SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME #120 HOME GAME #59 AWAY GAME #61 MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019 7:05PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (23-26, 53-66) VS. TULSA DRILLERS (27-22, 64-54) St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Johan Oviedo (5-6, 5.60) Tulsa – RHP Markus Solbach (2-0, 0.59) Upcoming Probables: Tuesday, 7:05pm – SPR RHP Alex FaGalde (3-2, 2.05) @ TUL RHP Parker Curry (4-5, 2.88) Wednesday, 7:05pm – SPR RHP Tommy Parsons (4-4, 5.05) @ TUL RHP Jo Jo Gray (2-2, 2.05) Thursday, 7:05pm – SPR LHP Evan Kruczynski (2-7, 5.63) @ TUL RHP Edwin Uceta (5-2, 3.45) Pitcher Profile – Johan Oviedo (5-6, 5.60)… High Strikeouts – 11 Most Hits Allowed – 10 Longest Outing – 7.0 Most Walks Allowed – 5 Shortest Outing – 0.2 HR Allowed (Season) – 9 Struck out a career-high 11 batters on 7/27 vs. CC, allowing just one run on six hits with no walks in 7.0 dominant innings Held opponents to three runs or fewer in all six July starts – 4-0, 3.09 ERA, 6 GS, 35.0 IP, 24 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 16 BB, 38 K Has racked up the Ks in 13 starts since June 1, striking out 79 and only walking 32 through 63.0 inning during that stretch Has gone at least 5.0 innings in 15 of his first 18 Double-A outings, including a season-high 7.0 innings on 7/27 and 6.0 innings four other times 21 year old made his Double-A debut on 5/5 in Frisco – 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Named STL Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April going 5-0, 1.60 ERA, 6G / 5S, 33.2 IP, 29 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 12 BB, 35 K with Palm Beach At time of promotion, ranked among Florida State League leaders in Wins (1st, 5), Ks (t-2nd, 35), ERA (6th, 1.60), IP (3rd, 33.2), BAA (10th, .230) Allowed 2 ER or fewer in every Palm Beach outing, going 3-0, 1.02 ERA, 17.2 IP, 15 H, 2 R, 7 BB, 18 K through final 3 GS from 4/20-4/30 Spent all of 2018 with Low-A Peoria – 10-10, 4.22 ERA, 25G / 23S, 121.2 IP, 108 H, 63 R, 57 ER, 79 BB, 118 K Ranked among 2018 STL organization leaders in Wins (t-2nd, 10), IP (t-9th, 121.2), Ks (5th, 118), Starts (t-5th, 23) and BAA (10th, .238) Won six straight starts from 7/8 – 8/9/18, going 6-0, 2.05 ERA, 35.2 IP, 22 H, 8 R, 18 BB, 31 K Posted four scoreless outings with Peoria last year, limiting opponents to three runs or fewer in 16 of his 25 outings in 2018 Split first stateside season in 2017 between Johnson City (Rookie) and Short-A State College, combining to go 4-3, 4.68 ERA, 14 GS Signed with St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent from Havana, Cuba on 7/2/16 Last Game: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (8/7 @ Tulsa) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 2-0 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......5-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 2-3 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-8 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 3-7 BEST RECORD – ......................................................18-22 HOME RECORD – ....................................... 35-24 WORST RECORD – .................................................23-39 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 18-42 2019 vs. TULSA – ........................................................8-16 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game… The Cardinals swung out of a 3-3 tie with back-to-back blasts by 2B Irving Lopez and CF Dylan Carlson in the bottom of the 8th, launching Springfield to the 7-3 win and series split against the Travelers on Sunday evening. Carlson did damage early and often, starting the bottom of the 1st with his first solo home run of the night. A two-run blast by Arkansas 3B Mike Ahmed in the 2nd tilted the 2-1 lead to the Travs, before the Cardinals responded with a two-run double from SS Rayder Ascanio in the 4th for a 3-2 advantage. Arkansas tied it in the 7th with a solo shot from CF Dom Thompson-Williams, knotting the game at 3-3. With two on and two down in the 8th, Lopez launched a go-ahead three-run bomb to left field, followed immediately by Carlson’s second solo homer of the night, and the Cardinals went on to win, 7-3. Final sprint… By battling out the series split with consecutive wins the last two days against 1st-place Arkansas, the Cardinals remain alive in the battle for the 2nd Half North Division Championship with 21 games remaining. Springfield enters action on Monday just 5.0 games behind the 1st- place Travs, who the Cardinals will host three more times at Hammons Field this Friday – Sunday. The Cardinals trail 2nd-place Tulsa by just 4.0 games, with this four-game set at ONEOK Field representing the final meetings of the season between the two clubs. Leading the league… With his second two-home run game of the season (and of his career) on Sunday, CF Dylan Carlson has continued to extend his lead among the league’s top home run hitters. The 20 year old sits on top of the circuit with a career-high 21 round-trippers, a season-high four homers above the 2nd-best total of 17 by Naturals INF Gabriel Cancel and Hooks OF Ronnie Dawson. Carlson also leads the league in runs (81), extra-base hits (51), slugging percentage (.526) and total bases (216), while ranking among league leaders in 13 total categories. On an even larger scale, Carlson leads all of Double-A in runs, slugging pct., and total bases, while ranking 2nd in homers and 2nd in extra-base hits. Late night Lopez… 2B Irving Lopez has excelled in late/close situations this season, batting .406 (13x32) with a team-high three home runs and nine RBIs, along with a double, two triples and six runs in those scenarios. The 24 year old connected on a pair of walk-off home runs in the first home series of the season, and drilled the game-winning blast with his three-run home run in the 8th yesterday. Late/close stats are tracked when the game is in the 7th inning or later with the score within three runs. Clean living… The Cardinals have committed just five miscues in their last 21 games and strung together nine straight games without an error from 7/20-7/29. Springfield has been one of the top fielding teams in the league all season and is currently tied for 1st with Arkansas for the top fielding percentage in the circuit at .985. The Cardinals led the Texas League last season with a .982 fielding pct. in 2018. Bird Seed… RAYDER ASCANIO – Last 10G - .167 (5x30), 5 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB… Hit in 23 of 25G from 6/22-7/24 – .319 (30x94), 3 HR, 19 RBI, 6 2B … 13G hit streak, 7/10-7/24 – .360 (18x50), 2 HR, 3 2B, 12 RBI, 9 R… Hit first-career grand slam on 7/2 vs. TUL… With PB this year - .259, 4 2B, 9 RBI, 31 G… Spent 2018 with Low-A Peoria - .246, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 6 2B, 27 R, 66G… Acquired by STL from Seattle in exchange for RHP Mike Leake, cash considerations and international cap space on 8/30/17… In 2017, played 42G for Clinton (Low-A), 3G for Tacoma (AAA) and 66G Modesto (High-A) in Seattle’s system, before finishing year with 3G in Palm Beach… Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent with Seattle on 12/16/12 CONNER CAPEL – Hits in 3 of last 7G – .238 (5x21), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R… Hit safely in all 8G with AAA-Memphis from 6/14-6/23 - .433 (13x30), 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 2B… Currently ranked by MLB.com as STL #25 prospect… Acquired by STL from Cleveland with OF Jhon Torres for former SPR OF Oscar Mercado on 7/31/18… In 2017 with Low-A Lake County, ranked among Midwest League leaders in HR (22, 3rd), runs (73, t-9th) and triples (7, t-6th)… Has two career 2-HR games, both in 2017 with Lake County… Son of former MLB pitcher Mike Capel, who appeared in 49 games for Cubs (1988), Brewers (1990) and Astros (1991)... Godson of Roger Clemens… 5th round pick in 2016 out of Seven Lakes HS (TX) DYLAN CARLSON – Current 4G hit streak – .438 (7x16), 3 HR, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 3 R… On base in 14 of last 17G (hits in 12) – .284 (19x67), 5 HR, 7 RBI, 4 2B, 10 R, 6 BB… Two 2-HR games this year – 7/17 @ AMA and 8/11 vs. ARK… July - .301 (28x93), 7 HR, 12 RBI, 7 2B, 13 BB, 23 R, 23 G… Went 1x2, 1 RBI for National League team in MLB All-Star Futures Game on 7/7/19… Participated in TL All-Star Home Run Derby (2 HR) and went 1x4, 1 SB in the game… STL MiLB Player of Month for May - .304 (31x102), 4 HR, 4 2B, 5 3B, 17 RBI, 21 R, 27 G, 14 BB, .393 OBP… 10G hit streak, 5/11-5/21 – .341 (14x41), 4 HR, 3 3B, 2 2B, 12 RBI, 7R… Ranked by MLB.com as Cardinals #2 prospect… Started 2018 with 13G in Low-A Peoria before High-A Palm Beach debut on 4/25/18… 1st round (33rd overall) pick in 2016 out of powerhouse Elk Grove HS (CA), where his father, Jeff, was the head baseball coach for 18 seasons (2001-18) YARIEL GONZALEZ – 10G in August - .103 (4x39), 1 RBI, 2 R… Led all of MiLB (excl.