photo: Matt Lloyd (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 1-3 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Matt Lloyd, hit a walkoff grand slam for Memphis. Other standouts include Cesar Prieto, Michael Siani, Braden Davis and Sammy Hernandez.
Results for games played Wednesday, April 30.
The Triple-A Redbirds defeated the Bats in walk off fashion on Wednesday at AutoZone Park. In his Triple-A debut, starter Zane Mills pitched 1 2/3 innings, gave up one run on two hits, struck out two and walked two.
Also up from Springfield for the first time, Leonardo Taveras relieved Mills and surrendered three runs in two innings. Ryan Shreve yielded two runs, one earned in 3 1/3 innings and was charged with a blown save. Oddanier Mosqueda tossed the final two scoreless innings for the win.
Memphis went up 3-0 in the first inning. Michael Siani led off with a solo home run to center field. José Fermín singled and stole second base. Jimmy Crooks drew a walk. Thomas Saggese grounded into a force out with Crooks out at second. César Prieto drove in Fermín on a single. Matt Lloyd walked. Ryan Vilade grounded into a force out with Saggese out at home. Bryan Torres walked and Prieto scored.
Louisville cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second. The Redbirds answered with one run in the home second. Siani singled and scored on a double by Fermín.
Memphis added a run in the third to increase the lead to 5-1. Vilade doubled. Torres singled. Mike Antico drew a walk. Siani plated Vilade on a sac fly.
The Bats put up three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to take the lead 6-5. In the bottom of the ninth, the Redbirds rallied for five runs to win in a walk off. Fermín doubled. Crooks drew a walk. Brody Moore pinch ran for Crooks. Saggese walked. Fermín scored on a single by Prieto. Matt Lloyd followed with a grand slam to left center field.
MATT LLOYD WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM!!! pic.twitter.com/IPEjJVNkgn
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) May 1, 2025
Memphis scored 10 runs on 12 hits. Prieto was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Siani was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Fermín was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Vilade was 2-for-4. Lloyd had four RBI.
On the bases, Fermín stole his eighth base of the season. On defense, Crooks made a throwing error and Fermín had a fielding miscue.
The Redbirds are 17-10 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. Louisville, Ian Bedell RHP (0-1, 7.50) vs. Aaron Wilkerson RHP (2-1, 5.01) 11:05 am CT.
Springfield 2, NW Arkansas 6 (seven innings)
The Double-A Cardinals lost to the Naturals by the score of 6-2 in a seven-inning delayed start game at Hammons Field on Wednesday. Starter Ixan Henderson pitched four innings, gave up three runs on seven hits, struck out four and walked two. Henderson took the loss.
In his Springfield debut, Ricardo Velez relieved Henderson and threw two scoreless innings. Luis Gastelum surrendered three runs in the seventh.
NW Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the third inning and went up 3-0 in the fourth.
Springfield got on the board in the fifth on a two-run home run by Miguel Ugueto.
Miguel Ugueto lines one outta here, he's now homered in back-to-back games. pic.twitter.com/aFJ5HzsyLU
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 1, 2025
The Naturals widened their lead with three runs in the seventh to win 6-2.
The Cardinals scored two runs on five hits. No Cardinal had multiples. Ugueto had two RBI. The offense was 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Chase Davis stole his second base of the season. Leonardo Bernal swiped his first bag. Jeremy Rivas was picked off first base.
Noah Mendlinger made a throwing error.
Springfield is 10-12 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs NW Arkansas, Pete Hansen LHP (0-1, 2.20) vs. Ben Kudrna RHP (0-2, 4.82) 6:35 CT.
The High-A Chiefs were edged by the Sky Carp by a 4-3 score at Dozer Park on Wednesday.
Starter Cade Winquest pitched four innings, gave up one run on four hits, struck out one and walked four.
Tanner Jacobson relieved Winquest and surrendered three runs in 1 2/3 innings to take the loss. Tyler Bradt threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Michael Watson tossed the final two scoreless innings.
Peoria took the first lead with one run scored in the second. Miguel Villarroel singled. Brayden Jobert walked. Johnfrank Salazar plated Villarroel on a single.
Beloit tied the game in the top of the third. The Chiefs regained the lead 2-1 in the home third. Won-Bin Cho drew a walk. Villarroel singled. Cho scored on a single by Jobert.
The Sky Carp put up three runs in the fifth to lead 4-2. Peoria loaded the bases in the home fifth but couldn’t bring a run in. The Chiefs plated one run in the ninth to shrink the final score to 4-3. Zach Levenson tripled and scored on a wild pitch.
The offense scored three runs on 10 hits. Jobert and Salazar were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Joshua Baez was 2-for-3. Villarroel was 2-for-5.
Jobert stole his fourth base of the season. Baez swiped his seventh bag. Suarez stole his third base.
Bradt picked a runner off first base.
Peoria is 6-16 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. Beloit, Jose Davila RHP (1-2, 10.06) vs. Karson Milbrandt RHP (0-1, 2.08) 4:00 CT.
Palm Beach 6, St. Lucie 8 (11 innings)
The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Mets in an 11-inning contest at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday.
Starter Braden Davis pitched five innings, gave up two runs on seven hits and fanned seven.
Conor Steinbaugh relieved Davis and threw two scoreless innings. Samuel Fabian surrendered three runs in 1/3 of an inning and was tagged with a blown save. Mason Burns hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Jack Findlay yielded three runs, two earned, in 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. Christian Worley tossed the final 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
St. Lucie took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and added a run in the top of the third to lead 2-0.
The Beach Birds tied the game in the home third. Anyelo Encarnacion drew a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jonathan Mejia walked. Josh Kross doubled to plate Encarnacion and Mejia. The 22-year-okd finished the month with 29 RBI in 19 games!
Palm Beach took a 4-2 lead in the sixth. Yordalin Pena reached on an error and took second base. Jose Suarez singled to drive in Pena. Suarez was out on the throw to second base. Christian Martin singled and stole second. Sammy Hernandez plated Martin on a double.
The Mets regained the lead with three runs in the eighth, but the Cardinals tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth. Hernandez and Encarnacion singled. The runners advanced on a sac bunt by Mejia. Hernandez came home on a sac fly by Cade McGee.
Neither team scored in the 10th. St. Lucie plated three runs against Findlay in the top of the 11th. Palm Beach could only score one run in the bottom of the 11th to lose, 8-6. Hernandez started the inning on second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He came home on a ground out by Mejia.
The Cardinals scored six runs on 10 hits. Hernandez was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Suarez was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Travis Honeyman was 2-for-4. Kross had two RBI.
Mejia stole two bases. Pena and Martin each swiped their third bag. On defense, Martin made a fielding error.
Palm Beach is 14-9 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. St. Lucie, LHP Drew Rom (Mem rehab) vs. Will Watson RHP (0-0, 1.62) 4:00 CT.
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