MiLB Pitcher of the Day: Jurrangelo Cijntje
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Cardinal Chronicle Pitcher of the Day: Jurrangelo Cijntje Gives Springfield Six Strong Innings
St. Louis, MO
By Ray Mileur
Springfield did not finish the job Friday night, but Jurrangelo Cijntje did his part.
Cijntje is the Cardinal Chronicle Pitcher of the Day after giving the Cardinals six strong innings in Springfield’s 7-5 loss to Tulsa at ONEOK Field.
His final line:
6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
That is a quality start with swing-and-miss, control and enough length to put a club in position to win.
Cijntje allowed single runs in the second and third innings, but he settled in and kept Tulsa off the board over his final three frames. He threw 85 pitches, 57 for strikes, faced 25 batters and limited the Drillers to four hits while walking just one.
For a Springfield club that had built a 5-2 lead after four innings, Cijntje gave the bullpen exactly what it needed — a lead, six innings, and a manageable path to the finish line.
The bullpen could not hold it. Tulsa scored four runs in the seventh and another in the eighth, turning Cijntje’s strong outing into a no-decision and eventually a Springfield loss.
That does not change the quality of the start.
Cijntje struck out eight, kept the ball around the zone, and gave Springfield one of the better pitching performances in the system Friday night. In a Cardinals farm system still looking for consistent starting pitching development, this kind of outing matters.
The switch-pitching right-hander has one of the more unusual profiles in professional baseball, but Friday’s start was not about novelty. It was about execution. He missed bats, limited walks, worked deep enough into the game and gave his team a chance.
That is the job.
Springfield’s offense gave him support early. Rainiel Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs, Deniel Ortiz added two RBIs, and Brody Moore reached base, drove in a run and stole two bases. For six innings, it looked like enough.
Cijntje left with Springfield in control.
The final score said otherwise, but the performance still stands.
There are nights when a pitcher earns the win and does not get it. Friday was one of those nights.
Cardinal Chronicle Pitcher of the Day:
Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP, Springfield Cardinals
Final Line: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
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