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700 Clark Street • St. Louis, MO • 63102 • 314-345-9904 (55‐44) at St. Louis Cardinals (52‐45) Game #98 ◆ Busch Stadium ◆ July 24, 2016 Mike Mayers (MLB Debut) vs. Scott Kazmir (8‐3, 4.30) ❑ REDBIRD RUNDOWN: The 2015 N.L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 125th season of play in the National TONIGHT’S GAME: The Cardinals conclude their 10‐ League...St. Louis enters tonight in second place, 2.0 games ahead of Pittsburgh and 6.5 games behind first‐place Chicago in the game homestand tonight with the finale of a three‐ N.L. Central...the Cardinals are 17‐13 in their last 30 games, 12‐8 in last 20, 7‐3 in their last 10 & 4‐1 in their last five...St. Louis’ 12 game weekend series with the Los Angeles Dodgers... July wins are tied for the most in the Majors (PIT, MIA, BOS, MIN)...the Cardinals hold a +98 run‐differential, 3rd in the Majors tonight’s nationally televised game on ESPN Sunday behind Chicago (+149) & Washington (+113). Night Baseball will begin at 7:08 p.m. CT, where ❑ 12,000 ticketed‐fans, ages 15 & younger, will receive a MAYERS MAKES MLB DEBUT: Mike Mayers (MY‐ers), the Cardinals 2013 third round draft pick out of the University of Mississippi, Build‐a‐Bear Workshop Cardinals Bear upon entry. had his contract purchased today and will make his MLB debut...the 24‐year‐old right‐hander has made 18 starts (106.2 IP) between Memphis (AAA) and Springfield (AA) this season, where he was recognized as a 2016 Texas League Mid‐Season All‐Star and ranks THIS HOMESTAND: St. Louis is 6‐3 during its current among Cardinals minor leaguers in wins (T1st, 8), ERA (3rd, 2.62) and strikeouts (5th, 86)...the Grove City, Ohio native, will become 10‐game homestand against Miami (1‐2), San Diego the first pitcher to make a start for the Cardinals this season who was not a part of the team’s starting five from the Opening Day (4‐0) & Los Angeles (1‐1)...the homestand equals the roster...Mayers is the first Cardinals pitcher to make a start in his MLB debut since left‐hander Tim Cooney (April 30, 2015 vs. longest in 2016 (also 4/29‐5/8)...the Cardinals are in Philadelphia)...to make room on St. Louis 25‐man roster, reliever Miguel Socolovich was optioned to Memphis; the right‐hander the midst of 17 games over a 17‐day stretch, matching made two relief outings for St. Louis since his recall July 19, including 2.0 scoreless innings last night against the Dodgers. their 2nd‐longest consecutive games/days log on the ❑ SUNDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: The Cardinals, who are playing their 3rd ESPN Sunday Night game of the season this evening, are 50‐ 2016 schedule (also 6/24‐7/10); St. Louis has 20 45 all‐time on the nationally televised Sunday Night game of the week and 5‐3 all‐time against the Dodgers (1‐1 at home)...this games over a 20‐day stretch from 9/2‐21...tonight’s season, the Cardinals were 5‐2 winners at Dodger Stadium on May 15 and topped the Giants, 6‐3, at Busch Stadium on June 5. homestand finale also mark’s St. Louis’ National ❑ League‐leading 55th home game (25‐29 record), START ME UP: Since July 1, St. Louis’ starting rotation leads MLB in ERA (3.16), strikeouts (118), win percentage (.769) & innings which trails only Boston (56). pitched (119.2), is T1st in wins (10, Boston) and fewest losses (3, Toronto), and T3rd in quality starts (11). ❑ AWESOME ALEDMYS: Aledmys Diaz has reached base safely in a team‐high 26 consecutive games since June 19...Diaz, Dustin LAST GAME: The Cardinals ended a season‐high five‐ Pedroia and Josh Donaldson are tied for the 2nd‐longest active in MLB, trailing Jayson Werth’s 27‐gamer...Diaz’s streak is the longest game home winning streak with a 7‐2 defeat to Los by an MLB rookie this season and a Cardinals rookie since Albert Pujols, who had streaks of 30 & 48 games in 2001...over the 26‐ Angeles last night...Matt Adams hit a solo , gamer, Diaz is hitting .356 (36‐101) with five homers, two triples, seven doubles, 20 RBI, 18 walks and 17 runs scored. while Stephen Piscotty recorded his team‐leading ❑ 30th multi‐hit effort. DEEP THOUGHTS: St. Louis has homered in a season‐high 14 straight games (27 HR, 7/6‐present), their most since a franchise‐ record 19 in a row 7/1‐23/06 (31 HR); the active HR streak is T2nd‐longest (BOS) behind SD’s 21‐gamer...St. Louis 135 jacks lead ON DECK: The Cardinals begin a 10‐game, 11‐day, the N.L. and are two shy of last year’s total (137)...St. Louis leads MLB with 51 HR in the 7th inning or later...214 of the Cardinals road swing through New York (NL), Miami and Cincin‐ 498 runs scored have been via the long ball (43%) & their 29 July bombs rank 3rd in MLB...St. Louis’ 18 HR since the homestand nati tomorrow, equaling their longest road trip this began July 15 lead MLB...Matt Holliday’s career 22 HR vs. the Dodgers rank 2nd among active players (Paul Goldschmidt, 24). season (9/15‐25 at SF, COL, CHI)...19 of their next 25 BIRD BANTER... VS. LA DODGERS: .191 (35-183) 6 HR HOMESTAND: .238 (75-315) 18 HR games (and 28 of their next 40) are on the road...the ❑ #32 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 2G (2‐10, .200) 2HR Series: 2‐10, .200, 2HR Homestand: .231 (6‐26), 2HR Cardinals are 27‐16 (MLB‐best .628 win percentage) [ on the road in 2016. Hit gm ending HR in the 16th Fri. & HR #12 yest...2RBI PH‐2B on Mon...7 of last 8 hits are X‐base (4 2Bs, 3HR)...5th in NL BA w/RISP (.362, 21‐58)...reached base safely in 21 straght games (5/17‐6/10), raising BA from .260 to .338...career‐high 10‐G hit CARDINALS vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS: streak 5/30‐6/10...T4th MLB in PH (9) w/2 HR, 2nd PH BA .429 (9‐21), T2nd w/8 RBI...T2nd STL all‐time w/6 PH HRs. Season: 6 games; final series meeting of 2016 ❑ #36 ALEDMYS DIAZ: Streak: 5G (9‐23, .391) Series: 3‐10, .300 Homestand: .348 (11‐32) 2016: 2‐3 (1‐1 at STL, 1‐2 at LA) [ Hit walkoff GWing RBI‐1B in 9th Thu...has reached base safely in 26 straight games...rookie named N.L. All‐Star as injury 2015: 5‐2 (2‐1 at STL, 3‐1 at LA) replacement (Carpenter)...ranks 5th in NL batting (.318)...T11th in NL in 2B’s (23) & 7th in R’s (61)...T1st NL w/21 infield hits... All‐Time: 1,019‐1,021 (24‐13 at Busch III) T3rd among MLB rookies in home runs (13), 2nd in runs (61), hits (103) & RBI (51)...14 def. gems leads team...3‐3, HR in PH. Last Time STL sweep: 7/15‐18/10 at STL ❑ #35 : Streak: 0‐3 Series: 1‐5, .200 Homestand: .214 (3‐17) Last Time LAD sweep: 5/18‐20/12 at LA [ Reached base 3 times off the bench Fri. night (BB, HBP, 2B)...has scored in 8 of last 11 Gs...2Bed off bench 7/17...batted RECORD BREAKDOWN lead‐off 5G (3‐17, 2B, 4 BB, SB)...batting .368 (7‐19) w/RISP, including .417 BA (5‐12) RISP 2 outs...14‐41 (.341) 2HR career PH. ❑ By Day By Month #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: Streak: 1G (1‐4, .250) Series: 1‐4, .250 Homestand: .214 (6‐28) 2HR Monday 6‐4 Spring 11‐13‐3 [ 2‐2 in last ABs as PH; is 5‐12 (.417) this season in pinch...hit 2R‐HR (#12) Mon...hit safely in 1st 8 Gs after 7/5 recall from Tuesday 8‐7 April 12‐12 MEM (12‐30, .400, 3HR)...7‐of‐15 July hits are extra bases (4HR, 3‐2Bs)...optioned to AAA 6/18; had 5 HR’s, 15 RBI in 15 gms. Wednesday 9‐7 May 16‐13 ❑ #3 JEDD GYORKO: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 2‐9, .222, HR Homestand: .355 (11‐31) 5HR Thursday 7‐3 June 12‐13 [ Snapped 5‐gm streak yest (.526, 10‐19, 5HR)...hit 9th ing. HR (#12) to tie gm Fri...has HR in 4 of last 6 gms...HRed in 5‐ Friday 6‐10 July 12‐7 straight vs. SD, incld multi‐HR in Gm2 Wed...3‐3 w/BB & HR Mon & 3‐4 in Gm 2 Wed...has 4 GWing RBI...has .320 BA (8‐25) in Saturday 10‐6 August 0‐0 9th inn. or later...played 1B, 2B, 3B & SS in his 43 starts...hit 61 HR since 2013,T5th among MLB middle inf. Sunday 9‐7 Sept./Oct. 0‐0 ❑ #41 JEREMY HAZELBAKER: Streak: 0‐4 Series: 0‐4, .000 Homestand: .200 (2‐10) [ By Seriies Recalled Mon., opened the year on roster before 6/15 option...2Bed & scored off bench Thu...has 3 pinch‐HR to tie fran‐ chise season mark...T2nd in MLB pinch HR (3), T6th in RBI (6), T7th in PH (7)...tied w/team high 4 SB...had 8‐game hit str. 4/5‐ 2G 3G 4G 5G 14...hit one of ML record 3 STL PH‐HR’s 4/8 at ATL...played 751 career MiLB G’s before MLB debut...hit .325 (13‐40) at ‐A. Won ‐‐‐ 13 2 ‐‐‐ ❑ #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 0‐11 Series: 0‐7, .000 Homestand: .208 (5‐24), 2HR Lost 1 10 1 ‐‐‐ [ Split 1 ‐‐‐ 2 ‐‐‐ Left Thu gm after HBP in face...had 9th 3‐hit game 7/17 (HR, 2B, 1B); leads STL in 3‐hit gms & T9th NL..2nd for STL w/55 RBI...23 hits to 2,000 career...had RBI in team‐high 6‐str. games 6/21‐6/28...hit 150th career STL HR (#14) 6/25 at SEA...281 ca‐ Sweeps ‐‐‐ 5 1 ‐‐‐ reer NL HRs; is 8 HR shy of 300 career...has .314 road BA, 10 HR & 32 RBI...hit 14 of his 17 HR’s since 5/10...T5th in NL in Opp. Sweeps 2 3 ‐‐‐ ‐‐‐ GWRBI (9); 59 career GWRBI at Busch III, behind Pujols (60) for 1st...34 of 75 hits in 2016 are XBH...8 starts at 1B. ❑ #4 YADIER MOLINA: Streak: 8G (9‐30, .300) 2HR Series: 1‐6, .167 Homestand: .280 (7‐25) HR MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny is in his 5th season as [ the Cardinals manager, having taken his teams to the 14th inng. inf hit to extend hit streak Fri. night...2H w/HR #3 in Gm 1 Wed...collected 1,500th career hit 7/2 vs. MIL...has postseason in each of his first four seasons, the only .262 BA w/2 strikes (6th NL)...3rd NL w/9.2 PA/K...T3rd in NL w/.333 BA in 7+ inn...5th in NL with .391 BA (9‐23) RISP w/2 outs manager in MLB history to do so...Mike has managed ...4th NL catchers in hits (81); T5th in 2B’s (15)... leads MLB catchers w/733.0 inn...holds record 129 career 2B’s at Busch III... 43 postseason games, and has 21 postseason wins since 1st in STL all‐time games (1,524), starts (1,462) & innings caught as catcher. 2012, 3rd‐most wins among current Major League man‐ ❑ #28 TOMMY PHAM: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 0‐6, .000 Homestand: .233 (7‐30) 2HR agers...in 2012 Matheny became the 49th manager in [ Had 2 doubles Thu, inluding leading off the 9th and scoring winning run...6‐game hit strk 7/6‐16 (9‐18, 3HR)...hit 2 HRs St. Louis Cardinals history and in 2013 he took his team 7/15 (#4,5), part of 3‐hit gm...batted leadoff 5 times in ‘16...reached base safely in 10‐straight 7/1‐16...recalled from MEM to the World Series in just his second season at the (AAA) 6/18...STL Opening Day LFer; suffered left oblique injury OD (4/3)...on DL 4/4‐5/16; activated & optioned 5/17 to MEM. helm with a league‐best 97‐wins...in 2014, Mike guided ❑ #55 STEPHEN PISCOTTY: Streak: 1G (2‐4, .500) Series: 2‐11, .182 Homestand: .278 (10‐36), 3HR the Cardinals to the N.L. Central title and their 4th‐ [ Hit 3‐run game tying HR Thu in 8th...2RBI‐2B 7/16 was 5th GWing RBI...2B & 3B 7/9 at MIL (first career 2B, 3B gm)...has 30 straight trip to the NLCS...he led an injury‐riddled team multi‐hit gms (1st STL)...hit 2nd career/season grand slam 7/3 vs. MIL (HR #10); 1 of 8 players with 2 GS (also 5/27 at WSH) in 2015 to 100 wins, the best in the majors, and the N.L. this season...leads NL in BA w/RISP (.407) and T1st in hits (35)...his 23 RBI w/RISP & 2 outs are 1st in MLB. Central Division title for a 3rd‐straight season...Math‐ ❑ #68 ALBERTO ROSARIO: Streak: 1G (1‐3, .333) Series: 1‐3, .333 Homestand: .111 (1‐9) eny, 45, had a 13‐year Major League career playing with [ MIL, TOR, STL and SF, winning four Rawlings Gold Made MLB debut 7/9 after 709 career MiLB games and collected RBI PH‐single...made 1st MLB start 7/10 (1‐3); has 3 starts Gloves (‘00, ‘03‐’05), and retiring from the game in 2006 ...had contract purchased 7/6 (Pena DL)...appeared in 39 G’s for Memphis (AAA) & hit .281 (32‐114)...caught 10 of 24 (42%) of due to concussion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catch‐ attempted base stealers; has a 42% career caught‐stealing rate in the minors (295‐704). ing record for consecutive errorless games (252). ❑ #16 KOLTEN WONG: Streak: 1G (1‐1, 1.000) Series: 1‐3, .333 Homestand: .176 (3‐17) [ PH‐1B last night & PH‐2B Thu; is 4‐11 as PHer...has 3 bunt singles, 10 inf hits...made 1st ML OF start (CF) 6/18; has 9 starts Cardinals Disabled List in OF...optioned to MEM 6/5 & recalled 6/17...hit safely in all 7 G’s at MEM: .429 BA (12‐28), 4 HR, 11 RBI, walk‐off grand slam Date Games Player & Injury DL Missed UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES M. Harris, right elbow surgery 3/25 97 L. Lynn, right elbow surgery 4/1 97 Mon., July 25 at METS: Carlos Martinez (9‐6, 2.83) vs. Noah Syndergaard (9‐4, 2.43) 6:10 p.m.* J. Walden, right shoulder strain 3/31 97 Tue., July 26 at METS: Jaime Garcia (7‐6, 3.98) vs. Bartolo Colon (8‐5, 3.48) 6:10 p.m.* B. Moss, left ankle sprain 7/5 15 Wed., July 27 at METS: Adam Wainwright (9‐5, 4.09) vs. Logan Verrett (3‐6, 4.21) 6:10 p.m.* B. Pena, left knee inflammation 7/6 14 M. Carpenter, right oblique 7/7 13 Times listed are Central...All games broadcast on KMOX Radio J. Peralta, left thumb lig. strain 7/18 6 *Fox Sports Midwest +FOX Network %ESPN @ESPN2 !FS1 ^MLB Network DAILY BATTING LOGS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS Date/Opp. 7/15 7/16 7/17 7/18 7/20d7/20n7/21 7/22 7/23 7/24 7/25 7/26 7/27 7/28 7/29 7/30 Multi‐HR Games PLAYER MIA MIA MIA SD SD SD SD LAD LAD LAD NYM NYM NYM MIA MIA MIA Player Last Home Run Career/2016...Last Adams k o1oo 2o o2oo 2kkw ko oowook4 o4oc Adams 7/23/16 vs. LAD 3/0... 6/23/14 at COL Diaz 2kow1 owoo owwk 1ow3o 1do1 ko1o1 o1o1kow 1ook Diaz 7/9/16 at MIL 0/0... ‐‐‐ G.Garcia o 2o dowk kowc o2ow owh2 kofo G.Garcia 5/27/16 at WSH 0/0... ‐‐‐ Grichuk o2k4kw2oo kkkk oko4 kwko 1 kkko 1 koo Grichuk 7/18/16 vs. SD 2/0... 7/8/15 at NYM Gyorko k1o okoo 1w14 o4o 144o koo1wwo14kc ooko Gyorko 7/22/16 vs. LAD 4/1... 7/20/16 [2] vs. SD Hazelbaker ok1o k2b k ook Hazelbaker 5/14/16 at LAD 0/0... ‐‐‐ Holliday okoo 4o12 oo1o 4owk ooh okoooko Holliday 7/20/16 [1] vs. SD 21/2... 5/12/16 at LAA Molina o1oo 1ooo woo1 1o4o o1oo ooooo1 Molina 7/20/16 [1] vs. SD 2/0... 8/21/11 at CHI Pham o441 k21o okkk oooko owkk kk22 owkocko k Pham 7/15/16 vs. MIA 3/2... 7/15/16 vs. MIA Piscotty w4oo 12wo kooo 1ko14 do1k oook c4 ooookod do11 Piscotty 7/18/16 vs. SD 1/0... 8/23/15 at SD Rosario owk o ooo o1o Rosario N/A 0/0... ‐‐‐ Wong kk ooho o k owo ok1o 2 co 1 Wong 5/2/16 vs. PHI 1/0... 8/7/14 vs. BOS Key: 1‐Single, 2‐, 3‐Triple, 4‐Home Run, o‐Out, k‐Strikeout, 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 first‐to‐last AB. World Champions 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006 • 2011 cardinals.com BULLPEN BRIEFS: 15‐13 • 3.54 ERA • 282.1 IP • 225 H • 122 R, 111 ER • 104 BB • 282 SO • 32 HR TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 19/31 SV/Opp ... 42 HOLDS ... 267/187 (70%) 1st BF/Retired ... 95/33 (35%) IR/S #59 MIKE MAYERS • RHP • 6‐3 • 200 • 24 yrs PITCHER SV/Opp HOLD FBF/R IR/S Bullpen Bits TONIGHT’S GAME: #67 MATT BOWMAN ‐ RHP 0/1 5 32/22 11/5 Bowman Rule 5 pick...6th NL relievers ◆ Makes his Major League debut tonight, the first Cardinals pitcher not Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; ND, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO w/60.5 ground ball pct...career high 3.2 IP among the starting five to begin the season, to make a start in 2016. #30 JONATHAN BROXTON ‐ RHP 0/2 10 43/32 11/2 (5/22)...8 gm 2.0+ IP; 5 w/ 0 runs...1st ML ◆ Name is pronounced MY‐ers. win 6/8 at CIN...Broxton had 12.0 IP ShO stk ◆ Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO 5/31‐6/28...scoreless in 35 of 43...matched Is the first Cardinals pitcher to make his Major League debut in a his career‐high w/2.0 ShO IP on 6/10...Lyons start since Tim Cooney vs. PHI (4/30/15). Looking to become the first #70 TYLER LYONS ‐ LHP 0/0 4 28/21 12/1 Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; ND, 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO 6 GDP, T5th NL rel...5 app. 3.0+ IP...45.1 IP Cardinals pitcher to earn a win at home in his first MLB start since 3rd in NL LH relief...team high 7 relief K (5/6) Jason Simontacchi (5/4/02) vs. ATL. Last Cardinals starting pitcher to #43 SETH MANESS ‐ RHP 0/0 1 22/14 9/4 & relief IP 4.2 (6/25 & 7/22)...Maness DLed win his MLB debut was Tyler Lyons at San Diego (5/22/13). Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; W‐1, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO 5/13‐6/18 (right elbow)...faced minimum in ◆ Made 18 starts between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) with #26 SEUNG HWAN OH ‐ RHP 4/5 14 49/36 11/6 5 of 6 app. since coming off DL...Oh saved both games of 7/20 DH (1st STL to do so nine at each level. Combined to go 8‐5 with a 2.62 ERA in 106.2 IP. Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO ◆ Was scheduled to pitch in Memphis (AAA) last night, but was since Izzy in ‘04)...1st NL relief w/67 K, T1st #44 TREVOR ROSENTHAL ‐ RHP 14/18 0 39/23 8/2 in NL app (49), T5th rel. IP (49.1), 5th in ERA purchased today and starts on five days rest. Last start was at El Paso (1.82)...0.85 WHIP (5th)...K’d side 5 times... (7/18), tossing 5.0 innings allowing four runs on six hits with seven Last Appearance: 7/23 vs. LAD; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO #46 KEVIN SIEGRIST ‐ LHP 1/4 8 40/28 23/7 0.00 ERA in 19 road G’s (21.0 IP)... Rosenthal strikeouts in an 11‐5 Redbirds loss. 3rd NL rel. w/12.8 K/9 IP; 46 K/32.1 IP...leads ◆ Was 3‐3 with a 2.94 ERA (52.0 IP) at Memphis and 5‐2 with a 2.30 Last Appearance: 7/22 vs. LAD; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO STL w/14 saves, 9 on road.. Siegrist T3rd NL ERA (54.2 IP) for Springfield. relief wins (5); 12 relief wins 2015‐16 are 1st ◆ Threw 7.2 innings in his longest start of the season at Springfield vs. in MLB...0 runs in 30/40 app...38 K’s/37.1 IP. Midland (5/26), fanning a career‐high 10 batters on 100 pitches. ◆ Threw 6.0 or more innings in five starts at Memphis and five at Springfield. Topped out at 101 pitches in his longest outing at Springfield (5/21 at Arkansas). THE LINEUP CARD ◆ Batted .200 (2‐10) with two walks and two sacrifices in 14 plate BATTING ORDER appearances this season at Memphis. 1 Carpenter 74, Pham 6, G.Garcia 6, Grichuk 3, Hazelbaker 3, Wong 2, Gyorko 2, Diaz 1 VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 2 Diaz 49, Piscotty 30, Hazelbaker 8, Moss 3, Wong 2, Pham 1, Carpenter 1, G.Garcia 1, Gyorko 1, ◆ Did not face the Dodgers Triple‐A club (Oklahoma City) this season. Peralta 1 2015 SEASON & CAREER: 3 Holliday 79, Piscotty 10, Moss 3, Adams 3, Carpenter 1 ◆ Received an invitation to Major League Spring Training in 2015. 4 Piscotty 43, Adams 18, Moss 16, Grichuk 14, Holliday 4, Peralta 2 ◆ Was 2‐5 with a 4.87 ERA over 12 starts in 2015 between Springfield 5 Molina 29, Adams 23, Peralta 17, Grichuk 13, Moss 9, Piscotty 3, Diaz 1, Pham 1, Gyorko 1 and the Gulf Coast League while recovering from two disabled list 6 Molina 39, Moss 14, Grichuk 13, Hazelbaker 9, Peralta 8, Gyorko 7, Adams 6, Wong 1 stints with right elbow strain injuries. 7 Gyorko 23, Wong 21, Molina 17, Grichuk 12, Moss 6, Diaz 5, Pham 4, Tejada 3, G.Garcia 2, ◆ Threw first professional shutout at Arkansas (5/2/15) allowing just Hazelbaker 2, Adams 1, Pena 1 four hits over 9.0 innings while at Springfield (AA). 8 Wong 25, Diaz 22, G.Garcia 11, Gyorko 8, Fryer 7, Grichuk 6, Tejada 5, Pham 5, Rosario 4, ◆ Ranked among 2014 Cardinals minor league leaders in starts (26, Hazelbaker 2, Diaz 1, Pena 1 T2nd), innings (154.0, 3rd), strikeouts (117, T4th) and ERA (3.39, 6th). 9 Wacha 19, Wainwright 18, Leake 18, Martinez 17, J.Garcia 17, Diaz 3, Pham 2, Wong 1, Fryer 1, ◆ Earned four wins in his last four starts at Springfield in 2014, earning a G.Garcia 1 promotion to make a start in Memphis and one in the Pacific Coast Lineups Used: 88 league playoffs vs. Omaha (9/6). STARTS BY POSITION ◆ Cardinals 3rd round draft pick in 2013 (93rd overall) out of the C Molina 83, Fryer 8, Rosario 4, Pena 2 University of Mississippi. Was 12‐9 with a 3.43 ERA in his college 1B Adams 51, Moss 27, Holliday 8, Gyorko 7, Carpenter 3, Molina 1 career with the Rebels. Made two appearances in the 2012 College 2B Wong 44, Carpenter 24, Gyorko 24, G. Garcia 5 Station Regional, including a win in a start against host Texas A&M, SS Diaz 83, G.Garcia 7, Tejada 4, Gyorko 3 facing current Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling. 3B Carpenter 49, Peralta 29, Gyorko 8, G. Garcia 7, Tejada 4 LF Holliday 67, Moss 11, Hazelbaker 10, Pham 5, Wong 2, Grichuk 2 MAYERS SEASON & CAREER ‐ MINOR LEAGUES CF Grichuk 59, Pham 13, Hazelbaker 12, Wong 7, Piscotty 6 W‐L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO RF Piscotty 82, Moss 12, Hazelbaker 2, Pham 1 2016 SPR 5‐2 2.30 9 9 54.2 47 17 14 17 43 P Wainwright 20, Wacha 20, Leake 20, J. Garcia 19, Martinez 18 MEM 3‐3 2.94 9 9 52.0 46 22 17 19 43 DH Holliday 8 Career 19‐24 3.49 66 64 350.2 361 162 136 105 273 2016 RECORD WHEN... MAYERS ‐ LAST THREE APPEARANCES Scoring first 34‐17 Final at‐bat decisions 7‐16 DATE/OPP. RESULT G GS IP H R ER BB SO Opponent scores first 18‐28 Come‐from‐behind wins 25 6/30 at OMA W, 5‐2 1 1 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 Scoring more than 3 runs 47‐14 Walk‐off wins/losses 5‐4 7/6 vs. NSV ND, W, 7‐6 1 1 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 Scoring 3 runs 4‐6 In errorless games 28‐18 7/18 at ELP L, 11‐5 1 1 5.0 6 4 4 3 7 Scoring fewer than 3 runs 1‐25 Extra innings 2‐2 MAYERS vs. DODGERS Scoring in 3 or fewer innings 32‐42 Shutouts 6‐4 W‐L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Scoring in 4 or more innings 20‐3 Leading after 7 innings 41‐4 2016 Major League Debut First game of Series 12‐20 Tied after 7 innings 7‐2 Career Last game of Series 19‐12 Trailing after 7 innings 4‐39 LAST APP. vs. LAD: N/A First game of road trip 2‐5 Leading after 8 innings 48‐2 LAST WIN vs. LAD: N/A Last game of road trip 5‐2 Tied after 8 innings 3‐4 Trailing after 8 innings 1‐39 MAYERS CAREER HITTING TOTALS First game of homestand 1‐6 Last game of homestand 2‐3 Runs via HR 214 AVG. AB H HR RBI SH Following off‐days 3‐11 Opponent runs via HR 123 2016 .133 15 2 0 0 2 Career ‐ MiLB .080 25 2 0 0 2 Out‐hit opponents 38‐6 Out‐hit by opponents 10‐38 Review Challenges: 22‐14 GETTING STARTED STL rec. in Avg. IP K’s/ Run TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER Pitcher Starts QS W‐L his starts per start 9 IP support #18 CARLOS MARTINEZ • RHP • 6‐0 • 191 • 24 yrs J.Garcia 19 7 7‐6 10‐9 5.2 7.4 4.8 (91) ◆ Will be making his 19th start of the season and 56th career start; first meeting with Mets in 2016. Leake 20 11 7‐8 9‐11 6.1 6.6 4.8 (95) ◆ Despite stoppage for bloody nose, logged 7.0 IP in 4‐2 win over SD in 1st game of DH on 7/20, winning his Martinez 18 12 9‐6 8‐9 6.1 7.6 5.5 (99) 2nd straight decision. Three of the 4 hits and both runs he allowed (2 run HR) came in 1st inning. Wacha 20 12 5‐7 10‐10 5.2 7.9 5.4 (107) ◆ Wainwright 20 13 9‐5 14‐6 6.1 7.1 5.3 (106) Leads ML with .185 opp. SLG pct. vs. RHP. It would be the lowest in majors since TOR’s Mark Eichhorn had .165 mark in 1986. Limiting the opposition to a .175 BA (11‐for‐63) in the 1st inning of starts, 4th in NL. Totals 97 55 37‐32 52‐45 6.0 7.3 5.1 (498) 591.0 IP 480 Ks ◆ Is 1‐1, 0.57 ERA career vs. Mets; both decisions in ‘15. Won 9‐0 on 5/20/15 at Citi Field (6.1 IP). 2016 CARDINALS HIGHS & LOWS TEAM BATTIING IINDIIVIIDUAL BATTIING TEAM MIISCELLANEOUS Most Runs ‐ Inning ‐ Cards *6 (12th) 6/10 at PIT Longest Hit Streak‐Games 12, Carpenter 6/3‐19 Longest Winning Streak *5 games 7/18‐22 Most Runs ‐ Inning ‐ Opponent 9 (6th) 4/25 at ARI Longest On‐Base Streak‐Games 26, Diaz 6/19‐present Longest Losing Streak 5 games 6/14‐19 Most Runs ‐ 1st Inning ‐ Cards 4 4/15 vs. CIN Longest HR Streak‐Games 3, Gyorko 7/18‐7/20[2] Longest Game ‐Innings 16 7/22 v. LAD Most Runs ‐ 1st Inning ‐ Opponent 6 5/24 vs. CHI Longest Run Streak‐Games 7, Grichuk 6/3‐10 Longest Game ‐Time (overall) 5:10 7/22 vs. LAD Most Runs ‐ Game ‐ Cards 14 4/15 vs. CIN Longest RBI Streak‐Games 6, Holliday 6/21‐28 Longest Game ‐Time (9‐inn game) 3:56 5/12 at LAA Most Runs ‐ Game ‐ Opponent *12 5/24 vs. CHI Most Runs ‐ Game 4, Carpenter 5/31 at MIL Shortest Game ‐Time (9‐inn game)2:18 6/14 vs. HOU Most Runs ‐ Game ‐ Both Clubs 22 5/12 at LAA Most Hits ‐ Game 5, Diaz 4/23 at SD Largest Crowd ‐Home 47,608 4/11 vs. MIL Most Hits ‐ Game ‐ Cards 19 4/11 vs. MIL Most Bunt Hits ‐ Game *1, Diaz 7/22 vs. LAD Largest Crowd ‐Road 51,350 5/15 at LAD Most Hits ‐ Game ‐ Opponent 18 4/25 at ARI Most Doubles ‐ Game 3, Diaz 6/26 at SEA Largest Margin of Victory 11 runs (14‐3) 4/15 vs. CIN Most Hits ‐ Game ‐ Both Clubs 33 5/12 at LAA Most Triples ‐ Game *2, Carpenter 5/31 at MIL Largest Margin of Defeat 8 runs (10‐2) 5/29 at WSH Fewest Hits ‐ Game ‐ Cards *3 6/30 vs. KC Most Home Runs ‐ Game *2, Gyorko 7/20 [2] vs. SD Largest Comeback Win *4 runs 7/21 vs. SD Most Extra Base Hits ‐ Game ‐ Cards 13 6/26 at SEA Grand Slams ‐ Last *1, Piscotty 7/3 vs. MIL Comeback Wins (4 or more runs) *4 7/21 vs. SD Most Bunt Hits ‐ Game ‐ Cards *1 7/22 vs. LAD Most RBI ‐ Game 6, Carpenter 5/19 vs. COL Most Left on Base 14 4/9 at ATL Most Singles ‐ Game ‐ Cards 14 5/12 at LAA Most SB ‐ Game *1, Molina 7/21 vs. SD Most Errors 4 5/13 at LAD Most Doubles ‐ Game ‐ Cards 8 4/11 vs. MIL Most Walks ‐ Game *3, Carpenter 6/8 at CIN Longest Errorless Streak (Games) *4 6/20‐24 Most Triples ‐ Game ‐ Cards 3 4/25 at ARI Most Int. Walks ‐ Game *1, Diaz 7/22 vs. LAD Most Doubleplays Turned‐Cardinals 4 7/2 vs. MIL Most Home Runs ‐ Game ‐ Cards *6 6/26 at SEA Most HBP ‐ Game *2,Holliday 6/18 vs. TEX Most Doubleplays Turned‐Opponent 3 5/26 at WSH Most Home Runs ‐ Game ‐ Opponent *3 7/8 at MIL * Happened more than once ‐ last time listed. Longest Home Run Streak (Games) 14 7/6‐present IINDIIVIIDUAL PIITCHIING # Busch Stadium III record. Most Stolen Bases ‐ Game ‐ Cards *2 4/24 at SD Most K’s Game‐Starter 13, J. Garcia 4/14 vs. MIL Upcoming Milestones Most Stolen Bases ‐ Game ‐ Opponent*4 7/9 at MIL Most K’s Game‐Reliever 7, Lyons 5/6 vs. PIT Player Milestone Needs For Longest Winning Streak 5, Wainwright 4/27‐5/28 TEAM PIITCHIING Matt Holliday RBI 30 356# Longest Losing Streak 7, Wacha 4/28‐6/17 Hits 23 2000 Most Strikeouts ‐ Game ‐ Cards *15 7/18 vs. SD Most IP Game‐Starter *9.0,Wainwright 7/16 vs. MIA HR 8 300 Most Strikeouts ‐ Game ‐ Opponent 15 7/17 vs. MIA Most IP Game‐Reliever *4.2, Lyons 7/22 vs. LAD Jhonny Peralta HR 1 200 Fewest Strikeouts ‐ Game ‐ Cards *2 4/29 vs. WSH Consecutive Scoreless IP 18.1,Wainwright 7/7‐21 Adam Wainwright Wins 4 134* Fewest Strikeouts ‐ Game ‐ Opponent 2 6/19 vs. TEX Fewest Hits Allowed ‐ CG 1, J.Garcia 4/14 vs. MIL Cardinals Pinch‐Hit HR 1 11^ Most Walks ‐ Game ‐ Cards 9 4/10 at ATL ^ STL Team Single‐Season Record Most Walks ‐ Game ‐ Opponent *9 4/10 at ATL #T1st at Busch *6th Cardinals all‐time (Dizzy Dean) Fewest Walks ‐ Game ‐ Cards *0 7/10 at MIL Fewest Walks ‐ Game ‐ Opponents *0 7/23 vs. LAD Fewest Hits Allowed 1 4/14 vs. MIL 2016 Batting vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Player Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO AVG OBP SLG

1 Kolten Wong StL 4 11 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .364 .727

2 Alberto Rosario StL 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333

3 Aledmys Diaz StL 5 20 1 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 .300 .348 .500

4t Randal Grichuk StL 5 16 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .375

4t Yadier Molina StL 4 16 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 .250 .250 .313

6 Jedd Gyorko StL 4 13 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .231 .286 .462 7 Stephen Piscotty StL 5 22 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .227 .292 .227 8 Jeremy Hazelbaker StL 5 9 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .222 .222 .556

9 Greg Garcia StL 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .375 .400

10 Matt Adams StL 3 14 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 .143 .200 .571 11 Matt Carpenter StL 3 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 .125 .462 .500 12 Matt Holliday StL 4 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 13t Brandon Moss StL 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .143 .000 13t Tommy Pham StL 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 .125 .000

2016 Pitching vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Player Team W L Pct SV SVO SHO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB SO ERA AVG 1t Matt Bowman StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 .200 1t Jonathan Broxton StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 .100 1t Seth Maness StL 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 1t Trevor Rosenthal StL 0 0 - 1 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 .167 1t Miguel Socolovich StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 .000 6 Tyler Lyons StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 1.35 .095 7 Michael Wacha StL 0 1 .000 0 0 0 2 2 0 10.0 18 8 4 1 4 0 6 3.60 .367 8 Seung Hwan Oh StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.86 .125 9 Kevin Siegrist StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 .250 10 Mike Leake StL 1 1 .500 0 0 0 2 2 0 12.0 17 8 7 2 2 0 7 5.25 .354 11 Dean Kiekhefer StL 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 5.40 .167 12 Carlos Martinez StL 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 4 4 1 3 0 2 7.20 .278

Career Batting vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Player Season G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO AVG OBP SLG

1 Jhonny Peralta 2003-2015(5) 22 75 9 26 9 0 2 14 8 2 16 .347 .417 .547

2t Alberto Rosario 2016-2016(1) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333

2t Kolten Wong 2014-2016(3) 14 45 9 15 5 2 0 3 1 0 6 .333 .348 .533

4 Matt Holliday 2004-2016(13) 132 482 93 149 34 3 22 83 63 6 96 .309 .398 .529

5 Aledmys Diaz 2016-2016(1) 5 20 1 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 .300 .348 .500

6 Yadier Molina 2004-2016(13) 64 217 17 65 14 0 3 26 20 1 29 .300 .360 .406 9 Matt Adams 2012-2016(4) 15 49 6 12 1 0 4 8 2 0 13 .245 .275 .510 10 Stephen Piscotty 2016-2016(1) 5 22 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .227 .292 .227 11t Randal Grichuk 2015-2016(2) 12 36 3 8 4 0 0 1 1 1 13 .222 .243 .333 11t Jeremy Hazelbaker 2016-2016(1) 5 9 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .222 .222 .556 13t Greg Garcia 2016-2016(1) 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .375 .400 13t Jedd Gyorko 2013-2016(4) 45 155 14 31 4 0 8 17 18 0 41 .200 .286 .381

16 Tommy Pham 2016-2016(1) 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 .125 .000

Career Pitching vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Player Season W L Pct SV SVO SHO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB SO ERA AVG

1t Matt Bowman 2016-2016(1) 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 .200

1t Seth Maness 2013-2016(4) 3 1 .750 0 0 0 13 0 0 14.0 8 1 0 0 3 3 10 0.00 .186

4 Tyler Lyons 2016-2016(1) 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 1.35 .095

5 Trevor Rosenthal 2012-2016(5) 0 2 .000 8 8 0 15 0 0 17.2 6 3 3 0 5 0 20 1.53 .111

6 Kevin Siegrist 2013-2016(3) 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 10 0 0 9.1 7 2 2 2 2 0 13 1.93 .200

7 Jonathan Broxton 2012-2016(4) 0 0 - 0 0 0 9 0 0 8.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 2.16 .143

8 Adam Wainwright 2006-2014(8) 4 5 .444 0 0 0 14 11 2 77.2 72 25 25 5 23 1 55 2.90 .251

9 Carlos Martinez 2013-2016(4) 2 2 .500 0 0 0 7 6 0 33.0 28 13 13 2 18 0 34 3.55 .231

10 Michael Wacha 2015-2016(2) 1 2 .333 0 0 0 4 4 0 22.2 28 13 9 2 7 0 18 3.57 .295 11t Seung Hwan Oh 2016-2016(1) 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.86 .125 13 Mike Leake 2010-2016(6) 4 5 .444 0 0 1 10 9 1 63.1 66 32 30 7 11 1 41 4.26 .272 14 Lance Lynn 2012-2015(4) 3 1 .750 0 0 0 6 6 0 31.0 35 16 15 0 12 0 37 4.35 .287 16 Jaime Garcia 2008-2015(5) 2 2 .500 0 0 0 6 5 0 27.1 34 16 14 2 7 0 20 4.61 .296

Career Batting at Busch Stadium

Player Season G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO AVG OBP SLG

1 Stephen Piscotty 2015-2016(2) 86 319 45 101 23 2 14 56 22 1 62 .317 .367 .533

2 Matt Adams 2012-2016(5) 217 663 79 198 40 4 30 105 42 6 141 .299 .340 .507

3 Matt Holliday 2006-2016(11) 503 1790 298 528 125 3 86 326 249 25 327 .295 .390 .512

5 Yadier Molina 2006-2016(11) 708 2418 238 694 129 3 41 298 203 24 212 .287 .344 .394

6 Aledmys Diaz 2016-2016(1) 49 182 29 52 13 2 5 23 18 3 24 .286 .351 .462 7 Jedd Gyorko 2013-2016(4) 47 132 19 37 2 0 9 25 13 1 28 .280 .345 .500 8 Randal Grichuk 2014-2016(3) 120 344 54 93 21 3 20 51 30 2 105 .270 .332 .523

10 Greg Garcia 2014-2016(3) 54 89 12 22 8 0 1 8 13 1 20 .247 .370 .371 11 Kolten Wong 2013-2016(4) 200 624 78 152 25 4 16 67 45 3 106 .244 .307 .373 12 Jeremy Hazelbaker 2016-2016(1) 34 73 9 17 4 1 2 5 3 0 26 .233 .260 .397

14 Tommy Pham 2014-2016(3) 44 113 21 26 7 1 3 10 9 0 39 .230 .285 .389

16 Alberto Rosario 2016-2016(1) 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 .200 .111

Career Pitching at Busch Stadium

Player Season W L Pct SV SVO SHO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB SO ERA AVG

2 Kevin Siegrist 2013-2016(4) 7 4 .636 5 10 0 103 0 0 94.1 63 26 24 7 48 3 99 2.29 .189

4 Adam Wainwright 2006-2016(10) 68 38 .642 2 3 8 155 124 15 886.2 787 291 268 53 201 5 759 2.72 .238

6 Lance Lynn 2011-2015(5) 34 17 .667 0 0 1 72 62 1 395.2 334 136 124 21 131 5 376 2.82 .229

7 Jaime Garcia 2008-2016(8) 32 20 .615 0 0 4 75 70 4 456.2 404 176 144 32 116 6 377 2.84 .237 8 Seth Maness 2013-2016(4) 10 2 .833 6 9 0 124 0 0 113.2 120 40 39 9 16 8 73 3.09 .275 9 Seung Hwan Oh 2016-2016(1) 0 1 .000 4 5 0 29 0 0 28.1 22 13 10 2 7 1 38 3.18 .200 10 Michael Wacha 2013-2016(4) 16 8 .667 0 0 0 43 39 0 242.1 220 88 86 17 71 6 213 3.19 .241 11 Trevor Rosenthal 2012-2016(5) 7 13 .350 57 69 0 155 0 0 150.2 143 59 57 9 65 7 188 3.40 .250

12 Matt Bowman 2016-2016(1) 0 1 .000 0 1 0 20 0 0 26.2 20 12 11 2 7 1 19 3.71 .200

13 Carlos Martinez 2013-2016(4) 12 11 .522 0 2 0 67 31 0 217.0 220 95 92 18 76 8 205 3.82 .264 14 Mike Leake 2013-2016(4) 4 7 .364 0 0 0 16 16 1 105.1 99 53 47 13 11 0 68 4.02 .247

15 Jonathan Broxton 2006-2016(9) 4 5 .444 3 10 0 48 0 0 46.2 44 25 22 1 21 3 35 4.24 .257

16 Tyler Lyons 2013-2016(4) 3 3 .500 0 0 0 35 9 0 93.1 87 55 48 17 23 0 91 4.63 .244 2016 CARDINALS DAY‐BY‐DAY H/R Time/ GA/ H/R Time/ GA/ Date Opp. D/N Result Winner‐Loser‐Save Att. W‐L STD GB Date Opp. D/N Result Winner‐Loser‐Save Att. W‐L STD GB 4/3 PIT R/D L, 4‐1 Liriano‐Wainwright #39,500 0‐1 5th ‐1.0 7/14 OPEN DATE 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 4/4 OPEN DATE 0‐1 T4th ‐1.0 7/15 MIA H/N L, 7‐6 Rodney‐Oh‐Ramos 42,034 46‐43 2nd ‐8.0 4/5 PIT R/N L, 6‐5 (11) Lobstein‐Maness 26,049 0‐2 T4th ‐2.0 7/16 MIA H/N W, 5‐0 WAINWRIGHT‐Koehler #44,840 47‐43 2nd ‐8.0 4/6 PIT R/N L, 5‐1 Nicasio‐Leake‐Melancon 14,890 0‐3 5th ‐3.0 7/17 MIA H/D L, 6‐3 Barraclough‐Broxton‐Ramos 43,046 47‐44 2nd ‐8.0 4/7 OPEN DATE 0‐3 5th ‐3.0 7/18 SD H/N W, 10‐2 Leake‐Friedrich 40,137 48‐44 2nd ‐8.0 4/8 ATL R/N W, 7‐4 Siegrist‐O’Flaherty‐Rosenthal 24,824 1‐3 5th ‐3.0 7/19 SD H/N POSTPONED ‐ RAIN 48‐44 2nd ‐7.5 4/9 ATL R/N W, 12‐2 Martinez‐Teheran 33,471 2‐3 T4th ‐2.0 7/20 SD* H/D W, 4‐2 Martinez‐Rea‐Oh 40,184 49‐44 2nd ‐7.5 4/10 ATL R/D W, 12‐7 Oh‐J.Johnson‐Rosenthal 23,214 3‐3 T4th ‐2.0 SD H/N W, 3‐2 Garcia‐Clemens‐Oh 41,012 50‐44 2nd ‐7.0 4/11 MIL H/D W, 10‐1 Wacha‐Jungmann #47,608 4‐3 4th ‐2.0 7/21 SD H/N W, 6‐5 Broxton‐Villanueva 40,134 51‐44 2nd ‐6.5 4/12 OPEN DATE 4‐3 4th ‐2.0 7/22 LAD H/N W, 4‐3 (16) Maness‐Norris 41,915 52‐44 2nd ‐6.5 4/13 MIL H/N L, 6‐4 Blazek‐Rosenthal‐Jeffress 40,994 4‐4 T4th ‐3.0 7/23 LAD H/N L, 7‐2 Maeda‐Leake #45,477 52‐45 2nd ‐6.5 4/14 MIL H/D W, 7‐0 J.GARCIA‐W.Peralta 40,168 5‐4 T2nd ‐3.0 7/24 LAD H/N 7:08 4/15 CIN H/N W, 14‐3 Martinez‐Melville #44,997 6‐4 2nd ‐2.0 7/25 NYM R/N 6:10 4/16 CIN H/D L, 9‐8 Finnegan‐Wainwright‐Hoover 44,425 6‐5 T2nd ‐3.0 7/26 NYM R/N 6:10 4/17 CIN H/D W, 4‐3 Siegrist‐Ohlendorf‐Rosenthal #46,268 7‐5 2nd ‐2.0 7/27 NYM R/N 6:10 4/18 CHI H/N L, 5‐0 Lackey‐Leake #45,432 7‐6 T2nd ‐3.0 7/28 MIA R/N 6:10 4/19 CHI H/N L, 2‐1 Hammel‐J.Garcia‐Rondon 43,841 7‐7 T2nd ‐4.0 7/29 MIA R/N 6:10 4/20 CHI H/D W, 5‐3 Martinez‐Hendricks‐Rosenthal 43,093 8‐7 T2nd ‐3.0 7/30 MIA R/N 6:10 4/21 OPEN DATE 8‐7 2nd ‐3.5 7/31 MIA R/D 12:10 4/22 SD R/N L, 4‐1 Cashner‐Wainwright‐Rodney 30,074 8‐8 3rd ‐4.5 JULY TOTALS 4/23 SD R/N W, 11‐2 Wacha‐Quackenbush 31,688 9‐8 2nd ‐3.5 8/1 OPEN DATE 4/24 SD R/D W, 8‐5 Siegrist‐Maurer‐Rosenthal 37,395 10‐8 2nd ‐3.5 8/2 CIN R/N 6:10 4/25 ARI R/N L, 12‐7 Greinke‐Bowman 18,208 10‐9 3rd ‐4.0 8/3 CIN R/N 6:10 4/26 ARI R/N W, 8‐2 Martinez‐Miller 19,074 11‐9 3rd ‐4.0 8/4 CIN R/D 11:35 4/27 ARI R/N W, 11‐4 Wainwright‐Corbin 18,339 12‐9 3rd ‐3.5 8/5 ATL H/N 7:15 4/28 ARI R/N L, 3‐0 De La Rosa‐Wacha‐Ziegler 18,933 12‐10 3rd ‐4.5 8/6 ATL H/N 6:15 4/29 WSH H/N L, 5‐4 Strasburg‐Leake‐Papelbon #45,246 12‐11 3rd ‐5.5 8/7 ATL H/D 1:15 4/30 WSH H/D L, 6‐1 Ross‐J.Garcia 42,723 12‐12 3rd ‐6.0 8/8 CIN H/N 7:15 APRIL TOTALS 484,795 12‐12 3rd ‐6.0 8/9 CIN H/N 7:15 5/1 WSH H/D L, 6‐1 Scherzer‐Martinez 42,933 12‐13 3rd ‐6.0 8/10 CIN H/N 6:15 5/2 PHI H/N W, 10‐3 Wainwright‐Hellickson 40,438 13‐13 3rd ‐6.0 8/11 CHI R/N 7:05 5/3 PHI H/N L, 1‐0 Nola‐Wach‐Gomez 40,087 13‐14 3rd ‐7.0 8/12 CHI R/D 1:20 5/4 PHI H/N W, 5‐4 Siegrist‐Gomez 40,725 14‐14 3rd ‐7.0 8/13 CHI R/D 1:20 5/5 PHI H/D W, 4‐0 J.Garcia‐Eickhoff 41,818 15‐14 3rd ‐7.0 8/14 CHI R/N 7:08 5/6 PIT H/N L. 4‐2 Liriano‐Martinez‐Melancon 43,093 15‐15 3rd ‐8.0 8/15 OPEN DATE 5/7 PIT H/D W, 6‐4 Rosenthal‐Schugel 42,338 16‐15 3rd ‐8.0 8/16 HOU R/N 7:10 5/8 PIT H/D L, 10‐5 Cole‐Wacha‐Melancon 42,441 16‐16 3rd ‐9.0 8/17 HOU R/D 1:10 5/9 OPEN DATE 16‐16 3rd ‐9.0 8/18 OPEN DATE 5/10 LAA R/N W, 8‐1 Leake‐Santiago 30,679 17‐16 3rd ‐9.0 8/19 PHI R/N 6:05 5/11 LAA R/N W, 5‐2 J. Garcia‐Shoemaker‐Rosenthal 33,378 18‐16 3rd ‐7.5 8/20 PHI R/N 6:05 5/12 LAA R/N W, 12‐10 Wainwright‐Weaver‐Siegrist 35,413 19‐16 T2nd ‐7.0 8/21 PHI R/D 12:35 5/13 LAD R/N L, 8‐4 Stripling‐Wacha‐Jansen 46,716 19‐17 T2nd ‐8.0 8/22 OPEN DATE 5/14 LAD R/N L, 5‐3 Kazmir‐Martinez‐Jansen 48,459 19‐18 T2nd ‐9.0 8/23 NYM H/N 7:15 5/15 LAD R/N W, 5‐2 Leake‐Howell‐Rosenthal 51,350 20‐18 T2nd ‐8.0 8/24 NYM H/N 7:15 5/16 OPEN DATE 20‐18 3rd ‐8.0 8/25 NYM H/N 6:15 5/17 COL H/N L, 3‐1 Bettis‐J.Garcia‐McGee 41,109 20‐19 3rd ‐8.0 8/26 OAK H/N 7:15 5/18 COL H/N W, 2‐0 Wainwright‐Rusin‐Rosenthal 42,618 21‐19 3rd ‐8.0 8/27 OAK H/N 6:15 5/19 COL H/N W, 13‐7 Lyons‐Gray 43,683 22‐19 3rd ‐7.0 8/28 OAK H/D 1:15 5/20 ARI H/N L, 11‐7 Corbin‐Martinez‐Barrett 43,301 22‐20 3rd ‐8.0 8/29 MIL R/N 6:20 5/21 ARI H/D W, 6‐2 Leake‐Ray #45,117 23‐20 3rd ‐7.0 8/30 MIL R/N 7:10 5/22 ARI H/D L, 7‐2 Greinke‐J.Garcia 43,829 23‐21 3rd ‐7.0 8/31 MIL R/N 7:10 5/23 CHI H/N W, 4‐3 Rosenthal‐Warren #45,008 24‐21 3rd ‐6.0 AUGUST TOTALS 5/24 CHI H/N L, 12‐3 Hammel‐Wacha 44,588 24‐22 3rd ‐7.0 9/1 OPEN DATE 5/25 CHI H/D L, 9‐8 Arrieta‐Martinez‐Rondon #45,565 24‐23 3rd ‐8.0 9/2 CIN R/N 6:10 5/26 WSH R/N L, 2‐1 Ross‐Leake‐Papelbon 26,176 24‐24 3rd ‐8.5 9/3 CIN R/D 3:10 5/27 WSH R/N W, 6‐2 Garcia‐Scherzer 30,781 25‐24 3rd ‐8.5 9/4 CIN R/D 12:10 5/28 WSH R/N W, 9‐4 Wainwright‐G.Gonzalez #38,274 26‐24 3rd ‐8.5 9/5 PIT R/D 3:05 5/29 WSH R/D L, 10‐2 Strasburg‐Wacha #38,898 26‐25 3rd ‐9.5 9/6 PIT R/N 6:05 5/30 MIL R/D W, 6‐0 Martinez‐Guerra 34,569 27‐25 3rd ‐9.5 9/7 PIT R/N 6:05 5/31 MIL R/N W, 10‐3 Leake‐W.Peralta 24,487 28‐25 3rd ‐8.5 9/8 MIL H/N 6:15 MAY TOTALS 687,966 16‐13 3rd ‐8.5 9/9 MIL H/N 7:15 6/1 MIL R/D L, 3‐1 Davies‐J. Garcia‐Jeffress 24,050 28‐26 3rd ‐9.5 9/10 MIL H/N 6:15 6/2 OPEN DATE 28‐26 3rd ‐10.0 9/11 MIL H/D 1:15 6/3 SF H/N L, 5‐1 Cueto‐Wainwright 43,560 28‐27 3rd ‐11.0 9/12 CHI H/N 7:15 6/4 SF H/N W, 7‐4 Lyons‐Samardzija‐Rosenthal #45,453 29‐27 3rd ‐11.0 9/13 CHI H/N 7:15 6/5 SF H/N W, 6‐3 Martinez‐Peavy‐Rosenthal #44,907 30‐27 3rd ‐10.0 9/14 CHI H/D 12:45 6/6 OPEN DATE 30‐27 3rd ‐10.5 9/15 SF R/N 9:15 6/7 CIN R/N L, 7‐6 Cingrani‐Siegrist 24,182 30‐28 3rd ‐10.5 9/16 SF R/N 9:15 6/8 CIN R/N W, 12‐7 Bowman‐Simon 21,376 31‐28 3rd ‐10.5 9/17 SF R/N 8:05 6/9 CIN R/N W, 3‐2 Oh‐Ohlendorf‐Rosenthal 24,516 32‐28 T2nd ‐10.0 9/18 SF R/D 3:05 6/10 PIT R/N W, 9‐3 (12) Broxton‐Nicasio 28,417 33‐28 2nd ‐9.0 9/19 COL R/N 7:40 6/11 PIT R/N W, 5‐1 Martinez‐Liriano‐Rosenthal #36, 962 34‐28 2nd ‐9.0 9/20 COL R/N 7:40 6/12 PIT R/D W, 8‐3 Leake‐Niese 31,148 35‐28 2nd ‐9.0 9/21 COL R/D 2:10 6/13 OPEN DATE 35‐28 2nd ‐8.5 9/22 OPEN DATE 6/14 HOU H/N L, 5‐2 Fister‐J.Garcia‐Harris 42,525 35‐29 2nd ‐9.5 9/23 CHI R/D 1:20 6/15 HOU H/N L, 4‐1 Sipp‐Siegrist‐Harris 42,008 35‐30 2nd ‐9.5 9/24 CHI R/ TBA 6/16 OPEN DATE 35‐30 2nd ‐9.5 9/25 CHI R/ TBA 6/17 TEX H/N L, 1‐0 Hamels‐Wacha‐Dyson 44,064 35‐31 2nd ‐10.5 9/26 CIN H/N 7:15 6/18 TEX H/D L, 4‐3 Tolleson‐Rosenthal‐Diekman 44,375 35‐32 2nd ‐11.5 9/27 CIN H/N 7:15 6/19 TEX H/D L, 5‐4 Barnette‐Bowman‐Dyson #44,897 35‐33 2nd ‐12.5 9/28 CIN H/N 7:15 6/20 CHI R/N W, 3‐2 Garcia‐Lackey‐Rosenthal 41,166 36‐33 2nd ‐11.5 9/29 CIN H/N 6:15 6/21 CHI R/N W, 4‐3 Wainwright‐Hammel‐Rosenthal 41,616 37‐33 2nd ‐10.5 9/30 PIT H/N 7:15 6/22 CHI R/D W, 7‐2 Wacha‐Arrieta 41,058 38‐33 2nd ‐9.5 SEPTEMBER TOTALS 6/23 OPEN DATE 38‐33 2nd ‐9.0 10/1 PIT H/D 3:15 6/24 SEA R/N L, 4‐3 Roach‐Rosenthal 35,746 38‐34 2nd ‐10.0 10/2 PIT H/D 2:15 6/25 SEA R/N L, 5‐4 Karns‐Leake‐Cishek 40,431 38‐35 2nd ‐10.0 OCTOBER TOTALS 6/26 SEA R/D W, 11‐6 Siegrist‐Vincent 35,955 39‐35 2nd ‐9.0 2ND HALF TOTALS 6/27 KC R/N L, 6‐2 Duffy‐Wainwright 31.355 39‐36 2nd ‐10.0 SEASON TOTALS 6/28 KC R/N W, 8‐4 Wacha‐Ventura 32,909 40‐36 2nd ‐10.0 NOTE: Pitchers' complete games in CAPS; Extra innings shown in parentheses; Times listed 6/29 KC H/N L, 3‐2 (12) Wang‐Maness #44,840 40‐37 2nd ‐11.0 are Central (STL) time; *indicates make‐up game due to rain out; # indicates sellout. 6/30 KC H/N L, 4‐2 Gee‐Leake‐Davis #44,802 40‐38 2nd ‐11.0 JUNE TOTALS 441,431 12‐13 2nd ‐11.0 2016 SCORING BY INNING 7/1 MIL H/N W, 7‐1 Garcia‐Garza 42,987 41‐38 2nd ‐10.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ Total 7/2 MIL H/D W, 3‐0 Wainwright‐Nelson‐Oh 40,573 42‐38 2nd ‐9.0 CARDINALS 40 45 54 49 66 66 62 57 51 1 0 7 498 7/3 MIL H/D W, 9‐8 Wacha‐Anderson‐Oh 41,148 43‐38 2nd ‐8.0 OPPONENTS 44 41 33 61 41 59 45 31 42 1 1 1 400 7/4 PIT H/D L, 4‐2 Niese‐Martinez‐Feliz 41,850 43‐39 2nd ‐9.0 7/5 PIT H/N L, 5‐2 Nicasio‐Leake‐Melancon 41,444 43‐40 2nd ‐9.0 7/6 PIT H/N L, 7‐5 Schugel‐Broxton‐Melancon 42,693 43‐41 3rd ‐9.0 Cardinals Recent Transactions 7/7 PIT H/D W, 5‐1 Wainwright‐Glasnow 42,144 44‐41 2nd ‐8.0 July 24: Purchased RHP Mike Mayers from Memphis (AAA). 7/8 MIL R/N L, 4‐3 Jeffress‐Rosenthal 28,343 44‐42 3rd ‐8.0 July 22: Announced that C Michael McKenry elected free‐agency. Optioned RHP 7/9 MIL R/N W, 8‐1 Martinez‐Anderson 37,101 45‐42 3rd ‐7.0 Miguel Socolovich to Memphis (AAA), following the game. 7/10 MIL R/D W, 5‐1 Leake‐Guerra #42,066 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 July 20: Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (AAA) as 26th man for the sec‐ 1ST HALF TOTALS 1,947,756 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 ond game of day‐night doubleheader. Optioned Kiekhefer back to Memphis follow‐ 7/11 All‐Star Break 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 ing the second game of doubleheader. 7/12 All‐Star Game ‐ San Diego, California 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 July 19: Placed INF Jhonny Peralta (left thumb ligament strain) on the 15‐day dis‐ 7/13 All‐Star Break 46‐42 2nd ‐7.0 abled list, retroactive to July 18. Recalled OF Jeremy Hazelbaker & RHP Miguel So‐ colovich from Memphis (AAA). Designated C Michael McKenry for assignment.