The Dominican Summer League Cardinals took all six games for this period with not much of a problem from the four teams they faced off against. The team has a 10-2 record which is good for first in the San Pedro division and two games ahead of the second place club.
Recap:
June 13, 2016: The Cardinals opened up the week with the second contest of a two-game set against the Brewers. The Redbirds took an early lead scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. The two clubs swapped off runs until both were tied in the top half of the sixth inning. In the bottom half of the sixth, the Cardinals plated two then added another ion the seventh as the bullpen closed the door. Leandro Cedeno singled, homered, and drove in two runs and Brian Sanchez came up a home run short of the cycle with one RBI. Fabian Blanco played stopper pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
June 14, 2016: The Cardinals hosted the Yankees Two clubs in the next game. The Redbirds offense exploded scoring a season-high 17 runs which included Wadye Ynfante, Leandro Cedeno, Brian Sanchez, Carlos Luis, and Esequeil Delgado contributing multi RBIs. Sanchez hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and Cedeno and Delgado also connected for homers during the contest. Noel DeJesus struck out five and allowed one run over five innings in the piggy back start.
June 15, 2016: The Cardinals offense and pitching continued to roll in the second game against the Yankees Two. The Redbirds posted three runs in the first and the Yanks came close but never touched the lead. The Yankees scored one in the fourth and then fifth, but the Cardinals added three more in the final three frames. Brian Sanchez kept the monster numbers coming with two singles, one home run, and four RBIs and Leandro Cedeno knocked in one run. Junior Gonzalez gave up two runs over six while Wilfredo Pereira and Enrique Perez combined for three scoreless frames to end the game.
June 16, 2016: The Cardinals offense and pitching stayed consistent as they hosted the Nationals. The Redbirds plated two runs in the first, one in the fourth, and two in each of the sixth and seventh innings before the Nats showed up. Raffy Ozuna hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Elehuris Montero collected three singles, one double, and two RBIs. Winston Nicacio struck out five over five scoreless innings for the win.
June 17, 2016: The Nationals hosted and kept within distance of the streaking Cardinals. The Redbirds struck first with five runs in the second and the Nats played catch up the rest of the contest. The Nationals plated two runs (one in third and fifth). The Cardinals put two more on the scoreboard in the sixth as the Nationals came up short with only four more. Leandro Cedeno singled, doubled, and drove in two runs. Cristhian Lugo, Brian Pirela, and Angel Rondon combined for three and a third scoreless innings to finish the Nats off.
June 18, 2016: The Cardinals stayed out on the road to face the Braves in the final game of the report. The Redbirds offense stayed hot plating five runs in the first two frames. The Braves never took the lead and were doubled up 8-4. Raffy Ozuna singles twice, doubled, and drove in two runs and Leandro Cedeno singled twice, double twice, and knocked in one run. Diego Cordero struck out a career-high seven and allowed two runs over six innings for the start.
Who's Hot:
Brian Sanchez currently has an 12-game on base streak which includes an eight-game hitting streak. The 20-year old right-handed hitter went 14-for-28 (.500) with two doubles, one triple, three home runs, 11 RBIs, eight runs, one hit by pitch, and eight strikeouts. He played six games in right field and had one outfield assist. The November 11, 2014 free agent signing leads the team in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, total bases, OBP, SLG, and OPS.
Carlos Luis has connected for six multi-hit games with two coming in the last two games of this report. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 9-for-28 (.321) with three doubles, one triple, three RBIs, five runs, seven strikeouts, grounded into one double play, and was picked off. He played six games in left field with one outfield assist. The November 27, 20013 free agent signing is tied for the team lead in triples.
Leandro Cedeno has a six-game one base streak which includes a three-game hit streak. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 10-for-26 (.385) with four doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs, seven runs, two walks, one sac fly, and six strikeouts. He played four games at first base (assisted in six double plays and committed one fielding error) and one at catcher (allowed two stolen bases). The September 9, 2014 free agent signing leads the team in doubles and tied in triples.
Wadye Ynfante has reached base safely in all seven games played and scored at least one run in each. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 7-for-25 (.280) with four doubles, five RBIs, ten runs, four walks, two hit by pitches, one stolen base, and four strikeouts. He played six games in centerfield and committed one fielding error.
Elehuris Montero bounced back from a rough start and extended his on base streak to nine games. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 10-for-24 (.417) with one double, two RBIs, five runs, three walks, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and seven strikeouts. Montero played six games at third base, where he assisted in three double plays and committed two errors (one throwing and one fielding).
Noel DeJesus followed up a solid relief outing with a strong start this past week. The 19-year old right-hander made the start on June 14th and he allowed four hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck five out over five innings for the winning decision (1-0). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 6-to-1. The July 2, 2015 free agent signing currently has struck out 11 and only walked one over nine innings this season.
Winston Nicacio was the only starter to pitch a scoreless outing for this notebook. The 19-year old right-hander was scheduled for June 16th and tossed five scoreless frames allowing four hits, one walk, threw two wild pitches, and struck out a season-high five for the winning decision (1-0). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 3-to-6. The November 6, 2015 free agent signing has struck out eight and walked three over 7.2 innings this season.
Who's Not:
Moises Castillo ended the week not connecting for a hit in his last three games and struck out at least once in his last four, The 16-year old right-handed hitter went 3-for-20 (.150) with two RBIs, four runs, three walks, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and five strikeouts. He played three games at second base (assisted in two double plays), two as designated hitter, and one at shortstop (assisted in one double play). The July 14, 2015 free agent signing currently has the worst AVG and OBP among every day players.
Alvaro Seijas is not off to a great start in his professional career with a second consecutive so-so start. The 17-year old right-handed started on June 17th, allowing a season-high ten hits, six earned runs, and struck out seven over 5.2 innings for the winning decision (1-0). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 6-to-3. The July 2, 2015 free agent signing leads the starting rotation in hits allowed, runs and earned runs, walks, and has worst ERA.
Edwar Ramirez is still struggling to get his career going in the right direction, but showing some signs of life. The 18-year old right-hander piggy backed Nicacio on June 16th and gave up six hits, two earned runs, three walks, and struck four out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 3-to-2. The February 11, 2015 free agent signing has a 12.60 ERA and 3.40 WHIP.
Notes:
Estailin Tejada (injury) hasn't pitched since June 4th, Dariel Gomez and William Jimenez (hamstring) haven't played since June 7th, and Andres Luna since June 9th. Oscar Cotes missed ten days of action and returned on June 18th.
Enrique Perez hasn't allowed a run since August 19, 2015, stretching seven games since last season.
Dominican Summer League Stats:
The team has gone 126-for-446 (.283) (1st in hits) with 36 doubles (1st), eight triples (5th), nine home runs (t-3rd), 82 RBIs (1st), 205 total bases (1st), 101 runs (1st), 68 walks (5th), six stolen bases (tied for worst), 112 strikeouts, three caught stealing, .386 OBP (3rd), .460 SLG (1st), and and .846 OPS (1st).
The club is 10-2 (t-3rd in wins) with a 3.36 ERA (17th), 1.36 WHIP (19th), six holds (t-1st), and seven saves (t-1st). They have allowed 110 hits, 54 runs (t-9th best), 42 earned runs, one home run (t-best), hit 13 batters, 43 walks (t-9th best), and struck 112 out (4th best) over 112.1 innings.
Brian Sanchez is first in AVG, tied for first in runs scored, first in hits, tied for fourth in doubles, tied for first in home runs, first in RBIs, first in total bases, first in OBP, first in SLG, and first in OPS.
Elehuris Montero is third in runs scored and tied for ninth in strikeouts.
Leandro Cedeno is fourth in runs scored, tied for third in hits, tied for second in doubles, tied for seventh in triples, tied for third in home runs, tied for second in RBIs, second in total bases, and seventh in SLG.
Raffy Ozuna is tied for fifth in runs scored, tied for seventh in walks, and tied for sixth in strikeouts.
Wadye Ynfante is tied for tenth in doubles.
Carlos Luis is tied for seventh in triples.
Esequeil Delgado is tied for fourth in walks.
Jesus Garcia is tied for ninth in wins.
Fabian Blanco is tied for seventh in saves.
Diego Cordero is tied for sixth in innings pitched.
Alvaro Seijas is tied for eighth in hits allowed and tied for fourth in strikeouts.
Brian Pirela is tied for first in holds.
Up Next (2016 Record)(Cardinals Record vs. Opponent):
June 20: Braves (7-5)(1-0)
June 21: Rockies (8-4)(1-1)
June 22: @ Rockies
June 23: @ Tigers (4-8)(1-0)
June 24: Tigers
June 25: Angels (5-6)(2-0)
June 26: Off Day
Past Notebooks:
June 13, 2016: Leandro Cedeno, Enrique Perez, Angel Rondon, Brian Sanchez, and Francis Ventura
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