St. Louis Cardinals (5-2) at -ss (4-2) Game No. 8 N The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches N March 3, 2017 (1-0, 0.00) vs. (1st Start) K CARDINALS 20TH SPRING TRAINING IN JUPITER: The St. Louis Cardinals are entering their 126th TODAY’S GAME : The St. Louis Cardinals travel to season of play in the and are playing in their 20th Spring Training in Jupiter. West Palm Beach to play the Washington Na - K tionals at 1:05 p.m., in their first game visiting CARDINALS VS. NATIONALS: The Cardinals play the second of eight matchups against the Washington Na - CARDINALS 2017 SPRING RECAP the new Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...Redbird tionals this spring...St. Louis will be the home team in and reported on Feb. 13 with five of the eight games against the Nats, who are now Record Attendance the first full-squad workout on Feb. 17. close neighbors to the South with a new complex in West vs. NL ...... 4-2-0 Home (4) ...... 13,306 Palm Beach...the Cardinals open their 2017 regular sea - vs. AL ...... 1-0-0 Home Avg ...... 4,400 COMING UP: The Cardinals return home to son road schedule at Washington (4/10-12) and host the at Home ...... 4-0-0 Road (3) ...... 18,393 Roger Dean Stadium to host the Washington Na - Nationals at (6/30-7/2)...the Cardinals ral - on Road ...... 1-2-0 Road Avg ...... 6,131 lied to win 5-4 on Monday in their first matchup of the tionals in the completion of their home-and- Spring at Roger Dean Stadium. at RDS* ...... 4-1-0 Total ...... 31,699 home series tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 p.m. *Includes road games Home High ...... 4,688 K LAST GAME: The Cardinals erased a 3-0 deficit against at Roger Dean vs. NYM (3/1) the and rallied to win 9-4, improving to Stadium. ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 19 Spring 4-0 at home this Spring...Cardinals pitchers combined to Training games on their radio flagship station KMOX strike out 16 Braves, while Matt Adams (#1), Paul DeJong 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Mike Clai - (#1) and Anthony Garcia (#1) each homered...DeJong was 2-for-3 with the home and a triple...Car - borne and Ricky Horton will be on the call...the son Kelly was 1-for-2 with a two-RBI , the eventual game-winning RBI. 50,000-watt station can sometimes be heard as far K TODAY’S HURLERS: Michael Wacha makes his second start of the spring, after having pitched 2.0 south as Jupiter on a clear day. IP at Boston on Monday...Wacha is a career 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 16 career Spring Training starts (21 app.)...also available today are RHP , RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Rowan Wick, RHP ON THE INTERNET: The 14 games not broadcast Trey Nielsen, RHP Josh Lucas, RHP , RHP Daniel Poncedeleon and LHP . on KMOX and the exhibition game at Memphis K TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: will make his second Grapefruit League start (AAA), can be heard on cardinals.com with Tom tomorrow...other scheduled pitchers are RHP , RHP Arturo Reyes, RHP Junior Fernandez, Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle LHP Brett Cecil, RHP and RHP Robby Rowland. McClellan calling the action. K A SALUTE TO THE LONGBALL: During the 2016 Spring Training season, the Cardinals 21 total home runs with six of them at Roger Dean Stadium...this Spring, they have hit nine home runs with ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise seven of them having come at Roger Dean Stadium. 15 Spring Training games in 2017 with Dan K SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 68 players on the roster with 28 invitees...the youngest McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hra - player in camp is 19-year old Dennis Ortega as well as six Cardinals first round picks: INF Kolten bosky and Tim McCarver calling the action. For Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012), LHP (2013), RHP (2014), RHP the first time ever, every telecast will be Jack Flaherty (2014) and RHP (2015). streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app and at K DEXTER: The Cardinals signed free-agent centerfielder Dexter Fowler to a five-year contract through the 2021 season on Dec. 9, 2016...the 2016 All-Star switch-hitter owns a career .366 on-base FOXSportsGO.com. Games include 2/25 at MIA, pct., along with 72 triples and 127 stolen bases in nine seasons with the Rockies (2008-13), Astros 2/26 vs. MIA, 3/4 vs. WAS, 3/7 vs. MIA, 3/8 vs. (2014) and Cubs (2015-16)...Fowler joins a list of notable former Cubs such as Lou Brock, Bruce Sutter, WAS, 3/9 vs. HOU, 3/11 vs. ATL, 3/12 at MIA, Lee Smith, Dennis Eckersley, and Mark Grudzielanek who later played for the Cardinals. 3/13 vs. HOU, 3/15 at MIN, 3/16 vs. MIN, 3/18 K MARTINEZ INKS NEW DEAL: On February 2, 2017, the Cardinals signed All-Star Carlos Mar - at NYM, 3/19 at ATL, 3/25 at MIA and 3/26 vs. tinez to a five-year contract (2017-21) that includes club options for 2022 and 2023...last season, the MIA. The Cardinals will be televised nationally right-hander paced the Cardinals pitching staff in wins (16) and (174) while making a ca - on ESPN at NYM 3/28. reer-high 31 starts with 195.1 ...he also ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (5th), ERA (3.04, 9th), innings pitched (10th), quality starts (20, 6th) and opponent’s batting average (.233, 12th). LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their K REYES OUT FOR SEASON: Cardinals young phenom pitcher underwent Tommy John 125th season of play in the National League surgery on February 16 and will miss the entire 2017 season...the rookie pitcher was 4-1 with a 1.57 by finishing 2nd in the ERA in 46.0 innings in 2016 including a 3-0 record against the defending champion Cubs. Divison and 5th overall in the Senior Circuit, K FLYING SOUTH: The Cardinals signed former Toronto Blue Jays left-handed pitcher Brett Cecil to a missing the postseason for the first time since four-year contract on November 21, locking in the southpaw through 2020...Cecil was a 2013 Amer - 2010...Manager led the the Car - ican League All-Star and is one of only seven MLB pitchers with at least 40 wins and 10 saves since dinals to their eighth straight winning season as 2009...he has struck out 11.46 batters per 9 IP since he because a full-time reliever Aug. 2, 2012. the 5th-year skipper leads all Major League K A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Ten players on the Cardinals Spring Training roster will participate in the managers with 461 wins since he took over the 2017 World Baseball Classic including five in the Opening Round at Marlins Park in Miami...the five local participants includes Matt Carpenter (USA), Brett Cecil (USA), Rowan Wick (CAN), Carlos Martinez position in 2012. (DR) and Alberto Rosario (DR)... (ISR), (PR), Trey Nielsen (ITA), Seung-Hwan Oh (KOR) and Ryan Sherriff (ISR) will play at other sites...Alex Reyes was selected for the Dominican LAST SPRING: The 2016 Cardinals posted a 11- Republic, but will not play due to injury. 13-3 spring record (6-6 at home, 8-8 at RDS), fin - ishing 9th in the Grapefruit League and 7th among National League teams...they drew CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS 90,985 fans to Roger Dean Stadium during 13 home games, averaging 6,999 fans per game. Time/ Probable Starters/ Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser- Record Att. Highlights Cardinals Recent 2/25 at MIA^+* L, 8-7 Copeland-Gant-Cunniff 0-1 3,783 Carpenter 1-1, HR, 3RBI; Gyorko 2-2 Spring Training Records 2/26 vs. MIA+* W, 7-4 Mayers-Conley-Bowman 1-1 4,679 Baker 2.2 ShO IP; Molina 2H 2 RBI Team Team 2/27 vs. WSH# W, 5-4 Nielsen-Antolin-Tuivailala 2-1 3,939 3RBI-2B Martini, Lynn 2.0 ShO IP Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA at BOS W, 7-2 Wacha-Johnson 3-1 9,511 Jose Martinez two 2R-HRs 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 2/28 at ATL# L, 2-0 Collmenter-Rowland-Cabrera 3-2 5,099 Leake 3.0 ShO IP; Sierra 3H 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/1 vs. NYM+ W, 6-1 C. Martinez-M. Molina 4-2 4,688 CMart 3.0 ShO IP; Grichuk HR, 4 RBI 3/2 vs. ATL+ W, 9-4 Alcantara-Danks 5-2 4,292 DeJong 2-3,HR,3B, RBI; STL P’s 16Ks 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/3 at WSH(ss)# 1:05 Michael Wacha vs. Stephen Strasburg 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/4 vs. WSH+* 1:05 Lance Lynn vs. Gio Gonzalez 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/5 at NYM+ 1:10 Mike Leake vs. Matt Harvey 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/6 at MIN# 1:05 TBA vs. 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/7 vs. MIA+* 1:05 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/8 vs. WSH#* 1:05 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/9 vs. HOU+* 1:05 2007 16-10-3 .255 2.29 3/10 at WSH#* 1:05 2006* 15-14-1 .260 3.65 3/11 vs. ATL+* 1:05 2005* 15-11-2 .279 3.73 3/12 at MIA^+* 1:05 *Reached the postseason. 3/13 vs. HOU+* 1:05 3/14 OPEN DATE Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began 3/15 at MIN#* 1:05 playing at Roger Dean Stadium in 1998. 3/16 vs. MIN+* 1:05 3/17 at NYM# 1:10 Cardinals Recent Transactions 3/18 vs. NYM+* 1:05 March 2 : Agreed to terms on one-year 2017 con - 3/19 at ATL+* 1:05 tracts with 21 remaining pre-arbitration eligible 3/20 at HOU+ 6:05 players. 3/21 OPEN DATE February 24 : Signed OF Adolis Garcia to a minor 3/22 vs. WSH# 1:05 league contract. 3/23 vs. MIA# 1:05 February 13 : Signed RHP Michael Wacha on a one- 3/24 at WSH (ss)# 1:05 year contract. 3/25 at MIA^+* 1:05 3/26 vs. MIA+* 1:05 February 2: Signed RHP Carlos Martinez to a five- 3/27 at HOU+ 6:05 year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023. 3/28 at NYM#% 1:10 December 13 : Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor 3/29 vs. WSH# 12:05 Rosenthal & LHP Kevin Siegrist on one year contracts. 3/30 at MEM+(exh.) 7:05 December 9 : Signed OF Dexter Fowler to a five- 3/31 at SPR (exh.) 5:05 year contract. Game times are local and are subject to change + KMOX Radio; # cardinals.com; *FOX Midwest; % ESPN; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS MICHAEL WACHA N RHP N 6-5 N 215 N 25 yrs #52 SANDY ALCANTARA (RHP) TREY NIELSEN (RHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Is set to make his 2nd start of the 2017 Grapefruit League season today. 2/26- MIA 1.1 5 4 4 2 2 2/27 - WSH W-1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 N Made 27 appearances (24 starts) over an injury-shortened 2016 season. 3/2 - ATL W-1 2.0 3 0 0 2 3 SEUNG HWAN OH (RHP) N Was the for the Cardinals Home game vs. COREY BAKER (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/25 - MIA 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 MIL (4/11) firing 6.0 scoreless innings in a win. 2/26 - MIA 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 N ZACH PHILLIPS (LHP) Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 14 of 24 starts, with 13 quality starts (5-5, MATT BOWMAN (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2.97 ERA). St. Louis was 14-10 in his starts. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/25 - MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2/26 - MIA S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/2 - ATL 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 N Took a loss in two starts in which he allowed only one run on a solo 3/2 - ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 : 5/3 vs. PHI (R. Howard) & 6/17 vs. TEX (R. Odor). DANIEL PONCEDELEON (RHP) JONATHAN BROXTON (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Led MLB pitchers with a 1.37 putout per 9.0 IP ratio. Recorded 21 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - BOS 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 2/26 - MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 putouts in 138.0 IP, fin ishing T3rd among MLB pitchers in putouts (21). 3/1 - NYM 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 ARTURO REYES (RHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO One of 15 pitchers in Cardinals history, 24 or younger, with 17 wins in a BRETT CECIL (LHP) 2/27 - BOS 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 season, and first since (18) in 1989. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/26 - MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 TREVOR ROSENTHAL (RHP) N Was a manager’s selection to the 2015 National League All-Star team, 3/1 - NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 his first selection. Did not appear in the game. JUNIOR FERNANDEZ (RHP) TREVOR ROSENTHAL N RHP N 6-0 N 215 N 26 yrs #44 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ROBBY ROWLAND (RHP) 2/28 at ATL 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Has 110 career saves, 5th all-time in STL history. His 57 saves at Busch 2/28 at ATL L-1 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 Stadium III are the most in Stadium history. JACK FLAHERTY (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JORDAN SCHAFER (LHP) N Has struck out 334 batters over the past four seasons (2013-16), ranking 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 T7th among Major League relief pitchers . JOHN GANT (RHP) 3/2 - ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Holds the lowest postseason ERA (0.69) among active MLB pitchers with 2/25 - MIA L-1 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 RYAN SHERRIFF (LHP) 20 or more appearances. 3/1 - NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 N Began 2016 season as the Cardinals designated and saved 14-of- (LHP) 17 games before role was shifted to Seung Hwan Oh. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO KEVIN SIEGRIST (LHP) 2/25 - MIA 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Recorded his 100th career save vs. CHI (4/20/16) striking out all 3 batters 3/1 - NYM 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 faced, and became the youngest Cardinals pitcher to reach 100 saves at MARCO GONZALES (LHP) MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH (RHP) 25 years, 10 months, 22 days (8th youngest in MLB history). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - BOS 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 N Missed 46 games on the D.L. (7/26-9/14) with right shoulder inflammation. MITCH HARRIS (RHP) SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) RYAN SHERRIFF N LHP N 6-0 N 185 N 26 yrs #83 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Became a full-time in 2014 and has posted a 2.74 ERA over 2/27 - WSH S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/2 - ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 164.1 innings and 120 relief appearances since then. MIKE LEAKE (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) N Of his 124 career relief appearances, 71 have been four outs or more 2/28 at ATL ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO and 29 of them 2.0 innings or more. 2/27 - BOS W-1 2.0 4 1 0 1 2 JOSH LUCAS (RHP) N Was selected to the Triple-A All-Star Game and retired the only batter he DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO (RHP) 2/28 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO faced for the . 3/2 - ATL 2.0 3 3 3 0 3 N LANCE LYNN (RHP) Pitched entire season in Memphis (AAA), leading the Redbirds and DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LUKE WEAVER (RHP) ranked T2nd among Cards minor leaguers with a career high 49 outings. 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/25 - MIA 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 N His 49 appearances ranked 4th among left-handed pitchers in the PCL. (LHP) 3/1 - NYM 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Held left-handed batters to a .172 opponent BA (16-93) with only two ROWAN WICK (RHP) extra base hits, both doubles. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) 2/28 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 N Pitched for Team Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifying DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 - NYM W-1 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 JAKE WOODFORD (RHP) games. Earned two Holds against Great Britain and Brazil. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Made nine relief appearances for Glendale in the 2016 Arizona Fall MIKE MAYERS (RHP) 3/1 - NYM 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO League posting an 0-1 record with a 5.79 ERA in 9.1 innings. 2/26 - MIA W-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH N RHP N 6-2 N 198 N 30 yrs #63 3/2 - ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 N Since entering the Majors in 2012, has limited opposing batters to a career .192 average against (45-234), T16th-best among MLB relievers over that timespan (min. 64.0 IP). N Has made 326 career minor league appearances with 40 starts. Has DAILY BATTING LOGS Player 2/25 2/26 2/27h 2/27r 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 made only two starts since 2010. Adams kok kok koo kok 41 N Averaging 9.40 strikeouts/9 IP (428 K/ 407.2 IP) since becoming a full- Alvarez ko d o time relief pitcher in 2010. Bader 4o o oo2o ook Carpenter f4 ko ok N Split 2016 season between Memphis (AAA) and St. Louis for a second- Cunningham ho kko wo 1 ko o straight season. Appeared in 15 games for St. Louis over two stints; was 1- DeJong o1 k1ok1 o 3k4 Diaz 11o k1o o1o 0 with a 2.00 ERA, allowing runs in three outings (4 ER/18.0 IP). Fowler ww 1k oww oFw ROWAN WICK N RHP N 6-3 N 230 N 24 yrs #72 Fryer 13 oo k N A. Garcia c oo k1 o 4 Coverted to pitcher during the 2015 season after playing in 33 games G. Garcia oob koo oc o during the season at Palm Beach (A). Played in 186 career games as a Grichuk 2k oow 24 catcher and . Gyorko 11 o2 oo o22 N Huffman w1k ko1o 1d oo Played his first full season as a pitcher and made 44 relief appearances Kelly f1w w1o o1 between Palm Beach (A) and Springfield (AA). Knizner hk od N Lino ko Combined to post a 2-0 record & 2.64 ERA over 44.1 innings w/57 K’s. Je.Martinez ow N Ranked among Cardinals minor league pitchers with 44 appearances Jo.Martinez oo 1w 4kk4 ow w ooo (T9th) and strikeouts/9 IP (11.57, 4th). Molina oo 12w oh cFk o1o Ortega d JACK FLAHERTY N RHP N 6-4 N 225 N 21 yrs #92 Peralta co of 1wo N Pitched the entire 2016 season with Palm Beach (A) making a team-high Pham k 1wo ood k 1oo 1 Piscotty koe 1w wo ooo 23 starts (24 appearances). Rosario 2k o1 1 N Ranked 3rd in the and 3rd among Cardinals minor Schafer wo w Sierra k 1 kw2 1101 ko leaguers with a Palm Beach team-high 126 strikeouts. Sosa 1o o o o N Ranked among Cardinals minor leaguers in innings (134.0, 6th), games Tovar o1 o1o oo ow oo started (23, T8th) and opponent BA (.254, 10th) Valera oo ooo 1oo o Wisdom ok h 2 o k DANIEL PONCEDELEON N RHP N 6-3 N 198 N 25 yrs #95 Wong wk1 1ok ooo N Twice named a Mid-Season All-Star (2016 Texas, 2015 Midwest) Key: 1-Single, 2-, 3-Triple, 4-Home Run, o-Out, k-, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached on error, b-SacBunt, f-SacFly, c-Fielder’s Choice, d-double play; Note: Read left-to-right for N Made 11 scoreless starts of 5.0 innings or more out of 56 career starts. first-to-last AB. N Played the entire 2016 season in Springfield (AA), making a career-high and Texas League leading 27 starts.