SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME #138 HOME GAME #68 AWAY GAME #70 SUNDAY, SEPT. 2, 2018 6:10PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (27-40, 60-77) VS. TULSA DRILLERS (38-29, 72-65) St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Casey Meisner (2-1, 3.44) Tulsa – RHP Andrew Sopko (3-1, 3.93) Upcoming Probables: Monday, 12:15pm – SPR LHP Evan Kruczynski (2-2, 1.82) vs. TUL RHP Mitchell White (5-7, 4.80) The Book on Casey Meisner (2-1, 3.44)… High Strikeouts – 7 Most Hits Allowed – 7 Longest Outing – 7.0 Most Walks Allowed – 4 Shortest Outing – 4.0 HR Allowed (Season) – 3 Topped Tulsa in last start on 8/27, allowing just two runs on four hits in 5.0 frames and not surrendering a single run after the 1st inning Has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his first 6 games / 5 starts with Springfield, including three quality starts Started the season with High-A Palm Beach - 5-3, 3.64 ERA, 15 GS, 81.2 IP, 72 H, 39 R, 33 ER, 34 BB, 60 K Had an excellent month of May, 2018 with Palm Beach – 2-0, 1.27 ERA, 5 GS, 28.1 IP, 17 H, 4 R, 10 BB, 22 K Acquired by St. Louis from Oakland in exchange for former Springfield RHP Josh Lucas on March 31, 2018 Was ranked as the A’s #27 prospect by MLB.com when the Cardinals acquired him before the season Finished the 2017 campaign with Double-A Midland, going 4-4, 4.12 ERA, 12 GS, 59.0 IP, 55 H, 27 R, 27 BB, 37 K In 2017 playoffs, made two appearances / one start for Midland on their way to the 2018 Texas League Championship, going 0-1, 5.40 ERA Had a great month of August, 2017 with Midland, going 2-1, 1.95 ERA, 5 GS and named TL Pitcher of the Week on 8/6/17 (7.0 IP, 0 R vs. SA) Was 2017 California League Midseason All-Star with High-A Stockton – 6-5, 3.98 ERA, 16 G / 12 GS, 74.2 IP, 73 H, 36 R, 20 BB, 80 K Acquired by Oakland from the Mets in exchange for RHP Tyler Clippard and cash considerations on July 27, 2015 Spent 2.5 years from 2013 – 2015 in Mets system, getting as high as High-A St. Lucie in the Florida State League in 2015 Selected by the Mets in the 3rd round in 2013 out of Cypress Woods High School in Cypress, TX Last Game: 5.0 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 1K (8/27 @ Tulsa) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 0-2 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......5-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 1-4 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-6 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 4-6 BEST RECORD – ......................................................18-11 HOME RECORD – ....................................... 34-33 WORST RECORD – .................................................60-77 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 26-44 2018 vs. TULSA – ......................................................14-12 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game… The Drillers claimed the series opener at Hammons Field with a 5-3 win on Saturday, clinching the 2nd Half North Division Title one evening after Tulsa had guaranteed a playoff berth. The Drillers rattled off three runs in the 2nd, before adding a solo shot from CF D.J. Peters in the rd th th th 3 . RHP Matt Pearce kept Tulsa from adding to their lead with scoreless work from the 4 – 6 , but Tulsa plated a fifth run in the 7 to make it 5-0. After 6.0 scoreless innings from Tulsa RHP Dustin May, the Cardinals broke through with a two-run single from SS Jose Martinez in the 7th. Springfield further shaved the deficit with an RBI fielder’s choice by 1B John Nogowski in the 8th, but Tulsa hung on from there for the 5-3 final. The Lane Train honored… OF Lane Thomas was named on Thursday as a Texas League Postseason All-Star, serving as Springfield’s representative on the exclusive roster that recognizes the top eight position players and six pitchers from throughout the league. The 22 year old had a terrific season in Springfield before being promoted to AAA-Memphis on 7/27, hitting .260 with a team-best 22 home runs and 67 RBIs while adding 16 doubles and 13 steals in 100 Double-A games. In the midst of a career-year, the first-year Cardinal also represented Springfield and St. Louis in the Texas League All-Star Game as a Midseason All-Star and was named the Texas League Player of the Week for June 4 – 10. Fall Ball… Major League Baseball has announced rosters for the 2018 Arizona Fall League, with eight 2018 Springfield Cardinals selected to represent St. Louis in the prestigious prospect showcase – OF Lane Thomas, INF Tommy Edman, INF Andy Young, C Jeremy Martinez, RHP Conner Greene, RHP Connor Jones, LHP Evan Kruczynski and RHP Andrew Morales. OK Jose… INF Jose Martinez’s two-run single on Saturday extended his current five-game hitting streak, during which he is batting .316 (6x19) with two doubles and five RBIs. The 22 year old’s streak comes after a challenging beginning to his Double-A career, which opened with an 0x33 stretch through his first 15 games. Double Double… 3B Evan Mendoza has doubled in each of his last two games, continuing a strong finish to the Regular Season for the 22 year old. With hits in five of his last six games, Mendoza is batting .217 (5x23) with two doubles and two RBIs. With an active final stretch, he has scored a run in each of his last five games, touching home a total of six times during that time period. Hello, Herrera… C Ivan Herrera is slated to make his Double-A debut this evening after joining Springfield from the Gulf Coast League Cardinals (Rookie) on Thursday. Just 18 years old, Herrera has done nothing but hit in rookie ball so far, batting .348 (39x112) with a homer and 25 RBIs in 28 games in the GCL this year, after being named a Baseball America Dominican Summer League All-Star last season when he hit .335 (57x170) with a home run, 15 doubles and 27 RBIs in 49 games for the DSL Cardinals last year. Born on 6/1/2000, he becomes the first-ever player born in the 21st century to suit up for Springfield. He was signed by St. Louis on 7/7/16 as a 16 year old, after being named the MVP of the U16 Pan Am Baseball Championship earlier that year. Bird Seed… CHRIS CHINEA – Hits in 5 of last 9G – 5x28, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3R… Hits in 19 of last 32G since 6/28 – .238 (25x105), 6 HR, 3 2B, 15 RBI, 13 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… 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 – Hits in 3 of last 4G – 3x17, 1 2B… Hits in 7 of last 11G – .222 (10x45), 3 2B, 1 RBI, 3R… Had 5G hit streak from 8/1-8/7 – .333 (6x18), 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R… 7G hit streak from 7/17-7/27 – .370 (10x27), 1 2B, 7 RBI, 4 R… 17G on-base streak with hits in 13 of those games from 7/4-7/27 - .345 (20x58), 1 HR, 5 2B, 12 RBI, 14 R… Joined SPR from extended spring training on 4/26/18… 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 IVAN HERRERA – Joined SPR on 8/30 from GCL Cardinals - .348 (39x112), 1 HR, 25 RBI, 6 2B, 4 3B, 28 G… With GCL Cards, started season with 8G hit streak from 6/19-6/30 – .324 (12x37), 2 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI… Had 12 multi-hit games, incl. two 4H games and two 3H games… In July - .420 (21x50), 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 2B, 2 3B, 11 R, 13 G… In 2017, ranked 6th in Dominican Summer League and 2nd among STL farmhands with .335 average (57x170)… Named 2017 Baseball America DSL All-Star at catcher… Named MVP of the U16 Pan Am Baseball Championship in 2016… Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/7/16 at just 16 years old JEREMY MARTINEZ – Hits in last 2G – .400 (4x10), 1 HR, 1 RBI… In July - .324 (12x37), 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 12 G… On the road - .255 (24x94), 2 HR, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 32G… Matched a career-high with 3BB on 6/5 @ NWA (first done on 6/29/16 with Short-A State College)… Returned to SPR on 5/29 after 6 G with AAA-Memphis from 5/12-5/23 - .235 (4x17), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 6G… Hit first-career Double-A HR (2R) on 5/8 vs. TUL… Hit .189, 0 HR, 15 RBIs, in 60 G in High-A Palm Beach in 2017 after .325, 1 HR, 32 RBI, in 57 G in Short-A State College in 2016… 4th round pick in 2016 out of Southern California… Moved from 1B to C after his sophomore season at USC JOSE MARTINEZ – Current 5G hit streak – .316 (6x19), 5 RBI, 2 2B, 1 R… Broke 0x33 stretch through first 17G with SPR with a 2x4, 2 RBI night on 8/28 vs.