photo: Christian Martin (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, 2B/LF Christian Martin, was 3-for-7 plus a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Palm Beach’s doubleheader sweep. Other standouts: Aaron Wilkerson, Pete Hansen, Jesus Baez, Deniel Ortiz, Yordalin Pena, Rainiel Rodriguez, Kenly Hunter and Sebastian Dos Santos.
Results for games played Tuesday, August 5.
Behind a leaky bullpen and limited offense, the Triple-A Redbirds fell to the Bulls by the score of 6-1 at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.
Starter Aaron Wilkerson pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits, fanned five and walked one.
Wilkerson gets his first @LeBonheurChild strikeout!
📺: https://t.co/uJCV8gg6W1 pic.twitter.com/0OLmHEgE0i
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) August 6, 2025
Osvaldo Berrios surrendered three runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief and took the loss. Oddanier Mosqueda yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Gerson Moreno threw a scoreless eighth. Jack Ralston allowed two runs, one earned, in the ninth.
The game was scoreless until the seventh inning when Durham scored four runs. Memphis answered with one run in the home seventh. Nathan Church and Jimmy Crooks singled. Church scored on a sac fly by Blaze Jordan.
The Bulls added two runs in the eighth to win 6-1.
The Memphis offense scored one run on four hits. Church was 2-for-4. They were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
On the bases, Matt Koperniak stole his sixth base of the season. Matt Lloyd was caught stealing.
On defense, shortstop JJ Wetherholt made a throwing error.
Memphis is 57-50 overall, 16-18 in the second half. They are 11 games back of IL leader Syracuse.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Durham, Curtis Taylor RHP (6-3, 3.19) vs. TBD (DUR) 6:45 CT
Springfield 4 at San Antonio 5
The Double-A Cardinals were edged by the Missions in a 5-4 road game on Tuesday.
Starter Pete Hansen pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed two hits, fanned four and walked one.
Pete Hansen was nearly untouchable again tonight: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K
This his third outing of 2025 with 6.0 IP or more of shutout baseball. pic.twitter.com/FN2Du31Azb
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 6, 2025
Again, the bullpen was not sharp. Andrew Marrero relieved Hansen and surrendered three runs without recording an out. Luis Gastelum yielded two runs, one earned in 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.
Springfield went up 2-0 in the second inning. Noah Mendlinger doubled. Trey Paige followed with a two-run home run.
No doubt about it! Trey Paige lifts off with a two-run shot to get the Cardinals going. pic.twitter.com/XstYeVLndL
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) August 6, 2025
The Cardinals added a run in the fourth to increase the lead to 3-0. Mendlinger walked. Dakota Harris doubled. Miguel Ugueto reached on a fielder’s choice but Mendlinger was out at home. Harris stole home.
Springfield widened the lead to 4-0 in the fifth when Jeremy Rivas doubled and scored on a double by Leonardo Bernal.
The Missions put up four runs in the seventh to tie the game. They added the decisive run in the eighth and the Cards had no answer in the ninth.
The Cardinals scored four runs on seven hits. Harris was 2-for-4. Paige had two RBI.
On the bases, Ugueto stole his fourth base of the season. Harris swiped his 20th bag. Joshua Baez stole his 23rd base. Ugueto was caught stealing.
On defense, Harris made a throwing error. Hansen picked a runner off first base.
Springfield is 64-39 overall, 21-13 in the second half and is in first place in the Texas League North.
Wednesday’s game: at San Antonio, Brandt Thompson RHP (Springfield debut) vs. TBD (SAN) 7:05 CT
The High-A Chiefs fell to the Timber Rattlers by a 5-3 score at Dozer Park on Tuesday. In his system debut, starter Mason Molina pitched four innings, gave up two runs on two hits, fanned five and walked four.
Dominic Picone relieved Molina and surrendered one run in 3 2/3 innings and took the loss. Jawilme Ramirez yielded one unearned run in two innings. Tanner Jacobson tossed a scoreless ninth.
Wisconsin took 1-0 lead in the first and made it 2-0 in the second.
Peoria tied the game in the third. Zach Levenson singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jesus Baez walked. Deniel Ortiz doubled to score Levenson and Baez.
Deniel Ortiz ties it up with a two-run double!
WIS 2 | PEO 2
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📺 @Bally__Sports, https://t.co/IRNDQx2YhT#peoriachiefs pic.twitter.com/idQPnVr4qo— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) August 6, 2025
The Timber Rattlers scored two runs in the top of the seventh to regain the lead at 4-2. The Chiefs made it 4-3 in the home seventh. Jon Jon Gazdar drew a walk. Won-Bin Cho singled. Zach Levenson plated Gazdar on a single.
Wisconsin widened the lead to 5-3 in the eighth.
The Peoria offense scored three runs on 11 hits. Levenson was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Baez was 3-for-4. Ortiz had two RBI.
On the bases, Ortiz stole his first base for Peoria. On defense, Baez and Ramirez each made a throwing error. Ryan Campos picked a runner off second base.
Peoria is 41-61 overall, 15-22 in the second half, and is in fifth place in the Midwest League West, six games back of Beloit.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Wisconsin, RHP Chen-Wei Lin (0-2, 4.88) vs. Manuel Rodriguez RHP (1-2, 1.73) 6:35 CT.
Palm Beach 3 at Dunedin 1 (seven innings, game one)
The Beach Birds defeated the Blue Jays by the score of 3-1 in the opener of a road twin bill on Tuesday, breaking their five-game losing skid. This was the completion of the suspended game on July 13.
At that time, starter Braden Davis (since promoted to Peoria on July 16) pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up one run on one hit, fanned six and walked one.
On Tuesday, Keiverson Ramirez took over and threw three scoreless innings. In his Palm Beach return, Zack Showalter hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings and received the win.
Dunedin went up 1-0 in the fifth inning. Palm Beach scored three runs in the eighth to take the lead 3-1. Christian Martin and Jalin Flores walked. Rainiel Ramirez followed with a three-run home run.
The Cardinals scored three runs on six hits. Yordalin Pena was 3-for-3. Rodriguez had three RBI.
On the bases, Martin stole his 15th base of the season. Cade McGee swiped his 19th bag. Pena stole his 13th base. Rodriguez and Pena were caught stealing. Rodriguez was picked off second base.
On defense, Jose Cordoba made two fielding errors.
Palm Beach 8 at Dunedin 2 (seven innings, game two)
The Cardinals again defeated the Blue Jays in the second game of the twin bill on Tuesday.
Starter Leonel Sequera pitched five innings, gave up one run on six hits, fanned five and walked four to earn his fourth win.
Yordy Herrera relieved Sequera and surrendered one unearned run in two innings.
The Beach Birds went up 3-0 in the second inning. Jose Suarez and Matthew Miura singled. Suarez scored on a wild pitch. Miura stole second base. Luis Pino walked. Sammy Hernandez plated Miura and Pino on a double.
The Blue Jays scored one run in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-1. Palm Beach answered with two runs in the fifth. Jose Cordoba singled. Suarez followed with a two-run home run.
The Cardinals added three runs in the sixth to widen the lead to 8-1. Pino and Chase Heath walked. Hernandez was hit by a pitch. Christian Martin doubled to drive in Pino and Heath. Hernandez came home on a single by Cordoba.
Dunedin scored their second run in the seventh for the final score of 8-2.
The Cardinals scored eight runs on nine hits. Suarez was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Martin was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Cordoba was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Hernandez had two RBI.
In his professional debut, Miura stole his first base. Cordoba swiped his sixth bag. Martin was caught stealing.
On defense, second baseman Martin committed a throwing error. Shortstop Ryan Weingartner had a fielding miscue.
Palm Beach is 50-52 on the season, 18-19 in the second half, and is in second place in the FSL East, 8.5 games back of St. Lucie.
Wednesday’s game: at Dunedin, TBD vs. TBD 5:30
DSL Cardinals 10 at NYY Yankees 2
The Dominican Cardinals pounded the Yankees by a 10-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Branneli Franco pitched just two innings, gave up one run on two hits, struck out two and walked one.
Gabriel Chinchilla relieved Franco, surrendered one run in four innings with five strikeouts and received the win. Michael Correa, Kriscol Peralta and Jesus Garcia tossed a scoreless inning each.
The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cardinals put up a six-run third with the help of the Yankees. Juan Pablo Cabrera doubled. Kenly Hunter singled to score Cabrera. Hunter advanced to third on an error. Royelny Strop drew a walk. Juan Rujano singled. Yaxson Lucena walked and Hunter scored. Cristofer Lebron walked and Strop scored. Rujano scored on a walk by Sebastian Dos Santos. Lucena and Lebron came home on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt.
The Cardinals added two runs in the fifth to increase the lead to 8-1. Rujano singled. Yaxson Lucena grounded into a force out with Rujano out at second. Dos Santos doubled. Christian Saez doubled to plate Lucena and Dos Santos.
In the sixth, the Cardinals widened the lead to 9-1 when Hunter tripled and scored on a wild pitch.
The Yankees added their second run in the home sixth before the Cardinals made it 10-2 in the seventh. Lucena walked. Lebron reached on an error and Lucena advanced to second. Lebron singled, advancing Lucena to third. He scored on a wild pitch.
The Cardinals scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Hunter was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Dos Santos was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Rujano was 3-for-5. Saez had two RBI. Lucena scored three runs.
On the bases, Dos Santos was caught stealing. On defense, Cabrera made a throwing error.
The Cardinals are 24-22 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast, five games back of the Marlins.
Wednesday’s game: Off
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