Photo: Alec Burleson (Springfield Cardinals FANatic Photos)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Thursday. One game of the Palm Beach doubleheader postponed. The Player of the Day is Memphis LF Alec Burleson, who was 4-for-6 with a home run and four RBI. Other contributors were Ben DeLuzio, Cory Spangenberg, and Evan Mendoza.
Results from games played June 2.
Memphis 9 at Charlotte 7 (10 innings)
The Redbirds defeated the Knights in an extra inning game in Charlotte on Thursday night. Aaron Brooks took the mound for Memphis. The right-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up six runs on eight hits, struck out three and walked two.
Tommy Parsons relieved Brooks and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Brandon Waddell hurled a scoreless eighth. Zach McAllister tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win. Kyle Ryan surrendered one unearned run in the 10th and got the save, his first of the season.
Charlotte racked up four runs over three innings to take a 4-0 lead. The Redbirds put up a crooked number with five runs in the top of the fifth to go up 5-4. Kramer Robertson singled and Cory Spangenberg followed with a two-run home run to left center field. Ben DeLuzio doubled, and Conner Capel walked. Alec Burleson blasted a three-run long ball to right field.
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— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) June 3, 2022
In the home half of the fifth the Knights tied it 5-5, then followed with one run in the sixth to regain the lead at 6-5.
The Redbirds rallied in the ninth to tie the game 6-6. Capel singled, Paul DeJong walked, and Burleson plated Capel on a single.
The game went into the 10th with Ivan Herrera on second base. Luken Baker singled, advancing Herrera to third. Robertson drew a walk. Spangenberg hit into a double play, Herrera was thrown out at home, Baker to third, Robertson to second. Evan Mendoza doubled to plate Baker and Robertson. DeLuzio singled and Mendoza scored to give Memphis a 9-6 lead.
In the bottom of the 10th, Charlotte added one run to make it 9-7, but the Redbirds held on to win.
Burleson was 4-for-6 with four RBI. DeLuzio was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Spangenberg and Mendoza each drove in two.
Memphis has a record of 29-22 and sits in third place in the International League West, 4.5 games back of first place Nashville.
Friday’s game: at Charlotte, TBD (MEM) vs. Lance Lynn RHP (0-0, 0.00) 6:04 CT.
The Cardinals were shellacked by the Travelers in a 16-5 rout at Hammons Field on Thursday night. Gordon Graceffo got the start and had a bad night. The righthander pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up six runs, four earned, on eight hits, struck out four and walked one. Graceffo took the loss, his first of the season.
Domingo Robles relieved Graceffo and surrendered four runs in 2 1/3 innings. Sean Kealey allowed one run in the sixth. Johan Quezada relinquished three runs in two innings pitched. Ryan Loutos gave up two runs in the ninth.
Arkansas posted two runs in the top of the first inning. Springfield scored one in the home half of the first on an RBI double by Jordan Walker.
The Travelers added three runs in the second to increase the lead to 5-1, then made it 6-1 in the third. The Cardinals cut the lead to 6-3 on solo home runs by Walker and Moises Gomez.
"Look out on the berm!"
Top @Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker launches his fifth homer for the @Sgf_Cardinals. pic.twitter.com/vgUgrUb2w2
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 3, 2022
Arkansas widened their tally with four runs in the fourth. Springfield added a fourth run in the fifth on a second solo home run by Walker.
HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT, JORDAN WALKER ‼️‼️‼️
3-for-3 with 2️⃣ solo 💣s!! pic.twitter.com/8dEShVoJsS
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 3, 2022
The Travelers put up one run in the top of the sixth. Springfield matched with one run in the home half of the sixth on a solo shot by Malcom Nunez.
Arkansas continue to pound Cardinal pitching in the seventh, scoring three runs to make it 14-5. Two more runs to make it 16-5 came home in the ninth.
Walker went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Gomez was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Nick Dunn was 2-for-5.
In the field, Gomez made a throwing error. Nunez and Julio Rodriguez each had a fielding miscue.
Springfield is 20-28 and stands in last place in the Texas League North, nine games back of first place Wichita.
Friday’s game: vs. Arkansas, Dalton Roach RHP (2-2, 5.25) vs. Stephen Kolek RHP (2-3, 4.10) 7:05 CT.
The Chiefs blanked the Timber Rattlers on Thursday night at Fox Cities Stadium. Dionys Rodriguez started for Peoria. The right-hander pitched five scoreless innings with five hits allowed, one strike out and one walk. Rodriguez got the win, his first of the season.
Levi Prater relieved Rodriguez and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Andre Granillo earned his first save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The game was scoreless on both sides until the sixth inning. In that inning, Todd Lott doubled and advanced to third on a sac bunt by L.J. Jones. Aaron Antonini plated Lott on a sac fly. Peoria took a 1-0 lead.
In the eighth, Lott singled and Jones reached on an error. Jacob Buchberger singled and Lott scored to make it 2-0.
Mike Antico drew a walk to begin the ninth and stole second base. Antico went to third on a sac bunt by Tyler Reichenberg. Lott walked. Antico and Lott scored on a double by Jones.
Lott went 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Jones drove in two. Tommy Jew was 2-for-4. Antonini and Buchberger each had an RBI.
On the base paths, Jew stole his 11th base of the season. Antico swiped his 24th base of the season.
Peoria is 20-28 and is in fifth place in the Midwest League West, 10 games back of first place Cedar Rapids.
Friday’s game: at Wisconsin, TBD (PEO) vs. Antoine Kelly LHP (1-1, 3.27) 6:40 CT.
Palm Beach 4, Jupiter 5 (10 innings, completion of suspended game)
The Cardinals were topped by the Hammerheads in a one-run contest on Thursday at Roger Dean Stadium. Tink Hence got the start for Palm Beach. The right-hander pitched three innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits, struck out four and walked one.
Chris Gerard relieved Hence and surrendered one unearned run in three innings. Gustavo J. Rodriguez allowed one run in three innings. Andrew Marrero relinquished one unearned run in the 10th and took the loss, his first of the season.
The Beach Birds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run single by Matt Chamberlain. Jupiter scored one run in the third and one run in the fourth to tie the game at 2-2. The Hammerheads added a run in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead.
The Cardinals tied the game in the home half of the fifth. Brady Whalen singled, followed by a single from Chamberlain that advanced Whalen to third. Jhon Torres grounded out to plate Whalen.
The game remained tied until the ninth. Jupiter scored one in the top of the ninth. Palm Beach answered with the tying run in the bottom of the ninth. Osvaldo Tovalin and Whalen each drew a walk. Chamberlain sac bunted both runners to second and third. Tovalin scored on a wild pitch.
The Hammerheads pushed a run home in the 10th and Palm Beach failed to answer. Whalen was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Chamberlain was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On the base paths, Moquete and Chamberlain each stole their first base of the season. In the field, Jake Burns made a throwing error and had a passed ball.
Palm Beach is 18-29 on the season and is in last place in the FSL East, 13.5 games back of first place St. Lucie
Palm Beach, Jupiter (postponed)
The second game between Palm Beach and Jupiter was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as one game of a doubleheader on June 3.
Friday’s games: vs. Jupiter, Bryan Pope RHP (0-0, 3.38) vs. TBD 3:00 CT (game one), vs. Jupiter, TBD vs. TBD (game two)
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