The only two scheduled Monday games in the St. Louis Cardinals system were canceled and suspended. All clubs’ first post-break weekend series are recapped and the coming week’s action is previewed.

Results from the game partially played Monday, July 22, 2024.

Memphis – off   
Memphis (10-11) faced Iowa (10-11) (CHC) at home last weekend, going 1-2 against their division rival.  The Redbirds are currently in a three-way tie for fourth place in the International League West Division with Iowa and Gwinnett (ATL).  All three teams are 2 ½ games behind West Division Columbus (CLE) and four games behind overall leaders Lehigh Valley (PHI) and Syracuse (NYM) who are atop the East Division.

West Division leader Columbus comes to AutoZone Park for a six-game set, beginning Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game:  at first-place Columbus (12-8), 5:05 pm ET/4:05 pm CT, TBD

Springfield – off      
Springfield spent Friday through Sunday at South Division opponent Amarillo (8-13) (AZ) where they won one and lost two.  The S-Cards remain atop the North Division of the Texas League, one-half game up on Tulsa (LAD).

This week, Springfield hosts the South Division’s Corpus Christi Hooks (HOU) for six contests.  The Hooks are in fifth place.

Tuesday’s game:  vs. last-place (South Division) Corpus Christi (5-15), Trent Baker (3-6, 5.95)

Peoria – off       
Over the weekend, Peoria (12-12) absorbed a three-game home sweep by now third-place Beloit (13-11) (MIA), dropping the Chiefs into fourth place in the West Division of the Midwest League.  Peoria is 4 ½ games behind Wisconsin (MIL).

The Chiefs look to rebound on the road, traveling to sixth- and last-place South Bend (CHC) for six games.

Tuesday’s game: at sixth-place South Bend (7-17), 6:05 pm CT, LH Pete Hansen (4-6, 3.95)

Palm Beach – off   
First-place Palm Beach (14-8) went 1-1 with a postponement at second-place Daytona (13-8) (CIN) last weekend, enough to remain one-half game ahead of their hosts in the East Division of the Florida State League.  The Beach Birds remain on the road this week as they face fourth- and last-place St Lucie (NYM).

Tuesday’s game:  at St Lucie (8-16), 6:05 pm ET/5:05 pm CT, TBD

FCL Cardinals vs. FCL Nationals – cancelled
The South Florida weather impacted the Florida Complex League Cardinals’ (19-32) schedule once again as their home contest versus third-place FCL Nationals (24-27) (WSH) was rained out.  The game will not be rescheduled.  The fifth- and last-place FCL Cardinals have been eliminated from post-season contention.  Both squads compete in the East Division of the Florida Complex League.

Tuesday’s game:  off

DSL Cardinals at DSL Mets Blue – suspended
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals’ (15-17) Monday contest at the DSL Mets Blue (12-21) was suspended in the bottom of the third with the Birds leading 2-1. However, the game will not be completed and the statistics will not count toward the season.

Tuesday’s game:  at DSL Mariners (8-25), 11:00 am ET/10:00 CT, Keiverson Ramirez (3-0, 0.64)

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As the baseball calendar turns to the Major League All-Star break, all four St. Louis Cardinals full-season squads enjoy a brief respite before returning to action on Friday, July 19^th, but rookie ball continues. The Cardinal Nation Players of the Day Facundo Velasquez and Rainiel Rodriguez led the DSL Cardinals to a Monday win. The FCL squad lost a twin bill.

Results from the games played Monday, July 15, 2024.

Triple-A Memphis – off   
The Memphis Redbirds (9-9) won two and lost four against Norfolk (8-9) (BAL) last week, tumbling them from a first-place tie in the International League’s West Division standings with Iowa (CHC) to a fifth-place tie with Gwinnett (ATL), two behind West Division leader Nashville (MIL).  The Redbirds are four games off the pace set by overall league leader Rochester (WSH).

A three-game home series versus seventh-place Iowa (8-10) awaits Memphis when play gets underway on Friday.

Tuesday’s game:  off

Double-A Springfield – off      
Springfield (12-6) just completed their second straight series in which they went 5-1, this time versus fifth-place Wichita (5-13) (MIN).  The surge propelled the S-Cards past Tulsa (LAD) into first place in the North Division standings of the Texas League, a game ahead of the Drillers.

Up next is a three-game road trip to Amarillo (6-12) (AZ) beginning Friday.

Tuesday’s game: off

High-A Peoria – off       
The Chiefs’ (12-9) solid 4-2 road effort at fifth-place Quad Cities (9-12) (KC) was enough for them to maintain last week’s third-place standing in the West Division of the Midwest League.  Peoria sits 2 ½ games behind Wisconsin (MIL).

Friday will kick off three home games against fourth-place Beloit (10-11) (MIA).

Tuesday’s game:  off

Low-A Palm Beach – off   
Palm Beach (13-7) won four and lost two at home last week with Clearwater (7-14) (PHI), maintaining last Monday’s standing atop the East Division of the Florida State League.  But their advantage is a slim ½ game over second-place Daytona (12-7) (CIN), whom they face for three road contests starting Friday.

Tuesday’s game:  off

FCL Cardinals 3 vs. FCL Astros 8 (7) – Game 1    
FCL Cardinals 2 at FCL Astros 5 (7) – Game 2
The fifth-place Florida Complex League Cardinals (17-29) dropped a doubleheader at the third-place FCL Astros (21-23), 8-3 and 5-2.  Both games went seven frames. The opener was the reschedule of the July 11 suspended game with the Cardinals as the home team.

Game 1 was knotted at two all until the Astros pushed across three scores in the visitor half of the fourth.  Starter Wadye Infante (L, 4-2) was charged with all five runs on seven hits and two walks in three-plus innings.

Juan Severino stranded Infante’s final base runner before being tagged for three tallies on two hits and four walks over 3 2/3 innings.  Two of the three runs scored with Omar Yanez on the mound.  Yanez issued consecutive free passes with the bases loaded before recording the last out.

Five Cardinals had one each of five team hits.  Right fielder Luis Pino’s RBI double was the only hit to go for extra bases and his sole hit in three at bats.  The two-bagger brought middle infielder Jonathan Mejia (walk) across home plate, tying the game at 1-1 after one.   First baseman Justin Guerrero went 1-for-3 with one driven in and the team’s final RBI came via a groundball out by catcher Chris Lopez.

A three-run sixth untied a 2-2 knot in Game 2.  Reliever Jovi Galvez (L, 0-4) retired one batter, giving up three tallies on a hit, two walks and two plunked batters.  Randel Clemente recorded the final two outs but not before giving up a sac fly to former Cardinal Aledmys Diaz, who recently signed a minor league contract with the Astros.

Galvez and Clemente pitched in support of Yadiel Batista, who went the initial 3 2/3 innings, yielding two runs on three hits and three walks.  Samuel Fabian retired all four batters faced, stranding two inherited runners.

The visitors outhit their hosts, six to four, but were a dismal 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.  All six singles were hit by six different Florida Birds, the most productive being designated hitter Felix Taveras.  Taveras reached base three times, going 1-for-1 with two walks and a run scored.

Tuesday’s game: off

DSL Cardinals 8 vs. DSL Nationals 4
Facundo Velasquez and Rainiel Rodriguez both went yard in multi-hit performances as the Dominican Summer League Cardinals (14-14) flew past the DSL Nationals (1-18), 8-3, at home.  The Dominican Birds are tied with the DSL Blue Jays for fourth place in the Central Division standings of the Dominican Summer League.  Both teams are 8 ½ games behind first-place DSL Arizona Red who are in a 12-game win streak.

Facundo Velasquez

Velasquez and Rodriguez had nearly identical lines, each going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI.  Center fielder Velasquez added a double, his fourth, while Rodriguez’ two-run bomb capped his team’s four-run seventh, bringing the score to 8-2.  Velasquez currently has a nine-game hitting streak.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Four Dominican Cardinals had one hit apiece, including second baseman Bracewell Taveras who tripled for the first time this season.  The triple extended Taveras’ hitting streak to five games.

Starter Jefferson Moran scattered seven hits, a walk, wild pitch and hit batsman over five innings, holding his opponents to two runs, one earned.  The righty induced four groundball outs and fanned three.

Jefferson Moran

Right-hander Giovanni Vargas (W, 1-1) was the pitcher of record when his team manufactured two runs in the home half of the sixth.  The tallies were generated by a walk to Velasquez, single by Rodriguez, wild pitch, sacrifice fly by first baseman Christian Saez and wild pitch scoring Rodriguez.

Vargas tossed two clean innings, allowing a hit and striking out three.  Jesus Garcia was touched for two runs in the first of his two innings of work.  Garcia permitted three hits in all.

Defensively, Moran picked off two base runners at first and right fielder Yaxson Lucena was credited with an outfield assist at second.  Catcher Rodriguez was charged with a passed ball, his second.

Tuesday’s game:  vs third-place DSL Angels (20-10), 11:00 am ET/10:00 CT, RHS Keiverson Ramirez (2-0, 0.78)

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A look back at last week and a preview of the upcoming week across the St Louis Cardinals Minor League system. All six clubs were off Sunday, July 7 and Monday, July 8. The Cardinals had no league Players or Pitchers of the Week for the period of July 1-7.

Memphis Redbirds 

The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds (7-5) just finished a six-game series against division rival Nashville (6-6) (MIL), during which they went 3-3.  The Redbirds are tied with Iowa (CHC) atop the West Division standings. For the best second half record in the International League, both teams are three games behind East-leading Rochester (WSH).

Memphis begins a six-game home series versus East Division rival Norfolk (BAL) on Tuesday, July 9^th.

Tuesday’s game:  vs. Norfolk (4-7), 7:05 pm CT, RHP Adam Kloffenstein (4-5, 4.48)

Springfield Cardinals 

Double-A Springfield (7-5) is fresh off an excellent series, taking five of six over fourth-place NW Arkansas (5-7) (KC).  The second-place S-Cards trail first-place Tulsa (LAD) by one game in the Texas League North Division standings.

Fifth (and last) place Wichita (MIN) comes to Hammons Field for a six-game series beginning Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game: vs. fifth-place Wichita (4-8), 7:05 pm CT, RH Edwin Nuñez (0-5, 6.90)

Peoria Chiefs         

Last Monday, High-A Peoria (8-7) was in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division standings of the Midwest League, three games behind Cedar Rapids (MIN).  A very strong series in which they took five-of-six over arch rival South Bend (5-10) (CHC) leaves the Chiefs in sole possession of third place, while dropping the Cubs into sixth and last place.  Peoria remains three games behind division-leading Cedar Rapids.

The Chiefs are at home this week, hosting fourth-place Quad Cities (KC).

Tuesday’s game:  at Quad Cities (7-8), 6:30 pm CT, RH Darlin Saladin (2-0, 0.77)

Palm Beach Cardinals

Low-A Palm Beach (9-5) replicated Springfield’s and Peoria’s results last week, going 5-1 against third place (and Jupiter stable mate) Jupiter (6-9) (MIA).  Those results placed the Cardinals atop the East Division standings of the Florida State League, one game up on Daytona (CIN).

Up next is a home stand versus Clearwater (PHI), the bottom dwellers of the West Division, providing Palm Beach with an excellent opportunity to pad their division lead.

Tuesday’s game:  vs. Clearwater (5-10) (PHI), 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT, RH Jason Savacool (2-3, 4.19)

FCL Cardinals

The rookie level Florida Complex League Cardinals (16-27) remain in fifth and last place in the East Division standings.  That is the identical position where they were last Monday, but they now trail the East Division-leading FCL Marlins (MIA) by 16 1/2 games instead of 14 like last week.

Tuesday’s game:  at first-place FCL Marlins (33-11), 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT, LH Yadiel Batista (0-5, 3.55)

DSL Cardinals

The rookie level Dominican Summer League Cardinals (12-12) went 3-1 with one postponement this past week and are in fifth place in the eight-team Central Division, seven games behind the Giants Black and 2 ½ games behind fourth-place Blue Jays.

The Dominican Birds have a four-game schedule this week due to a rare Monday off.  This week’s bill of fare features two home contests sandwiched around two road games.  The Dominican Cardinals’ only non-division game this week comes on Tuesday with Jefferson Moran looking to rebound from a three-inning start on Monday, July 1^st.

Tuesday’s game:  vs. DSL Twins (14-10) (MIN), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, RHS Jefferson Moran (2-0, 3.15)

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On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-1. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Palm Beach starter Jason Savacool, threw seven shutout innings on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Other standouts include Thomas Saggese, Jeremy Rivas, Brandon Komar, Won-Bin Cho, Tanner Jacobson, Trey Paige and Rainiel Rodriguez.

Results from the games played Monday, July 1, 2024.

Memphis 1 vs. Nashville 6    
A late offensive surge against the Redbirds pen broke open a tight game as Memphis (4-3) (42-40) fell to division rival Nashville (4-3) (42-40) (MIL), 6-1, at AutoZone Park Monday evening.

The contest was tied at one all through five innings, but the Sounds blew the game open with a four-run sixth then added another tally the next frame.  Reliever Nick Raquet (L, 0-5) allowed five of the six scores, permitting seven hits, a base-on-balls and a walk in 2 2/3 innings.

Raquet’s last three base runners crossed home plate with Kyle Leahy on the mound.  Leahy was also charged with a run of his own via a solo blast during his three-inning stint, one of four hits and two walks allowed.  It was the right-hander’s first action since being optioned from St Louis on June 28^th.

Fill in starter Packy Naughton kept Nashville off the board over the first 2 1/3 frames, giving up two hits and a walk, striking out three.  Nick Robertson hurled a clean ninth, fanning two of three batters faced.

Thomas Saggese

Memphis’ only run came in the fourth, compliments of a two-out triple by shortstop Thomas Saggese and an RBI double by designated hitter Nick Dunn.  Saggese garnered three of his squad’s five hits, going 3-for-4 with a run scored.  He was the only Redbird with more than one hit.

Tuesday’s game:  vs. Nashville, 7:05 pm CT, Michael McGreevy (4-7, 4.55)

Springfield 4 at Northwest Arkansas 2      
Middle-of-the-order offensive production led the S-Cards (3-4) (40-36) to a 4-2 road win at Northwest Arkansas (4-3) (39-37) in game one of a six-game series.  One game separates first from last in the tight second half standings of the Texas League’s five-team North Division.

Seven of eight Cardinals hits were produced by the four through eight slots in the batting order. First baseman R.J. Yeager and shortstop Jeremy Rivas both went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Rivas doubled once with an RBI.

Jeremy Rivas

Second baseman Dakota Harris and designated hitter Ramon Mendoza, the seven and eight batters, scored one run each with an RBI, singling once in four and three at bats.  Harris swiped a base, his first since being promoted from High-A Peoria.

St. Louis outfielder Lars Nootbaar continued his rehab assignment, participating in his third Double-A contest.  The right fielder was hitless in four plate appearances out of the two hole, working a free pass but striking out three times before being replaced in the field in the bottom of the seventh.

Brandon Komar

Reliever Brandon Komar was credited with the win, his second in as many decisions, holding the Naturals scoreless over 4 1/3 frames, scattering four hits and not issuing a free pass.  Komar also escaped a bases-loaded with two away jam, stranding three inherited runners.  Matt Svanson retired Northwest Arkansas’ seven through nine hitters in order to earn his 11^th save.

Komar and Svanson pitched in relief of starter Edwin Nunez who was touched for two runs, earned, on three hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings.  The righty hit one batter.

Tuesday’s game:  at first place (tie) Northwest Arkansas (KC), 7:05 pm CT, LHP Cooper Hjerpe (2-1, 3.55) vs RHP Luinder Avila (6-3, 3.76)

Peoria 5 at South Bend 2
Peoria (4-6) (30-45) began a new week in the second half of the Midwest League with a 5-2 win at South Bend (CHC).  The Chiefs and Cubs are in a three-way tie with Beloit (MIA) for fourth in the West Division standings, three games behind Cedar Rapids (MIN).

The Chiefs never trailed, generating a two-run first before the Cubs halved the lead to 2-1 after two frames. Daytona knotted the game at two all in the fifth, but Peoria went back up, 3-2, after six innings.  A two-run eighth capped the scoring.

The visitors were outhit, five to nine, but capitalized on six free passes issued and three wild pitches by South Bend hurlers to outscore their hosts.  Center fielder Won-Bin Cho and catcher Leonardo Bernal each reached base three times but in differing fashions.  Cho singled and doubled in three at bats with a walk and two RBI, batting fifth, while number three batter Bernal went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored.

Won-Bin Cho

CHO laced out to left center to find the gap and it's an RBI double!!!
PEO 2 | SB 0
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Starter Pete Hansen (W, 2-6) tossed five-plus solid frames, permitting two runs on seven hits and two walks with five K’s.  One of the two tallies yielded came on a solo home run.

Hansen exited after allowing a single and walk to his first two sixth-inning batters, giving way to Tanner Jacobson.  Jacobson came through, sandwiching a pop out to first between swinging K’s to strand two inherited runners.

Tanner Jacobson

The sixth was the first of Jacobson’s three shutout innings, with the righty allowing two hits and two walks overall.  Osvaldo Berrios pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save.

Tuesday’s game:  at South Bend (4-6) (31-45), 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT, RHP Darlin Saladin (5-0, 1.94) vs. RHP Nick Dean

Palm Beach 7 at Jupiter 3
Palm Beach (5-4) (42-33) withstood a late surge by third-place Jupiter (5-5) (41-35), resulting in a 7-3 “road” victory at Roger Dean Stadium.  The Beach Birds, winners of the first half Florida State League East Division title, are tied with Daytona (CIN) atop the second-half standings, ½ game up on Jupiter (MIA).

Palm Beach led 7-0 after eight frames thanks to single scores in the second, fourth and fifth innings plus two spots in the sixth and eighth.  The visitors generated 10 hits in all, led by third baseman Trey Paige who went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, two runs scored and one knocked in, batting leadoff.

Trey Paige

Designated hitter Jose Suarez and right fielder Brayden Jobert added two hits apiece in four and five at bats, respectively.  Suarez’s Florida State League debut was impactful, as both of his hits went for extra bases, a double and solo shot.  The 19-year-old crossed home plate twice, walked once and drove in one.  Jobert singled twice, scoring one and knocking in another, batting eighth just behind Suarez.

Jason Savacool

A trio of Beach Bird pitchers took part in the action.  Starter Jason Savacool (W, 2-3) put up zeros over seven frames, yielding three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Augusto Calderon tossed a clean eighth but allowed three runs on three hits and two walks before departing with two away in the ninth.  Henry Gomez (S, 4) struck out his only batter, stranding two Calderon’s final two base runners.

Tuesday’s game:  at Jupiter, 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT, RHP Gerardo Salas (4-4, 2.67)?

FCL Cardinals vs. FCL Astros
Monday’s contest between the fifth-place Florida Complex League Cardinals (15-24) and second-place FCL Astros (19-19) was postponed due to wet grounds.  It has been rescheduled as a twin bill on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.  The FCL Cardinals trail the East Division-leading FCL Marlins (MIA) by 14 games in the standings.

Tuesday’s games:  Game 1 – 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT, TBD; Game 2 to follow

DSL Cardinals 10 vs. DSL Giants Black 5  
An offensive outburst and late rally led the fifth-place DSL Cardinals (10-11) past the first-place DSL Giants Black (16-5), 10-5, at home.  The win snapped the Dominican Birds’ four-game losing skid, with the Cardinals accounting for three of the Central Division leader’s five losses.

The offense exploded for 13 hits, led by catcher Rainiel Rodriguez and third baseman Yoerny Junco with three hits apiece.  Three of the 13 hits were home runs, accounting for five scores, with two during the Cardinals’ eight-run seventh inning.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Rodriguez had one of those three bombs, going 3-for-5 with a double and two-run home run accounting for one of his two runs scored and both of his RBI.  Junco went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI, while batting ninth.

Center fielder Facundo Velasquez added a two-run long ball in the seventh, one of his two hits in five at bats, batting ahead of Rodriguez.  Right fielder Brayan Amoroso accumulated two hits in three at bats, touching home once.  The final home run belonged to second baseman Bracewell Taveras who went yard with the bases empty, his only hit in four at bats.

Starter Jefferson Moran lasted just three innings, his shortest start since his season debut on June 4^th.  The righty was tagged five scores, four earned, in his first two frames, permitting five hits and two walks.

Brailyn Paulino led a trio of relievers who blanked the Giants Black over the final six innings.  Paulino recorded nine outs, giving up two hits and three walks.  Jarol Baez (W, 1-0) was the pitcher of record when his teammates broke loose in the seventh.  Baez retired five batters, walking one and hitting another.  Southpaw Bernard Mack went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit with three strikeouts and leaving an inherited runner aboard, for his second save.

In a potential injury alert, shortstop Yairo Padilla was hit by a pitch in the third inning and took the field in the fourth, but was replaced defensively in the fifth by Daniel Rojas.

Tuesday’s game:  at second-place DSL Blue Jays (14-6), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, Keiverson Ramirez (1-0, 1.00)

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The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-1 on Monday.  The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day is DSL Cardinals CF Facundo Velasquez who went 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI, and a run scored.  Other standouts include Jefferson Moran, Alan Reyes, Miguel Vargas, and Antoni Cuello.  We also set up Tuesday’s full system schedule.

Results for games played Monday, June 24, 2024.

Memphis – off   
The first half of Memphis’ 2024 schedule concluded on June 23^rd with the Redbirds (38-37) dropping their home series versus Jacksonville (35-40)(MIA), two games to four.  The team finished the first half in a two-way tie with Nashville (MIL) for fourth place in the International League West Division standings, 12 games behind first-half champion Omaha (49-24)(KC).

Memphis kicks off the second-half schedule with a road trip to division rival Gwinnett (ATL).

Tuesday’s game:  at Gwinnett (0-0)(ATL), 7:05 pm ET/6:05 pm CT, TBD

Springfield – off      
Springfield (37-32) capped a productive series at Corpus Christi (26-43)(HOU) by winning four of six contests and clinching the Texas League North Division title for the first half of the 2024 season.

The S-Cards begin second-half play with a six-game home stand versus Arkansas (SEA) who finished the first half a game behind their hosts.

Tuesday’s game:  vs Arkansas (0-0)(SEA), 7:05 pm CT, Edwin Nunez (0-4, 6.75)

Peoria – off       
Peoria (26-39) ended a forgettable first half of 2024 in sixth (and last) place in the Midwest League West Division standings, 15 ½ games back of Wisconsin (MIL)

The 2024 season’s first half ended midway through their just-completed five-game road series, one game was canceled due to wet grounds, in which they lost three of five games at second-place Cedar Rapids (37-27).

The Chiefs (1-2) already trail division-leading Beloit (3-0)(MIA) by two games in the second-half standings, placing them in a three-way tie with Quad Cities (KC) and Wisconsin at the division’s bottom (or fourth place if you are of a more optimistic nature).

Tuesday’s game:  vs Quad Cities (1-2)(KC), 6:35 pm CT, TBD

Palm Beach – off   
Last Monday Palm Beach sat in second place in the Florida State League East Division standings and trailed Jupiter (MIA) by one game as the first-half schedule wound down.  Claiming three of five road contests at Tampa (NYY), the West Division’s first-half cellar dwellers, was enough for the Beach Birds (37-29) to snatch the first-half crown away from Jupiter against whom they finished a game up.

Early into the second-half schedule, Palm Beach (1-1) is tied for second with Daytona (CIN), ½ game behind Jupiter. They host their division’s fourth-place team, St Lucie (NYM) this week.

Tuesday’s game:  vs fourth-place St Lucie (0-3)(NYM), 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT, TBD

Cardinals 3 vs FCL Astros 4    
The FCL Cardinals (13-22) came out on the wrong end of a tight contest, falling to the second-place FCL Astros (17-17), 4-3, at home.  The FCL Cardinals are in fifth and last place in the Florida Complex League East Division standings, 13 games back of the FCL Marlins.

The game was close from the onset, the only tally over the initial seven frames being a solo shot off Cardinals’ starter, Yadiel Batista (L, 0-4).  Batista took the hard-luck loss, yielding one run on five hits and two walks in four innings.

Antoni Cuello held that 1-0 score during his two frames of work, allowing one hit and a base-on-balls.  Yordy Herrera kept the Astros off the board in the seventh but was dinged for an eighth-inning run on a solo blast, the only hit permitted to go with four strikeouts.

Antoni Cuello

Down 2-0 with six outs to give, the Cardinals took advantage of a two-out pitching change.  Second baseman Jonathan Mejia lined a double to right against the new reliever, scoring third baseman Raul Guzman who reached via a free pass.

The FCL Astros, however, essentially put the game away with a two-run ninth off Victor Villanueva.  Both tallies were unearned due to three Cardinals’ bobbles, a fielding error by the first baseman allowing the lead-off batter to reach, and throwing errors by Mejia and left fielder Luis Pino which allowed both runs to score.

The home team’s ninth-inning rally fell just short.  Designated hitter Felix Taveras reached on a fielding error with one away.  Pinch hitter Samil De La Rosa was issued a free pass, both runners scored on Miguel Vargas’ first triple of the season.  Vargas could only watch from third as catcher Alejandro Loaiza K’d swinging and pinch hitter Justin Guerrero was caught looking at strike three.

Miguel Vargas

Tuesday’s game:  at third-place FCL Mets (16-19), 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT, TBD

Cardinals 7 vs DSL Twins 3
A five-run fifth broke open a tie game as the DSL Cardinals (8-7) flew past the DSL Twins (7-9), 7-3, at home.  It is the third straight win for the surging Cardinals who have won five of their last six contests, putting them fifth in the tight Central Division of the Dominican Summer League, 4 ½ games behind the DSL Giants Black.

Scoreless through the first three frames, each team notched a single tally in their half of the fourth.  The visitors went up 1-0 after the Twins’ clean-up hitter, Yandro Hernandez homered to right.

But the home squad struck right back in their half of the stanza.  Designated hitter Edward Guribe drew a two-out walk before advancing to second on a wild pitch.  Second baseman Bracewell Taveras’ line drive single to right brought Guribe across home plate, knotting the game at 1-1.

Jefferson Moran (W, 2-0) pitched another strong effort, giving up one run on four hits in five innings.  The righty struck out five and did not walk a batter although he did plunk one.

Jefferson Moran

Moran was the pitcher of record when his teammates generated a five-run fifth to gain a 6-1 lead.  With the Twins’ starter out of the game, the Dominican Birds pounced on right-hander Anderson Chacon (L, 0-2) for five scores, three earned.  The big blow was centerfielder Facundo Velasquez’s long ball scoring right fielder Brayan Amoroso and shortstop Yairo Padilla who both reached on singles.

Number three hitter Rainiel Rodriguez reached on a throwing error by the Twins’ third baseman, ahead of Guribe’s first home run of 2024.  The team’s last score occurred in the seventh after Velasquez tripled to right, driving in Padillo who reached on an error.  The Cardinals acquired eight hits, two apiece by Padilla, Velasquez and Amoroso.

Facundo Velasquez

Brailyn Paulino retired five batters, giving up two runs, one earned on two hits, a walk and hit batsman.  Alan Reyes tossed 2 1/3 frames of scoreless ball, permitting one hit and leaving Paulino’s final base runner aboard.

Tuesday’s game:  at DSL Pirates Gold (11-5), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, RHS Keiverson Ramirez (1-0, 1.38)

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On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-1 with both games in rookie ball. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, DSL starter Jefferson Moran, threw one-hit ball for five shutout innings. Other standouts include Heriberto Caraballo, Yairo Padilla and Edward Guribe. We also set up Tuesday’s full system schedule.

Results from games played Monday, June 17, 2024.

Memphis – off   
Memphis (36-33) just finished a road series at East Division rival Norfolk (35-34) (BAL) against whom they split the six-game set.  The Redbirds were eliminated from contention for the first-half International League West Division title, claimed by Omaha (47-20) (KC).  Memphis is “best of the rest” in the 10-team West Division, sitting in second place, 12 games back.

The Redbirds return home this week, hosting Jacksonville (MIA) before heading back on the road next week.

Tuesday’s game:  vs Jacksonville (31-38), 12:05 pm CT, RH Nick Raquet (0-2, 5.19) vs. TBD

Springfield – off      
It was a perfectly dreadful home series for the S-Cards (33-30) against fourth-place Northwest Arkansas (31-32) (KC) as Springfield was swept, going 0-6.  The current losing skid of seven games caused the S-Cards to drop into second place in the Texas League North Division standings as the first-half games dwindle down to a precious few.  Springfield is 1 ½ games behind Arkansas (SEA).

This upcoming week features the S-Cards traveling to last place (South) Corpus Christi (HOU).

Tuesday’s game:  at Corpus Christi (24-39), 6:35 pm CT, RHP Edwin Nuñez (0-3, 5.91) vs RHP Tyler Guilfoil (3-6, 4.07)

Peoria – off       
The sixth/last-place Chiefs compiled a strong home series last week versus fifth-place South Bend (27-36) (CHC), taking five of six contests.  Although Peoria (25-38) has been eliminated from first-half contention, being 15 back of Wisconsin (MIL), they trail South Bend by just two games and can claw their way out of the Midwest League West Division cellar with a strong week at second-place Cedar Rapids (MIN).  At the very least the Chiefs look to play spoiler against the Kernels which are one game away from elimination.

Tuesday’s game:  at Cedar Rapids (36-26), 6:35 pm CT, RH Inohan Paniagua (5-3, 3.47) vs. TBD

Palm Beach – off   
Palm Beach (35-28) split their six-game series at third-place Daytona (30-33) (CIN), dropping them into second place in the Florida State League East Division standings, a game behind Jupiter (MIA).  Facing a magic number of three to stave off elimination, the Beach Birds head to Tampa (NYY) for the second stanza of a two-week road trip.

Tuesday’s game:  at Tampa (23-40), 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT, RH Gerardo Salas (2-4, 2.77) vs. TBD

FCL Cardinals 1 vs. FCL Mets 5
The fifth-place Florida Complex League Cardinals (12-18) never led in their Monday home game versus third-place FCL Mets (13-16), losing 5-1.

The long ball proved to be the Cardinals’ downfall as their hurlers served up three home runs accounting for four of the Mets’ five scores.  Starter Yadiel Batista (L, 0-3) shut down his opponents the first time through the order but surrendered a two-run bomb to Mets centerfielder Simon Juan, the first of his two long balls on the day.  Batista yielded four hits in five frames, striking out four and did not issue a free pass.

Yordy Herrera pitched around a one-out walk and two-out hit batsman for a scoreless sixth only to serve up a solo shot the next inning.  Antoni Cuello permitted two tallies in his only inning of work on three hits overall, one of them being Juan’s second bomb.  Juan Severino pitched a one-two-three ninth.

Heriberto Caraballo

The home team was kept off the board until catcher Heriberto Caraballo led off the eighth with his second home run of 2024.  The only other one of the team’s five hits to go for extra bases was a double by first baseman Yancel Guerrero, who went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.

Tuesday’s game:  OFF

DSL Cardinals 7 at DSL Phillies 0 (7)
A Dominican Birds duo combined on a seven-frame one-hitter as the DSL Cardinals (4-6) soared past the DSL Phillies Red (4-5), 7-0, in seven innings.  The victory, combined with a Nationals’ loss, lifts the Dominican Birds into tie with said Nationals for fifth in the Dominican Summer League Central Division standings, 6 ½ games behind the Giants Black. The Giants remain undefeated at 11-0 but must lose someday, don’t they?

The only hit permitted by starter Jefferson Moran (W, 1-0) during his five-inning stint was a double with two gone in the fourth.  The 20-year-old issued two free passes with six ground- to four fly-ball outs along with three strikeouts.

Jefferson Moran

Rookie Jesus Garcia tossed the last two innings, walking two and matching Moran’s three K’s.

The visitors got on the board immediately when designated hitter Edward Guribe lined a single to left, knocking in shortstop Yairo Padilla (single) and center fielder Facundo Velasquez (hit-by-pitch).  Guribe added a triple to his two-bagger, going 2-for-3 with a base-on-balls, two runs scored and three RBI.

Edward Guribe

Eight of the nine in the Cardinals batting order either had a hit or scored a run or both.  Padilla and third baseman Daniel Rojas co-led the 10-hit parade, both players with three hits.  Padilla singled three times in five at bats and scored once from the top of the order and Rojas went 3-for-4 out of the nine hole.  Second baseman Bracewell Taveras joined Guribe with two hits, his in four at bats, driving in one.

Yairo Padilla

Padilla was also active on the basepaths, stealing three bases, half of the Dominican Birds’ six for the game.  Rojas added two and Velasquez swiped his first bag of the season.

Defensively, Padilla committed a fielding bobble, his third miscue overall.

Tuesday’s game:  vs fifth place (tie) Nationals (4-6), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, RHS Keiverson Ramirez (0-0, 2.25)

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On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals system was 0-2 with both games in rookie ball. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, DSL C Rainiel Rodriguez, singled, doubled and drove in three. Other standouts include Yaisel Ramos, Yordalin Pena, Gabriel Chinchilla and Oliver Gonzalez. We also set up Tuesday’s full system schedule.

Results from the games played Monday, June 10, 2024.

Memphis – off   
Memphis (33-30) has gone 5-5 over its last 10 contests, leaving them in sole possession of fifth place in the International League West Division standings, 10 games behind Omaha (42-19) (KC), against whom they just completed a 3-3 road series.

This week the Redbirds travel to East Division rival Norfolk for week two of a two-week road trip.

Tuesday’s game:  at Norfolk (32-31) (BAL), 6:35 pm ET/5:35 pm CT, RH Adam Kloffenstein (2-4, 4.50) vs. TBD

Springfield – off      
Springfield (33-24) remains atop the Texas League North Division, ½ game up on Arkansas (32-24) (SEA), a team against whom they just split a six-game road series.

This week the S-Cards are home at Hammons Field hosting fourth-place NW Arkansas.

Tuesday’s game:  vs NW Arkansas (25-32) (KC), 6:05 pm CT, RH Edwin Nuñez (0-3, 6.10) vs. TBD

Peoria – off       
Sixth/last place in the Midwest League West Division Peoria (20-37) came out on top in their recently finished road series at Fort Wayne (25-32) (SD), going 4-2 against the East Division’s last place squad.

It is Cardinals versus Cubs this week at Dozier Field in Peoria as the Chiefs host third-place South Bend.

Tuesday’s game:  vs South Bend (26-31) (CHC), 6:35 pm CT, LHP Quinn Mathews (4-2, 2.26) vs. TBD

Palm Beach – off   
Palm Beach (32-25) remains in first place in the Florida State League East Division standings, a game ahead of Jupiter (MIA).  This despite going 2-4 at home versus Dunedin (29-28) (TOR) last week.

The Beach Birds look to improve on those results this week as they head to third-place Daytona.

Tuesday’s game: at Daytona (27-30) (CIN), 6:35 pm ET/5:35 pm CT, RH Gerardo Salas (2-3, 2.35) vs. TBD

FCL Cardinals 2 vs FCL Marlins 10
The fifth- and last-place Florida Complex League Cardinals (12-16) could not overcome their opponent’s eight-run third inning, losing to the first-place FCL Marlins (17-7) at home, 10-2.

Starter Yadiel Batista (L, 0-2) did not finish the third, yielding six runs on five hits, two walks and a wild pitch.  His final two base runners touched home plate with Yordy Herrera on the mound.

Herrera retired four batters, permitting two hits, two walks and a wild pitch while committing two balks.  This effort resulted in two tallies charged to Herrera plus the two inherited runs charged to Batista.

Antoni Cuello shut down his foe’s scoring attack during his two-inning stint, issuing two free passes plus plunking another batter.  Juan Severino, Roblin Heredia and Wilmer Ortega each tossed a frame. The former catcher Heredia was touched for two scores on three hits and an errant throw.

Yaisel Ramos

The home team pounded out nine hits but could not come through in the clutch, going 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position.  Center fielder Yordalin Pena and left fielder Yaisel Ramos had two hits apiece, as both singled and doubled in four and three at bats, respectively. Pena drove in one. Ramos scored once, as he was knocked in via Samil De La Rosa’s sac fly to right in the seventh inning.

Yordalin Peña

Tuesday’s game:  vs second-place FCL Astros (12-13) (HOU), 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT, RH Ronny Oliver (1-1, 5.21) vs. TBD

DSL Cardinals 3 at DSL Nationals 6
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals (2-2) could not hold a sixth-inning lead, dropping a 6-3 decision at the second place (tie) DSL Nationals (3-2).  The Dominican Birds are in a three-way fifth-place tie in the early standings of the Central Division, three games back of the undefeated DSL Giants Black (SF).

The visiting Cardinals’ two-run sixth broke a 1-1 tie that had lasted since the end of the first, putting them up 3-1.  But the home squad battled back with single scores in the sixth and seventh to knot the score at 3-3 through seven frames.  A three-run eighth was the difference.

The final four scores came against Alan Reyes (L, 0-1) (BS, 1) who was tagged for four runs, three earned, on four hits and two walks (both intentional) against six outs recorded.

Gabriel Chinchilla

Gabriel Chinchilla was solid in his pro debut.  The 17-year-old struck out four over three innings, allowing a first-inning tally on two singles and two walks.  Oliver Gonzalez bested Chinchilla’s effort, the only hit and mark against him in three innings being a solo shot.  Gonzalez fanned five before handing the ball off to Reyes.

Oliver Gonzalez

The only Cardinal with more than one of five team hits was catcher Rainiel Rodriguez, who continues on a tear in his early pro career.  The 17-year-old accounted for all three scores, going 2-for-3 including a double, with a sac fly and three RBI, while batting third.

Rainiel Rodriguez

Center fielder Facundo Velasquez, the number two batter, scored two of his team’s three runs, reaching base three times on a 1-for-2 with two walks performance.  First baseman Fernando Roquez and right fielder Brayan Amoroso both contributed a double.

Tuesday’s game:  vs eighth (last) place DSL Mariners (1-4) (SEA), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, RH Jefferson Moran (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD

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On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals system was 0-1 with a rainout on the DSL’s Opening Day. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, FCL 2B Jonathan Mejia, doubled, homered, drove in two and scored twice. Starter Yadiel Batista allowed one run in five innings. We also set up Tuesday’s full system schedule.

Results from the game played Monday, June 3, 2024.

Memphis – off   
Memphis (30-27) just completed a six-game home series versus Nashville (30-27) (MIL), going 3-3 and leaving both teams tied for fourth place in the International League West Division standings, 10 games out.  The Redbirds kick off two weeks on the road with a visit to first place Omaha (KC).

Tuesday’s game:  at Omaha (39-16), 7:05 pm CT, TBD

Springfield – off      
Springfield just wrapped up a good week, going 5-1 on the road against division rival Wichita (19-31) (MIN) who are the cellar dwellers of the Texas League’s North Division.  The S-Cards’ performance lifted them back into first place, ½ game up on Arkansas (SEA), their upcoming opponent and host.

Tuesday’s game:  at Arkansas (29-21), 6:35 pm CT, RHP Ian Bedell (1-2, 5.59)

Peoria – off       
After going 1-5 at Lansing (27-24) (OAK), sixth (last) place Peoria (16-35) continues their road trip against East Division opponents in a match of the Midwest League’s two bottom dwellers.

Tuesday’s game:  at Fort Wayne (23-28) (SD), 7:05 pm ET/6:05 pm CT, TBD

Palm Beach – off   
Palm Beach (30-21) held on to first place in the Florida State League East Division standings last week, going 5-1 versus Tampa (19-32) (NYY), the West Division’s sixth (last) place team.  The Beach Birds host another West Division opponent, third-place Dunedin (TOR).

Tuesday’s game:  vs Dunedin (25-26), 5:00 PM ET/4:00 pm CT, TBD

FCL Cardinals 3 at FCL Marlins 4
The fourth-place Florida Complex League Cardinals (10-13) never led, falling to the first-place FCL Marlins (13-6), 4-3.

The Marlins struck first with a fifth-inning tally against starter Yadiel Batista in his final inning of work.   The southpaw fanned five, yielding three hits and two walks.

Yadiel Batista

Held to just one hit over five frames against Marlins’ lefty Luis Cesar, the visitor’s offense tied it up at 1-1 against the Miami bullpen in the sixth.  Second baseman Jonathan Mejia got on board with a one-out double to left.  Center fielder Yordalin Pena’s ground out advanced Mejia to third, before three consecutive free passes, to right fielder Jose Suarez, shortstop Anyelo Encarnacion and catcher Heriberto Caraballo, brought a run across home plate.

The tie was short-lived, however, as reliver Charles Harrison (L, 0-2) was tagged for three runs on three hits and two walks against three outs recorded.  Yordy Herrera and Omar Yanez retired three batters each. Herrera was touched for an unearned score on two hits and two wild pitches while Yanez worked around three bases-on-balls.

Jonathan Mejia

Mejia provided most of his team’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a double and home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  His seventh-inning blast occurred with designated hitter Travis Honeyman (walk) aboard and was one of just three team hits along with six walks.  The last hit belonged to Suarez who singled once in three at bats with a walk.

Tuesday’s game:  off

DSL Cardinals vs. DSL Tigers 2 – postponed       
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals’ 2024 season opener versus the DSL Tigers2 was postponed due to rain.  The contest has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 12^th.

Tuesday’s game:  at DSL Blue Jays (0-0) (TOR), 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT, RHP Branneli Franco

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