Springfield Cardinals Media Notes Game # 86 Home Game # 44 Away Game # 42 Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:10Pm
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SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME # 86 HOME GAME # 44 AWAY GAME # 42 SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018 6:10PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (3-12, 36-49) VS. MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS (4-11, 37-47) St. Louis Cardinals Oakland Athletics Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Sam Tewes (0-2, 6.75) Midland – RHP Parker Dunshee (1-1, 3.00) Upcoming Probables: Sunday, 6:10pm – SPR RHP Connor Jones (4-3, 4.43) vs. MID RHP Brian Howard (0-0, 2.25) Monday, 6:30pm – SPR RHP Mike O’Reilly (2-3, 4.39) vs. MID LHP Jesus Luzardo (5-3, 2.81) The Book on Sam Tewes (0-2, 6.75)… High Strikeouts – 4 Most Hits Allowed – 6 Longest Outing – 6.0 Most Walks Allowed – 4 Shortest Outing – 1.2 HR Allowed (Season) – 2 Made his return to Springfield rotation with a quality start in MID on 7/2 – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K Was on Springfield DL from 4/20 - 6/4 before joining High-A Palm Beach, where he went 1-2, 5.91 ERA in four starts from 6/5 - 6/27 23 year old made his Double-A debut on 4/8/18 @ FRI – 3.2 IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 4K Split 2017 between Short-A State College (3-3, 3.83, 7GS), Low-A Peoria (1-0, 3.86, 1GS) and High-A Palm Beach (3-2, 3.09, 10G/6S) Started High-A stint with four relief outings from 5/13-5/27/17 before returning as a starter from 8/6-9/2/17 Struck out a career-high 11 batters on 8/28/17 vs. Daytona, allowing just one run in 6.0 innings with no walks With Palm Beach, tossed a career-best 8.0 innings on 8/17/17 in Dunedin, allowing four runs on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks Went 3-1, 2.03 ERA through his last four starts with Short-A State College from 7/6-7/25/17 before being promoted to Low-A Peoria After just one start with Peoria (7.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 4K on 7/31/17), rejoined High-A Palm Beach as a starter for the rest of the season Missed all of 2016 after undergoing Tommy John Surgery prior to being drafted in the 8th round (256th overall) by the Cardinals Earned Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors at Wichita State in 2014, going 8-3 with a 3.27 ERA in 15 starts Limited to just 22.1 innings in 2015 due to shoulder injury, before Tommy John Surgery in 2016 Two of his four brothers are actively involved with Drury University’s baseball program in Springfield – Luke is a former Panther and current grad assistant while Tom is a freshman pitcher Last Game: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (7/2 at Midland) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 1-0 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......5-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 2-3 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-6 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 2-8 BEST RECORD – ......................................................18-11 HOME RECORD – ....................................... 21-22 WORST RECORD – .................................................35-49 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 15-27 2018 vs. MIDLAND – ................................................... 3-6 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game… RF Johan Mieses launched a go-ahead two-run shot in the bottom of the 8th to swing Springfield in front en route to the 9-8 win in a wild series finale against Frisco on Friday. Both sides exchanged three-run homers in the 4th with Frisco RF Destin Hood connecting in the top of the inning and DH Lane Thomas countering in the bottom. The ‘Riders took the lead with a solo shot from SS Michael De Leon in the 5th, before tallying four runs in the 6th. The Cards, though, plated four in the bottom of the 6th with RBI singles from Thomas and Mieses, an RBI double from 3B Evan Mendoza and a run-scoring hit-by-pitch from 2B Ramon Urias, bringing Springfield within one run, 8-7. After a scoreless 7th, Mieses sent the go-ahead blow into the white pines in left-center field in the 8th, lifting Springfield to the eventual 9-8 win. Gregerson Rehab Assignment… St. Louis Cardinals RHP Luke Gregerson began a Major League Rehab Assignment with a scoreless 8th inning on Friday and is expected to remain with Springfield through Monday. The right-hander leads all Major League hurlers with 635 appearances since 2009, going 35-36 with a 3.10 ERA and 615 strikeouts in 607.1 career innings. Initially drafted by St. Louis in the 28th round in 2006, Gregerson got as high as Springfield, where he was a Texas League All-Star in 2008, in the Cardinals system before being traded to San Diego in 2009. He has spent time in the big leagues with the Padres (2009-13), the A’s (2014) and the Astros (2015-17), winning a World Series with Houston last year. Latcham debuts… RHP Will Latcham made his Double-A debut with a scoreless 9th inning on Friday, notching his first-career save for Springfield. The 22 year old started the season with High-A Palm Beach, where he went 3-3, 3.38 ERA in 28 games, tallying nine saves. Selected out of Coastal Carolina in the 17th round in 2017, he went 3-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 18 relief appearances with Short-A State College in his pro debut last year. Mieses mashes his first… OF Johan Mieses’s go-ahead homer last night marked his first long-ball as a Springfield Cardinal and 11th overall this season, as he opened the year hitting .251 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs in 65 games with High-A Palm Beach, earning FSL Midseason All-Star honors. Long touted for his formidable raw power, the 22 year old has slugged 79 career home runs, including 16 Texas League dingers with the Tulsa Drillers in 2017 before being acquired by St. Louis for former Springfield INF Breyvic Valera on April 1, 2018. Steady Eddy… INF Tommy Edman extended a current five-game hitting streak with a pair of singles on Friday for his team-best 26th multi-hit game this year. On base in an incredible 37 of his last 38 games, including a Springfield Cardinals record-breaking 32-game on-base streak, Edman has hit safely in 34 of those 38 contests, hitting .348 (54x155), with three homers, 13 RBIs, eight doubles and 26 RBIs during that remarkable stretch, increasing his season average from .239 to .289 since May 21. Run if you dare… OF Lane Thomas has an outfield assist in three of his last six games, tying for 3rd most in the league with eight on the year. Bird Seed… CHRIS CHINEA – Hits in 8 of last 9G since 6/28 – .448 (13x29), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R … Named TL Player of Week for 6/25-7/1 – 7x15, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 4 G… Led the team with 5 HRs in June - .269 (21x78), 5 HR, 11 RBI, 14 R, 22 G… Hits in 19 of last 26G – .311 (28x90), 6 HR, 2 2B, 14 RBI, 16 R… Has reached base in 48 of his 63G 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… 17th round pick in 2015 out of Louisiana State BLAKE DRAKE – Current 3G hit streak - 4x12, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R… His 2x3, 1 HR, 2 RBI night on 7/4 snapped a 1x25 stretch from 6/9-7/3… 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 – Hits in 4 of last 7G – 6x21, 1 RBI… Pinch-hit single on 6/19 in TUL snapped an 0x16 stretch that dated to 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 – On base in 37 of last 38G with hits in 34 of those games - .348 (54x155), 3 HR, 13 RBI, 8 2B, 26 R… Broke SPR all-time record with 32G on-base streak from 5/21-6/29, hitting safely in 29 of those games - .343 (46x134), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 6 2B, 24 R… Had 10G hit streak from 5/29 – 6/8 - .364 (16x44), 7 R… On base in 69 of 79 games this season (.344 OBP)… Tied Springfield single game record with 4 BB on 5/1 @ NWA, his 2nd-career 4 BB game (8/25/16 vs.