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St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) at New York Mets (1-0) Spring Training Game No. 2 • First Data Field • February 24, 2018 Carlos Martinez (12-11, 3.64 ERA in 2017) vs. Seth Lugo (7-5, 4.71 ERA in 2017) • GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE The St. Louis Cardinals embark their 127th season of play in the National TODAY’S GAME: The St. Louis Cardinals play their League and begin their 21st Spring Training in Jupiter...this afternoon, the Cardinals travel to Port St. second game as the road team making the trip Lucie to play the New York Mets at 1:10 p.m. to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets • CARDINALS VS. METS: The Cardinals play the first of at 1:10 p.m...today’s game will be broadcast on four matchups against the New York Mets, but will not CARDINALS 2018 SPRING RECAP play their neighbors to the north after tomorrow again FOX Sports Midwest and KMOX... Redbird pitch- until March 20, when they face the Mets three times Record Attendance ers and catchers reported on Feb. 13 with the over five days (Mar. 20, 23, 24)...last season’s Spring vs. NL .............. 0-1-0 Home (0) ................0 first full-squad workout on Feb. 19. series finished in a 2-2-1 tie with the Cardinals taking vs. AL .............. 0-0-0 Home Avg ........N/A the first two, the Mets the next two and a tie in the at Home .......... 0-0-0 Road (1) ..........3,613 final meeting...this year, the Cardinals open the 2018 on Road ......... 0-1-0 Road Avg ....... 3,613 LAST GAME: The Cardinals fell to the Miami Mar- season at Citi Field on March 29 in a three-game series lins 6-4 in Jupiter yesterday...the Marlins’ Scott over four days...the Mets will come to Busch Stadium at RDS* ........... 0-1-0 Total ...............3,613 Van Slyke was 2-for-2 with a grand slam and 5 at the end of April (24-26) for three games concluding *Includes road games Home High ........ N/A RBI erasing a 4-1 Cardinals lead in the 7th inning... the series by April 26...last season the Cardinals won the at Roger Dean season series against the Mets 4-3 taking 2-of-3 in St. Chevrolet Stadium. Oscar Mercado was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run Louis and split four games in Flushing. scored for the Cardinals...Jack Flaherty retired all • TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Carlos Martínez is scheduled to start today’s game at the New York Mets six batters he faced with two strikeouts in his first with RHP Ryan Helsley, RHP Bud Norris, RHP Jake Woodford, former Met LHP Sean Gilmartin and RHP start of the Spring. Derian Gonzalez also scheduled to pitch. • TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER: Jupiter native LHP Miles Mikolas will make his 2018 Cardinals COMING UP: Tomorrow, the Cardinals play their debut in front of a hometown crowd when he takes the mound against the defending 2017 World first home game and second game in Jupiter Champion Houston Astros tomorrow afternoon at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. when they host the Houston Astros...tomorrow's • SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 63 players on the roster with 23 invitees...the youngest player in camp is 20-year old catcher Dennis Ortega as well as six Cardinals first round picks: INF game will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest and Kolten Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012), RHP Luke Weaver (2014), RHP Jack Flaherty (2014), broadcast on KMOX. RHP Jake Woodford (2015) and RHP Dakota Hudson (2016). • NEW FACES: Players acquired during the 2017-18 off-season and appearing in their first Cardinals ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 spring camp include catchers Steven Baron (SEA) and Francisco Peña (BAL), infielders Tommy Edman, Spring Training games on their radio flagship Yairo Muñoz (OAK); Rangel Ravelo and Max Schrock (OAK); outfielders Randy Arozarena, Oscar Mer- station KMOX 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John cado, Tyler O'Neill (SEA) and Marcell Ozuna (MIA); and pitchers John Brebbia, Sean Gilmartin (NYM), Derian Gonzalez, Conner Greene (TOR), Luke Gregerson (HOU), Preston Guilmet (JPN), Ryan Helsley, Rooney, Mike Claiborne and Ricky Horton will be Jordan Hicks, Dakota Hudson, Dominic Leone (TOR), Josh Lucas, Hector Mendoza (CUBA), Miles Mi- on the call...the 50,000-watt station can some- kolas (JPN), Jason Motte (ATL), Bud Norris (LAA) and Jake Woodford. times be heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear • WELCOME BACK: The Cardinals signed free-agent pitcher Luke Gregerson, fresh off a 2017 season day. which included him winning a Gold Medal (Team USA - WBC) and a World Series Championship (Astros)...Gregerson was originally drafted by the Cardinals in 2006, but was traded to the San Diego Padres in the deal that acquired Khalil Greene in 2009...RHP Jason Motte also returns to the Cardinals ON THE INTERNET: The 11 games not broadcast signing as a minor league free agent with an invitation to Major League Spring Training...Motte spent on KMOX can be heard on cardinals.com with the 2017 season with the Atlanta Braves...in 2011 Motte recorded nine saves to finish the season and Tom Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and the final out for the Cardinals in the World Series. Kyle McClellan calling the action. • THIS BUD'S FOR YOU: The Cardinals signed free-agent pitcher Bud Norris on February 14...Norris pitched mainly as a reliever last season with the Los Angeles Angels and ranked 10th in the American ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele- League with 19 saves in 60 appearances. vise 15 Spring Training games in 2018 with Dan • BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Last season, the Cardinals signed free agent LHP Brett Cecil from the Toronto Blue Jays and this season acquired LHP Dominic Leone and RHP Conner Greene in a trade with the McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Blue Jays for OF Randal Grichuk, giving the Cardinals three former Blue Jays in their bullpen. Hrabosky, Tim McCarver, Rick Ankiel and Brad • MIKE AND THE MAD DOG: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has a few new faces on his coaching Thompson calling the action. Every telecast will staff including veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux, who spent last season with the Washington be streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app and at Nationals and previous years with the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers after a 15-year playing FOXSportsGO.com. Games include 2/23 at MIA, career in the majors...Jose Oquendo returns to the Major League staff as the third base coach, Bryan Eversgerd was named bullpen coach, Willie McGee as coach and Mike Shildt moves from third base 2/24 at NYM, 2/25 vs. HOU, 3/1 vs. MIN, 3/2 vs. coach to bench coach. BOS+, 3/4 vs. HOU, 3/5 vs. WSH, 3/9 at HOU, 3/10 • WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny led the Cardinals to 83 wins last season bring- vs/ MIA+, 3/11 at WSH, 3/16 vs. MIA, 3/17 at ATL, ing his career win total to 544 in his 6th-consecutive winning season since taking the post in 2012... 3/18 at WSH, 3/24 vs. NYM, and 3/25 at WSH. in 2012, he became the first rookie manager to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since Eddie Dyer in 1946...Matheny’s .560 managerial win pct. is 16th all-time among managers with six or more seasons of experience with 12 of the 16 ahead of him inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their of Fame...his clubs have recorded three 1st place finishes, two 2nd place finishes and Matheny’s 544 126th season of play in the National League managerial wins rank 5th on the Cardinals franchise list and trails Hall of Famer Billy Southworth by by finishing 3rd in the National League Central 76 wins to tie for 4th. Divison and 7th overall in the Senior Circuit with an 83-79 record, their 9th straight season with a winning record...Manager Mike Matheny has led CARDINALS 2018 SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS the Cardinals to his 6th straight winning season Time/ Probable Starters/ since taking over the post in 2012. Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights 2/23 at MIA^+* L, 6-4 Wimmers-Schafer-Guerra 0-1 3,613 Flaherty 2IP, 2K, 0R; Mercado 2-3, R LAST SPRING: The 2017 Cardinals posted a 20-8-4 2/24 at NYM+* 1:10 Carlos Martínez vs. Seth Lugo spring record (12-2-2 at home, 8-6-2 at RDS), fin- 2/25 vs. HOU+* 1:05 Miles Mikolas vs. Gerrit Cole 2/26 at MIN# 1:05 ishing leading all Grapefruit League and National 2/27 at BOS(ss)# 1:05 League teams...they drew 90,318 fans to Roger 2/28 at BAL# 1:05 Dean Stadium during 16 home games. 3/1 vs. MIN*# 1:05 3/2 vs. BOS+* 1:05 Cardinals Recent 3/3 at ATL+ 1:05 Spring Training Records 3/4 vs. HOU+* 1:05 3/5 vs. WAS*# 1:05 Team Team 3/6 at MIA^+ 1:05 Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA 3/7 vs. WAS+ 1:05 2017 20-8-4 .255 3.28 3/8 vs. MIA# 1:05 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 3/9 at HOU*# 6:05 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/10 vs. MIA+* 1:05 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/11 at WAS+* 1:05 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/12 OPEN DATE 3/13 at MIA^+ 1:05 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/14 at HOU# 1:05 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/15 vs.