It’s in the Cards: Champions!

By Eddie Michels on September 7, 2016

The Cardinals took the GCL Crown on Wednesday with a 4-2 win over the Phillies at Brighthouse Field in Clearwater. Cards starter Juan Alvarez went 5 1/3 innings allowing two runs, one earned on six hits while striking out five. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

JUAN ALVAREZ (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Cards Manager Steve Turco Gets the Cooler Treatment (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Colton Thompson got the save for the GCL Cards against the Phillies on Wednesday by almost being perfect. Thompson went the final 3 2/3 innings allowing just one hit and struck out three including retiring the final 11 Phillies in order he faced. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

PITCHING COACH GIOVANNI CARRARA (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

GCL Phillies reliever Luis Carrasco took the loss in the 4-2 Cardinals win on Wednesday. Carrasaco lasted just one inning allowing three runs on two hits and walked a batter. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
GCL Cardinals (2-1)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0			4	4	2
GCL Phillies (1-2)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	7	1

GCL Cardinals
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Delvin Perez	SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.067
Edwin Figuera	2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Dennis Ortega	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
Dylan Carlson	LF	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.267
Stefan Trosclair	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
Wadye Ynfante	CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214
Starlin Balbuena	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
Carlos Rodriguez	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200
Carlos Talavera	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.083
Totals		31	4	4	0	0	0	3	5	4	.197

BATTING
TB: Ynfante, W; Ortega, D; Balbuena, S; Figuera.
RBI: Ynfante, W (2); Carlson (3); Balbuena, S (2).
2-out RBI: Ynfante, W; Balbuena, S.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Balbuena, S; Rodriguez, C; Perez.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING
SB: Ynfante, W (2, 2nd base off Carrasco/Duran); Balbuena, S (1, 2nd base off Carrasco/Duran).FIELDING
E: Ynfante, W (1, throw); Talavera (1, throw).

GCL Phillies
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Daniel Brito	2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438
Josh Stephen	LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.267
Danny Zardon	1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.357
Malvin Matos	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Jhailyn Ortiz	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.313
Jose Antequera	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lenin Rodriguez	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Cole Stobbe	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
Rodolfo Duran	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Totals		34	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	8	.237

BATTING
TB: Rodriguez, L; Ortiz, J; Zardon; Duran; Stephen; Brito 2.
RBI: Zardon 2 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Antequera 3; Duran.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.FIELDING
E: Stobbe (2, throw).

GCL Cardinals
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Juan Alvarez (W, 1-0)	5.1	6	2	1	0	5	0	1.69
Colton Thomson (S, 1)	3.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	2	1	0	8	0	1.54

GCL Phillies
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kyle Young	5.0	2	1	1	2	4	0	1.80
Luis Carrasco (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	27.00
Jordan Kurokawa	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tyler Frohwirth	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20.25
Totals	9.0	4	4	4	5	4	0	2.57

Game Scores: Alvarez, J 59; Young 63.
WP: Young; Carrasco.
HBP: Figuera (by Carrasco); Zardon (by Alvarez, J); Antequera (by Alvarez, J).
Groundouts-flyouts: Alvarez, J 4-4; Thomson 2-3; Young 7-4; Carrasco 3-0; Kurokawa 4-1; Frohwirth 1-0.
Batters faced: Alvarez, J 24; Thomson 12; Young 19; Carrasco 7; Kurokawa 6; Frohwirth 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Thomson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ross Sheridan. 1B: Edgar Huerta. 3B: Gabriel Alfonzo.
Weather: 85 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
First pitch: 11:58 AM.
T: 2:33.
Venue: Carpenter Complex.
September 7, 2016