Cardinals prospect Tink Hence delivered one of his most effective outings of his minor league career on Thursday when he tossed five scoreless innings and struck out seven batters in Class High-A Peoria’s 10-1 win against Quad Cities. Hence limited opposing hitters to two hits and didn’t walk a batter on an evening when he threw 59 pitches — 39 of which were strikes.
The 20-year-old’s five innings matched a career-high. His seven strikeouts were a season-high and put him one shy of matching a career-best he set in 2022 while in Class Low-A.
Despite giving up two singles, Hence faced the minimum in his five innings of work.