The Dominican Summer League Cardinals opened up the schedule winning their first five games but ended on a loss. The team is 34-20 with a .630 PCT and are six games behind the first place Rockies, who have won 17 straight games. They are 18-9 at home and 16-11 on the road.
Week In Review:
August 1, 2016: The Cardinals began the week with a two-game series against the Brewers. Both teams exchanged runs in the first, then the Redbirds plated three over the third and fourth innings to take the lead. The Cardinals came through with another two runs in the seventh and held the Brew Crew out until the ninth inning. Edwar Ramirez struck out three and allowed one run over six innings in the start. Brian Sanchez doubled and drove in two runs.
August 2, 2016: The Cardinals hosted the Brewers for the second game of the series. The Brew Crew scored first in the second but the Redbirds answered back with two in the bottom half, then tacked on three in the third, four in the fourth, and two more in the fifth. The Cardinals pitching was solid shutting out the Brewers from the third to seventh innings. The Brew Crew added one in the eighth but fell far short. Noel DeJesus struck out five and allowed one run over six innings. Brian Sanchez singled, homered, and drove in four runs and Dariel Gomez added two doubles and four RBIs.
August 3, 2016: The Cardinals welcomed in the Yankees Two club for the beginning of a two-game series. The Redbirds offense carried over the offensive explosion from the previous game by scoring two in each of the first, third, fourth, fifth, and six innings and also plated four in the second for the 14 runs. The Yanks only managed three runs in the fourth and one in the sixth as the Cardinals easily claimed the contest. Francis Ventura pitched three relief innings and allowed one run and struck five out. Enrique Perez followed with two scoreless innings and struck out four. Dariel Gomez singled, doubled twice, and drove in four runs.
August 4, 2016: The Cardinals visited the Yankees Two in the second game of the series. The Redbirds offensive kept burning as they scored three in the second and two in the fourth. The Yanks stayed out the game and didn't show up until the seventh with two runs and didn't score again. Johan Oviedo struck out six over three and two-thirds innings in the start. Fabian Blanco struck out five of six batters faced and held the bases loaded on entry. Oscar Cotes singled and hit a solo home run.
August 5, 2016: The Nationals visited the Cardinals to kick off the final two-game series for this report. The Redbirds started things off with five runs over the first three frames to the Nats two. The Nationals came back with five over the fifth through seventh and the Cardinals only score one. The Nats racked on another in the ninth hoping for the victory but the Redbirds plated two in the bottom half to send it into extras. Both clubs exchanged zeroes until the bottom of the 12th where the Cardinals picked up the win. Wilfredo Pereira struck out three over the final three scoreless innings. Oscar Cotes singled, tripled, walked, and drove in two runs. Carlos Luis collected two singles and two RBIs.
August 6, 2016: The Cardinals, looking to sweep the week, visited the Nationals in the final game. The Nats scored first with a run in the opening inning and both teams exchanged two in the third. The Nationals plated two more in the fourth and another in the sixth, while the Redbirds only managed two in the eighth. Wilman Madera finished off the contest with two scoreless innings and struck one out. Oscar Cotes singled, doubled, and drove in two runs.
Who's Hot:
Brian Sanchez extended hit on-base streak to 14 games. The 20-year old right-handed hitter went 7-for-19 (.368) with two doubles, one home run, eight RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, one walk, two hit by pitches, and six strikeouts. He played all six games in right field and had one outfield assist. The November 11, 2014 free agent signing leads the team in hits, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases, OBP, SLG, and AVG.
Oscar Cotes will look to add to his six-game on-base streak which includes a four-game hit streak. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 6-for-13 (.462) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, five RBIs (two w/two-outs), three runs, one walk, one stolen base, and three strikeouts. He played one game at shortstop, one at third base (assisted in one double play), and one at second base (assisted in one double play).
Dariel Gomez has a five-game on-base streak to build on in the next week. The 20-year old left-handed hitter went 7-for-27 (.259) with five doubles, two runs, five two-out RBIs, one walk, three strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played all six games at first base and assisted in five double plays and committed one throwing error. The December 9, 2013 free agent signing is tied for the team lead in doubles.
Moises Castillo ended this report on a nine-game hitting streak. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 10-for-20 (.500) with two doubles, four RBIs, nine runs, five walks, one sacrifice, and one strikeout. He played all five games at shortstop and assisted in four double plays and committed one throwing error. The July 14, 2015 free agent signing leads the team in errors.
Noel DeJesus bounced back from his shorted start of his career. The 19-year old right-hander started on August 2 and pitched six innings allowing five hits, one earned run, one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out for the winning decision (4-2). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 6-to-2. The July 2, 2015 free agent signing leads the starting rotation in ERA and WHIP and is tied for wins.
Who's Not:
Julio Rodriguez ended a three-game hitless streak in his final game of this report. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-15 (.067) with three RBIs, two runs, four walks, two sac flies, and one strikeout. He played all four games behind the plate and threw out one of three base runners.
Raffy Ozuna has not collected a hit in his last five games and only two in his last 12 played. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 0-for-9 (.000) with one run, one walk, and five strikeouts. He played all three games as designated hitter.
Junior Gonzalez has been hit hard in his last three of four starts. The 19-year old right-hander started on August 5th and coughed up six hits, six runs (five earned), one home run, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck six out over five innings. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 7-to-1. The February 10, 2014 free agent signing leads the team in losses, inning pitched, hits allowed, runs allowed, earned runs, and has the worst ERA in the starting rotation.
Angel Rondon struggled with his control in his latest start. The 18-year old right-hander started on August 3rd and allowed two hits, three earned runs, three walks, and struck three out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 2-to-3. The January 6, 2016 free agent signing leads the team in strikeouts with 42 over 37 innings.
Winston Nicacio has given up two or more runs in his last seven games pitched and was also bumped from the starting rotation. The 19-year old right-hander was called on for the August 4th and gave up two hits, two earned runs, four walks, hit one batter, threw two wild pitches, and struck four out over two and two-thirds innings. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 4-to-0.
Notes:
Andres Luna has been out since July 9th, Brian Pirela (unknown injury) since July 23rd, and Hector Linares since July 30th.
Carlos Luis returned to action after missing a little over two weeks and extended hit on-base streak to 19 games. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 3-for-4 (.750) with two RBIs and one run.
Jonathan Machado and Leandro Cedeno (16-game on-base streak) only played in two games each.
Dominican Summer League Stats:
The team is hitting .262 (4th, 485-for-1853) with 110 doubles (1st), 29 triples (3rd), 30 home runs (1st), 299 RBIs (1st), 740 total bases (1st), 368 runs (1st), 282 walks (2nd), 26 stolen bases (last), 423 strikeouts (6th worst), 12 caught stealing (best), .366 OBP (4th), .399 SLG (1st), and .765 OPS (1st).
The club is 34-20 with a 4.03 ERA (30th), 1.37 WHIP (t-23rd), one shutout, 14 holds (t-5th), 16 saves. They have allowed 460 hits (t-6th worst), 269 runs, 212 earned runs (10th worst), 14 home runs, 190 walks, hit 51 batters, and struck 466 out (best) over 474 innings.
Brian Sanchez is first in AVG, second in hits, tied for fourth in runs scored, tied for sixth in triples, first in home runs, first in RBIs, first in total bases, tied for ninth in strikeouts, fifth in OBP, first in SLG, and first in OPS.
Wadye Ynfante is third in runs scored and tenth in OBP.
Leandro Cedeno is tied for sixth in doubles, tied for eight in total bases, and fourth in SLG.
Dariel Gomez is tied for sixth in doubles.
Esequeil Delgado is first in walks.
Raffy Ozuna is third in strikeouts.
Junior Gonzalez is fifth in hits allowed, tied for fourth in runs allowed, first in earned runs, and tied for third in home runs allowed.
Winston Nicacio is tied for ninth in walks allowed.
Brian Pirela is tied for seventh in holds.
Up Next (2016 Record)(Cardinals Record Vs.):
August 8: @ Braves (24-29)(4-2)
August 9: Braves
August 10: Rockies (40-14)(2-6)
August 11: @ Rockies
August 12: @ Tigers (25-28)(6-2)
August 13: Tigers
August 14: Off Day
Past Notebooks:
June 13, 2016: Leandro Cedeno, Enrique Perez, Angel Rondon, Brian Sanchez, and Francis Ventura.
June 20, 2016: Leandro Cedeno, Noel DeJesus, Carlos Luis, Elehuris Montero, Winston Nicacio, Brian Sanchez, and Wadye Ynfante.
June 27, 2016: Esequeil Delgado, Brian Pirela, Brian Sanchez, Alvaro Seijas, and Wadye Ynfante.
July 4, 2016: Fabian Blanco, Noel DeJesus, Junior Gonzalez, Carlos Luis, Edwar Ramirez, and Julio Rodriguez.
July 11, 2016: Noel DeJesus, Dariel Gomez, Junior Gonzalez, Brian Sanchez, and Carlos Soto.
July 18, 2016 (All-Star Edition): Leandro Cedeno, Cristhian Lugo, Enrique Perez, Brian Pirela, Brian Sanchez, Carlos Soto, and Wadye Ynfante.
July 25, 2016: Leandro Cedeno, Noel DeJesus, Enrique Perez, Brian Sanchez, and Wadye Ynfante.
August 1, 2016: Moises Castillo, Julio Rodriguez, Angel Rondon, Brian Sanchez, and Wadye Ynfante.
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