St. Louis Cardinals (31-25) Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (30-28) Game No
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St. Louis Cardinals (31-25) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (30-28) Game No. 57 • Home Game No. 30 • Busch Stadium • Sunday, June 3, 2018 RHP Michael Wacha (6-1, 2.71) vs. RHP Nick Kingham (2-1, 3.75) RECENT REDBIRDS: The Cardinals continue their 7-game, 8-day home stand RECORD BREAKDOWN (4-PIT, 3-MIA) this afternoon, as they seek a series win after posting walk-off CARDINALS vs. PIRATES All-Time Overall ........... 9,990-9,511 10-8 and 3-2 wins on Thu. & Sat. around Fri. night’s 4-0 loss...the Cardinals All-Time (1892-2018) .......................1,156-1,233 Under Mike Matheny .........575-453 began the day in 3rd place in the NL Central, 4.5 games back of the 1st place in St. Louis (1892-2018) ............................... 613-575 2018 Overall ............................31-25 Milwaukee Brewers...the Redbirds are 5-5 in their last 10 games and 9-11 over at Sportsman’s/Robison Field (1892-1920) .. 96-171 their last 20. Busch Stadium ....................... 17-12 at Sportsman’s Park/Busch I (1920-66) ..... 287-209 On the Road ............................ 14-13 MILESTONES: Yesterday’s game, the 1,000th regular season affair at Busch at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005) ............... 168-161 Day .......................................... 15-12 Stadium III, featured the 100th career home run by Marcell Ozuna, his first as a at Busch Stadium III (2006-18) ................65-37 Night ........................................16-13 Cardinal at Busch Stadium. in Pittsburgh (1892-2018) ............................ 543-658 Spring...................................17-13-2 GOMBER GOODIES: Rookie Austin Gomber debuted yesterday with 3.0 score- at Exposition Park III (1892–1909) ............... 36-117 March .......................................0-2 less & hitless innings in relief, the first Cardinals lefty relief pitcher to ever do at Forbes Field (1909–1970) ....................... 304-345 April ...................................... 15-10 so...right-handers Dick Hughes (3.0 IP; 9/11/66) & Ray Washburn (4.1 IP; at Three Rivers Stadium (1970–2000) ........ 120-124 May ....................................... 15-12 9/20/61) are the only others to have done so in research dating to 1908. at BB&T Ballpark at Bowman Field (2017) ......... 0-1 June .......................................... 1-1 FEELING A DRAFT: Major League Baseball’s amateur draft starts on Monday, at PNC Park (2001-2018) ............................... 83-69 July ........................................... n/a June 4 with the first 78 picks taking place that evening on MLB Network & MLB. 2018...................................................................... 4-5 August ...................................... n/a com....the Cardinals have selections #19, #43 and #75 on Day 1...the draft will at Busch Stadium ............................................... 2-1 September ................................ n/a resume with rounds 3-10 on Tue., June 5 and rounds 11-40 on Wed., June 6. at PNC Park ........................................................ 2-4 Monday..................................... 2-3 2017.................................................................... 11-8 POWER PLAY: The Cardinals have homered in 40 of their first 56 games, going Tuesday .................................... 4-5 2016.................................................................... 10-9 28-12 (.700 win pct.) in those games...they are 3-13 when they do not homer... Wednesday ...............................4-3 among NL clubs, only Milwaukee (31-7; .816) & Atlanta (28-11; .717) have a 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Thursday ..................................4-4 better winning pct. when homering. HOMERS AT HOME: The Cardinals are 15-4 4/27 at PIT ........L, 6-5 (11) ................... Kontos-Hicks Friday ........................................ 5-3 (.789 win pct.) in games they homer in at Busch Stadium this season...only 4/28 at PIT ........L, 6-2 .................... Williams-Flaherty Saturday ...................................6-4 Milwaukee & Philadelphia (both 16-3; .842) have better marks among NL clubs 4/29 at PIT ........L, 5-0 .................... Kingham-Weaver Sunday ..................................... 6-3 when homering at home. 5/25 at PIT ........L, 8-1 ....................... Musgrove-Gant Scoring First ........................... 22-8 MOLINA IN SPRINGFIELD: All-Star catcher Yadier Molina began his injury re- 5/26 at PIT ........W, 4-1 ........ Flaherty-Williams-Norris Opponent Scores First ........... 9-17 habilitation assignment last night with the Springfield Cardinals (AA)...he caught 5/27 at PIT ........W, 6-4 ............Tuivailala- Feliz-Norris One-Run Games .........................9-8 5 innings and was 0-for-1 with a HBP & sac. fly at the plate...Molina suffered a 5/31 at STL .......W, 10-8 ...................Mayers-Vazquez Two-Run Games .........................9-2 pelvic injury with traumatic hematoma after taking a foul tip on May 5 and has 6/1 at STL .........L, 4-0 ........................Taillon-Mikolas Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ........... 1-16 missed 25 games. 6/2 at STL .........W, 3-2 ................Norris-R.Rodriguez Scoring 3 Runs ...........................5-2 IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE GREAT: The Cardinals walk-off win yesterday on 6/3 at STL ......................................1:15 p.m. Scoring 4 or more Runs ...........25-7 Kotlen Wong’s 4th career walk off-HR (his 3rd career vs. the Pirates), was the 8/3 at PIT .................................................... 6:05 p.m. Scoring in 3 or fewer innings .22-24 7th among their 17 wins at home this season...their 7 walk-off wins lead the 8/4 at PIT .................................................... 6:05 p.m. Scoring in 4 or more innings ......9-1 majors and are their most since 2015 when they had a total of 9...they had 4 8/5 at PIT .................................................. 12:35 p.m. vs. Right-Handed Starter .......23-20 all of last season...the Cardinals have hit 5 walk-off homers this season, their 8/28 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. vs. Left-Handed Starter ..............8-5 most since 2008 (also 5)...Thu. night’s win marked their first walk-off win when 8/29 at STL ................................................. 6:15 p.m. Series Openers .........................9-10 trailing by three or more heading into the final inning since 8/19/2005 vs SF, 8/30 at STL ................................................. 6:15 p.m. Series Finales ............................10-8 when down 4-0 in the 9th. 9/10 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Homestand Openers ..................3-2 9/11 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. MAY’S M.A.S.H. UNIT: The Cardinals made a total of 42 transactions in May, Homestand Finales ....................1-3 impacting 23 different players and they placed 11 different players on the dis- 9/12 at STL ............................................... 12:15 p.m. Road Trip Openers ......................2-3 abled list last month (Dominic Leone, Yadier Molina, Carlos Martínez, Tyler Last 4-Game Cardinals sweep ......5/31-6/3/2004 at PIT Road Trip Finales ........................2-3 Lyons, Adam Wainwright, Luke Gregerson, Carson Kelly, Paul DeJong, Matt Last 4-Game Pirates sweep ...........7/3-7/6/1997 at STL Following Off-Days .....................5-6 Bowman, Greg Holland and Alex Reyes). Out-Hit Opponents ...................23-3 Out-Hit by Opponents...............5-22 PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS Final At-Bat Decisions ................6-5 Come-from-Behind W/L .......... 12/14 Pitcher Carlos Martínez was teammates with Pi- Catcher Francisco Pena’s father, Tony, was an Infielder Sean Rodriguez’s father, Johnny, is the rates pitcher Ivan Nova and outfielders Starling All-Star catcher for the Pirates (1980-86)...later manager of the Cardinals’ Springfield Cardinals Walk-off Wins/Losses ................ 7/3 Marte and Gregory Polanco for the Dominican traded by Pittsburgh to the Cardinals for pitcher (AA) of the Texas League. In Errorless Games .................17-11 Republic in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Mike Dunne, catcher Mike LaValliere and out- Pitching Coach Ray Searage was selected by St. fielder Andy Van Slyke (April 1, 1987.) Commit at Least One Error ..... 14-14 Infielder Paul DeJong was originally selected by Louis in the 22nd round of the 1976 MLB Draft... Extra Innings ..............................4-5 the Pirates in the 38th round of the 2014 MLB Yadier Molina (June 3, 2004), Matt Bowman later traded to the Mets for catcher Jody Davis in Shutouts .....................................2-3 Draft, but did not sign. (April 6, 2016), and José Martínez (September 1979...began coaching career in the Cardinals mi- 6, 2016) and Luke Voit (June 25, 2017) all made nor league system as Pitching Coach with Madison Leading after 7 innings .............25-4 Pitching coach Mike Maddux signed with the their MLB debuts against Pittsburgh. (1994), Peoria (1995-96) and Prince William (1997). Tied after 7 innings .....................2-3 Pirates in April 1995 and pitched in eight games Trailing after 7 innings ..............4-18 before being released in May. Pitcher Luke Gregerson and Pirates infielder Josh Pirates Baseball Operations Senior Advisor Nick Harrison were teammates on the United States Leyva was drafted by St. Louis in the 24th round Leading after 8 innings .............25-2 Pitcher Miles Mikolas spent one month as a Pi- squad in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. in 1975...played three minor league