photo: Anthony Shew (Springfield Cardinals FANatic Photos)
The St. Louis Cardinals system had a clean 3-0 Thursday, with Peoria rained out. Tommy Edman drove in the comeback winner for Memphis, Johan Oviedo and Nick Dunn paced Palm Beach and Player of the Day Anthony Shew tossed six scoreless innings for Springfield.
Results from games played Thursday, April 25th.
The road Redbirds capitalized on a ninth-inning Omaha miscue to rally past the Storm Chasers, 6-4, and claim a 2-0 series lead with three contests remaining. The victory keeps second place Memphis (11-9) two games behind Iowa (CHC) in the American Northern Division standings.
Trailing 4-2 with three outs to go, Rangel Ravelo reached on a fielding error by Omaha’s first sacker. Adolis Garcia’s triple and an RBI single by Andrew Knizner knotted it up at four all. Francisco Pena worked a free pass but it was Tommy Edman’s line drive single up the middle off a new Omaha hurler that gave the visitors the lead and advanced runners to second and third. Drew Robinson was handed an intentional base-on-balls, leaving the pitcher nowhere to put John Nogowski after he walked him as well.
The Redbirds banged out 10 hits, paced by Edman and Robinson with three apiece. Two of Edman’s three hits in five at bats went for extra bases, a double and solo shot that was part of his two runs scored and two knocked in. Robinson singled three times in four at bats with the aforementioned walk. The only other Memphis player with more than one hit was Ramon Urias, who went 2-for-4.
The win was claimed by reliever Hunter Cervenka who struck out two in two innings for his first organizational victory in two decisions. The southpaw permitted a two-out single in the eighth.
Alex Reyes struggled with control during his 2 2/3-inning start, allowing three runs on three hits, two walks and two wild pitches. The righty left with only one in, but with the sacks jammed. John Fasola allowed two of three runners inherited from Reyes to score plus one of his own during his 2 1/3 frames on the bump. Fasola yielded two hits and three walks while hitting one batter.
Chasen Shreve quieted Omaha’s bats while providing a two-inning bridge to Cervenka. The Nevada native fanned four.
Friday’s game: at third-place Omaha (9-11) (KC), 7:05 pm CT, Austin Gomber (2-0, 3.22)
Anthony Shew tossed six strong frames supported by his team’s 12-hit attack as the S-Cards trounced Amarillo (9-12) (SD), 8-0, at Hammons Field for a split of the four-game set. Fourth-place Springfield (7-14) is 6 ½ in back of Arkansas (SEA) in the North Division standings.
Player of the Day Shew (W, 1-2) used seven strikeouts to neutralize five hits and a walk with eight ground- and two fly- ball outs. Roel Ramirez worked around four hits and a free pass for two clean frames before Kodi Whitley tossed a one-two-three ninth.
Lead-off batter Irving Lopez spearheaded the offensive effort, going 3-for-5 and touching home twice. The only other S-Card with a multi-hit performance was Elehuris Montero, who singled twice in three at bats with a walk, run scored and RBI.
Tyler O’Neill’s only hit in four at bats was a solo long ball. It was the outfielder’s first safety in three rehab contests. Conner Capel followed in the seventh with a two-run bomb scoring Chris Chinea (triple). Capel went 1-for-3 with a free pass, crossed home twice and drove in two.
Friday’s game: vs. Frisco (13-8) (TEX), 7:10 pm CT, Williams Perez (1-1, 7.50)
The Beach Birds kicked off their seven-game road trip with a 7-1 win at Fort Myers. Palm Beach (16-5) holds a three-game margin over second-place Bradenton (PIT) in the South Division and their .762 winning percentage is easily the best in the Florida State League.
The visitors generated 11 hits with Nick Dunn leading the charge. The second baseman went 3-for-4 with a double, came home once and knocked in one. Two PB-Cards had two hits apiece in four at bats: Chase Pinder and Yariel Gonzalez. Pinder scored once and drove in another while Gonzalez garnered two RBI.
Shortstop Jose Martinez reached base three times, going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored. Nick Plummer touched home both times he reached base, singling once in three at bats with a walk.
Johan Oviedo (W, 4-0) continued a string of noteworthy Florida State League performances, yielding a lone tally on three hits and three walks in 6 2/3. Three of the right-hander’s six baserunners came in his last inning of work.
Ben Yokley retired all four batters faced, leaving Oviedo’s final two runners on base. Bryan Dobzanski faced the minimum.
Friday’s game: at third-place Fort Myers (12-9) (MIN), 6:30 pm ET, Edgar Gonzalez (1-3, 2.41)
Peoria at Beloit – postponed
Game 1 of four between the Chiefs and Snappers at Beloit was rained out and has been rescheduled as part of a Friday double-header. Peoria (6-13) remains in last place in the Western Division and trails first-place Burlington (LAA) by 6 ½ games.
Friday’s games: at sixth-place Beloit (8-10) (OAK). Game 1 – 5:05 pm CT, Diego Cordero (1-1, 1.96)/Kyle Leahy (0-1, 5.06)
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