Results for April 29th
Posted: April 29 07, 7:36 pm
Here’s a tiny bit of good news on a very sad day. All 4 minor league teams won, and some of the Cardinals’ best prospects had good performances.
Memphis won 8-5 against Iowa. Jmodene wrote a good report here. Box Log
Springfield won 4-2 against Tulsa. Chris Lambert pitched 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. Then he gave up a homerun to the first batter he faced in the fifth, hit the next batter, and was ejected. Kevin Ool stepped up and pitched 3 innings. Matt Scherer and Chris Perez each added a scoreless inning. Bryan Anderson was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. Colby Rasmus was also 2 for 4, and one of the hits was a homer that put the team ahead in the bottom of the eighth. Box Log
Palm Beach won 5-3 against Jeff Samardzija and the Daytona Cubs. Trey Hearne had an OK start and gave up 3 runs over 6 innings. I think Jason Motte has taken over the closing duties for the Palm Beach team. He had a scoreless ninth with 2 Ks. A.J. Van Slyke, Allen Craig, Mark Hamilton, and Brandon Yarbrough each had two hits. After a brutal start, Hamilton was hitting .133 on April 20th. Since then he has raised his batting average almost 90 points to .222. While that’s still bad, it is a definite improvement. I hope he keeps it up. Box Log
Quad Cities won 6-2 against Burlington. Elvis Hernandez had another impressive start. He gave up 1 hit with no runs and 4 strikeouts over 5 innings. Catcher Christian Reyes was 2 for 3 in his first start of the season after being called up from extended spring training. Box Log
Memphis won 8-5 against Iowa. Jmodene wrote a good report here. Box Log
Springfield won 4-2 against Tulsa. Chris Lambert pitched 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. Then he gave up a homerun to the first batter he faced in the fifth, hit the next batter, and was ejected. Kevin Ool stepped up and pitched 3 innings. Matt Scherer and Chris Perez each added a scoreless inning. Bryan Anderson was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. Colby Rasmus was also 2 for 4, and one of the hits was a homer that put the team ahead in the bottom of the eighth. Box Log
Palm Beach won 5-3 against Jeff Samardzija and the Daytona Cubs. Trey Hearne had an OK start and gave up 3 runs over 6 innings. I think Jason Motte has taken over the closing duties for the Palm Beach team. He had a scoreless ninth with 2 Ks. A.J. Van Slyke, Allen Craig, Mark Hamilton, and Brandon Yarbrough each had two hits. After a brutal start, Hamilton was hitting .133 on April 20th. Since then he has raised his batting average almost 90 points to .222. While that’s still bad, it is a definite improvement. I hope he keeps it up. Box Log
Quad Cities won 6-2 against Burlington. Elvis Hernandez had another impressive start. He gave up 1 hit with no runs and 4 strikeouts over 5 innings. Catcher Christian Reyes was 2 for 3 in his first start of the season after being called up from extended spring training. Box Log