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TIMES AND PROBABLES

Memphis vs. Indianapolis ~ 7:05pm CDT

LHP Quinn Mathews (0-2, 6.23 ERA)

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Springfield @ Frisco ~ 7:05pm CDT

LHP Ixan Henderson (3-3, 2.27 ERA)

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Peoria vs. Quad Cities ~ 7:05pm CDT

RHP Cade Winquest (1-3, 3.97 ERA)

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Palm Beach @ Ft. Myers ~ 6:05pm CDT

RHP Jason Savacool (4-2, 1.62 ERA)

Congrats to Rainel and Tekoah.... system Players of the Month :

Our Minor League Player of the Month is C Rainiel Rodriguez!

Rodriguez, 18, slashed .370/.520/.852 and led all Cardinals minor leaguers in OBP, SLG, OPS (1.372), HR (7), XBH (12) and R (22) in 18 games with the Rookie-level FCL Cardinals.

He homered in a career-high 4 straight games from May 13-17 and reached base safely in his first 17 games to begin the season. He was promoted to Palm Beach (A) on June 3.




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Our Minor League Pitcher of the Month is RHP Tekoah Roby!

Roby, 23, went 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 33 SO and just 4 BB across five starts with Double-A Springfield.

Among qualified Cardinals minor league hurlers, Roby ranked first in SO, SO/9 (12.73) and SO/BB ratio (8.25) ratio, while also ranking 3rd in WHIP.

His month was highlighted by a career-high 11 strikeout performance on May 16 vs. Amarillo.

Something you DON'T want Rainiel ever doing again.... turns a stand up Triple into a Double and out at 3B....watch the video. Beautiful swing, but standing at homeplate to admire a ball off the wall...no no no


He won the game with the swing, but there were still 3 innings left to play, and Palm Beach's BP is a mess (they succeeded last night).

https://x.com/KareemSSN/status/1930788432525021243

FCL Cardinals losing 4-0 today

Padilla 1 for 2 with his first 2B


DSL Cardinals winning 5-0 today

Portalatin 1 for 2 with 2 RBI and a run HBP SB
Lucena 1 for 2 with a 3B and 2 RBI and a BB

Futuregm2 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 12:02 pm FCL Cardinals losing 4-0 today

Padilla 1 for 2 with his first 2B


DSL Cardinals winning 5-0 today

Portalatin 1 for 2 with 2 RBI and a run HBP SB
Lucena 1 for 2 with a 3B and 2 RBI and a BB

no Strop .....2 games in a row

2 game hit streak for Padilla since losing his best bud to Palm Beach. Get it done, Yairo...and you can move to the big boy locker room at Roger Dean

Outside of McGreevy, which starting pitcher has the quickest route to the big club? The pitching depth, starters and relievers are a concern for this season.

redbirdfan51 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 12:58 pm Outside of McGreevy, which starting pitcher has the quickest route to the big club? The pitching depth, starters and relievers are a concern for this season.

Quinn Mathews is making his first start back at Memphis today. If he proves healthy and shows well, he could be in St Louis by the end of the season.

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 13:05 pm

redbirdfan51 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 12:58 pm Outside of McGreevy, which starting pitcher has the quickest route to the big club? The pitching depth, starters and relievers are a concern for this season.

Quinn Mathews is making his first start back at Memphis today. If he proves healthy and shows well, he could be in St Louis by the end of the season.

please, please prove healthy

Mathews had on May 31st with memphis wasnt great but hopefully just working back from injury.

Id say Ixan might move faster then we think all of his numbers are good hes 23 and had a decent amount of innings last year. Ready for him to be in Memphis

tyoung12290 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 13:46 pm Mathews had on May 31st with memphis wasnt great but hopefully just working back from injury.

Id say Ixan might move faster then we think all of his numbers are good hes 23 and had a decent amount of innings last year. Ready for him to be in Memphis

But that would require them to take away starts from the great Curtis Taylor.

Futuregm2 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 13:56 pm

tyoung12290 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 13:46 pm Mathews had on May 31st with memphis wasnt great but hopefully just working back from injury.

Id say Ixan might move faster then we think all of his numbers are good hes 23 and had a decent amount of innings last year. Ready for him to be in Memphis

But that would require them to take away starts from the great Curtis Taylor.

I'd like to see him at Memphis soon. He has been a pleasant surprise this season.

redbirdfan51 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 12:58 pm Outside of McGreevy, which starting pitcher has the quickest route to the big club? The pitching depth, starters and relievers are a concern for this season.

starters ~ Ixan Henderson or Max Rajcic. If you're looking for an emergency start, they have the innings under their belt. They might not stick in the rotation, but I don't think we're looking for that this season. We're looking to put an arm out there. At minimum, those two are probably your best bet outside of Graceffo. I wouldn't want to throw Mathews into that mix until I'm 100% certain his mechanics aren't out of whack, which are the cause of his 2025 ills.

Long term starting outside of McGreevy? Ixan or Quinn. Gordon and Max are too inconsistent to rely on for 30 starts in a Major League season.

BP ~ Granillo, O'Brien....maybe Fernandez if he pitches well in Memphis. Rajcic to the BP eventually? Graceffo, too? Bedell if he can keep his shadow from injuring him might work.

FCL Nationals 5, FCL Cards 1 ***FINAL***

Yairo Padilla ~ 2-4, 2 Doubles, SB, K....16th SB in 20 games played.

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DSL Cards 8, DSL Rangers Blue 5 ***FINAL***

Yaxson Lucena ~ 1-2, Triple, 3 RBI, HBP, 2 BB
Yeferson Portolatin ~ 1-3, Single, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, HBP, SB, 2 BB

Xavier Cruz ~ 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

craviduce wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 15:02 pm FCL Nationals 5, FCL Cards 1 ***FINAL***

Yairo Padilla ~ 2-4, 2 Doubles, SB, K....16th SB in 20 games played.

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DSL Cards 8, DSL Rangers Blue 5 ***FINAL***

Yaxson Lucena ~ 1-2, Triple, 3 RBI, HBP, 2 BB
Yeferson Portolatin ~ 1-3, Single, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, HBP, SB, 2 BB

Xavier Cruz ~ 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Nice Yairo! Love seeing a multi hit game by him, hope he keeps it up.

@imadangman and I were talking about this the other night. Recognize this? Couple of days later he hits a near replica of his Spring Training HR. JJ can hit!!!

enjoy, my friend!!

https://x.com/Sgf_Cardinals/status/1930790663676625284

Cardinals Player Development

@CardsPlayerDev
We have signed RHP Zach Plesac to a minor league contract and assigned him to Memphis (AAA).

Plesac, 30, owns a career 27-28 record with a 4.31 ERA across six Major League seasons with Cleveland and Los Angeles-AL.

He joins the organization after posting a 4-1 record and a 2.84 ERA in 7 starts with the Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks this year.



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