Springfield Cardinals Media Notes Game # 70 Home Game # 36 Away Game # 34 Monday, June 18, 2018 7:05Pm
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SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME # 70 HOME GAME # 36 AWAY GAME # 34 MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 7:05PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (32-37) VS. TULSA DRILLERS (34-35) St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Anthony Shew (3-2, 5.22) Tulsa – RHP Justin DeFratus (2-3, 5.40) Upcoming Probables: Tuesday, 7:05pm – SPR TBA @ TUL RHP Andrew Sopko (2-0, 2.13) Wednesday, 11:05am – SPR RHP Jake Woodford (3-7, 4.88) @ TUL LHP Devin Smeltzer (3-5, 4.90) The Book on Anthony Shew (3-2, 5.22)… High Strikeouts – 6 Most Hits Allowed – 10 Longest Outing – 7.0 Most Walks Allowed – 3 Shortest Outing – 4.0 HR Allowed (Season) – 4 Dominant last start on 6/13 vs. ARK, tossing 7.0 one-run frames with five hits, one walk and six strikeouts, retiring 13 of 14 batters at one point Tossed consecutive quality starts vs. SA on 5/27 and 6/2, going 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA, allowing just four runs on 13 hits and one walk with 5 Ks in 13.0 IP 24 year old made his Double-A debut on the mound for Springfield on 5/22 in Corpus – 4.0 IP, 9H, 7R, 1BB, 5K Earned 2018 Florida State League Midseason All-Star honors, going 4-1, 2.11 ERA, 8GS, 42.2 IP, 40H, 14R, 10ER, 7BB, 34K with High-A Palm Beach At the time of his promotion on 5/22, ranked 5th in the Florida State League in ERA while leading all Cardinals Minor Leaguers Did not allow an earned run in five of his eight starts with High-A Palm Beach this year Rattled off 17.1 straight innings without an earned run from 4/28 – 5/17 with High-A Palm Beach Split 2017 between Short-A State College (2-2, 3.38 ERA, 4 GS), Low-A Peoria (5-0, 2.95 ERA, 10G/9S) and High-A Palm Beach (0-0, 15.00 ERA, 1G) Ranked among Cardinals Minor Leaguers last year in WHIP (9th, 1.05), opponent batting average (7th, .234) and K/BB ratio (3rd, 6.36) With Low-A Peoria in 2017, tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on 8/28/17 vs. Kane County, allowing just one unearned run on two hits while striking out 7 Also with Low-A Peoria in 2017, set a career-high with 11 strikeouts in 7.1 one-run frames on 8/18/17 vs. Clinton Signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent on 6/20/16 out of the University of San Francisco Transferred to the University of San Francisco in 2015 for his junior and senior seasons after two years at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA Cousin of Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy Last Game: 7.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K (6/13 vs. Arkansas) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 0-4 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......5-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 1-4 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-4 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 2-8 BEST RECORD – ......................................................18-11 HOME RECORD – ....................................... 19-17 WORST RECORD (by %) – ....................................... 1-5 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 13-20 2018 vs. TULSA – ......................................................... 6-7 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game… The Drillers walked off with four walks in the bottom of the 9th, including a game-winning walk by pinch-hitting RHP Logan Bawcom, to claim a 7-6 win in a back-and-forth affair on Sunday afternoon. After Tulsa plated a pair in the 5th to take a 4-3 lead, the Cards tied it with an RBI double from RF Granden Goetzman in the 6th. The Drillers scored one to move back in front in the bottom of the 6th, before an RBI triple from Goetzman tied it in the 8th. After Tulsa again took a one-run lead in the bottom of the 8th, 3B Evan Mendoza tied it at 6-6 with a two-out RBI double in the 9th. However, the Drillers worked four walks around a pair of strikeouts in the bottom of the 9th, walking off when Bawcom took a game-winning free pass to force home LF Zach Reks. 1st-Half Battle… With just two games remaining in the First Half, the Travs find themselves on the brink of clinching the First Half Title, currently holding a 1.0-game lead over the Naturals and Drillers. If both the Naturals and Drillers win tonight, it would create the first-ever three-way tie for the First Half Title, which would be decided as the teams play each other for the first time in the Second Half. The First Half Champions in each division guarantee a playoff berth. The Cardinals look toward the start of the Second Half on Tuesday in Tulsa, when records reset. All-Star Cards… The Texas League has announced the rosters for the 2018 Texas League All-Star Game, with seven Springfield Cardinals selected to the North Division Team in OF Lane Thomas, OF Victor Roache, INF Tommy Edman, RHP Connor Jones and RHP Jake Woodford, along with RHP Chris Ellis and RHP Conner Greene, both of whom are in AAA-Memphis. The All-Star Game is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26 in Midland. Steady Eddy… INF Tommy Edman collected three more hits, a steal and a run on Sunday to extend his on-base streak to 23 games, which included a 10-game hitting streak from 5/29-6/8. The San Diego, CA native has hits in 21 of those 23 games, tallying a .354 average (34x96) with three homers, 11 RBIs, five doubles and 19 runs during his excellent stretch, increasing his average from .239 to .282 since 5/21. Increasingly aggressive on the bases of late, he has swiped nine bags in his last 12 games without being caught once, going 13-for-15 in steals this year. A Grand week… OF Granden Goetzman continued a terrific week on Sunday with a game-tying RBI double in the 6th and a game-tying RBI triple in the 8th. He is on a five-game hitting streak with one double in each of those five games, going 8x18 with five doubles, a triple and three RBIs. Scorching Sosa… After closing the homestand with consecutive three-hit performances, INF Edmundo Sosa opened the series in Tulsa with a base hit yesterday, going 7x12 with two RBIs in his current three-game hitting streak. Since May 1 he is batting .312 (49x157) with five blasts, 24 RBIs and nine doubles in 41 games. Tommy Layne joins Springfield… Just signed by St. Louis on Friday, veteran LHP Tommy Layne made his Springfield debut with a perfect relief inning on Saturday. The 33 year old played for the Padres, Red Sox and Yankees from 2012-16, going 8-5 with a 3.61 ERA in 216 career games. Bird Seed… CHRIS CHINEA – Hits in 10 of last 13G – .326 (14x43), 3 HR, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 11 R… Hits in 17 of last 24G (.250, 22x88, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 16 R)… June - .275 (14x51), 3 HR, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 11R, 15G… Has reached base in 39 of his 50G this season… Hit first-career Double-A home run (solo) in first at-bat of the year on 4/7/18 in MID… .260, 6 HR, 48 RBIs, 24 2B in High-A Palm Beach in 2017… ranked among Cardinals Minor Leaguers in hits (8th, 121) and doubles (7th, 24) last year… 17th round pick in 2015 out of Louisiana State BLAKE DRAKE – Hits in 10 of last 17G – .286 (16x56), 3 HR, 3 2B, 10 RBI, 7R… June - .286 (10x35), 1 HR, 5 RBI, 12G… Joined SPR from extended spring training on 4/26/18… Started 2017 season with SPR (.220, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 12G) before spending majority of season with High-A Palm Beach (.245, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 15 2B, 82G)… Led Florida State League in 2017 with 13 outfield assists… Rated as having the “Best Outfield Arm” in the FSL last year by Baseball America… Double-A debut on 6/7/16 and hit .254, 5 HR, 8 2B, 26 RBI, 27 R in 58G with SPR that year… 18th rounder in 2014 out of Concordia (OR) Univ… Native of Ramona, CA LUKE DYKSTRA – On a current 0x16 since 5/26… Had 4G hitting streak from 4/28-5/2 (6x15, 1 2B, 1 RBI)… Spent 2017 with High-A Palm Beach - .250, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 9 2B, 81G… Acquired by STL from Atlanta with RHP John Gant and RHP Chris Ellis in exchange for LHP Jaime Garcia on 12/1/16… 7th round pick in 2014 by Braves out of Westlake (CA) HS… Son of former Major League outfielder Lenny Dykstra (Mets, Phillies)… has a brother, Cutter, who was drafted by the Brewers in 2008 and also played in the Nationals system TOMMY EDMAN – Current 23G on-base streak with hits in 21 of those games - .354 (34x96), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 2B, 19 R… Had 10G hit streak from 5/29 – 6/8 - .364 (16x44), 7 R… On base in 55 of 64 games this season (.340 OBP)… Tied Springfield single game record with 4 BB on 5/1 @ NWA, his 2nd-career 4 BB game (8/25/16 vs. Batavia with Short-A State College)… Has 19 multi-hit games this year… Split 2017 between Low-A Peoria (38 G), High-A Palm Beach (18 G) and Springfield (63 G) … Ranked among 2017 STL Minor Leaguers in hits (9th, 116), doubles (t-10th, 22), triples (t-2nd, 8), RBIs (t-10th, 55) and steals (10th, 13)… Across three levels in 2017, hit .330 (38x115) with RISP… 6th rounder in 2016 from Stanford GRANDEN GOETZMAN – Current 5G hit streak and 5G doubles streak – 8x18, 5 2B, 3 RBI… 7G hit streak from 5/20-5/25 (9x25, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3R)… Hits in 21 of 30G since returning to SPR on 5/14 - .286 (30x105), 3 HR, 11 2B, 2 3B, 15 RBI, 12 R… First-career multi-HR game on 5/15 vs.