Cardinals' Carlson crushes two homers
Dylan Carlson opened up Double-A Springfield's game Sunday with a homer, and he went back for seconds at the end.St. Louis' second-ranked prospect finished 3-for-5 with two long balls and a double in the Cardinals' 7-3 win over the Travelers at Hammons Field. It marked his second career two-homer game,
St. Louis' second-ranked prospect finished 3-for-5 with two long balls and a double in the Cardinals' 7-3 win over the Travelers at Hammons Field. It marked his second career two-homer game, the first coming just over three weeks ago against Amarillo.
Carlson fouled off the first pitch he saw from Mariners No. 9 prospect
MLB.com's No. 52 overall prospect later doubled in the seventh inning off left-hander
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With 21 homers this year, Carlson's comfortably in the Texas League lead. He sits four ahead of Astros No. 17 prospect
Carlson's line climbed to .285/.364/.526 on the season. His OPS of .889 sits second in the Texas League, 17 points behind Houston's sixth-ranked prospect
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