photo: Andy Young (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals system went 5-2 on Tuesday as Memphis and Springfield totaled 36 hits and 30 runs scored. Multi-home run hitters include Tyler O’Neill, Rangel Ravelo, Andy Young and Lane Thomas.
Results from the games played Tuesday, July 24th.
Big offensive performances translated into a 14-4 Redbirds’ victory over the Bees in the road series opener.
It was the Night of the Big Bombs as 10 of the team’s 14 runs came via the long ball. Tyler O’Neill, Rangel Ravelo and Luke Voit each went yard. O’Neill and Ravelo both did it twice and Ravelo and Voit drove in five each. O’Neill and Ravelo had three hits apiece, in six and four at bats, respectively, Ravelo adding a walk and third run scored. Voit went 2-for-5 with a free pass, triple and two-run bomb.
The final player with a long ball was Adolis Garcia, who had a solo shot in addition to a triple in six at bats. Max Schrock and Edmundo Sosa both went 3-for-5. Schrock worked a base-on-balls to go with two doubles and two runs scored while Sosa touched home once with a stolen base. Carson Kelly reached base four times, going -for-3 with three walks and two runs scored. Memphis (65-37) had 18 hits in all.
Kevin Herget (W, 7-7) was the recipient of this plethora of offense. The righty somehow held Salt Lake to just three tallies despite giving up nine hits and three walks over five innings. Matt Bowman fanned four in two scoreless frames, yielding two hits and a free pass but Landon Beck was touched for a run on two hits and a walk during his two innings on the bump.
Wednesday’s game: at Salt Lake (54-48) (LAA), 7:05 pm MT, Dakota Hudson (13-2, 2.36)
The S-Cards also generated 18 hits on their way to a 16-5 blowout at Tulsa. Springfield (13-19) extended its winning streak to four while clinching their three-game series versus the first-place Drillers with one game yet to play.
Taking a page from their Triple-A counterparts, the S-Cards launched six home runs constituting 10 of their 16 tallies. Andy Young and Lane Thomas each did it twice. Young went 4-for-5 with six RBI and Thomas was 3-for-6 with a triple, two long balls, three runs scored and three knocked in.
The last two Bomb Boys were Evan Mendoza and John Nogowski, who posted nearly identical marks. Both players went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Nogowski doubled once, worked two free passes and knocked in three. They were two of five S-Cards with two hits apiece, joining Blake Drake, Johan Mieses and Andrew Knizner.
Making his first Cardinals organization start after five relief appearances, Elniery Garcia tossed the first three frames. The southpaw permitted two runs, one earned, on two hits while fanning three and not issuing a free pass.
Austin Sexton took the ball over the next 2 2/3 and was credited with the win, his second against no losses. Sexton yielded a tally on two hits and a base-on-balls. Hector Mendoza left Sexton’s last two runners on base but surrendered two solo bombs during his 2 1/3-inning stint. Will Latcham faced the minimum in the ninth.
Wednesday’s game: at Tulsa (20-11) (LAD), 7:05 pm CT, Connor Jones (5-4, 4.08)
The Beach Birds banged out “only” 11 hits on their way to a 6-3 road win over the Tortugas. Each team has taken one of the first two games with one on tap.
In a balanced effort, all nine starters either had a hit or an RBI. Palm Beach (14-17) was led by Shane Billings, who went 3-for-5 with a run scored. On the base paths, Billings was one-for-two in attempted stolen bases. The only other PB-Card with more than one hit was Jose Godoy, who singled and doubled in four at bats with a walk, touched home once and knocked in one.
It took five Beach Birds hurlers to navigate the game’s nine innings, beginning with Jesus Cruz (W, 3-0) who struck out seven over five frames. The only mark against the right-hander was a two-run home run in the first inning that comprised one of his five hits and two walks allowed.
Colton Thomson worked around three hits for two clean frames but Yeison Medina was charged with a run on two hits and two free passes while recording two outs. Jacob Patterson retired all three batters faced, also stranding three inherited runners. Thomas St. Clair recorded the final out after yielding a hit.
Wednesday’s game: at Daytona (17-15) (CIN), 7:05 pm ET, Jake Walsh (5-2, 2.16)
Peoria – off
Third-place Peoria (18-11) comes home from a very successful 5-1 road trip to face seventh-place Wisconsin (MIL) in a brief three-game home stand.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Wisconsin (14-16), 7:00 pm CT, TBA
State College 1 at Connecticut 4
Diego Cordero tossed six solid frames but State College (14-22) still fell at Connecticut, 4-1, in the series opener.
Cordero (L, 1-1) generated a quality effort, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk. Winston Nicacio was touched for an unearned tally during the final two frames.
The Spikes could manufacture nothing against the Tigers’ starter, who held them to just two hits and two walks over the first six innings. State College finally broke through for a tally in the seventh when Lars Nootbaar worked a one-out free pass, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on Brandon Benson’s double. Delvin Perez was the only Spike with more than one of the team’s six hits, going 2-for-4 out of the two hole.
Note: Brian Walton added his images and commentary on this game for subscribers to The Cardinal Nation here.
Wednesday’s game: at Connecticut (18-17) (DET), 11:05 am ET, Michael Baird (0-1, 1.86)
Johnson City (15-17) exploded for 13 hits as they flew past the Yankees, 9-3, in the first of the three-game road series.
Eight of nine starters got into the act with at least one hit, led by Leandro Cedeno and Kevin Woodall who both launched a home run. Cedeno’s three hits were tops on the squad, as the first baseman went 3-for-5 with a two-run bomb that was part of his two runs scored and three RBI. Woodall also went yard with a runner aboard, going 2-for-3 with two walks.
Donivan Williams and Moises Castillo also had two hits apiece. The Appy Birds were also quite active on the base paths with four players swiping one base each: Luis Flores, Michael Perri, Williams and Castillo.
Colin Schmid tossed a quality performance, giving up three runs on three hits and three free passes through six. It was the first professional win for the 13th round selection in this June’s First-Year Player Draft.
Enrique Perez, Evan Sisk and Parker Kelly finished the game for the JC-Cards. Perez recorded three outs and Sisk two while Kelly retired all four batters faced for his first save as a professional.
Wednesday’s game: at Pulaski (15-19) (NYY), 7:00 pm ET, Dionis Zamora (3-2, 4.10)
GCL Cardinals vs. GCL Astros – suspended
A deluge of rain in Jupiter caused Tuesday’s contest between the GCL Cardinals (21-8) and GCL Astros (16-14) to be suspended after four innings. The score will be 0-0 when play resumes on Sunday, July 29th before that day’s regularly scheduled game.
Wednesday’s game: at GCL Marlins (9-20), 12:00 pm ET, TBA
DSL Cardinals Blue 3 at DSL Twins 5
The DSL Cardinals Blue (30-13) fell to the DSL Twins (30-13), 5-3, resulting in a tie atop the South Division.
The contest was knotted at zero until the C-Blue broke through with a two-run seventh. The Twins grabbed the lead with three in the bottom of the frame but the Cardinals Blue responded with a tally for a 3-3 tie. The home team had the last word, however, scoring twice in the eighth.
Inohan Paniagua tossed the first quality start of his nascent career, blanking the opposition on two hits and two walks through six. The 18-year-old rookie struck out four with five ground- and four fly-ball outs.
Unfortunately for the Cards, the bullpen did not match Paniagua’s results. Larimel Soriano did not retire a batter, walking all four faced. Josue Ramirez (BS, 2) finished the seventh, but not before allowing two of three inherited runners to score on a ground out and wild pitch. Luis Tena (L, 0-1) was touched for two runs on two hits and a free pass in his inning of work.
The visitors were held to just three hits, all in the seventh. Consecutive singles by Carlos Soler and Malcom Nunez were immediately followed by Jean Selmo’s two-run triple. The eighth’s tally resulted from back-to-back bobbles by the Twins which put Darlin Moquete in position to score on Soler’s sac fly.
Wednesday’s game: vs. DSL Phillies Red (17-26), 10:30 am ET, Enmanuel Solano (3-0, 5.14) or Angel Cuenca (1-, 4.88)
DSL Cardinals Red 8 vs. DSL Cubs2 5
A four-run eighth propelled the C-Red past the DSL Cubs2, 8-5, on Tuesday morning.
In the back-and-forth battle, the home team twice took the lead only for the DSL Cubs2 (15-27) to twice come back to re-knot the contest. But a big eighth inning gave the Cardinals Red (25-18) their final lead.
In typical Dominican Summer League fashion, both teams had more walks than hits. The C-Red garnered six hits to go with eight free passes with two players having two hits each: Franklin Soto and Cristhian Longa. Soto doubled twice in four at bats with two runs score and two driven in while Longa went 2-for-3 with a walk, double and triple while crossing home one and knocking in two. Defensively, right fielder Adanson Cruz was credited with an assist at second but left fielder Luis Montano, third baseman Francisco Hernandez and centerfielder Joerlin De Los Santos were each charged with an error.
Miguel Maiz kicked off a parade of six C-Red pitchers and gave up an unearned score on a hit and two walks over three innings. Gabriel Contreras issued a free pass to each of his three batters, two of whom touched home on Jhon Victorino’s watch.
Victorino tossed a fine effort for his level, limiting his opponents to two hits and two walks in four frames. The unearned tally charged to Dionys Rodriguez (BS, 2) (W, 3-0) in the eighth re-tied the game at four. Rodard Avelino and Hector De Los Santos combined to keep the DSL Cubs2 to a single run, with De Los Santos picking up his first save as a result.
Wednesday’s game: at DSL Phillies White (25-17), 10:30 am ET, Martin Cordova (5-0, 0.32)
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