A series of sharp starts from right-hander Tekoah Roby and the strong stateside debut from catcher Rainiel Rodriguez’s earned the two recognition as the top Cardinals minor leaguers for the month for May.

Roby, 23, earned Cardinals minor league pitcher of the month after he struck out 33 of the 94 batters he faced across five starts for Class AA Springfield. He maintained a 3.86 ERA in 23 1/3 innings, limited his walks to four, and kept opposing hitters to a .227 batting average allowed as he continues a bounce back season aided by consistent health.

In the Florida Complex League, the 18-year-old Rodriguez batted .370 with a .520 on-base percentage and had an .852 slugging percentage in 18 games to earn him Cardinals minor league player of the month.

While with Class AA Springfield for

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