Recap April 5-14
April 5 Springfield Official Site Post Game: The Frisco Rough Riders came to town to visit the Springfield Cardinals for a three-game stretch. Scott Gorgen, who missed the entire 2011 year, was called on for the home opener. Gorgen's first two innings went smoothly but hit a rough patch in the third inning and was pulled after a couple singles, steals, and walks. Kevin Thomas, Eric Fornataro, and Sam Freeman finished off the game tossing 6.2 innings allowing three hits, no runs, one walk, and three strikeouts combined. The Rough Riders also threw four pitchers the Cardinals way and kept them to just a total of four hits, three walks, and 16 strikeouts. Frisco starter Justin Grimm led the way striking out ten over five and a third as Frisco beat Springfield 1-0.
April 6 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Springfield slated John Gast in the number two slot in the rotation and he came through with flying colors. He tossed seven innings allowing just three hits, one earned run (home run), one walk, struck seven out, and picked a runner off base. The Double-A Cardinals didn't have much luck getting on the scoreboard until the fifth when Kolten Wong tripled inNick Derba and Jose Garcia. The Springfield bullpen was able to hold the game in check while Wong and Oscar Taveras pushed a couple more runs across the plate for a 4-1 win over Frisco.
April 7 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Frisco jumped out in front on Springfield in the third game as Brad Hawpe hit a solo homer in the second and then he pushed another run across in the fourth courtesy of a Trevor Rosenthalerror. The Rough Riders' starter Barret Loux, who St. Louis Cardinals had little interest in a year ago, cruised through five innings allowing six hits and no runs. The Double-A Cardinals bullpen took over in the fifth and gave up another four runs over the next five frames. Audry Perez singled in the ninth and Jake Shaffer scored him with a fly ball to center but Springfield came up short losing 6-1 to Frisco.
April 8 Springfield Official Site Post Game: The Midland Rockhounds came to town next for three-game series against Springfield. Both teams exchanged blows right away with the score sitting at 9-5 after four frames infavor of the Double-A Cardinals. Connor Crumbliss hit a solo homerun for Midland in the fourth whileOscar Taveras and Xavier Scruggs each contributed back-to-back home runs in the bottom half of the frame for Springfield. Four relievers were called on to close out the game for Springfield and they tossed five innings of scoreless ball only giving up two hits, three walks, and striking out seven. Springfield added four more runs total over the sixth and seventh innings and beat Midland 13-5.
April 9 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Former Springfield Cardinal Gary Daley took the hill for Midland in game two of the series and tossed six innings of two-hit ball while stirking out four and walking two for the winning deicison. Midland scored on a throwing error by Audry Perez in the third to take the opening lead. Tyler Lyons left the game in the hands of Justin Wright in the fifth as the Rockhounds were only up by one run. Midland watched the ball closely in the sixth as they racked up three walks after and first batter strikeout. Jesse Simpsonentered the game and Dusty Coleman cleared the bases giving them a now 5-0 lead. Springfield wasn't able to get a run across until the seventh, after Daley left, when Rainel Rosario hit three-run blast following two opening inning walks. The Cardinals tried for the comeback in the ninth as Kolten Wong homered but came up short 5-4 to the Rockhounds.
April 10 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Midland starter A.J. Griffinpiched six hitless innings and struck eight out to hold Springfield out of the game. Midland squeezed one run through in the second with Anthony Aliotti doubling in Josh Horton. For both teams the zeros went up in the next four consecutive frames. The Double-A Cardinals were able to kick the door open in the seventh as the team took advantage of a couple walks which gave way for Adam Melker to single in one run. Tommy Pham followed singling in two more to give Springfield a 3-1 lead in the seventh. The Cardinals added two more runs in the eighth on a two-run single by Jake Shaffer and went on to beat the Rockhounds 5-2.
April 11: The Springfield Cardinals had day off.
April 12 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Springfield headed out to Frisco for a three-game series against Rough Riders. John Gast, who started at home vs. Frisco on April 6, had an almost identical start to the previous. Gast struck out seven while giving up four hits, one earned run, and two walks over seven innings. The Double-A Cardinals touched the bag first also, as Kolten Wong and Oscar Taveras each grounded out to push Jose Garcia across the plate. Niko Vasquezlead off the fourth with a walk, followed with a double by Audry Perez, and Rainel Rosario drove in both on a double to give Springfield a 3-0 lead. Tommy Phamadded some extra padding in the fifth with a solo home runto left field off Miguel De Los Santos. Eric Fornataro and Sam Freeman helped keep Frisco off the scoreboard and Rosario scored on a Wong double to give Springfield a 5-1 win over Frisco.
April 13 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Trevor Rosenthal vs. Barret Loux part two was up next in the second of the three-game series between Springfield and Frisco. The Double-A Cardinals where held scoreless in the first two innings as the Rough Riders' Mike Olt hit a two-run home run in the first. Frisco added four more runs over the fourth and fifth innings due to walks and miss plays in the field. Loux was able to cruise right through, like before, and only give up two runs over five and two-thirds innings. Rosenthal, however struggled giving up six runs over four and two-thirds. With Frisco up 6-2, Oscar Taveras tripled in two runs in the seventh. The Cardinals bullpen couldn't hold and coughed up two more runs in the bottom half on a two-run triple by Ryan Strausborger. Springfield scored a couple more runs in the eighth as Jose Garcia was at the plate, but still fell short to Frisco 8-6.
April 14 Springfield Official Site Post Game: Both Springfield (Oscar Taveras) and Frisco (Jurickson Profar) exchanged home runs in the first before going dormant over the next two innings, in the final of the series. Adam Melkerhit a solo home run in the fourth to give the Double-A Cardinals the 2-1 lead. However, the Rough Riders answered back with five runs over the next two frames. Two walks, a triple, and a wild pitch gave Frisco three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Mike Holt knocked Springfield starter, Mike Blazek, out in the fifth with a RBI double. Both clubs bullpens wouldn't budge in the final four frames and Frisco beat Springfield 6-2.
Who's Hot:
Kolten Wong opened the season on a five-game streak, five mult-hit games, and two multi- RBI games. The 21-year old left-handed hitter went 13-for-28 (.464) with one double, two triples, one home run, seven RBIs (five w/two-outs), five walks, six runs, one stolen base, and three strikeouts. He played eight games at second base assisting in five double plays.
Rainel Rosario collected three multi-hit and two multi-RBI games during the first period. The 23-year old right-handed hitter went 7-for-18 (.389) with one double, one home run, six RBIs, five walks, six runs, one stolen base, and six strikeouts. He played seven games in right field.
Adam Melker is currently riding an eight-game on base streak into the next report. The 24-year old left-handed hitter went 8-for-26 (.308) with one home run, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), five walks, four runs, 11 strikeouts, one caught stealing, and grounded into one double play. He played three games in right field (one outfield assist), two games in left (one throwing error and one outfield assist), two in center, and one as designated hitter.
Oscar Taveras is gonna carry a seven-game on base streak into next period which had inclued two multi-hit and two multi-RBI games. The 19-year old left-handed hitter went 10-for-35 (.286) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, nine RBIs (three w/two-outs), one walk, three runs, seven strikeouts, was picked off, and grounded into two double plays. He played six games in centerfield (one outfield assist and one throwing error) and one as designated hitter.
John Gast threw two great starts for Springfield that pretty much guaranteed the team two wins. The 23-year old left-hander was called on as April 6 starter and he pitched seven innings allowing three hits, one earned run, one home run, one walk, struck seven out, and picked one runner off. His second start (April 12) was almost identical as he gave up four hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck seven out over seven innings. The 2010 6th round (199th overall) selection had a combined pitch count of 164 which included 112 strikes, had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 14-to-6, and earned two wins.
Eric Fornataro came through with five scoreless relief outings. The 24-year old right-hander allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck four out. He picked up a hold on April 12, delivered 67 pitches with 41 hitting the strike zone, and had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 7-to-2.
Who's Not:
Tommy Pham struggled to reach base in his first five games and struck out two or more times in six games. The 24-year old right-handed hitter went 3-for-24 (.125) with one double, one home run, three RBIs, four walks, one run, 13 strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played all eight games as designated hitter. Pham is also dealing with some shoulder issues early on.
Niko Vasquez went hitless in his final six games of this report. The 23-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-16 (.063) with four walks, one run, nine strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played seven games at third base where he committed one throwing error and assisted in one doubl play.
Mike Blazek had trouble getting into the fifth innings in both of his starts and saw teams ring up five or more runs in each of the outings. The 23-year old right-hander started on April 8 allowing eight hits, five earned runs, one home run, three walks, hit one batter, and struck one out over four innings. Then on April 14, he went a little further reaching four and a third innings and giving up five hits, six earned runs, one home run, three walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out. The six-year minor leaguer made a total of 147 pitches with 86 hittting strikes, had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 8-to-7, and earned one loss.
Justin Wright dealt with control issues through his first three relief appearances of the season. The 22-year old left-hander made his Double-A debut on April 7 allowing three hits, one earned run, one home run, one walk, threw two wild pitches, and struck out three. He then gave up no hits, three earned runs, four walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out over two-thirds of an inning on April 9. Wright calmed down in his third appearance on April 14 to go one and a third and only allowing two hits, no runs, two walks, and struck one out. The 2010 47th round (1429th overall) selection made 93 pitches with 49 connecting for strikes, had a ground out to-fly out ratio of 2-to-1, and let two of four inheritted runners score.
Scott Schneider allwed two runners to score in each of his two relief appearances during this period. The 23-year old right-hander pitched on April 7 giving up three hits, two earned runs, and hit one batter over one and a third innings. Then on April 13, he allowed two hits, two earned runs, and hit one batter in one innings. The 2009 20th round (609th overall) made 38 pitches with 26 counting as strikes and had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 3-to-1.
Notes:
Nick Greenwood was slated to start the season at Double-A Springfield but with the promotion of Victor Marte, he was moved up. Jesse Simpson and Justin Wright also received early bumps up from A-Advanced Palm Beach.
Ramon Delgado, Scott McGregor, Deryk Hooker, Jose Rada, Jordan Swagerty, and Kleininger Teran will begin the 2012 season on the disabled list. Rada and Swagerty both had Tommy John surgery over the offseason.
Ozark Firsts sat down for a Q&A session with Kolten Wong.
Kolten Wong is looking to make big splash in Double-A courtesy of Springfield News-Leader.
2012 Texas League Stats
The Springfield Cardinals are batting .257 (2nd) with a .332 OBP (3rd), .402 SLG (5th), and .735 OPS (3rd). The team is first in strikeouts; second in hits and walks (tied); third in doubles, triples, and total bases; fourth in runs and RBIs; fifth in home runs; sixth in stolen bases; and seventh in caught stealing in the eight team division.
The Cardinals have a 5.28 ERA (7th) and 1.44 WHIP (7th). The team ranks second in most losses (tied), most runs allowed, most earned runs, and most hit batters (tied); third in most hits allowed (tied), home runs allowed, and walks (tied); fourth in wins (tied) and strikeouts (tied); and fifth in saves (tied) and holds (tied).
Kolten Wong ranks third in AVG, tied for tenth in runs scored, fourth in hits, tied second in triples, tied for ninth in RBIs, tied for sixth in total bases, ranks ninth in walks, tied for third in OBP, fourth in SLG, and third in OPS.
Rainel Rosario ranks fourth in AVG, sixth in walks, first in OBP, fifth in SLG, and secod in OPS.
Jose Garcia ranks tied for fifth in runs scored, tied for fifth in hits, tied for ninth in doubles, tied for sixth in triples, and tied for seventh in stolen bases.
Oscar Taveras ranks tied for third in doubles, tied for sixth in triples, tied for seventh in home runs, tied for second in RBIs, and tied for sixth in total bases.
Adam Melker ranks seventh in walks, tied for fifth in strikeouts, and tied for fifth in caught stealing.
Tommy Pham ranks tied for third in strikeouts.
Xavier Scruggs ranks ranks tied for fifth in strikeouts.
John Gast ranks fifth in ERA, tied for first in wins, first in innings pitched, second in strikeouts, and fourth in WHIP.
Tyler Lyons ranks tied for first in losses and tied for fifth in walks.
Trevor Rosenthal ranks tied for first in losses, tied for eighth in most runs allowed, tied for eighth in earned runs, and tied for fifth in home runs allowed.
Sam Freeman ranks tied for sixth in saves, tied for sixth in hit batters, and tied for fifth in game finishes.
Jorge Rondon ranks tied for sixth in saves and tied for fourth in game finishes.
Mike Blazek ranks tied for fourth in most hits allowed, tied for second in most runs allowed, tied for first in earned runs, tied for fifth in home runs allowed, tied for sixth in hit batters, and tied for fifth in walks.
Scott Schneider ranks tied for sixth in most hits allowed, tied for second in most runs allowed, tied for first in earned runs, and tied for second in hit batters.
Scott Gorgen ranks tied for sixth in hit batters, tied for fifth in strikeouts, and seventh in WHIP.
Justin Wright ranks tied second in walks.
(Please Note: Above Includes April 15th Stats)
Up Next (2012 Record, Vs. Cardinals):
April 15-17 @ Midland (5-4, 1-2)
April 18 Off Day
April 19-22 Tulsa (7-3, 0-0)
Former Cardinals Assigned To Double-A
Domnit Bolivar - Huntsville ( Brewers)
Charles Cutler - Altoona (Pirates)
Gary Daley - Midland (Athletics)
Eric Duncan - NW Arkansas (Royals)
Kevin Howard - New Hampshire (Blue Jays)
Jason Marquis - New Britain (Twins)
Jose Martinez - Corpus Christi (Astros)
Luis Perdomo - New Britain (Twins)
Shane Peterson - Midland (Athletics)
Stuart Pomeranz - Bowie (Orioles)
Royce Ring - Tulsa (Rockies)
Curt Smith - Jacksonville (Marlins)
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