photo: César Prieto (Memphis Redbirds)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-3 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis 3B César Prieto, went 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored. Other standouts include JJ Wetherholt, Dakota Harris and Cade Winquest.
Results for games played Tuesday, July 29.
The Triple-A Redbirds pounded the Tides in a 10-4 road victory on Tuesday. Starter Zach Plesac pitched five innings, gave up four runs on six hits, struck out three and walked two to earn his first win.
Roddery Muñoz and Ryan Fernandez threw two scoreless innings of relief each. Fernandez received his second save.
Memphis went up 2-0 in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt hit a solo home run. Nathan Church reached on catcher interference. Luken Baker singled. Matt Koperniak grounded into a force out and Church scored.
ALERT: JJ WETHERHOLT HAS HIT A LEADOFF @HueysRestaurant HOME RUN! pic.twitter.com/V4GkGZakYL
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 29, 2025
The Tides scored one run in the second and three in the third to lead 4-2.
The Redbirds answered with three runs in the fourth to retake the lead at 5-4. Koperniak, César Prieto and Gavin Collins singled. Koperniak scored on a sac fly by Michael Siani. Bryan Torres plated Prieto on a single. Wetherholt drove in Collins on a single.
In the eighth, Memphis put up two runs to increase the lead to 7-4. Prieto singled. Collins walked. Both runners advanced on a sac bunt by Siani. Torres singled and Prieto scored. Collins came home on a sac fly by Wetherholt.
Prieto smacks a double! pic.twitter.com/DKe8b6b1DD
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 30, 2025
The Redbirds widened the lead to 10-4 in the ninth. Jimmy Crooks singled and scored on a double by Prieto. Siani followed with a two-run home run.
SIANI ROPES ONE TO RIGHT!@HueysRestaurant HOMER pic.twitter.com/zhsgpmVsgN
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 30, 2025
Memphis scored 10 runs on 15 hits. Prieto was 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Torres was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Church was 2-for-4. Siani had three RBI. Collins scored two runs.
On defense, Church had an outfield assist at second base.
Memphis is 54-47 overall, 13-15 in the second half. They are 8.5 games back of IL leader Scranton.
Wednesday’s game: at Norfolk, Aaron Wilkerson RHP (5-2, 3.84) vs. TBD (NFK) 5:35 CT.
The Double-A Cardinals edged the Travelers by the score of 3-2 at Hammons Field on Tuesday.
In his second Springfield start, Cade Winquest pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up two runs, one earned, on four hits, fanned five and walked two.
Andrew Marrero relieved Winquest and threw two scoreless innings to earn his fifth win. Nathanael Heredia tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his first save.
The Travelers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. The Cardinals tied the game in the home third on a solo home run by Dakota Harris.
Arkansas added a run in the fifth to go ahead 2-1. Springfield tied the game again in the sixth. R.J. Yeager singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Leonardo Bernal plated Yeager on a double.
The Cardinals added a run in the seventh to take the lead 3-2 on a second solo home run by Harris.
We give that two big BOOMS. Dakota Harris has teed off twice tonight! pic.twitter.com/75XMv7iotc
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 30, 2025
The offense scored three runs on six hits. Harris was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
On defense, Bernal had a passed ball.
Springfield is 61-36 overall, 18-10 in the second half and is in first place the Texas League North.
Wednesday’s game: vs Arkansas, Pete Hansen LHP (6-3, 3.79) vs. TBD (ARK) 7:05 CT.
The High-A Chiefs lost to the Sky Carp in a 3-1 road game on Tuesday. Starter Brandt Thompson pitched five innings, gave up three runs on five hits and fanned five. Thompson took the loss.
Tyler Bradt relieved Thompson and threw two scoreless innings. Benjamin Arias tossed a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts.
Beloit did all their scoring in the first inning.
Peoria scored their only run in the third. Tre Richardson doubled and stole third. Richardson scored on a sac fly by Travis Honeyman.
Sac fly by Honeyman in the 🔝 of the 3rd, Richardson scores!
PEO 1 | BEL 3 pic.twitter.com/zqhgZZeeba
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) July 29, 2025
The Chiefs scored one run on six hits. No Chief had multiple hits. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.
Richardson stole his 14th base of the season. Ian Petrutz and Deniel Ortiz were caught stealing.
Peoria is 39-57 overall, 13-18 in the second half, and is in fifth place in the Midwest League West, five games behind Beloit.
Wednesday’s game: at Beloit, Gerardo Salas RHP (3-9, 8.24) vs. Noble Meyer RHP (1-2, 4.63) 6:05 CT.
The Class-A Cardinals fell to the Tortugas in Daytona by a 6-2 score on Tuesday. Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up five runs on eight hits, struck out one and walked two. Sequera took the loss.
Jack Findlay relieved Sequera and surrendered one run in the final 2 1/3 innings.
Daytona took a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
The Beach Birds scored one run in the fourth to cut the lead to 2-1. Miguel Ugueto walked, stole second base, and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Rainiel Rodriguez walked. Ugueto scored on a doubleplay by Jose Suarez.
Palm Beach added a run in the fifth to tie the game at 2-2. Jose Cordoba reached on an error and stole second base. Cordoba scored on a missed catch error.
The Tortugas put up three runs in the sixth to regain the lead at 5-2. They added a sixth run in the seventh.
The Cardinals scored two runs on four hits. Cordoba was 2-for-4, including a double. Johnfrank Salazar reached three times on a single and two walks.
Ugueto stole his first base of the season. Cordoba swiped his second bag. Johnfrank Salazar stole his fourth base. Christian Martin was caught stealing.
On defense, Rodriguez made a throwing error.
Palm Beach is 47-47 overall, 15-14 in the second half, and is tied for second place in the FSL East, 5 games back of St. Lucie.
Wednesday’s game: at Daytona, RHP Keiverson Ramirez (2-2, 3.31) vs. Cole Schoenwetter RHP (2-7, 6.75) 5:35 CT.
DSL Cardinals 9 at DSL Blue Jays Blue 10
The Dominican Cardinals were edged by the Blue Jays by a 10-9 score on Tuesday. Starter Gabriel Chinchilla pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up five runs on six hits, struck out three and walked three. He took the loss.
Ricardo Fernandez relieved Chinchilla and surrendered one run in 2/3 of an inning. Branneli Franco yielded three runs, two earned, in 1/3 of an inning. Kriscol Peralta allowed one run in two innings pitched. Jarol Baez tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Blue Jays went up 2-0 in the second inning.
The Cardinals scored two in the third to tie the game. Jesus Perez, Kenly Hunter and Miguel Hernandez walked. Yaxson Lucena drew a fourth consecutive free pass and Perez scored. Hunter came home on a wild pitch.
The Blue Jays put up four runs in the fourth to lead 6-2.
The Cardinals answered with three runs in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 6-5. Edward Guribe and Brayan Amoroso singled. Yeferson Portolatin walked. Michael Cordero walked and Guribe scored. Jhonny Chaparro plated Amoroso and Portolatin on a single.
The Blue Jays increased their lead to 9-5 in the home fifth and 10-5 in the sixth.
The Cardinals pushed one run across in the eighth as Perez doubled and scored on a single by Hernandez.
The Cardinals rallied for three more runs in the ninth for the final score of 10-9. Amoroso reached on an error. Portolatin and Cordero walked. Amoroso scored on a wild pitch. Chaparro walked. Portolatin came home on a ground out by Perez. Hunter was hit by a pitch. Hernandez walked to plate Cordero.
The Cardinals scored nine runs on nine hits. Perez was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Guribe was 2-for-5. Hernandez and Chaparro each had two RBI.
On the bases, Hunter stole his 19th base of the season. On defense, Cordero had a fielding error. Portolatin had a missed catch error and a fielding miscue. Lucena had two outfield assists, one at home plate and one at third base.
The DSL Cardinals are 20-21 on the season and are in third place in the DSL Southeast Division, five games back of the Marlins.
Wednesday’s game: Off
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