Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Notebook 3-15-19: Brian Sanchez Doubles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Josh Shaw Hits A Two-Run Homer; Ben Yokley Strikes Out Two Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning

Double-A Springfield Beat Triple-A Memphis 3-0:

Thomas St. Clair (Peoria-Memphis) pitched one inning, allowing no hits or runs, and struck one out.
Evan Mendoza (Springfield-Memphis) went 1-for-1.

Zach Prendergast (Peoria-Springfield) pitched two innings, allowing two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.
Brandon Riley (Peoria-Springfield) manned right field and went 1-for-1 with two walks.


Single-A Peoria Beat A-Advanced Palm Beach 7-6:

Perry Dellavalle (Gulf Coast League-Palm Beach) pitched one inning, allowing two hits, no runs, and struck two out.
Carlos Soto (Gulf Coast League-Palm Beach) was behind the plate and went 1-for-2 with one double and one run.
Brian Sanchez (Johnson City-Palm Beach) was designated hitter and went 2-for-3 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, and one run.

Freddy Pacheco (Gulf Coast League-Peoria) pitched one inning, allowing no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out.
Ben Yokley (Peoria-Peoria) pitched one inning, allowing no hits or runs, and struck two out.
Josh Shaw (Gulf Coast League-Peoria) covered shortstop and went 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBIs.


Saturday's Games (Start Time Set For 1:00 PM):
Triple-A: Memphis visits Fresno
Double-A: Springfield visits Harrisburg
A-Advanced: Potomac visits Palm Beach
Single-A: Hagerstown visits Peoria

The Best Hitter In Baseball Is A 17-Year old Cuban

At the opening of this year’s July 2nd international signing period, the Cardinals signed Malcom Nuñez- a 17-year-old third baseman from Cuba. They sent him to the Dominican Summer League, where he put together the best offensive season in recent professional baseball history. Before we can marvel at his incredible hitting talent, it’s important to recognize two developments in international amateur baseball that made Nuñez’ season possible.

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Johnson City Beat Kingsport 6-4: Liam Sabino Walks Twice & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Dariel Gomez Singles, Doubles Twice, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs; Dionis Zamora Strikes Out Five & Allows Two Runs Over Five Innings

Individual Highlights:
Michael Perri entered late in the game at shortstop and batted leadoff.  1-for-1 at the plate.
Andrew Warner started in left field and batted second.  2-for-5 with one RBI, two runs, and one strikeout.
Leandro Cedeno started as designated hitter and batted third.  1-for-4 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Dariel Gomez started at first base and batted fourth.  3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), two runs, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Liam Sabino started at third base and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Brandon Purcell started at catcher and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with two walks, one strikeout, one passed ball, and allowed one stolen base.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Dionis Zamora started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), one home run, two walks, and struck five out.  (p-s:83-55)(g/f:2-4)
Evan Sisk entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and two walks for the save (5).  (p-s:24-12)(g/f:2-1)

Rough Outing:
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Luis Flores started in centerfield and batted ninth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, one throwing error, and one fielding error.
Juan Alvarez entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck three out for the winning decision (3-2).  (p-s:35-21)(g/f:0-3)
Michael Brettell entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one walk, and threw one wild pitch for the hold (3).  (p-s:14-7)(g/f:1-0)

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Johnson City Beat Kingsport 10-3: Kyle Leahye Strikes Out Eight & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings For The Win; Moises Castillo Singles Twice & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Zach Jackson Singles, Doubles, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted leadoff.  1-for-2 with one run, three walks, one stolen base, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Andrew Warner started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout.
Zach Jackson started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Moises Castillo started at third base and moved to shortstop, batting seventh.  3-for-4 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, three runs, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted eighth.  2-for-4 with one run and one walk.
Kyle Leahy started and pitched six innings.  He allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), hit one batter, and struck eight out for the winning decision (4-3).  (p-s:80-55)(g/f:10-0)
Parker Kelly entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:21-13)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Dariel Gomez entered late in the game at first base and batted second.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Junior Gonzalez entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:38-21)(g/f:1-1)

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Burlington Beat Johnson City 18-8: Sanel Rosendo Collects Three Singles & Two RBIs; Leandro Cedeno Hits A Solo Home Run; Andrew Warner Singles Twice, Doubles, Walks, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Leandro Cedeno started in left field and batted third.  1-for-3 with one home run, one two-out RBI, one run, one strikeout, and one outfield assist.
Andrew Warner started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  3-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, one hit by pitch, and one fielding error.
Liam Sabino started at third base and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two runs, one hit by pitch, and two strikeouts.
Brandon Purcell started at catcher and batte eighth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one walk, and one passed ball.
Sanel Rosendo started in right field and moved to left, batting ninth.  3-for-4 with two two-out RBIs and one walk.

Rough Outing:
Luis Flores started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-5 with three strikeouts and one fielding error.
Brian Sanchez entered late in the game in right field and batted third.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Kyle Leahy started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed 13 hits, 13 runs (seven earned), one walk, one missed catch error, and struck one out for the losing decision (3-3).  (p-s:95-63)(g/f:8-2)
Enrique Perez entered in the fifth and pitched 2.2 innings.  He allowed two hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck five out.  (p-s:55-31)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:2-2)
Jacob Sylvester entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed seven hits, four earned runs, one home run, and struck three out.  (p-s:36-28)(g/f:2-1)

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Burlington Beat Johnson City 13-5: Liam Sabino Collects Two Doubles, One Walk, & Two RBIs; Leandro Cedeno Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run; Zach Jackson Singles, Doubles, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Luis Flores started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
Leandro Cedeno started as designated hitter and batted third.  2-for-5 with one home run, one two-out RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Dariel Gomez started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-5 with one RBI, three strikeouts, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted fifth.  2-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, one caught stealing, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Zach Jackson started at catcher and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two runs, two strikeouts, one passed ball, and threw out one of two base runners.
Liam Sabino started at third base and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs, and one walk.

Rough Outing:
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Moises Castillo started at shortstop and batted ninth.  0-for-3 with one walk, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Cole Aker started and pitched 4.2 innings.  He allowed seven hits, six earned runs, four walks, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out for the losing decision (2-2).  (p-s:99-57)(g/f:6-1)
Junior Gonzalez entered in the fifth and pitched 2.2 innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, one walk, one balk, threw one wild pitch, and stuck four out.  (p-s:66-41)(g/f:3-1)(ir-s:1-1)
Juan Alvarez entered in the eighth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed six hits, five earned runs, one home run, two walks, threw two wild pitches, and struck two out.  (p-s:44-25)(g/f:2-1)(ir-s:1-1)

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Princeton Beat Johnson City 8-3 In Game Two Of Doubleheader: Moises Castillo Hits A Two-Run Homer; Liam Sabino Singles & Drives In One Run; Michael Perri Singles & Walks

Individual Highlights:
Moises Castillo started at shortstop and batted second.  1-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Michael Perri started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-2 with one walk.
Andrew Warner started in left field and batted sixth.  Two walks at the plate.
Liam Sabino started at third base and batted ninth.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one strikeout, one caught stealing, and assisted in one double play.

Rough Outing:
Leandro Cedeno started at first base and moved to left, batting third.  0-for-3 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts and assisted in one double play.
Benito Santiago started at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts and one passed ball.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout and one throwing error.
David Oca started and pitched three innings.  He allowed three hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, threw three wild pitches, and struck five out for the losing decision (1-5).  (g/f:2-1)
Junior Gonzalez entered in the fourth and pitched three innings.  He allowed ten hits, six runs (four earned), one home run, threw two wild pitches, one fielding error, and struck one out.  (g/f:7-2)

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Johnson City Beat Bristol 11-5: Leandro Cedeno Singles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Jonathan Machado Singles, Doubles, & Knocks In Two Runs; Brian Sanchez Collects One Single, One Double, & One RBI

Individual Highlights:
Jonathan Machado started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one run, one hit by pitch, and three strikeouts.
Nolan Gorman started at third base and batted second.  2-for-5 with one double, one run, one walk, one sac fly, one strikeout, and assisted in two double plays.
Leandro Cedeno started at first base and batted third.  2-for-5 with one home run, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one RBI, three runs, one walk, one strikeout, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Michael Perri started at shortstop and batted seventh.  2-for-5 with two doubles and one run.
Zach Jackson started at catcher and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with one RBI, two runs, one sac fly, one strikeout, one pickoff error, and one throwing error.
Brian Sanchez started as designated hitter and batted ninth.  2-for-5 with one double, one two-out RBI, two runs, and two strikeouts.

Rough Outing:
Enrique Perez entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, hit two batters, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out.  (p-s: 38-23)(g/f:1-0)
Evan Sisk entered in the eighth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:22-17)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:3-2)

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Bristol Beat Johnson City 8-7 In Game Two Of Doubleheader: Andrew Warner Homers & Drives In Three Runs; Leandro Cedeno Doubles & Knocks In One Run; Brandon Riley Collects Two Singles & One RBI

Individual Highlights:
Brandon Riley started in left field and moved to right, batting third.  2-for-3 with one RBI, two runs, and one walk.
Leandro Cedeno started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run, one fielding error, and assisted in one douible play.
Carlos Soto started at catcher and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and allowed one stolen base.
Andrew Warner started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one home run, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, and one hit by pitch.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.

Rough Outing:
Moises Castillo started at second base and batted eighth.  0-for-3 and assisted in one double play.
Luis Flores started at third base and moved to left field, batting ninth.  0-for-3 and one throwing error.
Michael Brettell started and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, five runs (four earned), one home run, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out.  (p-s:55-36)(g/f:4-1)

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Pulaski Beat Johnson City 12-6: Leandro Cedeno Doubles, Homers, & Drives In Two Runs; Dariel Gomez Douibles, Walks, & Knocks In Two Runs; Moises Castillo Collects Three Singles & One RBI

Individual Highlights:
Nolan Gorman started at third base and batted second.  1-for-3 with one run, two walks, one strikeout, one caught stealing, and one throwing error.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted third.  1-for-4 with one run, one walk, two strikeouts, and one throwing error.
Dariel Gomez started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Leandro Cedeno started at first base and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one double, one home run, two RBIs, two runs, and one strikeout.
Luis Flores started in left field and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one RBI, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing.
Moises Castillo started at shortstop and batted seventh.  3-for-4 with one two-out RBI.

Rough Outing:
Benito Santiago started at catcher and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with four strikeouts and threw out one of two base runners.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted ninth.  1-for-5 with one caught stealing/pickoff and one outfield assist.
Dionis Zamora started and pitched 5.2 innings.  He allowed seven hits, three earned runs, hit one batter, and stuck six out.  (p-s:90-62)(g/f:5-3)
Juan Alvarez entered in the sixth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed no hits, three unearned runs, three walks, and threw one wild pitch for the losing decision (2-1).  (p-s:21-9)(ir-s:1-1)
Oneiver Diaz entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed six hits, six runs (three earned), one home run, hit one batter, and struck one out for the blown save (1).  (p-s:23-17)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:3-3)
Jacob Sylvester entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, hit one batter, and struck one out.  (p-s:16-11)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:2-1)

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Johnson City Beat Bluefield 7-5: Kevin Woodall Walks Twice, Hits Three Home Runs, & Drives In Six Runs; Parker Kelly Strikes Out One Over One & A Third Scoreless Innings For The Win; Dariel Gomez Walks Twice, & Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Brandon Riley started in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with two runs, two walks, and one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted third.  3-for-3 with three home runs, six RBIs (three w/two-outs), three runs, two walks, and one fielding error.
Dariel Gomez started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with one two-out RBI, two walks, and one hit by pitch.
Carlos Soto started at catcher and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with two walks, one hit by pitch, one strikeout, one throwing error, picked one runner off, and threw out one of three base runners.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one walk.
Jacob Sylvester entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:13-7)(g/f:0-2)
Parker Kelly entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the winning decision (2-1).  (p-s:27-17)(g/f:2-0)
Evan Sisk entered in the ninth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (1).  (p-s:9-4)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Jonathan Machado started in centerfield and batted second.  0-for-5 at the plate.
Brian Sanchez started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with three strikeouts.
Colin Schmid started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed six hits, four runs (two earned), one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck three out.  (p-s:72-45)(g/f:4-4)
Juan Alavarez entered in the fifth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and one walk.  (p-s:26-15)(g/f:3-2)(ir-s:1-1)

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Elizabethton Beat Johnson City 13-10: Dariel Gomez Singles, Doubles, Triples, & Drives In Three Runs; Parker Kelly Strikes Out Three Over Two Scoreless Innings; Zach Jackson Singles Twice, Walks, & Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Brandon Riley started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, two walks, one sac fly, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.
Nolan Gorman started at third base and batted second.  1-for-5 with one RBI, one run, one walk, three strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Leandro Cedeno started in left field and moved to first base, batted third.  3-for-6 with one double, one RBI, two runs, two strikeouts, and one fielding error.
Dariel Gomez started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  3-for-5 with one double, one triple, three RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started at first base and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one RBI, two strikeouts, and assisted in two double plays.
Sanel Rosendo entered late in the game in left field and batted fifth.  0-for-1 with one RBI, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Zach Jackson started at catcher and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jonathan Machado entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted seventh.  One run and one walk.
Luis Flores entered late in the game at second base and batted eighth.  Two runs and two walks.
Carlos Soto entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  One walk at the plate.
Parker Kelly entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck three out.  (p-s:25-15)(g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted seventh.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Noel DeJesus started and pitched 3.1 innings.  He allowed ten hits, nine runs (eight earned), one home run, two walks, hit one batter, threw two wild pitches, and struck one out for the losing decision (2-1).  (p-s:67-40)(g/f:5-0)
Enrique Perez entered in the fourth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out.  (p-s:44-27)(g/f:2-2)(ir-s:2-1)
Evan Sisk entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck four out.  (p-s:28-20)(g/f:1-1)

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Pulaski Beat Johnson City 5-4: Dariel Gomez Singles & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Zach Jackson Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run; Michael Perri Hits A Solo Home Run

Individual Highlights:
Brandon Riley started in centerfield and batted third.  3-for-5 with one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Nolan Gorman started at third base and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one run and assisted in one double play.
Dariel Gomez started in left field and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, and two strikeouts.
Zach Jackson started at catcher and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, two strikeouts, one throwing error, and allowed one stolen base.
Michael Perri started at shortstop and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.

Rough Outing:
Moises Castillo started as designated hitter and batted second.  0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts, one fielding error, and one outfield assist.
David Oca entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out for the losing decision (1-2).  (p-s:25-16)(g/f:2-0)

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Greeneville Beat Johnson City 8-2: Sanel Rosendo Walks & Drives In One Run; Enrique Perez Strikes Out One Over One & A Third Scoreless Innings; Colin Schmid Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Three Innings

Individual Highlights:
Jonathan Machado started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  1-for-2 with two walks and one strikeout.
Sanel Rosendo started as designated hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout.
Enrique Perez entered in the fifth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, struck one out, and assisted in one double play.  (p-s:20-10)(g/f:1-2)
Colin Schmid entered in the seventh and pitched three innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out.  (p-s:47-31)(g/f:4-0)

Rough Outing:
Brian Sanchez started in right field and batted sixth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Moises Castillo started at second base and batted ninth.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts and one fielding error.
Dionis Zamora started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed nine hits, seven earned runs, three home runs, one walk, threw three wild pitches, and struck five out for the losing decision (0-2).  (p-s:85-54)(g/f:5-2)

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Justin Bellinger started as designated hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with four strikeouts.

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