In his first rehab game following offseason surgery on his right wrist and his first official game action this year, Cardinals utilityman Tommy Edman singled once in three at-bats as Class AA Springfield’s designated hitter on Tuesday.
The lone hit by Edman in Springfield’s 7-6 win over Wichita was a single to left field as a left-handed hitter vs. a right-handed pitcher. Edman lined out and struck out in his other two at-bats before exiting the game in the sixth inning.
Edman’s appearance with Springfield on Tuesday was the first of a rehab assignment that is expected to include starts at center field as well as appearances at other infield positions. The Gold Glove defender had not played in a game before Tuesday after he experienced setbacks in his right wrist during spring training and gradually increased his baseball activity through the first three months of the regular season. He is expected to appear in games this week with Springfield.
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Here are other performances from around the Cardinals’ farm system:
Catcher Ivan Herrera, Class AAA Memphis (rehab assignment): Herrera caught a full nine innings and went one-for-three with a home run and a walk in his fourth rehab game for a lower back injury. The appearance during Memphis’s 5-4 loss to Norfolk was Herrera’s first full game behind the plate since landing on the injured list in late June. When he stepped to the plate in the eighth inning, Herrera launched a 400-foot home run that had a 107.8 mph exit velocity and tied the game at four runs apiece. The 24-year-old is three-for-10 with two home runs, five RBIs, and four walks during his rehab assignment.
Right-handed pitcher Adam Kloffenstein, Class AAA Memphis: The 6-foot-5 righty needed 66 pitches (42 strikes) to get through three innings as he allowed four runs on five hits and walked three Norfolk batters. Kloffenstein threw 22 pitches in his first inning of work and 31 in the third. He allowed three runs in the first inning — two of which came on a double – and another in the third on a single. The start tied Kloffenstein’s shortest in Triple-A this year. He pitched three innings and allowed one run on June 5 against Omaha, but had that start cut short after he was ejected in the fourth inning.
Outfielder Won-Bin Cho, Class High-A Peoria: Cho extended his hitting streak to seven consecutive games with a two-for-three performance that included a double and a run scored in Peoria’s 4-3 win over the Quad Cities. The two-hit game improved Cho to a .238 average and a .658 OPS on the season. After hitting below .200 through his first 31 games, Cho has posted a .333 batting average and connected on five doubles over his last 19 games. The multi-hit performance was his fifth over that same stretch.
Right-handed pitcher Darlin Saladin, Class High-A Peoria: The 21-year-old improved his record to 7-0 by notching his seventh quality start with six innings and two runs allowed against the Quad Cities. Saladin struck out eight batters and walked one in the start. The only two runs he allowed came on a sacrifice fly and a solo home run. Saladin’s strong start lowered his ERA to 1.85 across 14 games (13 starts) and 77 2/3 innings between Class Low-A and High-A. Since his promotion to Class High-A, Saladin has posted a 1.53 ERA, struck out 24 batters, and walked three in three starts.
Hjerpe lands on IL
Left-handed pitching prospect and 2022 first-round pick Cooper Hjerpe was placed on the 7-day injured list on Tuesday. Hjerpe’s injury designation was not provided.
Hjerpe, 23, was removed from his July 2 start with Class AA Springfield after he completed two scoreless innings and threw 39 pitches. The left-hander has completed a career-high 52 1/3 innings and posted a 3.27 ERA between 15 starts in Class High-A and Class AA. He’s fanned 76 batters across the two levels.
The IL stint is Hjerpe’s second of his pro career. He missed nearly three months of the High-A season last year because of arthroscopic elbow surgery but returned in September and pitched in the Arizona Fall League.