The Cardinals Blue took two of five games during this period, ending with a win in the final contest. The club is 30-17 and are four games out of first place in the South Division and are 22 games away from being eliminated from postseason play. They are 15-8 defending home field and 15-9 on the road.
The Cardinals Red managed to end their losing streak at eight games and split the six games played this past week. The club is 20-34 and are 13 games out of first place in the San Pedro Division and are six games away from being eliminated from postseason play. They are 10-17 at home and 10-17 away.
Week In Review:
July 29, 2019: The Cardinals Blue opened the week hosting the Nationals. The Redbirds out-hit the Nationals but struggled to get runs across the plate as they fell 5-3. Americo Lugo struck out three over the final two scoreless frames. Fernando Diaz singled twice and drove in one run.
July 29, 2019: The Cardinals Red, riding a five-game losing streak, welcomed in the Phillies White. The was a close game with both teams holding the lead but the Redbirds pulled it off with a run in the eighth. Brayan Ramirez struck out one over the final two scoreless innings. Bryan Matute doubled, walked, and knocked in one run.
July 30, 2019: The Cardinals Red visited the Phillies White in the second game of two-game set. The Redbirds scored first but the Phillies took the lead and both teams kept things close sending it into extras. The Phils pulled it off taking advantage of the Cardinals errors. Luis Garcia pitched two scoreless frames in the later part of the contest. Luis Andujar singled, doubled twice, and drove in two runs.
July 30, 2019: The Cardinals Blue stayed home to take on the Mets One. The Mets scored a run in the first and were shut off after and the Redbirds plated seven runs in the second half of the contest for the win. Allinson Benitez, William Miranda, and Victor Villanueva combined for four and a third scoreless innings after the starting pitcher exited. Fernando Diaz walked, homered, and knocked in two runs.
July 31, 2019: The Cardinals Red began a two-game series with the Cubs Two, first game home field advantage. The Cubs offense was on fire and blew the Redbirds out of the water, despite committing five errors. Claudio Ramirez singled and drove in two runs.
July 31, 2019: The Cardinals Blue visited the Phillies Red. The game was scoreless all the way up to the point when it was suspended in the eighth. Yordy Richard struck out four over five scoreless innings to open. Eduar Pimentel followed with two scoreless frames.
August 1, 2019: The Cardinals Red traveled to take on the Cubs Two in the second game. The Redbirds returned the favor and doubled up the Cubs on their home field. Angel Cuenca struck out eight and allowed one run over six innings as the opener. Claudio Ramirez singled twice, doubled, and knocked in two runs.
August 1, 2019: The Cardinals Blue hosted the Twins. The Twins scored a run in the second and went silent at the plate as the Redbirds took the lead in the sixth. The Cardinals' bullpen couldn't hold and gave up four runs over the seventh and eighth frames for the loss. Wilmer Ortega started and pitched six innings, allowing one run. Hansel Otamendi and Darlyn Del Villar each contributed a RBI.
August 2, 2019: The Cardinals Blue visited the Rockies in the next game. The Redbirds opened the contest with six runs in the first but gave it up midway through for the loss. Darlin Moquete singled, tripled, and knocked in three runs.
August 2, 2019: The Cardinals Red welcomed in the Mets Two for a two-game series. The Mets hammered the Redbirds pitching and jumped all over their miscues for the second lopsided loss of the week. Miguel Marcos hit a solo home run for the only Cardinal score of the contest.
August 3, 2019: The Cardinals Blue traveled to the Orioles Two for the finale of the week. The Redbirds scored two in the second and let the pitching do the talking as they squeaked out the win. Allinson Benitez, Juan Peralta, and Victor Villanueva combined for six scoreless frames. Darlin Moquete singled and drove in the Cardinals only two runs.
August 3, 2019: The Cardinals Red visited the Mets Two in the second game of the two-game set. The Mets took an early lead with three runs in the second but the Redbirds unloaded on the Mets' bullpen with 16 runs, including ten in just the eight inning. Luis Garcia, Hemerson Codero, and Ramon Fernandez combined for five scoreless frames to finish out the contest. Luis Andujar had four RBIs, Fernando Brazoban had three, and three others contributed two a piece.
Who's Hot:
Luis Andujar (Red) was able to overcome three hitless games to collected two multi-hit games during this period. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 7-for-23 (.304) with four doubles, seven RBIs (five w/two-outs), five runs, two walks, one hit by pitch, one sac fly, and four strikeouts. He played four games at first base (assisted in two double plays) and two at third (assisted in one double play). The September 1, 2017 free agent signing hit .329 in the month of July while driving in 23 runs in 23 games.
Angel Cuenca (Red) continued his incredible season this past week. The 18-year old right-hander opened on August 1st and allowed three hits, one earned run, three walks, and struck out a career-high eight over six innings for the winning decision (5-1). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 5-to-1. The May 29, 2018 free agent signing now has a 1.64 ERA on the season and has give up one or less runs in seven of ten starts this summer.
Fernando Diaz (Blue) will look to extend his six-game hitting streak in the next week. The 17-year old left-handed hitter went 6-for-12 (.500) with one home run, three RBIs (one w/two-outs), two runs, two walks, one sac fly, and five strikeouts. He played all four games at first base where he assisted in two double plays and committed one fielding error. The March 26, 2019 free agent signing has gone 10-for-19 (.526) and collected multiple hits in four of his last six games played.
Luis Garcia (Red) has not allowed a run in three consecutive appearances and no earned run in four. The 18-year old right-hander was called from the pen on July 30th and allowed two hits, no runs, and one walk. Then on August 3rd, he tossed two scoreless innings only giving up one hit. He had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 3-to-3. The November 29, 2018 free agent signing had a 2.57 ERA and struck out 12 over 14 innings during the month of July.
Darlin Moquete (Blue) has reached base safely in 22 straight games and has a 14-game hitting streak. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 6-for-19 (.316) with one double, one triple, six RBIs (five w/two-outs), two runs, one sac fly, one stolen base, and two strikeouts. He played three games in left field (two outfield assists and assisted in one double play), one in right field, and split one in center and left. The April 21, 2018 free agent signing leads the team in AVG, SLG, OPS, triples, and stolen bases.
Wilmer Ortega (Blue) had another quality start on the season. The 18-year old right-hander opened on August 1st and threw six innings, allowing eight hits, one earned run, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck three out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 5-to-5. The April 17, 2019 free agent signing has given up one or less runs in five of nine starts he has made this summer.
Claudio Ramirez (Red) has reached base safely in five consecutive games and picked up multi-hits in two of those games. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, four RBIs (three w/two-outs), four runs, seven walks, one sac fly, three strikeouts, one caught stealing, and grounded into one double play. He played three games in left field, one in right, and one as designated hitter. The January 12, 2018 free agent signing saw his AVG drop to .226 on July 22nd, but has since rose to .273.
Yordy Richard (Blue) threw his best start of his career this past week. The 16-year old right-hander opened on July 31st and tossed five hitless/scoreless innings and struck four out. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 5-to-3 and committed one pickoff error. The March 26, 2019 free agent signing has only been able to keep opponents at one or less in three times this season.
Luis Rodriguez (Blue) currently has a two-game hitting streak to extend. The 19-year old right-handed hitter went 5-for-13 (.385) with two doubles, one RBI, four runs, two walks, one hit by pitch, three strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played two games behind the plate (threw out four of seven base runners and picked one runner off) and two at first base (assisted in one double play). The July 2, 2017 free agent signing hit .314 in the month of July.
Who's Not:
Yonael Dominguez (Red) was roughed up for his worst start of the season this past week. The 17-year old right-hander opened on July 31st and coughed up seven hits, eight earned runs, two home runs, four walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out over three and two-thirds innings for the losing decision (1-1). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 4-to-3. The February 11, 2019 free agent signing had three pretty good outings before this one as he had given up a combined six hits, two runs (one earned), seven walks, and struck eight out over 10.2 innings.
Diorys Guerrero (Red) was pulled quickly into his latest start. The 18-year old left-hander last only seven batters on August 2nd as he gave up three hits, four runs (two earned), and hit one batter for the losing decision (0-3). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 2-to-0. The November 20, 2018 free agent signing has struggled in his last three starts going seven innings and allowing 13 hits, 14 runs (12 earned), eight walks, and one strikeout.
Brandon Hernandez (Blue) will look to end his three-game hitless streak. The 17-year old left-handed hitter went 1-for-17 (.059) with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk, two hit by pitches, and six strikeouts. He played all five games at third base. The October 27, 2018 free agent signing did hit .348 in July after a horrible .150 in June.
Albert Inoa (Red) has a 16-game on-base streak but hasn't collected a hit in his last four of five games played. The 17-year old right-handed hitter went 1-for-16 (.063) with one run, four walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice, one stolen base, six strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played four games at second base (assisted in one double play and two fielding errors) and one at third base. The March 26, 2019 free agent signing did hit .333 in the month of July.
Jesus Orecchia (Red) extended his hitless streak to seven games. The 18-year old right-handed hitter went 0-for-14 (.000) with one RBI, two runs, one walk, and two strikeouts. He played all five games at catcher and threw out five of 13 base runners, picked off one runner, assisted in two double plays, committed one throwing error, and had two passed balls. The July 2, 2017 free agent signing is currently 0-for- 24 in his last seven games.
Ronald Suarez (Blue) did not make it through another inning again. The 19-year old right-hander faced six batters on August 1st and gave up three hits, two earned runs, and one walk before being pulled. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 0-to-1 and earned the losing decision (1-1) and blown save (1). The September 1, 2017 hasn't made it through one inning of work in his last four of five relief appearances where he has allowed four hits, 11 runs (ten earned), 11 walks, and struck two out over 2.1 innings.
Notes:
Michael Ozoria (Blue) has been out the entire season, Josue Ramirez (Blue) since June 4th, Alexander Samuel (Red) since July 10th, Jose Rodriguez (Blue) since July 12th, and Endri Salas (Red) and Jesus Jaquez (Red) since July 22nd.
Roblin Heredia (Red) returned to action after missing 15 days. The 17-year old left-handed hitter went 6-for-18 (.333) with four RBIs, three runs, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and six strikeouts in four games.
Erik Pena was transferred from Blue to Red on July 29th and was returned on August 2nd.
St. Louis signed Venezuelan right-handed pitcher Uriel Curvelo on July 14th: Facebook Video
Sander Mora (Red) has a 14-game on-base streak, Carlos Arcia (Blue) has 11, Roblin Heredia (Red) has nine, Smith Vargas (Red) has eight, and Jose Zapata (Blue) has six.
Elvin DeJesus (Blue) has a seven-game hitting streak, Erick Thomas (Red) and Smith Vargas (Red) have four.
Dominican Summer League Stats:
The Cardinals Blue are hitting .256 (415-for-1618) with 79 doubles, 12 triples (8th worst), 20 home runs, 236 RBIs, 578 total bases, 299 runs, 240 walks, 58 stolen bases (5th worst), 455 strikeouts, 18 caught stealing (3rd best), .368 OBP (9th best), .357 SLG, and .725 OPS.
The Cardinals Red are hitting .247 (445-for-1804) with 84 doubles, 20 triples, 16 home runs, 267 RBIs (3rd best), 617 total bases, 336 runs, 341 walks (1st best), 93 stolen bases, 494 strikeouts (5th worst), 30 caught stealing, .375 OBP (5th best), .342 SLG, and .717 OPS.
The Cardinals Blue are 30-17 record with a 4.05 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, two shutouts, 12 holds, and 11 saves. They have allowed 407 hits, 234 runs (7th best), 191 earned runs (10th best), 21 home runs, 184 walks (7th best), hit 32 batters (4th best), and struck out 383 (10th worst) over 424 innings.
The Cardinals Red are 20-34 with a 4.95 ERA (9th worst), 1.61 WHIP (t-4th worst), ten holds, and four saves (tied for worst). They have allowed 499 hits (4th worst), 347 runs (t-5th worst), 261 earned runs (7th worst), 29 home runs (t-4th worst), 267 walks, hit 52 batters, and struck out 409 over 475 innings.
Diowill Burgos (Red) is third in AVG, tied for first in home runs, first in RBIs, third in total bases, fourth in OBP, first in SLG, and first in OPS.
Sander Mora (Red) is third in runs scored and tied for third in walks.
Smith Vargas (Red) is tied for tenth in triples.
Albert Inoa (Red) is sixth in walks.
Angel Cuenca (Red) is fifth in ERA, tied for eight in wins, second in innings pitched, and second in WHIP.
Gustavo J. Rodriguez (Blue) is ninth in ERA and fifth in WHIP.
Cristoffer Zapata (Blue) is tied for ninth in saves.
Engels Martinez (Blue) it tied for second in home runs allowed.
Hemerson Cordero (Red) is tied for eighth in home runs allowed.
William Miranda (Blue) and Eduar Pimentel (Blue) are tied, with others, for seventh in holds.
Up Next (2019 Record, Record Vs. Cardinals):
Blue:
August 5: Off Day
August 6: Angels (19-28)(2-4)
August 7: Yankees (21-27)(2-3)
August 8: @ Nationals (15-33)(2-3)
August 9: @ Mets One (24-23)(2-4)
August 10: Phillies Red (34-13)(2-3)
August 11: Off Day
Red:
August 5: @ Rangers Two (24-29)(4-2)
August 6: Rangers Two
August 7: @ Brewers (29-24)(5-3)
August 8: Brewers
August 9: Tigers One (19-34)(5-3)
August 10: @ Tigers One
August 11: Off Day
Past Notebooks:
June 10, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Angel Cuenca, Bryan Matute, Hansel Otamendi, and Nelson Prada.
June 17, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Angel Cuenca, Sander Mora, Reinys Portillo, Claudio Ramirez, Gustavo A. Rodriguez, and Gustavo J. Rodriguez.
June 24, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Ludwin Jimenez, Reinys Portillo, Gustavo A. Rodriguez, and Jose Zapata.
July 1, 2019: Darlyn Del Villar, Yonael Dominguez, Darlin Moquete, Hansel Otamendi, Reinys Portillo, Luis Rodriguez, and Luis Tena.
July 8, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Brandon Hernandez, Albert Inoa, William Miranda, Hancel Rincon, Gustavo A. Rodriguez, and Gustavo J. Rodriguez.
July 15, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Angel Cuenca, Brandon Hernandez, Albert Inoa, William Miranda, Wilmer Ortega, and Gustavo J. Rodriguez.
July 22, 2019: Diowill Burgos, Augusto Calderon, Darlin Moquete, Sander Mora, Wilmer Ortega, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, and Smith Vargas.
July 29, 2019: Luis Andujar, Angel Cuenca, Brandon Hernandez, Albert Inoa, William Miranda, Leudy Pena, Claudio Ramirez, and Luis Tena.
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