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The system went 4-and-1 and enjoyed effective starting pitching from Richard Castillo (Springfield), Joe Cuda (Palm Beach), and Chris Perry (Peoria). Xavier Scruggs did his three-true-outcome thing for Springfield. Juan Herrera tallied his first hits in the Cardinals' system and Jonathan Rodriguez continued mashing in Palm Beach.
Memphis: No Game
- Xavier Scruggs was 2-for-3 with a HR (24), walk, and strikeout.
- Ruben Gotay was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Starlin Rodriguez, playing LF, was 2-for-3.
- Colin Walsh singled.
- James Ramsey walked twice. Piscotty walked once.
- Richard Castillo tossed 7 innings of 2 run ball. Of the 3 hits he allowed, 2 were solo homers. He walked 2, struck out 4, and recorded more groundouts (10) than airouts (7).
- Justin Wright struck out 1 in his inning but opened the 9th by hitting a batter. Jose Almarante retired the next 2 batters before Cody Stanley ended the game by throwing out a runner trying to steal second base.
- Jonathan Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a HR (15) and walk.
- Jacob Wilson was 1-for-4 with a HR (2nd at PB) and walk.
- Danny Stienstra was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Alex Mejia was 3-for-5.
- David Popkins singled and walked twice.
- Anthony Garcia walked 3 times and struck out once.
- Joe Cuda limited Jupiter to 3 hits in 7 scoreless innings that included 3 strikeouts and more groundouts (9) than airouts (5).
- Iden Nazario (1 IP, 2 K) and Logan Billbrough (1 IP, 1 H, 1 K) handled the 8th and 9th innings, respectively.
- Charlie Tilson was 2-for-4 with a triple.
- Jordan Walton was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Juan Herrera, newly acquired SS from the Indians, recorded his first hits in the Cardinals' system, going 3-for-3 at the bottom of Peoria's lineup. He also had a stolen base.
- Breyvic Valera was 2-for-4 with his 9th and 10th stolen bases. He's been caught stealing 7 times this season, so he has some work to do on this part of his game.
- Chris Perry allowed 1 run on 7 hits and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched.
- Joe Donofrio then struck out 5 over the final 2 innings.
- Brett Wiley was 2-for-3 with a HR (1) and 2 walks.
- Steven Ramos was 1-for-4 with a double and walk.
- Cesar Valera was 2-for-4.
- Carson Kelly was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Victor De Leon pitched 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts.
- Jhonny Polanco struck out 2 over 2 scoreless innings that included 1 hit.
- Michael Aldrete was roughed up for 3 runs on 4 hits, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts in 2.1 innings.
- Jeff Rauh walked two but also struck out 2 to secure the win in the 9th inning.
- Johnson City only managed 2 hits, both of which belonged to Ronnierd Garcia.
- Dailyn Martinez allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
- Anderson Gerdel struck out 1 in 1.1 innings.
- Brandon Lee allowed 1 hit but also struck out 1 batter in his inning.