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St. Louis Cardinals (81‐73) at Chicago Cubs (98‐56) Game #155 ◆ Wrigley Field ◆ September 25, 2016 Carlos Martinez (15‐8, 3.16) vs. Jon Lester (17‐4, 2.40) ❑ TONIGHT’S GAME: The Cardinals play their final REDBIRD RUNDOWN: The 2015 N.L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 125th season of play in the National road game of the regular season tonight at Chicago League...St. Louis began the day in second place in the N.L. Central, 17.0 games behind the 2016 N.L. Central Division Champion Chicago Cubs and 3.0 games in front of Pittsburgh...the Cardinals are 14‐16 in their last 30 games, 10‐10 in last on ESPN Sunday Night game of the week, with a 20, 5‐5 in their last 10 & 3‐2 in their last five...St. Louis holds a +60 run‐differential, 4th in the N.L. 7:08 CDT first pitch...St. Louis has traveled through ❘❑ San Francisco (2‐2), Colorado (2‐1) and Chicao (1‐1) UNDER THE LIGHTS: The Cardinals have won nine of their last 13 night games vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field, since July as part of this 10‐game, 11‐day trip ...this trip is the 14, 2013...St. Louis is 3‐1 in 2016 in games played at night in the Friendly Confines. team’s 4th‐straight 3‐city trip and 5th of the season ❘❑ SUNDAY NIGHTS: The Cardinals and Cubs have played 16 games on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball at Wrigley Field with ...the Cards own the top road record in Major the series tied at 8‐8...Cardinals have won the last 7 games on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball at Wrigley...Manger Mike Ma‐ League Baseball at 48‐32, but are 33‐41 at home. theny has never lost an ESPN Sunday Night Game at Wrigley Field (4‐0). ❘❑ LAST GAME: St. Louis won 10‐4...Alex Reyes pitched IN THE PINCH: The Cardinals .329 average (75‐228) in the pinch is tops among all MLB teams as their 75 hits far out pace the Rockies in 2nd with 58 hits...STL pinch hitters have collected 46 RBI (Pittsburgh 2nd w/37) and the team’s 15 5.0 innings in the win (6H, 3R, 3BB, 6K)...they scored pinch home runs is a new MLB season record...the club has a .395 OBP and .596 SLG when pinch hitting. four in the first off a two‐RBI double from Yadier ❑ Molina and two‐RBI single from Randal Grichuk... SHARING HOMERUNS: When Matt Adams hit his 15th home run Tuesday he gave the Cardinals team eight different Stephen Piscotty hit a solo homer in the 2nd and players with 15 or more home runs...that sets both a team and National League record (8 players with 15+ homers)...ten different N.L. teams have had seven players with 15 or more homers, the last being the 2009 Rockies...the 2000 St. Louis had three hits in the game (2RBI)...Jhonny Peralta squad had seven players with 15 or more home runs (Drew, Edmonds, Lankford, McGwire, Paquette, Renteria, Tatis). Orf had three hits and scored three times...Yadier ❑ Molina drove in four runs total and had three hits... COMEBACK KID: The Cardinals own the Major’s best mark in wins when trailing after the 6th at 14‐59 (.197 pct.). Randal Grichuk had three RBI and two hits. BIRD BANTER... vs. CHICAGO CUBS .222 (133-600) 24 HR ROADTRIP: .265 (80-302) 6 HR COMING UP: The Cardinals return home to St. Louis SEPTEMBER ROSTER ADDITIONS ON PAGE 2...(ADAMS, DIAZ, KELLY, J.MARTINEZ, PEÑA) ❑ following tonight’s game for the final seven games #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 0‐12 Series: 0‐9, .000 Roadtrip: .259 (7‐27) [ Has 33 multi‐hit gms...20 games with 2+ walks...hit 2R HR (#19) 9/9...hit game‐tying PH HR (#18) in 9th 9/6 (1st career PH of the regular season, all seven against N.L. Central HR), setting team MLB season PH‐HR record (15)...4th straight season w/70+ walks & 30+ doubles...ranks T8th w/73 walks... opponents...the club will host the Cincinnati Reds tied for team lead w/ 6 triples...has 3 lead‐off HR (T6th NL); 12 career...1st STL with 59 extra base hits & T1st 34 2Bs...missed for four games, Monday through Thursday, followed 24 G’s 7/7‐8/4 (right oblique...earned 3rd N.L. All‐Star selection...had 18‐game on‐base strk (6/3‐26)...NL Player of Week 5/30 by three games vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates over the ❑ #35 GREG GARCIA: Streak: 2G (2‐2, 1.000) Series: 2‐2, 1.000 Roadtrip: .500 (2‐4) final weekend to end the regular season. [ Singles in last 2 PA’s...BBed twice 9/16 off bench...reached base safely in last 11 starts (14‐33, .424 BA) w/4 multi‐hit gms... WILD CARDS: St. Louis enters the day in third place 2 streaks of reaching safely in 8 straight PA (8/21‐25 & 8/31‐9/3)...had career‐best 2 doubles as part of 3‐3 game 9/2... .318 for the NL Wild Card spot, 0.5 game behind both BA as PH (7th MLB), 7‐22...17‐52 (.327), 2HR career PH... .333 BA (8‐24) RISP w/2 outs...started gms at 2B‐12, SS‐23 & 3B‐11. ❑ #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: Streak: 1G (2‐5, .400) Series: 2‐8, .250 Roadtrip: .324 (11‐34) HR the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. [ 2 hits yest. w/3RBI...reached base 4Xs Tue. at COL w/2doubles, 1B & BB, scoring career‐high 4 runs...2R HR tied game CARDINALS vs. CHICAGO: Mon...hit game‐tying RBI‐1B 9/17 in 9th...has 27 multi‐hit gms...9‐game hit streak (9/2‐10) was career high (.353, 12‐34 Season: 19 games; Final meeting 3HR)...set single‐season highs in HR (23) & RBI (65)...his 7 HR in Aug. were his most in any career month...had 15 extra base 2016: 9‐9 (3‐6 at STL, 6‐3 at CHI) hits in Aug. (T8th NL)...54 of 102 hits are XBH, 53%...hit 1st MLB grand slam on 25th birthday 8/13 at CHI. 2015: 11‐8 (7‐3 at STL, 4‐5 at CHI) ❑ #3 JEDD GYORKO: Streak: 0‐10 Series: 0‐5, .000 Roadtrip: .233 (7‐30) HR All‐Time: 1,155‐1,206 (461‐528 at Wrigley Field) [ Hit 2R HR & 2B Tue. in COL...T1st on team with 27 HR, single‐season high...has 20 HR since All‐Star Break (1st NL)...14 of 27 Last Time STL sweep: 6/20‐22/16 at CHI HR have tied or given STL lead...has HR every 14.04 AB, T6th in N.L....has HR in consecutive games 6x (leads STL)...hit 10 HR in Aug., a career‐high month (last STL w/10: Beltran 10, May 2012)...has 11 HR in 7th inn. or later (T1st NL)...HR’d in both Gms of Last Time CHI sweep: 9/13‐15/10 at STL 7/26 & 7/20 DH’s...started and HRed at all 4 INF spots (1st in STL history, season). RECORD BREAKDOWN ❑ #41 JEREMY HAZELBAKER: Streak: 2G (2‐3, .667) Series: Announced Roadtrip: .500 (2‐4) [ By Day By Month Had pinch RBI single Tue. & doubled in start Wed...11 pinch‐hits are tops for STL, T7th MLB...is 11‐38 in PH role (.289), 10th Monday 10‐5 Spring 11‐13‐3 MLB...9 PH RBI (T5th MLB)...solo HR to lead off 9th was team’s only hit 9/12 vs. CHI...ranks T8th among NL rookies with 12 HR Tuesday 11‐12 April 12‐12 ...tied for MLB lead w/4 pinch‐hit HR, matching STL franchise mark...751 career MiLB G’s before MLB debut. ❑ #4 YADIER MOLINA: Streak: 10G (15‐35, .429) Series: 4‐7, .571 Roadtrip: .464 (13‐28) Wednesday 14‐11 May 16‐13 [ Thursday 8‐8 June 12‐13 3 hits & 4RBI yest, his team‐leading 12th 3‐hit gm...41 multi‐hit gms, 1st on team...hit 4th career grand slam 9/6 as part of 4‐hit (17th career; last 2013)...leads MLB catchers w/34 doubles & 1st in hits (151)...34 doubles T1st STL...HRed in back‐to‐ Friday 11‐14 July 16‐11 back games (8/31‐9/2) 1st time since 2012...hit 300th career double at MIL (8/29)...5th NL w/9.0 PA/K...Tops MLB w/.367 BA Saturday 14‐11 August 14‐13 7th inn & later...has .268 BA w/2 strikes (5th NL)...had career‐best 24‐game on‐base strk. 7/8‐8/11 (.438 OBP)...led team w/ Sunday 13‐12 Sept./Oct. 11‐11 .347 BA in Aug.; 32 hits, his month high in 2016...doubled in 8‐straight games 7/24‐8/2, MLB modern era record, tied Derrek By Seriies Lee (2007)...career‐high 16‐G hit streak (.367 BA) 7/8‐8/2...leads MLB catchers w/ 1154.1 inn. (9th season w/1,000+ IC)...col‐ 2G 3G 4G 5G lected 1,500th career hit 7/2 vs. MIL...has Busch Std III rec. 133 career 2B’s...1st STL catcher all‐time Gm (1,574), starts (1,511). Won 1 19 2 ‐‐‐ ❑ #37 BRANDON MOSS: Streak: 0‐15 Series: 0‐5, .000 Roadtrip: .074 (2‐27), HR Lost 1 17 1 ‐‐‐ [ Hit 27th HR in 1st 9/17...26th HR 9/13, 7th GWing RBI, to break 2‐2 tie...has 7 tie‐breaking HRs this season...tied for STL Split 1 ‐‐‐ 6 ‐‐‐ lead w/27 HR, 4th season w/20+ HR...has HR every 14.37 AB, 7th among NL players with more than 100 ABs...led STL w/21 Sweeps ‐‐‐ 5 1 ‐‐‐ RBI in Aug...47 of 89 (53%) hits are XBH; 30% HR...T5th in MLB PH HR (3), T8th PH‐RBI (7).