The Dominican Summer League Cardinals took four of five games during this period after winning only five of their previous 17 games. The club is 27-33 with a .450 PCT and are 16 games out of first place. They are 12-18 at home, 15-15 on the road, and were eliminated from postseason play.
Week In Review:
The Cardinals opened the week at home against the Angels. Junior Gonzalez started for the Redbirds and had another strong performance going five innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, two walks, and striking out three. Elehuris Montero plated two runs of the four runs for the Cardinals in the first innings. Dariel Gomez added runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The Redbirds' bullpen was able to keep the game on the winning side, despite giving up three runs over final three innings, and went on to win 8-4.
The Cardinals went on the road to face the Angels in the second game of the two-setter. Franyel Casadilla, the ace of the staff, went six innings giving up five hits, one earned run, struck three out, and created eleven ground outs. Starlin Balbuena led the at the plate for the Cardinals collecting four hits (three doubles), one walk, and drove in two runs. Elehuris Montero came through in his second straight game with two runs batted in. The Angels might off took the early lead, but the Redbirds put five on the board in the mid-to-late innings for the 5-4 victory.
The Cardinals hosted the Astros Orange in the beginning of a two-game set. Oneiver Diaz had a decent outing striking out seven over six innings, but did allow three runs. However the offense didn't show up for the Redbirds as they only connected for six hits, one for extra bases, and six walks. Frendy Gavin was the highlight, out of the bullpen, striking out two of four batters and Andres Luna reached base on a single, double, and walk. The Astros Orange kept the Cardinals off the board for the first seven frames and won 5-1.
The Cardinals returned to the road in the second game of the set against the Astros Orange. Will Changarotty, getting another chance as starter, gave up seven hits, one earned run, and struck four out over five innings. The Redbirds took advantage of some mishaps to score runs and take the lead 3-2 in the seventh. Noel DeJesus and Estailin Tejada combined for the final two scoreless innings and Sanel Rosendo put an exclamation point on the 5-2 win with a two-run homer in the ninth.
The Cardinals stayed on the road to face the Nationals. The Redbirds offense opened the flood gates in the first inning, loading up the bases and scoring five runs. Juan Alvarez took it from there and tossed six innings, allowing six hits, one earned run, struck two out, and induced ten ground outs. The Cardinals added another seven runs over the eight and ninth innings with Starlin Balbuena, again, the star at the plate as he contributed four singles and two RBIs. The Redbirds easily won 12-2.
The Cardinals hosted the Nationals in the final game of this report. The Redbirds offense got going right in the beginning Irving Wilson doubled in a run, Sanel Rosendo doubled in two runs, and Dariel Gomez tripled in two runs all in the first inning. Gomez came through with another RBI in the second to put the Cardinals up 7-0 after two. The Nationals took advantage of errors and scored six runs over the next five frames. Fabian Blanco and Cristhian Lugo tag teamed for the final two scoreless innings and the Redbirds won 7-6.
Who's Hot:
Dariel Gomez extended hit on base streak to 12 games. The 19-year old left-handed hitter went 6-for-15 (.400) with two doubles, one triple, five RBIs (one w/two-outs), two runs, one walk, one sac fly, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play. He played five games at first base and assisted in one double play. The December 9, 2013 free agent signing is hitting .327 (18-for-55) since Carlos Rodriguez went out unexpectedly.
Starlin Balbuena extended his on base streak to 12 games, which includes an eight-game hitting streak. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 14-for-28 (.500) with four doubles, four RBIs (one w.two-outs), five runs, one walk, six strikeouts, grounded into one double play, and one caught stealing. He played five games at shortstop (assisted in one double play, one throwing error, and two fielding errors) and one as designated hitter.
Hector Linares has a three-game hitting streak to build on in the next week. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 5-for-17 (.294) with five RBIs (one w/two-outs), three runs, one walk, one stolen base, two sac flies, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing. He played three games at third base (committed two throwing errors) and two as designated hitter.
Juan Alvarez has kept opponents to one of less runs in five of ten starts this season. The 18-year old right-hander started on August 7th, allowing six hits, one earned run, and striking out two over six innings for the winning decision (4-2). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 10-to-4. The November 5, 2013 free agent signing has the most wins on the team and best ERA among the current starting rotation.
Franyel Casadilla made it fourth consecutive quality starts for the club. The 18-year old right-hander started on August 4th, allowing five hits, one earned run, and struck three out over six innings for the winning decision (3-3). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 11-to-2. The November 5, 2013 free agent signing leads the team in strikeouts and has best WHIP among active pitchers.
Who's Not:
Irving Wilson only managed one hit in the two games played this past week. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-8 (.125) with one double, one RBI, one run, and two strikeouts. He played two games behind the plate and committed one throwing error and threw out four of five base runners.
Leandro Cedeno has only connected for two hits in his last two games (18 at-bats), but has kept his strikeouts to two during that period. The 16-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-10 (.100) with one double, one RBI, two runs, three walks, and one strikeout. He played two games at first base and one behind the plate (threw out two base runners and one passed ball).
Dylan Melendez hasn't picked up a hit in his last four games. The 20-year old right-handed hitter went 0-for-4 (.000) with one strikeout as a designated hitter. Since beginning the season on a seven-game and then six-game hitting streak, he has since gone 3-for-22 (.136).
Esequeil Delgado has not connected for a his in his last six games, since snapping a 12-game on base streak. The 17-year old switch-hitter went 0-for-8 (.000) with two runs, three runs, and one strikeout. He played three games at second base.
Anthony Trompiz gave up the most earned runs in one outing than any other pitcher last week. The 17-year old right-hander was called on, for relief on, August 4th and coughed up five hits, three earned runs, one intentional walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out over one and a third innings. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 1-to-0.
Notes:
Carlos Rodriguez has not played since July 21st and Diego Cordero since July 23rd.
Luis Rosales returned to action after having missed 13 days.
Ronald Medrano was promoted to short-season rookie-level Gulf Coast League on August 5th. This marks the third promotion this season following David Oca and Estarlin Arias.
Dominican Summer League Stats:
The team is batting .255 (16th)(533-for-2094) with 108 doubles (t-1st), 31 triples (t-5th), 28 home runs (t-3rd), 284 RBIs (4th), 787 total bases (3rd), 315 runs, 202 walks, 38 stolen bases (worst), 486 strikeouts (8th worst), 31 caught stealing (3rd best), .330 OBP (t-28th), .376 SLG (4th), and .706 OPS (10th).
The club is 27-33 with a 3.59 ERA (t-14th), 1.41 WHIP (t-19th), one complete game (t-6th), one shutout (t-6th worst), 14 holds (t-9th), and nine saves (t-2nd worst). They have allowed 541 hits (8th worst), 301 runs, 215 earned runs, 16 home runs, 219 walks, hit 67 batters (t-4th worst), and struck 410 out (9th worst) over 538.1 innings.
Luis Flores is tied for tenth in triples.
Sanel Rosendo is tied for seventh in home runs.
Brian Sanchez is tied for seventh in home runs, tied for fifth in RBIs, and tied for tenth in strikeouts.
Oneiver Diaz is tied for second in complete games and tied for seventh in hits allowed
Juan Alvarez is tied for seventh in hits allowed.
Junior Gonzalez is eight in runs allowed.
Up Next (2015 Record)(Cardinals Record Vs. Opponent):
August 10: @ Rangers One (43-17)(5-7)
August 11: Rangers
August 12: Mariners Two (39-21)(2-10)
August 13: @ Mariners Two
August 14: Angels (21-39)(6-6)
August 15: @ Angels
August 16: Off Day
Past Notebooks:
June 8, 2015: Will Changarotty, Ronald Medrano, David Oca, Elehuris Montero, and Wadye Ynfante.
June 15, 2015: Juan Alvarez, Franyel Casadilla, Elehuris Montero, David Oca, and Brian Sanchez.
June 22, 2015: Estarlin Arias, Will Changarotty, Carlos Rodriguez, Brian Sanchez, and Wadye Ynfante.
June 29, 2015: Edwin Figuera, Frendy Gavin, Elehuris Montero, Carlos Rodriguez, and Brian Sanchez.
July 6, 2015: Franyel Casadilla, Edwin Figuera, Ronald Medrano, Brian Sanchez, and Wadye Ynfante.
July 13, 2015: Juan Alvarez, Luis Flores, Carlos Rodriguez, Estailin Tejada, and Wadye Ynfante.
July 20, 2015 (All-Star Edition): Starlin Balbuena, Franyel Casadilla, Junior Gonzalez, Andres Luna, Sanel Rosendo, and Wadye Ynfante.
July 27, 2015: Franyel Casadilla, Oneiver Diaz, Dariel Gomez, Ronald Medrano, and Sanel Rosendo.
August 3, 2015: Franyel Casadilla, Will Changarotty, Oneiver Diaz, Dariel Gomez, and Sanel Rosendo.
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