photo: Chase Davis (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, CF Chase Davis, was 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in Springfield’s win. Other standouts include Jeremy Rivas, Dakota Harris and Yordalin Pena.
Results for games played Tuesday, April 8.
The Memphis Redbirds were shut out by the Sounds (MIL) in an 8-0 drubbing in Nashville on Tuesday. Starter Ian Bedell pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on six hits, struck out three and walked two. Bedell took the loss.
Alex Cornwell surrendered four runs in one inning of relief. Zack Weiss yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings. Riley O’Brien threw a scoreless seventh. Roddery Muñoz tossed a scoreless eighth.
Nashville put up two runs in the second and added four runs in the fifth to increase the lead to 6-0. The Sounds widened their tally with a run in the sixth and eighth innings to win 8-0.
The Memphis offense was held to four hits and three walks. José Barrero was 2-for-4 including a double.
Mike Antico stole his first base of the season. Bryan Torres swiped his second bag. César Prieto was caught stealing.
The Redbirds are 5-3 on the season.
Wednesday’s game: at Nashville, Sem Robberse RHP (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP Logan Henderson 6:35 CT.
The Springfield Cardinals walloped the Sod Poodles (ARI) in a 16-7 blowout in Amarillo on Tuesday.
In his Double-A debut, left-handed starter Pete Hansen pitched four innings, gave up one run on three hits, fanned seven and walked one.
Pete Hansen's Double-A debut tonight: 4.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 K pic.twitter.com/7A1bCYQOJN
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 9, 2025
Oswaldo Berrios threw two perfect innings of relief to earn the win. Luis Gastelum surrendered three runs in the seventh. Edwin Nuñez yielded three runs, two earned, in 2/3 of an inning. Sean Harney tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless frames.
Springfield opened scoring the top of the second inning on a solo home run by Jeremy Rivas. Amarillo tied the game in the home half.
The Cardinals broke the tie in the third on a solo long ball by Chase Davis. A Dakota Harris solo home run in the fourth increased the lead to 4-1.
So nice, he did it twice! Cardinals #10 Prospect Chase Davis has gone deep twice tonight in Amarillo. pic.twitter.com/hQUEFRSaOG
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 9, 2025
Springfield put up six runs in the fifth inning to run the score up to 9-1. Davis hit his second home run of the night, a two-run shot. Leonardo Bernal drew a walk. R.J. Yeager doubled. Rivas plated Bernal and Yeager on a single. Harris walked. Noah Mendlinger advanced Rivas and Harris on a ground out and Brody Moore drove in both on a single.
Jeremy Rivas, you are clear for takeoff. His second long ball of the season puts us on the board early. pic.twitter.com/vB9Xy3yVoz
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 9, 2025
The big lead was not secure, however, as Amarillo put up three runs in both the seventh and eighth to cut the gap to 9-7.
In the ninth, Springfield pulled away again with seven runs. Harris singled. Mendlinger walked. Harris was picked off second base. Moore walked. The runners advanced on a balk. Davis doubled to score Mendlinger and Moore. JJ Wetherholt reached on an error. Bernal walked. Yeager reached via an error. Wetherholt and Bernal scored on a single by Rivas. Harris reached on an error as Yeager and Rivas came home.
The Cardinals scored 16 runs on 16 hits. Davis was 3-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. Rivas was 3-for-6 with five RBI and three runs scored. Harris was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Bernal was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Moore had two RBI.
On the bases, Harris was picked off. On defense, Bernal made a throwing error and had a passed ball.
Springfield is 3-1 on the season.
Wednesday’s game: at Amarillo, Brycen Mautz LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jose Cabrera RHP (0-0, 0.00) 7:05 CT.
The Peoria Chiefs fell to the Cubs by a 5-3 score in South Bend on Tuesday.
Starter Hancel Rincon was sharp, as the right-hander pitched four scoreless innings, allowed two hits, fanned six and walked two.
Jawilme Ramirez relieved Rincon and surrendered three runs in 1 2/3 innings to take the loss. Angel Gonzalez allowed two runs in the final 2 1/3 and was charged with a blown save.
Peoria took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Trey Paige walked. Michael Curialle singled. Tre Richardson plated Paige on a single. The Chiefs added a run in the top of the sixth to lead 2-0. Richardson singled and stole second base. Ian Petrutz drove in Richardson on a double.
Tre Richardson 💥 RBI single puts Chiefs on the board first!
PEO 1 | SB 0 pic.twitter.com/SanGSTkZdf— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) April 8, 2025
The Cubs blew past the Chiefs in the home sixth with five runs. Peoria made it closer with one run in the eighth. Petrutz singled and Brayden Jobert walked. Petrutz came home on a single by Joshua Baez.
The Chiefs scored three runs on eight hits. Richardson was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Petrutz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On the bases, Richardson stole his first base of the season but was also picked off first base. On defense, Baez had an outfield assist at third base. Rincon picked a runner off second base.
Peoria is 0-4 for the season.
Wednesday’s game: at South Bend, Darlin Saladin RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Nick Dean RHP (0-0, 0.00)
The Palm Beach Cardinals beat the Marauders (PIT) by a 9-4 score in Bradenton on Tuesday. Starter Nelfy Ynfante pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on seven hits, and struck out three.
Aaron Holiday relieved Ynfante and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Nolan Sparks surrendered one run in 3 1/3 innings but received the win. Mason Burns tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
Bradenton went up 3-0 in the first before the Cardinals cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth. Yordalin Pena doubled, advanced to third on an error and scored on a ground out by Luis Pino. Bryce Madron thumped a solo home run.
The Marauders added to the lead with a run in the sixth to go up 4-2. Without a hit, the Beach Birds put up three runs in the seventh for a 5-4 lead. Pena, Pino and Madron walked to load the bases. Anyelo Encarnacion was hit by a pitch forcing in Pena. Pino came home when Jonathan Mejia drew a walk. Madron crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
In the eighth, Palm Beach increased the lead to 7-4. Josh Kross singled and Pena hit a two-run home run to right center field.
🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️YORDALIN PENA HOMERUN! pic.twitter.com/46Xgij0l3H
— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) April 8, 2025
The Cardinals made it 9-4 in the ninth. Mejia singled but was caught stealing. Won-Bin Cho and Cade McGee singled. Kross plated Cho on a single. McGee crossed home on a sac fly.
The Palm Beach offense scored nine runs on 10 hits. Pena was 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored. Madron was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kross was 2-for-5 with an RBI. McGee was 2-for-5.
On the bases, Mejia was caught stealing. On defense, Sammy Hernandez had a passed ball.
Palm Beach is 3-1 on the season.
Wednesday’s game: at Bradenton, RHP Brandt Thompson (career debut) vs. Greiber Mendez RHP (1-0, 0.00) 10:00 am CT.
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