JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS BREAK SINGLE-GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD

JOHNSON CITY, TN - The Cardinals hosted the Greeneville Reds on Monday night in front of a record crowd at TVA Credit Union Ballpark as 3,687 fans filed in through the gates. 3,687 fans topped the previous single-game attendance record of 3,549 that was set on July 3, 2017. 
 
"We can't thank the community enough for their unbelievable support of the Johnson City Cardinals," stated Johnson City Cardinals General Manager Zac Clark. "This is such a special place and each year this community continues to blow us away. To set the single game record for the third year in a row in only our fourth game of the season is something to really be proud of. This record means the world to us and we look forward to building on it moving forward!"
Johnson City defeated the Greeneville Reds 13-12 on a walk-off passed ball to even the series at one game apiece. Monday marks the second game that the Cardinals have won in extra innings during the 2018 season.
Noel De Jesus got the start for the Cardinals putting his 2-0 record and a 1.50 ERA on the line against the Greeneville Reds. Greeneville got the scoring started in the first putting up two. Ricky Karcher got the start for the Reds and shut the Cardinals down through the first 2.1 innings before being removed due to an undisclosed injury. 
Greeneville scored runs in the first four innings, while Johnson City scored in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Heading to the sixth inning, Greeneville led 12-8.  
Johnson City used five pitchers throughout the contest. De Jesus got the start but only went three innings. His line was 3.0 innings pitched, five hits, eight runs (seven earned), four walks and one strikeout. David Oca came in for only 0.1 innings and gave up three hits, four earned runs, three walks and had one strikeout. Jake Sylvester pitched 2.2 innings of shutout baseball only allowing one hit and striking out three hitters. Juan Alvarez was the fourth pitcher used and threw two innings of shutout baseball with two strikeouts. Finally, Parker Kelly came in and pitched two innings of shutout baseball and got the first win of his minor league career. 
The Cardinals final line was 13 runs on 14 hits with two errors, while Greeneville had 12 runs on nine hits with one error. The losing pitcher for Greeneville was Jerry D'Andrea and he fell to 0-2 on the season.
Johnson City improves to 6-6 on the season and also 2-2 at home. The Cardinals will take on Greeneville tomorrow in the series finale at TVA Credit Union Ballpark for a huge Independence Day Celebration with a fireworks extravaganza following the game! 
The full schedule for the season and information regarding tickets can be found at jccardinals.com or by calling the Cardinals Office at (423) 461- 4866.
ABOUT THE JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
The Johnson City Cardinals are the Rookie affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Members of the ten-team Appalachian League, Cardinals baseball has been entertaining families and fans of America's national pastime in the East Tennessee region for over 50 years. To learn more about the Johnson City Cardinals, visit www.jccardinals.com