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Palm Beach beats Dayton 5-4

SS Solano was 2/3 with 2 Runs scored.
3B Cruz went 1/2 with a 3B and RBI.
3B Brian Cartie went 1/2 with a 3 Run HR.

SP Brandon Dickson went only 4.2 giving up 4 runs on 13 hits
RP Josh Dew got the relief win and is now 3-1 and has a 0.77 ERA
CL Francisco Samuel picked up his 10th save

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Springfield wins 4-1

Shane Robinson now hitting .385 with his 3rd HR.
Mark Shorey and Steve Hill also hit their 3rd HR's.
Tyler Greene had a Run scored and Triple.

Tyler Herron (2-3) went 7 strong innings giving up 2 hits & k'ing 3.
CL Fernando Salas picked up his 8th save and has 58 k's on the season. He made it a close game though allowing 2 hits.

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Minor League Leaders

Hitting:

Average (Min 75 ABs):
.383 (69/180), Shane Robinson (AA)
.353 (71/201), Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
.346 (27/78), Bryan Anderson (AAA)
.322 (28/87), James Rapoport (High A)
.316 (24/76), Paul Vazquez (A)
.313 (30/96), Tyler Henley (High A)
.310 (65/210), Brian Barden (AAA)
.308 (57/185), Charles Kingrey (A)
.303 (66/218), Donovan Solano (High A)

Hits:
71, Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
69, Shane Robinson (AA)
66, Donovan Solano (A)
65, Brian Barden (AAA)
64, Allen Craig (AA)
61, Tony Crus (A)
60, Jon Jay (AA)

Runs:
39, Allen Craig (AA)
34, Shane Robinson (AA)
34, Colby Rasmus (AAA)
33, Pete Kozma (A)
32, Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
32, Josh Phelps (AAA)
31, Daniel Descalso (A)
30, David Freese (AAA)

Doubles:
15, Charles Kingrey (AA)
13, Josh Phelps (AAA)
13, Jarrett Hoffpauir (AAA)
13, Allen Craig (AA)
12, Jon Jay (AA)
12, Shane Robinson (AA)
12, Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
11, Tony Cruz (A)
11, Domnit Bolivar (A)

Triples:
3, Pete Kozma (A)
3, Shane Robinson (AA)
3, Donovan Solano (A)
3, Daryl Jones (A)
3, Tyler Henley (A)
3, Antonio DeJesus (A)
3, Brian Barden (AAA)
2, David Freese (AAA)
2, Casey Rowlett (AA)
2, Tyler Greene (AA)
2, Brandon Yarbrough (AA)

HR:
11, Allen Craig (AA)
8, Josh Phelps (AAA)
8, Colby Rasmus (AAA)
8, Matthew Arburr (A)
7, Tyler Greene (AA)
7, David Freese (AAA)
7, Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
7, Thomas Pham (A)
6, Jon Jay (AA)
6, Mark Hamilton (AA)

RBI:
40, Allen Craig (AA)
37, Jose Martinez (AA)
34, Nick Stavinoha (AAA)
34, Josh Phelps (AAA)
32, Tony Cruz (A)
32, Charles Kingrey (A)

Walks:
33, Colby Rasmus (AAA)
28, Mark Hamilton (AA)
25, Brian Barden (AAA)
24, Jarrett Hoffpauir (AAA)
24, Pete Kozma (A)
20, Josh Phelps (AAA)

Stolen Bases:
12, Shane Robinson (AA)
10, James Rapoport (A)
9, Oliver Marmol (A)
8, Tyler Greene (AA)
7, Colby Rasmus (AAA)
6, Daryl Jones (A)

Pitching:

Wins:
5, Mitch Boggs (AAA)
5, Kyle Mura (A)
5, Nick Addition (A)
5, Eduardo Sanchez (A)
4, Mark Diapoules (A)
4, Brad Furnish (A)
4, P.J. Walters (AAA)
4, John Wasdin (AAA)

Losses:
6, Blake Hawksworth (AAA)
6, John Wasdin (AAA)
5, Brandon Dickson (A)
4, Adam Ottavino (AA)
4, Clayton Mortensen (AA)
4, Blake King (A)

ERA (5 GS or 10 GM):
0.81, Joshua Dew (A)
0.91, Jess Todd (AA)
1.08, Marco Gonzalez (AA)
1.62, Fernando Salas (AA)
1.83, Mark Diapoules (A)
1.86, Pete Parise (A)
1.88, Kelvin Jimenez (AAA)
2.04, Matt Spade (A)
2.49, Nick Addition (A)
2.57, Francisco Samual (A)
2.81, Matt Scherer (AAA)
3.00, Wayne Daman (A)
3.04, Anthony Reyes (AAA)
3.28, Mitch Boggs (AAA)

Games:
26, Fernando Salas (AA)
26, Jason Motte (AAA)
25, Luke Gregerson (AA)
25, Ron Flores (AAA)
21, Zack Zuercher (AA)
20, Kelvin Jimenez (AAA)
19, Francisco Samuel (A)

Games Started:
12, Mitch Boggs (AAA)
11, Clayton Mortensen (AA)
11, Blake Hawksworth (AAA)
8, Adam Ottavino (AA)
8, Brandon Dickson (A)
8, Brad Furnish (A)
8, Kyle Mura (A)
8, Thomas Eager (A)
8, Nick Addition (A)

Complete Games:
1, Mitch Boggs (AAA)
1, Adam Ottavino (AA)

Shutouts:
0, Nobody

Saves:
9, Francisco Samual (A)
8, Fernando Salas (AA)
7, Luke Gregerson (AA)
4, Joshua Dew (A)
4, Pete Parise (A)
3, Kenneth Maiques (A)

Holds:
7, Ron Flores (AAA)
6, Jason Motte (AAA)
5, Marco Gonzalez (AA)
5, Fernando Salas (AA)
5, Joshua Dew (A)
3, Jon Mikrut (AA)
3, Luke Gregerson (AA)

Innings Pitched:
71.1, Mitch Boggs (AAA)
59.2, Clayton Mortensen (AA)
55.0, Blake Hawksworth (AAA)
53.2, Kyle Mura (A)
53.1, Brian Broderick (A)
53.0, John Wasdin (AAA)
53.0, Brandon Dickson (A)
50.2, Nick Addition (A)
50.0, Brad Furnish (A)

Strikeouts:
56, Fernando Salas (AA)
53, Nick Addition (A)
52, Blake Hawksworth (AAA)
48, Clayton Mortensen (AA)
48, Blake King (A)
46, Jason Motte (AAA)
44, Mitch Boggs (AAA)
44, Kyle Mura (A)

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Last night..

06/05/2008 11:58 PM ET
Redbirds charge back to beat Express
By Bart Pohlman / Memphis Redbirds

Boxscore

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Colby Rasmus and Jarrett Hoffpauir each homered as the Memphis Redbirds rallied to defeat Round Rock 4-3 Thursday night at AutoZone Park.

Memphis fell behind 2-0 in the early innings, but fought back late to secure the win.

"It feels good," said Memphis third baseman David Freese, who drove home the game-tying and eventual game-winning runs in the eighth inning. "We're all fighting out there every night, trying to win as many ballgames as we can."

Memphis starter Anthony Reyes pitched five innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out five, but didn't factor in the decision.

Game Article

They play at 7:05 tonight!!

Springfield won 3-2

Mark Shorey broke up a 2-2 game in the 9th inning with his 4th HR.
Shane Robinson continued to hit, going 2/4
Jess Todd: 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 2 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 K; 2 Errors
Jon Mikrut (W, 1-2), 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Marco Gonzalez picked up Save #1.



June 5, 2008 - The Texas League Office has announced the 2008 Texas League All-Stars. The 72nd Texas League All-Star Game presented by Great Southern, will take place at Hammons Field on Wednesday, June 25th. Tickets are still available by calling (417) 863-2143.

The host Springfield Cardinals will be represented by seven players, as well as the four members of the Springfield Coaching Staff.

Springfield has a total of three starters voted to the North Division squad, as the Texas League’s leading hitter, outfielder Shane Robinson, will be joined by third baseman Allen Craig and shortstop Tyler Greene in the starting lineup. Brandon Yarbrough will be the reserve catcher, while Jon Jay will be a reserve outfielder. Jess Todd, the reigning Texas League Pitcher of the Week and reliever Fernando Salas made the cut as well, and will throw for the North Division.

Springfield Manager “Pop” Warner, Pitching Coach Bryan Eversgerd, Hitting Coach Derrick May and Athletic Trainer Jay Pierson make up the North Division Staff, thanks to Springfield’s 2007 trip to the Texas League Championship Series.

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They play tonight at 7:05!!

Palm Beach won 6-2

Daryl Jones went 3/4 with 2 Runs and a solo shot, his 5th HR
Brad Furnish (W, 5-3): 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR
Josh Dew (S, 5): 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K

They play tonight at 6:00! Kyle Mura 5-1, 4.36 takes the mound.

06/05/2008 11:40 PM ET
DICKEY DEALS BANDITS LATE LOSS
QC blows second save of the year
By Ben Chiswick / Quad Cities River Bandits

Boxscore

The Quad Cities River Bandits held a late lead despite just four hits on Thursday night, but Gavin Dickey erased the deficit with an RBI-double in the eighth before walking off with a solo homer in the 10th as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won, 4-3, on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

Quad Cities (30-28) mustered just two hits after the first inning, missing out on a golden opportunity to pull to within 3.5 games of Kane County in their pursuit of a first-half playoff berth. Wisconsin (26-30) won their fourth consecutive game, led by Dickey's late heroics in a 3-for-5 night.

With Beloit's win over Kane County, the River Bandits remain 4.5 games behind the Cougars and fall to one game behind the Snappers as the three team's battle for a first-half Western Division Wild Card berth.

Game Story

Probables:
Quad Cities: Mark Diapoules 4-0, 1.83
Wisconsin: Edward Paredes 4-5, 4.38

Gametime is 6:00!

DSL Cards fall to 0-3, lose 7-5

OF Alexander Castellano went 1/4 with a Run and 2 RBI
1B Luis Pimentel went 2/3
SS Juan Cabrera went 1/2 with a run and 2 RBI
LF Andres Beras went 1/3 with a run and RBI
SP Alejandro Pinard: 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
RP Ramon Urena: 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
RP Eduard Estalis (BS, 1)(L, 0-1): 2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Should be playing right now.. or 10:30 AM there? I'm not sure..

VSL Cardinals win 4-3

1B Roberto Perez went 1/3 with a 2B and 2 runs scored
3B Hector Garcia went 1/2 with 2 RBI
C Yorbel Alcala went 2/4 with an RBI
RP Fernando Cedeno (W, 2-2): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR
CL Yonathan Gonzalez (S, 3): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K

11:00 start.. there?

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DSL Cards fall in 11, 7-6

SS Wader Perez was 3/6 with 2 runs scored, 2 doubles, and 2 rbi's.
SP Angel Cruz: 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Carlos Mejia, Angel De Jesus, and Walter Santos all picked up Blown Saves in order.
Pedro Pena (L, 0-2): 1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 K

06/07/2008 12:35 AM ET
QC DROPS ANOTHER EXTRA-INNING HEARTBREAKER
Additon runs scoreless innings streak to 26
By Ben Chiswick / Quad Cities River Bandits

[Boxscore]

The Quad Cities River Bandits let a late lead slip away and lost in extra innings for the second consecutive night on Friday, as their playoff aspirations took another hit in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

Quad Cities (30-29) got another stellar outing from Nick Additon, who put up four more shutout frames to stretch his scoreless innings streak to 26 while his hitless innings streak ended at 13. Wisconsin (27-30) won their fifth consecutive game, tying the score on a dropped strike three in the bottom of the ninth before walking off with the win in 11.

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Palm Beach got shutout 10-0

RF Luke Gorsett went 2/3
SP Kyle Mura (L, 5-2): 5.2 IP, 5 ER, 13 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Springfield won 9-4

Shane Robinson went 3/5 with a run scored, 1 double, and 3 RBI's
Jon Jay went 3/4 with a 3B and RBI
RF Steven Hill went 3/5 with a run scored, and solo hr
C Brandon Yarbrough was 1/3 with 2 runs scored
RP Scott Vander Weg (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
RP Jon Mikrut (H, 4): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR
RP Luke Gregerson: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR

06/07/2008 12:26 AM ET
Round Rock rocks Redbirds
By Bart Pohlman / Memphis Redbirds

[Boxscore]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Round Rock used a seven-run second inning to help cruise past Memphis 10-6 Friday night at AutoZone Park. An announced crowd of 8,127 saw the Express power its way to an early 9-0 lead and not look back.

"We tried to battle and come back there in the middle of the game, but they were just hitting the ball too well tonight," Redbirds outfielder Nick Stavinoha said.

Memphis starter P.J. Walters was charged with most of the damage, pitching only 1.2 innings while giving up nine hits and nine earned runs. The loss is his first of the season, dropping him to 4-1.

The Redbirds and Express continue a four-game series Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. at AutoZone Park. Clayton Mortensen, who was called up from Springfield Friday, will start for Memphis.

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VSL Cardinals:

June 7th:
Result: Won 5-3

3B Hector Garcia: 2/4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
1B Yorbel Alcala: 2/4, R
SP Javier Avendano: 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RP Carlos Oraa (W, 1-0): 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K
CL Yonathan Gonzalez (S, 4): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Cardinals:

June 7th:
Result: Lost 9-1

RF Alexander Castellano: 1/4, R, 3B
SP Charllan Jimenez (L, 0-1): 3 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 1 K

(Low A) Quad Cities River Bandits:

June 7th:
Result:

06/07/2008 9:52 PM ET
BANDITS AND TIMBER RATTLERS SUSPENDED
Quad Cities to resume game Sunday with 6-1 lead
By Ben Chiswick / Quad Cities River Bandits

The Quad Cities River Bandits and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers played three full innings on Saturday night before nearby lightning and heavy rain forced the game to be suspended with the River Bandits leading 6-1 at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

The suspended game will resume with the top of the fourth inning at 12:05 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and will go the full nine innings of regulation. Quad Cities and Wisconsin will then play Sunday's regularly scheduled contest 30 minutes after the completion of the suspended game. The second game will consist of seven scheduled innings of regulation.

Suspended: Rain

(A) Palm Beach Cardinals:

June 7th:
Result: Cards lose 7-5

1B Andrew Brown: 2/4, R, 2B
LF Daryl Jones: 2/4, R, SB
RF Luke Gorsett: 1/4, R, 2B, RBI
RP Bilardello (L, 2-1): 2 IP, 1 ER, 3 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 0 K

(AA) Springfield Cardinals:

June 7th:
Result: Cards win 8-6 triller

LF Shane Robinson: 1/5, R
CF Jon Jay: 3/4, 2 R
3B Isa Garcia: 2/5, 2 R, 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
PH Mark Hamilton: 1/1, 2B, RBI

SP Adam Ottavino: 3.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
RP Marco Gonzalez (BS, 1): 1.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
RP Luke Gregerson (W, 2-3): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR
CL Fernando Salas (S, 9): 1.1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR

(AAA) Memphis Redbirds:

June 7th:
Result: Cards lose 3-2

06/07/2008 10:45 PM ET
Express edges Memphis
By Bart Pohlman / Memphis Redbirds

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth as the Redbirds lost 3-2 against Round Rock Saturday night at AutoZone Park.

The Redbirds scored once in the bottom of the ninth to cut the lead to one and energize the announced crowd of 14,178, but could not convert with the bases loaded and only one out.

"Tonight was a tough loss," Memphis third baseman David Freese said. "The close ones get to you a little bit, more than blowouts. We battled back and almost pulled it out."

[Game Story]

3B David Freese: 1/3, R, HR, RBI

*Debut*
Clayton Mortensen (L, 0-1): 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
RP John Wasdin: 2.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
CL Ron Flores: 1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

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06/08/2008 12:14 AM ET
First-half title is in the Cards
Palm Beach clinches FSL East following Manatees' loss
By Alan Friedman / Special to MLB.com


Daryl Jones is among the FSL leaders in hitting and slugging percentage. (Jerry Hale/MLB.com)

The Palm Beach Cardinals secured the Florida State League East Division first-half title Saturday, despite dropping a 7-5 decision to the Tampa Yankees at Steinbrenner Field.

Palm Beach wrapped up a third division championship in four years when the second-place Brevard County Manatees were blanked by the Fort Myers Miracle, 2-0. The Cardinals (39-23) have an eight-game lead over the Manatees with eight games to play.

Despite clinching on the night of a loss, Cardinals manager Gaylen Pitts praised his team's ability to win close games.

"We probably lead the league in one-run games and we've been able to win most of them," said Pitts, who is in his second season with Palm Beach. "When you do that, you're pitching well starting out and on the back end. Plus, our defense has been pretty decent."

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Brian Barden (Memphis) & Fernando Salas (Springfield) named Player of Month (May)


SS Brian Barden (AAA)
AVG: .377 (40/106)
Runs: 17
Doubles: 5
Triples: 3
HR: 2
RBI: 13
BB: 14
K: 18
SB: 3-5
OBP: .460
SLG: .538


CL Fernando Salas (AA):
Win/Loss: 0-0
ERA: 1.23
Games: 12
Saves: 5
IP: 14.2
ER: 2 ER
Hits: 5
HR: 2
BB: 2
K: 28
AVG: .104
WHIP: 0.49

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06.12.2008 12:34 am
Sharpshooter Todd gunning for promotion
By Derrick Goold



SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Called into to finish off what closer Jason Isringhausen started, it took Jess Todd only three pitches to assert his ownership of the game.

Isringhausen threw his 22nd pitch to get his fifth out of his rehab start and then turned the game over to the Todd, the scheduled starter for Wednesday’s Class AA game at Hammons Field. Todd, the Springfield Cardinals’ supernova prospect, threw three consecutive cut fastballs to Arkansas’ Corey Smith. Smith didn’t have a chance.

Todd finished the game, a 6-1 victory, throwing the final 7 1/3 innings and allowing one run (it was unearned). The righthander, taken in the second round of last summer’s draft, struck out six and walked two. He allowed five hits. To drop his Texas League ERA to 0.83 in seven starts at the level, Todd threw just 83 pitches and 17 of the 20 balls put in play were … yes, on the ground. Of the 63 fastballs he threw, 44 were strikes. Of the 18 sliders he threw, 15 were strikes. He said he only threw five sinkers in the game because it was flat.

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