photo: Matt Koperniak (Memphis Redbirds)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 4-1 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis RF Matt Koperniak, was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Other standouts include JJ Wetherholt, Dakota Harris, Jason Savacool and Deniel Ortiz.
Results for games played Friday, July 18.
The Triple-A Redbirds blanked the Mud Hens by the score of 7-0 on Friday.
Starter Curtis Taylor pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, fanned five and walked three.
Oddanier Mosqueda relieved Taylor and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Zack Weiss hurled two scoreless innings. Alex Cornwell tossed a scoreless ninth.
JJ Wetherholt has four hits. That's really cool. pic.twitter.com/0Fs1vA3Kph
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 19, 2025
Memphis went up 5-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt doubled. Jimmy Crooks walked. Matt Koperniak singled and Wetherholt scored. César Prieto plated Crooks on a single. Michael Siani walked. Matt Lloyd drove in Koperniak and Prieto on a single. Siani came home on a single by Bryan Torres.
Lloyd slaps one the other way! pic.twitter.com/HAFRAyfYpx
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 19, 2025
The Redbirds added two runs in the second to increase the lead to 7-0. Wetherholt doubled and came home on a double by Nathan Church. Koperniak doubled to score Church.
D'oh!
Koperniak doubles home our @LennysSubs seventh run! pic.twitter.com/GYyoUutvmb
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 19, 2025
Memphis scored seven runs on 14 hits. Wetherholt was 4-for-5 including two doubles with two runs scored. Koperniak was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Prieto was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Torres was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Lloyd had two RBI.
On the bases, Torres was caught stealing. On defense, Crooks made a throwing error.
Memphis is 48-44 overall, 7-12 in the second half. They are in ninth place in the IL West, 8.5 games back of IL leader Scranton.
Saturday’s game: at Toledo, LHP Quinn Mathews (2-3, 3.94) vs. LHP Nick Margevicius, 6:05 CT.
The Double-A Cardinals walked off the Wind Surge by a 4-3 score at Hammons Field on Friday.
Starter Pete Hansen pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits and fanned four.
Luis Gastelum relieved Hansen and surrendered one run in two innings. Nick Raquet threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win.
The Cardinals took the lead in the second inning on a two-run home run by Dakota Harris. Wichita tied the game in the fourth.
Dakota Harris Kranks this one for a two-run shot! pic.twitter.com/lDxxKV70up
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 19, 2025
Springfield regained the lead 3-2 in the fifth on a solo home run by Jeremy Rivas. The Wind Surge tied the game again in the eighth.
The Cardinals walked off the win in the ninth. Noah Mendlinger singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Rivas walked. Leonardo Bernal plated Mendlinger on a single.
That's a walk-off infield single! Leonardo Bernal comes through, Noah Mendlinger never stops running and the Cardinals deliver! pic.twitter.com/NV7Aa94HB9
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 19, 2025
The Cardinals scored four runs on six hits. Harris was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Bernal was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Bernal stole two bases. Joshua Baez swiped his 15th bag. Trey Paige was caught stealing.
On defense, Harris made a fielding error. Gastelum picked a runner off first base.
Springfield is 57-31 overall, 14-5 in the second half and is in first place the Texas League North.
Saturday’s game: vs. Wichita, RHP Hancel Rincon (4-3, 4.03) vs. RHP John Klein (6-5, 3.59), 6:35 CT.
The High-A Chiefs defeated the River Bandits, 5-1, in Davenport on Friday.
Starter Jason Savacool pitched six innings, gave up one run on four hits, fanned seven and walked two to earn his third win of the season.
Randel Clemente relieved Savacool and threw a scoreless seventh. Hunter Hayes tossed the final two scoreless innings.
The Chiefs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jon Jon Gazdar singled, advanced on a throwing error and came home on a single by Ryan Campos.
Peoria added three runs in the second. Josh Kross and Brayden Jobert walked. Tre Richardson plated Kross on a single. Jobert scored on a wild pitch. Gazdar drove in Richardson on a single.
Quad Cities scored their only run in the third inning. Peoria widened the lead to 5-1 on a solo home run by Ian Petrutz in the fourth.
Solo HR by @IPetrutz in the fourth! 💣
PEO 5 | QC 1 pic.twitter.com/JB2thnsyvi
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 19, 2025
The Chiefs scored five runs on five hits. Gazdar was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On the bases, Petrutz was caught stealing.
Peoria is 36-51 overall, 10-12 in the second half, and is in fifth place in the Midwest League West, 3.5 games back of Beloit.
Saturday’s game: at Quad Cities, Jose Davila RHP (3-4, 6.13) vs. Felix Arronde RHP (3-5, 2.77) 5:30 CT.
The Low-A Cardinals blanked the Mets in a 7-0 road win on Friday.
Starter Jacob Odle had his best outing as a professional, pitching four scoreless no-hit innings, fanning six and walking two.
Domenic Picone relieved Odle and threw three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Sam Brodersen and Zeke Wood tossed a scoreless inning each to complete the shutout.
The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the first inning. Christian Martin singled, stole second base, and advanced to third on an error. Jonathan Mejia walked. Raniel Rodriguez doubled to score Martin. Mejia came home on a passed ball. Rodriguez scored on a sac fly by Deniel Ortiz.
The Beach Birds added a run in the sixth on a solo home by Ortiz. Palm Beach increased the lead to 7-0 with three runs in the ninth. Yordalin Pena walked and stole second base. Bryce Madron walked. Anyelo Encarnacion singled to plate Pena and Madron. Encarnacion scored on a throwing error.
The offense scored seven runs on four hits. No Cardinal had multiple hits. Ortiz had two RBI.
On the bases, Martin stole his 15th base of the season. Cade McGee swiped his 19th bag. Pena stole his 13th base. Madron was caught stealing.
On defense, McGee made a throwing error.
Palm Beach is 31-44 overall, 9-11 in the second half, and is in third place in the FSL East, 4.5 games back of St. Lucie.
Saturday’s game: at St. Lucie, TBD vs. TBD 5:10 CT.
FCL Cardinals – Off day
The rookie level Florida Complex League Cardinals are 20-29 on the season and are in fourth place in the Florida Complex League East, 13.5 games back of the FCL Astros.
Saturday’s games: vs. FCL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD 9:00 am CT (game one); vs. FCL Marlins, TBD vs. TBD (game two).
In a battle for first place, the Dominican Cardinals fell at home to Miami by the score of 7-2 on Friday. Starter Xavier Cruz pitched two innings, gave up one run on one hit, struck out one and walked one.
Daniel Gomez relieved Cruz and surrendered five runs in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss. Ricardo Fernandez threw 2/3 scoreless innings. Kriscol Peralta yielded one run in the eighth. Jarol Baez tossed a scoreless ninth.
The Cardinals scored first with one run in the first inning. Kenly Hunter singled and advanced to third on a throwing error. Hunter scored on a sac fly by Sebastian Dos Santos.
Miami quickly tied with a run in the second and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third.
The Cardinals tied the game in the home third. Dos Santos tripled and scored on a ground out by Edward Guribe.
Miami regained the lead 3-2 in the sixth, increased the lead to 6-2 in the seventh and 7-2 in the eighth.
The Cardinals scored two runs on three hits. No Cardinal had multiples. The offense was 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Hunter stole his 13th base of the season. Yaxson Lucena was caught stealing. On defense, Gomez picked a runner off first base.
The DSL Cardinals are 18-16 on the season and are in second place in the DSL Southeast Division, one game back of the Marlins.
Saturday’s game: off
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