photo: Patrick Anderson and Jimmy Crooks (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals minor league system was 3-2 on Saturday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis catcher Jimmy Crooks, was 3-for-4, including two doubles and four RBI. Other standouts include Jack Ralston, Cade Winquest, Jon Jon Gazdar and Braden Davis.
Results for games played on Saturday, May 24.
Memphis Redbirds 7 at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 1
The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds bested the Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville on Saturday.
Drew Rom started for the Redbirds. The left-hander pitched 3 ⅓ innings and allowed one run on one hit, one walk, and three strikeouts.
Memphis’ bullpen was dominant as the relief corps of Roddery Muñoz, Oddanier Mosqueda, Andre Granillo and Riley O’Brien combined for 5 ⅔ shutout frames and fanned 10 batters. Muñoz collected his second win of the season.
The Redbirds scored the first run of the game in the third inning. Thomas Saggese and Jimmy Crooks hit back-to-back doubles to put Memphis in front 1-0.
Jimmy Crooks gets us rolling! pic.twitter.com/hDB1bAXLpg
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 25, 2025
Jacksonville tied the game at one in the fourth inning, but Memphis quickly regained the lead in the fifth frame.
Mike Antico walked and swiped second base. César Prieto reached base on a fielding error, with Antico to third. Crooks hit his second double of the game to bring Antico and Prieto home for a 3-1 Redbirds lead.
Crooks again! pic.twitter.com/t2GvYjBjkN
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 25, 2025
Memphis added a run in the seventh. Brody Moore singled and Antico followed with a walk. Prieto reached on a throwing error to load the bases with nobody out. Saggese brought Moore home via a sac fly for the Redbirds’ fourth run of the game.
The Redbirds added three insurance runs in the ninth. Bryan Torres walked and Moore lined his second single. Antico loaded the bases on his third walk of the game. Prieto doubled in Torres and Moore to extend the lead to 6-1.
Prieto gets in on the action! pic.twitter.com/4LoGAz4kj0
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 25, 2025
Antico crossed home plate on a Crooks sacrifice fly to pad the lead at 7-1.
Crooks drives in another for our @LennysSubs 7th run! pic.twitter.com/GLh9IP4tIr
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) May 25, 2025
Memphis pitchers did not allow a hit with runners in scoring position in the victory.
The Redbirds scored seven runs on eight hits. Crooks was 3-for-4, including two doubles and four RBI. Saggese doubled and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. Prieto doubled, scored a run, and drove in two runs. Antico drew three walks and scored twice.
Antico recorded his sixth steal of the season. The Redbirds did not commit an error.
Memphis is 26-22 on the season. They will look to secure the series victory in Jacksonville on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: at Jacksonville, TBA vs. RHP Connor Gillispie (1-0, 6.48) 5:05 PM CT.
Springfield Cardinals 2 at Tulsa Drillers 3
The Double-A Springfield Cardinals’ six-game winning streak was snapped in a close road loss to the Drillers in Tulsa on Saturday.
Ixan Henderson made his eighth start for Springfield. The left-hander tossed five innings and allowed three runs on three hits, five walks, and three strikeouts. Henderson took the loss.
Right-hander Jack Ralston struck out five and allowed just one hit across three shutout frames as the lone reliever deployed in the game. The 27-year-old continued his dominant month of May with his sixth consecutive scoreless outing and has not allowed a run in May.
Jack Ralston has been untouchable in May. After three shutout innings with five strikeouts and just one base runner, his ERA in May stays at 0.00. He has thrown six straight scoreless outings and hasn't been charged with a run in over a month. pic.twitter.com/8O9JGiRRvK
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 25, 2025
Springfield started the scoring in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt hit a ground-rule double, and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Leonardo Bernal singled to bring Wetherholt home for a 1-0 Springfield lead.
Tulsa took the lead with a three-run fourth inning.
Springfield inched a run closer in the seventh. Ramon Mendoza singled and Wade Stauss walked. Darlin Moquete followed with a single to score Mendoza and cut the Drillers lead to 3-2.
Springfield stranded the tying run on base in the ninth inning in the loss.
The Cardinals scored two runs on six hits. Bernal was 2-for-4 with one RBI. Wetherholt walked, scored a run, and doubled for the Cardinals’ lone extra-base hit. Stauss drew two walks. Springfield was just 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
On the bases, Bernal swiped his fourth bag.
On defense, Moquete threw a runner out at first base from left field. The Cardinals turned two double plays. Wetherholt robbed a hit in the first inning on a terrific dive and throw to first base.
JJ Wetherholt makes a nice diving play to rob Jose Ramos of a base hit in the first. pic.twitter.com/rKYYB4Oqit
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) May 25, 2025
Springfield is 23-21 on the season. They will look to take five of six from Tulsa in the road series on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: at Tulsa, LHP Pete Hansen (2-1, 3.03) vs. RHP Jared Karros (1-3, 7.36) 6:00 PM CT.
Peoria Chiefs 6, Dayton Dragons 1
The High-A Peoria Chiefs edged the Dayton Dragons at Dozer Park on Saturday.
Cade Winquest started his seventh game of the season for the Chiefs. The right-hander pitched a season-high five scoreless innings on three hits, one walk, and a career-high nine strikeouts. Winquest earned his first win of 2025.
Jawilme Ramirez surrendered one run over two innings in relief. Left-hander Michael Watson tossed a scoreless eighth and ninth with a pair of strikeouts to finish the win.
Peoria took the early lead with a three-run second inning. Won-Bin Cho and Miguel Villarroel hit back-to-back singles. Tre Richardson doubled to score Cho. Villarroel came home on a Johnfrank Salazar groundout, with Richardson to third. Jon Jon Gazdar singled Richardson home.
The Chiefs extended their lead with a run in the fourth. Zach Levenson walked and stole second. Levenson moved to third base via a balk and crossed home plate on Cho’s second single to extend the lead to 4-0.
Peoria stretched their lead further with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. Gazdar singled and Michael Curialle was hit by a pitch. Levenson doubled in Gazdar and Curialle for a 6-0 Chiefs lead.
Levenson doubles, Gazdar AND Curialle score in the bottom of the 6th!
PEO 6 | DAY 0 pic.twitter.com/IgOAOxVj7P
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) May 25, 2025
Peoria pitchers stranded 10 Dragons on base in the victory.
The Chiefs scored six runs on eight hits. Gazdar was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and a run driven in. Levenson doubled, walked, scored a run, and tallied two RBI. Richardson doubled, scored a run, and drove in one run. Cho recorded two singles, a run scored, and one RBI.
On the basepaths, Levenson swiped his fourth bag of the season.
Defensively, catcher Graysen Tarlow made a throwing error. Joshua Baez nailed a runner at second base from left field.
Peoria is 18-25 on the season. They will look to secure a series victory on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: vs. Dayton, RHP Chen-Wei Lin (0-1, 1.17) vs. RHP Jose Montero (2-1, 2.54) 6:35 PM CT.
Palm Beach Cardinals 0, Daytona Tortugas 1
The Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals were blanked by the Daytona Tortugas at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Saturday.
Braden Davis made his seventh start for Palm Beach. The left-hander pitched five shutout innings on one hit, three walks, and tied a career-high with seven strikeouts.
Jack Findlay fanned four across three scoreless frames in relief of Davis. Randel Clemente surrendered a run in the ninth inning and took the loss.
Palm Beach had a scoring threat in the first inning, but stranded runners at the corners. They then loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning but again could not convert.
Palm Beach left nine runners on base in the shutout loss.
The Cardinals scored no runs on four hits, all singles. Martin had two. Ortiz and Luis Pino had one apiece. Hernandez walked twice. The lineup struck out 10 times.
On the bases, Ortiz stole his 11th base of the season. Jose Suarez was caught stealing second base.
On defense, second baseman Martin committed a fielding error. The Cardinals turned two double plays.
Palm Beach is 22-22 on the season. They will look to secure a series win on Sunday.
Sunday’s game: vs. Daytona, RHP Nolan Sparks (2-1, 3.69) vs. RHP Cole Schoenwetter (0-4, 8.71) 11:30 AM CT.
FCL Cardinals 8 at FCL Marlins 1 (7 innings)
The Florida Complex League Cardinals thumped the Marlins in a seven-inning contest at the Roger Dean Stadium Complex on Saturday.
Ronny Oliver started his second game for the Cardinals. The right-hander tossed 1 ⅔ scoreless innings on no hits, three walks, and three strikeouts.
Jovi Galvez fanned three across 1 ⅓ shutout frames in relief of Oliver to pick up his first professional win. Giovanni Vargas followed with two scoreless innings. Bruno Lopez allowed a run in the sixth inning. Alan Reyes tossed a no-hit seventh inning to finish the game. Reyes sports a 1.00 ERA through his first five appearances and nine innings on the season.
The Cardinals were first to enter the scoring column with a run in the first inning. Yairo Padilla walked and Rainiel Rodriguez doubled to put two runners in scoring position. Yancel Guerrero was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Paulo Asprilla singled to score Padilla for a 1-0 lead.
The Cardinals added a pair of runs in the third. Rodriguez walked. Bracewell Taveras reached on a fielder’s choice play, with Rodriguez home and Taveras to second base via two errors on the play. Taveras crossed home plate on an Asprilla groundout to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Cardinals broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning. Daniel Rojas walked and scored on a Yaisel Ramos triple. Padilla was plunked and Rodriguez took a free pass to load the bases. Ramos scored on a passed ball, with Rodriguez and Padilla advancing. Padilla touched home plate on a wild pitch for the sixth run of the game, with Rodriguez to third base. Facundo Velasquez drew a walk, and swiped second base, with Rodriguez home and Velasquez to third base due to a throwing error. Velasquez scored on a Guerrero sacrifice fly to stretch the lead to 8-0.
The Cardinals took advantage of four Marlins errors in the victory.
Palm Beach scored eight runs on three hits. Asprilla singled and tallied two RBI. Ramos tripled, scored a run, and drove in a run. Rodriguez doubled, walked twice, and scored twice.
On the bases, Velasquez tallied his third steal of the year. Padilla was caught stealing second base and was picked off at first base.
On defense, Rojas nailed a runner at first base from left field. The Cardinals turned two double plays.
The FCL Cardinals are 7-8 on the season. They are off Sunday and will take on the FCL Astros at the Roger Dean Stadium Complex on Monday.
Monday’s game: vs. FCL Astros. Pitching probables have not yet been announced. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 AM CT.
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