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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – April 3, 2026

photo: Blaze Jordan (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 2-0 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis first baseman Blaze Jordan, crushed two home runs in a three-RBI performance. Other standouts include Richard Fitts, Scott Blewett, Bryan Torres, Ethan Young, Chase Heath and Jonathan Mejía.

Results for games played on April 2, 2026.

Memphis Redbirds 6, Norfolk Tides 2

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds bested the Norfolk Tides at AutoZone Park on Thursday to move to 6-0 on the season.

Richard Fitts made his second start for Memphis. The right-hander fired 5 ⅔ innings and allowed two runs on seven hits, no walks, and five strikeouts. Fitts earned his first win in the Cardinals organization.

Skylar Hales threw 1 ⅓ scoreless frames with a strikeout in relief of Fitts. Scott Blewett fanned three hitters and finished the game with two shutout innings.

The Redbirds opened the scoring with a three-run bottom of the second inning.

Blaze Jordan led off the frame with a solo home run, his second of the season, to put Memphis on the scoreboard for a 1-0 lead.

Blaze Jordan

Matt Koperniak followed with a single and Ramon Mendoza walked. They advanced to second base and third base, respectively, on a Brody Moore groundout. Bryan Torres singled to score Mendoza for the second run of the game.

Bryan Torres

Joshua Báez scorched a double to bring Mendoza home and extend the lead to 3-0.

Joshua Baez

The Redbirds added a run in the fourth. Moore reached on a throwing error. The infielder swiped second and took third on the play via a throwing error from the catcher. Torres brought Moore to the plate on a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.

Norfolk scored two runs in the sixth to trim the lead in half to 4-2.

Memphis grabbed both runs back in the seventh. Leo Bernal singled and scored on Jordan’s second long ball of the game, a two-run shot, to extend the lead to 6-2.

The Memphis bullpen was dominant with 3 ⅓ shutout frames and held on through a rain delay in the seventh inning to secure the win.

The Redbirds scored six runs on 12 hits. Jordan was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. Torres was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Báez tallied two hits, including a double, and drove in a run. Bernal was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.

On the basepaths, Moore stole second base. Bernal was caught stealing third base. Torres was picked off first base.

On defense, third baseman Mendoza committed a fielding error.

Memphis is 6-0 on the season. They will look to extend their franchise-best start to the season on Friday.

Friday’s game: vs. Norfolk. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (0-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (0-0, 0.00) 1:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals begin their season on Friday with a three-game road series with the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

Last season, the Cardinals were 43-26 in the first half and 45-24 in the second half en route to the Texas League Championship.

Friday’s game: at Amarillo (ARI). SH Jurrangelo Cijntje is making his system debut. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM CT.

Peoria Chiefs

The High-A Peoria Chiefs begin their season on Friday as they open with a three-game road series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

The Chiefs are slated to start right-hander Tanner Franklin on Opening Day as the 21-year-old begins his first full professional season.

Friday’s game: at Cedar Rapids (MIN). RHP Tanner Franklin (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Dasan Hill (0-0, 0.00) 6:05 PM CT.

Palm Beach Cardinals 6, St. Lucie Mets 3

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals edged the St. Lucie Mets at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for an Opening Day victory.

Ethan Young started for Palm Beach in his professional debut. The right-hander pitched 3 ⅔ innings and allowed one run on one hit, three walks, and one strikeout.

Ethan Young

Robbie Knowles finished the fourth inning with a strikeout and collected the win in his professional debut. Alex Breckheimer followed with three innings of two-run ball and six strikeouts. Jovi Gálvez fanned a pair of hitters in a scoreless eighth frame. Antoni Cuello tossed a shutout ninth inning to collect the save.

Palm Beach struck first with a run in the bottom of the second inning as Jonathan Mejía launched a solo home run.

Jonathan Mejia

 St. Lucie tied the game at one in the top of the fourth.

Palm Beach immediately responded in the home half of the frame. Yordalin Peña singled and stole second base with two outs. Alex Birge drew a walk. Chase Heath blasted a three-run home run to give the Cardinals a 4-1 lead.

Chase Heath

The Cardinals added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Heath walked and swiped second base. Ryan Mitchell took a one-out walk. Jack Gurevitch singled to bring Heath home, with Mitchell also scoring due to a fielding error. To conclude the wild sequence, Gurevitch was thrown out at third base.

Palm Beach survived a late St. Lucie rally in the win.

The Cardinals scored six runs on six hits. Heath was 2-for-3 with a three-run home run for three RBI, plus a walk and two runs scored. Mejía walked and hit a solo home run. Gurevitch singled and drove in one. Peña tallied two singles and scored.

Palm Beach is 1-0 on the season. They will continue their three-game homestand with the Mets on Friday.

Friday’s game: vs. St. Lucie. RHP Cade Crossland (professional debut) vs. RHP Frank Camarillo (0-0, 0.00) 5:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – March 30, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 1-0 on Sunday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 3B César Prieto, blasted the go-ahead home run in a two-RBI performance. Other standouts include Brycen Mautz, Joshua Baez and Scott Blewett.

Results for the Triple-A game played on Sunday, March 29.

Memphis Redbirds 6 at Gwinnett Stripers 5

On Sunday, the Memphis Redbirds rallied in the late innings to complete the weekend road sweep over the Gwinnett Stripers.

Brycen Mautz started for Memphis in his Triple-A debut. The left-hander pitched five innings and allowed one run on two hits, four walks, and six strikeouts.

Brycen Mautz

Lefty Jared Schuster threw three innings and yielded four runs with four strikeouts but still collected the win in his organizational debut. Right-hander Scott Blewett tossed a scoreless ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts to pick up the save in his Cardinals system debut and the second save in his professional career.

The Redbirds opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. Colton Ledbetter drew a lead-off walk and moved to second base on a Joshua Baez single. Ledbetter advanced to third base via a César Prieto flyout and scored on a single from Matt Koperniak for a 1-0 Memphis lead.

The Redbirds extended the lead in the second frame. Andy Yerzy walked and moved to third base via a Ledbetter single. Baez scorched a single to bring Yerzy home, with Ledbetter to third base and Baez to second base.

Joshua Baez

Prieto followed with a third consecutive single to score Ledbetter, with Baez to home plate and Prieto to second base via an error for a 4-0 Memphis lead.

The Stripers scored a run in the fourth and four runs in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.

Memphis tied the game in the eighth. Prieto launched his first home run of the season, a solo shot, to tie the game at five.

César Prieto

Memphis reclaimed the lead with a run in the ninth. Brody Moore and Ledbetter began the inning with back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners.

Prieto was hit by a pitch to load the bags with one out. Leo Bernal grounded into a forceout, with Prieto out at second base, and Moore scoring to give the Redbirds a 6-5 lead.

Memphis held Gwinnett to just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the win.

The Redbirds scored six runs on nine hits. Prieto was 2-for-4 with the go-ahead home run in a two-RBI day. Baez was 2-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI. Bernal walked, singled, and drove in a run. Koperniak singled and notched an RBI. Ledbetter singled twice and scored twice.

On the basepaths, Bernal swiped second base. Defensively, third baseman Prieto made a throwing error. Bernal picked a runner off first base from behind the plate.

Memphis is 3-0 following the road series sweep of Gwinnett. They are off on Monday and will begin their first home series of 2026 on Tuesday, a six-game set with the Norfolk Tides.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – March 29, 2026

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 1-0 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis first baseman Blaze Jordan, was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Other standouts include Bryan Torres, Max Rajcic and Bruce Zimmermann.

Results for the Triple-A game played on March 28, 2026.

Memphis Redbirds 3 at Gwinnett Stripers 2

On Saturday, the Memphis Redbirds edged the Gwinnett Stripers to improve to 2-0 in the 2026 season.

Bruce Zimmermann started for the Redbirds in his organizational debut. The left-hander threw four innings and allowed one run on three hits, three walks, and five strikeouts.

Bruce Zimmermann

Right-hander Max Rajcic fired two scoreless frames in relief of Zimmermann and collected the win. Nick Raquet followed and yielded one run in the seventh. Ryan Fernandez fanned a pair in a scoreless eighth. Skylar Hales picked up the save with a shutout ninth.

Gwinnett opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first inning.

Memphis tied the game in the top of the third. Bryan Torres ripped a one-out double and scored on a Joshua Baez groundout.

Bryan Torres

Memphis grabbed the lead with a two-run sixth inning. Jimmy Crooks led off the frame with a walk and moved to second base on a Leo Bernal single. Blaze Jordan hit a second consecutive single to bring Crooks home and give Memphis a 2-1 lead, with Bernal to third base on the play. Matt Koperniak drove home Bernal via a sacrifice fly for an insurance run and a 3-1 Redbirds lead.

Blaze Jordan

The Redbirds held the Stripers to just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position in the win.

The Redbirds scored three runs on eight hits. Jordan was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Torres doubled for the lone Memphis extra-base hit and walked. Koperniak singled and notched an RBI. Baez recorded an RBI.

On the bases, Brody Moore swiped second base. Jordan was caught stealing second base.

On defense, catcher Crooks made a throwing error.

The Redbirds are 2-0 on the year. They look to secure the road series sweep with a win on Sunday. Brycen Mautz is slated to start on the mound in his Triple-A debut.

Sunday’s game: at Gwinnett, LHP Brycen Mautz (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Elieser Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) 12:05 PM CT.

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Cardinals 2025 Arizona Fall League Recap

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The St. Louis Cardinals sent eight prospects to join the Glendale Desert Dogs in the 2025 AFL season, consisting of one catcher, two outfielders, and five right-handed pitchers. Outfielder Miguel Ugueto hit .350. Pitchers Chen-Wei Lin and Darlin Saladin logged the most innings of the group, as all three were named AFL Fall Stars.

Recaps of all eight Cardinals players in the 2025 Arizona Fall League season follow.

Position Players

Graysen Tarlow (Catcher)

Graysen Tarlow

Tarlow turned in his strongest minor league season with the bat in 2025, as he hit .296 with a home run and 29 RBI between High-A Peoria and Double-A Springfield.

The 24-year-old was one of three catchers on the Desert Dogs’ roster and received the most playing time of the trio as he appeared in 10 games overall.

Tarlow hit .161 in the AFL and collected five hits, one of which was a double, and drove in one run. His walk-to-strikeout ratio was relatively solid, as he drew five walks to seven strikeouts.

Despite just one stolen base in his professional career, Tarlow showcased his speed in the AFL with three swiped bags and was not caught stealing once. He scored four runs in the campaign, additionally.

Travis Honeyman (Outfielder)

Travis Honeyman

Travis Honeyman played in 82 games in the 2025 MiLB season and earned a promotion from Low-A Palm Beach to High-A Peoria during the year. He hit .287 with three home runs and 27 RBI between the two stops.

In the AFL, Honeyman appeared in just 13 games due to a hit by pitch on the knee and played all three outfield positions. The 24-year-old scored seven runs and hit .182 with eight hits, including a double and two home runs, along with eight RBI.

Honeyman also drew five walks and stole four bases without getting caught once.

Miguel Ugueto (Outfielder)

Miguel Ugueto

Miguel Ugueto played 60 games during the 2025 MiLB season, including 50 for the Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals.

The 23-year-old received more playing time than expected due to Honeyman’s injury and put together a strong AFL campaign. His highlight is the fourth-highest batting average on Glendale and 14th highest in the entire AFL, at .350.

Ugueto collected 21 hits, including three doubles and one home run, and tallied a solid 16 RBI across 17 games. The right-handed hitter tallied a .397 on-base percentage, .450 slugging percentage, and .847 OPS. Ugueto scored 10 runs and stole four bases.

Ugueto was one of three Cardinals selected to the AFL Fall Stars Game, and he delivered a game-tying two-run single in the ninth inning of the contest.

Ugueto’s clutch hitting showed up again in the AFL quarterfinals, as he slugged a three-run home run to extend the Desert Dogs’ lead.

Ugueto saw time at all three outfield positions in his AFL campaign and was the strongest Cardinals prospect offensively in the desert.

Pitchers

Chen-Wei Lin (SP)

Chen-Wei Lin

Lin spent the majority of his 2025 season with the Peoria Chiefs but received a late-seaon promotion to Springfield, where he made his final four starts.

Lin tied for second place with five starts for Glendale and tied for the team’s win lead at three.

The 23-year-old turned in an especially strong start on October 17, with 3 ⅔ scoreless frames, with 31 of his 37 pitches finding the strike zone as he picked up the win.

Lin was named the AFL Pitcher of the Week on November 10, following another dominant outing.

Lin was selected for the AFL Fall Stars Game, but he did not see action.

Across five AFL starts, the right-hander posted a 3-1 record and threw 12 ⅓ innings with a 6.57 ERA. Lin struck out more hitters (19) than hits allowed (13) and walks issued (8).

Darlin Saladin (RP)

Darlin Saladin

The youngest of the group, Saladin spent his entire 2025 season in Peoria. In the Midwest League, he posted the second-highest inning total in his career at 94 ⅔ over 13 starts and 13 relief appearances and a 4.85 ERA.

The right-hander dazzled in the AFL, with a pristine 0.82 ERA and a 1-0 record.

The 22-year-old pitched 11 innings in five games, including one start, and allowed just two runs on six hits, seven walks, and 17 strikeouts.

The right-hander dominated the Salt River Rafters on October 23, when he pitched three shutout frames on just two hits, no walks, and six strikeouts out of the bullpen.

Saladin’s lone start in the AFL came against the Peoria Javelinas, as he threw three innings and struck out six on October 31.

Saladin pitched to a perfect 0.00 ERA in relief, as his lone earned run scored in his one start. In the AFL Fall Stars Game, he took the loss in relief as his control left him.

Tyler Bradt (RP)

Tyler Bradt

Bradt split his 2025 MiLB season between Peoria and Springfield, posting a 2.98 ERA across 63 ⅓ innings, composed of 37 games, three as the starting pitcher.

The right-hander made eight AFL relief appearances for Glendale and pitched eight innings. The 24-year-old allowed just seven hits and four runs for a 4.50 ERA overall.

Bradt issued just one long ball, but he walked more (11) than he fanned (10).

D.J. Carpenter (RP)

D.J. Carpenter

Carpenter played his entire 2025 MiLB season with the Peoria Chiefs and made 36 relief appearances. He tossed 37 innings for a 5.35 ERA.

The right-hander took the mound eight times in the AFL and pitched six innings. He allowed as many earned runs as innings pitched for a 9.00 ERA.

Carpenter recorded twice as many strikeouts (8) than walks issued (4), with his highlight a perfect inning against the Scottsdale Scorpions on November 7.

Overall, Carpenter pitched six innings and allowed seven runs, six earned, on seven hits, four walks, and eight strikeouts.

Randel Clemente (RP)

Randel Clemente

Clemente earned two promotions during the 2025 season as he started in Low-A Palm Beach and finished with Double-A Springfield. He pitched to a 4.25 ERA in 39 relief appearances and 53 innings across all three levels.

In the AFL, Clemente threw eight innings across eight relief appearances.

The right-hander tallied a 1-1 record and allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits, seven walks, and 11 strikeouts cumulatively.

Clemente showed his ability to keep the ball in the park, as he did not issue a home run for Glendale.

All eight Cardinals had positives in the desert, with much to be excited about as they further develop in their careers.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – November 11, 2025

photo: Tyler Bradt (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)

The Glendale Desert Dogs lost a close seven-inning contest to the Mesa Solar Sox in Monday’s AFL action. Right-hander Tyler Bradt tossed 1 ⅔ innings of scoreless baseball with a pair of strikeouts. Outfielder Travis Honeyman recorded a stolen base and an RBI-single.

Results for the Arizona Fall League game played on Monday, November 10.

Glendale Desert Dogs 1, Mesa Solar Sox 2 (7 innings)

The Glendale Desert Dogs lost a tight seven-inning home contest to the Mesa Solar Sox on Monday.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated in the contest. Travis Honeyman started in center field and hit seventh in the lineup. Tyler Bradt pitched in relief.

Honeyman was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Travis Honeyman

In his first at-bat in the bottom of the second inning, Honeyman flied out to right field. He came to the plate with a runner at second base and two outs in the fourth and hit a single to score the runner and tie the game at one apiece. Honeyman swiped second base but was unable to score.

In his final at-bat, the 24-year-old grounded out to the shortstop for the final out of the sixth inning.

Bradt took the mound in the top of the fourth inning with Glendale down 1-0.

Tyler Bradt

The right-hander retired the first two hitters he faced on a groundout to second base and a lineout to right field, respectively. Bradt issued a walk and a single, but escaped the jam with a swinging strikeout on a 96mph fastball.

The 24-year-old came back out for the fifth inning and walked the first batter of the frame. After allowing the runner to steal second base, Bradt issued his third walk of the game. The right-hander threw a wild pitch to allow both runners to move to second base and third base with no outs. Bradt responded with a swinging strikeout. He then induced a groundball to allow his defense to throw a runner out at home plate. Bradt was then lifted for a fresh arm, who escaped the jam.

Bradt pitched 1 ⅔ scoreless innings on one hit, three walks, and two strikeouts. He threw 48 pitches, 27 for strikes.

No other Cardinals appeared in the contest.

Glendale is 10-16 on the season. They will play a road contest with the Scottsdale Scorpions on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: at Scottsdale Scorpions. RHP Hyun-Seok Jang (1-1, 9.00) vs. LHP Ricardo Estrada (0-0, 3.27) 7:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – November 10, 2025

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The AL Fall Stars walked off the NL Fall Stars in Sunday’s Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game. Outfielder Miguel Ugueto hit a game-tying two-run single in the ninth inning. Darlin Saladin pitched in relief.

Results for the AFL Fall Stars Game played on Sunday, November 9.

NL Fall Stars 4 at AL Fall Stars 5

 The American League Fall Stars walked off the National League Fall Stars in the 2025 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects played in the game. Miguel Ugueto took over center field in the sixth inning and slotted into the lead-off spot. Darlin Saladin took the mound in relief.

Ugueto was 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI in the contest. He entered the game on defense in the bottom of the sixth inning and played the remainder of the contest.

Miguel Ugueto

In his first at-bat in the seventh, Ugueto struck out swinging, with the runner at first base picked off for a double play.

With the NL Fall Stars down 4-2 in the ninth, Ugueto stepped into the batter’s box with runners at second and third base and singled to score both runners and tie the game at four.

Ugueto swiped second base and moved to third base on a groundout but was unable to score.

Saladin took the mound in the bottom of the ninth, looking to keep the 4-4 tie.

Darlin Saladin

The right-hander issued a walk to his first hitter and then allowed a single. Saladin walked the following batter to load the bases with no outs.

The 22-year-old induced a flyball for a sacrifice fly as the AL Fall Stars won in walk-off fashion. Saladin recorded just one out and allowed one earned run on one hit, two walks and no strikeouts. He took the loss and threw 19 pitches, eight for strikes.

The third Cardinal prospect on the roster, RHP Chen-Wei Lin, did not see action in the game.

Chen-Wei Lin

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – November 7, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs shut out the Peoria Javelinas in Thursday’s AFL action. Starter Chen-Wei Lin pitched three scoreless innings and struck out five as he collected his third AFL win. Darlin Saladin and Tyler Bradt each threw a perfect inning out of the bullpen. Outfielder Travis Honeyman was 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Results for the Arizona Fall League game played on November 6, 2025.

Glendale Desert Dogs 11 at Peoria Javelinas 0 (7 innings)

The Glendale Desert Dogs routed the Peoria Javelinas in a seven-inning road contest on Thursday.

Four St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated in the game. Travis Honeyman hit seventh in the lineup and manned center field. Chen-Wei Lin started for Glendale on the mound. Darlin Saladin and Tyler Bradt both pitched in relief.

Honeyman was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI.

Travis Honeyman

The 24-year-old stepped to the plate with runners at second and third base with one out in the bottom of the first. He scorched a single to bring both runners home and extend the Glendale lead to 5-0.

Honeyman moved to third base via a double and scored on a groundout in the inning.

In his second at-bat, Honeyman flied out to center field to end the second inning. The right-handed hitter came to the plate with runners at first and second and no outs in the fifth, and hit a single to load the bags. He moved to third base with a single and scored his second run of the game on a groundout.

Honeyman grounded out to third base in the seventh in his final at-bat. Honeyman has five RBI in the AFL season.

Following a seven-run top of the first, Lin took the mound for Glendale in his fifth AFL start.

Chen-Wei Lin

The right-hander issued a lead-off walk after a called strike was overturned for ball four. Lin struck out the following batter. He then induced a flyout to left field and a backwards K for a scoreless first frame.

Lin began the second inning with a strikeout on a foul tip. He issued a walk and retired the next hitter via a flyout to center field for the second out. After allowing a first-pitch single, Lin ended the frame with a swinging strikeout on a slider in the dirt.

Lin retired the side in order in his third inning of work. The 23-year-old secured a flyout to center field, a groundout to first base, and a swinging strikeout with a changeup for a quick inning. The right-hander was lifted for a fresh arm in the fourth.

Lin threw three scoreless innings on one hit, two walks, and five strikeouts. The right-hander collected his third win of the AFL season. He threw 40 pitches, 26 for strikes, as he lowered his ERA to 6.57.

Saladin entered the game in the fourth inning in relief of Lin.

Darlin Saladin

The right-hander retired his first two batters on groundouts to the shortstop and third baseman, respectively. The 23-year-old struck out his next hitter for a 1-2-3 frame and a scoreless relief outing. Saladin threw one scoreless inning on no hits, no walks, and one strikeout. He threw 15 pitches, 10 for strikes, as he lowered his ERA to a pristine 0.68.

Bradt came in to pitch the top of the sixth and keep the 11-0 shutout intact.

Tyler Bradt

The right-hander secured a flyout to center field for his first out. He induced a groundout to second base to retire his next hitter. Bradt recorded a backwards K for the third out as he secured a perfect inning. He was removed from the game for a fresh arm in the seventh and final inning.

Bradt pitched one scoreless inning on no hits, no walks, and one strikeout. He threw 12 pitches, eight for strikes. The right-hander holds a 5.68 ERA in seven appearances and 6 ⅓ innings in the AFL.

Two of Glendale’s seven hits with runners in scoring position came courtesy of Honeyman.

The Desert Dogs are 9-15 on the season. They will play a home contest with the Scottsdale Scorpions on Friday.

Friday’s game: vs. Scottsdale Scorpions. RHP Luke Sinnard (0-0, 3.86) vs. TBA. 2:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – November 3, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Surprise Saguaros in Sunday’s AFL action. Miguel Ugueto collected a hit to bring his batting average to .327. D.J. Carpenter pitched the seventh inning in relief.

Results for the Arizona Fall League game played on Sunday, November 2.

Glendale Desert Dogs 1, Surprise Saguaros 9 (Game one, 7 innings)

The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Surprise Saguaros in a seven-inning contest on Sunday.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated in the game. Miguel Ugueto started in right field and batted seventh. D.J. Carpenter pitched the seventh inning out of the bullpen.

Ugueto was 1-for-3 in the game.

Miguel Ugueto

In his first at-bat in the bottom of the second inning, Ugueto stepped to the plate with a man on first base and one out and grounded into an inning-ending double play. He came to the plate in the fourth with runners at first and second with one away and grounded into a forceout as Ugueto reached first to thwart the double play attempt.

The right-handed hitter came up to bat in the sixth with one away and runners at first and second and lined a sharp single to load the bases, though back-to-back strikeouts left all three runners on base. Ugueto is batting .327 in the Arizona Fall League. On defense, he committed a throwing error.

Carpenter took the mound in the top of the seventh and the final inning with Glendale down 7-1.

D.J. Carpenter

The right-hander retired his first two hitters on a groundout to the shortstop and a popout to the catcher. He then issued a walk and a single to put runners at the corners.

Carpenter yielded a second consecutive single which brought one Saguaro home, with a second scoring on the play via a throwing error. The 25-year-old secured a swinging strikeout on three pitches to end the frame. Carpenter threw one inning and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits, one walk, and one strikeout. He threw 14 pitches, eight for strikes, and holds an AFL ERA of 10.80.

No other Cardinals saw action in the game.

Glendale Desert Dogs vs. Surprise Saguaros (canceled)

The second game on the schedule for the Desert Dogs and Saguaros for Sunday was canceled.

Glendale is 6-15 on the season. They are off on Monday and will play a home contest with the Peoria Javelinas on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: vs. Peoria Javelinas. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – November 2, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs were walked-off by the Mesa Solar Sox in Saturday’s AFL action. Travis Honeyman started in center field and tallied a hit.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Saturday, November 1.

Glendale Desert Dogs 9 at Mesa Solar Sox 10

The Glendale Desert Dogs lost in walk-off fashion to the Mesa Solar Sox on Saturday.

Travis Honeyman was the lone St. Louis Cardinals prospect to play in the contest. He patrolled center field and hit seventh in the lineup.

Travis Honeyman

Honeyman went 1-for-5 in the game. His first at-bat came with a runner at first and one away in the top of the first inning. He grounded into a double play to end the frame. The 24-year-old stepped into the batter’s box with runners at first and second with one out, and moved both runners into scoring position on a soft groundout to the catcher.

Honeyman led-off the sixth inning with a single, but it was erased as the next hitter grounded into a double play. The right-handed hitter grounded into a forceout in the eighth, but reached first base to break the double-play attempt. In the ninth, Honeyman stepped to the plate with a runner at second and one out and popped out to the second baseman, with the Solar Sox getting the forceout at second for a double play.

No other Cardinals saw action in the game.

Glendale is 6-14 on the season. They will play a home contest with the Surprise Saguaros on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: vs. Surprise Saguaros. RHP Hyun-Seok Jang (1-0, 7.71) vs. TBA. 1:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 31, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Scottsdale Scorpions in Thursday’s AFL action. Right-hander Chen-Wei Lin started his fourth game on the mound. D.J. Carpenter pitched the eighth inning in his sixth relief outing.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Thursday, October 30.

Glendale Desert Dogs 5 at Scottsdale Scorpions 10

The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Scottsdale Scorpions in a road contest on Thursday.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated. Chen-Wei Lin started his fourth game on the mound for the Desert Dogs. D.J. Carpenter made his sixth relief appearance.

Lin started for Glendale. He issued a lead-off walk and back-to-back singles to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first inning. The right-hander recorded his first out via a sacrifice fly to allow a run to score. Lin yielded his third single of the inning before inducing a flyout and a strikeout with the bags full to limit the damage.

Chen-Wei Lin

Lin was greeted roughly in the second inning, as he allowed a home run to the first batter of the frame. The next hitter reached on an infield single. The 23-year-old recorded his second backwards K of the game and a flyout. Looking to secure the final out of the inning, Lin threw a wild pitch and the catcher committed an error to allow a runner to advance from first base to third base. Lin hit a batter to put runners at the corners. The right-hander surrendered a triple to bring both runners home and a wild pitch brought Scottsdale’s fifth run home. Lin recorded a swinging strikeout to end the frame and was lifted for a fresh arm in the third. The right-hander pitched two innings and allowed five runs on six hits, one walk, and three strikeouts, as his ERA rose to 8.68. He threw 47 pitches, 27 for strikes.

With Glendale down 7-5 in the bottom of the eighth, Carpenter took the mound in relief as he looked to keep the game close.

D.J. Carpenter

The right-hander gave up a lead-off double. He retired the next batter via a groundout, with the runner moving to third base on the play. Carpenter allowed a single for a run to come home and followed with a walk and another single for a second runner to cross home plate. Carpenter secured the second out of the frame via a strikeout. Carpenter yielded another single to bring a third runner home in the frame. He recorded a backwards K to end the inning. Carpenter pitched one inning and allowed three earned runs on four hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. He threw 25 pitches, 17 for strikes.

No other Cardinals saw action in the game.

Glendale is 5-13 on the season and will play a home contest with the Peoria Javelinas on Friday. Darlin Saladin is slated to make his first start of his Arizona Fall League season.

Darlin Saladin

Friday’s game: vs. Peoria Javelinas. RHP Darlin Saladin (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Dylan Questad (0-1, 21.00) 3:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 27, 2025

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In Sunday AFL action, the Glendale Desert Dogs snapped their six-game losing skid with a 10-4 win over the Salt River Rafters. Miguel Ugueto was 3-for-4 with two RBI to raise his batting average to .341 and RBI total to 10. D.J. Carpenter turned in a scoreless relief outing.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Sunday, October 26.

Glendale Desert Dogs 10, Salt River Rafters 4

The Glendale Desert Dogs bested the Salt River Rafters on Sunday, ending their losing streak at six games.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated. Miguel Ugueto started in right field and batted ninth. D.J. Carpenter pitched in relief.

Miguel Ugueto

Ugueto went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two runs scored, and two RBI. Ugueto took his first trip to the plate in the bottom of the second inning with a runner at third with nobody out and lined an RBI single. He was then picked off at first base.

Ugueto stepped into the right-handed hitter’s box in the fourth with a man on third base and one out and legged out an infield single for his second RBI. He advanced to second on a walk, stole third, and came home on a wild pitch.

The 23-year-old flied out to right field in the sixth and led off the home eighth with a single, his third hit. Ugueto advanced to second via a wild pitch, moved to third on a flyout, and came home for Glendale’s 10th run on a sacrifice fly. Ugueto raised his batting average in the AFL to .341 and has 10 RBI in the AFL after the strong performance.

D.J. Carpenter

Carpenter took the mound in the top of the fifth inning with runners at second and third base, looking for one out to strand both. The right-hander notched a strikeout with five fastballs to neutralize the threat and was lifted for a new arm in the sixth. Carpenter recorded one out without a run allowed on no hits, no walks, and a strikeout. He threw five pitches, four for strikes, lowering his AFL ERA to 6.00.

Glendale tallied five hits with runners in scoring position, two from Ugueto, in the victory.

Glendale is 4-11 on the season. They are off Monday and will play a road contest with the Mesa Solar Sox on Tuesday.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 26, 2025

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In Saturday AFL action, the Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Peoria Javelinas by a score of 11-2. Travis Honeyman returned to the lineup and Graysen Tarlow also started. Tyler Bradt threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Saturday, October 25.

Glendale Desert Dogs 2, Peoria Javelinas 11

The Glendale Desert Dogs were routed by the Peoria Javelinas on Saturday.

Three St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated in the game. Travis Honeyman batted fifth and manned center field. Graysen Tarlow started at catcher and hit eighth. Tyler Bradt pitched in relief.

Travis Honeyman

Honeyman went 0-for-4 in his first game back after a hit by pitch to the knee suffered on the 16th. He came to the plate with runners at first and second base with one out in the home first and grounded into a forceout, beating the throw to first base to avoid the double play. He did not score.

Honeyman led off the fourth inning and struck out swinging. The outfielder flied out in the sixth and lined out to center field in the eighth to lower his AFL average to .100.

Graysen Tarlow

Tarlow was 1-for-4 in the contest. The right-handed hitter grounded out to third base in his first at-bat in the second inning. He led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to left field, though he was retired on a double play ball from the following hitter. Tarlow lined out to end the seventh and flied out in the ninth. The catcher is hitting .200 in the AFL.

Tyler Bradt

Bradt took the mound in the top of the seventh inning. He issued a four-pitch walk to his first batter but rebounded with a strikeout on a 97-mph fastball to his next hitter. The right-hander induced a groundball on a 2-0 count for a double play to secure a scoreless seventh inning. Bradt threw one scoreless frame on no hits, one walk, and one strikeout. He threw 12 pitches, just four for strikes while lowering his AFL ERA to 8.10.

No other Cardinals saw action in Saturday’s game.

Glendale is 3-11 on the season and will play a home contest with the Salt River Rafters on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: vs. Salt River Rafters. LHP Jakob Wright (0-1, 19.29) vs. RHP Luis Perales (0-0, 6.75) 7:00 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 24, 2025

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On Thursday, the Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Salt River Rafters by a score of 16-6. With two hits, Miguel Ugueto raised his batting average to .297. Chen-Wei Lin struggled in his third AFL start. Darlin Saladin threw three scoreless innings of relief with six strikeouts.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Thursday, October 24.

Glendale Desert Dogs 6 at Salt River Rafters 16

The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Salt River Rafters in a road contest on Thursday.

Four St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated. Miguel Ugueto started in right field and batted sixth. Chen-Wei Lin made his third AFL start on the mound. Darlin Saladin and Randel Clemente pitched in relief.

Miguel Ugueto

Batting sixth, Ugueto went 2-for-5. In his first at-bat in the top of the second inning, the right-handed hitter struck out. Ugueto lined a single in the third inning but was picked off at first base. In the fifth, he grounded out to the pitcher. The 23-year-old singled in the seventh and flied out to end the game.

Lin started for Glendale. He allowed a lead-off double and a single to put runners at the corners. Following a stolen base to put a second runner in scoring position, Lin induced a lineout to prevent a run from scoring. Lin’s first earned run came home on a passed ball, but a strikeout and a groundout prevented any further damage.

Chen-Wei Lin

In the second inning, Lin issued a lead-off walk and threw a wild pitch to put a runner at second base with no outs. Lin gave up a double for a second run. The right-hander recorded the first out of the frame via a groundout, with the runner taking third base on the play. The right-hander’s third earned run scored on an RBI-single, and back-to-back stolen bases and an error on the catcher allowed a fourth run to score, the third of the inning.

Continuing in the second, Lin walked his second batter of the frame and threw a wild pitch for another runner to reach scoring position. He struck out the following batter and was removed from the game for a fresh arm after securing the second out of the second inning. A final run charged to Lin scored when a reliever was pitching.

Lin pitched a total of 1 ⅔ innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on four hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. He threw 52 pitches, 29 for strikes, plus two wild pitches, and took the loss in his first rough outing of the AFL season.

Darlin Saladin

Saladin’s relief outing began in the fourth inning with his club down 9-5. He retired his first hitter on a flyout and then gave up a single. Saladin induced a flyout and a strikeout for a scoreless frame. The right-hander struck out the side in order in the fifth.

In the sixth, Saladin retired the first batter on a flyout and yielded a single. His third scoreless inning was secured with back-to-back strikeouts to end a dominant relief outing. Saladin threw three scoreless innings on two hits, no walks, and six strikeouts. He threw 44 pitches, 29 for strikes.

Randel Clemente

With Glendale down 15-6 in the bottom of the eighth, Clemente entered in relief, looking to record the final out of the inning. He allowed a single for the 16th Rafters run to score and struck out a batter in his lone out recorded in the contest. Clemente pitched ⅓ of an inning and allowed no runs on one hit, no walks, and a strikeout. He threw nine pitches, six for strikes.

Cardinals pitchers account for nine of Glendale’s 10 strikeouts in the game.

Glendale is 3-10 on the season. They are off Friday and will play a home contest with the Peoria Javelinas on Saturday.

Saturday’s game: vs. Peoria Javelinas, RHP Luke Sinnard (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Rhett Lowder (1-0, 2.25) 5:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 20, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs were routed by the Salt River Rafters by a score of 11-3. Miguel Ugueto went 2-for-4 with two RBI. D.J. Carpenter recorded one out and yielded two runs. Randel Clemente pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Sunday, October 19.

Glendale Desert Dogs 3, Salt River Rafters 11

The Glendale Desert Dogs were routed by the Salt River Rafters in a home game played at Goodyear Ballpark on Sunday.

Three St. Louis Cardinals prospects played. Miguel Ugueto started in right field and batted sixth. D.J. Carpenter and Randel Clemente each took the mound in relief.

Miguel Ugueto

Ugueto was 2-for-4 with two RBI. He stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the first inning with the bases loaded and two outs, the Desert Dogs down 2-0, and lined a two-run single to tie the game. Ugeuto singled in the third inning with two outs but was picked off first base. The right-handed hitter struck out in the sixth and grounded into a double play in the eighth.

D.J. Carpenter

With two runs already in to break the tie in the top of the fourth inning, Carpenter was called upon in relief with two outs and a runner at second base. The right-hander issued a walk to his first hitter. Both runners advanced into scoring position on a passed ball, and a Carpenter wild pitch allowed the inherited runner to score.

Carpenter then surrendered a two-run home run and followed with his second free pass of the inning. He struck out the next batter looking for his first and only out recorded to close the frame with five runs in, of which two were his responsibility and another was by an inherited runner. Carpenter yielded one hit, a home run, two walks and struck out one. He threw 21 pitches, just 10 for strikes.

Randel Clemente

With the Dogs down 10-3 to open the eighth, Randel Clemente took the mound. He allowed a lead-off single and induced a flyout by the next batter. Following a challenge on a strike two pitch, Clemente recorded a backwards K. The right-hander secured the final out via a lineout for a scoreless inning of relief. Clemente allowed one hit, no walks, and a strikeout. He threw 21 pitches, 14 for strikes.

No other Cardinals appeared in the game.

Glendale is 3-6 on the season. They are off Monday and will play a doubleheader on Tuesday with the Surprise Saguaros, as the AFL makes up a portion of postponed games due to Tropical Storm Priscilla.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 19, 2025

The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Mesa Solar Sox in seven innings by a score of 7-5. Cardinals Miguel Ugueto and Graysen Tarlow started and each went 0-for-3.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Saturday, October 18.

Glendale Desert Dogs 5, Mesa Solar Sox 7 (7 innings)

The Glendale Desert Dogs lost a close seven-inning contest to the Mesa Solar Sox on Saturday.

Two St. Louis Cardinals prospects participated. Miguel Ugueto started in center field and batted fifth. Graysen Tarlow started at catcher and hit eighth.

Miguel Ugueto

Ugueto went 0-for-3. He led off the bottom of the second inning and grounded out to the shortstop. The right-handed hitter grounded into a double play in the fourth and struck out with two runners in scoring position in the sixth. Despite the hitless outing, Ugueto holds a .286 average in the AFL.

Graysen Tarlow

Tarlow was also 0-for-3. The catcher was called out on strikes in his first at-bat in the third. Tarlow flied out to right field in the fifth and grounded out to second base in the seventh and final inning.

No other Cardinals saw action in the game.

Glendale is 3-5 on the season and will play a home contest with the Salt River Rafters on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: vs. Salt River Rafters (at Goodyear Ballpark), RHP Hyun-Seok Jang (0-0, 13.50) vs. RHP Luis Perales (0-0, 2.70) 3:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 17, 2025

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The Glendale Desert Dogs dropped a close contest to the Scottsdale Scorpions by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Travis Honeyman was 0-for-2 with an RBI and Miguel Ugueto scored a run. Randel Clemente pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Graysen Tarlow was 1-for-3 plus a walk.

Results for the Arizona Fall League Game played on Thursday, October 16.

Glendale Desert Dogs 3 at Scottsdale Scorpions 5

The Glendale Desert Dogs dropped a tight contest to the Scottsdale Scorpions on Thursday.

Four St. Louis Cardinals prospects played. Travis Honeyman started in left field and hit second. Miguel Ugueto entered the game in the fifth inning for Honeyman. Graysen Tarlow started at catcher and batted ninth. Reliever Randel Clemente threw a scoreless inning.

Travis Honeyman

Honeyman went 0-for-2 with an RBI and a stolen base. With a runner at third base and nobody out in the top of the first, Honeyman grounded out in his first at-bat and was unable to bring the runner home.

In the third, Honeyman reached on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second base on the play via an error. Honeyman picked up an RBI as Tarlow scored on the play. He stole third base, but he was unable to cross home plate. The right-handed hitter was hit by a pitch in the fifth, and he was lifted for a pinch-runner in Ugueto.

Miguel Ugueto

Ugueto was 0-for-1 with a run scored. The outfielder entered in the fifth inning to run at second base for Honeyman and scored on a single for Glendale’s third run of the game. He grounded into a double play in the sixth and was hit by a pitch in the ninth but did not score. Ugeuto took over duties in left field for the final four innings.

Graysen Tarlow

Tarlow went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. The catcher hit a lead-off single in the third inning, his first at-bat of the game, and came around to score. Tarlow lined out in the fourth, walked in the sixth, and struck out in the eighth.

Randel Clemente

Clemente took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning and retired the Scorpions in order. The right-hander recorded his first out via a flyout, the second on a lineout, and recorded a strikeout to end the frame. Clemente threw 12 pitches, six for strikes.

No other Cardinals saw action in the game.

Glendale is 2-4 on the season and will play the Surprise Saguaros on Friday. Chen-Wei Lin is slated to start for Glendale in his second AFL outing.

Friday’s game: at Surprise Saguaros. RHP Chen-Wei Lin (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Logan Martin (0-0, 0.00) 3:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 12, 2025

The Arizona Fall League contest between the Scottsdale Scorpions and the Glendale Desert Dogs scheduled for Saturday, October 11, was cancelled due to inclement weather associated with Tropical Storm Priscilla.

Glendale Desert Dogs vs. Scottsdale Scorpions (cancelled)

Saturday’s game between the Glendale Desert Dogs and the Scottsdale Scorpions, part of a scheduled AFL Triple-Header day in Tucson, was cancelled due to inclement weather expected with Tropical Storm Priscilla. It was the second consecutive day of washed out action in the Arizona Fall League.

Looking ahead, Sunday’s home game between the Desert Dogs and the Surprise Saguaros has been canceled for the same reason. Monday will remain a scheduled off day for the six-team AFL.

Glendale’s season is scheduled to resume on Tuesday in a road contest with the Salt River Rafters. The Desert Dogs are 1-2 on the season.

Tuesday’s game: at Salt River Rafters. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is slated for 1:30 PM Arizona time, 2:30 PM CT.

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Cardinals Arizona Fall League Notebook – October 10, 2025

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On Thursday, the Glendale Desert Dogs picked up their first win of the 2025 Arizona Fall League season, 13-7 over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Five Cardinals participated. Miguel Ugueto hit a three-run home run and Chen-Wei Lin tossed two scoreless innings in his first AFL start.

Arizona Fall League game results for Thursday, October 9.

Glendale Desert Dogs 13, Scottsdale Scorpions 7

The Glendale Desert Dogs bested the Scottsdale Scorpions at Camelback Ranch on Thursday. Their first home game was also their first win in three games in the young season.

Due to impending inclement weather in the area, this previously scheduled evening contest was moved to an afternoon game.

Five St. Louis Cardinals participated in the win. Chen-Wei Lin started on the mound for Glendale before Darlin Saladin and Tyler Bradt pitched in relief. Miguel Ugueto started in left field and batted second. Graysen Tarlow hit eighth as the catcher.

Miguel Ugueto

Ugueto singled, walked, scored twice and hit a three-run home run in his first game of the AFL season. In the first inning, Ugueto struck out swinging. In the second frame, Ugueto crushed a three-run home run to widen Glendale’s lead to 6-0.

Ugueto singled in the fourth inning to bring home a run but was not credited with an RBI. The left fielder walked in the fifth, popped out on the infield fly rule in the sixth, and flied out in the eighth.

Graysen Tarlow

Tarlow was 1-for-3 with an RBI. The catcher began his outing by throwing the first baserunner of the game out at second base from behind the dish on a steal attempt. He lined a one-out single in the second inning and was thrown out at home. Tarlow struck out in his second trip to the plate (in the third) and was hit by a pitch to load the bases in the fourth, but did not cross home plate. The right-handed hitter popped out in foul territory in the sixth and drove in a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly in his final plate appearance.

Chen-Wei Lin

Starting pitcher Lin walked the first batter he faced, but it was neutralized by Tarlow’s caught stealing. The right-hander issued a second consecutive walk and allowed a double to put two in scoring position with one out. Lin struck out the next two hitters to escape the jam.

In the second inning, Lin began with his third strikeout, but then issued his third walk. Lin followed with another strikeout and induced a groundout to end his outing. The right-hander threw 57 pitches, 29 for strikes.

Darlin Saladin

Darlin Saladin entered the contest in the fourth inning. He secured two quick groundouts before issuing a walk, a wild pitch, and a second walk to put two on base with two outs. Saladin evaded the threat with the third groundout of the frame.

In the fifth, Saladin once more retired his first two batters, via a groundout and a strikeout before getting into trouble again. He allowed a single and threw a wild pitch to put the runner in scoring position before escaping the threat with his second strikeout.

The right-hander threw two scoreless innings on one hit, two walks, and two strikeouts. He threw 52 pitches, 28 for strikes.

Tyler Bradt

Tyler Bradt entered in relief of Saladin in the sixth inning. He struck out the first batter but then issued three consecutive walks to load the bags. The right-hander secured a swinging strikeout for the second out and induced a groundout to escape the jam.

Bradt threw one scoreless frame on no hits, three walks, and two strikeouts. He threw 30 pitches, 13 for strikes.

Glendale jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the second inning and never trailed, as the lineup drew 11 walks and was 8-for-16 (.500) with runners in scoring position. The Desert Dogs’ pitching staff recorded 13 strikeouts collectively.

Glendale is 1-2 on the season and will play the Surprise Saguaros at home on Friday.

Friday’s game: vs. Surprise (3-0) RHP Luke Sinnard (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jesus Broca (0-0, 0.00) 3:30 PM CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 22, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 1-1 on Sunday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield’s Pete Hansen, pitched five innings of one-run ball in his Double-A playoff debut. Other standouts include Matt Lloyd, Mike Antico, Aaron Wilkerson, JJ Wetherholt, and Jeremy Rivas.

Results for games played on Sunday, September 21.

Memphis Redbirds 8, St. Paul Saints 3

 The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds bested the St. Paul Saints at AutoZone Park and concluded their 2025 season with a series win on Sunday.

Aaron Wilkerson started for Memphis. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed one run on two hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. Wilkerson earned his seventh win of the year.

Aaron Wilkerson

Left-hander Oddanier Mosqueda tossed a scoreless sixth inning in relief of Wilkerson. Skylar Hales yielded a run over two innings of work. Lefty Nick Raquet gave up a run in the ninth, but held on to finish the game.

The Redbirds’ bats were hot early in a four-run bottom of the first inning.

JJ Wetherholt led-off the inning with a single. César Prieto legged out a bunt single to put two runners on base. Prieto and Wetherholt advanced to second and third, respectively, on a Matt Koperniak groundout. Blaze Jordan lined the third single of the frame to bring Wetherholt and Prieto home and put Memphis in front 2-0.

Blaze Jordan

Jordan stole second base and scored on Matt Lloyd’s eighth home run of the season, a two-run blast to double the lead to 4-0.

Matt Lloyd

The Saints scored a run in the top of the second, but the Redbirds took the run back in the home half of the frame.

Michael Siani was hit by a pitch and swiped second base. Siani swiped third base following a strikeout. Wetherholt reached first base on a fielder’s choice, with Siani out at home on the play. Prieto hit a single to move Wetherholt to second. Koperniak lined a single to plate Wetherholt and regain the Redbirds’ four-run lead at 5-1.

Matt Koperniak

Memphis added a run in the fourth inning.

Wetherholt crushed his 10th Triple-A home run, a solo shot, to extend the lead to 6-1.

JJ Wetherholt

St. Paul grabbed a run in the seventh. Memphis responded with a two-run eighth.

With two outs, Lloyd drew a walk and came home on Mike Antico’s seventh home run of 2025, the second two-run blast of the game, for an 8-2 Memphis lead.

Mike Antico

Memphis flexed their muscles with three home runs to secure their 80th win in the season finale.

The Redbirds scored eight runs on nine hits. Wetherholt was 2-for-3, including a home run and three runs scored. Lloyd walked, scored twice, and hit a home run for two RBI. Antico drove in two runs with a home run. Jordan singled, scored a run, and tallied two RBI. Koperniak was 2-for-4 with a run driven in.

On the bases, Jordan swiped his second bag with Memphis. Siani stole two bases to increase his season total to 28.

The Redbirds did not commit an error in the contest.

Memphis concluded their 2025 season with a record of 80-68 overall, and 39-36 in the second half. They finished 10 games behind Scranton in the International League and did qualify for the postseason. The 2025 season marked the first 80-win season for the Redbirds since 2018.

Springfield Cardinals 3, Midland RockHounds 6 (Championship Series Game One)

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals lost a close contest to the Midland RockHounds at Hammons Field in the first game of the Texas League Championship Series on Sunday.

Pete Hansen started for Springfield. The left-hander threw five innings and allowed one run on three hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Pete Hansen

Austin Love yielded a run over one inning in relief of Hansen. Lefty Michael Watson surrendered two runs on three hits and did not record an out, taking the loss. Luis Gastelum allowed an unearned run across 1 ⅔ innings. Mason Burns gave up an unearned run and recorded the final out of the eighth inning. Tyler Bradt tossed a scoreless ninth.

Midland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Springfield immediately tied the game in the home half of the frame.

Noah Mendlinger drew a walk. Joshua Baez lined a double to score Mendlinger and tie the game at one apiece.

Joshua Baez

The Cardinals moved ahead with a pair of runs in the second.

With two outs, Miguel Ugueto walked and Jeremy Rivas crushed a two-run home run to put Springfield in front 3-1.

Jeremy Rivas

The RockHounds plated a run in the sixth to move within a run and took a 6-3 lead after back-to-back two-run innings in the seventh and eighth. Springfield looked to rally in the bottom of the ninth, down to their final three outs.

Dakota Harris led-off the frame with a single. Ugueto grounded into a forceout, with Harris out at second and Ugueto to first. With two outs, Ugueto moved to second base on defensive indifference and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jon Jon Gazdar walked and took second base on defensive indifference to put two runners in scoring position with the tying run at the plate. The threat fell short with a strikeout to end the game.

Springfield scored three runs on seven hits. Rivas hit a home run for two RBI. Baez doubled and drove in a run. Gazdar was 2-for-4 with a walk. Harris, Ugueto, and Leonardo Bernal each singled. The lineup was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

On the bases, Baez swiped third base for his second postseason steal.

On defense, third baseman Ramon Mendoza committed a fielding error. Second baseman Gazdar made a throwing error.

Springfield is 2-1 in the postseason, and 0-1 in the Championship Series. The Cardinals will look to win the series on the road, as Midland will host the remainder of the best-of-three series at Momentum Bank Ballpark in Midland, Texas, which resumes Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game (Championship Series Game Two): at Midland (ATH), LHP Ixan Henderson (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBA. 6:30 PM CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 21, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 0-1 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 1B Blaze Jordan, crushed his seventh home run with the Redbirds. Other standouts include Brody Moore, Gerson Moreno, and Mike Antico.

Results for Saturday, September 20.

Memphis Redbirds 3, St. Paul Saints 11

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds fell to the St. Paul Saints at AutoZone Park on Saturday.

Zach Plesac started for the Redbirds. The right-hander pitched 2 ⅔ innings and allowed three runs on four hits, four walks, and two strikeouts. Plesac took the loss.

Gerson Moreno fired 2 ⅓ hitless, scoreless innings in relief of Plesac.

Gerson Moreno

Anthony Veneziano surrendered four runs in 1 ⅓ frames. Andre Granillo recorded two outs without allowing a run. Osvaldo Berrios yielded four runs, three earned, across 1 ⅓ innings. Oddanier Mosqueda secured the final two outs of the ninth.

The Redbirds scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning.

With two outs, Mike Antico walked. Brody Moore hit his first triple with the Redbirds to bring Antico home and put Memphis in front 1-0.

Brody Moore

The Saints responded with a three-run third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Memphis moved within a run in the fifth.

Noah Mendlinger led-off the frame with his second triple with Memphis. Mendlinger crossed home plate on a Matt Koperniak groundout to bring the Redbirds within a run at 3-2.

St. Paul erupted for back-to-back two-run innings in the sixth and seventh, three runs in the eighth, and one more run in the ninth to move ahead 11-2. Down to their final three outs, Memphis looked for a big rally in the home ninth.

Blaze Jordan crushed a solo home run, his seventh with the Redbirds, to trim the lead to 11-3.

Blaze Jordan

Memphis was unable to rally further in the loss.

The Redbirds scored three runs on nine hits. Jordan hit a solo home run. Moore walked, tripled, and scored a run. Mendlinger tripled and scored a run. César Prieto hit his 35th double of the season. Mike Antico was 2-for-3 with a run scored, the lone Redbird with a multi-hit game. The lineup was just 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

The Redbirds did not steal a base in the contest.

On defense, shortstop Prieto committed a fielding error. Pitcher Plesac picked a runner off first base. Catcher Gavin Collins also picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 79-68 overall, and 38-36 in the second half. They will look to secure the series win in the final game of their season on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: vs. St. Paul, RHP Aaron Wilkerson (6-3, 3.96) vs. RHP Andrew Morris (4-5, 3.69) 1:05 PM CT.

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The Cardinals will host the first game at Hammons Field and play the remainder of the best-of-three series on the road. Lefty Pete Hansen is slated to start Game One.

Pete Hansen

Springfield enters the finals with momentum following a 2-0 sweep in the North Division Series over Tulsa.

The S-Cards finished in first place in both the first and second halves of the regular season, winning 43 and 45 games, respectively. Their 88 total wins set a new franchise record and were 22 more than Midland, which finished six games under .500.

As their record suggests, the Rockhounds were up and down in 2025. Midland won the first half South Division title but went just 27-42 in the second half. Still, they dispatched second half division winner Amarillo in two games in the first round and hold the home field advantage.

There will be a new Texas League winner as the defending champion Arkansas Travelers did not make the 2025 playoffs.

Sunday’s game (Championship Series Game One): vs. Midland (ATH), LHP Pete Hansen (8-5, 3.93) vs. RHP Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (6-11, 4.08) 1:05 PM CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 19, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 2-0 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield’s Brycen Mautz, pitched five scoreless innings with four strikeouts and earned the win in the Division Series clincher. Other standouts include Carlos Linarez, Curtis Taylor,  Mike Antico, Miguel Ugueto, and Luis Gastelum.

Results for games played on Thursday, September 18. 

Memphis Redbirds 10, St. Paul Saints 4

 The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds soundly defeated the St. Paul Saints at AutoZone Park on Thursday.

Curtis Taylor made his 24th start for the Redbirds, his 31st game overall. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed one run on three hits, two walks, and five strikeouts. Taylor earned his 10th win, extending his career-high.

Curtis Taylor

Left-hander Anthony Veneziano tossed a scoreless sixth frame in relief of Taylor. Skylar Hales followed with a shutout seventh. Nick Raquet surrendered three runs in one inning of work. Osvaldo Berrios finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Saints struck first with a run in the top of the third inning. The Redbirds answered with two runs in the home half of the frame.

Brody Moore singled and advanced to second base on a fielding error. With two outs, Carlos Linarez hit a two-run home run, his first hit and home run at the Triple-A level, to put Memphis in front 2-1.

The Redbirds added a pair of runs in the fourth.

Blaze Jordan legged out an infield single to begin the frame and moved to second base on a Matt Koperniak groundout. Gavin Collins lined a single to move Jordan to third and put runners at the corners. Mike Antico connected for a single to score Jordan, with Collins to third base and Antico to second base on the play via a throwing error.

Mike Antico

Collins crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly from Moore for a 4-1 Memphis lead.

The Redbirds stretched the lead further in a three-run fifth frame.

Linarez drew a lead-off walk. JJ Wetherholt grounded into a forceout, with Linarez out at second and Wetherholt to first. Wetherholt moved to second base on a wild pitch. Jordan took a two-out walk. Koperniak hit a bloop-single to plate Wetherholt for the Redbirds’ fifth run, with Jordan to third on the play.

Matt Koperniak

Collins reached base on a fielding error, with Jordan home on the play as the sixth Memphis run. Antico brought Koperniak home with a single to widen the lead to 7-1.

Memphis plated a run in the sixth, the fourth consecutive inning with a run scored.

Linarez crushed his second home run of the game, a solo shot, to put the Redbirds ahead 8-1.

Carlos Linarez

St. Paul scored three in the eighth inning to trim the lead to 8-4. Memphis took two runs back in the bottom of the eighth and moved into double digits in the run column.

Wetherholt and César Prieto began the frame with back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners. Jordan grounded into a double play, with Wetherholt home for a 9-4 lead. Koperniak followed with a single. Collins walked. Antico hit his third single of the game to score Koperniak and extend the lead to 10-4.

Memphis was 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position in the victory.

The Redbirds scored 10 runs on 14 hits. Linarez was 2-for-3, including a walk, two home runs, and three RBI. Antico was 3-for-5 with three RBI. Moore went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. Koperniak singled twice, scored twice, and drove in a run. Eight of nine Redbirds hitters recorded at least one hit.

Memphis did not record a stolen base or an error in the victory.

Memphis is 79-66 overall, and 38-34 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. St. Paul, RHP Max Rajcic (3-6, 4.77) vs. LHP Connor Prielipp (0-9, 3.99) 7:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 3, Tulsa Drillers 0 (Division Series Game Two, seven innings)

Following a three hour, ten minute rain-delayed start, the Double-A Springfield Cardinals advanced to the Texas League Championship Series with a shutout win over the Tulsa Drillers at Hammons Field on Thursday.

Brycen Mautz started for Springfield. The left-hander threw five scoreless innings on four hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. Mautz earned the win.

Brycen Mautz

Luis Gastelum fanned three across two shutout frames and collected his first save of the postseason.

Luis Gastelum

The Cardinals broke the scoreless tie with a three-run bottom of the fourth inning.

Zach Levenson lined a double. Dakota Harris singled to put runners at the corners. Miguel Ugueto followed with a single to score Levenson and put Springfield in front 1-0.

Miguel Ugueto

Jeremy Rivas drew a walk, but a throwing error on ball four allowed Ugueto to move to third and Harris to score the second run of the game.

Jon Jon Gazdar grounded into a force out, with Rivas out at second, Gazdar to first, and Ugueto home for a 3-0 Cardinals lead.

The Cardinals did not allow a hit with runners in scoring position in the seven-inning series-clinching win.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits. Ugueto was 3-for-3, including a double, a run scored, and an RBI. Levenson doubled and scored a run. Chase Davis doubled. Gazdar walked and recorded an RBI. Harris singled and scored a run.

On the bases, Joshua Baez swiped his first bag of the playoffs.

On defense, right fielder Ugueto robbed extra-bases with a sliding grab in the second inning.

Center fielder Davis recorded an outfield assist at home plate.

Springfield is 2-0 in the postseason following the sweep of Tulsa. They are off Friday and Saturday, and will play Game One of the best-of-three Texas League Championship Series against the Midland Rock Hounds at Hammons Field on Sunday.

Sunday’s game (Championship Series Game One): vs. Midland (ATH). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 15, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 2-0 on Sunday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Springfield’s Chen-Wei Lin, pitched four no-hit innings and tied a career-high nine strikeouts. Other standouts include Noah Mendlinger, Joshua Baez, Dakota Harris, and Edwin Nuñez.

Results for games played on Sunday, September 14.

Memphis Redbirds 4 at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2 (12 innings)

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds won in extra innings over the Jacksonville Jumbo in the final road game of the Redbirds’ 2025 season.

Zach Plesac started his 13th game for Memphis. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.

Zach Plesac

Gerson Moreno threw a scoreless sixth inning in relief of Plesac. Left-hander Oddanier Mosqueda fanned two in a shutout seventh frame. Andre Granillo fired a scoreless eighth. Nick Raquet pitched two shutout frames. Skylar Hales struck out two in a shutout 11th inning and collected his fifth win. Alex Cornwell tossed a scoreless 12th frame with two strikeouts and picked up his first save of the season, the fourth in his career.

Alex Cornwell

Jacksonville took a 2-0 lead with a run apiece in the second and third innings. Memphis tied the game in the fifth.

Noah Mendlinger was hit by a pitch and Brody Moore walked to put two on base. Mike Antico walked to load the bags with no outs. JJ Wetherholt drew a third consecutive walk to bring Mendlinger home and put Memphis in the run column at 2-1.

JJ Wetherholt

Moore crossed home plate on a César Prieto sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.

The Redbirds looked to grab the lead in the sixth. Andy Yerzy and Mendlinger hit back-to-back singles. Antico was plunked to load the bags with two outs, though a strikeout ended the threat.

The game stayed deadlocked at two to force extra innings. Memphis broke through in the top of the 12th inning.

Prieto began the inning at second base and Matt Koperniak was intentionally walked. Koperniak and Prieto advanced to second base and third base, respectively, on a Blaze Jordan flyout. Matt Lloyd was intentionally walked to load the bags. With two outs, Mendlinger lined a single to bring Prieto and Koperniak home and give Memphis their first lead of the game at 4-2.

Noah Mendlinger

The Redbirds’ bullpen fired seven shutout innings and allowed just one hit in the victory.

Memphis scored four runs on six hits. Mendlinger was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBI. Prieto was 2-for-5, including a triple for the team’s lone extra-base hit, one RBI, and a run scored. Wetherholt singled, walked twice, and tallied an RBI.

On the bases, Prieto was caught stealing second base.

On defense, catcher Yerzy made a throwing error.

Memphis is 76-66 overall, and 35-34 in the second half after taking two of six from Jacksonville. They reside in fifth place in the International League West Division, five games back of first. The Redbirds are off on Monday and will head home to AutoZone Park for a six-game set with the St. Paul Saints, the final series of their season, beginning Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: vs. St. Paul (MIN). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 7, San Antonio Missions 0  

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals blanked the San Antonio Missions at Hammons Field in the final game of their 2025 regular season.

Chen-Wei Lin started for Springfield. The right-hander pitched four scoreless, no-hit innings, tied a career-high with nine strikeouts, and issued two walks.

Chen-Wei Lin

Edwin Nuñez fanned four across 2 ⅔ shutout frames in relief of Lin and collected his third win. Zane Mills followed with 1 ⅓ scoreless innings. Randel Clemente finished the game with a scoreless ninth.

Springfield broke the scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Jon Jon Gazdar walked and scored on Joshua Baez’s 16th Double-A home run, a two-run blast, to put the Cardinals in front 2-0. This marked Baez’s third consecutive game with a home run.

Joshua Baez

Springfield broke the game open in a five-run seventh.

Trey Paige led-off the frame with a single. Jeremy Rivas was hit by a pitch and Graysen Tarlow walked to load the bags with no outs. Darlin Moquete was hit by a pitch to force Paige home for a 3-0 lead. Gazdar reached first on a forceout, with Moquete to second, Tarlow to third, and Rivas out at home. Ramon Mendoza brought Tarlow home with a sacrifice fly. Baez was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris lined a single to plate Moquete and Gazdar and extend the lead to 6-0, with Baez to second base on the play.

Dakota Harris

Miguel Ugueto followed with a single to bring Baez home and stretch the lead to 7-0, with Harris out at home on the play to end the frame.

Springfield did not allow a hit with runners in scoring position in the victory.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on two hits. Baez walked, scored twice, hit a home run, and drove in two runs. Harris singled and tallied two RBI. Ugueto singled and drove in a run. Paige was 3-for-4. Mendoza walked and drove in a run via a sacrifice fly.

The Cardinals did not steal a base nor commit an error in the contest.

Springfield finished their 2025 regular season at 88-50 overall, and 45-24 in the second half. They finished as Texas League North Division champions in both halves of the season as they won the second half division title by five games. The team’s 88 wins marked a franchise record.

The Cardinals are off on Monday and will travel to ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the first game of the Texas League Division Series on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: Division Series Game One –  at Tulsa (LAD). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch time is TBA.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 14, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 1-1 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day for the second consecutive day, Springfield OF Joshua Baez, was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Other standouts include Jack Ralston, Liam Doyle, Zach Levenson, and Leonardo Bernal.

Results for games played on Saturday, September 13. 

Memphis Redbirds 2 at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 11

 The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds were clobbered by the Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville on Saturday.

Max Rajcic started for Memphis. The right-hander pitched three innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. Rajcic took the loss.

Zack Weiss surrendered three runs over one inning in relief of Rajcic. Roddery Muñoz yielded a run in an inning of work. Osvaldo Berrios fanned three across 1 ⅔ scoreless innings. Jack Ralston struck out two over 1 ⅓ shutout frames.

The Redbirds plated the inaugural run in the top of the first inning. César Prieto hit his 31st double of the season. Blaze Jordan walked. Koperniak reached first base on a forceout play, with Prieto to third and Jordan out at second. Prieto crossed home plate via a wild pitch for a 1-0 Redbirds lead.

Jacksonville answered with five runs in the second and a pair of runs in the third to grab a 7-1 lead. Memphis chipped into the deficit with a run in the top of the fourth.

Matt Lloyd led-off the frame with a double. Lloyd moved to third base on a Noah Mendlinger flyout and scored on a wild pitch to trim the gap to 7-2.

The Jumbo Shrimp added three in the home fourth and a run in the fifth to extend the lead to 11-2. Memphis was unable to rally in the late innings.

The Redbirds scored two runs on four hits. Prieto was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Lloyd walked, doubled, and scored a run. Jordan drew two walks and singled. The lineup was 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and didn’t record an RBI, as both runs scored on wild pitches.

The Redbirds did not steal a base.

On defense, Mendlinger nailed a runner at second base from right field.

Memphis is 75-66 overall, and 34-34 in the second half. They will look to take the series finale on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: at Jacksonville, RHP Zach Plesac (1-7, 8.12) vs. TBA. 1:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 7, San Antonio Missions 4

 The Double-A Springfield Cardinals edged the San Antonio Missions at Hammons Field on Saturday.

Liam Doyle started for the Cardinals in his Double-A debut. The left-hander threw two scoreless innings on two hits, no walks, and three strikeouts.

Liam Doyle

Ricardo Velez struck out three and yielded a run across 2 ⅓ innings in relief of Doyle and collected his fifth win of 2025. Austin Love followed with 1 ⅔ shutout frames. Hunter Hayes tossed two scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts. Mason Burns allowed three runs in the ninth but held on to finish the game.

Springfield’s bats started hot with a four-run bottom of the first.

Jon Jon Gazdar drew a lead-off walk. Joshua Baez took a one-out walk to put two runners on base. Leonardo Bernal connected for a single to score Gazdar and put Springfield in front 1-0.

Leonardo Bernal

Chase Davis took the third free pass of the frame to load the bags. Zach Levenson lined a single to bring Baez and Bernal home and extend the lead to 3-0.

Zach Levenson

Trey Paige reloaded the bases with a walk. Levenson was picked off and caught stealing third base, but stayed in the rundown long enough for Davis to cross home on the play for a 4-0 lead before being tagged out to end the inning.

Springfield added a pair of runs in the second.

With two outs, rehabber Nolan Arenado was hit by a pitch and moved to second base via a wild pitch. Baez crushed his 15th Double-A home run, a two-run shot, for a 6-0 Cardinals lead.

Joshua Baez

San Antonio entered the run column in the fourth to move the score to 6-1. Springfield took the run back in the fifth.

Baez and Bernal hit back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners. Levenson drew a walk, with Baez home on the play via a passed ball to stretch the lead to 7-1.

Springfield held off a late San Antonio rally in the victory.

The Cardinals scored seven runs on six hits. Baez was 2-for-3, including a walk, two runs scored, a home run, and two RBI. Levenson walked twice, singled, and drove in two. Bernal was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. The lineup was 4-for-8 (.500) with runners in scoring position.

On the bases, Levenson was picked off second base and caught stealing third base.

The Cardinals turned two double plays in an errorless performance.

Springfield is 87-50 overall, and 44-24 in the second half. The Texas League North Division champions of both halves of the season will look to clinch the series win and take the final game of the regular season on Sunday, as they gear up for the postseason.

Sunday’s game: vs. San Antonio, RHP Chen-Wei Lin (0-2, 6.02) vs. LHP Jagger Haynes (3-4, 4.27) 1:05 PM CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 12, 2025

photo: First half champion Springfield Cardinals (P.J. Maigi)

The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 0-2 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Players of the Day, the Springfield Cardinals, clinched their division in both halves of the season for only the second time in franchise history. Player standouts include Mike Antico, César Prieto, Ramon Mendoza and Trey Paige.

Results for games played on Thursday, September 11.

Memphis Redbirds 3 at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 4

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds dropped a tight contest to the Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville on Thursday.

Quinn Mathews made his 23rd start for Memphis. The left-hander pitched five innings and allowed three runs on five hits, four walks, and two strikeouts. Mathews took the loss.

Osvaldo Berrios fanned a pair in a scoreless inning in relief of Mathews. Left-hander Alex Cornwell yielded a run in an inning. Jack Ralson worked a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts.

The Redbirds plated the first run of the game in the second inning. Gavin Collins singled. Michael Siani grounded into a force play, with Collins out at second. Siani swiped second and moved to third via a Brody Moore flyout. Mike Antico lined a single to bring Siani home.

Mike Antico

The Jumbo Shrimp grabbed a 4-1 lead with a two-run fourth and single runs in the fifth and seventh.

Down to their final three outs, Memphis rallied but fell just short. Moore singled and Antico doubled to put two runners in scoring position. César Prieto plated Moore and Antico on his 30th double of the season to bring the Redbirds within one at 4-3.

César Prieto

Torres was stranded at second base as the rally ended there.

The Redbirds scored three runs on 11 hits. Antico was 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Prieto doubled, walked, and drove in two. Wetherholt was 2-for-4 with a double plus a walk. Matt Lloyd singled twice.

On the basepaths, Siani swiped his 25th bag of the season. Antico was caught stealing second. Lloyd was picked off first.

On defense, first baseman Lloyd was charged with an error on a dropped foul ball. Pitcher Berrios picked a runner off first base.

Memphis is 74-65 overall, and 33-33 in the second half.

Friday’s game: at Jacksonville, RHP Curtis Taylor (9-4, 3.30) vs. RHP Morgan McSweeney (3-1, 1.98) 6:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 1, San Antonio Missions 5

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals fell to the San Antonio Missions at Hammons Field on Thursday, but still had reason to celebrate.

Ixan Henderson started his 25th game for Springfield. The left-hander threw 4 ⅓ innings and allowed two runs on four hits, two walks, and three strikeouts. Henderson took the loss.

Edwin Nuñez surrendered two runs across 2 ⅔ innings in relief. Randel Clemente yielded a run in the eighth. Austin Love fanned two in a shutout ninth.

San Antonio struck early with a two-run first and doubled the lead to 4-0 in the seventh.

Springfield entered the run column in the home seventh. Ramon Mendoza lined a single and moved to second on a Jeremy Rivas groundout. Trey Paige doubled to bring Mendoza home.

Ramon Mendoza

The Cardinals scored one run on six hits and was just 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

Mendoza was 2-for-3 with a run scored, the lone Cardinal with a multi-hit game. Paige walked, doubled, and drove in the team’s lone run. Nolan Arenado went 0-for-4 as the DH in the second game of his rehab assignment as he works to rejoin the big-league Cardinals. Brendan Donovan did not play.

The Cardinals did not steal a base.

On defense, Springfield turned two double plays in an errorless game.

Springfield is 85-50 overall, and 42-24 in the second half. They are in first place in the Texas League North Division.

When the Tulsa Drillers lost on Thursday, the Cardinals clinched the second half title in the Texas League North Division. This is the first time in 18 years and just the second time in franchise history (2007) that they won both halves of the season.

Congratulations to manager Patrick Anderson, the coaches, staff and players!

Friday’s game: vs. San Antonio, LHP Brycen Mautz (7-3, 3.04) vs. RHP Miguel Mendez (8-6, 3.01) 7:05 PM CT.

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St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 8, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 2-2 on Sunday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 2B Bryan Torres, was 3-for-5, including a double, a home run and four RBI. Other standouts include Tyler Bradt, Jesus Baez, Anyelo Encarnacion, Nelfy Ynfante, and Jalin Flores.

Results for games played on Sunday, September 7.

Memphis Redbirds 12, Rochester Red Wings 11

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds completed a seven-run comeback to win a slugfest over the Rochester Red Wings at AutoZone Park on Sunday.

Max Rajcic started for Memphis. The right-hander pitched 2 ⅔ innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

Alex Cornwell yielded a run across 2 ⅓ innings with three strikeouts in relief of Rajcic. Osvaldo Berrios followed with a shutout frame. Zack Weiss surrendered three runs over an inning of work and was tagged with a blown save. Skylar Hales gave up a run over one inning but picked up his third win. Roddery Muñoz collected his second save with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Red Wings surged out to a 7-0 lead after the top of the fifth inning.

Memphis responded with a seven-run home fifth. Matt Lloyd led off the inning with his seventh home run of the season.

Noah Mendlinger singled, Michael Siani walked and Mike Antico hit a single to load the bags. Bryan Torres scorched a double to bring Mendlinger and Siani home.

Bryan Torres

César Prieto lined a single to plate Antico for a 7-4 game, with Torres to third.

Matt Koperniak walked to load the bases. Blaze Jordan drew a bases-loaded walk to force Torres home. Lloyd took a second consecutive walk with the bags full to score Prieto. Koperniak crossed home plate on a Mendlinger sacrifice fly to tie the game at seven apiece.

Memphis grabbed the lead with a run in the sixth. Siani singled and stole second base. Torres connected for an RBI single to put Memphis ahead.

Rochester regained the lead at 10-8 with a three-run top of the seventh.

Memphis moved within one in the home half of the frame. Lloyd walked and stole second base on a strikeout. Gavin Collins lined a single to score Lloyd.

The Red Wings took the run back in the top of the eighth for an 11-9 lead.

Memphis reclaimed the lead in the home half of the frame. Torres smashed his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot.

Prieto singled and moved to third base on a Koperniak double. Prieto touched home plate on a wild pitch to tie the game at 11.

Jordan hit his 15th double of the season to bring Koperniak home and give the Redbirds a 12-11 lead.

Blaze Jordan

Memphis was 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position in their largest comeback win in 2025.

The Redbirds scored 12 runs on 12 hits. Torres was 3-for-5, including a double, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI. Lloyd walked twice, scored twice, hit a home run, and drove in two. Jordan walked, doubled, and tallied two RBI. Prieto was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI. Mendlinger and Collins drove in one run apiece.

On the bases, Siani swiped his 24th bag. Lloyd stole his sixth. Torres was picked off first base.

Defensively, pitcher Cornwell committed a pickoff error. Right fielder Koperniak made a fielding error. Siani nailed a runner at home plate from center field.

Memphis is 74-62 overall, and 33-30 in the second half after taking four of six from Rochester. They reside in fourth place in the International League West Division, four games back of first place. The Redbirds will travel to VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville, Florida, for a six-game set with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, starting Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: at Jacksonville (MIA), TBA vs. LHP Robby Snelling (7-7, 2.66) 6:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 2 at Northwest Arkansas Naturals 1 (10 innings)

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals’ franchise-best winning streak was snapped at 11 as they fell in extra-innings to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in Sunday’s road series finale.

In a bullpen game, Tyler Bradt started for Springfield. The right-hander pitched three innings and yielded one unearned run on three hits, no walks, and four strikeouts as he lowered his Double-A ERA to 1.56.

Tyler Bradt

Edwin Nuñez fired two shutout frames with a pair of strikeouts in relief of Bradt. Austin Love followed with two scoreless innings. Zane Mills fanned two across 2 ⅓ no-hit innings but allowed the winning run on a sac fly in the 10th inning, taking the loss.

The Naturals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Springfield tied the game in the top of the sixth. Ramon Mendoza and Jon Jon Gazdar singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Darlin Moquete lined a single to bring Mendoza home. Springfield was unable to capitalize further and stranded two runners in the sixth.

The Cardinals struggled to find a rhythm offensively but kept Northwest Arkansas off the board to force extra innings. Springfield was unable to score in the top of the 10th, and the Naturals walked off the win in the bottom of the frame.

The Cardinals scored one run on four hits, all singles. Moquete drove in the lone run for Springfield. Mendoza walked, scored a run, and recorded a hit. Trey Paige and Gazdar each tallied a hit.

On the bases, Moquete swiped his 18th bag.

On defense, right fielder Joshua Baez made a throwing error.

Springfield is 84-48 overall, and 41-22 in the second half after taking five of six at Northwest Arkansas. They hold a four-game lead in the Texas League North Division. The Cardinals will head home to Hammons Field to begin the final series of the regular season on Tuesday, six games with the San Antonio Missions, before the postseason begins.

Tuesday’s game: vs. San Antonio (SD). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM CT.

Peoria Chiefs 5 at Beloit Sky Carp 7

The High-A Peoria Chiefs dropped a close contest to the Sky Carp in Beloit in the final game of their season.

Darlin Saladin started for the Chiefs. The right-hander pitched 4 ⅔ innings and allowed three runs on five hits, one walk, and three strikeouts.

D.J. Carpenter surrendered two runs and recorded just two outs in relief of Saladin. Jason Savacool yielded two runs across 1 ⅔ frames. Domenic Picone tossed 1 ⅓ scoreless innings.

Beloit struck first with a run in the home first.

Peoria grabbed the lead with a three-run top of the second. Travis Honeyman was hit by a pitch and scored on a two-run blast from Jesus Baez, his fourth with the Chiefs.

Jesus Baez

Jose Cordoba was hit by a pitch and swiped second base. Anyelo Encarnacion doubled home Cordoba to move the Chiefs ahead 3-1.

Anyelo Encarnacion

The Sky Carp responded with four runs in the fifth to jump in front 5-3.

The Chiefs moved to within 5-4 in the sixth. Deniel Ortiz and Rainiel Rodriguez singled to put runners at the corners. Honeyman was hit for the second time in the game to load the bags. Baez grounded into a forceout, with Ortiz scoring.

The Chiefs tied the game at 5-5 in the seventh. Sammy Hernandez walked. Encarnacion reached on a fielder’s choice, with Hernandez safe at second base via a throwing error. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. Hernandez crossed home on a Won-Bin Cho groundout.

The Sky Carp scored a pair of runs in the home seventh to take a 7-5 lead. Peoria was unable to respond.

The Chiefs scored five runs on seven hits. Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Encarnacion went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Rodriguez and Ortiz singled. Cho recorded an RBI.

On the bases, Cordoba stole his fifth bag with Peoria. Baez was caught stealing second base. Ortiz was picked off first base.

On defense, shortstop Encarnacion committed a fielding error.

The Chiefs finished their 2025 season at 51-79 overall, and 25-40 in the second half. They ended the season in fifth place in the Midwest League West Division, 13 games back of first place, and did not qualify for the postseason.

Palm Beach Cardinals 4, Daytona Tortugas 2

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals edged the Daytona Tortugas at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in their 2025 season finale.

Nelfy Ynfante started for Palm Beach. The right-hander pitched five scoreless, no-hit innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. Ynfante earned his fifth win of 2025.

Nelfy Ynfante

Charles Harrison fanned four over two scoreless innings in relief of Ynfante. Alex Breckheimer followed with a shutout frame. Jovi Galvez allowed two runs in the ninth but held on to finish the game.

The Cardinals’ bats were hot early in a two-run bottom of the first inning. Chase Heath hit his first professional double and scored on Jalin Flores’ second career home run.

Jalin Flores

The Cardinals doubled the lead in the fourth. Matthew Miura singled. Ryan Weingartner reached base on a fielding error, with Miura to third. Cameron Nickens connected for a single to plate Miura. Nickens and Weingartner advanced on a Heriberto Caraballo groundout. Weingartner crossed home plate on a Jack Gurevitch sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 4-0.

Palm Beach held off a late Daytona rally to win the final game of the regular season.

The Cardinals scored four runs on 10 hits. Flores was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Nickens singled twice and drove in a run. Heath doubled and scored.

The Cardinals did not steal a base.

On defense, shortstop Flores committed a fielding error. Catcher Caraballo was charged with a passed ball.

Palm Beach concluded its 2025 season at 63-67 overall, 31-34 in the second half. They ended the second half in third place in the Florida State League East Division, 12 games back of first place and were eliminated from the postseason.

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St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 7, 2025

photo: Brandt Thompson (Peoria Chiefs)

The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 3-1 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria’s Brandt Thompson, threw four no-hit innings with nine strikeouts in a dominant long relief outing. Other standouts include Andy Yerzy, Curtis Taylor, Blaze Jordan, Jon Jon Gazdar, Luis Gastelum and Bernard Mack.

Results for games played on Saturday, September 6.

Memphis Redbirds 5, Rochester Red Wings 3

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds edged the Rochester Red Wings at AutoZone Park on Saturday.

Curtis Taylor started his 22nd game for Memphis. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits, three walks, and three strikeouts. Taylor earned his ninth win of the season, the 25th of his career.

Curtis Taylor

Lefty Anthony Veneziano threw a shutout frame in relief of Taylor. Fellow left-hander Oddanier Mosqueda fired two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Jack Ralston yielded two runs in the ninth, but held on to finish the game.

The Redbirds scored one run in the first inning. César Prieto drew a lead-off walk and came home on Matt Koperniak’s 17th double on the year.

The Redbirds extended the lead with a pair of runs in the second. Noah Mendlinger walked and scored on Andy Yerzy’s sixth home run of 2025, a two-run shot, for a 3-0 lead.

Andy Yerzy

Memphis moved ahead further with another pair of runs in the fourth. Michael Siani singled and swiped second base. Mike Antico and Prieto took back-to-back walks to load the bags. Blaze Jordan ripped his 14th double to bring Siani and Antico home and stretch the lead to 5-0.

Blaze Jordan

Memphis never trailed and held off a late Rochester rally in the victory.

The Redbirds scored five runs on seven hits. Yerzy drove in two with a home run. Jordan recorded a double and two RBI. Koperniak doubled home a run. Prieto walked twice, singled, and scored.

On the bases, Siani swiped his 23rd bag. Koperniak was picked off third base.

The Redbirds did not commit an error.

Memphis is 73-62 overall, and 32-30 in the second half. They will look to clinch the series with a win on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: vs. Rochester, RHP Max Rajcic (3-5, 3.95) vs. RHP Bryce Conley (4-8, 4.63) 1:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 3 at Northwest Arkansas Naturals 1 

The Double-A Springfield Cardinals extended their franchise-best winning streak to 11 as they edged the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Saturday night.

Brycen Mautz made his 24th start for Springfield. The left-hander threw six innings and allowed one run on four hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts.

Brycen Mautz

Randel Clemente fanned two in a scoreless seventh frame. Luis Gastelum struck out three and finished the game with two shutout innings as he collected his third win.

Northwest Arkansas broke the scoreless tie with a run in the home sixth.

Springfield immediately tied the game in the top of the seventh. Miguel Ugueto and Jeremy Rivas drew back-to-back walks then executed a double steal. Ramon Mendoza reached first base on a fielder’s choice, with Rivas to third and Ugueto out at home. Graysen Tarlow followed with a single to bring Rivas home.

The Cardinals jumped ahead with a two-run top of the ninth. Trey Paige and Mendoza walked. Tarlow advanced Mendoza and Paige with a sacrifice bunt. Jon Jon Gazdar came through with a single to plate Paige and Mendoza and move Springfield in front 3-1.

Jon Jon Gazdar

Springfield stranded 10 Naturals in their 11th straight victory.

The Cardinals scored three runs on seven hits, all singles. Gazdar recorded two RBI with the go-ahead hit. Tarlow drove in a run. Chase Davis went a perfect 3-for-3 with two walks. Ugueto and Leonardo Bernal each took two walks.

On the basepaths, Davis swiped his ninth bag. Rivas stole his 20th. Ugueto snagged third base for his ninth steal on the year. Davis was picked off first base.

Defensively, second baseman Gazdar committed a fielding error. Davis nailed a runner at home plate from right field.

Springfield improved their franchise-best record to 84-47 overall, and 41-21 in the second half. They lead the Texas League North Division by four games and will look to complete the road sweep over Northwest Arkansas on Sunday.

Sunday’s game: at Northwest Arkansas, TBA vs. RHP Ethan Bosacker (6-5, 4.23) 2:05 PM CT.

Peoria Chiefs 2 at Beloit Sky Carp 3 (10 innings)

The High-A Peoria Chiefs dropped a tight extra-inning contest to the Sky Carp in Beloit on Saturday, for their third consecutive loss.

Tanner Franklin started for Peoria. The first-year right-hander tossed 1 ⅔ scoreless innings on three hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Brandt Thompson

Zack Showalter threw 1 ⅓ shutout frames in relief of Franklin. Brandt Thompson dominated in long relief as he fired four no-hit innings with nine K’s. Left-hander Jack Findlay surrendered the tying runs in the ninth and the winning run in the 10th across 2 ⅔ frames, taking a blown save and the loss.

The Chiefs struck first with a run in the top of the second inning.  Rainiel Rodriguez hit his first double at the High-A level. With two outs, Ian Petrutz blooped a single to score Rodriguez.

Ian Petrutz

Peoria doubled the lead in the fourth. Deniel Ortiz singled and stole second base. Petrutz lined a single and swiped second base. Ortiz crossed home plate on a Tre Richardson groundout for a 2-0 Chiefs lead.

After stranding a runner in scoring position in the top of the ninth, the Sky Carp tied the game at two apiece in the home ninth to force extra innings. Peoria left two on base in the top of the 10th, and couldn’t hold on the home half of the frame.

The Chiefs scored two runs on just four hits. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Richardson tallied an RBI. Rodriguez doubled for the team’s lone extra-base hit and scored a run. Ryan Campos walked twice. The lineup was just 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position.

On the bases, Petrutz swiped his third bag. Ortiz stole his eighth with the Chiefs and was also picked off second base and caught stealing third base. Campos snagged his 15th.

On defense, pitcher Thompson picked a runner off first base. The Chiefs turned two double plays in an errorless outing.

Peoria is 51-78 overall, and 25-39 in the second half. The Chiefs will look to conclude their 2025 season with a win on Sunday, as they are eliminated from playoff contention.

Sunday’s game: at Beloit, RHP Darlin Saladin (3-5, 4.80) vs. RHP Brandon White (7-4, 3.93) 1:05 PM CT.

Palm Beach Cardinals 3, Daytona Tortugas 2

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals won a close contest over the Daytona Tortugas at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Saturday.

Liam Doyle, the #5 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, started for Palm Beach in his professional debut. The 21-year-old left-hander pitched 1 ⅔ innings and allowed one run on one hit, two walks, and three strikeouts. Doyle threw 42 pitches.

Liam Doyle

Fellow lefty Bernard Mack threw 4 ⅓ scoreless innings on three hits, three walks, and five strikeouts to collect his second win. Hunter Kublick followed with two shutout frames. Bruno Lopez allowed a run in the ninth, but held on to pick up his first save with Palm Beach.

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

Palm Beach grabbed the lead with a three-run bottom of the fifth. Jose Suarez doubled and scored on Chase Heath’s single. Heath took second base on a fielding error and moved to third base via a wild pitch. Luis Pino and Matthew Miura drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Trevor Haskins connected for a single to bring Heath home and Pino also scored on a throwing error.

Trevor Haskins

Palm Beach pitching did not allow a hit with runners in scoring position in the victory.

The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Heath was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Haskins singled and recorded the team’s lone RBI. Suarez tallied the lone Palm Beach extra-base hit, a double, and scored.

On the bases, Miura was caught stealing second base. Jalin Flores was picked off first base.

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

Palm Beach is 62-67 overall, and 30-34 in the second half. They will look to end their 2025 season with a win at home, as the team has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Sunday’s game: vs. Daytona, RHP Nelfy Ynfante (4-6, 4.87) vs. TBA. 11:30 AM CT.

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Cardinals Minor League Notebook – September 5, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 2-2 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria DH Rainiel Rodriguez, was 3-for-5 with four RBI in his High-A debut. Other standouts include Bryan Torres, Brody Moore, Dakota Harris, Ramon Mendoza, Leonardo Bernal, Deniel Ortiz and Trevor Haskins.

Results for games played on Thursday, September 4.

Memphis Redbirds 6, Rochester Red Wings 5

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds walked off the Rochester Red Wings at AutoZone Park on Thursday.

Aaron Wilkerson started his eighth game for Memphis. The right-hander threw five innings and allowed five runs on nine hits, no walks, and one strikeout.

Left-hander Anthony Veneziano threw a scoreless sixth in relief of Wilkerson. Zach Plesac tossed two hitless, scoreless innings in his first relief outing of the season. Lefty Nick Raquet fired a shutout ninth inning and collected his second win with Memphis.

The Redbirds pounced early with a five-run second inning. Matt Lloyd singled and scored on a Noah Mendlinger double.

Gavin Collins hit a second consecutive double to score Mendlinger.

Collins moved to third base on a Carlos Linarez flyout. Mike Antico walked to put runners at the corners. Bryan Torres crushed his eighth home run of 2025, a three-run shot, to widen the lead to 5-0.

Bryan Torres

The Red Wings battled back to tie the game at five after six innings.

The Redbirds preserved the tie and headed into the bottom of the ninth searching for a walk-off win. Antico singled and Torres walked. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. In his first at-bat after entering earlier as a pinch-runner, Brody Moore connected for a single to bring Antico home and win the game for Memphis.

Brody Moore

Memphis’ bullpen did not allow a hit in the victory.

The Redbirds scored six runs on 10 hits. Torres was 2-for-4, including a walk, a home run, and three RBI. Mendlinger and Collins each doubled, scored a run, and drove in a run. Lloyd was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and a run scored. Antico walked, singled twice, and scored twice. Moore drove in the game-winning run. Carlos Linarez did not record a hit in his Triple-A debut.

On the bases, Michael Siani stole his 22nd bag and was caught stealing third base.

On defense, pitcher Plesac picked a runner off first base. Catcher Collins was tagged with a passed ball. No Redbird was charged with an error.

Memphis is 72-61 overall, and 31-29 in the second half.

Friday’s game: vs. Rochester, LHP Quinn Mathews (4-5, 3.28) vs. RHP Adrian Sampson (5-4, 3.67) 7:05 PM CT.

Springfield Cardinals 14 at Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6

On Thursday, the Double-A Springfield Cardinals clobbered the Northwest Arkansas Naturals for their ninth consecutive win.

Pete Hansen made his 25th start of the season for the Cardinals. The left-hander pitched seven innings and allowed five runs on nine hits, no walks, and five strikeouts. Hansen collected his eighth win.

Austin Love yielded a run and fanned two in the eighth. Zane Mills finished the game with a scoreless ninth.

Springfield’s bats started hot with a two-run top of the first inning. With two outs, Leonardo Bernal walked and Joshua Baez singled. The two moved up on a double steal. Zach Levenson singled home Bernal and Baez to put the Cardinals in front 2-0.

Zach Levenson

Springfield doubled the lead in the second. Ramon Mendoza reached second on a fielding error. Miguel Ugueto lined a single to plate Mendoza. After Ugueto was picked off and caught stealing second base, Chase Davis and Dakota Harris hit back-to-back singles. Bernal lined a third consecutive single to bring Davis home for a 4-0 lead.

The Cardinals continued their hot start on offense with their third consecutive two-run inning. Jeremy Rivas hit a groundball single and advanced to second via a wild pitch. Trey Paige walked before the two advanced on the second wild pitch of the frame. Mendoza hit a sharp single to bring Rivas and Paige to the plate and extend the lead to 6-0.

Ramon Mendoza

Springfield added a run in the sixth. Paige walked and moved to third on a Davis single. Harris singled home Paige to widen the lead to 7-0.

The Naturals entered the run column with a pair of runs in the home sixth.

The Cardinals broke the game open further with a four-run top of the eighth. Mendoza singled. Ugueto grounded into a forceout, with Mendoza out at second base. Davis singled. Harris also singled to score Ugueto. Bernal followed with a single score Davis. Joshua Baez connected for the fourth straight single to plate Harris and put Springfield in double-digits at 10-2. Levenson walked to load the bags. Bernal crossed home plate on a Rivas groundout to stretch the lead to 11-2.

Dakota Harris

Northwest Arkansas added four runs in the home eighth to trim the lead to 11-6.

Springfield scored three more insurance runs in the ninth. Mendoza began the frame with his 13th double of the season. Ugueto also doubled to score Mendoza. Ugueto moved to third base via a balk and scored on a Harris single. Bernal drew a walk and Baez was hit by a pitch to load the bags. Levenson connected for a single to bring Harris home and extend the lead to 14-6.

Springfield was an impressive 11-for-17 (.647) with runners in scoring position. The Cardinals scored 14 runs on 19 hits. Harris was 4-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBI. Levenson walked, singled twice, and drove in three runs. Mendoza went 3-for-5, including a double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Ugueto was 2-for-5, including a double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Bernal was 2-for-4 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBI. Baez tallied two hits, a run scored, and an RBI. Rivas walked, singled, scored, and drove in a run. Davis recorded three hits and scored twice.

Eight of nine hitters recorded a hit and seven recorded multiple hits.

On the bases, Baez stole his 31st bag. Bernal swiped his 14th. Ugueto was picked off first base and caught stealing second base. Harris was caught stealing home.

Defensively, the Cardinals turned two double plays in an errorless performance.

The Cardinals improved their franchise-best record to 82-47 overall, and 39-21 in the second half. They lead the Texas League North Division by four games.

Friday’s game: at Northwest Arkansas, LHP Ixan Henderson (9-6, 2.49) vs. LHP Hunter Patteson (9-1, 2.76) 7:05 PM CT.

Peoria Chiefs 7 at Beloit Sky Carp 8

The High-A Peoria Chiefs dropped a nail-biter to the Sky Carp in Beloit on Thursday night.

Braden Davis started for the Chiefs. The left-hander threw 2 ⅔ innings and allowed one unearned run on one hit and two strikeouts in his shortest outing with Peoria. Davis was wild, walking three and throwing a wild pitch. He departed with the bases loaded and only one in, having thrown 62 pitches.

Aaron Holiday escaped that jam but later surrendered five runs, four earned, over 1 ⅓ innings. Mason Burns yielded two runs with six strikeouts across 2 ⅔ frames. D.J. Carpenter pitched 1 ⅓ scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts.

Beloit surged ahead 6-0 with a run in the third and five in the fifth.

Peoria narrowed the gap with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth. Andrew Sojka singled and Anyelo Encarnacion doubled. Won-Bin Cho walked to load the bases with no outs. In his first game with the Chiefs, Rainiel Rodriguez lined a single to bring Sojka and Encarnacion home for a 6-2 score.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Peoria moved within three with a run in the seventh. Christian Martin singled. Sojka reached on a fielding error. Cho walked to load the bags. Ryan Campos drew a bases-loaded walk to force Martin to the plate.

Beloit plated two insurance runs in the home seventh to move ahead 8-3.

Down to their final three outs, the Chiefs looked to rally. Sojka led off with a single. Encarnacion grounded into a forceout with Sojka out at second. Cho followed with his third walk of the game. Campos advanced the runners on a groundout. Jesus Baez walked to load the bags. Rodriguez lined a single to score Encarnacion and Cho to bring the Chiefs to within three at 8-5, with Baez to second base.

Deniel Ortiz ripped a double to bring Rodriguez and Baez home to move Peoria within a run at 8-7.

Deniel Ortiz

The Chiefs’ rally fell just short in the tight loss.

The Chiefs scored seven runs on 10 hits. Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a run scored and four RBI in his High-A debut. Ortiz was 2-for-5, including a double and two RBI. Encarnacion doubled and scored twice. Campos singled and tallied an RBI via a bases-loaded walk. Sojka singled twice and scored a run.

On the basepaths, Campos swiped his 14th bag.

On defense, second baseman Martin committed a missed catch error. Third baseman Baez was charged with an error on a dropped foul ball. Catcher Campos made a throwing error.

Peoria is 51-76 overall, and 25-37 in the second half. They have been eliminated from playoff consideration.

Friday’s game: at Beloit, TBA vs. RHP Nick Brink (7-4, 3.07) 6:05 PM CT.

Palm Beach Cardinals 1, Daytona Tortugas 3

The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals lost a close contest to the Daytona Tortugas at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Thursday.

Jacob Odle started for Palm Beach. The right-hander pitched four innings and allowed two runs on three hits, three walks, and three strikeouts. Odle took the tough-luck loss.

Charles Harrison tossed 1 ⅔ scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts in relief of Odle. Yordy Herrera yielded an unearned run and fanned two across two frames. Jovi Galvez threw a shutout ninth inning.

Daytona took a 2-0 lead after four innings.

Palm Beach scored one in the seventh as Trevor Haskins launched his first professional home run.

Trevor Haskins

Daytona grabbed an insurance run in the eighth to move ahead 3-1. Palm Beach failed to answer.

The Cardinals scored just one run on nine hits. Haskins was 2-for-5 with a home run, the team’s lone extra-base hit. Michael Dattalo went 2-for-4. Luis Pino recorded two hits and a walk.

On the bases, Matthew Miura swiped his seventh bag.

On defense, second baseman Ryan Weingartner committed a fielding error.

Palm Beach is 60-67 overall, and 28-34 in the second half. They have been eliminated from playoff consideration.

Friday’s game: vs. Daytona, RHP Tyler Van Dyke (0-0, 0.77) vs. TBA. 5:30 PM CT.


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