ST. LOUIS CARDINALS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT as of July 31 MEMPHIS REDBIRDS - PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA) - AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION (68-40, 1ST PLACE, 15.5 GA) STANDINGS *AS OF JULY 31 • The Redbirds won 4 of their 7 games on their road trip to Salt Lake and Las Vegas from July 24- Team (Class - League) Record 30. The Redbirds currently remain in first place, 15.5 games ahead of Nashville (AAA-A’s). Memphis Redbirds (AAA - Pacific Coast) .................. 68-40 • OF Adolis Garcia became Memphis’ first 2018 PCL Player of the Week on July 30. He has scored a Springfield Cardinals (AA - Texas) ............................ 50-58 run in 5 straight games (9 total), hit 5 HR and recorded 14 RBI (3 HR and 8 RBI on July 26 @ SL). First Half ........................................................... 33-37 Second Half ...................................................... 17-21 • RHP Kevin Herget has 3-1 record and 4.94 ERA (13 ER/23.2 IP) in his last 4 starts, during which he has allowed 5 walks and recorded 22 strikeouts. Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A - Florida State) ......... 55-45 First Half ........................................................... 39-25 Second Half ...................................................... 16-20 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS - TEXAS LEAGUE (AA) - NORTH DIVISION (17-21, 3RD PLACE, 5.5 GB) Peoria Chiefs (A - Midwest) ....................................... 61-44 First Half ........................................................... 39-31 • Springfield has won 8 of 10 games since July 21, 2 of which were shutouts (7/22 @ ARK, 7/23 @ Second Half ...................................................... 22-13 TUL). Springfield is currently in third place, 5.5 games behind first-place Tulsa (AA-Dodgers). State College Spikes (SS - NY-Penn) ........................ 19-23 • RHP Derian Gonzalez has a 1.42 ERA since joining Springfield on July 20. He has 1 earned run Johnson City Cardinals (Rk - Appalachian) ............... 17-20 allowed in his 5 appearances with 5 strikeouts across 6.1 IP. GCL Cardinals (Rk - Gulf Coast) ................................ 24-10 • SS Tommy Edman is batting .349 in July (29-83) with a .913 OPS. He is currently on an 11- DSL Cardinals Blue (Rk - Dominican Summer) ......... 33-16 game hitting streak since July 12, with 5 doubles. He has batted .375 (18-48) during the streak. DSL Cardinals Red (Rk - Dominican Summer) .......... 27-22 PALM BEACH CARDINALS - FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH-A) - SOUTH DIVISION (16-20, 3RD PLACE, 5.0 GB) ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS *AS OF JULY 31 • Palm Beach sits in first in the overall FSL standings with the best winning percentage of .550 (55-45). The club is 5-5 in their last 10 games since July 18. Rank Organization Record Win Pct. 1. Tampa Bay Rays 378-253 .599 • 2B Irving Lopez has hit safely in all 7 games since being promoted July 21 from Peoria. He has a .360 (9-25) BA with 1 HR and 8 RBIs, which are tied for third-most in the FSL in that span. 2. Houston Astros 312-239 .566 3. St. Louis Cardinals 352-277 .560 • RHP Jesus Cruz has a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.0 IP) and a team-high 26 strikeouts in July. In his last two 4. Philadelphia Phillies 335-290 .536 starts, he has 15 strikeouts and a 7.0-inning scoreless outing July 29 at Tampa (High-A-Yankees). 5. Toronto Blue Jays 310-273 .532 6. Los Angeles Dodgers 316-279 .531 PEORIA CHIEFS - MIDWEST LEAGUE (A) - WESTERN DIVISION (22-13, 2ND PLACE, 3.0 GB) 7. Cleveland Indians 303-272 .527 • Peoria is 1st overall in its division (61-43), 2.5 games ahead of Quad Cities (A-Astros). The club is 8. Arizona Diamondbacks 338-307 .524 9-3 in its last 12 games since July 18, including a 12-3 win July 29 at Clinton (A-Mariners). 9. Minnesota Twins 281-260 .519 • 3B Elehuris Montero tallied 4 doubles (4-5) July 29 to tie the league record for doubles in a 10. Milwaukee Brewers 282-265 .516 single game. He leads the Midwest League in batting (.325, 115-354), and is 3rd in RBI (66). • RHP Alex Fagalde has gone 3-1 in July with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP). He has 3 scoreless starts since July 18, dropping his ERA from 2.12 to a team-leading 1.63 (4 ER/77.1 IP). HITTING LEADERS Batting Average *min. 50 at-bats Malcom Nunez, 3B (DSL BLUE) ........................................ .421 Carlos Soler, OF (DSL BLUE) ............................................ .378 STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (SS) - PINCKNEY DIVISION (19-23, 3RD PLACE, 7.5 GB) Luken Baker, 1B (PEO) ...................................................... .370 • SS Edwin Figuera is 10th in the league in batting (.303, 40-132) and had 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 2 Home Runs runs scored July 29 in a 7-1 win at Lowell. When leading off an inning, he is batting .375 (15-40). Tyler O’Neill, OF (STL) ........................................................... 26 Lane Thomas, OF (MEM) ....................................................... 22 • RHP Jake Dahlberg is 4th in the league with a 2.15 ERA (12 ER/50.1 IP). He leads the team Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) ........................................................ 19 with 44 strikeouts, and he has given up 2 ER combined in his last 4 starts (0.64 ERA). RBI Lane Thomas, OF (MEM) ....................................................... 70 Elehuris Montero, 3B (PEO) ................................................... 66 JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS - APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - WEST DIVISION (17-20, T-3RD PLACE, 6.0 GB) Adolis Garcia, OF (MEM) ........................................................ 61 • 1B Leandro Cedeno is on a 5-game hit streak (11-21, .524) since July 24, including 4 multi-hit Stolen Bases Oscar Mercado, OF (MEM) ..................................................... 31 games, that raised his batting average from .287 to .330 (38-115), the highest on the team. Tommy Edman, INF (SPR) .................................................... 22 • RHP Parker Kelly has not allowed an earned run in his last 5 appeareances (7.2 IP), going 2-0 Randy Arozarena, OF (MEM) .................................................. 18 with 2 saves. Kelly owns a 3.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio (7 SO/2 BB) during that span. OPS *min. 50 at-bats Malcom Nunez, CF (DSL BLUE) ........................................ 1.261 Andrew Warner, OF (GCL) ................................................ 1.046 Ramon Mendoza, 3B (DSL BLUE) ..................................... 1.025 GCL CARDINALS - GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - EAST DIVISION (24-10, 1ST PLACE, 5.5 GA) • The GCL Cardinals currently have the best record in the 18-team league at 24-10. They also hold a league-best 17-7 July record and a 5.5-game division lead over the GCL Mets. PITCHING LEADERS Wins • C Ivan Herrera has hit safely in 7 of the past 10 games (17-37, .459), including 5 multi-hit Dakota Hudson, RHP (STL) ................................................... 13 games since July 15. He also leads the team in batting average (.372, 32-86) among qualifiers. Daniel Poncedeleon, RHP (STL) ............................................. 9 Anthony Shew, RHP (SPR) .................................................... 9 Earned Run Average *min. 50.0 innings pitched DSL CARDINALS BLUE - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SOUTH DIVISION (33-16 2ND PLACE, 1.0 GB) Alex Fagalde, RHP (PEO) .................................................... 1.63 Daniel Poncedeleon, RHP (STL) .......................................... 2.15 • The DSL Cardinals Blue have gone 11-4 since July 12 and sit 1.0 game behind the first-place DSL Jake Dahlberg, LHP (SC) .................................................... 2.15 Twins. Their 33 wins, overall, are tied for the third-most in the 44-team league. Strikeouts • 3B Malcom Nunez is on an 13-game hitting streak (24-53, .453) since July 13, the longest on the Austin Warner, LHP (MEM) ................................................. 106 team this year. He has hit safely in 19 of his 21 games (33-80, .413) since joing the club July 4. Daniel Poncedeleon, RHP (STL) ......................................... 103 Kevin Herget, RHP (MEM) & Anthony Shew, RHP (SPR) ..... 97 Saves Will Latcham, RHP (SPR) ...................................................... 12 DSL CARDINALS RED - DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) - SAN PEDRO (27-22, 4TH PLACE, 6.0 GB) Edward Mujica, RHP (MEM) .................................................. 12 • The DSL Cardinals Red are 7-6 since the DSL All-Star Game on July 15. They matched a Preston Guilmet, RHP (MEM) ............................................... 11 season-high in runs scored with a 15-5 win July 27 over the DSL Mets2. WHIP *min. 50.0 innings pitched Alex Fagalde, RHP (PB) ....................................................... 0.94 • RHP Sebastian Tabata has recorded 10 of his last 12 outs (4.0 IP) via strikeout in 3 outings Jake Walsh, RHP (PB) ........................................................ 1.05 since July 21. He is 3-0 with a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts in 12 outings, overall. Jake Dahlberg, LHP (SC) .................................................... 1.09 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... MID-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS * First Half stats only PROSPECTS * according to MLB.com Memphis (AAA) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS Rank Name Pos. Current Team 3B Patrick Wisdom .297 52 85 18 1 12 50 34 9 .326 .413 .739 1. Alex Reyes RHP ST. LOUIS Memphis (AAA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 2. Tyler O’Neill OF ST. LOUIS RHP Dakota Hudson 12-2 2.42 17 17 0 104.1 101 31 28 36 79 1.31 3. Nolan Gorman 3B Johnson City RHP Daniel Poncedeleon 8-3 2.39 17 16 0 83.0 64 35 22 46 98 1.34 4. Dakota Hudson RHP ST. LOUIS Springfield (AA) Hitters AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB OBP SLG OPS 3B Tommy Edman .279 41 73 12 2 4 24 25 13 .339 .385 .725 5. Ryan Helsley RHP Memphis OF Victor Roache .260 39 64 6 2 15 45 19 3 .317 .484 .801 6. Andrew Knizner C Springfield OF Lane Thomas .252 40 61 13 0 13 44 29 12 .336 .467 .803 7. Randy Arozarena OF Springfield Springfield (AA) Pitchers W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 8.