photo: Austin Warner (Springfield Cardinals FANatic Photos)
On a light 2-1 Sunday across the St. Louis Cardinals system, Player of the Day Austin Warner pitched Springfield to its fourth straight win. Peoria headed into the All-Star break on a positive note, but Memphis pitching yielded 11 runs. State College’s game was suspended.
Results from games played Sunday, June 16th.
The Redbirds put together two game-tying rallies only to fall to the Aviators, 11-8. Memphis (29-41) has lost the first two of their four-game home set versus Las Vegas.
Jake Woodford put his team in a 7-1 hole after three but a six-run sixth by the Memphis offense tied the score in the right-hander’s final inning of work. Woodford yielded 10 hits and a free pass.
Chasen Shreve gave the Aviators their second lead the next frame by permitting a tally on two hits but Hunter Cervenka kept the deficit to a single score with a one-two-three eighth that included two strikeouts. The home team re-knotted the game at 8-8 heading into the ninth but Chris Beck (L, 0-5) allowed three runs on four hits and a walk for the loss.
Randy Arozarena garnered three of Memphis’ 11 hits, going 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, touched home once and drove in one. Conner Capel is making the most of his recent call up from Double-A with his second multi-hit performance in three Triple-A games. The left fielder doubled twice in four at bats, scored one and knocked in another. A third recent arrival from Springfield, Kramer Robertson, also went 2-for-4 and crossed home twice with an RBI. John Nogowski singled and doubled in five at bats with a run scored and two driven in.
Monday’s game: vs. Las Vegas (38-32) (OAK), 6:35 pm CT, Evan Kruczynski (1-1, 6.21)
Springfield 8 vs. Corpus Christi 6
The S-Cards withstood a late rally to top the Hooks, 8-6, for a home series sweep. Springfield (29-40) has won four straight, including three over Corpus Christi (32-36) (HOU), and six of their last seven. The Hooks’ loss eliminated them from first-half postseason contention in the South Division.
Player of the Day Austin Warner (W, 4-5) allowed five hits over the first two frames resulting in two runs then retired his next 15 Hooks before jamming the sacks full on a hit and two walks with two away in the seventh. The southpaw struck out six with 10 ground- and two fly-ball outs.
A trio of Springfield relievers took over from that point with mixed results. Jacob Patterson retired his only batter via a swinging K, thus stranding three inherited runners. But Connor Jones was tagged for three tallies on four hits in the eighth and Kodi Whitley permitted a run on a triple and ground out before recording his second save.
The home team featured a balanced offense in which eight of nine starters gathered at least one of the team’s 13 hits. Chris Chinea took the lead, going 3-for-5 with a double and two-run long ball that was two of his four knocked in. Three S-Cards had two hits apiece: Rayder Ascanio, Alberto Triunfel and Jose Martinez. Ascanio singled and doubled in four at bats with a double, touched home twice and drove in one while the latter two each went 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Triunfel added an RBI.
Monday’s game: at Midland (34-34) (OAK), 6:30 pm CT, TBA
Palm Beach – off
Coming off the Florida State League All-Star break, the high-A Cardinals will begin their second half at home Monday evening at Roger Dean Stadium.
Monday’s game: vs. Jupiter (MIA), 6:30 pm ET, TBA
Juan Yepez’ perfect day at the plate led Peoria (30-39) to a 7-2 victory over Burlington (39-31) (LAA) in the rubber game of the three-game series.
Yepez spearheaded a 13-hit attack, going 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles and two runs scored out of the three hole. Right fielder Brandon Benson also generated a three-hit performance including a solo bomb in four at bats that was one of his two RBI. The other two Chiefs with more than one hit are catcher Alexis Wilson and third baseman Josh Shaw. Wilson went 2-for-3 with a run scored and sac fly.
Making his third start in 14 appearances, Franyel Casadilla (W, 3-1) held the second-place Bees to two runs on four hits and no walks over five innings. The Venezuelan native struck out five. Sebastian Tabata and Evan Sisk each tossed two scoreless frames. Tabata allowed two hits and Sisk one.
Monday’s game: Off for the Midwest League All-Star Break
State College at Auburn – suspended
The wild start of the first of a two-game road series at Auburn was suspended due to rain with two gone in the visitors half of the second, a runner at second and the Spikes up 6-5. The contest will be resumed as part of a makeshift doubleheader on Monday at 11:00 a.m., with the completion of the suspended game at nine innings, followed by the regular game, shortened to seven innings.
The Doubledays put up a five spot off lefty Nathanael Heredia, whose professional debut lasted just two outs. The 18-year-old Dominican yielded consecutive balks to bring in the first tally. After surrendering a solo shot, Heredia interspersed three walks with a wild pitch, swinging K and fly out, bringing about his departure.
Junior Gonzalez was charged with preventing further damage, but instead fell prey to a bases-clearing throwing error by third baseman Luis Flores that generated three unearned runs. Gonzalez recorded a line out to center to finish the inning.
State College (1-1) answered with six runs and the offense was still batting in the top of the second when the contest was suspended. The visitors generated doubles by Andrew Warner and Matt Duce added to Stanley Espinal’s lead-off single plus a free pass to Flores and benefited as well from three straight fielding errors by Auburn’s infield. Warner’s three-run double was the final play before the game was called.
Monday’s games: at Auburn (0-1) (WSH), 11:00 am ET, Enmanuel Solano (league debut)/Hector Soto (US debut)
DSL Cardinals Blue – off
Monday’s game: DSL Cardinals Blue (7-3) vs. DSL Mets1 (6-5), 10:30 am ET, Reinys Portillo (0-1, 2.00)
DSL Cardinals Red – off
Monday’s game: DSL Cardinals Red (6-7) at DSL Rangers2 (5-8), 10:30 am ET, TBA
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