photo: Royelny Strop (center) (Francys Romero)
The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 0-1 on Monday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, DSL center fielder Royelny Strop, doubled and drove in a run. Other standouts include Juan Garcia and Jesus Perez. We also review all farm teams and set up their post-break series.
Results for Monday, July 14.
Memphis Redbirds (off-day)
The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds are off for the All-Star Break and will continue their season on Friday in a three-game set with the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
The Redbirds will look to get back on track after dropping four of six to Charlotte at home and a 6-12 start to the second half.
Jimmy Crooks continues to surge offensively and leads the team with 11 home runs and 63 RBI. The catcher sports a solid .260 batting average. Nathan Church has continued his impressive start at the Triple-A level with a .365 batting average, four home runs, and 21 RBI. The outfielder has drawn more walks (17) than strikeouts (15) in 29 games with Memphis.
Michael McGreevy, the team’s strikeout leader with 78, will look to regain his groove after two consecutive rough starts prior to the break. Curtis Taylor has been solid since his move to the starting rotation and holds a 3.63 ERA across 79 1/3 innings in 13 starts and 20 appearances overall.
Memphis is 47-44 overall, and 6-12 in the second half. They reside in fourth place in the International League West Division and are seven games back of the lead.
Friday’s game: at Toledo (DET). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM CT.
Springfield Cardinals (off-day)
The Double-A Springfield Cardinals are off for the All-Star Break and will continue the season with a three-game home set at Hammons Field against the Wichita Wind Surge, starting Friday.
The Cardinals enter the week hot following a 13-2 stretch, including a current seven game winning streak, and are a season high 25 games over .500.
After sweeping all six games at Corpus Christi, Springfield sits a season-high 25 games over .500 and has won 13 of their last 15 games. https://t.co/1OvGpHf2l7
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) July 13, 2025
Leonardo Bernal and Ramon Mendoza have powered the offense for the Cardinals this season. Bernal leads the team with 11 home runs and 47 RBI. Mendoza is close behind with 10 home runs and 42 RBI with a .377 on-base percentage. Noah Mendlinger leads players currently on the roster with a .293 batting average.
On the mound, starter Ixan Henderson has pitched a dominant season thus far. The left-hander sports a 2.36 ERA, second overall in the Texas League, across 15 starts and 80 innings pitched. Henderson has struck out 88 on the year.
Nick Raquet and Ricardo Velez have excelled out of the bullpen. Raquet boasts a 0.86 ERA with 36 strikeouts across 22 games and 31 1/3 innings. Velez sports a 1.31 ERA over 34 1/3 innings in 17 appearances.
Springfield is 56-31, and 13-5 in the second half.
Friday’s game: vs. Wichita (MIN). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM CT.
Peoria Chiefs (off-day)
The High-A Peoria Chiefs are off for the All-Star Break and will resume the season on Friday with a three-game set against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa.
Brayden Jobert, Josh Kross, and Zach Levenson are tied for the team-lead with six home runs. Ian Petrutz has driven in the most runs for the Chiefs at 37. Kross is tied with Levenson for second place in RBI with 32. Since his promotion to Peoria, Kross has recorded more RBI (32) than games played (31).
On the mound, Jose Davila has thrown the most innings at 72 and Juan Salas made the most starts at 17. Cade Winquest has fanned a team-best 68 batters.
Peoria will look to get back on track after the break as they have lost seven consecutive contests.
Peoria is 35-51 overall, and 9-12 in the second half. They reside in fifth place in the Midwest League West Division but are just 3.5 games back of a first-place tie.
Friday’s game: at Quad Cities (KC). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM CT.
Palm Beach Cardinals (off-day)
The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals are off for the All-Star Break and will resume their season on Friday with a three-game road set at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida, with the St. Lucie Mets.
Cade McGee has produced the most runs for Palm Beach with 46 RBI. Deniel Ortiz is tied with McGee for the team lead in home runs with eight. Ortiz leads all players currently on the roster with a .278 batting average. The infielder’s 28 stolen base lead the team and puts him in sixth place in the Florida State League.
Braden Davis has emerged as the team’s ace in his first professional season. The left-hander has a 3.26 ERA over 69 innings in 13 starts and 16 appearances overall. Davis has fanned a team-best 97 batters, leading the team by 23 in the category. Brandt Thompson has thrown the most innings for Palm Beach at 79 2/3 and holds a solid 3.84 ERA in 15 starts and one relief outing.
Palm Beach is 40-44 overall and 8-11 in the second half. They reside in third place in the Florida State League East Division, 5.5 games back of first place.
Friday’s game: at St. Lucie (NYM). Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 5:10 PM CT.
FCL Cardinals (off-day)
The Florida Complex League Cardinals were off Sunday and Monday, as they prepared for a doubleheader with the FCL Astros on Tuesday. The Cardinals will serve as the road team for game one and the home team for game two.
The Cardinals enter the week coming off a 5-4 victory over the FCL Astros on the road on Saturday.
The FCL Cardinals are 19-28 on the season. They reside in fourth place in the FCL East Division and are eliminated from playoff contention.
Tuesday’s games: at FCL Astros. Pitching probables have not yet been announced for either game. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 9:00 AM CT. Game two is slated to follow shortly after the conclusion of game one.
DSL Cardinals 1, DSL LAD Mega 2 (7 innings)
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals lost a close seven-inning contest to DSL LAD Mega on Monday.
Juan Garcia made his fifth career start for the Cardinals. The right-hander pitched four innings and allowed two runs on six hits, no walks, and three strikeouts. Garcia took the loss.
Ryan Rodriguez tossed 1 ⅔ scoreless innings in relief of Garcia. Kriscol Peralta followed with 1 ⅓ shutout frames.
The Cardinals looked to set the tone early in the bottom of the first inning. Kenly Hunter hit a lead-off infield single and stole second base. Hunter advanced to third base via a wild pitch. Miguel Hernandez drew a walk and swiped second base to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Back-to-back strikeouts left both runners on base.
DSL LAD Mega plated two runs in the top of the third to grab the lead. The Cardinals trimmed the lead in half in the home fifth.
Jesus Perez hit a lead-off double and moved to third base on a Kenly Hunter flyout. Perez crossed home plate on a Royleny Strop groundout.
The Cardinals were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base in the loss.
The DSL Cardinals scored one run on four hits. Strop doubled and drove in a run. Perez recorded a double and a run scored. Hunter and Juan Rujano each singled.
On the bases, Hernandez stole his 12th bag. Hunter swiped his 11th.
On defense, Yaxson Lucena nailed a runner at second base from right field. The Cardinals turned two double plays in the game.
The DSL Cardinals are 16-15 on the season and are tied with the DSL Marlins and DSL NYY Bombers for first place in the DSL Southeast Division. The Cardinals will continue their homestand in a contest with DSL Colorado on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s game: vs. DSL Colorado. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 AM CT.
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