photo: Tai Peete (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 5-1 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria outfielder Tai Peete, hit for his second cycle of 2026 in a four-RBI game. Other standouts: Nolan Gorman, Hancel Rincon, Randel Clemente, Jesús Báez, Sammy Hernandez, Jalin Flores, Tanner Franklin, Jhon Franganten and Jhonny Chaparro.
Results for games played on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Memphis Redbirds 8 at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 7
The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds held off a late rally from the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Saturday’s road victory.
Pete Hansen made his 19th start for Memphis. The left-hander pitched 5 ⅔ innings and allowed two runs on four hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. Hansen earned his second win of the season.
Pete Hansen
Durbin Feltman threw 1 ⅓ innings of scoreless baseball in relief of Hansen. Andrew Shultz surrendered five runs and recorded just one out. Hancel Rincon fanned three across 1 ⅔ shutout frames and picked up his first professional save.
Memphis struck first with a run in the first inning. Joshua Báez and Nolan Gorman walked and executed a double steal, with Báez scoring on the play via a throwing error from the catcher.
The Redbirds stormed ahead further with a five-run second inning. Colton Ledbetter and Brody Moore singled. In his first Triple-A plate appearance, Graysen Tarlow brought Ledbetter home with a sacrifice fly. Victor Scott II was hit by a pitch. Báez followed with his 20th double of the year to plate Tarlow and Scott II.
Joshua Baez
Gorman belted his seventh home run with Memphis, a two-run shot, to stretch the lead to 6-0.
Nolan Gorman
The Redbirds scored twice in the fifth. Gorman led off the frame with his second home run of the game, a solo blast.
César Prieto scorched his 12th home run of the year, a solo long ball, to move the Redbirds ahead 8-0.
César Prieto
Jacksonville scored twice in the sixth and five times in the eighth to move within a run at 8-7, though Rincon slammed the door on the Jumbo Shrimp for a five-out save.
Hancel Rincón
The Redbirds scored eight runs on nine hits. Gorman was 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, and three RBI. Prieto was 2-for-4 with a home run. Báez walked, doubled, scored twice, and collected two RBI. Tarlow doubled, scored, and logged an RBI in his Triple-A debut.
On the bases, Báez swiped third base for his 17th steal. Gorman stole his first base with Memphis on the season.
The Redbirds did not commit an error.
Memphis is 13-19 in the second half and 60-47 overall. They will look to split the series with a win on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: at Jacksonville. LHP Mason Molina (3-3, 4.00) vs. RHP Zach Brzykcy (3-2, 4.17) 4:05 PM CT.
Springfield Cardinals 4, Wichita Wind Surge 3
The Double-A Springfield Cardinals edged the Wichita Wind Surge at Route 66 Stadium on Saturday.
Chen-Wei Lin started his 17th game in his 20th appearance for Springfield. The right-hander pitched 5 ⅓ innings and allowed three runs on six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. Lin earned his fourth win of 2026.
Domenic Picone threw 1 ⅔ scoreless innings in relief of Lin. Randel Clemente fired two scoreless innings and recorded all six outs on strikeouts for his fifth save.
Randel Clemente
Wichita scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning.
Springfield tied the game in the home first as Ryan Campos hit his 11th home run of the season, a solo shot.
Ryan Campos
The Cardinals took a 4-1 lead with a three-run third. Dakota Harris reached on a throwing error and stole second base. Tre Richardson II walked. Jesús Báez crushed his 13th Double-A home run, a three-run blast.
Jesús Báez
The Wind Surge scored twice in the fifth to move within a run but the Springfield bullpen held strong to secure the win.
The Cardinals scored four runs on six hits. Báez hit a home run for three RBI. Campos was 2-for-4 with a home run. Harris walked, singled, and scored.
On the bases, Harris swiped his 27th bag. Zach Levenson recorded his third steal.
On defense, catcher Campos threw the tying run out at second base in the sixth inning to highlight an errorless team performance.
Springfield is 21-11 in the second half and 52-48 overall. They will look to take five of six with a win on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: vs. Wichita. LHP Braden Davis (1-4, 4.54) vs. RHP Cory Lewis (1-5, 4.15) 6:05 PM CT.
Peoria Chiefs 6 at Cedar Rapids Kernels 5 (10 innings, game one)
The High-A Peoria Chiefs staged an extra-inning comeback win over the Kernels in Cedar Rapids in the first game on Saturday. This was the completion of Friday’s suspended contest.
Jack Martinez started for Peoria. The right-hander threw two innings and allowed three runs on five hits, one walk, and one strikeout. His outing was cut short due to the game being suspended.
Upon resumption, Gerardo Salas pitched 3 ⅔ innings and allowed one run on three hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. Bobby Olsen yielded a run over 1 ⅔ innings. Christian Worley struck out three across the final 2 ⅔ scoreless frames and picked up his fourth win.
Christian Worley
The Kernels took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The game was suspended in the bottom of the third. Upon its resumption, Cedar Rapids scored twice in the frame to move ahead 4-0.
Peoria entered the run column in the fifth. Luis Pino doubled, moved to third base and scored on back-to-back groundouts from Tai Peete and Jack Gurevitch for a 4-1 score.
The Chiefs narrowed the gap to 4-3 with two runs in the sixth. Ian Petrutz singled and stole second base. Anyelo Encarnación walked and the runners executed a double steal. Pino hit a one-out triple to score Petrutz and Encarnación.
Luis Piño
Peoria grabbed the lead with a second pair of runs in the seventh. Jalin Flores doubled and crossed home plate on a Cade McGee double to tie the game 4-4.
Cade McGee
Encarnación ripped a sharp single to bring McGee home and give Peoria a 5-4 lead.
The Kernels tied the game at five in the home seventh. The score remained knotted at five to force extra innings.
The Chiefs plated a run in the top of the 10th. McGee began the inning at second base and scored on a single from Encarnación to put the Chiefs in front 6-5. Worley then closed the door in the home 10th.
Peoria pitching stranded 12 Kernels on base in the win.
The Chiefs scored six runs on 10 hits. Pino went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a run scored, and two RBI. Encarnación went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run, and two RBI. McGee doubled, scored twice, and notched an RBI. Gurevitch recorded an RBI. Flores was 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored.
On the bases, Peete stole three bags to increase his season total to nine. Petrutz and Encarnación swiped two bases each to increase their totals to five and 15, respectively. Pino snagged third base for his sixth steal with Peoria. Encarnación was caught stealing second base.
On defense, catcher Chase Heath made a throwing error. Pino nailed a runner at home plate from left field. Pitcher Martinez picked a runner off first base.
Peoria Chiefs 13 at Cedar Rapids Kernels 2 (7 innings, game two)
The Peoria Chiefs crushed the Cedar Rapids Kernels to secure the road doubleheader sweep in their fifth consecutive win, led by Tai Peete’s cycle.
Tanner Franklin made his 19th start for the Chiefs. The right-hander pitched 5 ⅓ innings and allowed one run on five hits, no walks, and seven strikeouts. Franklin earned his fourth win.
Tanner Franklin
Dominic Freeberger yielded a run and recorded the final four outs.
Tai Peete led off the game with a double and moved to third on a groundout. Jalin Flores brought Peete home via a groundout to put the Chiefs on top 1-0.
Peoria scored three runs in the third inning. Cameron Nickens walked and scored on a triple from Peete to double the lead to 2-0.
Tai Peete
Gurevitch legged out an infield single to score Peete for a 3-0 lead. Flores walked. Gurevitch moved to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball for the fourth Chiefs run.
Cedar Rapids entered the run column with a run in the home fourth.
The Chiefs added two runs in the fifth. José Suárez walked, stole second and took third base on the play via an error. Sammy Hernandez grounded a single to score Suárez. Hernandez swiped second and came home on a Michael Dattalo single for a 6-1 Peoria advantage.
The Chiefs scored a second consecutive pair of runs in the sixth. Nickens walked and scored on a two-run home run from Peete, his 10th long ball of the year, to stretch the lead to 8-1.
The Chiefs pulled further ahead with a five-run seventh. Dattalo singled and Anyelo Encarnación walked. Peete hit a two-out single to score Dattalo for a 9-1 lead, with Encarnación to third base. The single completed Peete’s second cycle of the season.
Gurevitch walked to load the bases. Flores connected for a single to bring Encarnación and Peete home. Suárez hit an infield single to load the bases. Hernandez hit the third consecutive single to plate Gurevitch and Flores and widen the lead to 13-1.
The Chiefs tallied seven hits with runners in scoring position in the dominant win. Peoria scored 13 runs on 13 hits. Peete was a perfect 4-for-4, including a double, a triple, a home run, a walk and four RBI. Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI. Flores walked, singled, scored, and totaled three RBI. Dattalo singled twice, scored a run, and drove in a run. Gurevitch walked twice, singled, scored twice, and notched an RBI.
The Chiefs were active on the basepaths once again. Suárez stole two bases for 22 steals on the season. Peete swiped two bags for 11 steals. Hernandez snagged his 13th base.
On defense, pitcher Franklin made a throwing error.
Peoria is 18-16 in the second half and 50-50 overall. They will look for their sixth consecutive win and a series sweep on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: at Cedar Rapids. RHP Nate Dohm (2-4, 6.90) vs. RHP Ivran Romero (3-5, 7.60) 1:05 PM CT.
Palm Beach 7 at Fort Myers Mighty Mussels 8 (10 innings)
The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals were walked off in extra innings against the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels on Saturday.
Cade Crossland made his 18th start for Palm Beach. The left-hander threw 3 ⅔ innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits, three walks and six strikeouts.
Anthony Watts sealed the final out of the fourth inning in relief of Crossland. Peoria rehabber Joseph King fired two innings of scoreless ball. Yadiel Batista followed and yielded one run across three innings. Zeke Wood gave up two runs, one earned, and took the loss.
Palm Beach struck first with two runs in the top of the second inning. Miguel Hernández doubled and Jonathan Mejía walked. The runners advanced on a groundout. Trevor Haskins lined a triple to score Mejía and Hernández and put the Cardinals in front 2-0.
Trevor Haskins
Palm Beach added a run in the third. Yairo Padilla walked, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. He crossed home plate on a wild pitch for a 3-0 Cardinals lead.
Fort Myers scored a run in the home third to close the gap to 3-1.
The Cardinals took the run back in the top of the fourth. Mejía walked. Cristofer Lebrón reached on a fielding error, with both runners advancing on the play. Alex Birge grounded a single to bring Mejía home for a 4-1 Cardinals lead.
Fort Myers responded with four runs in the home fourth to move ahead 5-4.
Palm Beach regained the lead in the top of the fifth. Brayden Smith lined a double and moved to third base on a balk. Mejía pounded his 12th home run of the season, a two-run blast, to put the Cardinals back in front 6-5.
Jonathan Mejia
The Mighty Mussels tied the game at six with a run in the seventh. The game remained deadlocked at six to force extra innings.
Palm Beach jumped ahead with a run in the top of the 10th.
Ryan Mitchell began the inning at second base. Hernández walked. The runners advanced on a passed ball. Mitchell crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly from Mejía for a 7-6 Cardinals lead.
Fort Myers scored twice in the bottom of the 10th to walk off the win.
The Cardinals scored seven runs on eight hits. Mejía walked twice, scored three runs, hit a home run, and collected three RBI. Haskins walked, tripled, and drove in two runs. Birge singled and drove in a run. Hernández walked twice, doubled, and scored a run. Smith doubled and scored a run.
On the bases, Lebrón stole his first two bags at the Low-A level. Padilla swiped his eighth base. Mitchell recorded his 33rd steal. Hernández and Haskins were both caught stealing second base.
On defense, catcher Birge made two throwing errors. First baseman Haskins committed a throwing error. Smith threw a runner out at home plate from right field. Pitchers Crossland and King picked a runner off at first base.
Palm Beach is 19-15 in the second half and 52-48 overall. They will look to clinch the road series with a win on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: at Fort Myers. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 AM CT.
DSL Cardinals 17, DSL Rangers Red 4
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals clobbered the DSL Rangers Red on Saturday.
Emilio Jiménez made his fourth start in his ninth game for the Cardinals. The left-hander threw two innings and allowed one run on no hits, five walks and two strikeouts.
Javier Martínez recorded one out in the third inning in relief of Jiménez. Jhon Cabrera yielded three runs across 2 ⅔ innings. Kriscol Peralta struck out five over 2 ⅔ scoreless frames and picked up his first career win. Domingo Mejía tossed 1 ⅓ shutout frames to finish the game.
Kriscol Peralta
The Rangers Red opened scoring with a run in the top of the first inning.
The Cardinals answered with two runs in the home half of the frame. Lucas Takahashi hit a leadoff triple and scored on a wild pitch. Jhon Franganten was hit by a pitch. Michael Cordero ripped a double to score Franganten and put the Cardinals in front 2-1.
The Rangers Red tied the game in the top of the fourth.
The Cardinals immediately answered with eight runs in the home fourth. Cordero walked and Héctor Cabrera was hit by a pitch. Roberth Castillo lined a single to bring Cordero home. Jhonny Chaparro singled to load the bases. Christopher Vargas roped a double to plate Cabrera and Castillo to move the Cardinals ahead 5-2.
Christopher Vargas
Christian Sáez walked to reload the bags. Takahashi drew a bases-loaded walk to force Chaparro home. Franganten crushed a grand slam, his second home run of the year, to put the Cardinals in double digits for a 10-2 lead.
Jhon Franganten
The Rangers Red dented the score to 10-4 with a pair of runs in the fifth.
In the bottom of the inning, the Cardinals took both runs back. Chaparro drew a lead-off walk. Vargas hit his second double of the game to bring Chaparro home. Vargas took third base via a wild pitch and crossed home plate on a Takahashi groundout for the 12th Cardinals run.
The Cardinals added five runs in the seventh. Takahashi walked and scored on a Franganten double. Cordero and Castillo walked to load the bases. Chaparro blasted a grand slam, his first career home run, to surge the Cardinals further ahead 17-4.
Jhonny Chaparro
The DSL Cardinals tallied five hits with runners in scoring position and scored 17 runs on 10 hits. Franganten was 2-for-5, including a double, a grand slam, a walk, two runs scored, and five RBI. Chaparro went 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored, and a grand slam for four RBI. Vargas doubled twice, scored twice, and tallied three RBI. Takahashi walked twice, scored three times, hit a triple, and logged two RBI. Cordero walked twice, doubled, scored twice, and drove in a run. Castillo drew two walks, scored twice, hit two singles, and logged an RBI.
The Cardinals did not steal a base.
On defense, third baseman Cordero and catcher Chaparro each made a throwing error. Shortstop Jesús Pérez committed a fielding error.
The DSL Cardinals are 21-21 on the season. They are off Sunday and will play a road contest with the DSL Angels on Monday.
Monday’s game: vs. DSL Rangers Red. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 AM CT.
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