Dean Kiekhefer Announces Retirement From Baseball

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Triple-A Las Vegas Placed Dean Kiekhefer On The Seven-Day Injured List

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Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 2-27-19: Mike Leake Strikes Out Three Over Three Scoreless Innings; Breyvic Valera Singles & Drives In Two Runs; Sam Gaviglio Strikes Out One Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Win

#MarinersST Day 17 - Mike Leake looks sharp in 3.0 innings, but #Mariners fall to Cleveland, a Hall of Famer arrives in camp, a preview of "B" games and more.

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Tate Matheny (former 2012 draft selection-Boston) entered late in the game in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.

Baltimore beat Boston 7-6

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Hoston) started as designated hitter and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-Washignton) started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-2 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Jacob Wilson (former Memphis-Washington) entered late in the game at first base and batted seventh.  0-for-2 at the plate.

Washington beat Houston 14-8

Luke Voit (former St. Louis-New York-A) started at first base and batted third.  0-for-1 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in two double plays.

Detroit beat New York-A 10-4

Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield-Toronto) entered in the third and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:3-0)

Toronto beat Pittsburgh 2-1

Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Atlanta beat St. Louis 4-0

Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) entered late in the game in centerfield.

Minnesota beat Philadelphia 4-2

Tommy Pham (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started in left field and batted second.  1-for-3 at the plate.

Tampa Bay beat Boston 5-4

Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with two strikeouts, one outfield assist, and assisted in one double play.

New York-N beat Maimi 14-6

Breyvic Valera (former St. Louis-San Francisco) entered late in the game at third base and batted third.  1-for-3 with two two-out RBIs, one run, and one fielding error.
Aramis Garcia (former 2011 draft selection-San Francisco) started at first base and batted sixth.  0-for-2 and assisted in one double play.
Anthony Garcia (former St. Louis-San Francisco) entered late in the game in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one run and one strikeout.

San Francisco beat Kansas City 15-2

Patrick Wisdom (former St. Louis-Texas) entered late in the game at first base and batted eighth.  0-for-2 with one run and assisted in one double play.

Chicago-N beat Texas 9-5

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Chicago-A) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Charlie Tilson (former Memphis-Chicago-A) entered late in the game in left field and batted sixth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Cincinnati beat Chicago-A 11-4

Shane Peterson (former Springfield-Los Angeles) entered late in the game in right field and batted second.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Stephen Piscotty (former St. Louis-Oakland) started in right field and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Dean Kiekhefer (former St. Louis-Oakland) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (g/f:1-2)

Los Angeles beat Oakland 5-3

Mike Leake (former St. Louis-Seattle) started and pitched three innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck three out.  (g/f:2-3)

Cleveland beat Seattle 6-5

Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Arizona) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted third.  1-for-2 with one two-out RBI and one run.
Andy Young (former Memphis-Arizona) entered late in the game at second base and batted eighth.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Robert Stock (former Palm Beach-San Diego) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits and no runs.  (g/f:3-0)

Arizona and San Diego tied 5-5

Wilfredo Tovar (former Memphis-Anaheim) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted second.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted third.  0-for-1 with one run and two walks.

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Colorado) started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with one run, one walk, two strikeouts, and assisted in two double plays.
Peter Mooney (former 2010 draft selection-Colorado) entered late in the game at second base and batted fifth.  1-for-1 with one double.

Anaheim beat Colorado 9-7

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 2-22-19: Mike Leake Strikes Out Two Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Win; Tate Matheny Singles & Drives In One Run; Tommy Pham Doubles Twice

High "heat" from Mike Leake for his first strikeout of the afternoon. pic.twitter.com/xCYJ2DS19t

— Pitcher List (@PitcherList) February 22, 2019

Tate Matheny (former 2012 draft selection-Boston) started in centerfield and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one RBI and one strikeout.

Boston beat Northeastern U 6-0

Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) started in right field and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Tommy Pham (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started in left field and batted second.  2-for-3 with two doubles.

Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay 3-2

Nick Martini (former Memphis-Oakland) started in left field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Dean Kiekhefer (former St. Louis-Oakland) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-0)

Dom Thompson-Williams (former 2014 draft selection-Seattle) entered late in the game in right field and batted second.  1-for-3 with one strikeout.
Mike Leake (former St. Louis-Seattle) started and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:3-0)

Seattle beat Oakland 8-1

Athletics Re-Signed Dean Kiekhefer To Minors Deal & Orioles Released Alirio Negrette

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Dean Kiekhefer Elected Free Agency From Athletics & Rangers Released Robby Rowland

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Dean Kiekhefer Cleared Waivers & Was Outrighted To Triple-A Nashville

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Former Cardinals Playing In MLB 9-20-18: Stephen Piscotty Singles, Walks, Homers, & Drives In Four Runs; Nick Martini Singles Twice, Homers, & Knocks In Three Runs; Tommy Pham Collects Two Singles, One Triple, & Two RBIs

Stephen Piscotty's last 20 games:

.338, 8 HR, 26 RBI 🔥🔥🔥#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/QKw06OV3d0

— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) September 20, 2018

Deck McGuire (former Memphis-Anaheim) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, three walks, and struck one out.  (p-s:31-17)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-1)

Nick Martini (former Memphis-Oakland) started in left field and batted leadoff.  3-for-6 with one home run, two two-out RBIs, three runs, and two strikeouts.
Stephen Piscotty (former St. Louis-Oakland) started in right field and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with one home run, four two-out RBIs, two runs, and one walk.
Edwin Jackson (former St. Louis-Oakland) started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, one home run, three walks, and struck seven out for the winning decision (6-3).  (p-s:98-60)(g/f:5-2)
Dean Kiekhefer (former St. Louis-Oakland) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:11-9)(g/f:2-0)

Oakland beat Anaheim 21-3

Luke Voit (former St. Louis-New York-A) started at first base and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.

Boston beat New York-A 11-6

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Washington) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Max Scherzer (former 2003 draft selection-Washington) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, two home runs, two walks, and struck 13 out.  0-for-2 with two strikeouts.  (p-s:104-76)(g/f:3-3)
Greg Holland (former St. Louis-Washington) entered in the tenth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, two walks, and struck one out.  (p-s:18-7)(g/f:1-0)

New York-A beat Washington 5-4 in 12 innings

Tommy Pham (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started in left field and batted fourth.  3-for-5 with one triple, two RBIs, and two runs.

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.
Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Toronto) started at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 at the plate.
Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield-Toronto) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (p-s:67-42)(g/f:7-2)

Toronto beat Tampa Bay 9-8

Jon Edwards (former Quad Cities-Cleveland) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck three out.  (p-s:14-10)

Chicago-A beat Cleveland 5-4 in 11 innings

Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Miami) entered late in the game in right field and batted seventh.  0-for-1 with one walk.
Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Brett Graves (former 2011 draft selection-Miami) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:9-4)(g/f:1-0)

Cincinnati beat Miami 4-2

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Detroit) started at shortstop and batted ninth.  2-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, and one run.

Detroit beat Kansas Cirty 11-8

Edubray Ramos (former VSL-Philadelphia) entered in the fourth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:12-7)(g/f:2-2)

Atlanta beat Philadelphia 8-3

Oakland Outrighted Josh Lucas & Purchased The Contract Of Dean Kiekhefer From Triple-A Nashville

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Nashville Beat Memphis 7-3: Steven Baron Singles & Drives In One Run; Edward Mujica Pitched One & A Third Hitless/Scoreless Innings; Randy Arozarena & Max Schrock Each Knock In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Alex Mejia started at first base and batted fourth.  2-for-3 with two runs and one walk.
Randy Arozarena started in left field and batted sixth.  0-for-2 with one RBI, one sac fly, one hit by ptich, and one stolen base.
Max Schrock started at second base and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Edmundo Sosa started at shortstop and batted eighth.  2-for-4 at the plate.
Steven Baron started at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Edward Mujica entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:16-11)(g/f:2-2)

Rough Outing:
Lane Thomas started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Rangel Ravelo started as designated hitter and batted second.  0-for-4 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.
Daniel Poncedeleon started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck seven out for the losing decision (9-4).  (p-s:92-57)(g/f:1-3)
Conner Greene entered in the fifth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out.  (p-s:39-25)(g/f:1-3)(ir-s:1-1)

Former Cardinals:
Dean Kiekhefer entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, and one walk.  (p-s:46-28)(g/f:0-5)

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Dean Kiekhefer Promoted From Double-A Midland To Triple-A Nashville

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Athletics Signed Dean Kiekhefer To Minors Deal

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Reds Released Dean Kiekhefer

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Reds Assigned Dean Kiekhefer & C.J. McElroy To Double-A Pensacola

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Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-25-18: Daniel Descalso Singles, Homers, & Drives In Two Runs; Ian Rice Hits A Two-Run Homer; Ian Kennedy Strikes Out Eight & Allows One Run Over Five Innings

Daniel Descals-oh my. #DbacksSpring pic.twitter.com/81PEmbjn93

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) March 25, 2018

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Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) started in left field and batted leadoff.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Peter Mooney (former 2010 draft selection-Miami) started at shortstop and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one RBI and one sac fly.

New York-N beat Miami 4-3

Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Baltimore) started at shortstop and batted eighth.  2-for-4 with one run and one strikeout.

Baltimore beat Philadelphia 6-5

Zach Duke (former St. Louis-Minnesota) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:1-1)

Boston beat Minnesota 6-1

Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-New York-A) started as designated hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-2 at the plate.

Tampa Bay beat New York-A 11-1

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-Washington) started at first base and batted fifth.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and assisted in one double play.

Washington beat St. Louis 4-2

Kevin Siegrist (former St. Louis-Pittsburgh) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits and one earned run.  (g/f:1-0)

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-2 at the plate.
John Axford (former St. Louis-Toronto) entered in the third and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck three out.  (g/f:0-1)(ir-s:2-0)

Pittsburgh beat Toronto 7-4

Ian Rice (former 2012 draft selection-Chicago-N) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted seventh.  1-for-1 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Kansas City) started in right field and batted leadoff.  1-for-2 at the plate.
Ian Kennedy (former 2003 draft selection-Kansas City) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck eight out.  (g/f:3-3)
Blaine Boyer (former St. Louis-Kansas City) entered in the ninth and pitched to four batters.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, and one home run for the losing decision (0-1).

Chicago-N beat Kansas City 5-3

Tony Cruz (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) started at first base and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.
Dean Kiekhefer (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits and no runs.  (g/f:1-0)

Cleveland beat Cincinnati 6-4

Juan Nicasio (former St. Louis-Seattle) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-1)

Trevor Megill (former 2014 draft selection-San Diego) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck two out.  (g/f:1-0)

Seattle beat San Diego 11-7

Stephen Piscotty (former St. Louis-Oakland) started in right field and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one double.

San Francisco beat Oakland 5-1

Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis-Arizona) started in left field and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.

Arizona beat Colorado 8-3

Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with two strikeouts and one caught stealing.

Los Angeles beat Anaheim 4-2

Minors Deals: Cardinals Signed Joe Colon & Mitchell Osnowitz; Reds Inked Dean Kiekhefer

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Triple-A Tacoma Placed Dean Kiekhefer On The Seven-Day Disabled List, Retroactive To August 31, 2017

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Memphis Beat Tacoma 6-0: Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Nine Over Seven Scoreless Innings For The Win; Aledmys Diaz Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run; Jose Adolis Garcia Walks & Hits A Solo Home Run

Individual Highlights:
Breyvic Valera started at second base and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one RBI, one run, and assisted in one double play.
Alex Mejia started at third base and batted second.  1-for-4 with one double and one walk.
Nick Martini started at first base and batted third.  1-for-5 with one triple, one RBI, one run, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Tyler O'Neill started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one RBI, one sac fly, and two strikeouts.
Aledmys Diaz started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Jose Adolis Garcia started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Wilfredo Tovar started at shortstop and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with one RBI, one run, one sac fly, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and assisted in one double play.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed two hits,  no runs, one walk, and struck nine out for the winning decision (4-1).  (p-s:102-65)(g/f:7-2)
Arturo Reyes entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:12-9)(g/f:3-1)

Rough Outing:
Alberto Rosario started at catcher and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.

Former Cardinals:
Dean Kiekhefer entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck three out.  (p-s:29-21)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)

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Club Likes How Stephen Piscotty Cleans Up; Tyler Lyons Looks Good

The pitch Stephen Piscotty drilled Wednesday for his first home run of the season was one he had in mind when describing the benefits of his spring struggles.

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Tyler Lyons Will Be Factor When Cardinals Reboot Their Bullpen

The race is on between how soon the Cardinals want to change the look of their bullpen and how well Tyler Lyons pitches to force that decision.

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