St. Louis Cardinals (3‐2) at (3‐2) Game #6 ◆ Osceola County Stadium ◆ March 10, 2015 Carlos Martinez (1‐0, 0.00) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (0‐1, 0.00) ❑ TODAY’S GAME: The Cardinals will play the GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE ACTION: The 2014 Central Division Champion St. Louis Car‐ Houston Astros today at Kissimmee in a 1:05 dinals are entering their 124th season of play in the National League and are in their 18th spring training in Jupiter...the club dropped their second game of spring yesterday, 3‐0 vs. Boston...Michael p.m. start. ...Redbird and re‐ Wacha pitched 2.0 scoreless and fanned four in his first spring action. ported on Feb. 19 with the first full‐squad work‐ out on Feb. 24. ❑ AGAINST THE ASTROS: The Cardinals and Astros are seeing each other for the final time already this Spring CARDINALS 2015 SPRING COMING UP: St. Louis spends a second day in ...the Astros were the Cardinals first home opponent last Orlando to play the on Wednes‐ Friday, with the Redbirds winning 5‐2...the Cardinals Record Attendance day...the team returns home following the 1:05 won all three Grapefruit League meetings with the As‐ vs. NL ...... 2‐1 Home (15).....20,573 start vs. the Braves to play three straight games tros in 2014...the Cardinals and Astros do not play this vs. AL ...... 1‐1 Home Avg ...... 6,858 regular season and last faced each other during the reg‐ at Home...... 2‐1 Road (13) ...... 12,401 at Roger Dean Stadium, including their first tele‐ ular season in 2013 Interleague play. on Road ...... 1‐1 Road Avg ...... 6,201 vised game on Thursday, March 12 vs. Balti‐ ❑ at RDS* ...... 3‐1 Total...... 32,974 more. PAVING THE WAY: The Cardinals Randal Grichuk and *Includes road Home High...... 7,662 Boston’s Xander Bogaerts are tied for the Grapefruit games at Roger Dean 3/9 vs. Boston ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 17 League lead in home runs with two apieace. Stadium. Spring Training games, and the exhibition versus ❑ TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Carlos Martinez get the start the on Apr. 3, on their radio today in Kissimmee, his second of the spring...available in the bullpen are RHP Carlos Villanueva, LHP flagship station KMOX 1120 AM...Mike Shannon John Gast, RHP Marcus Hatley, LHP Kevin Siegrist, RHP and RHP . and John Rooney will be on the call working to‐ ❑ TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: Slated to make his second start this spring tomorrow at Atlanta is LHP gether for their 10th consecutive season...the ...pitchers also available will be left Tim Conney and right‐hander Mike Mayers. 50,000‐watt station can sometimes be heard as ❑ CARDINALS REMEMBER OSCAR: The St. Louis Cardinals will be wearing a patch with the initials far south as Jupiter on a clear day. “OT” during the 2015 regular season in rememberance of 22‐year old outfielder, Oscar Taveras, who died tragically in an automobile accident last October...in addition, Taveras’ close friend and team‐ ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise mate from the Dominican Republic, Carlos Martinez, is now wearing No. 18 to honor his late friend. 15 Spring Training games in 2015 beginning on ❑ FALL BALL: The Cardinals have played in a Major League‐high 57 postseason games from 2011‐14 March 12 vs. Baltimore, with Ricky Horton, Al with the (38 games) being the next closest during that four‐season span...the next clos‐ Hrabosky, Dan McLaughlin and Tim McCarver est National League team is San Francisco (33)...the Cardinals (2011, 2013) and Giants (2010, 2012, calling the action. Games include 3/12 vs. BOS, 2014) have alternated winning the N.L. pennant each of the past five seasons. 3/13 at MIA, 3/14 vs. MIN, 3/15 vs. MIN, 3/16 ❑ vs. DET, 3/17 at MIA, 3/19 vs. NYM, 3/21 vs. ATL, SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 57 players on the roster with 18 invitees...the youngest 3/25 vs. WAS, 3/26 vs. MIA, 3/27 vs. NYM, 3/29 player in camp is 20‐year old Carson Kelly as well as four first round picks: INF vs. NYM, 3/30 vs. WAS, 3/31 vs. MIA and 4/2 vs. (2007), INF (2011), RHP (2012) and LHP Marco Gonzales (2013). NYM. ❑ NEW FACES: Players acquired during the 2014‐15 off‐season and appearing in their first Cardinals spring camp include catchers Michael Ohlman and Alberto Rosario; infielders Dean Anna, Ty Kelly LAST SEASON: The Cardinals posted a 90‐72 and Mark Reynolds; outfielder and pitchers , Marcus Hatley, Miguel So‐ record and won their second consecutive Na‐ colovich, Carlos Villanueva and Jordan Walden. Assistant hitting Bill Mueller was added to the tional League Central Division title. The Cardi‐ staff after serving as the hitting coach in 2014. nals defeated the N.L. West Champion Los ❑ THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The Cardinals open Spring Training with nine players on the 40‐man roster Angeles Dodgers 3‐1 in the NLDS and lost to the under the age of 25...pitchers Marco Gonzales (23), Carlos Martinez (23), Trevor Rosenthal (24), Sam eventual Champion San Francisco Tuivailala (22) and Michael Wacha (23) join catcher Michael Ohlman (24), infielders Aledmys Diaz Giants in the NLCS, 4‐1. Manager (24) and Kolten Wong (24) and outfielder Randal Grichuk (23)...these youngsters have already served has led the Cardinals to the playoffs in each of in the Major Leagues combining for 493.1 , 41 games started pitching, 50 saves, 571 his first three seasons as a manager. at‐ bats and 15 home runs including an NLCS MVP and four postseason home runs. ❑ “THE MATHENY MANIFESTO”: Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny had a book written along with LAST SPRING: The Cardinals posted an 11‐13‐2 NY Times best‐selling author Jerry B. Jenkins and published by Crown Archetype books last month, spring record (7‐6‐1 at home, 7‐10‐1 at RDS), titled “The Matheny Manifesto”. The book is based off a letter Matheny wrote to the parents of a finishing 10th in the Grapefruit League and T8th little league team he coached and it targets youth players, parents and coaches with a focus on “re‐ among National League teams...they drew spect, ownership, self‐motivation and sportsmanship that goes into the definition of character on 96,795 fans to RDS during 14 home games, aver‐ the playing field”. aging over a sellout at 6,914 fans per game. ❑ EASTER TREATS: The Cardinals will open the 2015 regular season on Easter Sunday, April 5, at the Chicago Cubs on ESPN (7:05 p.m. CT)...it will be the first time since 1991 (4‐1 win) that the Cardinals Cardinals Recent have opened a season at Wrigley Field...their last season opener against the Cubs was in 2000 at Spring Training Records II (7‐1 win). Team Team Year W‐L‐T Batting Avg. ERA 2014* 11‐13‐1 .260 5.27 CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2013* 16‐14‐1 .280 4.20 Time/ Probable Starters/ 2012* 16‐9‐2 .276 3.05 Date/Opp. Result Winner‐Loser‐ Record Att. Highlights 2011* 14‐16‐1 .261 3.79 3/5 at MIA^+ W, 4‐1 Martinez‐Haren‐Socolovich 1‐0 5,204 Martinez 2.0IP, 3k; Adams 2RBI 2010 15‐14‐0 .280 4.95 3/6 vs. HOU W, 5‐2 Gonzales‐Oberholtzer‐Siegrist 2‐0 5,473 Tommy Pham 4‐4, R, RBI 2009* 19‐12‐2 .290 4.35 3/7 at WAS+ L, 6‐5 Villanueva‐Jansen‐McGregor 2‐1 7,197 Grichuk BB & HR, 2R; Ortega 2H 2008 17‐10‐2 .286 4.01 3/8 vs. MIA W, 5‐2 Mayers‐Conley‐Socolovich 3‐1 7,438 Grichuk & Pham 2R‐HRs each 2007 16‐10‐3 .255 2.29 3/9 vs. BOS+ L, 3‐0 Mujica‐Lyons‐Barnes 3‐2 7,662 Wacha 2.0 scoreless, 4K 2006* 15‐14‐1 .260 3.65 3/10 at HOU 1:05 Carlos Martinez vs. Brett Oberholtzer 3/11 at ATL 1:05 Marco Gonzales vs. Alex Wood 2005* 15‐11‐2 .279 3.73 3/12 vs. BAL+* 1:05 Jaime Garcia vs. 2004* 17‐12‐0 .275 4.53 3/13 at MIA^* 1:05 *Reached the postseason. 3/14 vs. MIN+* 1:05 Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began 3/15 at MIN+* 1:05 playing at Roger Dean Stadium in 1998. 3/16 vs. DET+* 1:05 3/17 at MIA^+* 1:05 Cardinals Recent Transactions 3/18 OPEN DATE 3/19 vs. NYM+* 1:05 March 9: Agreed to terms with 28 unsigned players 3/20 at NYM 1:10 on 2015 contracts. 3/21 vs. ATL+# 1:05 February 4: Signed RHP Carlos Villanueva to a 3/22 at BAL+ 1:05 minor league contract with an invitation to Spring 3/23 at BOS 1:05 Training. 3/24 OPEN DATE February 3: Acquired C Michael Ohlman from the 3/25 vs. WAS+* 1:05 3/26 vs. MIA+* 1:05 for cash considerations. 3/27 vs. NYM* 1:05 December 12: Signed C Alberto Rosario to a minor at WAS 1:05 league contract with an invitation to Spring Train‐ 3/28 at DET+ 1:05 ing. 3/29 vs. NYM+* 1:05 December 11: Signed INF Mark Reynolds to a one‐ 3/30 vs. WAS* 1:05 year contract. 3/31 vs. MIA+* 1:05 4/1 at NYM 1:10 4/2 vs. NYM* 12:05 4/3 at MEM+ 6:05 Game times are local and are subject to change + KMOX Radio; *Fox Midwest; # Fox Midwest Plus; % ESPN; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS CARLOS MARTINEZ ◆ RHP ◆ 6‐0 ◆ 185 ◆ 23 yrs #18 MATT BELISLE (RHP) TYLER LYONS (LHP) ◆ Switched uniform number from 44 to 18 this season to honor his late friend DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/5 MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/6 HOU 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 and teammate Oscar Taveras. 3/9 BOS 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/9 BOS L 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 ◆ Opened the season on the Major League roster for the first time in 2014 and appeared in 57 games, starting seven. Was optioned to Memphis (AAA) 7/31‐ RANDY CHOATE (LHP) SETH MANESS (RHP) DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 8/17, where he made two starts (10.1 IP). 3/5 MIA 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/6 HOU 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 ◆ Was 0‐3 with a 3.79 ERA in 50 relief appearances (57.0 IP). Pitched a season 3/9 BOS 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/9 BOS 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 and career high 2.2 innings of relief 6/1 vs. SF. TIM COONEY (LHP) CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) ◆ Struck out a season‐high six batters in each of his back‐to‐back starts 7/3 at DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO SF & 7/8 vs. PIT. 3/5 MIA 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/5 MIA W 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 ◆ 3/8 MIA 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 Made 14 straight scoreless appearances (8/22‐9/23) before allowing a at MIKE MAYERS (RHP) CHI on 9/24, spanning a career‐high 16.1 IP. SAM FREEMAN (LHP) DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ Inherited 26 runners and allowed only 3 to score (11.5% IRS). DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/5 MIA 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/7 WSH 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 3/8 MIA W 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 CARLOS VILLANUEVA ◆ RHP ◆ 6‐2 ◆ 215 ◆ 31 yrs #33 ◆ JAIME GARCIA (LHP) ZACH PETRICK (RHP) Signed by the Cardinals to a minor league contract with spring invite 2/4/15. DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ Has pitched in all or part of the last nine major league seasons with 3/7 WSH 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 3/6 HOU 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Milwaukee (2006‐10), Toronto (2011‐12) and Chicago Cubs (2013‐2014). 3/9 BOS 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 JOHN GAST (LHP) ◆ Pitched in 42 games for Chicago (NL) in 2014, including five starts; went 4‐3 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO TREVOR ROSENTHAL (RHP) with two saves, 2.64 ERA (17 ER/58.0 IP) in 37 relief apps. 3/7 WSH 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ 3/7 WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Posted a 1.69 ERA (5 ER/26.2 IP) in 17 relief apps. following the All‐Star break. MARCO GONZALES (LHP) ◆ Had career‐high 16.0 scoreless streak 7/12‐8/16, walked two and DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO KEVIN SIEGRIST (LHP) fanned 17 while holding opponents to a .113 BA. 3/6 HOU W 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ 3/6 HOU S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Became the first Cubs with three decisions in the team’s first six NICK GREENWOOD (LHP) games of a season since Hippo Vaughn (2‐1) in 1918. DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH (RHP) ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 3/6 HOU 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JOHN GAST LHP 6‐2 190 26 yrs #58 3/9 BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/5 MIA S‐1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 ◆ Began the season at Palm Beach (A) recovering from a 2013 left shoulder 3/8 MIA S‐2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 MITCH HARRIS (RHP) injury and made one start in the State League before finishing the DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) season in Memphis (AAA). 3/8 MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ Appeared in 12 games at Memphis in 2014 making 11 starts with a 3‐2 3/8 MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 record and a 4.85 ERA. MARCUS HATLEY (RHP) DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO CARLOS VILLANUEVA (RHP) ◆ Made MLB debut in 2013 and was 2‐0 with a 5.11 ERA in three starts before 3/7 WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO a left shoulder injury on 5/25 at LAD ended his season. 3/7 WSH L 1.2 6 4 4 1 2 ◆ DEAN KIEKHEFER (LHP) Has posted 34 wins over 78 career minor league starts (82 appearances) with DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) a .654 winning percentage. 3/8 MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ Picked‐off two runners in 2014, his lowest season total of his five year career. 3/9 BOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 JOHN LACKEY (RHP) Southpaw has registered 39 pick‐offs over the last five minor league seasons, DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ADAM WAINWRIGHT (RHP) ranking 5th among all minor league pitchers. DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ◆ Ran off a 32.0 inning scoreless streak to begin 2013 season in Memphis. (RHP) MARCUS HATLEY ◆ RHP ◆ 6‐5 ◆ 220 ◆ 26 yrs #74 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JORDAN WALDEN (RHP) ◆ 3/8 MIA 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 DATE‐OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Acquired by the Cardinals as a minor league free agent following eight 3/7 WSH 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 seasons with the Cubs spanning 251 appearances. ◆ Pitched the entire 2014 season at Iowa (AAA), making a team‐leading 45 relief appearances with one save and averaged 11.11 /9 IP. ◆ Has not started a game since 9/2/10, while with Peoria (A), in which he DAILY BATTING LOGS started seven games to finish the season. Player 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/19 ◆ Since becoming a full‐time relief pitcher in 2011 is averaging 10.12 Adams 1d ooo o1 2o Anna wo oc o k ko strikeouts/9 IP (227.2 IP) over 182 apps., as opposed to 6.7 strikeouts/9 IP Bean k o from 2007‐10 intermixing starts with relief outings. Bourjos ko ooo koo ◆ Pitched 2.0 or more innings in relief 27 times since 2012, 21 scoreless. Carpenter oo oc o1 o1 ◆ Born in , , making him one of two Hawaiian‐born players on Cruz 1o w1 the Cardinals roster [Kolten Wong (Hilo, HI)]. Diaz eo Easley ok o KEVIN SIEGRIST ◆ LHP ◆ 6‐5 ◆ 215 ◆ 25 yrs #46 Garcia, G. 2 o1o k kw wo ◆ Began the season on the Opening Day roster for the first time and made 37 Grichuk w4o 4 w1k appearances in an injury‐shortened season. Heyward 1o 1o ko1 ◆ Placed on the 15‐day disabled list with a left forearm strain on May 24. Holliday 2w 1w o1 Reinstated to the active list July 23 after missing 53 games. Pitched in five Jay Kelly, C. e rehab games at Springfield with five scoreless appearances in 4.2 innings. Kelly, T. 3o ekw1 ok o ◆ Led the National League and was tied for the Major League lead with 12 Kozma ok k of w1e Holds prior to landing on the disabled list. Molina oo oo ◆ Struck out 37 in his 30.1 IP with St. Louis. Ranked 12th among MLB left‐ Moore 2o w 1okk ok handers with 10.98 strikeouts/9 IP (min. 30 IP). Ohlman k ◆ Was 1‐1 with a 3.60 ERA in 23 appearances with a team‐high 12 Holds prior Ortega oo oco 1c2k o to landing on the disabled list. After returning from the disabled list was 0‐3 Peralta oo kk cw Pham oo 1111 o1 ko4 k with a 13.06 ERA in 14 appearances. Piscotty eo koh 1 o ooo ◆ Posted the lowest ERA by a Cardinals relief pitcher in team history (min. 35 Reynolds koo IP) in 2013 with an 0.45 ERA over 45 apps., lowest mark by MLB reliever (min. Rosario 35 IP) since 1911. Scruggs kk o 1oo 1o 2 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Stanley 2o oo JORDAN WALDEN RHP 6‐5 250 27 yrs #53 Tartamella ◆ Acquired in a trade from the Braves with OF Jason Heyward, sending RHP Valera o bk and RHP to Atlanta on Nov. 17, 2014. Wilson kk o1 2o ◆ Appeared in 58 games in 2014, his second highest ‐season total despite Wong oo oko kk oo missing 36 days on the 15‐day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. 2‐, 3‐Triple, 4‐, o‐Out, k‐, w‐Walk, h‐HBP, e‐Reached on error, b‐ ◆ Struck out 62 batters, his second highest total in a season and 5th‐straight SacBunt, f‐SacFly, c‐Fielder’s Choice, d‐double play; Note: Read left‐to‐right for first‐to‐last AB. season with more strikeouts than innings pitched. ◆ Right‐handed batters slugged just .196 against him, 6th lowest among MLB relief pitchers (min. 50 batters faced). TREVOR ROSENTHAL ◆ RHP ◆ 6‐2 ◆ 190 ◆ 24 yrs #44 ◆ Is averaging 10.80 strikeouts/9 IP over his career, ranking 13th among active ◆ STL in his 2nd full season in the majors. His 45 saves ranked 2nd in the pitchers with a min. of 200 appearances. N.L., 4th in MLB. Became just the 5th pitcher in franchise history to reach the ◆ Was named to the 2011 All‐Star team becoming the first 40‐save mark. Angel rookie selected since Jason Dickson (1997). ◆ Appeared in over 70 games for the second straight season, ranking 2nd on the team with 72 appearances, T12th N.L. His 146 games pitched between 2013‐14 ranks T6th most among all MLB relievers. ◆ Has struck out 195 batters over the past two seasons, ranking 4th among MLB relief pitchers (Davis, KC 223; Chapman, CIN 218; Jansen, LAD 212). ◆ Has struck out 220 batters in 168.1 Major League innings, 31.0 % of all batters faced (220 K/708 BF). ◆ Holds the lowest postseason ERA (0.75) among active MLB pitchers with 20 or more appearances, and his 20.2 consecutive postseason scoreless innings is the longest streak in Cardinals franchise history. ◆ In 2014, became one of eight pitchers in MLB history to save all three games in a Division Series and second Cardinals (Dennis Eckersley, 1996) to have done so. Is tied for the most career postseason saves among active pitchers with seven (Feliz, Holland, Papelbon, Uehara).