Dominic Smith hits key homer as Mets beat Yankees 6-4
AUGUST 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON PITCHER - NO TEAM
PITCHER - NO TEAM
Ponce de Leon expected to start for St. Louis against Cleveland
The Indians will start Triston McKenzie on Friday while the Cardinals are expected to counter with Daniel Ponce de LeonAUGUST 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pirates earn doubleheader sweep over Cardinals
Erik Gonzalez and Adam Frazier singled in runs, rookie Cody Ponce earned his first big league victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 for a doubleheader...AUGUST 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Struggles with control Ponce de Leon allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out two across 4.2 innings Sunday against the Reds. He did not factor into the decision.
Impact Ponce de Leon held the Reds' bats in check, but struggled with control issues. This began immediately, as he surrendered a walk to Nick Castellanos in the first inning, who then crossed the plate on a two-run home run by Eugenio Suarez. Though those were the only runs Ponce de Leon surrendered, he was unable to pitch deep enough into the contest to qualify for the win, despite exiting the contest with a 3-2 lead. He now owns a 5.25 ERA and 17:10 K:BB across 12 innings for the season. Due to the number of doubleheaders on the Cardinals' schedule, Ponce de Leon should start on a regular basis, and he lines up for his next work Friday against Cleveland.
AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Molina gets 4 hits as Cardinals beat Reds 6-2
Yadier Molina had four hits and top prospect Dylan Carlson hit his first career homer, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ponce de Leon expected to start for the Cardinals against the Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Cincinnati RedsAUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kim 6 neat innings for 1st MLB win, Cardinals blank Reds 3-0
Kwang Hyun Kim pitched six sharp innings and earned his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Cincinnati Reds 3-0AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scuffles in start Ponce de Leon (0-2) took the loss against the Cubs on Tuesday, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out seven.
Impact The right-hander flashed his impressive strikeout ability in the outing, but he struggled with his control and departed with one out in the fourth inning. He threw only 44 of 79 pitches for strikes and yielded a triple and a home run among his three hits. While Ponce de Leon has struck out 15 batters in 7.1 innings this season, he has also walked six batters and served up a pair of long balls. Still, he figures to stick in the rotation given the numerous double-headers the Cardinals will play in the weeks to come. His next start is scheduled for Sunday at home against Cincinnati.
AUGUST 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Darvish wins again as Cubs beat Cardinals 6-3
Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings in his fourth straight win, leading the banged-up Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis CardinalsAUGUST 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lowe, Meadows lead Rays to a 6-3 win over Yankees.
AUGUST 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Darvish expected to start for Chicago against St. Louis
The Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis CardinalsAUGUST 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bote, Cubs rally past Cardinals 5-4 for doubleheader split
David Bote hit a three-run homer in Chicago’s four-run sixth inning, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 for a doubleheader splitAUGUST 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Starting Tuesday Ponce de Leon will start Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Impact The young right-hander will get the call for the one non-doubleheader day of the five-game set against the Cubs. Ponce de Leon was originally slated to start Aug. 7 versus Chicago before the team's COVID-19 breakout suspended play until Saturday. Ponce de Leon has a chance to make a case for sticking in the rotation the rest of the way if he can put together some strong performances while Carlos Martinez (undisclosed) remains on the injured list, but he'll presumably have to prove more effective than Kwang-Hyun Kim, who is also entering the rotation with his start in the first game of Monday's doubleheader.
AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals-Cubs postponed Friday Ponce de Leon won't start as scheduled Friday against the Cubs since the game was postponed following more positive COVID-19 test results from the Cardinals, Mark Saxon of The Athl...
Impact The Cardinals were set to resume their season Friday after the past two series were postponed following the team's COVID-19 outbreak last week, but it appears they aren't out of the woods yet and produced another positive test result. It remains unclear what this means for the rest of the series against the Cubs, but it's a troublesome development with the Cardinals already out of action since July 29.
AUGUST 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Lester expected to start for Cubs at Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago CubsAUGUST 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Notes: Ponce de Leon starts Friday; DHs aplenty A day ahead of their first game back, the Cardinals restructured their rotation so that Daniel Ponce de Leon will make Friday’s start agains...
AUGUST 7, 2020 • MLB.COM
Announced as Friday's starter Ponce de Leon will start Friday's game against the Cubs, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Impact In the Cardinals' first game back on the field since their long layoff, Ponce de Leon will take the mound since he was the most recent starter to pitch. In order to preserve the pitching staff's long-term health, manager Mike Shildt elected to push Jack Flaherty's start back to Sunday or Monday. Ponce de Leon has made two appearances (one start) for St. Louis to begin the season, allowing three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out eight over four innings.
AUGUST 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Inbox: Is Ponce de Leon staying in rotation? The Cardinals are five games into the 2020 regular season and heading into a weekend series against the Brewers in Milwaukee on Friday. With...
JULY 30, 2020 • MLB.COM
Ponce de Leon fans 8, but Cards fall to Twins Without an offensive spark against the Twins on Wednesday night, the Cardinals dropped the series finale at Target Field, 3-0, for their thi...
JULY 30, 2020 • MLB.COM
Twins beat Cardinals 3-0 in Rich Hill's smooth debut
Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings in a smooth Minnesota debut and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0JULY 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mixed bag in first start Ponce de Leon (0-1) took the loss against Minnesota on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out eight in 3.2 innings.
Impact Ponce de Leon was far from efficient in his first start of the campaign, tossing 85 pitches (52 for strikes) in his 3.2 innings. Part of that can be attributed to Minnesota's knack for fouling off pitches -- they racked up 19 foul balls against Ponce de Leon -- though the right-hander's three free passes didn't help. Despite the loss, Ponce de Leon gave up only two hits while racking up an impressive eight strikeouts, so he could stick in the rotation with Miles Mikolas (forearm) out for the season.
JULY 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Nationals beat Blue Jays 4-0 in 10 in road game at home
JULY 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hill scheduled to start as Minnesota hosts St. Louis
The Minnesota Twins host the St. Louis CardinalsJULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Yanks-O's open patchwork series; Marlins off
The Yankees will open a two-game series in Baltimore after their scheduled games this week in Philadelphia were postponed due to the Marlins’ coronavirus outbreakJULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Yanks-O's open patchwork series; Marlins off
The Yankees will open a two-game series in Baltimore after their scheduled games this week in Philadelphia were postponed due to the Marlins’ coronavirus outbreakJULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
