Games Played Saturday
Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A) - Lost to Tacoma 8-7
Tacoma scored seven runs in the ninth inning to come from behind and beat Memphis 8-7 Saturday night at AutoZone Park
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 58-49, 2nd Place, 5.0 GB
Springfield Cardinals (Double-A) - Lost to NWA 3-2
Justin Fiske pitched well on Saturday, but the Cardinals lost to their division rivals and drop two games back of them in the standings.
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 19-16, 2nd Place, 2.0 GB
Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) - Winners 2-1 over Brevard County
Francisco Samuel picked up the win with a perfect ninth inning.
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 17-17, 4th Place, 3.0 GB
Quad Cities River Bandits (A) - Winners 8-4 over GLL
The Quad Cities River Bandits offense picked up on Saturday night right where it left off on Friday, spraying 13 hits on their way to an 8-4 win over the Great Lakes Loons in the opening game of a three-game series
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 19-16, 3rd Place, 2.0 GB
Batavia Muckdogs (SS) - Winners 7-3 over State College
Xavier Scruggs had a great day, going 3-for-4 with two home runs.
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 20-16, 3rd Place, 4.5 GB
Johnson City Cardinals (R) - Lost to Danville 4-1
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 18-20, Last Place, 4.5 GB
Gulf Coast League Cardinals (R) - Lost to the Mets 9-1
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 12-19, Last Place, 6.5 GB
VSL Cardinals (R) - Lost to the Astros 4-3
BOXSCORE
RECORD: 29-31, 5th Place, 11.5 GB
DSL Cardinals (R) - DAY OFF
RECORD: 15-28, Last Place, 14.0 GB
Minor League Pitcher of the Day - Blake King
Not often a middle-reliever gets the ‘Pitcher of the Day’, but King pitched two shutout innings, striking out five to help the Cardinals pick up a win Saturday.
Minor League Player of the Day - Brett Wallace
Wallace went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBIs while scoring three times to lead the River Bandits to a big win over the Great Lake Loons.
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