photo: Quinn Mathews (Memphis Redbirds)
Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for July named Wednesday across Minor League Baseball include Memphis lefty Quinn Mathews.
International League (Triple-A) release
Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) left-hander Quinn Mathews went 1-0 with a 1.04 ERA in four starts as he allowed three earned runs on 14 hits and six walks over 26.0 innings. He led the league in ERA (1.04), average against (.163) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.85). He was second in WHIP (0.77) and was promoted to St. Louis on August 1.
Mathews, 25, was selected by St. Louis in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Stanford University.
Brian Walton’s notes
The Cardinal Nation’s July 2026 Pitcher of the Month – Quinn Mathews
Last weekend, The Cardinal Nation named Mathews the July Pitcher of the Month across the Cardinals system. See more of his stats and from runners up for the prior month in the above article.
After making his MLB debut on Saturday, Mathews was optioned to Memphis on Tuesday. As the Cardinals returned to a 13-13 pitcher-position player mix, the organization also promoted infielder Cesar Prieto from the Redbirds to St. Louis.
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