photo: Mike Antico (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Tuesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis LF Mike Antico, hit two home runs and drove in three. Other standouts include Gavin Collins, Jeremy Rivas, Joshua Baez, Chase Davis and Won-Bin Cho.
Results for games played Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
The Redbirds beat up on the Red Wings with a 9-1 victory at AutoZone Park on Tuesday.
Memphis starter Max Rajcic pitched four scoreless innings, allowed four hits, fanned five and walked three.
Alex Cornwell relieved Rajcic and threw three scoreless innings to earn the win. Roddery Muñoz hurled a scoreless eighth. Osvaldo Berrios surrendered one run in the ninth.
Memphis went up 3-0 in the fourth inning. Matt Koperniak and Blaze Jordan singled. The runners advanced on a passed ball. Noah Mendlinger was intentionally walked. Gavin Collins hit a bases clearing triple.
COLLINS TRIPLES HOME THREE! pic.twitter.com/j4gUEgO8Cl
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 3, 2025
The Redbirds increased the lead to 4-0 in the fifth on a solo home run by Mike Antico. Memphis ran up the score with a five-run eighth to extend the lead to 9-0. Matt Lloyd doubled. Mendlinger was hit by a pitch. Collins grounded into a force out with Mendlinger was out at second. Michael Siani tripled to plate Lloyd and Collins. Brody Moore drove in Siani on a single. Antico followed with a two-run home run.
ANTICO AGAIN!
SECOND @HueysRestaurant HOMER OF THE GAME! pic.twitter.com/kfdW9gpw3p
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 3, 2025
The offense scored nine runs on 11 hits. Antico was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. Koperniak was 3-for-5. Collins had three RBI. Siani drove in two.
On the bases, Koperniak stole his eighth base of the season. On defense, Moore made a throwing error. Cornwell picked a runner off first base.
Memphis is 71-60 overall, 30-28 in the second half. They are 10 games back of Scranton in the IL.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Rochester, Ian Bedell RHP (0-4, 7.90) vs. TBD (ROC) 6:45 CT.
Springfield 8 at NW Arkansas 7
The Double-A Cardinals edged the Naturals in an 8-7 road win on Tuesday. Starter Cade Winquest pitched 3 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, fanned seven and walked two.
Tyler Bradt relieved Winquest and surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings to earn the win. Michael Watson threw a scoreless seventh. Randel Clemente yielded three runs in the final two innings.
Springfield went ahead 4-0 in the top of the third inning. Trey Paige doubled. Jon Jon Gazdar reached on a fielder’s choice and Paige scored. Gazdar advanced to second on a passed ball. Chase Davis walked. Leonardo Bernal singled to plate Gazdar. Joshua Baez drove in Davis and Bernal on a double.
Cardinals seventh-ranked prospect Joshua Baez stays hot with a two-run double to double the Springfield lead. pic.twitter.com/kMBHKEMkod
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 3, 2025
NW Arkansas answered with three runs in the home third to cut the lead to 4-3.
In the top of the sixth, the Cardinals added two runs to increase the lead to 6-3. Jeremy Rivas and Paige singled. Gazdar was hit by a pitch. Davis singled to score Rivas and Paige.
The Naturals responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth to shrink the lead to 6-4. In the seventh, the Cardinals put up two more runs to extend the lead to 8-4. Zach Levenson singled and Rivas followed with a two-run home run.
Jeremy Rivas to the moooooon! His second homer in the last three games. pic.twitter.com/U5zzleriyT
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 3, 2025
NW Arkansas rallied for three runs in the eighth to make it a one-run game, but Springfield hung on to win 8-7.
The Cardinals scored eight runs on 12 hits. Rivas was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Baez was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Davis was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Paige was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
On the bases, Baez stole his 30th base at Double-A. On defense, Bradt made an error on a pickoff attempt.
Springfield is 80-47 overall, 37-21 in the second half and is in first place in the Texas League North.
🚨NEW FRANCHISE RECORD🚨
The Springfield Cardinals have won their 80th game, the most in team history, besting the 2024 Cardinals who won 79 just a season ago. pic.twitter.com/jnEbXzy0DT
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 3, 2025
Wednesday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Chen-Wei Lin RHP (0-0, 81.00) vs. Frank Mozzicato LHP (2-4, 8.69) 7:05 CT.
The Chiefs’ six-game winning streak ended in a 4-1 road loss to the Sky Carp on Tuesday. Starter Nate Dohm pitched two innings, gave up one run on one hit and walked three.
Dominic Picone relieved Dohm and surrendered three runs in three innings. Picone took the loss. Jack Findlay threw two scoreless innings. Zack Showalter tossed a scoreless eighth.
Beloit scored in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Peoria tied the game in the second. Travis Honeyman singled and scored on a double by Won-Bin Cho.
RBI double by Cho to score Honeyman in the 2nd!
PEO 1 | BEL 1 pic.twitter.com/AiJv26wTYT
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) September 2, 2025
The Sky Carp broke the tie with a two-run fourth inning and added a run int the fifth to extend the lead to 4-1.
The Chiefs offense scored one run six hits. Cho was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jose Codoba was 2-for-4.
On the bases, Cho stole two. Deniel Ortiz swiped his seventh bag.
Peoria is 50-75 overall, 24-36 in the second half, and is fifth place in the Midwest League West, 10 games back of Beloit.
Wednesday’s game: at Beloit, Mason Molina LHP (1-1, 2.70) vs. Noble Meyer RHP (1-6, 4.40) 6:05 CT.
The Cardinals fell to the Tortugas by the score of 6-1 on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium. Starter Leonel Sequera pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, fanned seven and walked one and took the loss.
Hunter Kublick relieved Sequera and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Anthony Watts surrendered three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Bruno Lopez tossed the final 1 1/3 scoreless frames with no baserunners allowed.
Daytona took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Beach Birds tied the game in the second as Jose Suarez walked and scored on a double by Trevor Haskins. It was the second baseman’s first professional RBI.
The Tortugas took back the lead with a run in the fifth. They added a third run in the sixth and three more runs in the eighth to win 6-1.
Palm Beach scored one run on just two hits. The offense struck out 14 times, was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
On defense, Luis Pino and Rainiel Rodriguez each made a throwing error.
Palm Beach is 60-65 on the season, 28-32 in the second half, and is in third place in the FSL East 13.5 games back of St. Lucie.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Daytona, RHP Andrew Dutkanych (0-1, 5.14) vs. Sheng-En Lin RHP (0-1, 4.97) 5:30 CT.
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