SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME # 60 HOME GAME # 28 AWAY GAME # 32 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 7:05PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (30-29) VS. NW ARKANSAS NATURALS (28-31) St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Royals Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Anthony Shew (2-1, 5.82) NW Arkansas – RHP Scott Blewett (2-4, 5.28) Upcoming Probables: Saturday, 6:10pm – SPR RHP Matt Pearce (0-0, 0.00) vs. TUL RHP Andrew Sopko (0-0, 0.00) Sunday, 6:10pm – SPR RHP Jake Woodford (3-6, 4.95) vs. TUL TBA Monday, 11:10am – SPR RHP Mike O’Reilly (2-0, 2.20) vs. TUL TBA Tuesday, 6:30pm – SPR RHP Connor Jones (3-2, 4.50) vs. TUL TBA The Book on Anthony Shew (2-1, 5.82)… High Strikeouts – 5 Most Hits Allowed – 9 Longest Outing – 7.0 Most Walks Allowed – 1 Shortest Outing – 4.0 HR Allowed (Season) – 3 In last two starts, has gone 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA, allowing just four runs on 13 hits and one walk through 13.0 innings while striking out five 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 Started the year with High-A Palm Beach, going 4-1, 2.11 ERA through eight starts, striking out 34 and walking only seven through 42.2 innings 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, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K (6/2 vs. San Antonio) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 1-0 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......5-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 3-2 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-4 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 4-6 BEST RECORD – ......................................................18-11 HOME RECORD – ....................................... 17-11 WORST RECORD (by %) – ....................................... 1-5 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 13-18 2018 vs. NW ARKANSAS – ......................................... 9-6 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game… The Cardinals struck for two runs in the 8th inning to swing out of a 3-3 tie and claim the 5-3 victory on Thursday in NW Arkansas. While RHP Connor Jones started his night with 4.1 no-hit innings against the Naturals, the Cardinals struck in the 3rd with an RBI single from CF Thomas Spitz and in the 4th with a solo shot from 3B Evan Mendoza. The Naturals got on the board in the 5th, but a SS Tommy Edman solo home run in the 6th opened the Springfield lead to 3-1. However, the Naturals again came back, this time tying it with RBI singles from RF Elier Hernandez and LF Anderson Miller in the 6th. Springfield, though, reclaimed the lead in the 8th on a sac fly from Edman and an RBI double by Mendoza, before LHP Colton Thomson slammed the door with a pair of shutout stanzas in the 8th and 9th. 1st-Half Battle… The Cardinals moved back into a tie with the Arkansas Travelers for 1st place in the North Division with just 11 games remaining in the First Half. Meanwhile, the Naturals are in 3rd, just 2.0 games back, and the Tulsa Drillers are in 4th, only 3.0 games out of 1st. The First Half Champs in both divisions earn a guaranteed playoff berth. Evan almighty… One day after being named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for May, 3B Evan Mendoza cracked his first Double- A home run, along with an RBI double, in a 2x4 night on Thursday. The 21 year old has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, batting .351 (13x37) with one homer, a double, a triple and seven RBIs. After leading the Cardinals system with a .339 average last year, he is currently 2nd in the system with a .333 clip this year between High-A Palm Beach and Springfield, only trailing his former NC State teammate, C Andrew Knizner (.336). Thomas on a tear… With another base hit on Thursday, OF Lane Thomas extended his hitting streak to seven games, hitting .387 (12x31) with four homers and 11 RBIs while collecting his first two career multi-home run performances on 6/2 and 6/5. The Knoxville, TN native has now hit in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .346 (18x52) with four homers, two doubles and 15 RBIs during that stretch. With the recent power surge, Thomas is 2nd in the Texas League with 13 home runs this year, only trailing Cardinals OF Victor Roache (15). Steady Eddy… INF Tommy Edman also extended his hitting streak to nine games with a solo blast on Thursday, and is hitting .359 (14x39) during his streak. The San Diego, CA native has now hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, tallying a .350 average (21x60) with three homers, 11 RBIs, three doubles and 14 runs during his excellent stretch, increasing his average from .239 to .269 since 5/21. Knocking Northwest… 1B Chris Chinea has had a terrific series, going 6x12 with a homer, two doubles, three RBIs and six runs scored through the last three games. The Miami, FL native has hit safely in 10 of his last 14 games, going 14x57 with three homers and nine RBIs during that stretch. Bird Seed… CHRIS CHINEA – This series – 6x12, 1 HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 6 R, 3G… Hits in 10 of last 14G (14x57, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R)… 5G hit streak from 5/7-5/11 (6x17, 4 2B, 2 RBI)… Has reached base in 29 of his 39G 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 7 of last 10G – .316 (12x38), 3 HR, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 6R… Vs. RHP - .281 (18x64), 3 HR, 6 2B, 12 RBI… On the road - .333 (17x51), 2 HR, 6 2B, 11 RBI, 5 R, 15 G… 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 – At Home - .320 (8x25), 1 RBI, 8 G… Had 4G hitting streak from 4/28-5/2 (6x15, 1 2B, 1 RBI)… Has hit in 13 of 24G so far with 4 multi-hit games… 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 9G hit streak - .359 (14x39), 7 R… Hits in 13 of last 14G – .350 (21x60), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3 2B, 14 R… On base in last 14G… On base in 46 of 55 games this season (.329 OBP)… With RISP - .308 (16x52), 1 HR, 4 2B, 19 RBI… 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 15 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 – Tied for team lead with 3 triples… RBIs in 6 of last 13G (8 RBI)… Had 7G hit streak from 5/20-5/25 (9x25, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3R)… Hits in 15 of 22G since returning to SPR on 5/14 - .273 (21x77), 3 HR, 5 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI, 10 R… First-career multi-HR game on 5/15 vs.