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GAME NOTES DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS St. Louis Cardinals (7‐5‐2) at Detroit Tigers (10‐7‐1) Spring Training Game #15 ◆ Jack Merchant Stadium ◆ March 17, 2016 Carlos Martinez (0‐0, 4.50) vs. Mike Pelfrey (1‐1, 1.74) ❑ GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY: The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing for their 125th season of play in TODAY’S GAME: The St. Louis Cardinals play the National League and are in the midst of their 19th spring training in Jupiter...the 2015 National their second game in two days on the raod, League Central Division Champions are 7‐5‐2 this spring, including a 4‐2 mark at home. this time vs. Detroit at Lakeland...today’s game is being streamed online by the KMOX ❑ ALL KNOTTED UP: The Atlanta Braves and the Cardinals played to an 8‐8 tie yesterday at Champion sports Stream Team...Cardinals pitchers and Stadium...the Braves put up four‐spots in both the 4th and the 8th inning, scoring four off Jaime Gar‐ catchers reported on Feb. 17 with the first cia in the 4th and Mark Bowman in the 8th...St. Louis scored in six different innings, all single‐run in‐ full‐squad workout on Feb. 23. nings excepr for three in the 6th...Carlos Peguero tied the game at 8‐8 with a solo, pinch‐hit home run in the 9th. COMING UP: The Cardinals return home to ❑ CARDINALS & TIGERS: The Cardinals and Tigers are CARDINALS 2016 SPRING RECAP host the Detroit Tigers tomorrow afternoon meeting today for the first of their two, back‐to‐back Grapefruit League games...the Tigers will play at Roger Record Attendance at Roger Dean Stadium, then head to Fort vs. NL...............5‐3‐2 Home (6).......40,040 Myers on Saturday (March 19) to take on the Dean Stadium tomorrow, Friday...the clubs split the two vs. AL ...............2‐2‐0 Home Avg ......6,673 Boston Red Sox...St. Louis will then host games last spring, St. Louis winning at home, 1‐0, and at Home...........4‐2‐0 Road (8) ........54,143 Miami on Sunday and Boston on Monday be‐ Detroit winning at their home park, 4‐3...the Cardinals on Road .......... 3‐3‐2 Road Avg ....... 6,768 fore the second and final day off of spring for went 1‐2 against Detroit in the regular season last year. at RDS*............5‐3‐0 Total..............94,183 the squad. ❑ TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Carlos Martinez is set to *Includes road games Home High......7,111 make his second start of the Spring against the Detroit at Roger Dean 3/11 vs. Atlanta ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 Tigers at Lakeland...LHP Marco Gonzales, RHP Seth Stadium. Spring Training games on their radio flagship Maness, RHP Seung Hwan Oh, RHP Sam Tuivailala, LHP station KMOX 1120 AM with Mike Shannon, Dean Kiekhefer, RHP Austin Gomber, RHP Jeremy Hefner and RHP Deck McGuire are also listed for John Rooney and Ricky Horton on the call... the today’s game. the 50,000‐watt station can sometimes be ❑ ROSTER REDUCED: The Cardinals trimmed 10 players from the Spring roster this past Sunday and heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear day. Monday, optioning OF Charlie Tilson and LHP Jayson Aquino to Memphis (AAA) and re‐assigning pitchers Corey Littrell, Trey Nielson, Daniel Poncedeleon, J.C. Sulbaran, Luke Weaver and catchers ON THE INTERNET: The nine games not Steve Bean, Luis Cruz and Alberto Rosario to minor league camp...the Cardinals have 49 players re‐ broadcast on KMOX and the exhibition maining in camp, including 12 non‐roster invitees. against Florida Atlantic, can be heard on car‐ ❑ RUNNING REDBIRDS: The Cardinals have stolen a Major League best 24 bases this Spring in 31 at‐ dinals.com with the Stream Team of Tom Ack‐ tempts...six players have multiple steals, led by Charlie Tilson (5), Jeremy Hazelbaker (4) & Tommy erman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle Pham (3). McClellan calling the action. ❑ CARDINALS HALL OF FAME: The The St. Louis Cardinals announced that the Hall of Fame fan bal‐ ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele‐ loting process began last Friday...fans can select two players for the Saturday, August 27th induction from a ballot that includes Cardinals greats Chris Carpenter, Keith Hernandez, Jason Isringhausen, vise 15 Spring Training games in 2016...Jim Mark McGwire, Matt Morris, Edgar Renteria, Scott Rolen and Joe Torre...the Cardinals Hall of Fame Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hrabosky, Dan vote will run until April 20. McLaughlin and Tim McCarver will call the action...the Cardinals will be televised nation‐ ❑ PERALTA UNDERGOES SURGERY: Shortstop Jhonny Peralta underwent surgery last week to repair ally on ESPN twice, a simulcast with Fox Mid‐ his injured left thumb...Peralta suffered the injury fielding a ball during the Mar. 5 game vs. Miami. west vs. BOS 3/21 and at NYM 3/25 and can ❑ WONG‐DERFUL NEWS: The Cardinals announced a five‐year agreement (2016‐2020) with second be seen on MLB Network exclusively on four baseman Kolten Wong on March 2, that includes a club option for 2021...Wong, 25, was the Cardinals separate occassions, meaning 20 of the No. 1 draft selection in 2011 out of the University of Hawaii. team’s 28 spring games can be viewed on ❑ ROSTER RUNDOWN: The Cardinals currently have 49 players on their spring roster, including 12 television. invitees...the youngest player in camp for the third consecutive season is 21‐year old catcher Carson Kelly...four Cardinals first round picks have been in camp including INF Kolten Wong (2011), RHP LAST SEASON: The Cardinals won a Major Michael Wacha (2012), LHP Marco Gonzales (2013) and RHP Luke Weaver (2014). League best 100 games en route to their third ❑ OH, YES!: The Cardinals acquired right‐handed pitcher Seung Hwan Oh on January 11...the South consecutive National League Central Division Korea native, nicknamed the “Final Boss” and “Stone Buddha”, is the Korean All‐Times saves leader title, marking the fifth straight year they with 277 and has 357 saves over 498 appearances in his professional career. reached the postseason...the Cardinals lost to the Wild Card winning Chicago Cubs 3‐1 in ❑ NEW FACES: In addition to Oh, players acquired during the 2015‐16 off‐season include catchers the NLDS, giving the Cardinals their first Eric Fryer and Brayan Pena, infielder Jedd Gyorko, outfielders Carlos Peguero and pitchers Matt Bow‐ opening round exit since 2009 vs. the Los An‐ man, Juan Gonzalez, Mike Leake, Deck McGuire, Seung Hwan Oh and J.C. Sulbaran. geles Dodgers. ❑ WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has led the Cardinals to 375 wins in his first four seasons and is the first manager in MLB history to lead his team to the postseason in each of his LAST SPRING: The 2015 Cardinals posted a first four seasons...last season the Cardinals won 100 games for the 9th time in franchise history. 13‐11‐3 spring record (8‐6‐1 at home, 10‐7‐1 at RDS), finishing 4th in the Grapefruit League and 5th among National League teams...they CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS drew 98,533 fans to RDS during 15 home games, averaging 6,569 fans per game. Time/ Probable Starters/ Date/Opp. Result Winner‐Loser‐Save Record Att. Highlights Cardinals Recent 3/2 vs. FAU# (exh.) W, 13‐6 Nielsen‐Ragsdale ‐‐ 3,555 Wilson GS, 5RBI; Wisdom HR, 4RBI Spring Training Records 3/3 vs. MIA+ W, 4‐3 Hefner‐Narveson‐Kiekhefer 1‐0 5,528 Pham leadoff triple; Peguero 2H Team Team 3/4 at HOU# L, 6‐3 W.Rodriguez‐J.Garcia‐Minaya 1‐1 4,130 Wong, Piscotty, Grichuk each 2H Year W‐L‐T Batting Avg. ERA 3/5 at MIA+*^ W, 3‐2 Nielsen‐Lazo‐Socolovich 2‐1 5,827 A. Garcia 2RBI‐2B 3/6 vs. WAS+* L, 5‐2 Treinen‐McGuire‐Lee 2‐2 6,900 Grichuk 2‐2Bs, 5‐2Bs total (of 7 hits) 2015* 13‐11‐3 .252 3.06 3/7 vs. NYM (ss)+* W, 9‐4 Walden‐Walters 3‐2 6,742 Piscotty 2H, 2RBI, Team: 6 steals 2014* 11‐13‐1 .260 5.27 3/8 at MIN# W, 5‐3 Weaver‐Darnell‐J. Gonzalez 4‐2 8,680 Diaz 4H, 2RBI; A.Garcia 2R‐HR 2013* 16‐14‐1 .280 4.20 3/9 vs. MIA+* L, 5‐3 Conley‐Gonzales‐J. Garcia 4‐3 6,159 Wisdom 2R‐HR; A.Garcia/Grichuk 2B 2012* 16‐9‐2 .276 3.05 3/10 at NYM# L, 7‐2 Gselllman‐Gomber 4‐4 6,793 J.Garcia 3.2 ShO IP; Adams HR & 2B 2011* 14‐16‐1 .261 3.79 3/11 vs. ATL (ss)*# W, 4‐3 Aquino‐Jenkins‐Tuivailala 5‐4 7,111 Sierra 2H & GWRBI; Cards 6 SB’s 2010 15‐14‐0 .280 4.95 3/12 vs. HOU* W, 4‐3 Poncedeleon‐Rodgers 6‐4 6,843 Pham 2‐3, HR; Diaz 1‐4, 2B, RBI at NYM W, 14‐9 Bowman‐Ynoa 7‐4 7,177 Grichuk 3H,HR, 4RBI; Moss 2H,HR,4RBI 2009* 19‐12‐2 .290 4.35 3/13 at WAS+ T, 4‐4 None 7‐4‐1 7,410 Gonzales 3.0 ShO IP, 6 K; Cards 4 SB 2008 17‐10‐2 .286 4.01 3/14 vs. MIN+* L, 5‐3 O’Rourke‐Gomber‐Thompson 7‐5‐1 6,916 Leake 4.0 ShO IP, 5 K; Holliday 2B,SF 2007 16‐10‐3 .255 2.29 3/15 OPEN DATE 7‐5‐1 2006* 15‐14‐1 .260 3.65 3/16 at ATL# T, 8‐8 None 7‐5‐2 7,967 Piscotty 2H; Gyorko 2H, 2RBI 2005* 15‐11‐2 .279 3.73 3/17 at DET# 1:05 Carlos Martinez vs.
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    Texas Rangers (0-0) at Oakland Athletics (0-0) RHP Yovani Gallardo (0-0, —) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (0-0, —) Game #1 • Road #1 • Mon., April 6, 2014 • O.co Coliseum • 9:07 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1540 AM OPENING DAY: The Rangers open their 44th season since moving to Tex- RETURNING STARTERS: The 2015 projected opening night lineup fea- as against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum tonight…this is the 2nd tures 6 players who started the 1st game of 2014 on 3/31 vs. PHI: Prince time in last 3 years to open on the road, this after opening at home for 4 Fielder (1B), Adrian Beltre (3B), Elvis Andrus (SS), Leonys Martin (CF), consecutive seasons from 2009-12…this is the 20th time in club history to Shin-Soo Choo (RF), and Mitch Moreland (DH)...Choo was in LF in the open a campaign away from Arlington…Rangers’ last opener outside of 2014 opener...Martin’s 3 consecutive opening day starts in CF is the lon- the Central Time Zone was 3/31/08 at SEA…this will be 2nd time in 3 years gest string by a Rangers since Oddibe McDowell’s 3 straight from 1986- to play an opener at night (also 3/31/13 at HOU), this after no evening OD 88...Moreland is in opening lineup for the 3rd straight season (1B in 2013). games since 2007 (at LAA). Texas is 21-22 overall on Opening Day, losing 2 in a row after winning 4 ROSTER BREAKDOWN: For a second straight year, the Rangers’ Open- straight from 2009-12…club has also dropped 7 of 11, 9 of 14, and 11 of ing Day roster that was set yesterday has just 8 players on it that return the last 17 openers overall…beginning in 1994, the Rangers have gone from the previous year’s season-opening roster: Elvis Andrus, Adrian Bel- 1-9 in the last 10 season openers that have been played on the road, los- tre, Robinson Chirinos, Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder, Leonys Martin, ing the last 5 since lone win in that span on 3/30/03 in Anaheim.