photo: Blaze Jordan (Portland Sea Dogs)
The St. Louis Cardinals system was 2-2 on Friday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Memphis DH Blaze Jordan, hit two home runs and plated three. Other standouts include Chase Heath, Chase Davis, Matthew Miura and Ryan Weingartner.
Results for games played Friday, September 5, 2025.
Thanks to a rough sixth inning, the Triple-A Redbirds took a one-run loss to the Red Wings at AutoZone Park on Friday.
Starter Quinn Mathews took a shutout into the sixth, but there, he couldn’t get an out, leaving with two runs in and the bases loaded. Skylar Hales finished the sixth, but he allowed all three runners inherited from Mathews to score.
Mathews pitched five-plus innings, gave up five runs on four hits, fanned six and walked four. The lefty took the loss.
Two relievers combined for the final three scoreless innings – Gerson Moreno and Roddery Muñoz.
Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Noah Mendlinger and Andy Yerzy singled. Michael Siani grounded into a force out and Mendlinger scored.
The Redbirds added two runs in the fifth. Bryan Torres singled. Matt Koperniak grounded into a force with Torres out at second. Blaze Jordan followed with a two-run home run.
The hometown kid with his first @HueysRestaurant at AutoZone Park! pic.twitter.com/oaIal7dY1H
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 6, 2025
Rochester put up a five-run sixth and took the lead 5-3. In the eighth, Memphis halved the gap on a solo home run by Jordan, but the scoring ended there.
BLAZE AGAIN!
SECOND @HueysRestaurant HOMER OF THE NIGHT! pic.twitter.com/rnHoBOvLLf
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 6, 2025
Memphis scored four runs on nine hits. Jordan hit two home runs with three RBI. Brody Moore and Mendlinger were both 2-for-4.
On defense, Muñoz made an error on a pickoff attempt. Mathews picked a runner off first base.
Memphis is 72-62 overall, 31-30 in the second half. They are 11 games back of Scranton in the IL.
Saturday’s game: vs. Rochester, Curtis Taylor RHP (8-4, 3.37) vs. Riley Cornelio RHP (1-2, 5.32) 6:05 CT
Springfield 4 at NW Arkansas 3
The Double-A Cardinals edged the Naturals by a 4-3 score on Friday. Springfield’s 10th consecutive win set a new franchise record.
Starter Ixan Henderson pitched five innings, gave up two runs on five hits, fanned four and walked four.
Hunter Hayes relieved Henderson and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Michael Watson surrendered one run in the final 1 2/3 innings but received the win.
In the second, a solo home run by Trey Paige gave the Cards a 1-0 lead. NW Arkansas tied the game in the fifth.
The Cardinals broke the tie in the top of the sixth. Dakota Harris doubled, stole third base, and scored on a sac fly by Zach Levenson.
The Naturals tied the game again in the home sixth.
In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals put up two runs to go ahead 4-2. Paige was hit by a pitch. Ramon Mendoza singled. Darlin Moquete sac bunted and a throwing error sent Paige to third. Chase Davis singled to plate Paige and Mendoza.
CLUTCH DAVIS. Chase goes back up the middle to untie the ballgame in the ninth! pic.twitter.com/PAy9mGw8uJ
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) September 6, 2025
NW Arkansas rallied for one run in the bottom of the ninth but fell short.
The Cardinals offense scored four runs on nine hits. Davis was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Mendoza was 2-for-3. Paige scored two runs.
On the bases, Harris stole his 23rd base of the season. Joshua Baez was caught stealing.
On defense, Jeremy Rivas made a fielding error.
Springfield is 83-47 overall, 40-21 in the second half and is in first place in the Texas League North.
Saturday’s game: at NW Arkansas, Brycen Mautz LHP (7-3, 3.13) vs. TBD (NWA) 6:05 CT.
The High-A Chiefs fell to the Sky Carp by a 4-1 score on Friday. Fresh off the injured list, starter Frank Elissalt pitched two scoreless innings, allowed two hits, struck out two and walked one.
Gerardo Salas relieved Elissalt and surrendered two runs in 3 1/3 innings. Benjamin Arias yielded two runs, one earned, in the final 2 2/3 frames.
Peoria took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Ian Petrutz walked. Tre Richardson singled. Jose Cordoba doubled to score Petrutz.
Beloit put up two runs in the third and added two more in the eighth to win 4-1.
The Chiefs scored one run on four hits. Richardson was 2-for-3. The offense was 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
On defense, Rainiel Rodriguez made a throwing error. Anyelo Encarnacion had a fielding miscue. Salas picked a runner off first base.
Peoria is 51-77 overall, 25-38 in the second half, and is fifth place in the Midwest League West, 11 games back of Beloit.
Saturday’s game: at Beloit, Tanner Franklin RHP (0-0, 3.86) vs. Eliazar Dishmey RHP (2-0, 1.80) 6:35 CT.
The Low-A Cardinals drubbed the Tortugas by a 12-7 score at Roger Dean on Friday. Starter Tyler Van Dyke pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up three runs on six hits, fanned four and walked one.
Bobby Olsen relieved Van Dyke and surrendered one run in 3 1/3 innings. Alan Reyes yielded one run in 1 1/3 innings but received the win. Sam Brodersen allowed one unearned run in the eighth. Anthony Watts gave up one run in the ninth.
Daytona took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Palm Beach answered with three runs in the home half. Michael Dattalo singled. Luis Pino walked. Chase Heath followed with a three-run home run.
The Tortugas added a run in the second and tied the game in the third.
The Beach Birds regained the lead 4-3 in the fourth. Heath and Miura singled. Miura was caught stealing. Heath scored on a wild pitch.
Daytona put up two runs in the top of the sixth to go ahead 5-4.
The Cardinals responded with three runs in the home sixth on five walks, a hit batter but no hits to jump ahead 7-5. Dattalo was hit by a pitch. Pino and Miura walked. Yordalin Pena walked and Dattalo came home. Ryan Weingartner walked to score Pino. Miura scored on a walk by Heriberto Caraballo.
In the seventh, Palm Beach put up four runs to extend the lead to 11-5. Trevor Haskins singled. Dattalo and Pino walked. Miura reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Haskins and Dattalo. Pena walked. Weingartner singled to plate Pino and Miura.
The Tortugas cut the lead to 11-6 in the top of the eighth. Palm Beach added a run in the home eighth on a solo home run by Pino. Daytona rallied for one run in the ninth to make the final score 12-7.
The Cardinals scored 12 runs on seven hits. Heath was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Miura had two RBI and two runs scored. Weingartner drove in three. Pino had an RBI and scored four runs. Dattalo scored three runs.
On the bases, Miura was caught stealing. On defense, Haskins, Caraballo, and Weingartner each made a throwing error. Pino had an outfield assist at home plate.
Palm Beach is 61-67 on the season, 29-34 in the second half, and is in last place in the FSL East, 13 games back of St. Lucie.
Saturday’s game: vs. Daytona, LHP Bernard Mack (1-4, 5.32) or LHP Liam Doyle (professional debut) vs. TBD 5:00 CT.
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