals in 2022, after 9 1/2 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, and a half-season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pujols had announced he would retire after the 2022 season and wished to end his career where it started. During that magical 2022 season, Pujols reached the milestone of 700 career home runs. On September 23, he hit his 699th and 700th home runs in, ironically, a game with the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, his baseball home prior to returning to St. Louis.

Yadier Molina spent his entire baseball career with the Cardinals. Molina was drafted in the fourth round in 2000 and debuted on June 3, 2004. This Cardinals catching icon, and likely future Hall of Famer, retired from baseball in 2022 alongside his good friend Pujols.

Molina, widely considered one of the best defensive catchers in baseball history, won nine Gold Glove Awards, four Platinum Gloves and was a ten-time All-Star. He also led the NL in caught stealing percentage in four seasons (2005, 2007, 2010 and 2014). Molina, along with battery mate Adam Wainwright, broke the MLB record for career starts as a battery with 328. He led the league in other defensive categories not listed here.

Molina is currently employed with the Cardinals as a Special Assistant to President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom. He was in the dugout over the weekend when the Hall of Fame selections were announced.

Bill Sherdel (sure-DELL), the Red Ribbon Committee selection, was a left-handed pitcher for the Cardinals from 1918-1930. He helped the Cardinals win their first World Series titled in 1926. Sherdel led the NL in win percentage (.714) in 1925 and his 153 career wins are the most by any left-hander in franchise history. Sherdel ranks fifth overall in pitching wins for the Cardinals. Sherdel compiled a won/loss record of 153-131 with an ERA of 3.72 in 514 total games with St. Louis.

After Sherdel was traded to the Boston Braves in 1930, he returned to finish his career with the Cardinals in 1932 but pitched in only three games. Sherdel passed away on November 14, 1968 at the age of 72.

Pujols, Molina and Sherdel will be officially inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony on the field on September 12 in St. Louis.

Game Recaps

Monday, April 27, 2026 – Cardinals 4 at Pirates 2

The Cardinals beat the Pirates in the first of a four-game series at PNC Park on Monday. Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up two runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out two.

Dustin May

Ryan Fernandez relieved May and threw two scoreless innings to earn the win. George Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save.

The Pirates scored single runs in the first and second innings to lead 2-0.

The Cardinals were scoreless until they executed a rally in the ninth inning with four runs to take the lead and win the game 4-2. Pedro Pagés began with a solo home run to end the shutout. JJ Wetherholt followed with a solo home run to tie the game. Iván Herrera drew a walk. Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker drew a walk. With the bases loaded, José Fermín doubled to plate Herrera and Burleson to lead 4-2.

José Fermín

The Cardinals scored four runs on six hits.  Fermín was 2-for-2 with two RBI. Burleson was 2-for-4.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Cardinals 11 at Pirates 7

The Cardinals defeated the Pirates in the second game of the series on Tuesday. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on nine hits and fanned seven to earn his third win.

Gordon Graceffo relieved Leahy and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Justin Bruihl surrendered three runs, two earned, in the eighth. Matt Svanson yielded one run in the ninth.

The Cardinals took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Nolan Gorman. St. Louis added two runs in the third. Victor Scott blasted a solo home run to right, out of the park and into the Allegheny River. JJ Wetherholt doubled. Jordan Walker singled to plate Wetherholt.

In the fifth, St. Louis put up three runs to extend the lead to 6-0. Wetherholt and Iván Herrera walked. Alec Burleson’s ground-rule double scored Wetherholt. Herrera came home on a sac fly by Walker. Gorman hit a sac fly to bring home Burleson.

The Pirates got on the board in the sixth with three runs to cut the lead to 6-3. The Cardinals answered with three more in the seventh to extend the lead to 9-3. Herrera and Burleson walked. Walker singled to score Herrera. Burleson crossed the plate on a ground out by Gorman. Masyn Winn plated Walker on a single.

St. Louis added two more runs in the top of the eighth to increase the lead to 11-3. Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Herrera doubled. Burleson doubled to score Wetherholt and Herrera.

Alec Burleson

Pittsburgh responded in the home eighth with three runs to shrink the lead to 11-6. They added a final run in the ninth.

St. Louis’ offense scored 11 runs on 12 hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Walker was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Winn was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Gorman had three RBI. Herrera and Wetherholt scored three runs.

Herrera stole his first base of the season. Walker swiped his fifth bag. Pedro Pagés had a passed ball.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Pirates 4

The Cardinals edged the Pirates by a 5-4 score in the third game of the series on Wednesday. Starter Andre Pallante pitched six innings, gave up one run on five hits and fanned six to earn his third win of the season.

Andre Pallante

Ryne Stanek relieved Pallante and surrendered two runs in 1/3 of an inning. JoJo Romero hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. George Soriano yielded one unearned run in the eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his eighth save.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Ramón Urías walked and scored on JJ Wetherholt’s double.

St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth on a two-run home run by Burleson. Pittsburgh cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the inning.

In the top of the seventh, the Cardinals scored two additional runs to extend the lead to 5-1. Victor Scott was hit by a pitch and stole second and third base. Iván Herrera singled to plate Scott. Herrera later came home on a single by Jordan Walker.

The Pirates responded in the home seventh with two runs to shrink the lead to 5-3. They pulled to within 5-4 in the eighth.

The Cardinals scored five runs on six hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Winn stole his fourth base of the season. Scott stole two bases. Winn and Urías each made a fielding error.

Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Cardinals 10 at Pirates 5

The Cardinals took the fourth game of the series and swept the Pirates in a 10-5 victory on Thursday. Starter Hunter Dobbins, making his Cardinals debut, pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on two hits, walked five and fanned four.

Justin Bruihl relieved Dobbins and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Gordon Graceffo hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. JoJo Romero surrendered a run in 2/3 of an inning. Ryne Stanek pitched a scoreless eighth. Matt Svanson yielded a run in the ninth.

The Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt led off with a solo home run. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker followed with a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

St. Louis made it 4-0 in the third. Alec Burleson singled and advanced to second on an error. Burleson came home on a single by Nolan Gorman.

Pittsburgh cut the lead to 4-1 in the fourth. The Cardinals scored one in the top of the fifth to increase the lead to 5-1. Wetherholt singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Burleson plated Wetherholt on a single.

The Pirates answered with two runs in the home fifth to shrink the lead to 5-3. They pulled to within 5-4 in the seventh.

In the eighth, the Cardinals surged for five runs to blow up the score to 10-4. Gorman and Masyn Winn singled. Nathan Church doubled to plate Gorman and Winn. Victor Scott and Herrera walked. Burleson singled to score Church and Scott. Walker drove in Herrera on a single.

Nathan Church

The Pirates added one run in the ninth for the 10-5 final.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs on 14 hits. Burleson was 3-for-5 with three RBI. Walker was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Gorman was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Pedro Pagés was 2-for-5. Church had two RBI. Herrera scored two runs.

Walker made a throwing error.

Friday, May 1, 2026 – Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2

The Cardinals defeated the Dodgers in the first of a three-game series at Busch Stadium on Friday. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked two and fanned four to earn his first win.

Matthew Liberatore

George Soriano relieved Liberatore and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Gordon Graceffo hurled a scoreless eighth. Matt Svanson tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the first inning. Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker singled. Both runners advanced on a throwing error by Dodger catcher Will Smith.  Herrera then scored on a balk and Walker advanced to third. Nolan Gorman hit a two-run home run.

Nolan Gorman

Los Angeles scored one run in the second, but St. Louis made it 4-1 in the third on a solo home run by Alec Burleson.

The Dodgers shrunk the lead to 4-2 in the sixth. The Cardinals put up three runs in the seventh to lead 7-2.  Herrera singled. Burleson walked. Walker doubled to plate Herrera and Burleson. Walker advanced to third on a fielding error. Masyn Winn was hit by a pitch. Walker scored on a force out by Nathan Church.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 12 hits. Walker was 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Herrera was 2-for-5 with two run scored. Winn was 2-for-3. Gorman had two RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Walker stole his sixth base of the season.

Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

The Cardinals edged the Dodgers in the second game of the series on Saturday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked three and struck out three.

Michael McGreevy

Ryne Stanek relieved McGreevy and threw a scoreless seventh. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien surrendered two runs in the ninth but still received his ninth save.

The Cardinals took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Iván Herrera doubled. Alec Burleson plated Herrera on a double. Jordan Walker followed with a two-run home run.

The score remained 3-0 when the Dodgers rallied for two runs in the ninth on some wonky base hits past the Cardinals middle infield. Closer O’Brien struck out the final hitter to end the rally.

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

Despite the ninth inning Dodgers rally, the Cardinals’ middle infield made several dazzling double plays.

Sunday, May 3, 2026 – Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4

The Cardinals were unable to complete the sweep over the Dodgers on Sunday. Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up three runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out three. May took the loss.

Justin Bruihl relieved May and threw a scoreless seventh. Jared Shuster surrendered one unearned run in the final two innings.

The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the second and added a run in the fifth.

The Cardinals got on the board with one run in the eighth. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Alec Burleson singled and Walker scored from first.

Los Angeles scored a fourth run in the ninth due to a Masyn Winn error and won the game 4-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on seven hits, all singles. Winn and Nathan Church were 2-for-4. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Church was caught stealing. Winn made a fielding error.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals massively improved their performance from the prior week. After going 1-5, they turned it around to go 6-1. St. Louis swept the Pirates in four games and won 2-of-3 from the Dodgers.  They are 20-14 for the season and are tied for second place in the NL Central with the Reds. Both teams are two games back of the Cubs.

The offense was much improved over the previous week. Top performers over the last seven days by OPS are Alec Burleson (1.225), Jordan Walker (1.098), and Jose Fermín (1.167 in 6 ABs). Burleson was recently at the bottom in OPS. Walker’s performance had taken a nosedive as well but has come back, at least for the present.

At the bottom are Ramón Urías (.222), Victor Scott (.461) and Nathan Church (.467). Urías has been unproductive for a while now, but he continues to receive starts at third base against left-handed pitching. Thomas Saggese can also play third (and left) but has received very little playing time due the manager’s preference for Urías. If this continues, it perhaps would be better for Saggese to be optioned to Memphis for regular playing time. José Fermín is available to play in the outfield when needed until Lars Nootbaar returns from the injured list.

The pitching has improved somewhat, though whether this improvement continues remains to be seen. Starters Dustin May, Matthew Liberatore, Michael McGreevy, and Andre Pallante all had ERAs for the week under 4.00. Hunter Dobbins was brought up from Memphis for one start and his performance was the weakest of all the starting pitchers. Kyle Leahy pitched better over the last week than in his previous starts.

The bullpen remains the weak link but performed better this period. In other words, it was not the train wreck it has been since the season started, which is not exactly an endorsement. However, as has been stated repeatedly for weeks now, there is no help in Memphis for this bullpen. It is this group or bust, at least for the time being.

The Brewers are in town to begin the week for three games. The Brewers have not performed to their past level from the recent years and are currently tied for last place in the Division with the Pirates. However, the NL Central continues to be the best performing Division in either league with all five teams playing above .500 for quite some time.

The Cardinals end the week with a four-game series in San Diego. The Padres started the season strongly but have lost their last four games as of this writing.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team W L Pct GB
Chicago 22 12 0.647
St. Louis 20 14 0.588 2
Cincinnati 20 14 0.588 2
Milwaukee 18 15 0.545 3
Pittsburgh 19 16 0.543 3

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

  • 4/27 The Cardinals claimed LHP Luis Peralta off waivers from the Colorado Rockies and optioned him to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 4/30 The Cardinals optioned RHP Ryan Fernandez to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 4/30 The Cardinals activated RHP Hunter Dobbins from the 15-day injured list.
  • 5/1 The Cardinals optioned RHP Hunter Dobbins to the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/1 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Jared Shuster from the Memphis Redbirds.
  • 5/1 The Cardinals designated LHP Luis Peralta for assignment.
  • 5/3: Peralta was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs.

Luis Peralta

To accommodate the return of Jared Shuster to St. Louis, Luis Peralta was sacrificed, even though he was not in the organization long enough to appear in even one game.

Injury Report

Lars Nootbaar

  • OF Lars Nootbaar (heel surgery) is expected to begin a rehab assignment on or about May 10 according to Cardinals manager Oli Marmol. Nootbaar will follow a spring training-like progression. He is eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list on May 24.

Hunter Dobbins

  • RHP Hunter Dobbins was activated from the 15-day injured list on April 29 and recalled from the rehab assignment on that date to make a start for the Cardinals against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. After the start, Dobbins was optioned to the Memphis Redbirds.

Matt Pushard

  • LHP Matt Pushard was placed on the 15-day injured list on March 31 retroactive to March 30. Right knee patellar tendinitis. Pushard is on a continuing rehab assignment with the Memphis Redbirds.

Looking Ahead

The weekend series with the Dodgers concluded on Sunday. The homestand continues with three games against the Brewers. Kyle Leahy is expected to make the Monday start, followed by Andre Pallante on Tuesday. Wednesday’s starter is listed as to be determined but will likely be Matthew Liberatore.

The team follows the homestand with a six-game road trip to California that includes three at the Padres and three with the Athletics in Sacramento.

The Cardinals return from the West Coast for a six-game homestand with the Royals and the Pirates.

After the Pirates series, the Cardinals go on the road to play the Reds and Brewers.

The team will end May at home with a weekend series with the Cubs.

Blast from the Past

Last week, the Cardinals announced the selections for the 2026 class of the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Three players were chosen, two by fan vote and one by the Red Ribbon Committee. The fan vote selections were not a surprise, as teammates and friends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina are in the 2026 class, their first year eligible. The Red Ribbon Committee selection was LHP Bill Sherdel.

This week’s Blast from the Past draws its subject from this announcement of Pujols and Molina as 2026 selections. We look at the past selections since the Cardinals Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2014 when teammates were selected in the same year.

We also look at Cardinals’ players selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame who were teammates and inducted in proximity or Cardinals who were inducted in the same year who were not teammates. In this case we only choose players who went into the Hall of Fame as Cardinals.

Below is a list of the teammate selections for both the Cardinals Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame by year of selection.

Cardinals Hall of Fame

  • Class of 2026 – Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. Teammates from 2004 through 2011 and in 2022.
  • Class of 2020 – Tom Herr and John Tudor. Teammates from 1985 through 1988.
  • Class of 2019 – Scott Rolen and Jason Isringhausen. Teammates from 2002 through 2007.
  • Class of 2018 – Vince Coleman and Ray Lankford were teammates in 1990.
  • Class of 2015 – Curt Flood and Ted Simmons were teammates in 1968 and 1969.
  • Class of 2014 – The inaugural class was very large. Teammates inducted included Ken Boyer, Bob Gibson, and Lou Brock; Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, and Bruce Sutter and Stan Musial and Red Schoendienst. The remainder of the class were teammates at various times from the 1920s through the 1930s as players. The class also included non-players.

Baseball Hall of Fame

No Cardinals were inducted in the same year who had been teammates. However, two pairs of teammates were inducted in consecutive years. Jesse Haines and Chick Hafey were inducted in 1970 and 1971, respectively. Joe Medwick and Stan Musial were inducted in 1968 and 1969.

Two Cardinals from different eras were inducted as Cardinals in the same year, Lou Brock and Enos Slaughter in 1985. Brock was voted in by the BBWAA (sportswriters) and Slaughter was selected by the Veterans Committee.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – May 3, 2026

photo: Jimmy Crooks (Memphis Redbirds)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-4 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis C Jimmy Crooks, went 2-for-4 including a home run with a walk and four RBI. Other standouts include Joshua Báez, Ramon Mendoza, Bryan Torres, Noah Mendlinger and Jack Gurevitch.

Results for games played on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Memphis 13, Indianapolis 4

The Redbirds clobbered the Indians in a 13-4 rout at AutoZone Park on Saturday.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and fanned seven. Mathews won his first game of the season.

Quinn Mathews

Max Rajcic relieved Mathews and surrendered one unearned run in two innings of relief. Ryan Fernandez yielded two runs in the final two innings.

Indianapolis scored first with a run in the top of the first. Memphis answered with three runs in the home first.  Joshua Báez and César Prieto singled. Blaze Jordan plated Báez on a single. Jimmy Crooks singled to score Prieto. Leo Bernal ground into a force out and Jordan came home.

The Redbirds added a run in the second on a solo home run by Bryan Torres. In the third, Bernal and Ramon Mendoza singled. A Matt Koperniak triple brought Bernal and Mendoza home to increase the lead to 6-1.

Matt Koperniak

Three more runs were added in the fourth by Memphis to make it 9-1. Torres and Prieto singled. Crooks hit a three-run home run. In the sixth, the Redbirds made it 10-1 on a solo home run by Báez.

Jimmy Crooks

The Indians scored a second run in the top of the seventh. The Redbirds responded in the bottom of the inning with a three-run frame to extend the lead to 13-2. Crooks and Bernal walked. Mendoza singled. Koperniak grounded into a force out, eliminating Crooks at home. Bernal scored on a single by Brody Moore. Báez plated Mendoza and Koperniak on a double.

Joshua Baez

Indianapolis added two additional runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 13-4.

The Redbirds offense scored 13 runs on 16 hits as all nine batters had at least one hit. Báez was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Crooks was 2-for-4 with four RBI. Mendoza was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Torres was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Prieto was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Koperniak had two RBI. Bernal scored two runs.

Crooks made a throwing error. Prieto had a fielding miscue.

Memphis is 22-10 on the season and is in first place in the International League West.

Sunday’s game: vs. Indianapolis, RHP Hancel Rincón (0-1, 3.52) vs LHP Hunter Barco (1-0, 2.45) 1:05 CT.

Springfield 5 at NW Arkansas 7

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Naturals by a 7-5 score on Saturday. It was Springfield’s seventh consecutive defeat.

Starter Liam Doyle pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one and fanned five.

Liam Doyle

Randel Clemente relieved Doyle and surrendered four runs, three earned, in 1 2/3 innings. Austin Love yielded two runs in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Darlin Saladin tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

NW Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Springfield tied the game in the fourth. Noah Mendlinger singled and scored on a double by Miguel Ugueto.

The Naturals took back the lead at 2-1 in the fifth. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the top of the sixth to lead 3-2. Carlos Linarez reached on an error and Mendlinger followed with a two-run home run.

Noah Mendlinger

NW Arkansas regained the lead with a three-run bottom of the sixth. Springfield tied the game again with two runs in the top of the seventh. Ryan Campos and Zach Levenson walked and advanced on a wild pitch. Trey Paige was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris walked and Campos scored. Levenson came home on a walk by Mendlinger.

The Naturals again broke the tie with a two-run home seventh to lead 7-5, which they held

The Cardinals scored five runs on six hits. Mendlinger was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Ugueto was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Clemente made an error on a pickoff attempt. Campos had a passed ball.

Springfield is 7-19 on the season.

Sunday’s game:  at NW Arkansas, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (1-2, 5.82) vs. TBD (NWA) 2:05 CT.

Peoria 5 at Great Lakes 9

The Chiefs were defeated by the Loons by a 9-5 score on Saturday. Starter Nate Dohm pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out two.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Dohm and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Nolan Sparks surrendered three runs in three innings. Patrick Galle yielded one run in the eighth.

Great Lakes went up 2-0 in the first inning. Peoria cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the third on a solo home run by Miguel Villarroel.

Miguel Villarroel

The Loons scored three runs in the home third and added a run in the fifth to lead 6-1.

In the top of the seventh, the Chiefs put up one run. Cade McGee walked. Ian Petrutz singled and stole second. Villarroel was hit by a pitch. Sammy Hernandez walked and McGee scored.

Great Lakes continued to pad the lead with two runs in the home seventh to extend the lead to 8-2.

Peoria rallied for three runs in the top of the eighth to shrink the gap to 8-5. Jesús Báez drew a walk and advanced to second a balk. Jalin Flores plated Báez on a single. Flores stole second base. Ian Petrutz reached on an error and Flores scored. Won-Bin Cho plated Petrutz on a single.

Jalin Flores

The Loons added a run in the ninth for the 9-5 win.

The Chiefs scored five runs on five hits. The Villarroel home run was the only extra base hit.

Petrutz stole his first base of the season. Flores swiped his second bag. Cho stole his ninth base. Báez made a throwing error. McGee had a passed ball.

Peoria is 11-14 on the season.

Sunday’s game: at Great Lakes, Tanner Franklin RHP (0-1, 4.76) vs. Jakob Wright LHP (1-0, 3.95) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 6, Clearwater 9

The Low-A Cardinals lost to the Threshers by the score of 9-6 on Saturday at Roger Dean Stadium. Starter Ethan Young pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up six runs, three earned, on seven hits, walked one and fanned six. Young took the loss.

Yadiel Batista relieved Young and surrendered two runs in three innings. Justin Militello yielded one unearned run in the final 1 2/3 innings.

Palm Beach scored first in the second on a solo home run by Jonathan Mejía. Clearwater scored three runs in the third and three runs in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead.

The Beach Birds cut the lead to 6-2 in the sixth on a solo home run by Chase Heath. The Threshers answered with two runs in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 8-2.

Chase Heath

The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the home seventh to shrink the deficit to 8-5. Trevor Haskins singled. Luis Pino and Ryan Mitchell walked. Jack Gurevitch doubled to clear the bases. Palm Beach put up another run in the eighth on a solo home run by Cameron Nickens to make it 8-6.

Jack Gurevitch

Clearwater added a final run in the ninth to win 9-6.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 12 hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Brayden Smith and Ryan Weingartner were 2-for-5.

Mejía made two throwing error. Weingarten had a fielding miscue. Militello picked a runner off first base.

The Cardinals are 15-11 on the season.

Sunday’s game: vs. Clearwater, Cade Crossland LHP (0-2, 6.63) vs. Cody Bowker RHP (0-2, 6.75) 11:30 am CT.

FCL Cardinals 1, FCL Marlins 4 (eight innings)

The Cardinals fell to the Marlins in the opening game of the Florida Complex League season on Saturday.

Starter Payton Graham pitched three scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked one and fanned five.

Payton Graham

Brian Holiday relieved Graham and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Jésus García threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Alejandro Lóiza yielded three runs, two earned, in the eighth and took the loss.

The game was scoreless for the first four innings. In the fifth, the Marlins scored one run. The Cardinals tied the game in the seventh. Edward Guribe singled. Juan Rujano doubled to plate Guribe.

Juan Rujano

The Marlins broke the tie with three runs in the eighth to win the game 4-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on five hits. Guribe was 2-for-3. The offense was 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

Yaxson Lucena stole his first base of the season. Kenly Hunter was picked off and caught stealing. J.P. Cabrera made two throwing errors. Hunter had an outfield assist at second base. Lucena had an outfield assist at second and another assist at home plate. Graham picked a runner off first base.

The Cardinals are 0-1 on the season.

Sunday’s game: Off day.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – April 30, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-4 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis’ Bruce Zimmermann, pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. Other standouts include Hancel Rincon, Bligh Madris, Ryan Campos and Jonathan Mejía.

Results for games played on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Memphis 3, Indianapolis 0 (seven innings, game one)

The Redbirds blanked the Indians in the first game of a twin bill at AutoZone Park on Tuesday. It was the reschedule of Tuesday’s rainout.

Starter Bruce Zimmermann pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed five hits and fanned seven to earn his third win.

Bruce Zimmermann

Max Rajcic tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in the scheduled seven-inning contest.

Memphis went up in the third inning on a two-run home run by Bligh Madris.

Bligh Madris

They added a run in the fifth to make it 3-0. Colton Ledbetter walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Madris walked. Matt Koperniak singled. Ledbetter scored on a sac fly by Bryan Torres.

The offense scored three runs on four hits. Madris had two RBI. Ledbetter scored two runs. Madris’ home run was the only extra base hit.

Memphis 0, Indianapolis 9 (seven innings, game two)

The Redbirds were shut out by the Indians in the second game of the twin bill on Tuesday. Spot starter Hancel Rincon pitched four scoreless innings, allowed three hits and fanned five.

Hancel Rincón

St. Louis rehabber Matt Pushard relieved Rincon and surrendered five runs, three earned, in the fifth and took the loss. Chris Roycroft yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Luis Gastelum secured the final out of the sixth. Jared Shuster relinquished three runs in the seventh.

The game was scoreless until Indianapolis plated five runs in the fifth.  They added one run in the sixth and three in the seventh to win 9-0.

Memphis managed only two hits, singles by Jimmy Crooks and Bryan Torres. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Crooks stole his first base of the season. Brody Moore swiped his fourth bag. Pushard and Crooks each made a throwing error.

Memphis is 19-10 on the season.

Thursday’s game: vs. Indianapolis, LHP Brycen Mautz (0-1, 2.95) vs. Thomas Harrington RHP (0-3, 4.57) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 2 at NW Arkansas 4 (seven innings, game one)

The Cardinals fell to the Naturals by a 4-2 score in the first game of a twin bill on Tuesday. Again, Tuesday’s postponement was made up.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on five hits, walked four and struck out two.

Braden Davis

Austin Love relieved Davis and surrendered two runs, one earned, in one inning and took the loss. Randel Clemente tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

Springfield took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Jon Jon Gazdar reached on an error. Noah Mendlinger walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Miguel Ugueto singled to plate Gazdar. Ugueto stole second base. Mendlinger scored on a ground out by Ryan Campos.

NW Arkansas cut the lead to 2-1 in the second. They tied the game in the third and in the sixth, the Naturals put up two runs to take a 4-2 lead.

The Cardinals offense scored two runs on five hits. Travis Honeyman was 2-for-3.

Ugueto stole his 14th base of the season. Gazdar was picked off first base.

Dakota Harris made a fielding error. Campos was charged with catcher interference.

Springfield 2, NW Arkansas 4 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals were swept by the Naturals by identical 4-2 scores in Tuesday’s doubleheader. Starter Mason Molina pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked one and fanned six. Molina took the loss.

Darlin Saladin relieved Molina and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings.

NW Arkansas took a 2-0 lead in the second and made it 3-0 in the fifth.

Springfield got on the board with two runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2. Jon Jon Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Noah Mendlinger singled. Both runners advanced on a ground out by Chase Davis. Ryan Campos plated Gazdar and Mendlinger on a single.

Ryan Campos

The Cardinals scored two runs on two hits. Campos had two RBI.

Travis Honeyman stole his ninth base of 2026.

Springfield is 7-16 on the season.

Thursday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (1-1, 3.86) vs. Drew Beam RHP (0-3, 5.40) 7:05 CT.

Peoria at Great Lakes (postponed)

This game was postponed due to rain in the area. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, April 30.

Peoria is 10-11 on the season.

Thursday’s games: at Great Lakes, Leonel Sequera RHP (1-2, 6.86) vs. Brooks Auger RHP (0-0, 0.00) and Blake Aita RHP (0-1, 4.60) vs. Sterling Patrick LHP (0-1, 3.57). First game at 5:05 CT.

Palm Beach 6, Clearwater 11

The Class-A Cardinals lost to the Threshers by an 11-6 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday. Starter Jack Martinez pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up six runs, three earned, on five hits, walked three and fanned four. Martinez took the loss.

Antoni Cuello relieved Martinez and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Justin Militello surrendered one run in two innings. Dylan Driessen yielded four runs in just 2/3 of an inning. Robbie Knowles tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless frames.

Clearwater went up 3-0 in the second inning. Palm Beach answered with a run in the home second. Yordalin Peña singled and stole second base. Christian Martin singled. Peña scored on a passed ball.

The Threshers added three runs in the third to extend their lead to 6-1.

In the fifth, the Beach Birds added a run. Ryan Mitchell walked and stole second base. Ryan Weingartner singled. Mitchell scored on a double play by Jack Gurevitch.

Clearwater Increased their lead 7-2 in the top of the seventh. The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 7-4. Luis Pino, Mitchell and Weingartner walked. Jonathan Mejía doubled to plate Pino and Mitchell.

Jonathan Mejia

The Threshers posted a four-run eighth inning to lead, 11-4. Palm Beach made a final push with two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 11-6. Pino walked. Weingartner singled and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Mejia singled to score Pino and Weingartner.

The Cardinals scored six runs on eight hits. Mejía was 2-for-5 with four RBI. Weingartner was 2-for-4. Pino and Mitchell each scored two runs.

Peña stole his third base of the season. Mitchell swiped his fifth bag. Gurevitch was picked off and caught stealing.

Mejía made a fielding error and a missed catch error.

The Cardinals are 15-8 on the season.

Thursday’s game: vs. Clearwater, RHP Jacob Odle (1-1, 3.14) vs. Brad Pacheco RHP (1-1, 3.60) 5:30 CT.

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