photo: Chase Davis (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 3-4 on Wednesday. TCN’s Player of the Day, Springfield CF Chase Davis, went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts: Ramon Mendoza, Trey Paige, Brayden Jobert, Ian Petrutz, Travis Honeyman and Luis Piño.
Results for games played Wednesday, May 14.
Memphis 0, Nashville 11 (seven innings, game one)
The Triple-A Redbirds were blanked 11-0 by the Nashville Sounds in Wednesday’s makeup of Tuesday’s rainout. Starter Ian Bedell pitched four innings, gave up seven runs on seven hits, struck out four and walked two. Bedell took the loss.
Ryan Shreve surrendered four runs in 2 2/3 innings of relief. Andre Granillo secured the final out of the seventh.
Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. They added five runs in the third and increased their lead to 8-0 in the fifth. The final blow came with a three-run seventh inning.
The Redbirds scattered just three hits, all singles. José Fermín was 2-for-3. The other was from Bryan Torres. The offense was 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
On the bases, Fermín stole his 11th base of the season. On defense, Torres had an outfield assist at second base.
Memphis 0, Nashville 5 (seven innings, game two)
Memphis was again shut out by the Sounds in the nightcap of the twin bill at AutoZone Park.
Fill in starter Leonardo Taveras pitched three scoreless innings, allowed one hit, struck out two and walked two.
Taveras gets his second @LeBonheurChild strikeout to start the third! pic.twitter.com/ED8BcjG5MQ
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 14, 2025
Michael Gomez surrendered four runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief and took the loss. Oddanier Mosqueda yielded one run in 2/3 of an inning. Ryan Fernandez threw a scoreless sixth. Riley O’Brien tossed a scoreless seventh.
Nashville took a 1-0 in the fourth inning and added four runs in the fifth.
The Redbirds scattered five hits. Gavin Collins and Luken Baker doubled for the only extra base hits. Baker also drew two walks. The offense was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.
On defense, Collins made a throwing error.
The Redbirds are 21-18 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. Nashville, RHP Curtis Taylor (1-0, 4.00) vs. Jacob Misiorowski RHP (3-0, 1.49) 11:05 am CT.
The Double-A Cardinals edged the Sod Poodles by the score of 7-5 at Hammons Field on Wednesday. Starter Pete Hansen pitched seven innings, gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits, struck out three and walked two to earn his first win of 2025.
Jack Ralston relieved Hansen and threw a scoreless eighth. Nick Raquet tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his first save.
Amarillo took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Springfield answered with two runs to tie in the home first. Nathan Church and Chase Davis hit solo home runs.
There goes Davis! Chase Davis launches his third home run of the season with all three of them against Amarillo starter Roman Angelo. pic.twitter.com/XuAatk5uLW
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 14, 2025
The Sod Poodles came back in the second to retake the lead 4-2. In the fifth, the Cardinals cut the lead to 4-3. Brody Moore and Church singled. JJ Wetherholt drew a walk. Davis was hit by a pitch and Moore was forced in.
Springfield tied the game in the sixth. Noah Mendlinger was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a ground out by Ramon Mendoza and came home on a single by Moore.
In the top of the seventh, Amarillo put up one run to lead 5-4. The Cardinals responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame to lead for the first time, 7-5. Davis and Dakota Harris walked. Mendoza followed with a three-run home run to left field.
Cards in the clutch: Ramon Mendoza edition
A three-run shot gives the Birds their first lead of the day. pic.twitter.com/VGpETGt9m8
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 14, 2025
Springfield tallied seven runs on 10 hits. Davis was 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Church was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Moore was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Mendoza plated three.
On defense, Hansen made a throwing error. Davis, Wetherholt, and Mendlinger each had a fielding miscue.
Springfield is 17-18 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. Amarillo, RHP Max Rajcic (1-3, 5.61) vs. Jose Cabrera RHP (2-1, 4.76) 6:35 CT
Peoria 7 at Cedar Rapids 6 (11 innings)
The High-A Chiefs edged the Kernels in extra innings by the score of 7-6 on Wednesday. Starter Hancel Rincon pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up four runs on seven hits, fanned five and walked one.
Michael Watson relieved Rincon and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Angel Gonzalez surrendered one run in the eighth. D.J. Carpenter tossed a scoreless ninth. Benjamin Arias yielded one unearned run in the final two innings and received the win.
Peoria went up 4-0 in the first inning. Jon Jon Gazdar and Ian Petrutz singled. Won-Bin Cho’s sac bunt moved the runners over. Johnfrank Salazar singled to score Gazdar. Ryan Campos was hit by a pitch. Brayden Jobert drew a walk and Petrutz came home. Miguel Villarroel grounded into a force out with Jobert out at second as Salazar scored. Campos advanced to third. Campos stole home and Villarroel stole second.
Double steal! Chiefs swipe a fourth run in the first!
PEO 4 | CR 0 pic.twitter.com/DvfDgkJPuv
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) May 14, 2025
Cedar Rapids cut the lead to 4-1 in the fourth, and 4-2 in the fifth. The Chiefs scored one in the top of the sixth to increase the lead to 5-2.
In the home sixth, the Kernels put up two runs to shrink the lead to 5-4 and they tied the game in the eighth.
In extra innings, in the top of the 11th, the Chiefs sent two runs home to lead 7-5. Graysen Tarlow began at second base. Trey Paige hit a two-run home run to right field.
Trey Paige hits a 2-run HR in the 11th!!!@CardsPlayerDev
PEO 7 | CR 5 pic.twitter.com/UFkw58uciy
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) May 14, 2025
Cedar Rapids managed just one run in the bottom of the 11th to bring the final score to 7-6.
Peoria scored seven runs on 12 hits. Paige was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Jobert was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Petrutz was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Gazdar was 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
On the bases, Campos stole his sixth base of the season. Villarroel swiped his 11th bag. Gazdar stole his ninth base. Petrutz was caught stealing.
On defense, Salazar made a throwing error.
Peoria is 13-21 on the season.
Thursday’s game: at Cedar Rapids, Darlin Saladin RHP (1-1, 5.64) vs. Jose Olivares RHP (0-1, 3.77) 6:35 CT.
Palm Beach 2 at Tampa 9 (seven innings, game one)
The Beach Birds lost to the Tarpons in the first game of a twin bill on Wednesday. Starter Brandt Thompson pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits, struck out two and walked one. Thompson took the loss.
Conor Steinbaugh relieved Thompson and surrendered one run in 2 2/3 innings.
The Beach Birds scored two runs in the top of the first. Travis Honeyman singled. Jonathan Mejia followed with a two-run home run.
Tampa answered with three runs in the home first and a run in the third to increase their lead to 4-2.
Tampa plated four runs in the fourth and one in the sixth to bring the final score to 9-2.
Palm Beach scored two runs on seven hits. Honeyman was 3-for-3. Yordalin Pena was 2-for-3. Mejia had two RBI.
On the bases, Mejia and Pena were caught stealing. On defense, Anyelo Encarnacion made a fielding error.
Palm Beach 4 at Tampa 12 (seven innings, game two)
The Low-A Cardinals again lost decisively to the Tarpons in the second game of the road twin bill. Starter Nelfy Ynfante pitched three innings, gave up eight runs on 11 hits and walked one. Ynfante took the loss.
Sam Brodersen relieved Ynfante and surrendered four runs in 1 1/3 innings. Mason Burns tossed the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Tampa went up 3-0 in the first inning. The Beach Birds cut the lead to 3-2 in the top of the second. Jose Suarez reached on an error, stole second and scored on two more errors. Anyelo Encarnacion singled, stole second and third base and came home on an error.
The Tarpons answered with one run in the home second, four runs in the third, two in the fourth, and two in the fifth to lead 12-2.
In the seventh, Palm Beach ended its scoring with a two-run home run by Luis Piño.
The Cardinals scored four runs on five hits. Pino was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On the bases, Suarez stole his fourth base. Encarnacion swiped two bags.
On defense, Yordalin Pena had an outfield assist at second base. Heriberto Caraballo had a passed ball.
Palm Beach is 18-18 on the season.
Thursday’s game: at Tampa, RHP Leonel Sequera (0-3, 2.01) vs. Tanner Bauman LHP (0-3, 9.00) 5:30 CT
The rookie-level Cardinals blanked the Mets in a 2-0 home win on Wednesday. Starter Bernard Mack pitched 2 2/3 scoreless no-hit innings, struck out five but walked seven.
Giovanni Vargas relieved Mack and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings and received the win. Ronny Oliver tossed the final three scoreless innings to earn the save.
The Cardinals went up 1-0 in the first inning. Facundo Velasquez walked and scored on a triple by Yairo Padilla. They added the second run in the sixth on a solo home run by Raniel Rodriguez.
The Cardinals scored two runs on three hits. No Cardinal had multiples. The offense was 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.
The Cardinals are 4-4 on the season.
Thursday’s game: vs. FCL Marlins RHP Jefferson Moran (0-0, 3.00) vs. TBD 11:00 am CT.
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