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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 12, 2026

August 12, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Matthew Miura (Palm Beach Cardinals)

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

Results for games played on Tuesday August 11, 2026.

Memphis 6 at Durham 0

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

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

Cooper Hjerpe

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

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

Noah Mendlinger

Mendlinger for two! pic.twitter.com/6B6mwzKvKU

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 12, 2026

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

Thomas Saggese

Saggese hits! pic.twitter.com/LXf4sYy0cb

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 12, 2026

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

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

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

Memphis is 17-23 in the second half.

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

Springfield 8, NW Arkansas 15

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

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

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

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

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

Jesús Báez

Take a bow, Jesús Báez. That's now 30 total Minor League homers on the year! pic.twitter.com/6RYy4eUryw

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 12, 2026

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

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

Tai Peete

Tai Peete rips one to first and drives in a pair! pic.twitter.com/B0Z3ocQ0NB

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 12, 2026

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

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

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

Báez was caught stealing.

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

Springfield is 24-16 in the second half.

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

Peoria 6, Beloit 7 (10 innings)

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

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

Ty Van Dyke

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

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

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

Brayden Smith

Brayden Smith gives the Chiefs the lead with his first High-A homer! 💣 pic.twitter.com/r3NCryMdHF

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 12, 2026

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

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

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

Sammy Hernandez stole his 17^th base.

The Chiefs are 21-21 in the second half.

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

Palm Beach 9 at Daytona 7 (game one)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Matthew Miura

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

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

Trevor Haskins made a throwing error.

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

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

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

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

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

Jayden Lobliner

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

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

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

Gabe Camacho

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

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

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

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

The Cardinals are 22-21 in the second half.

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

DSL Cardinals 6 at DSL Rockies 2 (seven innings)

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

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

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

Rafaeli Moronta

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

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

Eduardo Mirabal

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

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

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

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

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

August 10, 2026 Marilyn Green

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

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

Cardinals trade veterans for youth

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

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

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

Alexander Frias

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

Josiah Ragsdale

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

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

Daniel Eagen

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

Sandro Santana

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

Caleb Ferguson

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

Everson Pereira

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

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

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

Game Recaps

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

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

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

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

Alec Burleson

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

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

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

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

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

Herrera stole his seventh base. Church was caught stealing.

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

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

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

Hunter Dobbins

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andre Pallante

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

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

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

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

Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Off day

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

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

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

Kyle Leahy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winn stole two bases. Church swiped his seventh bag.

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

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

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

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

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

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

José Fermín

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fermín stole his fourth base.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JJ Wetherholt

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

The Big Picture

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

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

Blaze Jordan

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

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

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

Hunter Dobbins

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

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

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

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

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

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

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

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

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

Injury Report

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

Looking Ahead

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

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

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

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

Blast from the Past

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

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

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

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

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

Bob Gibson – Gibson pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14, 1971. It was a complete game shutout with three walks and 10 strikeouts.
Lou Warnecke – Warnecke pitched a no-hitter on August 30, 1941, against the Cincinnati Reds. It was a complete game shutout with one walk and two strikeouts.
Bill White

Bill White – On August 14, 1960, White hit for the cycle in the first game of a doubleheader against the Pirates. White tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third inning, hit an RBI single in the fifth, and hit a solo home run in the seventh.
Chick Hafey – Outfielder Chick Hafey hit for the cycle against the Phillies on August 21, 1930. Hafey hit a three-run home run in the first inning, an RBI triple in the second, a single in the fourth, and an RBI double in the seventh.
Jim Bottomley – Bottomley had six hits in the second game of a doubleheader with the Pirates on August 5, 1931. He hit a single in the first inning, an RBI single in the third, a single in the fifth, a double in the sixth, a two-run single in the seventh, and a single in the ninth.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 8, 2026

August 8, 2026 Marilyn Green

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

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

Results for games played on Friday August 7, 2026.

Memphis 3, Nashville 5

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

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

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

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

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

Joshua Baez

JOSHUA BÁEZ HAS DESTROYED ANOTHER BASEBALL!

@LENNYSLONGBALL NO. 33!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/VUbPQh2EXU

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 8, 2026

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

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

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

Memphis is 15-22 in the second half.

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

Springfield 2 at San Antonio 6

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

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

Tanner Franklin

Cardinals no. 5 prospect Tanner Franklin in his Double-A debut: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K including this on a 101 MPH heater. pic.twitter.com/pMefi9V6Dp

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 8, 2026

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

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

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

Rainiel Rodriguez

Back-to-back games with a homer for St. Louis' no. 1 prospect Rainiel Rodriguez! pic.twitter.com/GPeEpaJZ9y

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 8, 2026

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

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

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

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

Springfield is 24-13 in the second half.

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

Peoria 8, Quad Cities 6

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

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

Cade Crossland

First High-A strikeouts for Cade Crossland (@OU_Baseball)! pic.twitter.com/TkLufAEzrY

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 8, 2026

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

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

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

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

Ian Petrutz

Ian Petrutz grows the lead with a two-RBI double! 👊 pic.twitter.com/IeDJpDBfVz

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 8, 2026

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

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

Tristan Bissetta

Tristan Bissetta goes BOOM for his first professional hit!

The @OleMissBSB product makes it 5-2 with a solo homer in his pro debut. pic.twitter.com/NCIbVMzrFp

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 8, 2026

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

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

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

Sammy Hernandez

HERNANDEZ IS OUR HERO!

Sammy Hernandez connects for a walk-off home run to win it in the bottom of the ninth! 💥 pic.twitter.com/tYjiOOaFZx

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 8, 2026

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

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

Flores made a fielding error.

The Chiefs are 20-19 in the second half.

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

Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 10

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

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

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

JR Fordham

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Cardinals are 19-20 in the second half.

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

DSL Cardinals 15, DSL NYY Bombers 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christian Sáez

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 6, 2026

August 6, 2026 Marilyn Green

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

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

Results for games played on Wednesday August 5, 2026.

Memphis 5, Nashville 4

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

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

Cooper Hjerpe

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

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

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

Nolan Gorman

GORMAN WITH HIS 6TH @LennysSubs LONGBALL IN HIS LAST 8 GAMES!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/5B1pqddJgW

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 6, 2026

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

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

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

Noah Mendlinger

THE VIEW OF WALK-OFF WINNER NO. 7! pic.twitter.com/mnXIKGWeFH

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 6, 2026

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

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

Memphis is 15-20 in the second half.

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

Springfield 3 at San Antonio 5

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

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

Sandro Santana

Newly acquired LHP Sandro Santana from the Lars Nootbaar/Diamondbacks trade strikes out three in 1.1 innings of relief in his St. Louis organization debut. pic.twitter.com/XjDN18TOIy

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 6, 2026

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

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

Josiah Ragsdale

Monday: @Cardinals acquire Josiah Ragsdale in Dustin May/JoJo Romero deal
Wednesday: Their new No. 10 prospect goes deep in his 1st @Sgf_Cardinals AB! pic.twitter.com/9ebanx5sRl

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 6, 2026

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

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

Rainiel Rodriguez

MLB's No. 12 prospect Rainiel Rodriguez continues to rake at Double-A, ripping his fourth homer in six games ✅@Cardinals | @sgf_cardinals | @CardsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/JulIU9UjfS

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 6, 2026

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

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

Springfield is 23-12 in the second half.

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

Peoria 2, Quad Cities 7

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

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

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

Gerardo Salas

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Chiefs are 19-18 in the second half.

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

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 2

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

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

Brian Holiday

Brian Holi-Ks

In 5.2 scoreless innings, Holiday recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts and set a new team season high for the Beach Birds😤 pic.twitter.com/WvdcYShwXy

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) August 6, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Cardinals are 19-18 in the second half.

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

DSL Cardinals vs. DZL Arizona Black (Canceled)

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

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – August 5, 2026

August 5, 2026 Marilyn Green

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation Players of the Day are the Memphis offense, which routed Nashville 13-2. Thomas Saggese, Colton Ledbetter, Leo Bernal and Ramon Mendoza led the way. Other standouts: Brandt Thompson, Victor Scott, Nolan Gorman, Blake Aita, Jesús Báez, Sammy Hernandez, Yairo Padilla and Roberth Castillo.

Results for games played on Tuesday August 4, 2026.

Memphis 13, Nashville 2

The Triple-A Redbirds soundly defeated the Nashville Sounds in a 13-2 rout at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up one unearned run on six hits, walked one and struck out three to earn his second Triple-A win.

Brandt Thompson

Cade Winquest relieved Thompson and threw two scoreless innings. Ryan Fernandez hurled a scoreless eighth. Austin Love surrendered one run in the ninth.

Memphis went up 8-0 in the second inning. Leo Bernal singled. Thomas Saggese doubled to score Bernal. Colton Ledbetter singled to plate Saggese. Ledbetter scored on a triple by Noah Mendlinger. Victor Scott walked. Ramón Urias singled and Mendlinger came home. Nolan Gorman blasted a three-run home run. Joshua Báez singled and stole second base. Bernal walked. Ledbetter singled to score Báez, but Ledbetter was thrown out at second.

Nolan Gorman

GORMAN UNLOADS ON ANOTHER @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/en0wFSCDo4

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 5, 2026

The Redbirds added two runs in the third to increase the lead to 10-0. Ramon Mendoza and Scott singled. Gorman walked. Báez walked and Mendoza scored. Bernal drove in Scott on a single.

Nashville scored a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 10-1.

Memphis put up a run in the seventh to lead 11-1. Mendoza singled. Mendlinger grounded into a force out, eliminating Mendoza. Mendlinger later scored on a single by Chase Davis.

The Redbirds made it 13-1 in the eighth. Bernal singled and Saggese followed with a two-run home run.

Thomas Saggese

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE HITS A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/Hqu04a3JlN

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 5, 2026

The Sounds scored one more run in the ninth for the final score of 13-2.

The Redbirds scored 13 runs on 20 hits. Saggese was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Ledbetter was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Bernal was 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Mendoza was 4-for-5. Scott was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Gorman had three RBI. Mendlinger scored two runs.

Scott stole his 11^th base. Báez swiped his eighth bag.

Gorman made a fielding error.

Memphis is 14-20 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Nashville, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD (NSH) 6:45 CT.

Springfield 5 at San Antonio 2

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Missions by the score of 5-2 in San Antonion on Tuesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, and fanned six to earn his first win for Springfield.

Blake Aita

Nolan Sparks relieved Aita and finished the seventh cleanly. Jack Findlay surrendered one run in the eighth. Darlin Saladin tossed a scoreless ninth.

San Antonio went up 1-0 in the first inning.

Springfield tied the game in the second. Won-Bin Cho singled and stole second base. Tre Richardson walked. Tai Peete singled to score Cho.

The Cardinals added two runs in the third to go ahead 3-1. Ryan Campos walked. Deniel Ortiz doubled to plate Campos. Cho walked. Zach Levenson singled to score Ortiz.

In the top of the eighth, Springfield extended their lead to 5-1. Jack Gurevitch singled. Jesús Báez hit a two-run home run.

Jesús Báez

THERE HE GOES AGAIN. That's a homer in seven of his last nine and three in a row for Jesús Báez 👀 pic.twitter.com/5imcaoeGOL

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 5, 2026

The Missions added a run in the bottom of the eighth for the final score of 5-2.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 12 hits. Levenson was 3-for-5 with an RBI. In his Double-A debut, Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Campos was 2-for-4. Báez had two RBI.

Cho stole his third base for Springfield. Peete swiped his first bag for the Cardinals.

Springfield is 23-11 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at San Antonio, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Ian Koenig RHP (3-9, 4.89) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 3, Quad Cities 7

The High-A Chiefs lost to the River Bandits in a 7-3 game at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and fanned eight. Odle took the loss.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Odle and surrendered two runs in two innings. Christian Worley relinquished two runs, one earned, in the seventh. Bobby Olsen tossed the final two scoreless innings.

Quad Cities went up 3-0 in the second inning.

Peoria scored in the third on a solo home run by Sammy Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

Slammin' Sammy Hernandez gets the Chiefs on the board with his seventh homer of the season! pic.twitter.com/IEjixMCJkc

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 5, 2026

The River Bandits added two runs in the fifth to extend the lead to 5-1. They made it 7-1 in the seventh.

The Chiefs partially rallied for two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 5-3. Brayden Smith walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hernandez blasted a two-run home run.

Two-homer game for Sammy Hernandez! pic.twitter.com/MxJOMXj1ff

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 5, 2026

The offense scored three runs on six hits. Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored. Josh Kross was 2-for-4.

Hernandez made a throwing error.

The Chiefs are 19-17 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Quad Cities, RHP Ty Van Dyke (3-3, 5.83) vs. Tanner Jones RHP (3-6, 5.04) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 3, Jupiter 5

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Hammerheads by a 5-3 score on Tuesday.

Starter Payton Graham pitched four innings, gave up five runs on six hits, walked four and struck out one. Graham took the loss.

The first two relievers made their professional debuts. Brian Garmon relieved Graham and threw a scoreless fifth. Dallis Moran hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Liam Best tossed the final 2 1/3 innings on one hit and no runs.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Sebastian Dos Santos.

Sebastian Dos Santos

Dos Santos giving us an early lead! pic.twitter.com/AsTD55HhHt

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) August 4, 2026

Jupiter scored three runs in the top of the third to take the lead.

Palm Beach answered with a run in the home half of the third to cut the lead to 3-2. Alex Birge reached on an error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Yairo Padilla doubled to plate Birge.

The Hammerheads added two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-3.

The Cardinals added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 5-3. Dos Santos walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a double by Padilla.

Yairo Padilla

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Padilla was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Jonathan Mejía was 2-for-2. Dos Santos homered and scored two runs.

Padilla stole his ninth base. Mejía swiped his ninth bag. Miguel Hernández was caught stealing. Mejía was picked off second base.

Dos Santos made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 19-17 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Jupiter, TBD (PB) vs. Manuel Genao RHP (3-4, 4.24) 5:30 CT.

DSL Cardinals 9 at DSL Marlins 5 (seven innings)

The academy Cardinals defeated the Marlins by a 9-5 score on Tuesday.

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

Rafeli Moronta relieved Vega and surrendered two runs in three innings and was awarded the win. Rayner Reyes allowed one run in the seventh.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Sebastian Rojas walked and advanced to second and third on two wild pitches. Misael Sánchez reached on an error and Rojas came home.

The Marlins scored twice in the third to take the lead.

In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals plated two runs to regain the lead 3-2. Jhon Franganten doubled. Sánchez walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Lucas Takahashi walked. Roberth Castillo ground into a force out. Franganten scored. Sánchez advanced to third. Takahashi was out at second. Sánchez stole home.

The Marlins answered with two runs in the home fourth retake the lead at 4-3.

The Cardinals responded with a six-run fifth inning to go ahead 9-4. Diego Conseción walked. Rojas singled. Franganten singled to score Conseción. Rojas came home on a wild pitch. Takahashi walked. Castillo blasted a grand slam.

Roberth Castillo

The Marlins added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 9-5.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on five hits. Castillo was 2-for-3 with five RBI. Franganten was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rojas and Sánchez each scored two runs.

Sánchez stole his fourth base. Castillo swiped his third bag.

Vega picked a runner off first base and a runner off second base.

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

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 27–August 2

August 3, 2026 Marilyn Green

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The sluggish offense limited the St. Louis Cardinals to a second straight 2-5 week. As the trade deadline looms, Dustin May pitched a gem in what may be his final outing with the team. Our history feature recounts recent deadline trades by the Cardinals.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 27, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Cubs 7

The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs by a 7-3 score at Busch Stadium on Monday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on eight hits, walked two and fanned five. Liberatore took the loss.

Hunter Dobbins relieved Liberatore and surrendered four runs in 5 1/3 innings of relief.

The Cubs scored single runs in the first and second innings to lead 2-0.

The Cardinals scored one run in the home half of the second on a solo home run by José Fermín.

Chicago made it 3-1 in the third and 5-1 in the fifth.

St. Louis put up two runs in the sixth to shrink the lead to 5-3. Jordan Walker drew a walk and later scored on a single by Masyn Winn. Bryan Torres plated Winn on a ground-rule double.

The Cubs posted a two-run ninth to win the game 7-3.

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

Wetherholt stole his 11^th base. Liberatore picked a runner off first.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Cubs 10

The Cubs routed the Cardinals by a 10-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up seven runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out two. McGreevy took the loss.

Gordon Graceffo relieved McGreevy and surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings. Justin Bruihl threw two scoreless innings. Peter Strzelecki yielded one run in two innings. Matt Svanson relinquished one run in the ninth.

The Cubs got on top quickly with two in the first and five runs in the second to lead 7-0.

The Cardinals scored a run in the fourth. Alec Burleson walked. Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn singled. Burleson came home on a sac fly by Nathan Church.

Chicago added single runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth to make it 10-1.

St. Louis put up one more run in the home ninth for the final score of 10-2.

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

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 (10 innings)

The Cardinals edged the Cubs to win the third game of the series in extra innings on Wednesday.

In what may have been his last outing as a Cardinal, starter Dustin May pitched five scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked two and struck out three.

Dustin May

Justin Bruihl, Ryne Stanek, George Soriano and Riley O’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs, one earned, in the 10^th, but still received the win.

The game was scoreless until the top of the 10^th, when the Cubs scored two runs.

The Cardinals answered in the bottom of the inning with three runs to win the game in a walk off. Nathan Church was the tiebreaker runner. Lars Nootbaar singled. JJ Wetherholt walked. Jordan Walker grounded into a force out and Church scored. Nootbaar was out at third. Iván Herrera doubled to plate Wetherholt and Walker.

Iván Herrera

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Herrera was 3-for-5 with two RBI.

O’Brien made an error on a pickoff attempt.

Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Cubs 4 (10 innings)

The Cardinals lost the final game and the series with the Cubs by a 4-2 score in extra innings on Thursday.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out three but received a no-decision.

Andre Pallante

George Soriano relieved Pallante and collected the final two outs of the seventh. Ryne Stanek and Riley 0’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs, one earned, in the 10^th and took the loss this time.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn walked. Bryan Torres singled to score Nootbaar.

The Cubs scored single runs in the fourth and seventh to take a 2-1 lead.

St. Louis re-tied the score with a run in the home seventh.

The 2-2 score remained through regulation. In the 10^th, the Cubs plated their tiebreaker runner and another runner to go ahead 4-2. The Cardinals did not answer.

The offense scored two runs on 10 hits. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Torres was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 12^th base. Nootbaar made a throwing error.

Friday, July 31, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Blue Jays 3

The Cardinals were beaten by the Blue Jays by a 3-1 score in the first of a three-game series in Toronto.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up one run on six hits, walked one and struck out three.

Kyle Leahy

Justin Bruihl relieved Leahy and collected one out. Newcomer Peter Strzelecki surrendered two runs in one inning and took the loss. Gordon Graceffo tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The game was scoreless until the fifth, when the Cardinals plated one run. Nathan Church singled and stole second base. JJ Wetherholt walked. Jordan Walker singled to score Church.

The Blue Jays tied the game in the sixth and added two runs in the eighth to win 3-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on five hits. Church was 2-for-4 and stole his sixth base.

Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Blue Jays 5

The Cardinals were again held to one run as they were defeated by the Blue Jays by the score of 5-1 on Saturday.

In his MLB debut, starter Quinn Mathews pitched five innings, gave up two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out three. Mathews took the loss.

Quinn Mathews

Luis Gastelum relieved Mathews and surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings. Peter Strzelecki tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Toronto scored single runs in the third and fourth to go up 2-0.

St. Louis scored their only run of the game in the sixth. Iván Herrera doubled and came home on a double by Masyn Winn.

The Blue Jays padded their lead to 5-1 with a three-run seventh inning.

The Cardinals scored one run on 11 hits. Jordan Walker was 2-for-5. Alec Burleson and Blaze Jordan were 2-for-4.

JJ Wetherholt was caught stealing.

Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Blue Jays 1

On Sunday, the Cardinals avoided the sweep by the Blue Jays by winning the final game of the series.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six scoreless innings, allowed one run, walked one and fanned seven.

Matthew Liberatore

Ryne Stanek relieved Liberatore and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano surrendered the tying run in the eighth but received the win. In a non-save situation, Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Nathan Church walked and scored on a double by Lars Nootbaar.

The 1-0 lead held until the eighth when the Blue Jays tied the game. In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals rallied for four runs. Masyn Winn walked. Bryan Torres singled. José Fermín singled to score Winn. Blaze Jordan grounded into a force out, eliminating Fermín. Nootbaar reached on a throwing error and Torres scored. Jordan Walker plated Jordan and Nootbaar on single.

Jordan Walker

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Walker was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Church made a fielding error.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals eked out a 2-5 record for the week, winning one game in each of the Cubs and Blue Jays series. The offense continues to struggle while the bullpen performance is more of the same.

The team remains in fourth place in the NL Central, having fallen below .500 with a record of 55-57. They are just 1.5 games out of a share of the division cellar, in part due to a 5-12 record since the All-Star Break. This poor stretch affirmed the club’s role as a seller at the trade deadline.

The Cardinals scored three or fewer runs in the first six games of the week. That includes only one run in the first two games against Toronto. Only one Cardinal had an OPS for the week above .900, reserve Bryan Torres (.917). Still, fewer players were below. 500 than the week prior. The bottom dwellers are José Fermín (.468), Pedro Pagés (.333) and Jimmy Crooks (.182).

Jimmy Crooks

Crooks suffers from the Cardinals carrying too many catchers on the roster. Whether he could improve his offense if more playing time was offered is uncertain. Even on the days he does catch he is almost always not allowed to play the entire game, as he has been pinch hit for on a regular basis. He also rarely hits against lefties.

Pedro Pagés receives even fewer ABs, which begs the question of why he remains on the roster. Perhaps the trade rumors will come to pass on Monday.

Iván Herrera has received the overwhelming majority of the at bats but his OPS was only .517 for the week. The upcoming trade deadline may or may not resolve the situation. Even if one of the catchers is traded, Leo Bernal is waiting in the wings and the three-catcher situation could remain. The reasoning for the need for three catchers has never been clear.

The starting pitching has been fine except for one major hiccup from Michael McGreevy. It happens every so often, so if it isn’t repeated with any frequency, it is not an issue.

Dustin May is likely to be traded before his next start on Monday. Quinn Mathews was brought up to start on Saturday, and he pitched adequately for a major league debut. Matthew Liberatore pitched his once every so often good start, just in time to perhaps avoid being moved to the bullpen. Andre Pallante and Kyle Leahy both pitched well.

The bullpen has not improved and likely never will in its present form. Matt Svanson was optioned to Memphis to make room for Quinn Mathews, who remains on the roster for now. One or more of the current relievers may be traded at the deadline, so replacements could be on the way, though the pitchers available in Memphis for that role are not particularly inspiring.

The Cardinals are in New York to play the Yankees to begin the week. They end the week at home against the Rockies.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	69	42	0.622
Chicago	63	49	0.562	6.5
Pittsburgh	56	57	0.496	14
St. Louis	55	57	0.491	14.5
Cincinnati	53	58	0.477	16

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

Lars Nootbaar

Chandler Rome, The Athletic Houston beat writer, reported that the Astros have interest in acquiring OF Lars Nootbaar. The Astros have been on the lookout for a lefty hitting outfielder for some time. Rome states that the Cardinals’ asking price for Nootbaar is high, but that could change as the 5 p.m. CT Monday trade deadline approaches.

Alec Burleson

Jeff Passan of ESPN writes that in addition to the usual suspects Dustin May, Lars Nootbaar, JoJo Romero and Ryne Stanek, the Cardinals are also open to offers for first baseman Alec Burleson.

Pedro Pagés

Ken Rosenthal, Katie Woo, and Will Sammon indicate in their most recent Athletic piece that though the Cardinals don’t believe Iván Herrera’s long-term future is at catcher, they are not inclined to move him because they like his bat. On the other hand, citing information obtained from “rival executives”, Jimmy Crooks may be the likeliest of their catchers to be dealt. On the other hand, Derrick Goold of the Post Dispatch reported earlier in the week that the Cardinals are listening to offers on C Pedro Pagés.

Riley O’Brien

In the same article cited above, Goold also lists closer Riley O’Brien as a potential trade candidate.

Transactions

7/28 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Peter Strzelecki from the Palm Beach Cardinals.
7/28 The Cardinals optioned RHP Hunter Dobbins to the Memphis Redbirds.
8/1 The Cardinals designated RHP Tink Hence for assignment.
8/1 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Quinn Mathews from the Memphis Redbirds.
8/1 The Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urías was hit by a pitch on the left elbow in a rehab game. His rehab has been paused but there is hope he can return to rehab game action this coming week.
RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23. Rajcic will miss the remainder of the 2026 season and likely all of 2027.
LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) remains on the 15-day injured list, effective July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. Romero played catch on July 30 as part of his process to ramp back up. There still is no timeline announced for his return. Same as with Urias, this likely limits the trade market for the impending free agent.

Looking Ahead

The current road trip ends in New York for three games against the Yankees. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to make the Monday start. The pitchers for the final two games are not named.

Following an off-day Thursday, August 6, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for a weekend series with the Rockies.

The homestand ends with three versus the Phillies.

After a travel day on Thursday, August 13, the Cardinals head to Wrigley Field for a weekend series with the Cubs. The road trip continues with a four-game set against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

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

Blast from the Past

As the trade deadline looms on Monday, August 3 at 5pm CT, this week’s Blast from the Past looks at trade deadlines past for the Cardinals.

The deadline is a moving target in recent years, as the soon to be expiring CBA gave the Commissioner authority to set the deadline every year for a date between July 28 and August 3.

Every year from 1923 until 1985, the trade deadline was on June 15. In 1986, the trade deadline was moved to July 31, where it remained until the current CBA went into effect in 2022.

Listed below are trades made between July 27 and August 2 by the Cardinals in past seasons. The date of the trade and the players involved are detailed.

July 27, 2011 – The Cardinals traded Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, and P.J Walters to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers Edwin Jackson, Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski, and OF Corey Patterson. St. Louis went on to win the World Series.
July 27, 2018 – The Cardinals traded pitcher Sam Tuivailala to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Seth Elledge.
July 27, 2025 – In a dump trade, the Cardinals dealt pitcher Erick Fedde to the Atlanta Braves for cash.
July 29, 2024 – The Cardinals dealt infielder Tommy Edman to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team trade with the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals received pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham from the White Sox.
July 29, 2018 – The Cardinals traded first baseman Luke Voit to the New York Yankees for pitchers Giovanny Gallegos and Chasen Shreve.
Scott Rolen (Getty Images)
July 29, 2002 – In arguably their best deadline deal during this period, the Cardinals traded infielder Placido Polanco, and pitchers Bud Smith and Mike Timlin to the Phillies for future Hall of Fame third baseman Scott Rolen and pitcher Doug Nickle.
July 30, 2023 – The Cardinals traded pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton to the Texas Rangers for infielder Thomas Saggese, and pitchers John King and Tekoah Roby.
July 30, 2021 – The Cardinals traded pitchers John Gant and Evan Sisk to the Twins for pitcher J.A. Happ.
July 30, 2021 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Lane Thomas to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Jon Lester.
July 31, 2025 – The Cardinals traded pitcher Steven Matz to the Red Sox for infielder Blaze Jordan.
July 31, 2018 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Tommy Pham to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitchers Genesis Cabrera and Roel Ramirez and outfielder Justin Williams.
Mark McGwire (Getty Images)
July 31, 2010 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick to the Padres in a three-team trade with the Cleveland Indians. The Cardinals received pitcher Nick Greenwood from the Padres and pitcher Jake Westbrook from the Indians.
July 31, 1997 – The Cardinals traded pitchers Eric Ludwick, TJ Mathews, and Blake Stein to the Athletics for first baseman Mark McGwire. The rest is history.
August 1, 2023 – The Cardinals traded SS Paul DeJong to the Blue Jays for pitcher Matt Svanson.
August 2, 2022 – The Cardinals traded outfielder Harrison Bader to the Yankees for pitcher Jordan Montgomery. Bader, now with the Giants, is back in the news for the wrong reason.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026 Marilyn Green

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 5-1 on Thursday. TCN’s Player of the Day, Memphis CF Joshua Báez, doubled twice and homered for four RBI. Other standouts include Deniel Ortiz, Jack Gurevitch, Andrew Dutkanych, Brayden Smith and Diego Conseción.

Results for games played on Thursday July 30, 2026.

Memphis 11 at Jacksonville 4 (seven innings, game one)

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Jumbo Shrimp by an 11-4 score in the first game of Thursday’s road twin bill. The extra game was to cover Wednesday’s rainout.

Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked two and fanned five to earn the win.

Brandt Thompson

Andrew Schultz relieved Thompson and threw a scoreless sixth. Ryan Murphy surrendered two runs in the seventh.

Memphis went up 4-0 in the first inning. Joshua Báez doubled. Nolan Gorman followed with a two-run home run. Thomas Saggese doubled. Leo Bernal tripled to score Saggese and Bernal.

Nolan Gorman

GORMAN HITS THIS ONE TO THE MOON!@LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/Gv6ku7Cpio

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 30, 2026

Leonardo Bernal

LITTLE LEAGUE HOMER FOR LEO BERNAL! pic.twitter.com/29zo0MCToD

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 30, 2026

The Redbirds added two runs in the second to extend their lead to 6-0. Victor Scott walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Báez hit a two-run home run.

Joshua Baez

453 feet
108.9 mph

MLB's No. 44 prospect Joshua Báez (@Cardinals) crushes his Triple-A-leading 32nd homer of the year for the @MemphisRedbirds. pic.twitter.com/ydF9rO8In1

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 30, 2026

Memphis made it 7-0 in the third. Saggese singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ramon Mendoza singled to plate Saggese.

Jacksonville scored two runs in the fourth to cut the lead to 7-2.

The Redbirds scored one run in the fifth to increase the lead to 8-2. Bernal walked and scored on a double by Chase Davis.

Memphis put up three more runs in the sixth for an 11-2 lead. Brody Moore walked. Scott singled. César Prieto singled and Moore came home. Báez drove in Scott and Prieto on a double.

The Jumbo Shrimp rallied for two runs in the seventh to bring the final score to 11-4.

The offense scored 11 runs on 11 hits. Báez was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run for four RBI. Saggese was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Gorman went deep and had two RBI. Bernal and Scott each scored two runs.

Saggese stole his seventh base.

Memphis 3 at Jacksonville 4 (eight innings, game two)

The Redbirds lost to the Jumbo Shrimp in extra innings in the second game to split the road twin bill.

Jared Shuster pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked one and struck out two. Shuster was a spot starter when Quinn Mathews was scratched. Mathews will be making his MLB debut for St. Louis on Saturday.

Quinn Mathews

The #STLCards are calling up their No. 7 prospect, Quinn Mathews, to make his MLB debut on Saturday.

The 25-year-old LHP has a 3.13 ERA with 111 K's at Triple-A this season: https://t.co/4VUJlo0jgA pic.twitter.com/D1kZPyPos7

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 30, 2026

Durbin Feltman relieved Shuster and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Hancel Rincon and Victor Santos hurled two scoreless innings each. Ryan Fernandez allowed one unearned run in the eighth and took the loss.

Jacksonville went up 3-0 in the third inning. In the fifth, a solo home run by Thomas Saggese cut the lead to 3-1.

Thomas Saggese

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE!@LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/NWQoM0KX5m

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 31, 2026

In the sixth, Ramon Mendoza and Colton Ledbetter singled. Noah Mendlinger plated both runners on a double to tie the score.

Noah Mendlinger

Mendlinger! Tie game! pic.twitter.com/eZI9YxonYV

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 31, 2026

The game went into extra innings. Memphis failed to score in the top of the eighth. In the home eighth, Jacksonville won in a walk off, 4-3.

The Redbirds scored three runs on eight hits. Saggese was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Mendoza was 2-for-4. Mendlinger had two RBI.

Joshua Báez stole his 16^th base. César Prieto swiped his sixth bag. Ledbetter stole his 16^th base.

Memphis is 12-18 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Jacksonville, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (0-2, 12.38) vs. Bradley Blalock RHP (1-8, 6.28) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 6, Wichita 1

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Wind Surge by the score of 6-1 on Thursday in Springfield. It was Springfield’s seventh consecutive victory.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched three innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked four and struck out three.

Four relievers spun a total of six scoreless innings. Jose Davila relieved Hjerpe and went two innings. D.J. Carpenter hurled the sixth. Tyler Bradt pitched the seventh and eighth and Michael Watson tossed the ninth.

Wichita took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Springfield scored two runs in the fourth to take the lead. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Deniel Ortiz followed with a two-run home run.

Deniel Ortiz

DENIEL ORTIZ DOES IT AGAIN!!!! pic.twitter.com/W6gFc0KD2u

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 31, 2026

The Cardinals added four runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-1. Rodriguez walked. Ortiz hit his second long ball, a two-run shot. Zach Levenson walked and advanced to second on a passed ball. Miguel Ugueto doubled to score Levenson. Trey Paige plated Ugueto on a double.

The Cardinals scored six runs on seven hits. Ortiz hit two home runs with four RBI. Rodriguez scored two runs.

Paige stole his 15^th base. Ugueto swiped his 23^rd bag. Rodriguez had a passed ball.

Springfield is 20-10 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. Wichita, Liam Doyle LHP (2-6, 4.91) vs. Sam Armstrong RHP (5-8, 4.92) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 5 at Cedar Rapids 4

The High-A Chiefs edged the Kernels by the score of 5-4 on Thursday.

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

Dylan Driessen relieved Van Dyke and surrendered one run in two innings for the win. Jawilme Ramírez tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn his first save.

Cedar Rapids plated three in the first and added a run in the sixth to lead 4-0.

Peoria put up five runs in the seventh to take the lead. Sammy Hernandez walked and stole second base. Ian Petrutz reached on catcher interference. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Hernandez scored on a sac fly by Luis Pino. Encarnación stole second base. Red-hot Jack Gurevitch blasted a three-run home run. Josh Kross hit a solo shot.

Jack Gurevitch

JACK. GUREVITCH.

8⃣home runs in his last EIGHT games.

WOW!!! pic.twitter.com/5HKx55Am4y

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 31, 2026

Josh Kross

Josh Kross hits a go-ahead homer to give the Chiefs their first lead of the night!

Peoria's second home run of the inning.

PEO 5 | CR 4 pic.twitter.com/c8GIIRLUpI

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 31, 2026

The Chiefs scored five runs on four hits. Kross was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gurevitch had three RBI. Both went deep.

Hernandez stole his 12^th base. Encarnación swiped his 13^th bag.

The Chiefs are 16-16 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Jack Martinez RHP (1-1, 5.63) vs. Dasan Hill LHP (1-8, 6.21) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Fort Myers 3

The Class-A Cardinals were the victors over the Mighty Mussels by a 9-3 score on Thursday.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched five innings, gave up one unearned run on three hits, walked two and fanned seven and earned his third win.

Andrew Dutkanych IV

Nathan Shinn relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one unearned run in the sixth. Hunter Kublick threw a scoreless seventh. Justin Militello yielded one run in the eighth. Jesús García tossed a scoreless ninth.

Palm Beach took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Miguel Hernández. They added a run in the third to lead 2-0. Trevor Haskins singled. Brayden Smith singled, advancing Haskins to third. Haskins scored on a throwing error.

Miguel Hernandez

Fort Myers scored their first run in the fourth to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the fifth to increase the lead to 3-1. Alex Birge walked. Smith singled, moving Birge to third. Birge came home on a ground out by Yairo Padilla.

Palm Beach put up two runs in the top of the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1. Ryan Weingartner walked and stole second base. Hernández and Cristofer Lebrón walked. Birge grounded into a double play and Weingartner scored. Hernández crossed the plate on a passed ball.

The Mighty Mussels shrunk the lead to 5-2 in the home sixth.

In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals posted three runs to strengthen the lead to 8-2. Hernández and Lebrón singled. Haskins plated Hernández on a single. Smith doubled to drive in Lebrón and Haskins.

Brayden Smith

Fort Myers responded with a run in the home eighth to decrease the lead to 8-3. Palm Beach made it 9-3 in the ninth on a solo home run by Weingartner.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 11 hits. Smith was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Hernández was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Haskins was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner homered and scored two runs.

Ryan Mitchell stole his 32^nd base. Weingartner swiped his 33^rd bag. Haskins stole his 18^th base. Smith was picked off and caught stealing.

Hernández and Weingartner each made a throwing error. Smith had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 18-14 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Fort Myers, LHP Brandon Clarke (AA rehab) vs. Matt Barr RHP (0-0, 16.88) 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals 8 at DSL Marlins 6 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals beat the Marlins by an 8-6 score on Thursday.

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

Jordan Beltrán relieved Rodriguez and threw two scoreless innings to earn the win. Brayan Amoroso surrendered one run in the final two innings but received his second save.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning. Diego Conseción doubled. Jhon Franganten singled. Misael Sánchez doubled to score Conseción. Christopher Vargas singled to plate Franganten and Sánchez.

Christopher Vargas

The Marlins answered with a run in the home first then added three in the third and one in the fourth to take a 5-3 lead.

The Cardinals shrunk the lead to 5-4 in the fifth. Conseción singled, stole second and came home on Michael Cordero’s single.

The Cardinals put up two runs in the sixth to regain the lead 6-5. Roberth Castillo singled. Eduardo Mirabel walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Conseción tripled to plate Castillo and Mirabel.

Diego Conseción

The Cardinals increased their lead to 8-5 with a two-run top of the seventh. Sánchez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lucas Takahashi singled to score Sánchez. Castillo doubled to plate Takahashi.

The Marlins rallied for one run in the home seventh to bring the final score to 8-6.

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 11 hits. Conseción singled, doubled and tripled with two RBI and two runs scored. Castillo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Vargas had two RBI. Sánchez scored two runs.

Vargas stole his first base. Conseción swiped his fourth bag. Vargas was picked off second base.

Rodriguez made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 20-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 30, 2026

July 30, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Yairo Padilla and Jonathan Mejia (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-0 on Wednesday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Palm Beach offense, which scored 19 runs on 29 hits. Yairo Padilla and Jonathan Mejía were both 3-for-6 with four RBI, with big games by Sebastian Dos Santos, Johnfrank Salazar and J.P. Cabrera. Other standouts: Rainiel Rodriguez, Jack Gurevitch and Cameron Nickens.

Results for games played on Wednesday July 29, 2026.

Memphis at Jacksonville (postponed)

Wednesday’s road game for the Redbirds was postponed due to weather. It will be played as one game of a pair of seven inning games on Thursday.

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Jacksonville, Quinn Mathews LHP (5-3, 3.13) vs. Braxton Garrett LHP (4-3, 2.32) 6:05 CT. (game one); at Jacksonville, Brandt Thompson RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (2-2, 6.44) (game two).

Springfield 7, Wichita 4

At Route 66 Stadium, the Double-A Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge by the score of 7-4 on Wednesday.

Starter Blake Aita pitched six innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked two and fanned eight.

More like Bl8ke Aita! Aita strikes out 8 batters in 6 innings. pic.twitter.com/TMLYtw0tVO

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 30, 2026

Hunter Hayes relieved Aita and threw two scoreless innings for the win. Randel Clemente tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save.

Springfield went up 2-0 in the first inning. Rainiel Rodriguez singled. Ryan Campos doubled. Rodriguez was thrown out at third. Deniel Ortiz followed with a two-run home run.

Deniel Ortiz

Deniel Ortiz gets the Cards on the board! pic.twitter.com/3YbIw4UJJH

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 30, 2026

The Cardinals added a run in the third on a solo home run by Rodriguez to increase the lead to 3-0.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Cardinals no. 1 prospect Rainiel Rodriguez hits his 10th AA homer! pic.twitter.com/TtanForoRU

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 30, 2026

Wichita came back with one run in the fourth and three in the fifth to take the lead 4-3.

Springfield put up four runs in the seventh to regain the lead 7-4. Zach Levenson doubled. Jon Jon Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris plated Levenson and Gazdar on a double. Rodriguez hit a two-run home run.

Dakota Harris

Dakota Harris with a two run double to take back the lead!!!! pic.twitter.com/bMzOwsnMRj

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 30, 2026

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Levenson was 2-for-4. Ortiz and Harris each had two RBI.

Riding a six-game winning streak, first place Springfield is 19-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Wichita, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 5.56) vs. Chris Vallimont RHP (1-2, 3.90) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 10 at Cedar Rapids 6

Behind five home runs, including two by red-hot Jack Gurevitch, the High-A Chiefs defeated the Kernels by a 10-6 score in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched three innings, gave up four runs on four hits, walked two and struck out two.

Ruben Menes relieved Fajardo and surrendered one run in 3 1/3 innings for the win. Trey Pooser allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings. Christian Worley tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his second save.

Cedar Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first and added a run in the second.

Peoria scored one run in the top of the third on a solo home run by Jack Gurevitch to cut the lead to 3-1. The Kernels answered with a run in the fourth to increase the lead to 4-1.

Jack Gurevitch

THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN‼️

Jack Gurevitch's solo shot marks a new Chiefs High-A single-season home run record! @CardsPlayerDev

PEO 1 | CR 3 pic.twitter.com/kTA3pUAaLZ

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2026

The Chiefs responded with a run in the fifth to shrink the lead to 4-2. Tai Peete singled and scored on a double by Gurevitch.

Peoria added three runs in the sixth to take the lead 5-4. José Suárez hit a solo home run. Michael Dattalo singled. Cameron Nickens followed with a two-run home run.

Cameron Nickens

Oppo 🌮 from Cameron Nickens puts the Chiefs on top!

PEO 5 | CR 4 pic.twitter.com/jcf15t4prB

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2026

The Chiefs extended their lead to 7-4 in the top of the seventh. Gurevitch walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Josh Kross blasted a two-run home run.

Josh Kross

Cedar Rapids put up a run in the home seventh to decrease the lead to 7-5. In the top of the eighth. Peoria strengthened their lead to 10-5. Nickens doubled and scored on a double by Peete. Gurevitch hit his second long ball, a two-run shot.

The Kernels added one run in the bottom of the eighth to reach the final score of 10-6.

The offense scored 10 runs on 12 hits. Gurevitch was 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Nickens was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kross had two RBI. Dattalo was 2-for-3.

Suárez had an outfield assist at third base.

The Chiefs are 15-16 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Ty Van Dyke RHP (3-3, 5.88) vs. Adrian Bohorquez RHP (0-0, 7.78) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 19 at Fort Myers 5

The High-A Cardinals slaughtered the Mighty Mussels by a 19-5 score in Fort Myers on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched four innings, gave up three runs on four hits and fanned nine. At one point, the right-hander struck out eight consecutive batters.

Strikeout #8 in a row for Brian Holiday. pic.twitter.com/LrywxskqvY

— Kyle Reis, 58% Neanderthal (@kyler416) July 30, 2026

Peoria rehabber Joseph King relieved Holiday and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Antoni Cuello threw 1/3 of a scoreless inning. Yadiel Batista hurled a scoreless seventh. Anthony Watts yielded one run in the eighth. Zeke Wood tossed a scoreless ninth.

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

Palm Beach came roaring back in the second with eight runs. Miguel Hernández singled. Jonathan Mejía and J.P. Cabrera singled. Johnfrank Salazar singled to score Hernández. Mejía was thrown out at home. Sebastian Dos Santos drove in Cabrera on a single. Yairo Padilla tripled to clear the bases. Ryan Mitchell walked. Yordalin Peña doubled and Padilla came home. Ryan Weingartner walked. Jonathan Mejía doubled to plate Mitchell, Peña and Weingartner.

Yairo Padilla

Yairo Padilla drives in three with an RBI triple, 99 mph off of the bat.
Why the outfielders are playing show shallow we will never know. pic.twitter.com/xuqIqD7AGx

— Kyle Reis, 58% Neanderthal (@kyler416) July 29, 2026

Jonathan Mejia

The Cardinals made it 9-1 in the top of the fourth. Mitchell singled, stole second base, and scored on a single by Hernández.

The Mighty Mussels put up two runs in the home fourth to cut the lead to 9-3.

Palm Beach answered with a run in the top of the fifth. Salazar singled. Dos Santos walked. Padilla singled to score Salazar.

Fort Myers scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 10-4.

Palm Beach responded with two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 12-4. Peña doubled and scored on a single by Weingartner. Weingartner came home on a single by Cabrera.

In the top of the eighth, the Cardinals put up two more runs to strengthen the lead to 14-4. Cabrera and Salazar singled. Dos Santos doubled to drive in Cabrera. Salazar came home on a ground out by Padilla.

Fort Myers scored posted their fifth run in the home eighth.

Palm Beach ran up the score with a five run ninth for the final score of 19-5. Peña singled. Hernández doubled. Mejía singled and Peña crossed the plate. Cabrera doubled to score Hernández. Salazar drove in Mejía on a single. Dos Santos plated Cabrera on a single. Mitchell doubled to score Salazar.

Ryan Mitchell

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 29 hits. Padilla and Mejía were both 3-for-6 with four RBI. Dos Santos was 4-for-6 with three RBI. Salazar was 5-for-5 with two RBI and four runs scored. Cabrera was 4-for-6 with two RBI and three runs scored. Mitchell and Hernández were each 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 3-for-7 with an RBI and three runs scored.

Mitchell stole his 31^st base. Hernández swiped his first bag for Palm Beach. Salazar was picked off and caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 17-14 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Fort Myers, TBD (PB) vs. Jason Reitz RHP (0-2, 2.76) 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Dominican Cardinals are 19-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 29, 2026

July 29, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Jalin Flores and Jesús Báez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria 2B Jalin Flores, was 2-for-5 with a home run and the game-winning RBI in the 10^th inning. Other standouts: Braden Davis, Tre Richardson, Jesús Báez, Jacob Odle, Ian Petrutz and Tai Peete.

Results for games played on Tuesday July 28, 2026.

Memphis 3 at Jacksonville 5

The Triple-A Redbirds lost a late lead and fell to the Jumbo Shrimp by a 5-3 score on Tuesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked two and fanned four.

Brycen Mautz relieved Molina and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Cade Winquest hurled a scoreless sixth. Ryan Fernandez tossed a scoreless seventh. Austin Love surrendered three runs, two earned, in the eighth and took the loss.

Jacksonville took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and added a run in the third.

Thomas Saggese

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE!@LennysSubs LONGBALL#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/dr0yMNGyOP

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 29, 2026

Memphis scored its first run in the sixth on a solo home run by Thomas Saggese. They added two more in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead. Nolan Gorman and Saggese walked. Colton Ledbetter singled to score Gorman. Saggese later came home on a wild pitch.

The Jumbo Shrimp put up three runs in the home eighth to win the game 5-3.

The Memphis offense scored three runs on nine hits. Ledbetter was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Joshua Báez was 2-for-4. César Prieto was 2-for-5. Saggese homered and scored two runs.

Victor Scott stole his ninth base of the season. Leo Bernal had a passed ball.

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Jacksonville, Brandt Thompson RHP (0-1, 5.40) vs. Patrick Monteverde LHP (2-2, 6.44) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 5, Wichita 1

The Double-A Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge by a 5-1 score in Springfield on Tuesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched four scoreless, no-hit innings, walked four and fanned seven.

Braden Davis

Final line for St. Louis Cardinals no. 29 prospect Braden Davis tonight: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 7 K. pic.twitter.com/H8c0kvee2O

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 29, 2026

Darlin Saladin relieved Davis and threw two scoreless innings for the win. Nolan Sparks and Jack Findlay each hurled a scoreless inning. Dominic Picone surrendered one run in the ninth.

Springfield went up 3-0 in the second inning. Deniel Ortiz reached on an error. Won-Bin Cho and Zach Levenson walked. Ortiz scored on a double play by Miguel Ugueto. Tre Richardson followed with a two-run home run.

Tre Richardson

Kiss it goodbye! Tre Richardson III lifts off to give the Cards a 3-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/CpAv8DqiWW

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 29, 2026

The Cardinals added two runs in the seventh to increase the lead to 5-0. Richardson walked and Jesús Báez hit a two-run home run. Baez has gone deep in four consecutive games.

Jesús Báez

THERE HE GOES AGAIN! That's now four straight games with a homer for Jesús Báez! pic.twitter.com/asCas2AoTo

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 29, 2026

Wichita scored their only run in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored five runs on four hits. Rainiel Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Richardson had two RBI and two runs scored. Báez drove in two.

Ortiz was picked off first base. Richardson made a throwing error.

Springfield is 18-10 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Wichita, RHP Blake Aita (2-3, 3.92) vs. Preston Johnson RHP (0-3, 4.99) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 8 at Cedar Rapids 6 (10 innings)

The High-A Chiefs beat the Kernels in an extra inning road game on Tuesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked three and fanned four.

Jacob Odle

Bobby Olsen relieved Odle and surrendered four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Dominic Freeberger yielded two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Patrick Galle threw a scoreless eighth. Gerardo Salas tossed the final two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Peoria took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Jalin Flores. They added three runs in the second to go up 4-0. José Suárez singled. Michael Dattalo was hit by a pitch. Ian Petrutz followed with a three-run home run.

Ian Petrutz

3rd HR of the season for No. 3 is a three-run bomb

Ian Petrutz 🔥 PEO 4 | CR 0 pic.twitter.com/SwPEax5nyg

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2026

Cedar Rapids tied the game in the sixth with four runs.

The Chiefs put up two runs in the top of the seventh to lead 6-4. Sammy Hernandez walked and stole second. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Tai Peete tripled to plate Hernandez and Encarnación.

Tai Peete

Tai Peete puts the Chiefs back on top!!!

Two-run triple. pic.twitter.com/Pz6g4wVKKd

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2026

The Kernels tied the game again in the bottom of the seventh.

The game went into extra innings. Peoria scored two runs in the top of the 10^th to go up 8-6. Peete was the tiebreaker runner on second base. Jack Gurevitch advanced Peete to third on a fly out to right field. Flores singled to drive in Peete. Josh Kross plated Flores on a triple.

Jalin Flores

Collective 10th inning effort from the Chiefs!

-Jalin Flores RBI single
-Josh Kross RBI triple

= W pic.twitter.com/RPPtKy6nUG

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2026

Cedar Rapids failed to score in the bottom of the 10^th.

The Chiefs scored eight runs on nine hits. Flores was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Kross was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Encarnación was 2-for-3. Petrutz had three RBI. Peete drove in two.

Hernandez stole his 11^th base of the season. Encarnación made a throwing error.

The Chiefs are 14-16 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (2-5, 3.68) vs. Kolten Smith RHP (0-2, 4.09) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 3 at Fort Myers 9

The Class-A Cardinals were pounded by the Mighty Mussels by a 9-3 score in Fort Myers on Tuesday.

Rehabbing Memphis starter Ixan Henderson pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on one hit, a home run, walked one and fanned six. Henderson took the loss.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Henderson and surrendered five runs in 2/3 of an inning. Payton Graham relinquished two runs in the final three innings.

Fort Myers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

Palm Beach scored the first of their three runs in fourth. Yairo Padilla reached on an error to second base, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by Ryan Weingartner.

The Mighty Mussels put up five runs in the fifth to go ahead 7-1.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the seventh to cut the lead to 7-3. Brayden Smith doubled, stole third base and came home on a ground out by Yordalin Peña. Jonathan Mejía reached on an error. Alex Birge was hit by a pitch. Mejía stole third and Birge stole second. Trevor Haskins drove in Mejía on a ground out.

Fort Myers added two runs in the eighth to win 9-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. The offense was 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Smith stole his 27^th base of the season. Mejía swiped his eighth bag. Birge stole his third base. Padilla was picked off and caught stealing. Ryan Mitchell was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 16-142 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Fort Myers, RH Brian Holiday (1-1, 5.30) vs. TBD 6:05 CT.

DSL Cardinals 4, DSL Mets Blue 5 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals were edged by the Mets Blue by a 5-4 score on Tuesday.

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

Rafaeli Moronta relieved Vega and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Domingo Mejía yielded one run in the final 2/3 of an inning.

The Mets went up 2-0 in the top of the third inning.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the home third. Christian Sáez and Diego Conseción walked. Jhon Franganten was hit by a pitch. Sáez scored on a ground out by Jesús Pérez.

In the top of the sixth, the Mets increased their lead to 3-1.

The Cardinals responded with a two-run sixth to tie the game at 3-3. Lucas Takahashi walked. Jhonny Chaparro singled, Takahashi scored on an error. Chaparro came home on a wild pitch.

The Mets put up two runs in the top of the seventh to regain the lead at 5-3.

The Cardinals partially rallied for one run in the home seventh for the final score on 5-4. Michael Cordero walked and advanced to second on a ground out by Takahashi. Héctor Cabrera was hit by a pitch. Chaparro singled to plate Cordero.

Jhonny Chaparro

The Cardinals scored four runs on four hits. Chaparro was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Chaparro made a throwing error. Misael Sánchez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 19-21 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 20–26

July 27, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Kyle Leahy (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

As the offense slowed, the St. Louis Cardinals went 2-5 last week against two last-place teams and a makeup game and are just 3-7 since the break. In 12 innings, Kyle Leahy allowed just three runs on nine hits with 13 strikeouts. Our history feature identifies the five Ford Frick Award winners prior to Joe Buck with ties to the team.

Joe Buck (Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports)

Former Cardinal broadcaster Joe Buck honored with Ford C. Frick Award

Joe Buck, well-known sports broadcaster, is the recipient of the annual Ford C. Frick Award. Named after the former MLB Commissioner, it is given annually to baseball sportscasters for their “major contributions to baseball.” The award is given out by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but it does not give inductee status to the winner.

Buck gave his acceptance speech on Saturday, July 25, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

Buck is well known by Cardinals fans for his broadcasting, as well as for being the son of the iconic Jack Buck, longtime Cardinal radio broadcaster on KMOX. Joe Buck began his broadcasting career with the Cardinals, first calling games for the Cardinals’ AAA affiliate Louisville Redbirds in 1989-90 and then joining his father on KMOX in 1991.

Buck has had a long and storied career as a sportscaster after leaving the Cardinals in 1994. He worked for FOX, calling both MLB and NFL games and teamed with former Cardinal catcher Tim McCarver to call World Series games from 1996 through 2021. He left FOX in 2022 to join ESPN/ABC to broadcast NFL Monday Night Football exclusively.

Buck took a nostalgia break to join Cardinals’ play by play man Chip Caray for a Cardinals/Rangers game on July 29, 2024. It was a tribute to Buck’s father and Caray’s grandfather Harry Caray, who partnered to call Cardinal games for many years on KMOX. It was Buck’s first time broadcasting a baseball game since 2021.

Congratulations to Joe Buck.

Note: Former Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran (2012-2013) was inducted into the Hall on Saturday.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 20, 2026 – Cardinals 2 at Angels 3

The Cardinals fell to the Angels by a 3-2 score at Angels Stadium on Monday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up one run on three hits and fanned four.

Kyle Leahy

Ryne Stanek relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien surrendered two runs while only getting one out in the ninth for the loss.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the second inning. Jordan Walker doubled. Lars Nootbaar singled. Nathan Church singled to score Walker. Nootbaar came home on a ground out by Blaze Jordan.

The Angels cut the lead to 2-1 in the third. In the bottom of the ninth, Los Angeles put up two runs to win in a walk off 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on four hits. Church was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Wetherholt stole his 10^th base. Walker swiped his 14^th bag.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Angels 5

The Cardinals lost the second game of the three-game series by the score of 5-1. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up five runs on nine hits, walked two and fanned seven. Liberatore took the loss.

Matt Svanson relieved Liberatore and finished the sixth Scott Blewett tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Angels scored all five of their runs in the first inning.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the fifth. Blaze Jordan and Bryan Torres singled. Jordan scored on a force out by JJ Wetherholt.

The Cardinals scored one run on seven hits. Alec Burleson was 3-for-4.

Lars Nootbaar had an outfield assist at third base.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Angels 0

The Cardinals avoided the sweep in the final game of the series, beating the Angels 1-0.

Spot starter Hunter Dobbins pitched six scoreless innings, allowed six hits and fanned five. Dobbins earned his second win.

Hunter Dobbins

Luis Gastelum relieved Dobbins and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 26^th save.

The Cardinals scored the only run of the game in the sixth on a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt.

St. Louis scored one run on three hits. Masyn Winn and Blaze Jordan had the other two hits, both singles.

Thursday, July 23, 2026 – Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 10

In a Thursday makeup game, the Cardinals played the Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ pitching was pounded as they lost the game 10-6.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out three. McGreevy took the loss.

Justin Bruihl relieved McGreevy and surrendered two runs in one inning. Matt Svanson relinquished three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the ninth.

St. Louis went up 2-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt singled. Jordan Walker doubled to score Wetherholt. Alec Burleson singled. Lars Nootbaar singled to plate Walker.

Arizona put up three runs in the fourth and added a run in the fifth to make it 4-2

In the eighth, the Diamondbacks scored five times to run up the lead to 9-2. They added a run in the top of the ninth.

The Cardinals partially rallied in the bottom of the ninth with four runs to shrink the gap to 10-6. Nathan Church and Wetherholt singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Bryan Torres singled to plate both runners. Burleson doubled. Nootbaar singled to drive in Torres and Burleson.

The Cardinals scored six runs on 13 hits. Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Burleson was 3-for-5. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Torres had two RBI.

Friday, July 24, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Reds 4

The Cardinals were defeated by the Reds in the 4-2 weekend series opener at Busch Stadium on Friday.

Starter Dustin May pitched six innings, gave up one run on seven hits, walked one and fanned eight.

Dustin May

George Soriano relieved May and surrendered two runs in the seventh for the loss. Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless eighth. Luis Gastelum yielded a Reds insurance run in the ninth.

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

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the fifth to lead 2-1. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Nathan Church walked. Blaze Jordan doubled to plate Herrera and Church.

Cincinnati regained the lead with two runs in the seventh and added a run in the ninth to win 4-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on just two hits. Jordan had two RBI. The offense was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Herrera stole his sixth base of the season.

Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Cardinals 7, Reds 0

The Cardinals blanked the Reds by a 7-0 score on Saturday at Busch Stadium.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked one and fanned eight to earn his 11^th win.

Andre Pallante

Gordon Graceffo relieved Pallante and threw two scoreless innings of relief.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt reached on an error. Jordan Walker singled. Alec Burleson singled to score Wetherholt.

In the sixth inning, St. Louis put up six runs to extend their lead to 7-0. Wetherholt walked. Burleson singled. Iván Herrera doubled to plate Wetherholt and Burleson. Lars Nootbaar walked. Masyn Winn singled. Bryan Torres singled to score Herrera. Blaze Jordan drove in Nootbaar and Winn on a single. Torres came home on a sac bunt by Nathan Church.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on 10 hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Burleson was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Jordan had two RBI. Walker was 2-for-4. Wetherholt scored two runs.

Sunday, July 26, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Reds 5 (10 innings)

The Cardinals were beaten by the last place Reds in the extra innings rubber match on Sunday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched six innings, gave up two runs on six hits, walked one and fanned nine.

Luis Gastelum relieved Leahy and threw a scoreless seventh. Ryne Stanek and George Soriano each hurled a scoreless inning. Matt Svanson surrendered three runs, two earned, while securing just one out. Justin Bruihl tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Alec Burleson doubled. Masyn Winn singled. Burleson scored on a sac fly by José Fermín.

The Reds tied the game in the top of the third.

St. Louis took a 2-1 lead in the home third on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Cincinnati tied the game in the fifth but there was no further scoring through the ninth.

In the 10th inning, the Reds put up three runs to go ahead 5-2.

The Cardinals managed just one run in the bottom of the inning. JJ Wetherholt was the tiebreaker runner. Herrera singled. Burleson singled to score Wetherholt.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Burleson was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Herrera was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Winn was 2-for-4.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals had a bad week with an offense that has slowed, averaging fewer than three runs per game. The Cardinals went just 2-5, winning one game each in series with the Angels and the Reds, teams that are in last place in their divisions.

At just one game over .500 for the season, St. Louis has now slipped to fourth place behind the Pirates in the NL Central and is 13 games back of the Brewers. Both the Pirates and the Nationals are now ahead of the Cardinals in the Wild Card race by a half game with the Padres nipping at their heels.

The Cardinals have not looked good since the All-Star break, losing seven of 10. Whether this decline will continue remains to be seen. There are still two months left in the season, but the longer this slump continues, the less likely the team can recover.

The dire straits the offense is in are reflected by their stats for the week. By OPS only two players are above .900, Alec Burleson (.950), and Bryan Torres (.929 in seven ABs). By the same token, only two other players have an OPS above .500, Iván Herrera (.615), and Jordan Walker (.562). Those who are below .500 is a list too long to enumerate.

Alec Burleson

As for the rotation, two starters had an ERA for the week above 4.00, Matthew Liberatore (8.44) and Michael McGreevy (5.68). McGreevy just had a bad start, and it appears to be an outlier. This is a continuing saga for Liberatore, however. He will have one decent start among a stretch of bad ones.

Hunter Dobbins was brought up again for a spot start and he was very good. He remains on the roster for now and may make another start or will piggyback Liberatore when he next starts. The latter seems more likely given Liberatore’s track record.

Kyle Leahy had a 1.80 ERA in two starts. Andre Pallante threw seven scoreless, Dustin May yielded just one run in six innings, yet the team won just one of those four games.

Another reason why is the bullpen. Nothing has changed with respect to the team’s relief pitching. While one or more relievers will pitch well for a few outings, there are always one or two others who will crash and burn, especially if the Cardinals have a lead. There is no telling who will be the villain(s) at any given time. Consistency is not a word that can be attached to the Cardinals’ bullpen.

As has been stated many times, relief for the relievers is not in sight. Any trades that are made between now and August 3 will be for younger players who are most likely headed to the minor leagues. The Cardinals will be sellers, not buyers. Any changes in the roster will be players called up from the current AAA roster, and any impact relief arms do not appear on the radar.

The Cardinals begin the week at home against the second place Cubs for four games. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Blue Jays.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	66	39	0.629
Chicago	59	46	0.562	7
Pittsburgh	54	52	0.509	12.5
St. Louis	53	52	0.505	13
Cincinnati	49	55	0.471	16.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

7/22 The Cardinals recalled RHP Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/22 The Cardinals designated RHP Scott Blewett for assignment.
7/23 C Yohel Pozo was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.
7/26 The Cardinals traded Blewett to the A’s for cash considerations.

Scott Blewett

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows. Urias began a rehab stint with Memphis over the weekend.
RHP Max Rajcic had right UCL reconstruction surgery (Tommy John) on July 23, 2026. Rajcic will miss the remainder of the 2026 season and likely all of 2027.
LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. A timeline for his return has not been established.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals begin a four-game series with the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Monday.

A road trip begins on the final day of July to Toronto with a weekend series versus the Blue Jays. The road trip concludes in New York with three games against the Yankees.

Following an off day on Thursday, August 6, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for a three-game series against the Rockies.

The homestand ends with three versus the Phillies.

After a travel day on Thursday, August 13, the Cardinals go to Wrigley Field to play a weekend series with the Cubs. The road trip continues with four games against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

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

Blast from the Past

On Saturday, July 25, Joe Buck, the son of legendary broadcaster Jack Buck, and former Cardinal broadcaster, was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award. The award is given each year to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball.” The Award was created in 1978 and is named after the former MLB Commissioner who was a baseball writer and broadcaster before becoming Commissioner.

Joe Buck’s famous father, Jack Buck, long time broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals, received the award in 1987.

In addition to the father and son duo, other broadcasters affiliated with the Cardinals have won the award. Some were broadcasters for the team, while others were former Cardinal players who became broadcasters.

Below is a list of the individuals affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals who have won the Ford C. Frick Award. The list gives the name of the person, the year they won, and how they were affiliated with the Cardinals. The list begins with the first award winner and continues in descending order.

Jack Buck – Jack Buck, long-time broadcaster for the Cardinals on KMOX Radio, received the Frick Award in 1987. Buck began his career as a Cardinal broadcaster in 1954 to 1959, then again from 1961 until 2001. The legendary “Voice of the Cardinals” also broadcasted NFL games for all three national TV Networks (CBS, ABC, and NBC). He was the original broadcaster for St. Louis Blues games for one season, as well.

Harry Caray – Caray was a broadcaster for the Cardinals from 1945-1969. Caray is the grandfather of current Cardinal broadcaster Chip Caray, who is the current television play by play man for the team. Harry Caray was Jack Buck’s partner for many years, until he was dismissed and moved to broadcast games for several other teams, most notably the Chicago Cubs. Caray received the Frick Award in 1989.

Joe Garagiola – Garagiola was a catcher for the Cardinals from 1946-1951. After he retired, he began his broadcasting career calling Cardinal games on KMOX from 1955-1962. He went on to broadcast baseball elsewhere, most notably for NBC. Garagiola was the Frick Award recipient in 1991.

Milo Hamilton – Hamilton’s broadcast career with the Cardinals was short. Hamilton was a broadcaster in 1954 along with Buck and Caray. Hamilton was dismissed to create a spot for Garagiola. He went on to broadcast for the Cubs and the White Sox. Hamilton received the Frick Award in 1992.

Tim McCarver – McCarver, like Garagiola, was a catcher for the Cardinals before he was a broadcaster. McCarver played for the Cardinals from 1959-1961, and then again from 1963-1969. McCarver was most noted for his association with Joe Buck, calling World Series games for FOX. He began with NBC in 1980. He had stints with both ABC and CBS. McCarver ended his broadcast career as the color analyst for Cardinals games on Fox Sports Midwest, alongside Dan McLaughlin. He left Fox Sports Midwest after the 2019 season. McCarver was the Frick Award winner in 2012 and is a member of the Cardinals team Hall of Fame.

Joe Buck – Son of Jack Buck, Joe has had a varied career, calling games for the minor league Louisville Redbirds before joining his father calling games for KMOX Radio in 1991. Buck was hired by FOX to call NFL games in 1994. He moved to baseball for FOX in 1996. He is most noted for teaming with Tim McCarver on many World Series games. Buck did both baseball and football until 2022, when he left FOX for ESPN/ABC for NFL Monday Night Football exclusively. He returned to baseball for one game, a Cardinals-Rangers game on July 29, 2024, along with Chip Caray, the grandson of his father’s former partner at KMOX. Buck received the Frick Award in 2026.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 25, 2026

July 25, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Tai Peete (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria CF Tai Peete, was 4-for-4 with two solo home runs and a stolen base. Other standouts: Quinn Mathews, Ramon Mendoza, Leo Bernal, Cooper Hjerpe, Jesús Báez and Ty Van Dyke.

Results for games played on Friday July 24, 2026.

Memphis 7, Durham 2

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Bulls by the score of 7-2 on Friday at AutoZone Park.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched seven innings, gave up one unearned run on three hits, walked three, fanned 10 and earned his fifth win.

Quinn Mathews

Quinn Mathews recorded his first double-digit strikeout game since 2024 tonight.

Over his last nine starts, he's posted a 1.55 ERA with a 30.9% K% and 9.9% BB%. pic.twitter.com/dQCfLQmQmq

— Kareem Haq (@KareemSSN) July 25, 2026

Just up from Springfield, Andrew Schultz relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless eighth. Austin Love surrendered one run in the ninth.

On three long balls, Memphis went up 4-0 in the first inning. Joshua Báez hit a solo home run. César Prieto singled. Leo Bernal followed with a two-run home run. Ramon Mendoza thumped a solo home run.

Leonardo Bernal

LEO BERNAL DRILLS A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/2oFqBa6d9c

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 25, 2026

Durham scored their first run in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Redbirds responded with three runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-1. Bernal doubled. Chase Davis walked. Mendoza hit a three-run home run.

Ramon Mendoza

MENDOZA DOES IT AGAIN!

HIS SECOND @LennysSubs LONGBALL OF THE GAME!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/abhWun3VIL

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 25, 2026

The Bulls added a second run in the ninth for the final score of 7-2.

The Redbirds scored seven runs on 10 hits. Mendoza hit two home runs with four RBI. Bernal was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Prieto was 2-for-4.

Prieto stole his fourth base. Colton Ledbetter swiped his 15^th bag.

Bernal made a throwing error. Mathews picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 10-15 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Durham, SWP Jurrangelo Cijntje (3-5, 5.46) vs. Michael Forret RHP (1-2, 5.65) 6:35 CT.

Springfield 9 at NW Arkansas 0

The Double-A Cardinals blew out the Naturals by a 9-0 score on Friday.

Starter Cooper Hjerpe pitched four scoreless, no-hit innings, walked one and fanned seven.

Cooper Hjerpe

No. 14 Cardinals prospect Cooper Hjerpe was on fire tonight: 4.1 IP, 0 H, BB, 7 K pic.twitter.com/Z9Qsi66oD7

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 25, 2026

Hunter Hayes relieved Hjerpe and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings on three hits, no walks and two strikeouts for the win. Darlin Saladin and D.J. Carpenter tossed a scoreless inning each.

Springfield went ahead 5-0 in the third inning. Tre Richardson and Jon Jon Gazdar singled. Jesús Báez blasted a three-run home run. Rainiel Rodriguez and Won-Bin Cho singled. Ryan Campos was hit by a pitch. Miguel Ugueto doubled to plate Rodriguez and Cho but Campos was thrown out at home.

Jesús Báez

We're getting used to this Jesús Báez kid. ANOTHER bomb, a three-run shot to give Springfield the lead. pic.twitter.com/xIN5qZ9O3f

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 25, 2026

The Cardinals added two runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-0. Trey Paige and Tre Richardson singled. Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Paige came home on a sac fly by Báez. Richardson scored on a sac fly by Rodriguez.

Springfield made it 8-0 in the sixth. Richardson singled and stole second base. Richardson went to third on a ground out by Gazdar and came home on a sac fly by Báez.

The Cardinals added one more run in the ninth to win 9-0. Báez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Cho singled. Deniel Ortiz plated Báez on a single.

The offense scored nine runs on 13 hits. Báez was 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs scored. Richardson was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Cho was 2-for-5. Paige was 2-for-4. Ugueto had two RBI.

Richardson stole his 15^th base. Ortiz made a fielding error.

Springfield is 15-10 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Liam Doyle LHP (1-6, 5.31) vs. Drew Beam RHP (5-8, 5.96) 6:05 CT.

Peoria 5, West Michigan 3

The High-A Chiefs defeated the Whitecaps by a 5-3 score at Dozer Park on Friday.

Starter Ty Van Dyke pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked one and fanned seven.

Ty Van Dyke

Ty Van Dyke tonight: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 Ks

His seven strikeouts tie a pro career high! ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/Qb0VFoR3FQ

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 25, 2026

Jack Martinez relieved Van Dyke and surrendered two runs in four innings but received the win.

West Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Peoria tied the game in the home first on a solo home run by Tai Peete.

Tai Peete

"Lightning strikes again" ⚡️

Tai Peete wastes no time to tie it up early for the Chiefs!

PEO 1 | WM 1 pic.twitter.com/18dlUXH1qb

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 25, 2026

Scoring stopped until the Whitecaps put up two runs in the top of the seventh to lead 3-1.

The Chiefs answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 5-3. Sammy Hernandez hit a solo home run. Anyelo Encarnación walked and stole second. Cameron Nickens followed with a two-run home run. Peete thumped his second solo home run.

Cameron Nickens

First lead of the night for the Chiefs!

Cameron Nickens notches a two-run homer in the seventh…

PEO 4 | WM 3 pic.twitter.com/SEZbKBEzXW

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 25, 2026

TAI PEETE (@Cardinals No. 16) CAN'T BE STOPPED.

His SECOND homer tonight is the Chiefs' THIRD home run of the seventh inning.

This week: 9-for-13 (.692), 4 HR, 7 RBI. pic.twitter.com/jW4qGuOt3b

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 25, 2026

The Chiefs scored five runs on eight hits. Peete was 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Nickens had two RBI.

Peete stole his sixth base. Encarnación swiped his 11^th bag. Jack Gurevitch stole his seventh base.

The Chiefs are 13-14 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Tanner Franklin RHP (3-4, 4.62) vs. Charlie Christensen RHP (0-0, 2.45) 7:05 CT.

Palm Beach 5, Tampa 6

The Class-A Cardinals were edged by the Tarpons by a 6-5 score on Friday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked four and struck out three. Dutkanych took the loss.

Anthony Watts relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Nelfy Ynfante yielded two runs over the final three innings.

Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Matthew Miura.

Tampa put up three runs in the fifth to take the lead. They added a run in the sixth to increase the gap to 4-1.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the home sixth to pull to within one. Yairo Padilla singled and advanced to second on a balk. Miura tripled to score Padilla. Yordalin Peña singled to plate Miura.

Matthew Miura

In the top of the seventh, the Tarpons put up two runs to extend the lead to 6-3.

Palm Beach responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to shrink the lead to 6-5. Johnfrank Salazar doubled and Padilla followed with a two-run home run.

Yairo Padilla

The Cardinals scored five runs on 10 hits. Miura was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Padilla was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Peña was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

The Cardinals are 15-12 in the second half.

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

FCL Cardinals – The season has concluded.

DSL Cardinals 5 at DSL NYY Bombers 13

The Dominican Cardinals were routed by the DSL NYY Bombers by a 13-5 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched two innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on three hits, walked four and struck out three. Jiménez took the loss.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Jiménez and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Kriscol Peralta yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Javier Martínez allowed two runs in the seventh. Brayan Amaroso relinquished three unearned runs in the ninth.

The Bombers put up two runs in the first, added three in the third, two in the fourth and one in the sixth to amass an 8-0 lead.

In the top of the seventh, the Cardinals got on the board with four runs to cut the Bombers’ lead in half. Lucas Takahashi walked. Christopher Vargas singled. Jhonny Chaparro grounded into a force out, eliminating Vargas. Christian Sáez singled to plate Takahashi. Diego Conseción doubled to score Chaparro. Sáez came home on a wild pitch. Conseción scored on a single by Jhon Franganten.

In the home seventh, the Bombers extended their lead to 10-4. They made it 13-4 in the eighth.

The Cardinals plated one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 13-5. Sáez reached on an error. Conseción grounded into a force out with Sáez out at second. Franganten and Michael Cordero walked to load the bases. Misael Sánchez drove in Conseción on a single, but the rally attempt ended there.

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Vargas was 2-for-4. Conseción scored two runs.

It was not a clean day for the Cardinals defense. Chaparro made two throwing errors. Vargas and Sánchez each had a fielding miscue. Martínez made an error on a pickoff attempt. Chaparro had two passed balls.

The Cardinals are 17-19 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

Saturday’s game: vs. DSL Colorado, TBD vs. TBD 10:00 am CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Jacob Odle, Jack Gurevitch and Jalin Flores (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-4 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria SS Jalin Flores, went 3-for-3 plus a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts: Won-Bin Cho, Jack Gurevitch, Jacob Odle, Royelny Strop and Miguel Hernández.

Results for games played on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Memphis 2, Durham 8

The Triple-A Redbirds lost to the Bulls by an 8-2 score at AutoZone Park on Wednesday.

Starter Mason Molina pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up seven runs on six hits, walked five and struck out two. Molina took the loss.

Ryan Murphy relieved Molina and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Jared Shuster threw three scoreless innings on three hits, no walks and with two strikeouts. Cade Winquest hurled a scoreless eighth. Durbin Feltman tossed a scoreless ninth.

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

Memphis tied the game in the second. Chase Davis walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Colton Ledbetter walked. Brody Moore singled to score Davis.

Brody Moore

Tonight’s @SoFi Play of the Game, Brody Moore’s hit that brought Chase Davis home! pic.twitter.com/81qJPu7KXU

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 23, 2026

The Bulls posted a seven-run third to take control at 8-1.

The Redbirds scored an additional run in the sixth. Nolan Gorman doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sac fly by Leo Bernal.

Memphis scored two runs on five hits. Moore was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Moore stole two bases. Thomas Saggese swiped his sixth bag.

Noah Mendlinger made a fielding error and had an outfield assist at home plate.

Memphis is 8-15 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs Durham, TBD (MEM) vs. Brody Hopkins RHP (4-7, 4.52) 7:05 CT.

Springfield 4 at NW Arkansas 9

On the road, the Double-A Cardinals were defeated by the Naturals by a 9-4 score on Wednesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, walked three and fanned eight. Davis took the loss.

Tyler Bradt relieved Davis and surrendered four runs in 1 1/3 innings. Dominic Picone yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. D.J. Carpenter relinquished one run in the eighth.

NW Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. They added two runs in the fourth, and five in the sixth to extend the lead to 8-0.

Springfield put up four runs in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 8-4. Jesús Báez doubled and scored on a single by Deniel Ortiz. Miguel Ugueto walked. Won-Bin Cho followed with a three-run home run, his 10^th since entering the Texas League.

Won-Bin Cho

Into double digits! Won-Bin Cho launches his tenth home run, a three-run shot. pic.twitter.com/JZB6KBImgT

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 23, 2026

The Naturals scored a final run in the home eighth.

The Springfield offense scored four runs on eight hits. Cho was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-4.

Ortiz stole his third base. Cho swiped his first bag at Double-A.

Zach Levenson had an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 13-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Blake Aita RHP (0-1, 3.00) vs. Hunter Owen LHP (1-5, 8.65) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 7, West Michigan 2

The High-A Chiefs beat the Whitecaps by the score of 7-2 at Dozer Park on Wednesday.

Starter Jacob Odle pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked three and fanned nine.

Jacob Odle

Jacob Odle strikeouts, anyone?

9⃣ punchouts in 4.2 innings for Odle this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/lCiMZDql17

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

The Peoria pen was strong. Dylan Driessen relieved Odle and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Jose Davila hurled two scoreless innings. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth.

West Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Peoria tied the game in the second on a solo home run by Sammy Hernandez.

Sammy Hernandez

Sammy Hernandez ties the game with a solo homer!

PEO 1 | WM 1 pic.twitter.com/aPRBQ7UBbU

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

The Chiefs added two runs in the third to take the lead at 3-1. Anyelo Encarnación walked but was eliminated in a force out by Tai Peete. Jack Gurevitch followed with a two-run home run, his fourth long ball in the last two games.

Jack Gurevitch

HISTORY TIED. 💥

Jack Gurevitch launches the Chiefs' 122nd home run of the season, matching the franchise record!

PEO 3 | WM 1 pic.twitter.com/z1CbYGiZXE

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

Peoria made it 4-1 in the fourth. Ian Petrutz and Encarnación singled. Tai Peete singled to score Petrutz.

The Whitecaps scored their second run in the top of the fourth.

The Chiefs answered with two runs in the home fourth to extend the lead to 6-2. Jalin Flores hit a solo home run, the team record-setting 123^rd this season. Michael Dattalo doubled and scored on a triple by Petrutz.

Jalin Flores

History = MADE.

Jalin Flores' fifth inning homer is the Chiefs' 123rd in 2026, breaking the franchise record for most in a season.

The record has stood since 2002, when @Cardinals Hall of Famer Yadier Molina & friends hit 122. pic.twitter.com/TOfb3hsSUe

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

Peoria added a run in the seventh for the final score of 7-2. Flores doubled and came home on a double by José Suárez.

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 12 hits. Flores was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Peete was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Gurevitch had two RBI.

Suárez made a fielding error.

The Chiefs are 11-14 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (2-5, 3.93) vs. Lucas Elissalt RHP (2-4, 4.07) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 2, Tampa 3

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Tarpons by a 3-2 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Ixan Henderson, on a rehab assignment from Memphis, pitched three innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked two and struck out three.

Ixan Henderson

Ixan through three just under 50 pitches. Tipping out at 92.7 mph, averaging 91.6 mph.

— Kyle Reis, 58% Neanderthal (@kyler416) July 22, 2026

Nathan Shinn relieved Henderson and surrendered two runs in 5 2/3 innings and took the loss. Justin Militello secured the final out.

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

The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth. Sebastian Dos Santos doubled and scored on a single by Yairo Padilla.

Tampa scored one run in the seventh to take the lead.

The Cardinals tied the game again in the eighth. Dos Santos doubled again and advanced to third on a sac bunt by Padilla. Ryan Mitchell walked. Dos Santos scored on a wild pitch.

Sebastian Dos Santos

The Tarpons put up a run in the ninth to win the game 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Dos Santos hit two doubles and scored twice. Matthew Miura was 2-for-4.

Padilla stole his seventh base. Yordalin Peña stole two bags. Mitchell stole his 26^th base.

Henderson and Shinn each picked a runner off first base. Johnfrank Salazar had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 14-11 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Tampa, TBD vs. TBD 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 6 at FCL Astros 7 (eight innings)

The rookie Cardinals were walked off by the Astros by a 7-6 score on Wednesday. The scheduled seven-inning contest went into the eighth.

Starter Hendrick Caña pitched just 2/3 of an inning, gave up five runs on three hits, walked three and struck out one.

Yordy Herrera

Yordy Herrera relieved Caña and threw 2 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts. Andrew Bolívar hurled three scoreless innings on one hit, one walk and three Ks. Brailyn Paulino tossed a scoreless seventh. Jarol Báez yielded two runs, one earned, while collecting just one out and took the loss.

The Astros went up 5-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals scored one run in the third. Daniel Rojas walked and stole second. Miguel Hernández doubled to bring Rojas home.

Miguel Hernandez

The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to shrink the lead to 5-4. Cristofer Lebrón doubled. Kenly Hunter walked. Royelny Strop singled to score Lebrón. Hunter came home on a ground out by J.P. Cabrera. Bracewell Taveras walked. Rojas singled to drive in Strop.

The Cardinals tied the game in the seventh. Hernández walked but was eliminated in a force out by Lebrón. Lebrón was eliminated in a force out by Hunter. Strop singled to score Hunter.

Royelny Strop

The game went into extra innings. Cabrera was the tiebreaker runner. Taveras walked. Yeferson Portolatin singled. Hernández plated Cabrera on single.

The Astros scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win 7-6 in a walk off.

The Cardinals scored six runs on eight hits. Strop was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Hernández was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Hunter scored two runs.

Rojas stole two bases. Caña made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 20-31 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from playoff contention.

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

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 16-18 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 22, 2026

July 22, 2026 Marilyn Green

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day is the Peoria offense, which scored 16 runs. Tai Peete led with a triple, two home runs and four RBI, and Jack Gurevitch had four hits, including three home runs and a career-high five RBI, along with José Suárez, Michael Dattalo, Ian Petrutz, and Sammy Hernandez. Other standouts include Leo Bernal and Yairo Padilla.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Memphis 8, Durham 10

The Triple-A Redbirds were defeated by the Bulls by a 10-8 score at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up six runs on nine hits, and fanned five. Hansen took the loss.

Austin Love relieved Hansen and surrendered four runs, three earned, in just 2/3 of an inning. Brycen Mautz threw two scoreless frames. Ryan Fernandez hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Hancel Rincon tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Durham took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and increased it to 3-0 in the top of the second.

Memphis answered with four runs in the home second to take the lead. Leo Bernal, Chase Davis and Ramon Mendoza walked. Colton Ledbetter doubled to plate Bernal and Davis. Victor Scott singled to score Mendoza. Ledbetter came home on a sac fly by César Prieto.

Colton Ledbetter

Ledbetter stays hot! pic.twitter.com/nkSWXCWsit

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 22, 2026

The Bulls regained the lead with a seven-run top of the fifth to make it 10-4.

The Redbirds responded in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run by Nolan Gorman to cut the lead to 10-5.

Memphis chipped away at the lead with two more runs in the seventh. Thomas Saggese singled. Leo Bernal followed with a two-run home run.

Leonardo Bernal

BERNAL BLASTS A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/b6MH3BogS7

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 22, 2026

The Redbirds added one more run in the ninth but fell short. Joshua Báez and Gorman singled. Bernal drove in Báez on a single.

The Redbirds scored eight runs on 13 hits. Bernal was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Prieto and Gorman were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Scott was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Thomas Saggese was 2-for-5. Ledbetter had two RBI.

Saggese stole his fifth base. Bernal made an error on a pickoff attempt. Davis had an outfield assist at second base.

Memphis is 8-14 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs Durham, TBD vs. TBD 7:05 CT.

Springfield 2 at NW Arkansas 6

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Naturals by a 6-2 score on Tuesday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin pitched five innings, gave up two runs on four hits and walked one. Lin took the loss.

Jack Findlay relieved Lin and surrendered three runs, two earned, in the sixth. Darlin Saladin yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Andrew Schultz tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

NW Arkansas went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Springfield scored one run in the fourth. Jesús Báez singled and advanced to second on a ground out by Ryan Campos. Deniel Ortiz singled to score Báez.

Deniel Ortiz

The Naturals increased their lead to 6-1 with single runs in the sixth and eighth.

The Cardinals added one run in the ninth to bring the final score to 6-2. Ortiz singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Miguel Ugueto singled. Ortiz came home on a wild pitch.

The Cardinals scored two runs on nine hits. Ortiz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Zach Levenson was 2-for-4. Tre Richardson was 2-for-3.

Dakota Harris stole his 25^th base. Ortiz swiped his second bag. Richardson was caught stealing.

Rainiel Rodriguez was charged with catcher interference. Lin picked a runner off first base.

Springfield is 13-9 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at NW Arkansas, LHP Braden Davis (1-3, 4.68) vs Felix Arronde RHP (4-3, 4.98) 7:05 CT

Peoria 16, West Michigan 3

The High-A Chiefs pummeled the Whitecaps 16-2 at Dozer Park on Tuesday.

Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two unearned runs on three hits, walked four and fanned five.

Jawilme Ramírez relieved Sequera and finished the fourt. Nate Dohm threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Ruben Menes hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Newcomer Trey Pooser surrendered one run in the ninth.

West Michigan took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Peoria answered with two runs in the home first to tie the game. Tai Peete and Jack Gurevitch hit solo home runs.

BACK 2 BACK BOMBS…

Tai Peete 🤝 Jack Gurevitch

Just like that, WE'RE TIED! pic.twitter.com/Hkfg1Zmxck

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

The Chiefs put up a six-run third inning to go ahead 8-2. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Peete hit his second home run, a two-run shot. Gurevitch walked but was eliminated in a force out by Josh Kross. José Suárez doubled. Michael Dattalo singled to plate Kross and Suárez. Ian Petrutz doubled to score Dattalo. Petrutz came home on a single by Sammy Hernandez.

Tai Peete

Tai Peete with TWO no doubters😱

His second comes on the first pitch of the at-bat AGAIN.

PEO 4 | WM 2 pic.twitter.com/2riG8nHHrz

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 22, 2026

Peoria made it 9-2 in the fifth. Suárez walked and later scored on a sac fly by Petrutz. The Chiefs added on with a four-run sixth to increase the lead to 13-2. Encarnación walked. Gurevitch hit a two-run home run. Jalin Flores singled and advanced to second on a ground out by Kross. Suárez singled to drive in Flores. Suárez scored on a double by Dattalo.

Peoria enlarged their lead to 16-2 with a three-run seventh. Hernandez singled but was put out on a force out by Encarnación. Peete tripled to plate Encarnación. Gurevitch blasted his third home run for two additional runs.

Jack Gurevitch

It’s a THREE-HOMER night for Jack Gurevitch!

The @Cardinals' 2025 third-rounder drives in a career-high five runs during his second pro multihomer game for the High-A @peoriachiefs: pic.twitter.com/HYueYWn4fY

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 22, 2026

The Whitecaps scored one more run in the ninth for the final score of 16-3.

The offense scored 16 runs on 17 hits. Gurevitch was 4-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored. Peete was 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Suárez was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Hernandez was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Encarnación scored three runs.

Suárez stole two bases. Dattalo made a throwing error. Petrutz had an outfield assist at third base.

The Chiefs are 10-14 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. West Michigan, Jacob Odle RHP (2-1, 4.13) vs. Ben Jacobs LHP (2-1, 5.71) 12:05 CT.

Palm Beach 4, Tampa 3

The Low-A Cardinals edged the Tarpons by a 4-3 score on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Starter Payton Graham pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Hunter Kublick relieved Graham and finished the fifth. Zeke Wood hurled two scoreless innings to earn the win. Yadiel Batista pitched a scoreless eighth. Nelfy Ynfante surrendered one run in the ninth but received his third save.

Tampa went up 2-0 in the second inning.

Palm Beach answered with three runs in the third. Yairo Padilla singled and stole second. Ryan Mitchell walked. The runners executed a double steal. Padilla scored on a ground out by Ryan Weingartner. Matthew Miura walked and stole second. Brayden Smith walked. Yordalin Peña singled to plate Mitchell and Miura.

Yordalin Peña

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-2. Chase Heath walked and advanced to second on a ground out. Padilla doubled to score Heath.

Yairo Padilla

The Tarpons cut the lead to 4-3 in the ninth but their rally attempt fell short.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Padilla was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Peña had two RBI.

Weingartner stole his 30^th base. Padilla swiped two bags. Mitchell stole his 24^th base. Miura stole his 14th base. Peña and Padilla were picked off and caught stealing. Miura was caught stealing.

Peña had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 14-10 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Tampa, TBD vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.

FCL Cardinals – Off day

The rookie Cardinals are 20-30 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from playoff contention.

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

DSL Cardinals 7 at DSL Rangers Blue 10

The Dominican Cardinals lost to the Rangers Blue by a 10-7 score on Tuesday.

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

Javier Martínez relieved Vega and threw a scoreless fourth. Rafeli Moronta surrendered five runs, two earned, in two innings and took the loss. Brayan Amoroso tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Lucas Takahashi walked. Christopher Vargas singled. Jhonny Chaparro walked. Roberth Castillo doubled to plate Takahashi and Vargas.

Roberth Castillo

The Rangers Blue answered with a run in the home second.

In the third, the Cardinals responded with a solo home run by Misael Sánchez to extend the lead to 3-1.

The Cardinals put up four runs in the top of the fourth to increase the lead to 7-1. Takahashi singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Chaparro singled to score Takahashi. Diego Conseción singled. Jhon Franganten followed with a three-run home run.

Jhon Franganten

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers Blue posted four runs to shrink the lead to 7-5. They added two unanswered runs in the fifth, and three more in the sixth to take the lead and the game 10-7.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Sánchez was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Chaparro was 2-for-2 with an RBI. Franganten had three RBI. Castillo drove in two. Takahashi scored two runs.

Jesús Pérez made two errors, one throwing and one fielding. Moronta made an error on a pickoff attempt.

The Cardinals are 16-18 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 13–19

July 20, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Jordan Walker (St. Louis Cardinals)

Coming out of the break, the bullpen faltered as St. Louis dropped two of three in Arizona. Jordan Walker became the eighth Cardinal to compete in the Home Run Derby and the team’s first winner. Our history feature covers all eight.

All-Star Week festivities

Home Run Derby – Monday, July 13, 2026

The annual MLB Home Run Derby took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, site of the 2026 All-Star Game. Eight players participated, including Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker, and former Cardinal Willson Contreras.

Walker and Contreras survived until the semifinals, when the latter was eliminated by Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber. Walker defeated red-hot Tampa Bay Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero and advanced to the finals to face Schwarber.

The participants were allotted 15 swings in the final round. If a player hit a home run on the 15^th swing, he was allowed to continue until a ball did not go out. Schwarber hit 11 home runs on his 15 swings. Walker hit eight home runs and then four additional home runs on the 15^th swing in a comeback win.

When asked if the hostile Philly crowd, rooting for Schwarber, bothered him, Walker replied, “They don’t boo nobodies.”

Jordan Walker

The Derby was televised for the first time on Netflix. Viewership was reportedly down 7% from 2025. This is likely because Netflix is a subscription only streaming platform, and many are not subscribers, including this author.

Previous years were televised on a platform more widely available to the public. There were also complaints on social media from some who did watch that the production was subpar.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – American League 4, National League 0

The annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The AL blanked the NL by a 4-0 score.

There were three Cardinal players on the NL roster. None started. Right fielder Jordan Walker was named to the NL roster as St. Louis’ representative. Two others were added later as replacements. Iván Herrera was selected to replace DH Shohei Ohtani, who was unable to play due to a knee injury. RHP Riley O’Brien was selected to replace RHP Paul Skenes, who pitched the Sunday before the break.

Home Run Derby champion Walker entered the game in the eighth inning as the replacement in left. He had one plate appearance in the bottom of the ninth and struck out.

Iván Herrera

Herrera came into the game as the DH in the bottom of the eighth and grounded into a force out.

Riley O’Brien

O’Brien logged a scoreless third inning, but an errant pitch hit Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero on the hand. Caminero had to leave the game, but the X-rays were negative. Caminero was in the lineup for the Rays’ game on Friday.

Cardinals Game Recaps

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – Off

Thursday, July 16, 2026 – Off

Friday, July 17, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Diamondbacks 4

The Cardinals defeated the Diamondbacks by a 5-4 score at Chase Field on Friday.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on six hits, walked one and fanned five.

Michael McGreevy

George Soriano relieved McGreevy and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Luis Gastelum surrendered two runs in the eighth but was awarded the win. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 25^th save.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the first inning. Iván Herrera reached on an error. Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Masyn Winn plated Herrera and Burleson on a single.

The Diamondbacks scored single runs in the second and third to tie the game.

St. Louis regained the lead in the fifth on a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt. They made it 4-2 in the top of the eighth. Burleson walked. Lars Nootbaar singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Burleson came home on a sac fly by Winn.

Arizona tied the game again with a two-run bottom of the eighth. The Cardinals rallied in the top of the ninth with an unanswered run on a sac fly by Ivan Herrera to win, 5-4.

The Cardinals scored five runs on nine hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with an RBI. José Fermín was 2-for-4. Winn had three RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Fermín was picked off first base. O’Brien picked a runner off first base. Jimmy Crooks had a passed ball.

Saturday, July 18, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Diamondbacks 5

The Cardinals fell to the Diamondbacks in the second game of the series on Saturday.

Starter Dustin May pitched five innings, gave up five runs on eight hits, walked four and fanned six. May took the loss.

Gordon Graceffo relieved May and threw a scoreless sixth. Justin Bruihl hurled a scoreless seventh. Matt Svanson tossed a scoreless eighth.

The Diamondbacks took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added three in the third and one in the fourth to lead 5-0.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the sixth. JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker singled to score Wetherholt. Lars Nootbaar singled. Burleson came home on a force out by Masyn Winn.

St Louis added one run in the ninth on a solo home run by Jimmy Crooks to bring the final score to 5-3.

The offense scored three runs on eight hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-5. Burleson was 2-for-4.

Winn stole his eighth base of the season.

Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Cardinals 7 at Diamondbacks 8 (10 innings)

Blowing a 7-0 lead, the Cardinals suffered a bad loss to the Diamondbacks in the final game of the series on Sunday. Arizona prevailed in the weekend set, two games to one.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 5 ½ innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and struck out three.

Ryne Stanek relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. George Soriano relinquished a run in the seventh. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the eighth. Luis Gastelum allowed one unearned run in the final 1 1/3 innings and took the loss.

The Cardinals surged to a 5-0 lead in the third inning. Lars Nootbaar walked. Blaze Jordan tripled to score Nootbaar. JJ Wetherholt singled to plate Jordan. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker doubled and Wetherholt scored. Alec Burleson drove in Herrera and Walker on a single.

St. Louis extended their lead to 7-0 in the fifth. Burleson singled. José Fermín walked. Nootbaar walked. Burleson and Fermín came home on a single by Jordan.

Blaze Jordan

The Diamondbacks got on the board with a three-run sixth. They added two runs in the seventh or a Gerardo Perdomo inside the park home run and two in the eighth as Nolan Arenado went deep against the Cardinal bullpen to tie the game.

The Cardinals failed to score the tiebreaker runner in the top of the 10^th. Arizona did not fail, walking it off in the home 10^th.

The offense scored seven runs on 13 hits. Jordan was 3-for-5 with three RBI. Burleson was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Herrera was 3-for-6. Fermín was 2-for-3. Nootbaar walked four times and scored a run.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals ended the short All-Star week with a record of 1-2, dropping the series at the Diamondbacks via a bad loss on Sunday. The Cardinals have fallen back into a tie with the Pirates for third/fourth place in the NL Central and have a record of 51-47. They are also tied with the Pirates and the Marlins for the third Wild Card.

The loss on Sunday was not due to the offense. The team scored seven runs and should have won. The top performers for the three days by OPS were Jimmy Crooks (1.850 in 4 ABs), Blaze Jordan (1.600 in 5 ABs), Alec Burleson (.962), José Fermín (.938), and JJ Wetherholt (.908).

Alec Burleson

At the bottom were Nelson Velázquez (.000), Bryan Torres (.000), Pedro Pagés (.000), Nathan Church (.000), and Iván Herrera (.388).

The team’s weakness and the cause for Sunday’s bad loss and many others, is pitching. Specifically, the bullpen. Relievers have had trouble holding leads all season. That is not likely to change given that the Cardinals are a rebuilding team. Acquiring expensive or long-term talent from outside the organization is not what rebuilding teams do. The bullpen is what can be thrown together from the pitchers already on the team, brought up from the minor leagues, or added through inexpensive methods such as waiver claims.

The starting pitchers have had their struggles at times, but the rotation is less of a problem. Late losses after the starter has departed, are where the trouble arises more often than not. In the case of Sunday’s game, Andre Pallante did give up three runs in his final inning, but that was not the cause of the loss.

Dustin May had a start he would probably like to forget as well. This happens from time to time. The rotation could certainly be improved, but that is for a later time. The here and now issue is the bullpen. This team cannot absorb so many late inning meltdowns and hope to stay in contention.

There was also a baserunning blunder in Sunday’s game and some questionable defense. That needs to be cleaned up.

The Cardinals begin the week with a three-game series at the Angels, the worst team in MLB. They then return home to St. Louis for a makeup game against the Diamondbacks, who must return to St. Louis for a day. The weekend series with the Reds concludes the week.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	62	37	0.626
Chicago	56	43	0.566	6
St. Louis	51	47	0.520	10.5
Pittsburgh	52	48	0.520	10.5
Cincinnati	45	53	0.459	16.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

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Transactions

7/17 The Cardinals acquired High-A RHP Trey Pooser from the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named later in the Chris Roycroft trade.
7/17 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Scott Blewett from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/17 The Cardinals placed LHP JoJo Romero on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 14. Appendicitis.
7/17 The Cardinals designated Memphis C Yohel Pozo for assignment.

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
RHP Max Rajcic (right elbow soreness) was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 6, then transferred him to the 60-day injured list the next day, July 7. Rajcic is seeking a second opinion on the elbow issue.
LHP JoJo Romero (appendicitis) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 14. Romero had an emergency appendectomy on July 16. A timeline for his return has not been established.

JoJo Romero

Looking Ahead

The road trip that began with a three-game series in Phoenix versus the Diamondbacks will end in Los Angeles for three games with the last-place AL West Angels. Kyle Leahy is scheduled to pitch the Monday game, followed by Matthew Liberatore on Tuesday, and Michael McGreevy on Wednesday.

The final homestand in July begins with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23. This game was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make-up game, the Cardinals have a weekend set with the Reds.

The final series of the homestand is four games with the Cubs.

A road trip begins on the final day of July with a weekend series with the Blue Jays in Toronto. The road trip concludes in New York for three with the Yankees.

Blast from the Past

On Monday, July 13, the annual Home Run Derby took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This event, set during the week of the All-Star Game, first took place in 1985 and has been an annual event ever since (with the exception of 1988, cancelled because of rain, and 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic).

The derby has had multiple format changes over the years. In the early years, from 1985-1994, it featured teams made up from players in both the AL and the NL. Each player was given two innings to hit the most home runs he could. The total home runs hit by each player on the two teams were added to determine the winning team.

From 1995-2005, it was a three-round contest with individual players winning on their tally in the final round. From 2006-2013, there were still three rounds, but there was no reset of the tally until the final round, and the winner was based on total home runs in all three rounds.

In 2014, the format was changed to a set number of “outs”. There was also a “bye” for the player with the highest total in the first round. The second-round winner faced the first-round winner in the final round.

From 2015 to 2023, a time limit of five minutes was established for contestants to hit the most runs as possible in each round. Two players met in a head-to-head matchup with the winner advancing to the next round.

In 2024 and 2025, the format was a hybrid of a three-minute round with a 40-pitch limit, along with a bonus round with outs, and a final with the time limit reduced to two minutes.

In 2026, the time limit was eliminated, and players had 20 swings in the first round, and 15 swings thereafter. A player who hit a home run on his final swing may continue hitting until he fails to hit one out.

Over the years, some Cardinal players participated in the Home Run Derby, though not every year. Until 2026, no Cardinal had ever won the Derby. That changed with Jordan Walker.

Below is a list of all Cardinal players who competed in the Home Run Derby, and the years in which they competed. Only the years in which the player participated as a Cardinal are included.

Jack Clark – The first baseman competed in the first Derby in 1985. He hit two home runs as part of the NL team. This was the only year Clark competed.
Ray Lankford (Getty Images)

Ray Lankford – Lankford competed in the Derby once, in 1997. He hit two home runs in total.
Mark McGwire – McGwire competed as a Cardinal for the first time in 1998. He hit four home runs in total that year. He competed again in 1999 and hit 16 home runs.
Albert Pujols – Pujols competed for the first time as a Cardinal in 2003. He hit the most home runs in total, with 26, but because the tally in each round was reset, Pujols hit one less home run in the final round than the winner, Garret Anderson from the Angels. Pujols competed three more times as a Cardinal, in 2007, 2009, and 2022.
Jim Edmonds (Getty Images)

Jim Edmonds – Edmonds competed once while with St. Louis, in 2003 along with teammate Albert Pujols. Edmonds advanced to the second round but was eliminated. Edmonds hit a total of eight home runs.
Matt Holliday – Holliday competed the first time in 2010. He hit five home runs in total. He returned in 2011 and also hit five home runs.
Carlos Beltran – Beltran competed as a Cardinal in 2012 with a total of 12 home runs.
Jordan Walker – Walker competed in 2026 under the new format. Walker won the Derby in a dramatic final round in which he hit six consecutive home runs, four on his final allotted “swing” to beat Kyle Schwarber 12 to 11.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 18, 2026

July 18, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Joshua Baez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis LF Joshua Báez, walked and hit a grand slam. Other standouts: César Prieto, Ramon Mendoza, Blake Aita, Jesús Báez, Kenly Hunter, Lucas Takahashi and Christopher Vargas.

Results for games played on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Memphis 10, Iowa 9

The Triple-A Redbirds came back to beat the Cubs by a 10-9 score on Friday at AutoZone Park, breaking their three-game losing skid.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up six runs, four earned, on five hits, walked four and struck out three.

Hancel Rincon relieved Dobbins and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Ryan Fernandez threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Austin Love yielded one run in 1 2/3 innings. Cade Winquest tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.

Iowa went up 2-0 in the first inning.

Memphis took a 5-2 lead in the third. Ramon Mendoza walked. Victor Scott singled. Thomas Saggese walked. Nolan Gorman walked and Mendoza scored. Joshua Báez blasted a grand slam.

Joshua Baez

JOSHUA BÁEZ 473 FEET TO THE BATTERS EYE!@LennysSubs GRAND SLAM!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/L6v4vfYRgw

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 18, 2026

The Cubs came back with four runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to go ahead 8-5.

Memphis answered with two runs in the sixth to shrink the deficit to 8-7. César Prieto singled and advanced to second on a balk. Leo Bernal walked. Chase Davis ground into a force out with Bernal out at second. Mendoza tripled to plate Prieto and Davis.

Ramon Mendoza

absolute chaos.

one run game. pic.twitter.com/HZ7a19Oy5Q

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 18, 2026

Iowa made it 9-7 in the top of the seventh.

The Redbirds responded with a run in the home seventh to close the gap to 9-8. Colton Ledbetter and Saggese walked. Ledbetter stole third base. Saggese stole second base. Ledbetter scored on a ground out by Gorman.

Memphis tied the game in the eighth. Prieto singled and scored on a double by Bernal. The Redbirds walked it off in the ninth to win 10-9. Saggese singled and later scored on a single by Prieto.

César Prieto

PRIETO CALLS GAME pic.twitter.com/Y6sbCuFGQw

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 18, 2026

The offense scored 10 runs on nine hits. Prieto was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Báez had four RBI. Gorman and Mendoza each had two RBI. Saggese scored two runs.

Saggese stole two bases. Ledbetter swiped two bags. Bernal was picked off.

Bernal made a throwing error. Prieto had a fielding miscue. Báez had an outfield assist at second base.

Memphis is 8-11 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Iowa, SWP Jurrangelo Cijntje vs. TBD 6:35 CT.

Springfield 5, Amarillo 9

Playing as the Cashew Chickens, the Double-A Cardinals lost to the Sod Poodles by a 9-5 score at Route 66 Stadium on Friday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin did not get out of the first. In 2/3 of an inning, he gave up six runs on five hits, walked one and struck out one. Lin took the loss.

Randel Clemente relieved Lin and finished the first. Blake Aita hurled six scoreless innings on just three hits and a walk. Tyler Bradt surrendered one run in the eighth. Darlin Saladin yielded two runs in the ninth.

Blake Aita

Blake Aita was cruising in his first outing at Route 66 Stadium: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K pic.twitter.com/3TFl7GJMZN

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 18, 2026

Amarillo went ahead 6-0 in the first inning.

Springfield put up two runs in the third. Dakota Harris singled. Jesús Báez followed with a two-run home run.

Jesús Báez

GET OUTTA HERE! Jesús Báez tees off to get us on the board! pic.twitter.com/rdFcbjzH4y

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 18, 2026

The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to shrink the lead to 6-3. Zach Levenson doubled and scored on a single by Jon Jon Gazdar.

The Sod Poodles extended their lead with one run in the eighth and two in the ninth for a 9-3 lead.

Springfield’s rally ended with two runs in the home ninth for the final score of 9-5. Gazdar singled. Harris walked. Báez singled. Rainiel Rodriguez plated Harris on a double. Báez scored on a single by Ryan Campos.

The Cardinals scored five runs on 12 hits. Báez was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Rodriguez and Gazdar were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Campos was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Harris scored two runs.

Rodriguez was caught stealing. Báez made a fielding error. Levenson had an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 12-7 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs Amarillo, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 13.50) vs. TBD (AMA) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 9 at South Bend 3

The High-A Chiefs defeated the Cubs in a 9-3 road win on Friday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked one and fanned 10 to earn his second win.

Dylan Driessen relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless sixth. Nate Dohm and Jose Davila each hurled a scoreless inning. Patrick Galle tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took the lead in the first inning. Josh Kross tripled and scored on a wild pitch. They added a solo home run by Ian Petrutz to lead 2-0 in the second.

Ian Petrutz

HOME RUN PRESENTED BY IAN PETRUTZ💣
PEO 2 | SB 0 pic.twitter.com/KBUZX37E0E

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 17, 2026

South Bend came back to take the lead with a three-run third inning.

The Chiefs answered with six runs in the fourth to regain the lead at 8-3. José Suárez singled. Michael Dattalo walked. Petrutz doubled to score Suárez. Anyelo Encarnación plated Dattalo and Petrutz on a single. Encarnación stole second base. Cameron Nickens walked. Tai Peete singled to bring home Encarnación. Nickens came home on a balk. Jack Gurevitch drove in Peete on a single.

Anyelo Encarnacion

Peoria added one run in the eighth for the final score of 9-3. Dattalo doubled and later came home on a single by Nickens.

The Chiefs scored nine runs on 11 hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Jalin Flores was 2-for-5. Encarnación had two RBI. Dattalo scored two runs.

Encarnación stole his 10^th base of the season.

The Chiefs are 9-12 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at South Bend, Jack Martinez RHP (Peoria debut) vs Alfredo Romero RHP (2-3, 5.17) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 2, St. Lucie 3 (10 innings)

The Palm Beach Cardinals fell to the Mets in extra innings on Friday.

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

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Holiday and threw two scoreless innings. Justin Militello hurled a scoreless eighth. Jesús García surrendered one unearned run in the final two innings and took the loss.

Palm Beach took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Sebastian Dos Santos.

Sebastian Dos Santos

Back like we never left💥 pic.twitter.com/LT7qJOXrHv

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) July 17, 2026

St. Lucie tied the game in the top of the second.

The Cardinals added a second run in the home half of the second to lead 2-1. Yordalin Peña doubled. Chase Heath singled. Peña scored on a force out by Alex Birge.

The Mets tied the score in the third and the game remained deadlocked through regulation. The Mets scored an unanswered run in the top of the 10^th to win, 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on seven hits. Dos Santos was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Peña was 2-for-4.

Ryan Mitchell stole his 22^nd base but was also caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 12-9 in the second half.

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

FCL Cardinals 3, FCL Mets 2 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Mets by a 3-2 score at home on Friday.

Fresh off the injured list, starter Alan Reyes pitched one scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout.

Jefferson Moran relieved Reyes and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Jan Cabrera surrendered two runs in the final 3 1/3 innings for the save.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Miguel Hernández walked. Kenly Hunter tripled to score Hernández. Hunter came home on a ground out by Royelny Strop.

The Cardinals added a run in the third to lead 3-0. Hunter singled and scored on a fielding and a throwing error.

Kenly Hunter

The Mets rallied for two runs in the ninth but fell just short.

The Cardinals scored three runs on three hits. Hunter was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.

The Cardinals are 19-29 on the season and are in fourth place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

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

DSL Cardinals 5, DSL Marlins 4 (seven innings)

The academy Cardinals edged the Marlins by a 5-4 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on one hit, walked four and struck out one.

Andey Garrido finished the third. Jose Vega hurled a scoreless fourth for the win. Javier Martínez surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Juan Santillán yielded one run in the final 2 1/3 innings.

The Cardinals went up 4-0 in the first inning. Jesús Pérez singled. Christopher Vargas followed with a two-run home run. Misael Sánchez singled. Diego Conseción doubled. Lucas Takahashi singled to plate Sánchez and Conseción.

Christopher Vargas

Lucas Takahashi

The Marlins scored two runs in the top of the third to cut the lead to 4-2.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the home third to extend the lead to 5-2. Sánchez walked and advanced to second on a fly out by Conseción. Takahashi singled to score Sánchez.

The Marlins added single runs in the fifth and sixth to bring the final score to 5-4.

The Cardinals scored five runs on eight hits. Takahashi was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Vargas was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Pérez was 2-for-4. Sánchez scored two runs.

Vargas made two errors, one throwing and one fielding. Santillán picked a runner off first base. Héctor Cabrera has a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 15-17 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 15, 2026

July 15, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Hector Cabrera and Ryde Rodriguez (Francys Romero)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 0-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, C Hector Cabrera, drove in two runs in the DSL Cardinals loss. Other standouts include Earle Zulueta, Jhon Franganten, Jesús Pérez and Paulo Asprilla.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Memphis Redbirds – Off day

Memphis is 7-11 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs Iowa

Springfield Cardinals – Off day

First-place Springfield is 12-6 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. Amarillo

Peoria Chiefs – Off day

The Chiefs are 8-12 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at South Bend

Palm Beach Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 12-8 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. St. Lucie

FCL Cardinals 2 at FCL Marlins 4 (seven innings)

The rookie Florida Complex League Cardinals fell to the Marlins by a 4-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Earle Zulueta pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked four and struck out three.

Earle Zulueta

Andrew Bolívar relieved Zulueta and surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. Alejandro Lóaiza yielded one insurance run in the sixth.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Yeferson Portolatin walked and later scored on a double play by Kenly Hunter.

The Cardinals added a run in the top of the fifth to increase the lead to 2-0. Paulo Asprilla doubled and scored on a single by Miguel Hernández.

The Marlins answered with three runs in the home fifth to take the lead 3-2. They made it 4-2 in the sixth.

For the day, the Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Asprilla was 2-for-3.

Hernandez stole his 10^th base of the season.

Zulueta made an error on a pickoff attempt but picked a runner off first base. Daniel Rojas had a fielding miscue.

The Cardinals are 18-28 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

Wednesday’s game: Off

DSL Cardinals 4, DSL Rangers Blue 15

The rookie academy Cardinals suffered a 15-4 clobbering by the Rangers Blue on Tuesday.

Starter Juan García pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on five hits and fanned four. García took the loss.

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and surrendered four runs in the three innings. Andey Garrido yielded two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Javier Martínez allowed three runs while collecting just one out. Brayan Amoroso relinquished two runs in 1 2/3 innings.

The Rangers Blue went up 2-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals tied the game in the second. Michael Cordero singled. Christopher Vargas doubled. Cordero scored on a ground out by Misael Sánchez. Lucas Takahashi walked. Hector Cabrera grounded into a force out and Vargas scored.

The Rangers Blue retook the lead with two runs in the fourth and added one in the top of the sixth to increase their lead to 5-2.

The Cardinals put up two runs in the home sixth to cut the lead to 5-4. Vargas reached on an error. Takahashi walked. Vargas came home on an error. Cabrera plated Takahashi on a single.

Hector Cabrera

The Rangers Blue ran up the score with a five-run seventh to lead 10-4. They extended the lead to 13-4 in the eighth and then 15-4 in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 10 hits. Jesús Pérez was 3-for-5. Jhon Franganten was 2-for-5. Cabrera had two RBI. Vargas scored two runs.

García, Vargas, and Roberth Castillo each made a throwing error. Takahashi had a fielding miscue.

The Cardinals are 14-16 on the season and are in fourth place in the DSL Southeast.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – July 6–12

July 13, 2026 Marilyn Green

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The St. Louis Cardinals went 3-5 for the week, but head into the break with a series win over Atlanta. Ivan Herrera and Riley O’Brien are All-Stars. Our history feature outlines former first round-drafted high school outfielders.

Cardinals draft 23 players

The 2026 version of the Major League Baseball Draft wrapped up on Sunday, with the Cardinals making their 23 player selections over the two-day period.

The team had the 13^th pick in the first round and they selected Trevor Condon, an 18-year-old outfielder from Etowah High School in Woodstock, GA. The 5’11” left-handed batter is the first high school outfielder taken by the Cardinals in the first round since Dylan Carlson in 2016. (Jordan Walker, picked in the first round in 2020, was drafted as a third baseman).

The Cardinals made seven selections on Day 1, which included the first four rounds plus three compensation picks. The final six selections were RHP Tegan Kuhns from the University of Tennessee, SS Rocco Maniscalco from Oxford High School in Alabama, OF Andrew Williamson from University of Central Florida, RHP Dawson Montesa from University of West Virginia, OF Caden Ferraro from Texas Tech, and SS Dee Kennedy from Kansas State University.

Rounds 5-20 were conducted on Sunday. Those picks are: RHP Cal Randall (UCLA), SS Owen Henne (Seton Hill), RHP Derek Schaefer (Ariz St), LHP Luke Harrison (U of Texas), C Jayden Lobliner (U of San Diego), RHP Nick Bonn (Cal Poly), RHP Jacob Haley (S. Alabama), RHP Drew Horn (Middle Tenn St), OF Matthew Thomas (Cal St Northridge), RHP Jaden Alba (Ariz St), RHP Brian Garmon II (U of South AL), RHP Dallas Moran (Stetson U), 3B Jacob Johnson (St. Mary’s College), OF Gabe Camacho (UC San Diego), RHP Clayton Freshcorn (Texas A&M), and OF Kollin Ritchie (Oklahoma St).

Welcome to all the new Cardinals.

For more information:

Cardinals Lead with Trevor Condon on 2026 MLB Draft Day 1

St. Louis Cardinals Select 16 to Conclude 2026 Draft

Two Cardinals added to All-Star Game

As is typical for the All-Star Game, players who were not originally named are chosen to replace players who are unable to participate due to injury or other reasons, such as pitchers who are scheduled to pitch the Sunday before the break.

Two Cardinals players have been chosen as replacements to join outfielder Jordan Walker on the National League roster. They are RHP Riley O’Brien and C/DH Iván Herrera.

Riley O’Brien

O’Brien was selected to replace Pirates RHP Paul Skenes, who is unable to participate because he made a start on Sunday. O’Brien has been the closer for the Cardinals this season and currently has 24 saves.

Iván Herrera

Herrera was more recently named as a replacement for Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani, who is unable to play due to knee inflammation.

They join teammate Jordan Walker and manager Oli Marmol, who was chosen by NL Manager Dave Roberts to be on his coaching staff for Tuesday’s contest from Philadelphia.

Game Recaps

Monday, July 6, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Brewers 4

The Cardinals were edged by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of five games at Busch Stadium.

Starter Dustin May pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed four hits and fanned seven.

Dustin May

Justin Bruihl relieved May and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Ryan Fernandez yielded three runs, two earned, without recording an out and took the loss. Ryne Stanek hurled a scoreless seventh. Gordon Graceffo tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the third inning. Pedro Pagés singled. JJ Wetherholt reached on a fielder’s choice. Jordan Walker walked. Nelson Velázquez grounded into a force out of Walker at second as Pagés came home. José Fermín singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis added a run in the sixth to increase the lead to 3-0. Velázquez doubled and scored on a single by Masyn Winn.

The Brewers put up four runs in the seventh to take the lead at 4-3 and they held it.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Winn was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Fermín was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Nathan Church was caught stealing.

Church and Fernandez each made a fielding error.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Brewers 4 (Game 1)

The Cardinals lost again to the Brewers by a 4-3 score in the first game of a twin bill on Tuesday. Starter Matt Svanson, appearing as an opener, pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Bruce Zimmermann followed Svanson, called up from Memphis for this one game. The left hander threw five innings, gave up three runs on six hits, walked one and struck out two.

The Cardinals again went up 2-0, this time in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker later hit a two-run home run.

Jordan Walker

The Brewers tied the game in the top of the second. St. Louis retook the lead with a run in the home second on a solo home run by Iván Herrera.

Milwaukee added single runs in the sixth and the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. Herrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Walker had two RBI.

Pedro Pagés had a passed ball.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Brewers 10 (game two)

The Cardinals were pounded by the Brewers in the second game of the twin bill. Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked three and fanned four. Dobbins took the loss.

Called up for the game, Jared Shuster relieved Dobbins and surrendered seven runs in 1 1/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Utilityman Bryan Torres tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the third and added two runs in the fifth to lead 3-0.

The Cardinals scored twice in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2. Jordan Walker singled. Nelson Velázquez followed with a two-run home run.

Milwaukee posted a seven-run seventh to blast ahead 10-2.

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

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – Cardinals 5, Brewers 1

On Wednesday, the Cardinals defeated the Brewers in Game 4 of the five-game series.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked one and fanned six to earn his fourth win.

Michael McGreevy

Luis Gastelum relieved McGreevy and threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning in his MLB debut. JoJo Romero hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals went ahead 2-0 in the first inning. Masyn Winn doubled and scored on a double by Jordan Walker. Walker came home on a double by Alec Burleson.

St. Louis added a run in the fourth on a solo home run by José Fermín. They made it 5-0 in the sixth on a two-run home run by Burleson.

Alec Burleson

The Brewers scored their only run in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-1.

The offense scored five runs on seven hits. Burleson was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Walker stole his 12^th base of the season.

Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Brewers 8

The Cardinals lost the final game of the series by the score of 8-4. Starter Andre Pallante pitched five innings, gave up six runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out two.

Luis Gastelum relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in the sixth. Gordon Graceffo followed with two scoreless innings of relief. Matt Svanson yielded one run in the ninth.

The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. They added four runs in the third.

St. Louis cut the lead to 6-1 in the fourth. Alec Burleson doubled and scored on a single by Lars Nootbaar.

The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 6-4. JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Burleson walked. Jordan Walker blasted a three-run home run.

Milwaukee put up one run in the seventh and another in the ninth to win 8-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-3. Walker had three RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Friday, July 10, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Braves 1

The Cardinals beat the Braves by the score of 2-1 in the first of a three-game home series on Friday.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched a rain delay-shortened three scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out two.

Kyle Leahy

Following a three-hour rain delay, George Soriano relieved Leahy and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings. Justin Bruihl hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek, JoJo Romero, and Riley O’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning. Romero earned the win.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth. JJ Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker singled to score Wetherholt.

St. Louis took the lead 2-1 in the eighth on a solo home run by Jimmy Crooks.

Jimmy Crooks

The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. Herrera was 2-for-4.

Saturday, July 11, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Braves 1

The Cardinals were the winners over the Braves by a 4-1 score at Busch Stadium on Saturday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched six scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and fanned six to earn his fifth win.

Matthew Liberatore

Luis Gastelum relieved Liberatore and surrendered one run in the seventh. George Soriano hurled a scoreless eighth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals struck in the first inning on a three-run home run by Lars Nootbaar. They added a run in the fourth. Nootbaar walked, stole second base and scored on Blaze Jordan’s single.

The Braves plated their only run in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Nootbaar had three RBI and two runs scored.

Nootbaar stole his first base.

Sunday, July 12, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Braves 4

The Cardinals fell to the Braves in the final game of the weekend series by the score of 4-3.

Starter Dustin May pitched four innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked four and fanned four.

Justin Bruihl relieved May and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled a scoreless inning. JoJo Romero yielded one run in the ninth and took the loss.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jordan Walker drew a walk and stole second base. Alec Burleson doubled to score Walker.

The Braves tied the game in the second and added a run in the fourth to take the lead.

In the top of the sixth, the Braves increased their lead to 3-1. St. Louis answered with two runs in the home sixth to tie the game. Walker singled. Lars Nootbaar walked. Masyn Winn singled. José Fermín singled to plate Walker and Nootbaar.

José Fermín

Atlanta broke the tie in the top of the ninth with a run to win 4-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on four hits. Fermín had two RBI. Walker scored two runs.

Walker stole his 13^th base.

Winn made a throwing error. Alec Burleson had a fielding miscue.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week at home with a record of 3-5. The lost four of five to the Brewers and won two of three from the Braves. They go into the break with a record of 50-45 and remain in third place in the NL Central, 8.5 games back of the Brewers. St. Louis is one game out of the third Wild Card spot.

The offense slowed down in comparison to previous weeks and needs to pick it back up. The top offensive performances by OPS for the week are Jimmy Crooks (1.042 in 6 at-bats) and Jordan Walker (.958). The next closest was Lars Nootbaar at .788.

At the bottom were Nathan Church (.096), Bryan Torres (.251), Pedro Pagés (.286), Masyn Winn (.392), JJ Wetherholt (.417) and Blaze Jordan (.467).

The rotation performed well for the most part except for Andre Pallante, who had an ERA for the week of 10.80 due to a poor start against the Brewers on Thursday. Dustin May appears to be laboring a bit following his complete game shutout of the Padres several weeks ago. Hunter Dobbins was brought up to pitch the second game of the doubleheader with the Brewers on Tuesday and was okay. Bruce Zimmermann, who was brought up to start the first game, was quickly designated for assignment afterward. The doubleheader did not go well for the Cardinals. In fact, the entire Brewers series did not go well for the Cardinals.

The bullpen was fine except for a spot appearance by the twice outrighted Jared Shuster, who was also brought up for the doubleheader and suffered the same fate a third time after he blew his chance by giving up seven runs in his 1 1/3 inning performance.

Luis Gastelum

The bullpen received a new member in Luis Gastelum, who was added to roster during the Brewers series. He gave up a couple of home runs since making his debut, which is unusual for him, though it is the big leagues. He deserves some adjustment time.

The All-Star Break is here and will provide a well-deserved rest for the players who aren’t performing in the All-Star Game. Hopefully for the Cardinals, the rest will show up in the team’s performance after the break. They are falling behind the Cubs and Brewers and have the Pirates nipping at their heels. The performance of the team needs to improve.

The Cardinals return to play next weekend in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	59	37	0.615
Chicago	54	42	0.563	5
St. Louis	50	45	0.526	8.5
Pittsburgh	50	47	0.515	9.5
Cincinnati	43	52	0.453	15.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

7/6 The Cardinals placed RHP Max Rajcic on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 4. Right elbow soreness.
7/6 The Cardinals recalled RHP Gordon Graceffo from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/7 The Cardinals optioned RHP Ryan Fernandez to the Memphis Redbirds.
7/7 The Cardinals recalled RHP Hunter Dobbins from the Memphis Redbirds (27^th man for the doubleheader).
7/7 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Bruce Zimmermann from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/7 The Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Jared Shuster from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/7 The Cardinals designated LHP Bruce Zimmermann for assignment.
7/7 The Cardinals transferred RHP Max Rajcic from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
7/8 The Cardinals optioned RHP Hunter Dobbins to the Memphis Redbirds.
7/8 The Cardinals designated LHP Jared Shuster for assignment.
7/8 The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Luis Gastelum from the Memphis Redbirds.
7/10 The Cardinals sent LHP Jared Shuster outright to the Memphis Redbirds.
7/12 The Cardinals sent LHP Bruce Zimmermann outright to the Memphis Redbirds.

Bruce Zimmermann

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
RHP Max Rajcic (right elbow soreness) was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 6 and transferred to the 60-day injured list the next day, July 7. Rajcic is seeking a second opinion on his elbow.

Looking Ahead

Following the All-Star break, the Cardinals will resume play on the road in Phoenix for three games with the Diamondbacks.

The road trip ends in Los Angeles with a three-game series against the Angels.

The final homestand in July begins with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23, which was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make-up game, the Cardinals have a weekend series against the Reds.

The final series of the homestand is four games with the Cubs.

A road trip begins on the final day of July to Toronto for a weekend series with the Blue Jays. The road trip concludes in New York for a three-game series against the Yankees.

Blast from the Past

The annual MLB Draft took place on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12. The 2026 edition is the 62^nd annual.

The first draft took place on June 8-9, 1965 in New York City. The Cardinals selected RHP Joe DiFabio from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the first round. Though DiFabio had success in the Cardinals minor league system, he never pitched in the major leagues.

In this year’s draft, the Cardinals selected OF Trevor Condon from Etowah High School in Woodstock, GA. Condon is the first high school player taken by the Cardinals in the first round since Jordan Walker in the five-round 2020 draft.

Though Walker currently plays in the outfield, he was drafted as a third baseman. In the history of the MLB draft, the Cardinals have only taken seven high school outfielders in the first round prior to Condon.

Below is a list of all seven, starting with the most recent. The list contains the player’s name, the year he was drafted, and his high school. Only players who were drafted as outfielders are included.

Dylan Carlson – Carlson was selected in the first round in 2016 from Elk Grove High School in CA. Carlson was pick #33 overall.
Nick Plummer – Plummer was taken in the first round in 2015 from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Plummer was pick #23. Though Plummer never made it to the major leagues for the Cardinals, he did play in 14 games with the 2022 Mets.
Colby Rasmus (Getty Images)

Colby Rasmus – Rasmus was drafted in the first round in 2005 from Russell County High School in Seale, AL. Rasmus was pick #28.
Shaun Boyd – Boyd was selected in the first round in 2000 from Vista High School in Vista, CA. He was pick #13. Boyd never made it to the major leagues.
Paul Coleman – Coleman was drafted in the first round in 1989 from Frankston High School in Frankston, TX. He was pick #6 overall. Coleman never made it to the major leagues.
Andy Van Slyke – Van Slyke was chosen in the first round in 1979 from New Hartford High School in New Hartford, NY. He was pick #6.
Butch Hairston – Hairston was taken in the first round in 1968 from Roth High School in Dayton, OH. He was pick #19. Hairston never reached the major leagues.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 11, 2026

July 11, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Alex Birge (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Friday. TCN’s Players of the Day are the Palm Beach offense. Pounding Daytona for 19 runs, they were led by Alex Birge with five RBI, Chase Davis with four RBI and three runs scored, Matthew Miura and Yordalin Peña. Other standouts: Leo Bernal, Jurrangelo Cijntje, Tanner Franklin and Luis Pino.

Results for games played on Friday, July 10, 2026.

Memphis 5 at Gwinnett 6

The Triple-A Redbirds were walked off for the second consecutive night by the Stripers.

Starter Mason Molina pitched four innings, gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and fanned six.

The newest Redbird, Durbin Feltman, relieved Molina and surrendered one run in the fifth. Hancel Rincon threw three scoreless innings. Cade Winquest yielded two runs in just 1/3 of an inning and took the loss.

Memphis went ahead 3-0 in the first inning. Victor Scott and Nolan Gorman walked. Leo Bernal hit a three-run home run.

Leonardo Bernal

LEO BERNAL WITH A FIRST INNING @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/k5zn0050Wz

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 11, 2026

Gwinnett tied the game in the third and took a 4-3 lead in the fifth.

The Redbirds tied the game 4-4 in the sixth on a solo home run by Yohel Pozo. They gained the lead 5-4 in the top of the ninth. Pozo doubled. Matt Koperniak pinch ran for Pozo. Ramon Mendoza plated Koperniak on a single.

The Stripers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win in a walk off 6-5.

The Redbirds scored five runs on eight hits. Pozo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Noah Mendlinger was 2-for-4. Bernal had three RBI.

Memphis is 7-9 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Brycen Mautz (0-3, 2.74) vs. AJ Smith-Shawver RHP (0-0, 0.00) 5:05 CT.

Springfield 5 at Tulsa 7

The Double-A Cardinals fell to the Drillers by a 7-5 score on Friday.

Starter Jurrangelo Cijntje pitched six innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked one and fanned eight.

Jurrangelo Cijntje

Jurrangelo Cijntje's line for his final start before the All-Star Break: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K pic.twitter.com/jro8XjKX2c

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 11, 2026

The pen blew a three-run lead in the seventh. Hunter Hayes relieved Cijntje and surrendered two runs in 1/3 of an inning. Andrew Schultz yielded two runs, one earned, in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Edwin Nuñez relinquished one run in the eighth.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the top of the second inning. Won-Bin Cho walked. Miguel Ugueto reached on an error. Cho scored on a sac fly by Brody Moore.

The Drillers tied the game in the home second.

Springfield put up two runs in the top of the third to take the lead 3-1. Jesús Báez walked. Ryan Campos hit a ground-rule double. Deniel Ortiz plated Báez and Campos on a single.

Deniel Ortiz

Cardinals no. 22 prospect Deniel Ortiz comes through with a two-run single to give Springfield the lead! pic.twitter.com/5tycaoFAb2

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 11, 2026

Tulsa cut the lead to 3-2 in the home third.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 5-2. Moore singled and stole second base. Tre Richardson walked. Travis Honeyman grounded into a double play. Rainiel Rodriguez followed with a two-run home run.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Mr. Rodriguez, you are cleared for takeoff! MLB's no. 12 prospect Rainiel Rodriguez goes the other way with his 8th Double-A homer of the year! pic.twitter.com/KEb4iaTqq4

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 11, 2026

The Drillers put up four runs in the seventh and one run in the eighth to take the lead and the game 7-5.

The Cardinals scored five runs on five hits. Rodriguez and Ortiz each had two RBI.

Moore stole two bases.

Schultz made a throwing error.

Springfield is 10-6 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Tulsa, Cooper Hjerpe LHP (0-1, 15.43) vs. Peter Huebeck RHP (0-2, 9.16) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 6 at Quad Cities 3

In Davenport, the High-A Chiefs beat the River Bandits by the score of 6-3 on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched five innings, gave up one run on six hits and fanned nine to earn his third win.

Tanner Franklin

Gerardo Salas relieved Franklin and threw two scoreless innings. Jason Savacool surrendered two runs in the eighth. Jose Davila tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his first save.

Quad Cities took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Peoria put up three runs in the fifth to take the lead 3-1. Cameron Nickens doubled and scored on a double by Luis Pino. José Suárez tripled to plate Pino Suárez scored on a single by Michael Dattalo.

Luis Piño

Pino puts Peoria on the board!

PEO 1 | QC 1 pic.twitter.com/iWzqPcCCE6

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 11, 2026

The Chiefs added a run in the sixth to increase the lead to 4-1. Christian Martin doubled and later scored on a sac fly by Nickens.

In the top of the eighth, Peoria scored two runs to lead 6-1. Josh Kross thumped a solo home run. Martin walked and later scored on a single by Pino.

The River Bandits added two runs in the bottom of the eighth to bring the final score to 6-3.

The offense scored six runs on 11 hits. Pino was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Dattalo was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Martin scored two runs.

Martin stole his sixth base. Sammy Hernandez picked a runner off third base. Franklin picked a runner off first base.

The Chiefs are 7-11 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Quad Cities, Leonel Sequera RHP (2-5, 7.45) vs. Emmanuel Reyes RHP (6-3. 3.91) 5:30 CT.

Palm Beach 19 at Daytona 8

The Low-A Cardinals routed the Tortugas in a 19-8 score in Daytona on Friday.

Memphis rehab starter Sem Robberse pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits and struck out two.

Antoni Cuello relieved Robberse and surrendered four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Andrew Dutkanych yielded two runs in 3 2/3 innings and received the win. Jesús García tossed the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the second inning. Brayden Smith walked. Yordalin Peña reached on a fielder’s choice. Jonathan Mejía walked. Alex Birge singled to plate Smith and Peña. Mejía scored on a double play by Trevor Haskins.

Alex Birge

Palm Beach added 10 runs in the top of the third to lead 13-0. Matthew Miura doubled. Springfield rehabber Chase Davis walked. Ryan Weingartner singled to score Miura. Davis came home on a throwing error. Mejía walked. Birge doubled to drive in Weingartner and Mejía. Haskins walked. Johnfrank Salazar singled to score Birge and Haskins. Miura reached on an error. Davis hit a three-run home run. Weingartner, Smith, and Peña walked. Weingartner came home on a wild pitch.

Chase Davis

Daytona answered with six runs in the home third to cut the lead to 13-6.

The Beach Birds extended their lead to 15-6 with a two-run fourth. Haskins singled. Salazar reached on an error. Miura walked. Davis walked and Haskins scored. Salazar came home on a double play by Weingartner.

The Cardinals added a run in the fifth to increase the lead to 16-6. Mejía reached on an error and scored on a double by Birge. In the top of the sixth, Palm Beach made it 17-6. Peña doubled and scored on a single by Mejía.

The Tortugas added two runs in the home sixth to shrink the lead to 17-8.

Palm Beach put up two final runs in the ninth for the final tally of 19-8. Miura hit a solo home run. Chase Davis singled and later scored on a double by Peña.

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 14 hits. Birge was 3-for-6 with five RBI. Davis was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Miura was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Peña was 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner, Haskins, and Salazar each scored two runs.

Birge made a throwing error and had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 11-8 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Daytona, Payton Graham RHP (0-2,6.84) vs. TBD (DAY) 5:35 CT.

FCL Cardinals 8, FCL Nationals 4 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Nationals on Friday in the completion of a previously suspended game. Starter Keiverson Ramírez pitched two innings, gave up three runs on two hits and struck out two.

Ixan Henderson, opening his rehab assignment from Memphis, surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning of relief. Brailyn Paulino collected the final out of the third. Jefferson Moran hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Andrew Bolívar tossed the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings for his second save.

The Nationals went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the home half of the first to take the lead. Miguel Hernández doubled. Cristofer Lebrón singled. Kenly Hunter walked. Royelny Strop singled to score Hernández. J.P. Cabrera plated Lebrón and Hunter on a single. Cabrera was thrown out at second. Strop scored on a single by Bracewell Taveras.

Juan Pablo Cabrera

The Cardinals added two runs in the second to increase the lead to 6-3. Lebrón singled and stole second base. Hunter reached on an error and Lebrón scored. Strop reached on an error and Hunter came home.

The Nationals cut the lead to 6-4 in the top of the third.

The Cardinals responded with a run in the bottom of the third to extend the lead to 7-4. Taveras and Paulo Asprilla singled. Taveras scored on a wild pitch.

The Cardinals tacked on an eighth run in the fifth. Taveras doubled and scored on a triple by Facundo Velásquez.

Bracewell Taveras

The Cardinals scored eight runs on 10 hits. Taveras was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Lebrón was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Cabrera had two RBI. Hunter scored two runs.

Lebrón stole his 15^th base.

Daniel Rojas made a fielding error. Hunter had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 16-27 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

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

DSL Cardinals 1, DSL Marlins 6 (seven innings)

The Dominican Cardinals lost to the Marlins by a 6-1 score on Friday.

Starter Emilio Jiménez pitched three innings, gave up two runs on two hits, walked two and struck out two. Jiménez took the loss.

Jhon Cabrera relieved Jiménez and surrendered two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Kriscol Peralta yielded two runs in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Marlins took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and added four runs in the top of the sixth to lead 6-0.

The Cardinals answered with one run in the home sixth. Christian Sáez walked and scored on a triple by Michael Cordero.

Michael Cordero

The Cardinals scored one run on two hits. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Jesús Pérez was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 14-13 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 9, 2026

July 9, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Colton Ledbetter (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis RF Colton Ledbetter, who was 4-for-4 including two home runs with three RBI and three runs scored. Other standouts: Travis Honeyman, Jack Gurevitch, Yordalin Peña, Jonathan Mejía and Bracewell Taveras.

Results for games played on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

Memphis 7 at Gwinnett 3

The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the Stripers by a 7-3 score in Georgia on Wednesday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked two and fanned seven.

Pete Hansen

Ryan Murphy relieved Hansen and surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings to earn the win. Austin Love yielded one run in two innings. Victor Santos tossed a scoreless ninth.

Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Victor Scott walked and stole second base. Thomas Saggese singled to score Scott.

The Redbirds added two runs in the fourth to increase the lead to 3-0. Yohel Pozo singled and Colton Ledbetter followed with a two-run home run.

Colton Ledbetter

LEDBETTER LAUNCHES A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/MX9vQsIhdD

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 9, 2026

Gwinnett scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.

In the top of the seventh, Memphis put up two runs to extend the lead to 5-2. Ledbetter hit his second home run, a solo shot. Ramon Mendoza singled. Noah Mendlinger walked. Scott plated Mendoza on a single.

LEDBETTER LINES HIS SECOND @LennysSubs LONGBALL OF THE GAME!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/51tkYGUk5u

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 9, 2026

The Stripers answered with a run in the home seventh. The Redbirds responded with two runs in the eighth to bring the final score to 7-3.

The offense scored seven runs on 11 hits. Ledbetter was 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Mendoza was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Saggese was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Pozo was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Scott stole his sixth base. Saggese swiped his second bag.

Hansen picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 7-7 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Quinn Mathews (4-3, 3.88) vs. Anthony Molina RHP (3-2, 4.14) 6:05 CT.

Springfield 3 at Tulsa 7

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Drillers by a 7-3 score in Tulsa on Wednesday.

In his Double-A debut, starter Blake Aita pitched six innings, gave up four runs on six hits, walked one and fanned five. Aita took the loss.

Welcome to Double-A, Blake Aita! pic.twitter.com/Nyfqszlhc9

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 9, 2026

Edwin Nuñez relieved Aita and threw a scoreless seventh. Jack Findlay surrendered three runs in the eighth as the home club pulled away.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Deniel Ortiz doubled and advanced to third on an error. Ryan Campos walked. Miguel Ugueto reached on a fielder’s choice. Ortiz was thrown out at home. Tre Richardson singled to score Campos.

Springfield added a run in the top of the third to increase the lead to 2-0. Dakota Harris reached on an error and scored on a triple by Travis Honeyman.

Travis Honeyman

Tulsa answered with three runs in the home third to take a 3-2 lead. The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the fourth. Jon Jon Gazdar walked and later scored on a single by Honeyman.

The Drillers regained the lead 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth and extended the lead with a three-run eighth inning to win 7-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on nine hits. Honeyman was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Richardson stole his 12^th base.

Harris made a dropped foul error. Gazdar had a throwing error. Richardson made a fielding miscue. Campos had a passed ball.

Springfield is 9-5 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Tulsa, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (2-3, 4.28) vs. Payton Martin RHP (4-2, 4.46) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 4 at Quad Cities 10

The High-A Chiefs fell to the River Bandits by a 10-4 score in Davenport, Iowa on Wednesday.

Starter Nate Dohm pitched three innings, gave up three runs, two earned, on six hits and fanned five.

Ruben Menes relieved Dohm and surrendered one run in three innings. Nolan Sparks yielded two runs in the seventh and took the loss. Bobby Olsen relinquished four runs in the eighth.

Quad Cities went up 3-0 in the second inning.

Peoria put up two runs in the fourth to shrink the lead to 3-2. Jalin Flores walked. Jack Gurevitch doubled to score Flores. Michael Dattalo singled. José Suárez was hit by a pitch. Gurevitch scored on a double play by Sammy Hernandez.

Jack Gurevitch

Gurevitch drives one to the wall for an RBI double!

PEO 1 | QC 3 pic.twitter.com/Kr3w8VluOP

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 9, 2026

The Chiefs added two more runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. Luis Pino walked. Cameron Nickens singled. Ian Petrutz plated Pino on a double. Nickens came home on a sac fly by Gurevitch.

Ian Petrutz

Tie ballgame! Thanks to an RBI double from Ian Petrutz!

PEO 3 | QC 3 pic.twitter.com/pIVBvKSvMd

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 9, 2026

The River Bandits tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth. They added two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to prevail by the score of 10-4.

The Chiefs scored four runs on eight hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gurevitch had two RBI.

Suárez and Petrutz were both caught stealing.

Dohm made a fielding error. Suárez had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Chiefs have lost seven of their last nine and are 6-10 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Quad Cities, Ty Van Dyke RHP (3-2, 4.30) vs. TBD (QC) 6:30 CT.

Palm Beach 9 at Daytona 10

The Low-A Cardinals were walked off by the Tortugas in a 10-9 road loss on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on five hits, walked two and fanned four.

Nelfy Ynfante relieved Holiday and surrendered three runs in three innings. Kaden Echeman yielded one run in one inning pitched. Zeke Wood allowed one run in the final 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.

Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Sebastian Dos Santos singled but was eliminated in a force out by Brayden Smith. Smith stole second base. Ryan Mitchell doubled to score Smith.

Daytona came back in the second to score three runs and take the lead.

In the top of the third, the Beach Birds added a run to cut the lead to 3-2. Trevor Haskins was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Haskins advanced to third on a ground out by Dos Santos and scored on a sac fly by Smith.

The Tortugas responded with two runs in the home third to increase the lead to 5-2.

In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals plated two runs to shrink the lead to 5-4. Yordalin Peña and Jonathan Mejia thumped solo home runs.

Yordalin Peña

Jonathan Mejia

Daytona made it 6-4 in the fourth and extended their lead to 9-4 in the sixth.

Palm Beach chipped away at the lead with a two-run seventh to bring it to 9-6. Chase Heath walked. Alex Birge was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a ground out. Heath scored on a sac fly by Dos Santos. Smith was hit by a pitch. Mitchell walked. Birge came home on a walk by Peña.

The Cardinals added a run in the eighth to make it 9-7. Heath doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a ground out by Birge. They put up two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game. Dos Santos and Mitchell singled. Peña plated Dos Santos on a single. Mitchell later scored on a sac fly by Mejía.

The Tortugas broke the tie with a walk off run in the bottom of the ninth.

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 11 hits. Peña was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Mejía was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Dos Santos was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Mitchell was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Smith stole his 23^rd base. Haskins swiped his 14^th base.

Ynfante made an error on a pickoff attempt. Birge had a passed ball.

The Cardinals are 10-7 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: at Daytona, Jack Martinez RHP (1-6, 3.90) vs. TBD (DAY) 5:35 CT

FCL Cardinals 7, FCL Marlins 5 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals beat the Marlins by a 7-5 score at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.

Starter Earle Zulueta pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits, walked two and struck out two.

Giovanni Vargas relieved Zulueta and surrendered one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings. Brailyn Paulino tossed a scoreless seventh.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

The Cardinals put up three runs in the fourth to take the lead. Kenly Hunter singled and stole second base. J.P. Cabrera walked. Hunter stole third base and Cabrera stole second. Hunter scored on a ground out by Bracewell Taveras. Daniel Rojas singled to score Cabrera. Rojas stole second base. Andru Arthur plated Rojas on a single.

In the top of the fifth, the Marlins added four runs to regain the lead at 5-3.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the home fifth and held on to win the game 7-5. Chris Lopez hit a ground-rule double. Miguel Hernández walked. Hunter drove in Lopez on a single. Hernández came home on a sac fly by Cabrera. Taveras hit a two-run home run.

Bracewell Taveras

The Cardinals scored seven runs on seven hits. Hunter was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Taveras homered with three RBI.

Hernández stole his ninth base. Rojas and Hunter each swiped two bags. Cabrera stole his third base. Arthur was caught stealing.

Zulueta made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 15-26 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

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

DSL Cardinals – off day

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals are 14-12 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 8, 2026

July 8, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: 2026 Dominican Summer League Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day are the DSL offense, which scored 19 runs, led by Roberth Castillo, Sebastian Rojas, Christopher Vargas and Luis Estrella. Other standouts: Leo Bernal, Matt Koperniak, Braden Davis, Ryan Weingartner, Gabriel Chinchilla and Juan Garcia.

Results for games played on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Memphis 11 at Gwinnett 6 (10 innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds beat the Stripers in extra innings in Georgia on Tuesday.

In his Memphis return, starter Brandt Thompson pitched four innings, gave up five runs on six hits, walked two and struck out two.

Cade Winquest and Scott Blewett hurled two scoreless innings each. Tink Hence surrendered one run in the final two innings but received the win.

Gwinnett went up 3-0 in the second inning. Memphis scored in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by Nolan Gorman.

Nolan Gorman

🚨 NOLAN GORMAN JUST HIT A @LennysSubs LONGBALL 🚨#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/oILcj1wtgQ

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 7, 2026

The Stripers answered with two runs in the home fourth to increase the lead to 5-1.

A three-run home run by Leo Bernal in the sixth shrunk the lead to 5-4.

Leonardo Bernal

LEO BERNAL SMACKS A THREE-RUN @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/q8wkIqxCm7

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 8, 2026

In the top of the ninth, the Redbirds took a 6-5 lead. Colton Ledbetter walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Matt Koperniak hit a two-run home run.

Matt Koperniak

KOPERNIAK PUTS US IN FRONT IN THE NINTH WITH A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/IupZpHRFL2

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 8, 2026

Gwinnett tied the game in the bottom of the ninth against Hence.

In the 10^th, Memphis rallied for five runs to go ahead 11-6. With Joshua Báez on second base, Bernal singled to plate him. Bligh Madris singled. Noah Mendlinger was hit by a pitch. Koperniak singled to plate Bernal and Madris. Mendlinger scored on a single by César Prieto. Koperniak came home on a sac fly by Thomas Saggese.

Koperniak adds two more! pic.twitter.com/KR63eY7yDl

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 8, 2026

The offense scored 11 runs on 10 hits. Bernal was 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. Koperniak was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Prieto was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ledbetter was 2-for-4.

Gorman made a fielding error.

Memphis is 6-7 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Pete Hansen (1-3, 4.72) vs. Garrett Baumann RHP (1-1, 11.49) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 3 at Tulsa 4

The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Drillers in a 4-3 walkoff on Tuesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and fanned eight.

Braden Davis

Braden Davis was flying high tonight: 5.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K pic.twitter.com/YyfBvplEAg

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 8, 2026

Randel Clemente relieved Davis and surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Andrew Schultz threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Tyler Bradt yielded one run in 1/3 of an inning and took the loss.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Travis Honeyman. They added a run in the top of the third on a bases-empty home run by Dakota Harris.

The Drillers scored one run in the home third to cut the lead to 2-1.

Springfield made it 3-1 in the sixth. Rainiel Rodriguez singled, stole second base, and scored on an error.

Tulsa tied the game with two runs in the seventh and walked it off in the ninth, 4-3.

The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Rodriguez stole his sixth base. Miguel Ugueto was caught stealing.

Springfield is 9-4 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Tulsa, TBA (SPR) vs. Adam Serwinowski LHP (6-2, 5.33) 7:00 CT.

Peoria 4 at Quad Cities 14

The High-A Chiefs were routed by the River Bandits in a 14-4 road loss on Tuesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked two and fanned five.

Gerardo Salas relieved Fajardo and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. Salas took the loss. Jose Davila relinquished seven runs in the sixth. Jason Savacool yielded four runs in the seventh. Jawilme Ramírez tossed a scoreless ninth.

Peoria took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Tai Peete singled and advanced to second on an error. Jalin Flores singled to score Peete. Jack Gurevitch singled. Flores advanced to third on an error. Flores came home on a sac fly by Michael Dattalo.

Quad Cities answered with a run in the home first, tied the game in the third and took the lead at 3-2 in the fifth.

The River Bandits continued to add on, scoring seven runs in the sixth and four in the seventh to blow up the lead to 14-2.

The Chiefs added two runs in the eighth for the final score of 14-4. Luis Pino walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gurevitch singled to plate Pino. Gurevitch scored on a single by José Suárez.

Jack Gurevitch

Jack Gurevtich singles to score Luis Pino in the 🔝 of the 8th.

PEO 3 | QC 14 pic.twitter.com/ZAoD7lmP88

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 8, 2026

Peoria scored four runs on nine hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Ian Petrutz was picked off and caught stealing. Sammy Hernandez was charged with catcher interference.

The Chiefs are 6-9 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Quad Cities, Nate Dohm RHP (1-4, 7.47) vs. TBA (QC) 6:30 CT.

Palm Beach 7 at Daytona 12

The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Tortugas in a 12-7 road loss on Tuesday.

Starter Cade Crossland pitched just one inning, gave up four runs on four hits, walked two and struck out two. Crossland took the loss.

Yadiel Batista relieved Crossland and surrendered five runs, four earned, in three innings. Jesús García allowed one unearned run in two innings. Anthony Watts yielded one run in the seventh. Antoni Cuello relinquished one run in the eighth.

Daytona went up 4-0 in the first inning and added three runs in the second to lead 7-0.

Palm Beach put up four runs in the top of the third to cut the lead to 7-4. Jonathan Mejía walked. Chase Heath and Trevor Haskins singled. Sebastian Dos Santos walked and Mejía scored. Ryan Weingartner doubled to plate Heath, Haskins and Dos Santos.

Ryan Weingartner

The Tortugas scored one run in the home third to increase the lead to 8-4.

The Cardinals added three runs in the top of the fourth to shrink the lead to 8-7. Matthew Miura singled and stole second base. Heath was hit by a pitch. Haskins doubled to plate Miura. Heath came home on a ground out by Dos Santos. Haskins scored on a passed ball.

Daytona scored single runs in the bottom of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings to win the game 12-7.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on six hits. Haskins was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner had three RBI. Dos Santos drove in two. Heath scored two runs.

Miura stole his 12^th base of the season. Mejía was caught stealing.

Mejía and Dos Santos each made a throwing error. Chase Davis had an outfield assist at third base.

The Cardinals are 10-6 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Daytona, TBA vs. TBA 5:35 CT

FCL Cardinals 0 at FCL Mets 1 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals were blanked by the Mets by a 1-0 score on Tuesday.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked three and struck out two.

Gabriel Chinchilla

Andrew Bolívar relieved Chinchilla and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Yordy Herrera surrendered one run in the final 2/3 innings and took the loss.

The game was scoreless until the final half inning of the game when the Mets pushed across a run to win the game 1-0 in a walk off.

The Cardinals managed only two hits, singles by Cristopher Lebrón and Royelny Strop. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Andru Arthur stole his first base. Strop was caught stealing. Bracewell Taveras made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 14-26 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

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

DSL Cardinals 19, DSL Rangers Blue 12

The Dominican Cardinals beat the Rangers Blue in a 19-12 slugfest on Tuesday.

Starter Juan García pitched five scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three to earn his first win.

Juan Carlos Garcia

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and surrendered four runs, three earned, in 1 1/3 innings.

Jhon Cabrera threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Andey Garrido allowed three runs in 2/3 of an innings, and Domingo Mejía yielded three runs in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The Cardinals went up 6-0 in the third inning. Diego Conseción hit an inside-the-park home run. Lucas Takahashi and Roberth Castillo walked. Sebastian Rojas was hit by a pitch. Michael Cordero was hit by a pitch and Takahashi scored. Luis Estrella blasted a grand slam.

Luis Estrella

The Cardinals added four runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 10-0. Takahashi walked. Castillo was hit by a pitch. Rojas hit a three-run home run. Estrella walked. Christopher Vargas plated Estrella on a double.

Sebastian Rojas

The Cardinals continued to blow up the score with a six-run sixth inning to increase the lead to 16-0. Rojas and Cordero singled and they advanced on a wild pitch. Estrella walked. Vargas singled to score Rojas and Cordero. Estrella and Vargas advanced on a wild pitch. Jhonny Chapparo singled. Conseción walked and Estrella came home. Vargas scored on a walk by Takahashi.

The Rangers Blue got on the board with four runs in both the seventh and eighth to cut the lead to 16-8.

The Cardinals answered with three runs in the home eighth to strengthen the lead to 19-8. The Rangers Blue scored two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 19-10.

The Cardinals scored 19 runs on 14 hits. Castillo was 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Rojas was 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Vargas was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Estrella had four RBI and three runs scored. Conseción drove in two and scored two runs. Chapparo was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Takahashi scored three runs. Cordero scored two runs.

Castillo was caught stealing. Conseción made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 14-12 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – June 29 – July 5

July 6, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Nathan Church (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The Cardinals won both road series this week, in Atlanta and Chicago. Jordan Walker is an All-Star as the NL RBI leader plated nine for the week. Nathan Church hit three homers with eight RBI. Our history feature looks at the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry on July 4 over the years.

Walker is an All-Star

The rosters for the annual All-Star Game to be played at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14 were announced on Saturday.

The National League squad includes one St. Louis Cardinal player, right fielder Jordan Walker. This will be Walker’s first All-Star Game appearance.

Jordan Walker

Walker was the first-round draft pick of the Cardinals in 2020 as a high school third baseman from Georgia. Walker made his major league debut on opening day of the 2023 season.

Walker had a decent rookie season in 2023, slashing .276/.342/.445 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI. He struggled throughout the next two seasons, so much so that he was sent down to the minor leagues for much of the 2024 season, except for 51 games.

Walker missed part of the 2025 season with a wrist injury and a bout with appendicitis. He played in 111 games in 2025, slashing .215/.278/.315 with six home runs and 41 RBI.

Walker’s 2026 season has become his renaissance, as he currently sits atop the NL leaderboard with 67 RBI. He has hit 20 home runs and is slashing .292/.352/.529 with an .881 OPS.

Years of hard work and perseverance 💪

The moment Jordan Walker found out he's heading to the All-Star Game: pic.twitter.com/YiQdzU2TxO

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 4, 2026

Walker is the sole representative for the Cardinals at the All-Star Game. Rookie sensation JJ Wetherholt, the current favorite for Rookie of the Year, was not initially chosen despite ranking sixth in fWAR in MLB among qualified players and first in fWAR among all qualified second basemen.

Earlier, it was announced that that Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol will serve as one of the National League coaches under manager Dave Roberts.

The All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 14 at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia beginning at 7:00 pm CT. It will be televised by FOX.

Game Recaps

Monday, June 29, 2026 – Off

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – Cardinals 5 at Braves 3

The Cardinals defeated the Braves in the opener of a three-game series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched five innings, gave up one run on one hit, walked four and fanned nine to earn his fourth win.

Matthew Liberatore

George Soriano relieved Liberatore and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings. JoJo Romero yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Ryan Fernandez secured two outs. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 21^st save.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

The Cardinals answered with four runs in the fourth. Nelson Velázquez hit a solo home run. Masyn Winn and Lars Nootbaar singled. Nathan Church followed with a three-run home run.

Nathan Church

St. Louis added a run in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1. Winn walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Blaze Jordan.

The Braves chipped away with a run in the seventh and a run in the eighth but fell short in the end.

The Cardinals scored five runs on six hits. Velázquez was 2-for-2 with an RBI. Nootbaar was 2-for-4. Church had three RBI.

Winn stole his seventh base of the season.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – Cardinals 1 at Braves 5

The Cardinals fell to the Braves in the second game of the series on Wednesday.

Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked one and struck out three. McGreevy took the tough loss.

Michael McGreevy

Max Rajcic relieved McGreevy and threw a scoreless seventh. Justin Bruihl surrendered two unearned runs in 1/3 of an inning. Gordon Graceffo yielded one run in the final 2/3 of an inning.

The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the top of the first inning. Iván Herrera hit a ground-rule double and scored on a single by Jordan Walker. It would be their only run of the night.

The Braves tied the game in the home first and added another run in the third to lead 2-1. Atlanta scored three insurance runs in the eighth for the final score of 5-1.

The Cardinals scored one run on two hits. The offense was 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Walker stole his 11^th base of the season.

Blaze Jordan made two fielding errors. Walker had two outfield assists, one at third base and one at home plate.

Thursday, July 2, 2026 – Cardinals 11 at Braves 5

The Cardinals pounded the Braves by an 11-5 score on Thursday to win the series. Starter Dustin May pitched just 2/3 of an inning, gave up five runs on five hits, walked two and struck out one. May took a line drive to the right ankle in the first inning, and after trying to continue, was eventually taken out of the game.

The bullpen was strong. Justin Bruihl relieved the injured May and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Ryan Fernandez hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Gordon Graceffo tossed a scoreless sixth for the win. JoJo Romero, George Soriano, and Matt Svanson each pitched a scoreless inning to follow.

The Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the top of the first inning. JJ Wetherholt singled. Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch. Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run.

The Braves answered with a five-run bottom of the first to take the lead.

The score remained 5-3 until the top of the seventh inning, when the Cardinal offense went on a seven-run spree to retake the lead 10-5. Masyn Winn singled and Nathan Church hit a two-run home run. Blaze Jordan walked. José Fermín singled. Bryan Torres pinch ran for Jordan. Wetherholt singled to score Torres. Herrera drove in Fermín on a single. Alec Burleson reached on a fielder’s choice as Herrera was tagged out. Wetherholt came home on a single by Walker. Burleson scored on a double by Lars Nootbaar. Masyn Winn reached on a fielder’s choice to plate Walker.

St. Louis added a final run in the ninth on a solo home run by Burleson to win 11-5.

The Cardinals scored 11 runs on 15 hits. Walker was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Winn was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Church had two RBI. Burleson scored two runs.

Friday, July 3, 2026 – Cardinals 17 at Cubs 1

The Cardinals massacred the Cubs by a 17-1 score in the first of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Friday.

Starter Andre Pallante pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed five hits, walked one and struck out two to earn his 10^th win.

Andre Pallante

Max Rajcic relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings. Ryne Stanek tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the second inning. José Fermín doubled. Blaze Jordan singled. Nathan Church hit a three-run home run.

St. Louis added three more runs in the third to increase the lead to 6-0. Iván Herrera singled. Jordan Walker doubled. Herrera came home on a sac fly by Nelson Velázquez. Masyn Winn plated Walker on a single. Fermín drove in Winn on a double.

The Cardinals continued the offensive onslaught into the fourth with five runs frame to extend the lead to 11-0. Herrera, Walker and Velázquez walked. Alec Burleson singled to plate Herrera and Walker. Winn followed with a three-run home run.

Masyn Winn

In the fifth, the Cardinals increased the lead to 14-0. Jordan and Herrera singled. Walker was hit by a pitch. Velázquez walked and Jordan scored. Burleson drove in Herrera and Walker on a single.

Alec Burleson

Two more runs came home in the sixth for a 16-0 lead for St. Louis. Jordan and Church singled. Wetherholt was hit by a pitch. Herrera plated Jordan and Church on a single.

Iván Herrera

The Cardinals added one run in the top of the seventh on a solo home run by pinch hitter Bryan Torres for 17-0 lead.

The Cubs finally got on the board in the home seventh with their only run of the game.

The Cardinals scored 17 runs on 17 hits. Winn was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Burleson was 2-for-5 with four RBI. Herrera was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Church was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Velázquez had two RBI. Fermín was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Jordan was 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Walker scored three runs.

Burleson made a fielding error.

Saturday, July 4, 2026 – Cardinals 3 at Cubs 0

In a much lower scoring contest than the day before, the Cardinals blanked the Cubs, 3-0.

Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked two and fanned six to earn his seventh win.

Kyle Leahy

George Soriano, Ryne Stanek, JoJo Romero and Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless inning each. O’Brien received his 22^nd save.

The Cardinals took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by JJ Wetherholt on the first pitch he saw from Shota Imanaga.

JJ Wetherholt

St. Louis made it 2-0 in the third. Nathan Church and Wetherholt walked. Iván Herrera singled to score Church.

The game remained at 2-0 until the Cardinals added a third run in the eighth. Walker doubled and scored on a single by Alec Burleson.

The offense scored three runs on eight hits. Wetherholt was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Burleson was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Burleson stole his third base of the season.

Sunday, July 5, 2026 – Cardinals 4 at Cubs 6

The Cardinals were unable to complete the three-game sweep of the Cubs, losing 6-4 on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched five innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked two and struck out three. Liberatore took the loss.

Matt Svanson relieved Liberatore and surrendered two unearned runs in 1 2/3 innings. Ryan Fernandez tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

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

The Cardinals took the lead 3-2 in the top of the sixth. JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson singled. Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run.

Chicago answered the Cardinals with a four-run home sixth to retake the lead 6-3.

St. Louis added a run in the eighth. Wetherholt singled and advanced to third on a ground out by Iván Herrera. Burleson singled. Wetherholt scored on a sac fly by Walker.

The offense scored four runs on six hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Burleson was 2-for-4. Walker had four RBI.

Walker was caught stealing.

Walker and José Fermín each made a throwing error, leading to the two unearned runs while Svanson was on the mound.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals had a good week, going 4-2 and winning the series with the Braves and Cubs. They remain in third place in the NL Central, 7.5 games back of the Brewers and 1.5 games back of the Cubs. They currently hold the third wild card spot, just percentage points ahead of Miami.

The offense vastly improved from last week. They raised their run differential back into a positive number by scoring 41 runs while allowing only 20 in the last six games.

The top offensive performers over the last seven days are Jordan Walker (1.199) and Nathan Church (.928). Bryan Torres had a 1.250 OPS in four at-bats and Nelson Velázquez had a 1.042 OPS in eight at-batss. Next are JJ Wetherholt (.894) and Masyn Winn (.893).

At the bottom are Blaze Jordan (.498), Lars Nootbaar (.450) and Pedro Pagés (.286).

The starting pitching was good except for Dustin May, who was injured in his last start by a line drive to the right ankle, so he has an excuse. He only pitched 2/3 of an inning before being removed from his last start. Matthew Liberatore made two starts. The first one was an improvement over his previous starts, but the second one was less so. Combined, he had a 3.60 ERA for the week.

The bullpen was better as well over the last week as six relievers did not allow an earned run. Gordon Graceffo was sent down to Memphis to make room for Ryne Stanek, who returned from paternity leave. Graceffo has struggled a bit lately, so the time in Memphis may be good for him.

It remains to be seen whether the pitching will hold up over a full season. They have been almost totally injury-free to date, which has been a major factor.

The Cardinals were not expected to contend, and the fact that they currently are is a testament to the offense more than the pitching. It is unlikely that the Cardinals will be buyers at the deadline regardless of their status in the standings, though some movement around the margins is not out of the question. It seems highly likely that some players from the major league roster will be traded, specifically Lars Nootbaar and JoJo Romero. Romero is in his walk year, and Nootbaar has only one more year of control.

The deadline is a little less than a month away so some activity will be occurring soon, more likely after the All-Star break if not before.

The Cardinals play their final week before the break at home. It begins with five games with the Brewers, including a doubleheader on Tuesday to make up for a previously rained out game. They finish the week with a weekend series against the Braves.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	55	33	0.625
Chicago	50	40	0.556	6
St. Louis	47	40	0.540	7.5
Pittsburgh	46	45	0.505	10.5
Cincinnati	41	48	0.461	14.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

6/30 The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list.
6/30 The Cardinals activated RHP Ryan Fernandez from the 15-day injured list.
7/3 The Cardinals activated RHP Ryne Stanek from the paternity list.
7/3 The Cardinals optioned RHP Gordon Graceffo to the Memphis Redbirds.

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
RHP Ryan Fernandez was activated from the 15-day injured list.
RHP Dustin May (right ankle contusion) left his last start against the Braves on Thursday July 2 after getting hit in the right ankle by a line drive. May is listed as day to day.

Looking Ahead

The team returns home from the series at Wrigley Field that ended on Sunday for an eight game homestand before the All-Star break. They play a five-game series with the Brewers, including a doubleheader on Tuesday, followed by a weekend series with the Braves.

Following the break, the Cardinals will begin the second half on the road in Phoenix for three games with the Diamondbacks. The road trip ends in Los Angeles for a three-game set against the Angels.

The final homestand in July begins with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23. This game was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make up game, the Cardinals play a weekend series against the Reds.

The final series of the homestand is four games with the Cubs.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals played a series with the rival Cubs over the Independence Day weekend at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals beat the Cubs in the first two games, which included a 3-0 shutout on Independence Day.

The rivalry between these two teams is one of baseball’s three most storied, which also includes the Yankees/Red Sox and the Dodgers/Giants.

In honor of the 250^th birthday of the United States of America, this week’s Blast from the Past looks at the history of meetings between the Cardinals and the Cubs on July 4, Independence Day, since the St. Louis franchise became the Cardinals in 1901.

The Cardinals and the Cubs have met 32 times on July 4 since 1901. Of those 32 times, 21 were days with doubleheaders. That means they played 53 games.
The record in those 53 games is Cubs 28 and Cardinals 25.
The first meeting was on July 4, 1905, and was the first of the 21 doubleheaders. The Cardinals lost both games.
The last year the two teams played a July 4 doubleheader was 1957. There have been eight more matchups on July 4 since then.
17 of the 32 matchups were played in St. Louis, and 11 of those were doubleheaders.
Of the 11 single game matchups, five were played in Chicago – 1909, 1951, 2003, 2025 and 2026. The Cardinals won four of the five, in 1909, 1951, 2003, and 2026.
The six single game matchups in St. Louis were in 1920, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1982, and 2008. The Cardinals won two of these games, in 1920 and 1982.
The record for the Cardinals in the 11 single-game matchups is 6-5.
The record for the Cardinals in doubleheaders is 19-23.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 4, 2026

July 4, 2026 Marilyn Green

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis’ Quinn Mathews, pitched a quality start of six innings with two runs allowed on six hits, no walks and seven strikeouts. Other standouts include Leo Bernal, Alex Birge, Trevor Haskins, Héctor Cabrera and Michael Cordero.

Results for games played on Friday, July 3, 2026.

Memphis 4, Charlotte 3 (11 innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds had an extra inning walk off win over the Knights on Friday at AutoZone Park.

Starter Quinn Mathews pitched six innings, gave up two runs on six hits and fanned seven. Most importantly, the lefty prospect walked no one.

Quinn Mathews

Jared Shuster relieved Mathews and threw a scoreless seventh. Luis Gastelum hurled a scoreless eighth. Hancel Rincon pitched two scoreless innings. Austin Love yielded one unearned run in the 11^th but still received the win.

Charlotte went ahead 2-0 in the first inning.

Memphis tied it in the home half. Thomas Saggese singled and Victor Scott was hit by a pitch. Saggese advanced to third on a fly out by Joshua Báez. Scott stole second. Nolan Gorman walked to load the bases. Leo Bernal walked and Saggese scored. Scott came home on a walk by Yohel Pozo.

The game remained tied through regulation. Neither team scored in the 10^th.

In the top of the 11^th, the Knights pushed a run across to take a 3-2 lead. In the home half, with Gorman starting the inning on second, Bernal hit a two-run home run to bring the win to Memphis on a walk off, 4-3.

Leonardo Bernal

Built for moments like this. 💥
Leo Bernal. Walk-off. Ballgame.

See Leo and the rest of the Redbirds back in action tomorrow at our Fourth of July Celebration! pic.twitter.com/U2ctT1Bkay

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 4, 2026

The Redbirds scored four runs on five hits. Bernal drove in three of Memphis’ four runs.

Scott stole his fifth base. Jeremy Rivas had a missed catch error.

Memphis is 4-6 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Charlotte, Mason Molina LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Shane Murphy LHP (3-2, 5.96) 7:04 CT.

Springfield 2, Arkansas 1

In a pitching duel that lived up to its advance billing, the Double-A Cardinals edged the Travelers by a 2-1 score in Springfield on Friday.

Starter Liam Doyle had one of his better outings of the year. The lefty pitched five innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked four and fanned four.

Liam Doyle

Edwin Nuñez relieved Doyle and threw three perfect innings with five strikeouts to earn the win. Andrew Schultz tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save.

Edwin Nuñez

Edwin Nuñez was electric out of the Springfield bullpen tonight: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K. pic.twitter.com/9bW6lOjBpz

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 4, 2026

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

Won-Bin Cho

HE DID IT AGAIN! Won-Bin Cho has 6 homers in just 9 games! pic.twitter.com/1Vn16EJYR3

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 4, 2026

Springfield tied the game in the fifth on a solo home run by Won-Bin Cho and took the lead 2-1 in the sixth on a solo shot by Ryan Campos. For the game, Campos was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Ryan Campos

RYAN CAMPOS! CARDINALS TAKE THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/FkIIgjw6qv

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 4, 2026

The two home runs tagged MLB Pipeline’s no. 5 prospect nationally, Kade Anderson, with the loss, his first in nine Double-A decisions.

Springfield’s offense scored two runs on four hits. Cardinals hitters fanned 11 times, including nine by Anderson in six innings. Rainiel Rodriguez struck out in all four plate appearances.

Miguel Ugueto was caught stealing. Brody Moore made a fielding error. Campos picked a runner off second base.

Springfield is 8-2 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Arkansas, Jurrangelo Cijntje SHP (3-4, 5.66) vs. Ryan Sloan RHP (2-2, 4.11) 6:05 CT.

Peoria 3, Wisconsin 9

The High-A Chiefs were defeated by the Timber Rattlers by the score of 9-3 at Dozer Park on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched four innings, gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits, walked three and struck out three. Franklin took the loss.

Gerardo Salas relieved Franklin and surrendered three runs in two innings. Jason Savacool yielded two unearned runs in the seventh. Nolan Sparks threw a scoreless eighth. Jawilme Ramírez tossed a scoreless ninth.

Wisconsin went up 2-0 in the first inning. They added four runs in the fifth, one in the sixth, and two in the top of the seventh to lead 9-0.

Peoria finally got on the board in the bottom of the seventh with two runs. Ian Petrutz and Michael Dattalo singled. Anyelo Encarnación grounded into a force out, eliminating Petrutz at third. Dattalo scored on a throwing error. Luis Pino walked. Encarnación scored on a ground out by Christian Martin.

The Chiefs rallied for one more run in the ninth on a solo home run by Encarnación for the final score of 9-3.

Anyelo Encarnacion

Anyelo hits the guaranteed home run 🙂

Ninth-inning blast for Encarnación's seventh of the year. pic.twitter.com/iFRm6YDs4g

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 4, 2026

The Peoria offense scored three runs on 11 hits. Martin was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Encarnación was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Jack Gurevitch was 2-for-4.

Martin was picked off and caught stealing. Encarnación made a throwing error. Gurevitch and Martin each had a fielding miscue.

The Chiefs are 5-7 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, Leonel Sequera RHP (1-5, 8.17) vs. Braylon Owens RHP (3-0, 3.82) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 4 at Lakeland 7

In Lakeland on Friday, the Low-A Cardinals lost to the Flying Tigers by a 7-4 score.

Starter Payton Graham pitched three innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out two.

Kaden Echeman relieved Graham and threw three scoreless innings on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Anthony Watts surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. Dylan Driessen tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

Kaden Echeman

Palm Beach went up 4-0 in the top of the second inning. Jonathan Mejía walked. Chase Heath hit a ground-rule double. Alex Birge singled to plate Mejía and Heath. Trevor Haskins followed with a two-run home run. However, that was the extent of the Beach Birds’ scoring.

Trevor Haskins

Trevor Haskins goes yard!!! pic.twitter.com/WRBAQkWZNl

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) July 3, 2026

Lakeland answered with a run in the home second, added three runs in the third to tie and three more in the eighth to win 7-4.

The Cardinals scored four runs on six hits. Birge and Haskins each had two RBI.

Brayden Smith had an outfield assist at home plate.

The Cardinals are 9-4 in the second half.

Saturday’s game: at Lakeland, TBD vs. TBD, 4:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals – Off day

The Florida Complex League Cardinals are 13-25 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

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

DSL Cardinals 6, DSL White Sox 10 (seven innings)

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals fell to the White Sox by a 10-6 score on Friday.

Starter Efrén Álvarez pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up six runs on four hits and walked two. Álvarez took the loss.

Kriscol Peralta relieved Álvarez and secured the final out of the second. Emilio Jiménez surrendered three runs in 2 2/3 innings. Brayan Amoroso hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Domingo Mejía yielded one run in the seventh.

The White Sox went up 6-0 in the top of the second inning.

The Cardinals scored one run in the home second. Jesús Pérez walked. Héctor Cabrera tripled to plate Pérez.

Hector Cabrera

The White Sox piled it on with two runs in the third and one in the fourth to increase the lead to 9-1.

The Cardinals answered with a second run in the home fourth. Michael Cordero doubled. Pérez singled. Cordero stole third base and scored on a sac fly by Diego Conseción.

The Cardinals put up two runs in the fifth to reduce the gap to 9-4. Luis Estrella was hit by a pitch. Cordero and Pérez walked. Cabrera doubled to plate Estrella and Cordero.

The White Sox added one more run in the top of the seventh for a 10-4 lead.

The Cardinals responded in the bottom of the inning with a two-run home run by Michael Cordero to bring the score to 10-6. However, the comeback attempt ended there.

Michael Cordero

The Cardinals scored six runs on eight hits. Cabrera was 3-for-4 with three RBI. Cordero was 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored. Pérez was 2-for-2.

Cordero stole his first base. He also made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 13-11 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 2, 2026

July 2, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Jesús Báez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-2 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield SS Jesús Báez, hit two home runs, scored three runs and drove in four. Other standouts include Bruce Zimmermann, Dakota Harris and Tre Richardson.

Results for games played on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Memphis 0, Charlotte 2 (eight innings)

The Triple-A Redbirds were blanked by the visiting Knights in a rain delayed game that was shortened to seven innings but went an extra inning.

Starter Bruce Zimmermann pitched six scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and fanned six.

Bruce Zimmermann

Luis Gastelum relieved Zimmerman and threw a scoreless seventh. Tink Hence (0-3, 6.19) surrendered two runs, one earned, in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Hancel Rincon secured the final out of the eighth.

The game was scoreless for the scheduled seven innings. In the eighth, Charlotte scored two unanswered runs and Memphis could not answer in the home eighth.

The Memphis offense was held to two hits. The offense was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Zimmermann picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 2-6 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Charlotte, Pete Hansen LHP (1-3, 4.83) vs. David Sandlin RHP (1-0, 1.57) 7:05 CT.

Springfield 9, Arkansas 8 (10 innings)

The Double-A Cardinals came back to defeat the Travelers by a 9-8 score in extra innings on Wednesday. Starter Brandt Thompson pitched four innings, gave up four runs on five hits, walked three and fanned four.

Hunter Hayes relieved Thompson and threw two scoreless innings. Tyler Bradt and Edwin Nuñez pitched a scoreless frame each. Jack Findlay surrendered four runs, three earned in 1 2/3 innings. Andrew Schultz secured the final out of the 10^th for the win.

Arkansas scored single runs in the first and fourth and two runs in the fifth to lead 4-0.

Springfield cut the lead to 4-2 in the sixth. Jesús Báez was hit by a pitch. Tre Richardson followed with a two-run home run.

Tre Richardson

Get up and get out! Tre Richardson III rips a two-run shot to get Springfield back in the ballgame! pic.twitter.com/7I32IGjisw

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 2, 2026

The Cardinals added two runs in the seventh to tie the game. Ryan Campos singled and scored on a Báez home run.

Jesús Báez

WE ARE TIED! Jesús Báez goes yard for the third straight night! pic.twitter.com/SRlFwET7gf

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 2, 2026

The game went into extra innings. The Travelers put up four runs in the top of the 10^th to take the lead 8-4.

Springfield answered with five runs in the wild home 10^th to win in a walk off 9-8. With Campos on second base, Báez hit a two-run home run.

JESÚS BÁEZ YOU AREN'T REAL. His second homer of the game, fourth in the last three games! pic.twitter.com/7ezK1tzRgD

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 2, 2026

Won-Bin Cho singled. Jon Jon Gazdar walked. Brody Moore singled. Dakota Harris plated Cho and Gazdar on a single to tie the game at 8-8.

Dakota Harris

YES! DAKOTA HARRIS! TIE GAME! pic.twitter.com/Q0BUYslslX

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 2, 2026

Honeyman walked. Rainiel Rodriguez drove in Moore on a single to walk off the win.

Rainiel Rodriguez

RAINIEL RODRIGUEZ WALK US OFF. COMEBACK COMPLETE. pic.twitter.com/R3s6BoElSO

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 2, 2026

The Cardinals scored nine runs on 14 hits. Báez was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. Richardson was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Harris was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Rodriguez was 2-for-6 with an RBI. Moore was 2-for-5. Campos scored two runs.

Springfield is 6-2 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Arkansas, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (2-3, 4.11) vs. Nico Tellache LHP (4-4, 3.82) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 3, Wisconsin 7

The High-A Chiefs fell to the Timber Rattlers by a 7-3 score at Dozer Park on Wednesday. Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, walked two and fanned four. Fajardo took the loss.

Ruben Menes relieved Fajardo and surrendered two runs, one earned, in 1 2/3 innings. Patrick Galle threw a scoreless seventh. Dominic Freeberger yielded one run in the eighth. Jose Davila tossed a scoreless ninth.

Wisconsin scored twice in the third, twice in the fourth, once in the fifth, and once in the top of the sixth to lead 6-0.

Peoria answered in the bottom of the sixth with one run. Cameron Nickens singled. Anyelo Encarnación walked. Jack Gurevitch singled to plate Nickens.

Jack Gurevitch

Jack Gurevitch puts the Chiefs on the board!

WIS 6 | PEO 1 pic.twitter.com/J0t5ZT0wiR

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 2, 2026

The Chiefs added two runs in the seventh to shrink the lead to 6-3. Cade McGee was hit by a pitch. Ian Petrutz doubled. Nickens reached on an error as McGee and Petrutz scored.

Chiefs add two in the seventh…

WIS 6 | PEO 3 pic.twitter.com/UBCb7I55HR

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 2, 2026

The Timber Rattlers added a final run in the eighth.

The Chiefs scored three runs on seven hits. Gurevitch was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Nickens and Gurevitch were both caught stealing. Catcher McGee made two throwing errors and had a passed ball.

The Chiefs are 4-6 in the second half.

Thursday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, Ty Van Dyke RHP (2-2, 4.44) vs. Daniel Corniel RHP (0-0, 0.00) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach at Lakeland (postponed)

Wednesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather. It will be played as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, July 2, made up of two seven-inning contests.

The Low-A Cardinals are 7-3 in the second half.

Thursday’s games: at Lakeland, Jack Martinez RHP (0-6, 4.00) vs. TBD (LKL) 3:00 CT (game one); at Lakeland, Brian Holiday RHP (0-1, 5.03) vs. TBD (LKL) (game two).

FCL Cardinals vs. FCL Marlins (postponed)

Wednesday’s rookie ball game on the backfields of the Jupiter complex was postponed due to inclement weather.

The Cardinals are 13-25 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

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

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Dominican Summer League Cardinals are 13-9 on the season and are tied for second place in the Southeast Division.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 1, 2026

July 1, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Thomas Saggese (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-4 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis DH Thomas Saggese, was 4-for-5 including a home run, two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. Other standouts include Bligh Madris, Won-Bin Cho, Jesús Báez, Rainiel Rodriguez, Josh Kross, Jesús Pérez and Luis Estrella.

Results for games played on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Memphis 10, Charlotte 5

The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the Knights by a 10-5 score at AutoZone Park on Tuesday. Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up five runs, four earned, on nine hits, walked one and fanned four for his fifth win of the season.

Jared Shuster, Scott Blewett and Austin Love combined for 3 1/3 innings of scoreless bullpen work.

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

Memphis answered with five runs in the home first. Victor Scott walked. Thomas Saggese singled, moving Scott to third. Scott scored on a sac fly by César Prieto. Nolan Gorman doubled to plate Saggese. Leo Bernal plated Gorman on a single. Bligh Madris followed with a two-run home run.

Bligh Madris

BLIGH LETS A @LennysSubs LONGBALL FLY!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/n0pRcbJDrf

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 1, 2026

The Redbirds added two runs in the second to increase the lead to 7-1. Scott doubled and Saggese blasted a two-run home run.

Thomas Saggese

SAGGESE HITS A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/gnbhFjyT8o

— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 1, 2026

Memphis extended the lead to 9-1 in the fourth. Scott walked. Saggese doubled to drive in Scott. Prieto reached on a fielder’s choice. Saggese came home on a sac fly by Joshua Báez.

The Knights rallied for four runs in the sixth, with some help from the Redbird defense, to cut the lead to 9-5.

Memphis added a final run in the seventh on a solo home run by Madris for the 10-5 win.

The offense scored 10 runs on nine hits. Saggese was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Madris was 2-for-4, both home runs, with three RBI. Scott scored three runs.

Gorman made a throwing error. Jeremy Rivas had two fielding miscues.

Memphis is 2-5 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Charlotte, Bruce Zimmermann LHP (5-3, 4,09) vs. Jonathan Cannon RHP (2-3, 6.27) 7:05 CT.

Springfield 7, Arkansas 8

The Double-A Cardinals lost a one run decision to the Travelers in Springfield on Tuesday. Starter Braden Davis pitched four innings, gave up two runs on three hits, walked five and fanned five.

D.J. Carpenter relieved Davis and surrendered five runs in the fifth. Randel Clemente threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Michael Watson hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Dominic Picone yielded one run in the ninth and took the loss.

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

Springfield tied the game in the second. Jesús Báez doubled and scored on a single by Won-Bin Cho.

The Travelers added a run in the third to lead 2-1. The Cardinals scored two runs in the fourth to take the lead 3-2. Miguel Ugueto and Cho hit solo home runs.

Won-Bin Cho

WON-BIN CHO! AGAIN! Back-to-back for the Birds and Cho has his fourth Double-A homer already. pic.twitter.com/Qh2GVzTWCH

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 1, 2026

Arkansas posted a five-run top of the fifth to go ahead 7-3.

Springfield made it 7-4 in the home fifth on a solo home run Travis Honeyman, then added another run in the sixth on a solo home run by Báez.

Jesús Báez

And now Jesús Báez! Springfield has hit four homers tonight, this one 112 MPH off the bat! pic.twitter.com/4Mgb52IY4X

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 1, 2026

The Cardinals tied the game with a two-run seventh. Dakota Harris singled before Rainiel Rodriguez blasted a two-run long ball.

Rainiel Rodriguez

CALL YOUR SHOT! Rainiel Rodriguez launches a game tying homer, Springfield's fifth homer of the game! pic.twitter.com/7bl2zC7D3K

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 1, 2026

The Travelers broke the tie with an unanswered run in the ninth.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Cho was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Báez was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rodriguez drove in two.

Ortiz was picked off first base. Carpenter picked a runner off first base.

Springfield is 5-2 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Arkansas, RHP Brandt Thompson (2-2, 4.83) vs. Ryan Hawks RHP (4-3, 5.05) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 4, Wisconsin 5

The High-A Chiefs were edged by the Timber Rattlers by a 5-4 score on Tuesday at Dozer Park. Starter Blake Aita pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on eight hits, walked two and fanned five. Aita took the loss.

Jawilme Ramírez, Christian Worley, Jason Savacool and Nolan Sparks tossed a combined 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Wisconsin took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and increased it to 3-0 in the top of the third.

Peoria answered with four runs in the home third to take the lead. Ian Petrutz and Luis Pino singled. Anyelo Encarnación walked. José Suárez singled to score Petrutz. Jack Gurevitch singled to plate Pino. Josh Kross drove in Encarnación and Suárez on a single.

Josh Kross

Hits on hits on hits.

The Chiefs rally for four runs on five singles in the third! pic.twitter.com/ClB1nG6l0x

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 1, 2026

The Timber Rattlers scored two runs in the fourth to retake the lead at 5-4 and held off Peoria the rest of the way. Peoria loaded the bases in the eighth, but the threat ended when Petrutz hit into a double play.

The Chiefs scored four runs on 11 hits, all singles. Suárez was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Kross was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Petrutz was 2-for-4.

Suárez was caught stealing. Kross made a throwing error. Suárez had an outfield assist at first base.

The Chiefs are 4-5 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, Yhoiker Fajardo RHP (1-4, 3.38) vs. TBD (WIS) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 1 at Lakeland 7

The Cardinals fell to the Flying Tigers by a 7-1 score on Tuesday. Starter Cade Crossland pitched just 2 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits, walked four and struck out three. Crossland took the loss.

Jesús García relieved Crossland and surrendered one run in two innings. Liam Best hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Antoni Cuello yielded three runs in the seventh. Zeke Wood allowed one run in the eighth.

Lakeland scored single runs in the second, third and fourth to lead 3-0.

Palm Beach scored their only run in the fifth on a solo home run by Heriberto Caraballo.

Heriberto Caraballo

The Flying Tigers extended their lead to 7-1 with single runs in the seventh and eighth.

The Cardinals scored one run six hits. Caraballo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Yairo Padilla was 2-for-4.

Ryan Weingartner stole his 23^rd base of the season. Miura swiped his 11^th bag. Yordalin Peña stole his 16^th base. Padilla was picked off and caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 7-3 in the second half.

Wednesday’s game: at Lakeland, Brian Holiday RHP (0-1, 5.03) vs. TBD 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals 2 at FCL Marlins 3 (seven innings)

The rookie Cardinals were edged by the Marlins by a 3-2 score on Tuesday.

Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked three and struck out three.

Keiverson Ramírez relieved Chinchilla and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Giovanni Vargas surrendered two runs in the sixth and took the loss.

The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the first inning. Miguel Hernández tripled and scored on a passed ball. Kenly Hunter hit a solo home run.

Kenly Hunter

The Marlins scored one run in the third and added two runs in the sixth to win 3-2.

The Cardinals scored two runs on four hits. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Daniel Rojas was caught stealing. Rojas made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 13-25 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

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

DSL Cardinals 9 at DSL Marlins 2 (seven innings)

The academy Cardinals beat the Marlins by a 9-2 score on Tuesday morning.

Starter Juan García pitched four innings, gave up two runs on four hits, walked one and struck out three.

Juan Carlos Garcia

Jordan Beltrán relieved García and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Andey Garrido tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Yeferson Portolatin doubled and later scored on a single by Luis Estrella.

The Marlins tied the game in the bottom of the inning and took a 2-1 lead in the fourth.

The Cardinals tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth. Jesús Pérez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Diego Conseción singled to score Pérez.

The Cardinals went up 4-2 in the sixth. Estrella walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Estrella later scored on single by Lucas Takahashi. Pérez came home on a wild pitch.

Luis Estrella

The Cardinals broke the close game open with five runs in the seventh. Sebastian Rojas singled. Estrella followed with a two-run home run. Michael Cordero walked. Misael Sánchez walked. Pérez blasted a three-run home run.

Jesus Perez

The Cardinals scored nine runs on nine hits. Perez was 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored. Estrella was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Portolatin was 2-for-4.

Pérez stole his sixth base of the season. Portolatin was picked off and caught stealing.

Rojas made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 13-9 on the season and are tied for second place in the DSL Southeast.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Notebook – June 22–28

June 29, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Kyle Leahy (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals went 2-4 for the week, losing both series at home. Kyle Leahy allowed just one run in 11 1/3 innings. John Mozeliak has taken on a new assignment with the Angels. Our history feature revisits three-home run games by Cardinals.

John Mozeliak (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

Mozeliak joins Angels in a new temporary position

On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian and named former St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak as their Interim General Manager and Consultant. He reports to team president Molly Jolly.

Mozeliak, 57, was the top baseball executive for the Cardinals from 2009-2025. He announced his decision to step down at the end of the 2024 season but remained for a transition season. When his contract expired, he was replaced by Chaim Bloom as the new POBO.

Perry Minasian became the general manager of the Angels after the 2020 season. The Angels have missed the playoffs for the last 11 seasons, five of which were during Minasian’s tenure. As of Sunday, the Angels are in last place in the AL West with a record of 36-49.

Mozeliak’s job is to attempt to get the Angels back on a winning track and to lead the search for a long-term GM. No doubt it will be a challenging task.

He may or may not remain with the team long-term.

Game Recaps

Monday, June 22, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 2

The Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 3-2 contest at Busch Stadium on Monday. Starter Andre Pallante pitched six innings, gave up one run on six hits and struck out two to earn his ninth win.

Andre Pallante

Ryne Stanek relieved Pallante and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. JoJo Romero threw a scoreless inning. George Soriano retired his only batter faced. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 19^th save.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Nathan Church singled and stole second. Iván Herrera walked. Alec Burleson singled to score Church.

St. Louis extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth. Lars Nootbaar walked. Masyn Winn singled. Nootbaar scored on a sac fly by Blaze Jordan. Church plated Winn on a single.

The Diamondbacks got on the board with single runs in the sixth and seventh to bring the score to 3-2.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Church was 2-for-3 with an RBI. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-4.

Church stole his fifth base of the season. Burleson was picked off first base.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 4

The Cardinals were edged by the Diamondbacks by a 4-3 score at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, walked two and struck out three.

Kyle Leahy

Max Rajcic relieved Leahy and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Matt Svanson surrendered four runs, three earned, but secured just one out. Gordon Graceffo tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.

The game was a pitcher’s duel through eight innings. In the top of the ninth, Arizona put up four runs.

The Cardinals partially rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth for the final score of 4-3. Lars Nootbaar doubled. José Fermín singled. Alec Burleson doubled to plate Nootbaar. Fermín came home on a sac fly by Blaze Jordan. Jimmy Crooks singled to score Fermín.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Jordan Walker was 2-for-4. Nootbaar was 2-for-3.

Crooks had a passed ball.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 9

The Cardinals fell to the Diamondbacks in what became the deciding third game of the series on Wednesday. Starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up six runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out three. Liberatore took the loss.

Gordon Graceffo relieved Liberatore and surrendered two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Justin Bruihl yielded one unearned run in the final two innings.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. José Fermín walked and stole second. Blaze Jordan doubled to score Fermín.

The Diamondbacks put up six runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead. St. Louis answered with one run in the home fourth to cut the lead to 6-2. Fermín and Masyn Winn singled. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. Fermín scored on a sac fly from Blaze Jordan.

Arizona added two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth before the Cardinals plated two runs in the ninth to reduce the final score to 9-4. Fermín hit a solo home run. Lars Nootbaar tripled and scored on a single by Jordan.

St. Louis’ offense scored four runs on eight hits. Fermín was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Jordan was 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Fermín stole his third base of the season. Jordan made a fielding error.

Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks (postponed)

Thursday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather. It will be made up on July 23 at Busch Stadium.

Friday, June 26, 2026 – Cardinals 0, Marlins 4

The Cardinals were blanked by the Marlins, 4-0, at Busch Stadium on Friday. Starter Michael McGreevy pitched six scoreless innings, allowed five hits, walked one and struck out four.

Michael McGreevy

JoJo Romero relieved McGreevy and threw a scoreless seventh. George Soriano surrendered two runs in the eighth. Max Rajcic yielded two runs in 2/3 of an inning. Justin Bruihl retired Miami’s final batter in the ninth.

The game was scoreless through seven innings. The Marlins broke through with two runs in the eighth and two runs in the ninth to win.

The Cardinals offense scattered three hits. A double by José Fermín was the only extra base hit. The offense was 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Jordan Walker was caught stealing for the fourth time this season. McGreevy picked a runner off first base.

Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Cardinals 1, Marlins 5

On Saturday, the Cardinals lost to the Marlins in the second game of the three-game weekend series at Busch Stadium. Starter Andre Pallante pitched 6 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on 11 hits, walked one and fanned four. Pallante took the loss.

Matt Svanson relieved Pallante and secured the final out of the seventh. Justin Bruihl tossed the final two scoreless innings.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead in the first, added a run in the third and two in the fourth to lead 4-0.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the sixth. Jordan Walker drew a walk. Lars Nootbaar singled. Masyn Winn singled to plate Walker.

Miami added a fifth run in the seventh.

The Cardinals scored one run on seven hits. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-4. Nootbaar was 2-for-3. The offense was 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Nootbaar had an outfield assist at second base.

Sunday, June 28, 2026 – Cardinals 2, Marlins 1

The Cardinals avoided being swept by edging the Marlins in the final game of the series on Sunday. Starter Kyle Leahy pitched five innings, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and fanned five to earn his sixth win of the season.

JoJo Romero relieved Leahy and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Ryne Stanek hurled 2/3 of a scoreless inning. George Soriano pitched a scoreless eighth and Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 20^th save.

The Cardinals took the lead in the second inning on a two-run home run by Bryan Torres. The Marlins scored their only run in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.

Bryan Torres

The offense scored two runs on six hits. JJ Wetherholt was 2-for-4. Torres had two RBI.

Wetherholt stole his ninth base of the season. Nathan Church was picked off third base.

The Big Picture

The Cardinals finished the week with a record of 2-4. They won one game in each of the two series with the Diamondbacks and the Marlins. The fourth game of the Diamondbacks series was postponed and will be replayed in July.

The Cardinals have dropped into third place, seven games behind the Brewers and 1.5 games behind the Cubs. They also fell from the first wild card spot to a tie with the Padres for the third and final wild card spot.

The offense has been as ineffective as it has been all season. They scored only three runs over the three games with the Marlins. Seven of the 13 position players on the roster finished the week with an OPS under .500.

Lars Nootbaar

However, three players had an OPS over .900 for the week. They are Bryan Torres (1.000 in 5 ABs), Lars Nootbaar (.978) and José Fermín (.972). Three players had an OPS over .500, though not by a lot – Jordan Walker (.594), Alec Burleson (.540), and Pedro Pagés (.533 in 5 ABs).

Of those six players, the only regulars are Walker, Nootbaar and Burleson. Fermín plays more than the other bench players but is not a regular in the starting lineup.

The starting pitching was decent, except for Matthew Liberatore, who has struggled in his last several starts. Andre Pallante was not as good in his last start of two for the week. Dustin May did not pitch as he is suffering from minor back issues but is expected to make a start in Atlanta this coming week. Both Kyle Leahy and Michael McGreevy pitched well.

The bullpen was hit and miss. Justin Bruihl, JoJo Romero and Riley O’Brien all had 0.00 ERAs for the week. The remainder of the bullpen had hiccups, especially Matt Svanson, who had been pitching better prior to this past week.

The Cardinals have a tough schedule in the coming week, playing at the Braves and the Cubs. The offense must improve, or the team is likely to fall even further behind in the standings.

Stay tuned as the season progresses.

NL Central Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	50	31	0.617
Chicago	46	38	0.548	5.5
St. Louis	43	38	0.531	7
Pittsburgh	42	42	0.500	9.5
Cincinnati	39	43	0.476	11.5

Trade and Acquisition Rumors

There are no trade or acquisition rumors to report.

Transactions

6/23 The Cardinals traded RHP Chris Roycroft to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. He had been designated for assignment.

Injury Report

3B Ramón Urías was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 12. He has elbow lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
RHP Ryan Fernandez (low back pain) is currently on a rehab assignment with the Memphis Redbirds.
RHP Dustin May (back tightness) did not make his regular start against the Marlins on Saturday, June 27. Due to the Thursday rainout, May was skipped and Andre Pallante made the start instead on regular rest. May is expected to make his next start in Atlanta.

Looking Ahead

After Monday’s day off, the Cardinals go to Atlanta for a three-game series beginning Tuesday, June 30. The road series ends in Chicago at Wrigley Field for a weekend set with the Cubs.

St. Louis returns home for a seven-game homestand heading into the All-Star break. They play four with the Brewers, followed by a weekend series versus the Braves.

Following the break, the Cardinals will begin the second half on the road in Phoenix for three with the Diamondbacks. The road trip will end in Los Angeles for a three-game set with the Angels.

The final homestand in July will open with a makeup game with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 23. This game was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, June 25 at Busch Stadium, but was postponed due to rain. Following the make up game, the Cardinals will play a weekend series hosting the Reds.

The final series of the homestand will be four games with the Cubs.

Blast from the Past

The Cardinals were scheduled to face the Diamondbacks in a four-game series this past week at Busch Stadium. However, the final game was postponed by rain.

The Diamondbacks, along with the Tampa Bay Rays, are the two youngest franchises in Major League Baseball, added in the expansion of 1998. There has been no expansion since then. Where there is general agreement to expand to 32 teams continues, it will not be implemented until after the next CBA is negotiated.

The Cardinals’ first-ever game against the Diamondbacks took place on April 14, 1998, at the current Busch Stadium. St. Louis routed Arizona, 15-5.

Tony La Russa and Mark McGwire (Getty Images)

A rare feat occurred in that game as Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit three home runs. There have been many prior instances of Cardinals hitting three or more home runs in a game, but these three home runs were the first trio hit at the new Busch Stadium III.*

McGwire hit the first home run in the third inning off Diamondbacks pitcher Jeff Suppan (who became a Cardinal in 2004, and again in 2010). The long ball was a two-run shot to left field.

The second home run, a solo blast, occurred in the fifth, again off Suppan.

The third and last home run came in the eighth against reliever Barry Manuel. It was another two-run home run.

Since that rare feat occurred in 1998, it was repeated at Busch Stadium by none other than Albert Pujols. He did it twice in 2006, on April 16 against the Reds, and again on September 3 versus the Pirates.

All other instances of a Cardinal hitting three or more home runs in a game since 1998 occurred on the road. McGwire did it two more times, against the Phillies at Veterans Stadium in 1998 and 2000. Pujols did it for the first time in 2004 at Wrigley Field.

Matt Carpenter hit three home runs in a game in 2018 at Wrigley Field. Paul Goldschmidt did it in 2019 at Miller Park. The most recent instance of this rare feat was by Paul DeJong in 2019 at PNC Park.

Prior to that 1998 game, Mark Whiten hit four home runs in a game on September 7, 1993, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. He is the only player in team history to hit four home runs in a game.

* Sportsman’s Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953, but the history of the new stadium began in 1966 when the former Busch Memorial Stadium (also known as Busch Stadium II) opened. Stan Musial hit three home runs at the renamed Sportsman’s Park on May 2, 1954, in a game against the New York Giants.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 27, 2026

June 27, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Won-Bin Cho (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 5-3 on Friday as both Springfield and the DSL Cardinals both played doubleheaders. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day, the Springfield offense, scored 21 runs across two games of a doubleheader. The offense was led by Won-Bin Cho, who hit a grand slam and collected five RBI, Rainiel Rodriguez, who was 4-for-7 with a walk, two RBI and three runs scored, and Deniel Ortiz with a walk-off home run and four RBI. Other standouts include Ryan Campos, Travis Honeyman, Trevor Haskins, Ryan Weingartner, and Kenly Hunter.

Results for games played on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Memphis 0 at Jacksonville 1

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds were blanked by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp by a 1-0 score on Friday.

Starter Pete Hansen pitched six innings, gave up an unearned run on one hit, walked one and struck out three. Hansen took the tough-luck loss.

Tink Hence relieved Hansen and threw a scoreless seventh. Brandt Thompson tossed a scoreless eighth.

Jacksonville went up 1-0 in the fourth inning. No other runs were scored in regulation.

Memphis was held to three hits. Colton Ledbetter had the only extra base hit, a double. Leo Bernal and Noah Mendlinger each hit a single. The offense was 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Shortstop Thomas Saggese made a throwing error.

Memphis is 1-3 in the second half and 48-31 overall.

Saturday’s game: at Jacksonville, Quinn Mathews LHP (4-3, 4.01) vs. Karson Millbrandt RHP (0-0, 1.20) 5:35 CT.

Springfield 7, NW Arkansas 5 (seven innings, game one)

The Cardinals walked-off the Naturals in the first game of a twin bill in Springfield on Friday.

Starter Chen-Wei Lin pitched four innings and gave up five runs, two earned, on five hits, three walks, and five strikeouts.

Randel Clemente relieved Lin and threw two scoreless innings of relief. D.J. Carpenter tossed the final scoreless inning to collect the win.

NW Arkansas went up 2-0 in the second inning and added three runs in the top of the third to lead 5-0.

The Cardinals answered in the home half of the third with two runs to cut the lead to 5-2. Brody Moore singled, advanced to second on a ground out, and stole third base. Travis Honeyman walked. Rainiel Rodriguez doubled to score Moore.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Rainiel Rodriguez rips a double to get us on the board! pic.twitter.com/1oly6YgBlD

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 26, 2026

Honeyman scored on a ground out by Deniel Ortiz.

Springfield added two runs in the fourth to shrink the gap to 5-4. Tre Richardson III and Jon Jon Gazdar singled. Richardson III came home on a sac fly by Moore. Dakota Harris tripled to plate Gazdar to move Springfield within one.

Dakota Harris

GIMME THREE! Dakota Harris smokes a triple to bring the game within one. pic.twitter.com/urtMjZ3YPj

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 26, 2026

The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win in walk-off fashion. Honeyman and Rodriguez singled. Ortiz followed with a three-run home run, his first of the year, to win the game.

Deniel Ortiz

🚨DENIEL ORTIZ WALK OFF BLAST! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/a75FWqH8cE

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 27, 2026

The offense scored seven runs on eight hits. Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Ortiz hit a walk-off home run with four RBI. Harris tripled and drove in a run. Honeyman scored twice.

On the bases, Richardson III stole his sixth base of the season. Moore swiped his fourth bag.

On defense, catcher Rodriguez made an error on a pickoff attempt and had a passed ball.

Springfield 14, NW Arkansas 2 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals walloped the Naturals in the second game of the twin bill by the score of 14-2.

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

Liam Doyle

Liam Doyle had it working tonight, striking out seven batters in 3.2 innings. pic.twitter.com/pfUmQrdvRf

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 27, 2026

Hunter Hayes relieved Doyle and threw a scoreless inning of relief. Andrew Schultz hurled a scoreless inning to earn the win. Edwin Nuñez surrendered one run in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Rainiel Rodriguez singled and Ryan Campos followed with a two-run home run, his ninth of 2026.

Ryan Campos

Get out ball! Ryan Campos goes the other way with a two run shot, his ninth longball of the year! pic.twitter.com/FSjOycrVzk

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 27, 2026

NW Arkansas scored one run in the top of the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Springfield answered with five runs in the home half of the second to increase the lead to 7-1.

Tre Richardson III singled and stole second base. Brody Moore singled home Richardson III for a 3-1 Springfield lead.

Brody Moore

Dakota Harris followed with a single, with Moore to third base on the play via an error. Travis Honeyman brought Moore home with a single. Harris scored on a single by Rodriguez to extend the lead to 5-1. Deniel Ortiz and Jesús Báez were hit by a pitch in consecutive at-bats to load the bases. Won-Bin Cho walked to bring Rodriguez home and widen the lead to 7-1.

The Cardinals added seven runs in the fifth to stretch the lead to 14-1.

Moore doubled. Honeyman and Rodriguez walked to load the bases with two outs. Campos singled home Moore for an 8-1 lead. Honeyman came home on a wild pitch. Ortiz walked to reload the bases. Báez drove in Rodriguez on a single. Cho followed with his second Double-A home run, a grand slam, to put the game out of reach at 14-1 Cardinals.

Won-Bin Cho

WELCOME TO THE CHO SHOW! Grand slam for Won-Bin Cho! pic.twitter.com/tznkGm2g2b

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 27, 2026

The Naturals added one run in the seventh to bring the final score to 14-2.

The Cardinals scored 14 runs on 13 hits. Cho walked, hit a grand slam, and totaled five RBI. Campos was 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored. Honeyman was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Moore was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Báez singled and notched two RBI.

On the bases, Richardson III stole his seventh base.

On defense, second baseman Moore made a fielding error. Center fielder Cho had an outfield assist at first base.

Springfield is 3-1 in the second half and 34-38 overall.

Saturday’s game: vs. NW Arkansas, Mason Molina LHP (2-2, 3.18) vs. Hunter Patteson LHP (2-3, 5.22) 6:35 CT.

Peoria 1 at Beloit 6

The High-A Peoria Chiefs fell to the Beloit Sky Carp in a 6-1 contest on Friday.

Starter Tanner Franklin pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked four and struck out three.

Tanner Franklin

Ruben Menes relieved Franklin and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Nolan Sparks surrendered five runs in 2/3 innings and took the loss. Patrick Galle yielded one run in the final 1 1/3 innings.

The game was scoreless until Beloit put up five runs in the seventh inning to take the lead 5-0. Peoria scored their only run in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 5-1.

Michael Dattalo walked and Anyelo Encarnación singled. José Suárez doubled to plate Dattalo.

José Suarez

Suárez getting us on the board!

PEO 1 | BEL 5 pic.twitter.com/T1EYf5zYyA

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) June 27, 2026

The Sky Carp added a run in the home half of the eighth for the final score of 6-1.

The Chiefs scored one run on four hits. Encarnación was 2-for-3. Suárez doubled for the lone Peoria extra-base hit and drove in a run.

On the bases, Jack Gurevitch was caught stealing second base. The Chiefs did not commit an error.

The Chiefs are 3-3 in the second half and 35-37 overall.

Saturday’s game: at Beloit, Leonel Sequera RHP (1-5, 8.47) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:35 CT.

Palm Beach 12, Bradenton 10

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals beat the Bradenton Marauders in a 12-10 win at Roger Dean Stadium on Friday, moving to 10-0 against Bradenton on the year.

Starter Andrew Dutkanych IV pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up six runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out two.

Zeke Wood relieved Dutkanych and surrendered one run in two innings of relief. Liam Best threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Rehabbing Tyler Bradt yielded one run in the seventh and picked up his first win. Antoni Cuello relinquished two runs in the final two innings.

Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Brayden Smith singled. Yairo Padilla singled. Padilla was eliminated in a double play by Ryan Mitchell. Ryan Weingartner singled to score Smith.

Bradenton scored six runs in the top of the second to take a 6-1 lead. The Cardinals answered with a run in the home half of the second on a solo home run by Heriberto Caraballo to cut the lead to 6-2.

Heriberto Caraballo

Bang💥 pic.twitter.com/P09cy7AeI9

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 26, 2026

The Marauders added a run in the third to increase the lead to 7-2. In the sixth, the Beach Birds added two runs to shrink the lead to 7-4.

Yordalin Peña walked and Trevor Haskins followed with a two-run home run, his seventh of the season.

Trevor Haskins

Trevor Haskins does it again! pic.twitter.com/BGtYszZ5yR

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 27, 2026

The Cardinals put up five runs in the seventh to take the lead at 9-7.

Padilla doubled and advanced to third on a balk. Mitchell doubled home Padilla to bring the Cardinals within two. Peña walked. Ian Petrutz singled to plate Mitchell for a 7-6 contest. Peña scored on a double by Alex Birge to tie the game at seven.

Alex Birge

And the game is tied! pic.twitter.com/S5fi4rvaKp

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 27, 2026

Petrutz and Birge came home on a single by Haskins to put the Cardinals in front 9-7.

Your Beachbirds have taken the lead!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/IjU1p1B2xa

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 27, 2026

Bradenton scored one run in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 9-8. Palm Beach answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning to extend the lead to 12-8.

Mitchell singled and advanced to third on an error. Weingartner followed with a two-run home run, his ninth of the year.

Ryan Weingartner

Add it to the highlight reel🎞️ pic.twitter.com/Qaw73Vd0Ls

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 27, 2026

Peña doubled, advanced on a ground out, and scored on a balk for a 12-8 Cardinals lead.

The Marauders added two runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 12-10.

The Cardinals scored 12 runs on 16 hits. Haskins was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Weingartner was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Birge was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Mitchell was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Caraballo was 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Smith and Padilla were both 2-for-4. Peña doubled and scored three runs.

On the bases, Smith stole his 21^st base. Padilla swiped his first bag with Palm Beach. Haskins stole his 11^th base. Smith was caught stealing.

The Cardinals are 6-1 in the second half and 39-34 overall.

Saturday’s game: vs. Bradenton, Payton Graham RHP (0-1, 5.12) vs. TBD (BRD) 5:00 CT.

FCL Cardinals 7 at FCL Mets 3 (seven innings)

The Cardinals beat the Mets in a 7-3 seven-inning contest on Friday.

Starter Jan Cabrera pitched five innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked two and struck out two to earn his first win.

Jan Cabrera

Brailyn Paulino relieved Cabrera and threw 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Jarol Baéz surrendered two runs in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals put up four runs in the third to take the lead at 4-1.

Paulo Asprilla was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a throwing error. Chris Lopez and Miguel Hernández walked to load the bases. Asprilla and Lopez scored on an error to put the Cardinals ahead 2-1. Hernández scored on a double by Cristofer Lebrón.

Cristofer Lebron

Kenly Hunter plated Lebrón on a single for a 4-1 Cardinals lead.

The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-1. Lebrón singled and advanced to second on an error. Hunter drove in Lebrón on a single.

Kenly Hunter

Hunter came home on a triple by Royelny Strop for a 6-1 lead. Strop scored on a fielder’s choice by Bracewell Taveras to widen the lead to 7-1.

Royelny Strop

The Mets added two runs in the seventh for the final score of 7-3.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on eight hits. Hunter was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Lebrón was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Strop tripled, scored a run, and drove in a run.

On the bases, Hunter stole two bags for 10 steals on the year.

The Cardinals are 12-24 on the season and are in last place in the FCL East.

Saturday’s game: Off.

DSL Cardinals 12, DSL Colorado 15 (game one)

The Cardinals lost to Colorado in the first game of a twin bill by the score of 15-12. This was the conclusion of Thursday’s suspended game, which resumed with one out in the bottom of the third inning.

Starter Hendrick Caña pitched two innings, gave up five runs, four earned, on six hits, walked one and struck out two. Caña took the loss.

Juan Santillan relieved Caña and threw a scoreless third. Emilio Jiménez surrendered seven runs in three innings pitched. Jhon Cabrera yielded three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Kriscol Peralta tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. They added three runs in the top of the second to lead 4-0.

The Cardinals answered with two runs in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 4-2. Misael Sánchez walked and stole second base. Diego Conseción drove in Sánchez on a single.

Diego Conseción

Conseción stole second. Lucas Takahashi walked but was eliminated on a force out by Christian Sáez. Conseción came home on a single by Roberth Castillo to bring the Cardinals within two at 4-2.

Colorado increased the lead to 5-2 in the top of the third. The Cardinals added two runs in the home half of the third to shrink the lead to 5-4.

Michael Cordero walked and Sánchez doubled to put two runners in scoring position Jhonny Chaparro singled home Cordero and Sánchez to move the Cardinals within a run at 5-4.

Jhonny Chaparro

Colorado extended the lead to 6-4 in the fourth. They tacked on four runs in the fifth and three runs in the top of the seventh to blow up the lead to 13-4.

The Cardinals responded with a five run bottom of the seventh to reduce the gap to 13-9. Christopher Vargas doubled. Cordero reached on an error. Sánchez doubled to score Vargas.

Misael Sanchez

Conseción drove in Cordero and Sánchez on a single for a 13-7 score. Takahashi and Castillo singled. Conseción scored on a wild pitch for the eighth Cardinals run. Sebastian Rojas singled home Takahashi to move within four at 13-9.

Colorado put up two runs in the eighth to lead 15-9. The Cardinals rallied in the ninth for three runs to bring the final score to 15-12. Conseción hit a solo home run. Takahashi walked. Rojas followed with a two-run home run.

Sebastian Rojas

The FCL Cardinals scored 12 runs on 15 hits. Conseción was 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored. Rojas was 2-for-6 with a home run and three RBI. Castillo was 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI. Sánchez was 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and three runs scored. Chaparro had two RBI.

Sánchez stole his third base. Conseción swiped his second bag.

On defense, pitchers Caña and Jiménez both made an error on pickoff attempts. Third baseman Cordero had two throwing errors. Left fielder Sáez had a fielding miscue. Caña picked a runner off first base.

DSL Cardinals 6 at DSL Colorado 5 (seven innings, game two)

The Cardinals edged Colorado in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader.

Starter Efrén Álvarez pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on one hit, walked one and fanned seven.

Andey Garrido relieved Álvarez and surrendered two runs in one inning of relief but picked up the win. Brayan Amoroso tossed the final 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first professional save.

Brayan Amoroso

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a solo home run by Yeferson Portolatin.

Yeferson Portolatin

Colorado answered with one run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. The Cardinals took the lead 2-1 on a solo home run by Jesús Pérez in the second.

Jesus Perez

The Cardinals added three runs in the third to increase the lead to 5-1. Roberth Castillo singled, stole second base, and advanced to third on an error. Christopher Vargas walked. Luis Estrella followed with a three-run home run.

Luis Estrella

The Cardinals made it 6-1 in the top of the fourth. Diego Conseción and Christian Sáez singled. Castillo plated Conseción on a double.

Roberth Castillo

Colorado put up four runs in the home half of the fourth to shrink the lead to 6-5, but the Cardinals held on to win the game.

The DSL Cardinals scored six runs on nine hits. Castillo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Pérez was 2-for-3 with a solo home run. Estrella had three RBI on a home run. Portolatin hit a home run.

Castillo stole his first base.

Shortstop Conseción made a throwing error.

The DSL Cardinals are 10-9 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – June 25, 2026

June 25, 2026 Marilyn Green

photo: Rainiel Rodriguez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-1 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield’s Rainiel Rodriguez, was 2-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run. Other standouts include Braden Davis, Won-Bin Cho, Yhoiker Fajardo, Michael Dattalo, José Suárez, Yordalin Peña, and Ryan Weingartner.

Results for games played on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Memphis 5 at Jacksonville 13

The Triple-A Redbirds were routed by the Jumbo Shrimp in a 13-5 loss on Wednesday.

Starter Hunter Dobbins pitched four innings and gave up six runs, four earned, on seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts. Dobbins took the loss.

Ryan Fernandez relieved Dobbins and surrendered one run in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Cade Winquest relinquished four runs in one inning pitched. Skylar Hales yielded two runs in an inning. Ryan Murphy got the final out of the eighth.

Jacksonville took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. They added three runs in the second and one run in the third to lead 6-0.

Memphis scored their first run in the fourth to cut the lead to 6-1. Noah Mendlinger walked. Ramon Mendoza reached on an error. Jeremy Rivas singled to score Mendlinger.

Jeremy Rivas

The Redbirds added three runs in the top of the fifth to shrink the lead to 6-4.

Joshua Báez walked. Yohel Pozo singled. Mendlinger walked to load the bases. Mendoza again reached on an error, with Báez and Pozo scoring on the play. Matt Koperniak drove in Mendlinger on a single.

Matt Koperniak

The Jumbo Shrimp answered with a run in the home half of the fifth to increase the lead to 7-4. In the top of the seventh, Memphis put up a run on a solo home run by Báez to make it 7-5.

Joshua Baez

Jacksonville responded with five runs in the bottom of the seventh, then added a run in the eighth for the final score of 13-5.

The offense scored five runs on seven hits. Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Mendlinger scored two runs. Koperniak and Rivas singled and drove in a run.

Báez stole his 13^th base of the season. Third baseman Mendoza made two errors, one fielding and one throwing.

Memphis is 1-1 in the second half and 48-29 overall.

Thursday’s game: at Jacksonville, TBD vs. TBD 6:05 CT.

Springfield 7, NW Arkansas 1

The Double-A Cardinals beat the Naturals by the score of 7-1 on Wednesday.

Starter Braden Davis pitched six innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked one and fanned six to earn the win.

Braden Davis

Braden Davis settled in nicely tonight for Springfield: 6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 6 K pic.twitter.com/xnDMrLDihb

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

Andrew Schultz relieved Davis and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Jack Findlay hurled 2/3 scoreless innings. Dominic Picone tossed a scoreless ninth.

NW Arkansas scored their only run of the game in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead. Springfield answered with a run in the home half of the first on a solo home run by Tre Richardson III, his first at the Double-A level, to tie the game.

Tre Richardson

Welcome to Route 66 Stadium Tre Richardson III! His first at bat at home, his first Double-A home run! pic.twitter.com/DM1PMjizFR

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

The Cardinals added three runs in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead. Jon Jon Gazdar was hit by a pitch and Richardson III singled. Rainiel Rodriguez followed with a three-run home run, his fifth long ball of the season.

Rainiel Rodriguez

109 MPH line drive home run for St. Louis no. 2 prospect Rainiel Rodriguez! pic.twitter.com/8JTErVpNlg

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

In the eighth, Springfield put up three more runs to extend the lead to 7-1. Jesús Báez hit a solo home run, his first with Springfield.

Jesús Báez

Jesús Báez sent that one into the stratosphere! His first bomb at the Double-A level. pic.twitter.com/7Y2qn8BtXE

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

Miguel Ugueto doubled. Won-Bin Cho followed with a two-run home run to become the third Springfield Cardinal with his first Double-A home run in the game.

Won-Bin Cho

AND NOW WON-BIN CHO! THE THIRD SPRINGFIELD CARDINAL TO HIT HIS FIRST DOUBLE-A HOMER TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/ZiCEVCKyub

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

The Cardinals scored seven runs on nine hits. Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, and three RBI. Richardson III was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Brody Moore was 2-for-4. Cho had two RBI on a home run.

On the bases, Ugueto stole his 22^nd bag of the season. Rodriguez was caught stealing second base.

On defense, Left fielder Richardson III had an outfield assist at second base. Right fielder Cho made a phenomenal catch to rob extra bases.

FLASH THAT LEATHER WON-BIN CHO! What a catch in right. pic.twitter.com/uWpeQqQYqP

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 25, 2026

Springfield is 1-1 in the second half and 32-38 overall.

Thursday’s game: vs. NW Arkansas, Chen Wei-Lin RHP (2-3, 4.08) vs. Hunter Owen LHP (1-3, 8:15) 7:05 CT.

Peoria 8 at Beloit 5 (12 innings)

The High-A Chiefs beat the Sky Carp in a long 12-inning, rain delayed game on Wednesday.

Starter Yhoiker Fajardo pitched five innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits, one walk and a career-high nine strikeouts.

Yhoiker Fajardo

CAREER HIGH 👏

Yhoiker Fajardo racks up 9 strikeouts 💪🔥

The Cardinals' No. 11 prospect keeps dealing. pic.twitter.com/M2wxWxLzyQ

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) June 25, 2026

Gerardo Salas relieved Fajardo and threw a scoreless sixth. Dominic Freeberger hurled a scoreless seventh. Bobby Olsen tossed a scoreless eighth. Jawilme Ramírez surrendered one run in two innings. Christian Worley allowed two runs, one earned, in the final two innings and earned the win.

Beloit took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. They added a run in the fifth to lead 2-0.

After being no hit through six innings, Peoria put up three runs in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead. Josh Kross walked. Jalin Flores was hit by a pitch. José Suárez singled to load the bases. Michael Dattalo singled to plate Kross and Flores for his first High-A hit and pair of RBI to bring the Cardinals within one at 3-2.

Michael Dattalo

Welcome, Michael Dattalo! 👏

Dattalo delivers a game-tying two-run single for his first High-A hit! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ICuAJYingU

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) June 25, 2026

Suárez scored on a fielding error to tie the game at three.

The Sky Carp tied the game in the ninth. The game went into extra innings and neither team scored in the 10^th.

In the top of the 11^th, the Chiefs scored two runs to grab the lead at 5-3. Christian Martin started the inning at second base. Cade McGee was hit by a pitch. Dattalo singled home Martin.

Dattalo gives the Chiefs an 11th inning lead…

His second hit of the night! pic.twitter.com/50NbAdBGja

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) June 25, 2026

McGee came home on a fielder’s choice by Cameron Nickens.

Beloit responded with two runs in the bottom of the 11^th tie the game at five.

Peoria posted a three run 12^th to move back ahead at 8-5. Jose Cordoba started on second base. Kross singled to bring Cordoba home for a 6-5 Peoria lead. Martin singled to put two on base. Suárez plated Kross and Martin to extend the lead to 8-5.

José Suarez

José Suárez boosts the Chiefs in front 8-5 with a two-run double in the 12th! pic.twitter.com/T7WMAvNiCH

— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) June 25, 2026

The Sky Carp failed to answer in the bottom of the 12^th.

The offense scored eight runs on six hits. Dattalo was 2-for-6 with his first three High-A RBI. Suárez was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Kross and Martin each scored two runs.

On the bases, Dattalo stole his first bag for Peoria. Anyelo Encarnación swiped his eighth base.

On defense, catcher McGee made a throwing error. Pitcher Salas picked a runner off first base.

The Chiefs are 2-2 in the second half and 34-36 overall.

Thursday’s game: at Beloit, Nate Dohm RHP (1-4, 9.00) vs. TBD (BEL) 6:05 CT.

Palm Beach 15, Bradenton 7

The Low-A Cardinals once again beat up on the Marauders in a 15-7 rout on Wednesday.

Starter Brian Holiday pitched 2 2/3 innings and gave up three runs on three hits, two walks and two strikeouts.

Yadiel Batista relieved Holiday and surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win. Justin Militello threw two scoreless innings. Kaden Echeman relinquished three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Antoni Cuello got the final out of the ninth.

Palm Beach pounced early with four runs in the first inning. Sebastian Dos Santos walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dos Santos advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a sac fly by Ryan Mitchell for a 1-0 Palm Beach lead. Ryan Weingartner singled, stole second, and advanced to third base on an error. Matthew Miura walked. Yordalin Peña followed with a three-run home run, his eighth of the year, to expand the lead to 4-0.

Yordalin Peña

Can't stop won't stop pic.twitter.com/sfyWF01aI6

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 24, 2026

Bradenton scored two runs in the top of the second to cut the lead in half to 4-2. The Beach Birds answered with three runs in the home half of the second to increase the lead to 7-2.

Yairo Padilla reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on a double by Mitchell. Weingartner hit a two-run home run for a 7-2 lead.

Ryan Weingartner

Ryan Weingartner causing a commotion! pic.twitter.com/WVVq7FYUZy

— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 24, 2026

The Marauders added two runs in the third to shrink the lead to 7-4. The Cardinals responded with five runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 12-4.

Trevor Haskins was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Dos Santos walked. Padilla doubled home Haskins for an 8-4 Cardinals lead.

Yairo Padilla

Mitchell walked to load the bases. Miura walked to force Dos Santos home. Peña ground into a force out, with Padilla out at home. With the bases still loaded, Chase Heath reached on a costly Bradenton error, sending Mitchell, Miura, and Peña home for a 12-4 score.

Palm Beach made it 13-4 in the fifth. Haskins doubled and later scored on a sac fly by Mitchell.

In the top of the eighth, Bradenton scored three runs to reduce the lead to 13-7. The Cardinals responded with two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to bring the score to 15-7. Mitchell, Weingartner walked, and Heath walked to load the bases. With two outs, Alex Birge singled to plate Mitchell and Weingartner to stretch the lead to 15-7.

Alex Birge

The Cardinals scored 15 runs on 11 hits. Peña was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored. Haskins was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. Mitchell had three RBI and three runs scored along with a double. Miura and Dos Santos scored two runs. Birge singled and collected two RBI. Padilla doubled and drove in a run.

On the basepaths, Weingartner stole his 22^nd bag. Haskins swiped his 10^th base.

On defense, second baseman Dos Santos made a throwing error.

The Cardinals are 4-1 in the second half and 37-24 overall.

Thursday’s game: vs. Bradenton, Jack Martinez RHP (0-6, 3.93) vs. TBD (BRD) 5:30 CT.

FCL Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 11-23 on the season.

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

DSL Cardinals – Off day

The Cardinals are 9-8 on the season and are in second place in the DSL Southeast.

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

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