The Dominican Summer League Cardinals Blue began the week extending their winning streak to eight games and then took three of the final five. The club is 33-14 and are tied for first, with the Twins, in the South Division. They are 18-6 at home and 15-8 on the road.
The Dominican Summer League Cardinals Red dropped three of five games this period. The club is 26-21 and are six games out of first place in the San Pedro Division and 20 games from being eliminated from postseason play. They are 16-8 defending home field and 10-13 as the visitors.
Week In Review:
July 23, 2018: Cardinals Blue beat Twins 6-5: The Twins out hit the Cardinals and held a 5-1 lead until the sixth when the Redbirds came back and held on to win. Angel Ortega struck out three over three scoreless relief innings following the starter. Diowill Burgos hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
July 23, 2018: Cardinals Red and Cubs Two tied 0-0, suspended in third inning: The Cubs handed out four walks and one hit, but the Cardinals didn't turn them into runs. Allinson Benitez struck out three over two scoreless innings. Joerlin De Los Santos reached base twice on walks and Adanson Cruz had the only hit of the contest.
July 24, 2018: Twins beat Cardinals Blue 5-3: Both teams starters went deep into the sixth throwing up zeros on the scoreboard and the Twins then knocked around the Cardinals relievers. Inohan Paniagua opended and tossed six scoreless innings, striking out four. Jean Selmo tripled, walked, and drove in two runs.
July 24, 2018: Cardinals Red beat Cubs Two 8-5: The contest featured more walks than hits at 19 to 11 and the Cardinals posted four runs in the eighth to take the contest. Miguel Maiz struck out three and allowed one hit, one unearned run, and two walks in the three inning start. Cristhian Longa doubled, tripled, walked, and drove in two runs.
July 25, 2018: Cardinals Blue beat Phillies Red 12-3: The Cardinals opened the game with four runs in the bottom of the first and that was all they needed even though they added several more. Angel Cuenca struck out three over three scoreless relief innings for the save. Jean Selmo singled twice, walked, homered, and drove in four runs. Diowill Burgos added one single, one double, and three RBIs.
July 25, 2018: Phillies White beat Cardinals Red 9-4: The Phillies attacked the Cardinals starter and held their opponents to four hits and four runs. Augusto Calderon was the only hurler who wasn't touched for a run, as he pitched the eighth. Francisco Hernandez singled and hit a two-run homer, in the second inning.
July 26, 2018: Phillies Red beat Cardinals Blue 3-0: The Phillies held the Cardinals to only four hits but did hand out six free passes, that were not capialized on, in the shutout. Victor Villanueva and Saniel Santana pitched the final two frames with a combined one hit, no runs, and three strikeouts. Malcom Nunez singled and doubled twice.
July 26, 2018: Phillies White beat Cardinals Red 8-4: The Phillies knocked out the Cardinals starter with seven runs in an inning and a half and stayed on top for the two-game sweep. Wilman Madera stopped the bleeding, following the opener with three and two-thirds scoreless innings and striking out four. Adanson Cruz tripled and drove in two runs.
July 27, 2018: Cardinals Blue beat Angels 12-3: The Cardinals bounced back from the shutout to post three multi-run innings, taking advantage of the 14 walks, on the Angels. Julio Puello struck out a career-high eight while allowing three hits, one unearned run, and two walks over five innings in the start. Darlin Moquete tripled, walked twice, and drove in three runs.
July 27, 2018: Cardinals Red beat Mets Two 15-5: The Cardinals opened the contest with four runs and just kept pounding them on. The Redbirds had four players with two RBIs each including Adanson Cruz, who had one single, one triple, and one walk.
July 28, 2018: Cardinals Blue beat Angels 9-3: Both teams starters were strong and it came down to the bullpen, which the Cardinals exposed with eight runs in the eighth. Francis Ventura struck out a career-high seven over six scoreless innings. Malcom Nunez singled, doubled, walked, and drove in two runs.
July 28, 2018: Mets Two beat Cardinals Red 10-1: The Mets turned things around in the second game and pounded the middle innings with ten runs, taking advantage of 14 walks, and held the Cardinals dormant on three hits and one run. Hector De Los Santos pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings and held three inherited runners on base. Sebastian Tabata struck out three over one scoreless inning.
Who's Hot:
Hector De Los Santos (Red) has not allowed a run in his last three appearances and four of last five games. The 19-year old right-hander retired one batter, with the bases loaded, on July 24th for the save (1). He pitched and extended two scoreless innings on July 26th where he allowed two hits, one walk, and struck three out. Then on July 28th, he hurled another one and two-thirds innings giving up no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out while hollding all three inherited runners on base. The April 23, 2018 free agent signing had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 1-to-2.
Wilman Madera (Red) hasn't given up a run in his last two appearances, spanning five and two-thirds innings. The 19-year old right-hander tossed three and two-thirds scoreless relief innings on July 26th only giving up two hits, one walk, and striking out four. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 0-for-2 and held both inherited runners on base.
Ramon Mendoza (Blue) will look to extend his 13-game on-base streak into the next week which includes collecting a hit in last three contests. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 4-for-11 (.364) with one triple, one RBI, four runs, six walks, one hit by pitch, and two strikeouts. He played two games at second base (one fielding error) and two at third.
Malcom Nunez (Blue) currently has a 17-game on base streak and has hits safely in 11 consecutive contests played. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 13-for-24 (.542) with four doubles, one home run, seven RBIs (four w/two-outs), seven runs, two walks, one hit by pitch, one sac fly, one stolen base, and four strikeouts. He played four games at third base, one at first, and one as designated hitter.
Inohan Paniagua (Blue) has thrown two scoreless starts in the last three appearances. The 18-year old right-hander made his best start of the season on July 24th and went six innings giving up two hits, no runs, two walks, and struck four out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 5-to-4.
Julio Puello (Blue) has made one quality start after another for the Cardinals. The 19-year old right-hander opened on July 27th and struck out a career-high eight while allowing three hits, one unearned run, two walks, and hit one batter over five innings for the winning decision (5-0). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 4-to-4. The April 29, 2018 free agent signing leads the team's starting rotation in WHIP.
Franklin Soto (Red) will look to extend his three-game hitting streak into the next period. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 8-for-20 (.400) with two doubles, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), four runs, one walk, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play. He played three games at shortstop (assisted in one double play and committed one throwing and one fielding error), one at first base (assisted in one double play), and one as designated hitter.
Who's Not:
Freddy DeJesus (Blue) has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games but has connected for a hit in last four. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-16 (.063) with one run, four walks, two hit by pitches, and four strikeouts. He played three games at first base (assisted in two double plays) and two as designated hitter. The September 6, 2016 free agent signing leads the team in doubles and walks.
Ramon Fernandez (Blue) has been pounded for five runs in his last two relief appearances, spanning only two-thirds of an inning. The 19-year old right-hander faced six batters on July 27th and gave up two hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck one out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 1-to-0.
Jose Moreno (Red) has his second-to-worst start of his career. The 17-year old right-hander opened on July 26th and was knocked out after and inning and a third with seven hits, seven runs (six earned), two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out for the losing decision (2-3). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 3-to-1.
Jesus Orecchia (Red) had his three-game hit streak end and hasn't connected for a hit in three straight contests. The 17-year old right-hander went 1-for-13 (.077) with one double, one run, one walk, five strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played three games behind the plate and one as designated hitter.
Luis Ortiz (Red) has given up two or more runs in his last seven appearances. The 18-year old right-hander started on July 25th and coughed up ten hits, seven runs (six earned), one home run, two walks, struck two out, and picked one runner off for the losing decision (1-4). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 2-to-5.
Claudio Ramirez (Red) slumped after hitting decently in the previous week. The 17-year old right-hander went 1-for-14 (.071) with one RBI, one run, three walks, one hit by pitch, and four strikeouts. He played two as designated hitter, two in left field, and one at first base.
Jose Zapata (Blue) will look to end his three-game hitless streak. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 0-for-10 (.000) with one RBI, one hit by pitch, five strikeouts, and grounded into two double plays. He played three games at catcher where he threw out two of seven base runners.
Notes:
Ronald Suarez (Red) has been out of action since June 29th, Darlyn Del Villar (Blue) since June 30th, and Leudy Pena (Blue) since July 23rd.
Ronald Avelino (Red) was promoted to short-season rookie-level Gulf Coast League. The 19-year old right-handed pitcher made 31 relief appearances posting a 1-2 record, 10.80 ERA, 2.27 WHIP, and turned one of four save opportunities. He allowed 34 hits, 41 runs (38 earned), one home run, 52 walks, hit seven batters, and struck 38 out over 31.2 innings in the Dominican Summer League.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gustavo J. Rodriguez, on July 17th, and assigned him to the Red team on July 23rd. The 17-year old right-hander made his pro debut on July 25th and pitched one inning, allowing one hit, one unearned run, one walk, and struck one out.
Elvin DeJesus (Blue) returned to action after missing 20 days. The 16-year old switch-hitter went 1-for-8 (.125) with one RBI, two runs, two walks, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing.
Dominican Summer League Stats:
The Cardinals Blue are hitting .259 (411-for-1588, 5th) with 102 doubles (1st), 40 triples (2nd), 26 home runs (3rd), 283 RBIs (1st), 671 total bases (1st), 340 runs (1st), 255 walks (5th), 52 stolen bases (7th worst), 416 strikeouts (8th worst), 23 caught stealing (2nd best), .371 OBP (5th), .423 SLG (2nd), and .793 OPS (2nd).
The Cardinals Red are hitting .262 (402-for-1533, 4th) with 88 doubles (2nd), 26 triples (t-7th), 16 home runs, 242 RBIs (5th), 590 total bases (5th), 309 runs (3rd), 247 walks (7th), 60 stolen bases, 391 strikeouts, 30 caught stealing, .373 OBP (t-3rd), .385 SLG (5th), and .758 OPS (5th).
The Cardinals Blue are 33-14 with a 4.43 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, one shutout, 17 holds (t-best), and 16 saves (2nd). They have allowed 410 hits (6th worst), 254 runs, 202 earned runs (t-9th worst), 16 home runs, 184 walks, hit 41 batters, and struck out 368 over 410 innings.
The Cardinals Red are 26-21 with a 5.27 ERA (3rd worst), 1.69 WHIP (2nd worst), two shutouts, nine holds, and ten saves. They have allowed 418 hits (2nd worst), 298 runs (3rd worst), 235 earned runs (3rd worst), 16 home runs, 262 walks (4th worst), hit 40 batters, and struck out 375 over 401.2 innings.
Carlos Soler (Blue) is 5th in AVG, t-8th in RBIs, t-9th in OBP, 10th in SLG, and 9th in OPS.
Jean Selmo (Blue) is 10th in AVG, t-6th in doubles, 6th in RBIs, 7th in SLG, and 8th in OPS.
Joerlin De Los Santos (Red) is t-4th in runs and 5th in OBP.
Freddy DeJesus (Blue) is 1st in doubles, t-8th in RBIs, and t-9th in walks.
Luis Montano (Red) is t-6th in doubles and t-5th in strikeouts.
Yowelfy Rosario (Red) is t-6th in doubles and t-2nd in triples.
Diomedes Del Rio (Blue) is 1st in triples.
Diowill Burgos (Blue) is t-10th in home runs.
Julio Puello (Blue) is 6th in ERA and t-3rd in wins.
Martin Cordova (Red) is t-1st in wins.
Hector Soto (Blue) is t-3rd in wins, 7th in innings pitched, and t-8th in hits allowed.
Leonardo Taveras (Blue) is t-4th in saves.
Francis Ventura (Blue) 6th in innings pitched and t-1st in hits allowed.
Jose Moreno (Red) is t-8th in hits allowed, t-9th in runs allowed, and t-3rd in home runs.
Gabriel Contreras (Red) t-6th in earned runs.
Rodard Avelino (Red) is t-2nd in walks.
Roy Garcia (Red) t-7th in walks.
Saniel Santana (Blue) is t-2nd in holds.
Hector De Los Santos (Red) is t-5th in holds.
Up Next (2018 Record)(2018 Record Vs. Cardinals):
Blue:
July 30: Nationals (24-24)(1-5)
July 31: @ Nationals
August 1: @ Mets One (28-19)(2-3)
August 2: Mets One
August 3: @ Yankees (19-29)(1-5)
August 4: Yankees
August 5: Off Day
Red:
July 30: @ Diamondbacks Two (16-32)(2-4)
July 31: Diamondbacks Two
August 1: Tigers One (22-26)(3-3)
August 2: @ Tigers One
August 3: Rangers Two (32-15)(5-1)
August 4: @ Rangers Two
August 5: Off Day
Past Notebooks:
June 11, 2018: Darlyn De Villar, Pablo Gomez, Ludwin Jimenez, Luis Montano, Yowelfy Rosario, Jean Selmo, and Carlos Soler.
June 18, 2018: Freddy DeJesus, Darlyn Del Villar, Wilfredo Pereira, Julio Puello, Jean Selmo, Hector Soto, and Leandro Taveras.
June 25, 2018: Diomedes Del Rio, Cristhian Longa, Jose Moreno, Freddy DeJesus, Freddy Pacheco, Inohan Paniagua, Franklin Soto, and Francis Ventura.
July 2, 2018: Martin Cordova, Adanson Cruz, Joerlin De Los Santos, Ramon Mendoza, Sander Mora, Freddy Pacheco, Hector Soto, and Francis Ventura.
July 9, 2018: Martin Cordova, Adanson Cruz, Joerlin De Los Santos, Francisco Hernandez, Jean Selmo, Hector Soto, and Francis Ventura.
July 16, 2018: Martin Cordova, Adanson Cruz, Ramon Mendoza, Malcom Nunez, Carlos Soler, Franklin Soto, and Leandro Taveras.
July 23, 2018: Martin Cordova, Adanson Cruz, Freddy DeJesus, Ludwin Jimenez, Ramon Mendoza, Julio Puello, and Carlos Soler.
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