photo: Jesus Baez (Peoria Chiefs)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Wednesday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Peoria SS Jesus Baez, was 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Other standouts include Ramon Mendoza, Miguel Ugueto and Mason Molina.
Results for games played Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
The Triple-A Redbirds were edged by the Red Wings by one run at AutoZone Park on Wednesday. Starter Ian Bedell went just three innings, gave up three runs on five hits, struck out one and walked two. Bedell took the loss.
Zack Weiss relieved Bedell and surrendered two runs in in the fourth. Three other relievers combined for five scoreless innings to end the game, but the offense could not come all the way back. Gerson Moreno took the fifth, Skylar Hales the sixth and seventh and Oddanier Mosqueda tossed the eighth and ninth.
Rochester took a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Memphis answered in the third to cut the lead to 3-2. Michael Siani singled. JJ Wetherholt walked. Bryan Torres singled to score Siani. Matt Koperniak grounded into a force out and Wetherholt came home.
The Red Wings put up two more runs in the fourth to extend their lead to 5-2.
The Redbirds pulled closer with a two-run sixth. Koperniak singled. Blaze Jordan reached on an error. Noah Mendlinger plated Koperniak on a single. A wild pitch advanced Jordan and Mendlinger. Jordan scored on a ground out by Brody Moore.
Mendlinger singles home a run! pic.twitter.com/FJSA82a8qA
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 4, 2025
Memphis scored four runs on six hits. Mendlinger was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On the bases, Siani stole his 21st base of the season. On defense, shortstop Wetherholt made a fielding error. Weiss committed an error on a pickoff attempt. Siani had an outfield assist at home plate.
Memphis is 71-61overall, 30-29 in the second half. They are 11 games back of Scranton in the IL.
Thursday’s game: vs. Rochester, Aaron Wilkerson RHP (6-3, 3.86) vs. Kyle Luckham RHP (0-1, 3.44) 6:45 CT.
Springfield 9 at NW Arkansas 8
The Double-A Cardinals topped the Naturals 9-8 in a wild road contest on Wednesday. Starter Chen Wei-Lin had another short outing, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up six runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
Ricardo Velez relieved Lin and threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.49. Edwin Nuñez surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Sean Harney hurled a scoreless eighth to get the win. Luis Gastelum tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his ninth save.
NW Arkansas went up 6-0 in the second inning. Springfield was held scoreless until the sixth, when they scored their first run of the game. Miguel Ugueto and Ramon Mendoza walked. Graysen Tarlow singled to score Ugueto.
The Cardinals added two small ball runs in the top of the seventh to shrink the lead to 6-3. Darlin Moquete walked. Jeremy Rivas was hit by a pitch. Rivas and Moquete advanced on a wild pitch. Moquete came home on a ground out by Joshua Baez. Rivas advanced to third on a wild pitch, then scored on a wild pitch.
The Naturals extended their lead to 8-3 with a two-run home seventh.
In the ninth, Springfield rallied for six runs to go ahead 9-8. Moquete singled. With two outs, Moquete went to third on a wild pitch. Baez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Levenson walked. Ugueto plated Moquete and Baez on a single. Mendoza hit a three-run home run. Tarlow and Chase Adkison walked. Moquete was hit by a pitch. Dakota Harris reached on a fielder’s choice as Tarlow came home.
NO WAY. 3-2 COUNT. TWO OUTS. DOWN BY THREE. NINTH INNING. RAMON MENDOZA THREE-RUN SHOT. pic.twitter.com/KnsGB2mdGR
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 4, 2025
The Cardinals scored nine runs on seven hits. Mendoza was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Ugueto had two RBI and two runs scored. Moquete scored twice.
The Springfield offense was 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Springfield is 81-47 overall, 38-21 in the second half and is in first place by 3.5 games in the Texas League North.
Thursday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Pete Hansen LHP (7-4, 3.76) vs. Ryan Ramsey LHP (6-9, 5.55) 7:05 CT.
The Low-A Chiefs blanked the Sky Carp by a 5-0 score in Beloit on Wednesday.
Starter Mason Molina pitched five scoreless innings, allowed three hits, fanned five and walked three to earn his second win.
Jose Davila and Jawilme Ramirez combined threw four scoreless innings of relief.
The Chiefs went up 4-0 in the fourth inning. Won-Bin Cho singled and advanced to second on a balk. Jesus Baez singled and Cho scored. Deniel Ortiz hit a ground rule double. Sammy Hernandez reached on an error and Baez came home. Tre Richardson plated Ortiz on a force out as Hernandez was out at second. Andrew Sojka walked. Anyelo Encarnacion singled to drive in Richardson.
Peoria added a fifth and final run in the eighth on a solo home run by Baez.
SS Jesus Baez (A+) smacks his 3rd HR since joining Peoria to pad the Chiefs lead.
Baez has tallied multiple hits in 5 of his last 8 games, hitting .355 in that span. pic.twitter.com/7ictsR9Lih
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) September 4, 2025
The Chiefs offense scored five runs on just five hits. Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored.
On the bases, Cho stole his 25th base of the season. Richardson swiped his 16th bag. Ian Petrutz stole his second base.
On defense, Sojka had an outfield assist at third base.
Peoria is 51-75 overall, 25-36 in the second half, and is fifth place in the Midwest League West, nine games back of Beloit.
Thursday’s game: at Beloit, Braden Davis LHP (3-1, 2,38) vs. Luke Lashutka RHP (0-3, 3.20) 6:05 CT.
The Low-A Cardinals fell to the Tortugas by the score of 4-1 at Roger Dean on Wednesday.
Starter Andrew Dutkanych pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed three hits, and fanned five. He departed with the bases empty so apparently he reached his pitch count. 39 of Dutkanych’s 52 pitches were strikes.
Yadiel Batista relieved Dutkanych and surrendered two runs in 4 1/3 innings. Alex Breckheimer yielded two runs in the ninth.
The game was scoreless until Daytona put up two runs in the sixth to take the lead 2-0. Palm Beach scored their only run in the eighth to cut the lead to 2-1. Chase Heath walked. Jack Gurevitch singled. Rainiel Rodriguez singled and Heath scored.
The Tortugas added two insurance runs in the ninth for the final 4-1 edge.
The Cardinals offense was held to three hits and one run. They were 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
On defense, Batista picked a runner off first.
Palm Beach is 60-66 on the season, 28-33 in the second half, and is in last place in the FSL East 13.5 games back of St. Lucie.
Thursday’s game: vs. Daytona, RHP Jacob Odle (0-5, 6.04) vs. Edgar Colon RHP (0-5, 5.58) 5:30 CT.
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