THREE HOMERS PROPEL CARDS TO WEST DIVISION CROWN
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The Johnson City Cardinals are the 2019 Appalachian West Division regular season champions. The Cards sealed the division crown with 9-7 slugfest win in Kingsport Wednesday.Diomedes Del Rio hit the first of three Johnson City homers in the second. Facing Mets starter Junior Santos (0-5), Del Rio
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The Johnson City Cardinals are the 2019 Appalachian West Division regular season champions. The Cards sealed the division crown with 9-7 slugfest win in Kingsport Wednesday.
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Johnson City concludes the regular season 35-33. The team will meet Bristol (34-33) in the first round of the Appalachian League playoffs. The first game of the three-game series will be held at Boyce Cox Field on Friday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. Starters for both teams are TBA.
The Cards will host the Pirates for a second game Saturday and, if necessary, a third game Sunday. Saturday will be a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. Sunday would be a 5:00 p.m. first pitch. Visit jccardinals.com for ticket information. Listen in on all the action on the Johnson City Cardinals Radio Network powered by TuneIn and the MiLB First Pitch app.
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.
[STORY PHOTO BY ROBERT KELL]
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