GCL: Cardinals Beat Astros 9-4: Francisco Hernandez Singles, Walks, & Hits A Grand Slam; Ramon Mendoza Collects One Single, Two Doubles, & Two RBIs; Luis Montano Singles, Doubles, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs;

Individual Highlights:
Franklin Soto started at shortstop and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with two runs and one walk.
Luis Montano started in left field and batted second.  2-for-4 with one double, two RBIs, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Patrick Romeri started in right field and batted third.  0-for-4 with one RBI, one sac fly, and three strikeouts.
Francisco Hernandez started at third base and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one home run, four two-out RBIs, one run, one walk, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.
Cristhian Longa started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one double, one run, one hit by pitch, and two strikeouts.
Ramon Mendoza started at second base and batted sixth.  3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, one sac fly, and one caught stealing.
Pablo Gomez started at first base and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one double and one run.
Joerlin De Los Santos started in centerfield and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with two runs, two walks, and one stolen base.
Merandy Gonzalez started and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one pickoff error, and struck two out.  (g/f:1-0)
Anthony Trompiz entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed three hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (1).  (g/f:2-1)

Rough Outing:
Francis Ventura entered in the second and pitched six innings.  He allowed eight hits, four earned runs, one home run, three walks, and struck six out for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:4-5)

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