St. Louis Cardinals (31-29) Vs. Cleveland Indians (31-26) Game No
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St. Louis Cardinals (31-29) vs. Cleveland Indians (31-26) Game No. 61 • Home Game No. 30 • Busch Stadium • Tuesday, June 8, 2021 RHP Carlos Martínez (3-5, 5.83) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (6-3, 3.08) RECENT REDBIRDS: The St. Louis Cardinals continue their six-game, seven-day, RECORD BREAKDOWN Buckeye State homestand by welcoming the Cleveland Indians for a two-game CARDINALS vs. INDIANS All-Time Overall ......... 10,199-9,684 Interleague set tonight at Busch Stadium ... This past weekend, the Cardinals suf- All-Time (1997-2020):...............................11-18 2021 Overall ............................31-29 fered a four-game series sweep to the division-rival Cincinnati Reds for the first in St. Louis........................................... 7-11 Under Mike Shildt ...............193-155 time in St. Louis since May 4-7, 1990 at Busch II ... Prior to Monday’s off day, the at Busch Stadium II (1997-2005) .......................... 2-4 Cardinals concluded their second season-long 17-game stretch without an off- Busch Stadium .......................15-14 at Busch Stadium III (2006-20) .....................5-7 day, going 6-11 from May 21-June 6 (went MLB-best 13-4 from April 23-May 9). On the Road ............................16-15 in Cleveland: .......................................................... 4-7 Day .......................................... 12-12 FLIGHT PATTERN: St. Louis has dropped five in a row and seven of its last at Progressive Field (1998-15) .............................. 4-7 Night ........................................19-17 eight to enter today in third place in the National League Central, 2.5 games 2021.....................................................1-2 Spring.................................... 8-10-6 behind Milwaukee ... The last time the Cardinals lost six in a row was during a at Busch Stadium III .................................n/a April ......................................... 14-12 seven-game losing road trip through Chicago-NL (0-3) and Cincinnati (0-4) from at Progressive Field ...............................................n/a June 2-8, 2017 ... The last time St. Louis dropped six straight at home was June May..........................................16-12 2020...................................................................... 1-2 27-July 14, 2018 vs. the Indians (0-1), Braves (0-3), and Reds (0-2). June .............................................1-5 2018...................................................................... 2-1 July ........................................... n/a INTERLEAGUE ACTION: The Cardinals continue Interleague play tonight with the 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (0-0) August ...................................... n/a 4th of 18 scheduled games against the American League Central (went 1-2 at 6/8 at STL ......................................7:15 p.m. the Chicago White Sox) ... St. Louis is 199-197 all-time in Interleague play, with September/October ................... n/a 6/9 at STL ......................................7:15 p.m. a .503 win pct that ranks 4th-highest among NL teams ... St. Louis is 101-95 at Monday..................................... 3-4 7/27 at CLE ................................................. 6:10 p.m. home in Interleague play, but just 58-73 at Busch III since 2006 ... St. Louis has 7/28 at CLE ............................................... 12:10 p.m. Tuesday .................................... 5-2 finished with a winning Interleague record 12 times in 24 seasons (since 1997). Wednesday ............................... 4-6 2020 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (1-2) INTERLEAGUE MASHERS: Three current Cardinals rank among the active Top- Thursday .................................. 5-2 8/28 at STL .......L, 14-2 .... Hill-Ponce de Leon-Plutko 20 home run leaders in Interleague play: Paul Goldscmidt (31, T14th); Matt Friday ........................................ 4-4 8/29 at STL .......L, 2-1 (12) .......Wittgren-Reyes-Hand Carpenter (30, T17th); and Nolan Arenado (29, T19th) ... Albert Pujols ranks 8/30 at STL .....W, 7-2 ..............WAINWRIGHT-Civale Saturday ................................... 6-4 first with 66 (39 were hit with St. Louis from 2001-11). Sunday ..................................... 3-7 Scoring First ........................... 23-7 MONTHLY MAYHEM: The Cardinals (1-5) are one of only four MLB teams with one win since June 1st, joining Miami (1-6), Arizona (1-5), and Texas (1-5) ... The last time St. Louis recorded a winning record in June Opponent Scores First ............ 8-22 was 2015, when the division-winning Cardinals (100-62) went a Major League-best 18-8 (.692) ... Since 2016, St. Louis is a combined 51- One-Run Games .........................7-6 62 in June ... Overall since 1901, the Cardinals boast MLB’s 4th-highest June win pct. (571, 1,659-1,549); historically, the Cardinals most Two-Run Games .........................6-5 successful month is August (.541, 1,850-1,572), which is also the 2nd-best August mark in MLB history behind only the New York Yankees Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........4-16 (.557, 1,910-1,520). Scoring 3 Runs ...........................3-7 DEJONG REHABS IN MEMPHIS: Shortstop Paul DeJong has gone 1-for-5 (.200) with a double and run scored in two games in an injury rehab Scoring 4 or more Runs ...........24-6 assignment with Memphis (AAA) while recovering from a left rib non-displaced fracture ... The NL All-Star was placed on the IL on May 13. Scoring in 3 or fewer innings ..26-27 Scoring in 4 or more innings ......5-2 M*A*S*H: The Cardinals currently have 10 players on the injured list, most since 10 Cardinals were inactive on Sept. 11, 2020 (4 on 10-day; vs. Right-Handed Starter .......24-25 4 on 45-day; 2 on COVID-19) ... San Francisco currently has 16 players on the injured list, most in MLB ... This season, 17 different Cardinals have spent time on the injured list. vs. Left-Handed Starter ..............7-4 Series Openers .........................11-8 CARPENTER HAS ALL THE TOOLS: In his last 11 games since May 25, Matt Carpenter is hitting .304/.385/.522 (7-23) with five doubles and Series Finales ............................ 8-11 a .906 OPS ... Carpenter has eight RBI this season as a pinch-hitter, 2nd-most in MLB behind Atlanta’s Pablo Sandoval (10) ... Carpenter is Homestand Openers ..................4-1 one walk away from reaching 681 for his career, tying Lou Brock (1964-79) for 6th in franchise history ... Among active Interleague leaders, Carpenter ranks 2nd in OPS (.966), 3rd in on-base percentage (.401) and slugging (.563), and 11th in batting average (.307). Homestand Finales ....................2-2 Road Trip Openers ......................3-3 SAVE CRAVE: Alex Reyes has converted 18 straight saves to begin his career (16-for-16 this season) and ranks 3rd all-time behind LaTroy Road Trip Finales ........................2-4 Hawkins (23) & Tippy Martinez (22) ... Despite a 1.38 WHIP, Reyes has MLB’s lowest BA with runners in scoring position (.045) and the Following Off-Days .....................3-4 NL’s lowest with runners on base (.079). Out-Hit Opponents ...................21-7 BIRD SEED: Tommy Edman made his MLB debut two years ago today at Wrigley Field (June 8, 2019) ... Nolan Arenado reached base in Out-Hit by Opponents...............7-21 all five plate appearances Sunday and has reached safely in eight of his last nine (7 H & 1 BB) ... Tyler O’Neill (19-53, .358/.393/.811) has Final At-Bat Decisions ................5-4 reached base safely in a career-best 14 consecutive games since May 14 (tied for 5th-longest active in MLB) ... Carlos Martinez’s previous Come-from-Behind W/L .............. 6/6 Interleague win came against Cleveland (June 26, 2018), a span of 13 Interleague starts ... Dylan Carlson has yet to homer at home in front of fans; his previous two homers at Busch came in 2020; while all six of the rookie’s long balls in 2021 have been hit on the road ... St. Louis Walk-off Wins/Losses ................1-0 leads the National League in first inning hits (70), doubles (18), and batting (.287), while ranking 2nd in, slugging (.488), OPS (.833), and In Errorless Games ................19-15 total bases (119), as Tommy Edman paces the NL in opening frame doubles (6) while sharing the lead in hits (17), triples (2) and runs (13). Commit at Least One Error ..... 12-14 Extra Innings ..............................3-1 CLEVELAND CONNECTIONS Shutouts .....................................5-2 Yadier Molina was teammates with Roberto Terry Francona played in 86 games in 1990 with The Cardinals and Indians played an exhibition at Leading after 7 innings .............26-1 Pérez and Eddie Rosario for runner-up Puerto the Louisville Redbirds (AAA), including five at League Park in Cleveland during the 1936 All-Star Tied after 7 innings .....................3-2 Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. pitcher...his father, Tito Francona, played parts of Game break (July 6), a game where 17-year-old Trailing after 7 innings ..............1-25 Andrew Miller pitched parts of three seasons two seasons (1965-66) with St. Louis...became a pitcher Bob Feller made his unofficial debut with Leading after 8 innings .............26-0 in Cleveland (2016-18)...named the 2016 ALCS Cardinal via trade by the Indians in exchange for eight strikeouts in 3.0 innings. a player to be named (Dec. 15,1964)...originally Tied after 8 innings .....................4-2 Most Valuable Player. The Cleveland Spiders were rivals of the St. Louis signed by the St. Louis Browns before the 1952 Browns in the American Association (1888-89)