St. Louis Cardinals (61-52) at Baltimore Orioles (65-49) Game #114 N Oriole Park at Camden Yards N August 8, 2014 Justin Masterson (5-6, 5.63) Vs
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St. Louis Cardinals (61-52) at Baltimore Orioles (65-49) Game #114 N Oriole Park at Camden Yards N August 8, 2014 Justin Masterson (5-6, 5.63) vs. Chris Tillman (8-5, 3.78) K BIRD WATCHING: The 2013 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of their 123rd season TONIGHT’S GAME : The Cardinals begin a six- of play in the National League...St. Louis won 5-2 over Boston last night powered by two home runs from Kolten game roadtrip with the first of a three-game se - Wong and seven strong innings from Adam Wainwright making him the second pitcher to 14 wins in the National ries at Baltimore tonight at 6:05 p.m. Tonight’s League. STANDINGS SNAPSHOT: St. Louis is in 2nd place in the N.L. Central, 1.0 game behind 1st place Milwaukee, game will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest 0.5 game ahead of 2nd place Pittsburgh and 3.0 games in front of 4th place Cincinnati. and MLB Network...Dan McLaughlin and Rick K MOTTE PLACED ON D.L.; GREENWOOD RECALLED FROM MEMPHIS: The Cardinals placed right-handed pitcher Horton will call the game on FSM while Jim Kaat, Jason Motte on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back sprain. Left-handed pitcher Nick Greenwood was recalled John Smoltz and John Verducci on MLB Net - from Memphis (AAA). Greenwood has made nine relief appearances for the Cardinals this season posting a 1-1 work...the Cardinals continue their three-game record with a 4.74 ERA over 19.0 innings. Six of the nine relief appearances have been of 2.0 innings or more. series tomorrow afternoon at 3:05 p.m. in a K game televised on Fox Sports 1. Following Sun - STREETCAR SERIES GOES NATIONAL: The Cardinals and Orioles (then-St. Louis Browns) used to share the same day’s game, the Cardinals travel to Miami for a building in Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis and played in the 1944 World Series (Cardinals won 4-2) before the Browns three-game series with the Marlins beginning on moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. When the Cardinals play tonight in Baltimore it will be just the 2nd time in team history the club has played in Baltimore and just the 3rd time in franchise history the two teams have Monday night. met in the regular season...the Orioles came to Busch Stadium II in 2003 with St. Louis winning 2-of-3 games, then CARDINALS vs. BALTIMORE: in 2011 the Cardinals swept the Orioles at Camden Yards in three games...St. Louis is 7-10 in interleague play so Season: 3 games; Only Meeting far this season and have gone 142-130 overall with a .522 winning pct., 2nd in the N.L. 2014: 0-0 (at BAL) K HAWAIIAN PUNCH: Hawaii-native Kolten Wong hit two home runs last night giving him his first multi-home run 2011: 3-0 (at BAL) game of his career. Wong also scored a career-high three runs and added his 17th stolen base of the season in the All-Time: 5-1 (3-0 at Camden Yards) process. Since returning from the disabled list on July 6, Wong is T2nd in the Majors with eight home runs trailing Last Time STL sweep: 6/28-30/11 only Chris Carter (9, HOU). Last Time BAL sweep: N/A K HOLLIDAY ALL-STAR BREAK AFTER PARTY: Matt Holliday has six HRs and 13 RBI following the All-Star break...the six homers post All-Star Break rank T1st in the N.L. while 13 RBI are T7th...last year, Holliday hit .348 (tops in NL, RECORD BREAKDOWN 2nd MLB) with 9 HR, 47 RBI in 58 games following the All-Star break. K By Day By Month SHORT-STEPPIN’ IT UP: Jonny Peralta hit his 15th home run on the season last Saturday vs. Milwaukee and is now just one home run shy of the franchise record for home runs by a shortstop...Edgar Renteria (2000) & Daryl Monday 7-5 Spring 11-13-2 Spencer (1960) hold the STL record of 16 HR’s by a SS. Tuesday 10-7 March/ April 15-14 Wednesday 7-10 May 15-12 BIRD BANTER... VS. BOSTON IN 2014: .247 (23-93) 2 HR HOMESTAND: .253 (47-186) 6 HR Thursday 7-6 June 14-13 K #32 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 0-4 Series: 3-12, .333 Homestand: 6-21, .286 Friday 7-11 July 13-11 [ Had 2 of 5 STL hits Wed. night...4th in NL with .313 BA, 8th in SLG .500...hit 25 2Bs; 4th on team...2nd on team w/41 XBH Saturday 13-5 August 4-2 ...hit 1st career walk-off HR on 7/7 vs. PIT...had career-high 4 hits vs. MIA (7/6)...hit 2 HR’s & had career-high 6 RBI 6/23 at Sunday 10-8 September 0-0 COL...has 33 multi-hit games...HRed in 3-str. Gms 6/13-15...is 1st STL 1Bman w/4 triples since ‘84 (D.Green). K #8 PETER BOURJOS: Streak: 0-7 Series: No PA’s Homestand: 1-9, .111 By Seriies [ Batted .360 in July (9-25)...hit game-tying 2-R HR 7/20 vs. LAD w/2 SB...2nd on team with 8 SB... had PH triple 7/9 vs. PIT... 2G 3G 4G 5G 14-of-43 hits are XBH...T1st on team w/4 triples...hit 1st Busch Std. HR on 6/3...T14th in NL w/3 bunt hits Won --- 20 1 --- K #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 0-5 Series: 3-10, .300 Homestand: 5-20, .250 Lost 2 7 3 --- [ Has 6 multi-hit G’s & team-high 18 H’s since ASB...hit 4th career lead-off HR on 7/22; 2nd in ‘14...NL All-Star for 2nd-str. year... Split 2 --- 2 --- 42 RBI are 3rd among NL leadoff...1st in NL pitches/PA (4.35), T7th in runs (71), 8th OBP (.380), 4th in walks (63)...batting .305 Sweeps --- 2 --- --- w/RISP (19th NL)...team hit leader (121, 18th NL)...leads team w/36 multi-hit Gs (T8h NL)...14G hit streak 5/18-6/1. Opp. Sweeps 2 --- --- --- K #48 TONY CRUZ: Streak: 0-3 Series: 0-3 Homestand: 2-6, .333 [ Had 2H, 2 runs in start vs. MIL (8/2)...3 of 5 2Bs this yr vs. MIL; career-high 3 RBI at MIL (7/12)...has RBI in 4 of last 14 By DIIVIISIION starts... batting .296 (16-54) on road with all 11 RBI... .250 BA (20-80) w/10 RBI in 24 starts...10-of-11 RBI w/2 out. Home Road Total K #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 0-3 Series: DNP Homestand: 0-3, .000 NL Central 14-8 13-11 27-19 [ Had PH-1B on 7/31 at SD; has team-high 6 PH’s, 3 PH 2B’s...hit safely in 7-of-last-8 starts (8-29, .276)...had PH game-tying NL East 10-6 5-6 15-12 2B on 6/25 at COL ...has .259 BA in Close & Late (7-27), 5th on team...has made 15 starts (2B, 3B, SS). NL West 6-4 6-7 12-11 K #3 MARK ELLIS: Streak: 1G (1-1, 1.000) Series: DNP Homestand: PH-walk AL East 3-5 3-2 6-7 [ Hit safely in 9-of-last-14 starts...had GWRBI safety squeeze vs. PHI (6/22)...posted 5G hit streak 6/4-14... .250 BA (4-16) w/RISP & 2 outs...started 16G in June... came off DL 4/15 (L Knee)...has not hit into a DP this season (181 PA), T1st in MLB AL Central 0-2 1-1 1-3 K AL West 0-0 0-0 0-0 #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 0-9 Series: 1-11, .091 Homestand: 6-24, .250, 2 HR [ Has team-high 6 HR (T1st MLB) & 13 RBI in 17 G’s since ASB...has 4 GWRBI in 9 STL wins since ASB...is T1st in MLB w/16 TOTALS 33-25 28-27 61-52 GWRBI...has team-high 58 RBI... .337 BA w/RISP is T4th in NL...T14th in NL w/26 doubles, T4th in NL w/11 HBP...54 BBs 9th in NL; walk in 47/110 G’s (43%)...14th in NL OBP (.365)...scored 1,000th career run & hit 400th 2B on 7/18...1,000th career RBI on MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny, who in 2012 be - 6/16...batted 2nd in 14 starts...reached base safely in first 30 home Gms...131 career GWRBI, 16th actives. came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his - K #19 JON JAY: Streak: 1G (2-3, .667) Series: 3-10, .300 Homestand: 3-10, .300 tory, took his team to the World Series in his [ Had GWRBI in 8th inn. on Tue.; his 1st Gm since 7/29 (wrist)...played all 3 OF pos. on 7/19 for 1st time in MLB career... T9th second season at the helm with a league-best 97- in NL HBP (9)... has .312 BA on road... .310 BA in June...batting team high .319 (15-47) Close & Late; 19th NL...tied STL season- win season in 2013...in 2012, Mike guided the Car - high w/3 runs on 6/16... .418 BA (23-55) vs. LHP is 1st in NL for LHB, min. 40 AB’s... 17 of his 25 RBI are w/2 outs.