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Congrats to the Springfield Cardinals who won the AA championship last night 2-1 over the Frisco Rough Riders.  Unlikely heros, Jermaine Curtis and Mike O’Neill scored the only two runs driven in by Greg Garcia’s 2-for-4 night. O’Neill was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, as is typical for his box line.

Scott Gorgen was tremendous for the Cardinals pitching 6 shutout innings. He struck out 7 and allowed 4 hits while walking 2. Gorgen missed all of 2011 and most of 2010 due to arm injury so this was (probably) especially meaningful for him.

After Gorgen, the S-Cards turned to their three most reliable bullpen arms in 2012 draftee Michael Wacha, starter-turned-reliever Eric Fornataro and closer Keith Butler. Wacha allowed a hit but struck out the side in the 7th. Eric Fornataro allowed a solo home run in the 8th along with 2 other hits before escaping the inning. Keith Butler shut the door with a 1 hit 9th.

Fun Fact: Oscar Taveras has won a championship for three consecutive seasons now.

The Springfield Cardinals fell to the Frisco Rough Riders by the score of 5-1. The only run coming on an Oscar Taveras hit to drive in Kolten Wong.  Springfield still leads the Rough Riders 2-1 in the series. Tonight they’ll send Scott Gorgen to the mound to try and win the championship.

• Kolten Wong and Oscar Taveras both recorded a hit — the only hits in the game for Springfield.
• Springfield was stifled by Barret Loux, one of the Texas League’s top pitchers and a Ranger’s prospect.  If you remember, Loux’s arrival in Texas was a rather circuitous one, which originated with the Arizona Diamondbacks drafting him only to fail his physical.
• On the night, the Cardinals struck out 13 times and walked 3. Only Oscar Taveras reached base twice with a walk and a double in four plate appearances.
• Kevin Siegrist was roughed up a bit for 8 hits in 5.2 innings.  He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) and walked 1 while striking out 6.
• Justin Wright allowed 2 hits and 1 run in 1.1 innings.  He struck out 2.
• Keith Butler, who seems to be wasted on a night when the Cardinals are down by 4, pitched a scoreless inning striking out 2.

Springfield now leads the Texas League Championship Series 2-0 thanks to a 2-out, 6-run rally in the 8th inning. Every player in Springfield’s lineup reached base safely. Seth Maness answered the bell today by missing bats, avoiding free passes, and keeping the ball on the ground. Click the link for more details…

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Springfield prevails in game one of their second round playoff series behind a phenomenal outing from Carlos Martinez and some timely home runs.  Let’s get to the good stuff….

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Boone Whiting leads the way with a terrific performance as Springfield advances in the Texas League playoffs, moving on to play Frisco for the pennant. Results after the jump.

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Springfield falls in game 4. The series goes the distance today. Win, or go home.

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Springfield took an early lead and held on throughout the game to go up 2 games to 1 in the series over the Tulsa Drillers.  Springfield’s bullpen looks to be a strength when they can simply lean on their top relievers.

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Springfield’s offense was stymied again by Tulsa’s Josh Outman. Yes, the same pitcher who came within one strike of a no-hitter (before Oscar Taveras spoiled his bid) last week. The series is now tied 1-and-1 but Springfield will have home-field advantage in the final 3 games (should the series last that long). Details after the jump…

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Batavia had to win both of the games in their double-header today to have a chance at the playoffs, but they lost both of them. Springfield, however, overcame a disappointing outing from Carlos Martinez to take game 1 of the Texas League’s North Division Series thanks to Chris Swauger‘s power display. Details after the jump…

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Batavia was the only team scheduled to play a game tonight.  That game was postponed.  Here is a couple discussion topics in its place.

1. Now that Shelby Miller is seemingly right and has been called up, what role would you use him in if you were Cardinals manager and the team was in the situation it is currently in?
2. If you had to pick a 2013 breakout player in the Cardinals system, who would it be and why?