St. Louis Cardinals (83-79 in 2017) at (77-85 in 2017) Game No. 1 • Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • February 23, 2018 (0-2, 6.33 in 2017) vs. Dillon Peters (1-2, 5.17 in 2017) • SPRING TRAINING OPENER The St. Louis Cardinals are entering their 127th season of play in the TODAY’S GAME: The St. Louis Cardinals open the and begin their 21st Spring Training in Jupiter...this afternoon, the Cardinals open 2018 Grapefruit League Spring Training schedule their Grapefruit League schedule as the visiting team against the Miami Marlins at 1:05 p.m. as the visiting team against the Miami Marlins • CARDINALS VS. MARLINS: The Cardinals play the first of seven matchups against the Miami Mar- lins in the stadium both teams call home during Spring Training...St. Louis will be the home team in at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium...the Cardinals three of the seven games (Mar. 8, 10, 16)...last Spring, and Marlins have shared the Roger Dean Stadium the Cardinals were 4-2 with one tie against the Marlins, complex since 2003...today’s game will be broad- with the two squads combining to score 67 runs (9.5 CARDINALS 2017 SPRING RECAP runs per game) in the series...the Cardinals and Mar- cast on FOX Sports Midwest and KMOX... Redbird lins will face-off in six games during their 2018 regu- Record Attendance and reported on Feb. 13 with lar season series...the Cardinals host the Marlins for a vs. NL...... 15-5-4 Home (16).....90,318 the first full-squad workout on Feb. 19. three-game series, June 5-7, while the Marlins host the vs. AL...... 5-3-0 Home Avg ...... 5,645 Cardinals at Marlins Park in a three-game series Aug. 6-8...last season, the Cardinals won the regular season at Home...... 12-2-2 Road (16)...... 98,092 COMING UP: Tomorrow, the Cardinals will travel series against the Marlins, 5-2 including a three-game on Road...... 8-6-2 Road Avg...... 6,131 north to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York sweep in Miami. at RDS*...... 12-4-3 Total...... 188,410 Mets at 1:10 p.m...tomorrow's game will be tele- • TODAY’S HURLERS: Cardinals rookie right-handed *Includes road games Home High...... 7,372 vised on Fox Sports Midwest and broadcast on Jack Flaherty will make the Cardinals first start at Roger Dean 3/18 vs. N.Y. Mets of the Spring Training season...RHP , RHP Josh Chevrolet Stadium. KMOX. Lucas, RHP , LHP Jordan Schafer and RHP are scheduled to pitch in relief. ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 • TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: RHP Carlos Martínez is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon’s game at Spring Training games on their radio flagship the with RHP , RHP Bud Norris, RHP , former Met LHP Sean station KMOX 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John Gilmartin and RHP Derian Gonzalez also scheduled to pitch. • SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 63 players on the roster with 23 invitees...the youngest Rooney, Mike Claiborne and Ricky Horton will be player in camp is 20-year old Dennis Ortega as well as six Cardinals first round picks: INF on the call...the 50,000-watt station can some- Kolten Wong (2011), RHP (2012), RHP Luke Weaver (2014), RHP Jack Flaherty (2014), times be heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear RHP Jake Woodford (2015) and RHP (2016). day. • NEW FACES: Players acquired during the 2017-18 off-season and appearing in their first Cardinals spring camp include catchers Steven Baron (SEA) and Francisco Peña (BAL), infielders , Yairo Muñoz (OAK); Rangel Ravelo and Max Schrock (OAK); outfielders Randy Arozarena, Oscar Mer- ON THE INTERNET: The 11 games not broadcast cado, Tyler O'Neill (SEA) and Marcell Ozuna (MIA); and pitchers , Sean Gilmartin (NYM), on KMOX and the exhibition against at Memphis Derian Gonzalez, Conner Greene (TOR), Luke Gregerson (HOU), Preston Guilmet (JPN), Ryan Helsley, Jordan Hicks, Dakota Hudson, Dominic Leone (TOR), Josh Lucas, Hector Mendoza (CUBA), Miles Mi- (AAA), can be heard on cardinals.com with Tom kolas (JPN), Jason Motte (ATL), Bud Norris (LAA) and Jake Woodford. Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle • TICKETS SALES: The St. Louis Cardinals ticket office began selling tickets for the 2018 regular season McClellan calling the action. at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time this morning...the 2018 schedule features over 40 promotional dates, theme nights and tickets for select Cardinals games as low as $5.00...tickets can be purchased at cardinals.com, via phone (314-345-9000) and in person at the Ticket Windows...the ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise Cardinals have drawn over 3 million fans to Busch Stadium each of the last 14 years. 15 Spring Training games in 2018 beginning on • WELCOME BACK: The Cardinals signed free-agent pitcher Luke Gregerson, fresh off a 2017 season February 23 at Miami, with Dan McLaughlin, Jim which included him winning a Gold Medal (Team USA - WBC) and a Championship Edmonds, Ricky Horton, , Tim Mc- (Astros)...Gregerson was originally drafted by the Cardinals in 2006, but was traded to the San Diego Carver, Rick Ankiel and Brad Thompson calling Padres in the deal that acquired Khalil Greene in 2009. the action. Every telecast will be streamed live • 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 FOX Sports GO app and at FOXSportsGO. League with 19 saves in 60 appearances. com. Games include 2/23 at MIA, 2/24 at NYM, • BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Last season, the Cardinals signed free agent LHP Brett Cecil from the Toronto 2/25 vs. HOU, 3/1 vs. MIN, 3/2 vs. BOS+, 3/4 vs. Blue Jays and this season acquired LHP Dominic Leone and RHP Conner Greene in a trade with the HOU, 3/5 vs. WSH, 3/9 at HOU, 3/10 vs/ MIA+, Blue Jays for OF , giving the Cardinals three former Blue Jays in their bullpen. 3/11 at WSH, 3/16 vs. MIA, 3/17 at ATL, 3/18 at • MIKE AND THE MAD DOG: Cardinals manager has a few new faces on his coaching staff including veteran pitching coach , who spent last season with the Washington WSH, 3/24 vs. NYM, and 3/25 at WSH. Nationals and previous years with the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers after a 15-year playing career in the majors...Jose Oquendo returns to the Major League staff as the third base coach, Bryan LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their Eversgerd was named bullpen coach, Willie McGee as coach and moves from third base 126th season of play in the National League coach to bench coach. • WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny led the Cardinals to 83 wins last season bring- by finishing 3rd in the ing his career win total to 544 in his 6th-consecutive winning season since taking the post in 2012... Divison and 7th overall in the Senior Circuit with in 2012, he became the first rookie manager to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since Eddie an 83-79 record, their 9th straight season with a 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 Hall winning record...Manager Mike Matheny has led of Fame...his clubs have recorded three 1st place finishes, two 2nd place finishes and Matheny’s 544 the Cardinals to his 6th straight winning season managerial wins rank 5th on the Cardinals franchise list and trails Hall of Famer Billy Southworth by since taking over the post in 2012. 76 wins to tie for 4th.

LAST SPRING: The 2017 Cardinals posted a 20-8-4 spring record (12-2-2 at home, 8-6-2 at RDS), fin- CARDINALS 2018 SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS ishing leading all Grapefruit League and National Time/ Probable Starters/ League teams...they drew 90,318 fans to Roger Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser- Record Att. Highlights Dean Stadium during 16 home games. 2/23 at MIA^+* 1:05 Jack Flaherty vs. Dillon Peters 2/24 at NYM+* 1:10 Carlos Martínez vs. Seth Lugo Cardinals Recent 2/25 vs. HOU+* 1:05 Spring Training Records 2/26 at MIN# 1:05 2/27 at BOS(ss)# 1:05 Team Team 2/28 at BAL# 1:05 Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA 3/1 vs. MIN*# 1:05 2017 20-8-4 .255 3.28 3/2 vs. BOS+* 1:05 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 3/3 at ATL+ 1:05 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/4 vs. HOU+* 1:05 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/5 vs. WAS*# 1:05 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/6 at MIA^+ 1:05 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/7 vs. WAS+ 1:05 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/8 vs. MIA# 1:05 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/9 at HOU*# 6:05 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/10 vs. MIA+* 1:05 3/11 at WAS+* 1:05 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/12 OPEN DATE *Reached the postseason. 3/13 at MIA^+ 1:05 Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began 3/14 at HOU# 1:05 playing at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in 1998. 3/15 vs. BAL+ 1:05 3/16 vs. MIA*# 1:05 Cardinals Recent Transactions at WAS 1:05 February 19: Signed RHP Jason Motte as a minor 3/17 at ATL+* 1:05 3/18 vs. WAS+* 1:05 league free agent with an invitation to Major League 3/19 OPEN DATE Spring Training. 3/20 vs. NYM+ 1:05 February 14: Signed RHP Bud Norris as a free agent 3/21 at MIA^# 1:05 and designated RHP Rowan Wick for assignment. 3/22 vs. ATL+ 1:05 January 19: Acquired RHP Dominic Leone and RHP 3/23 at NYM# 1:10 Conner Greene in a trade with the 3/24 vs. NYM+* 1:05 3/25 at WAS+* 1:05 for OF Randal Grichuk. 3/26 vs. TOR (exh.) 7:07 January 6: Signed RHP Preston Guilmet as a minor 3/27 vs. TOR (exh.) 7:07 league free agent with an invitation to Major League Game times are local and are subject to change Spring Training. + KMOX Radio; # cardinals.com; *FOX Midwest; % ESPN; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS #32 JACK FLAHERTY • RHP • 22 yrs MATT BOWMAN (RHP) CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Named Cardinals 2017 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. • Led Cardinals minor league pitchers in ERA (2.18) & (147), co-led in wins (14), and ranked 3rd in (148.2) and T4th in starts (25) in 2017. • The last Cards pitcher to lead the minor league organization in all three categories at the end of the minor league season was Rick Ankiel in 1999 (13-3, 2.35 ERA, 194 K); 13 wins co-led JOHN BREBBIA (RHP) MIKE MAYERS (RHP) with Larry Luebbers. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Had contract purchased (9/1) and made his Major League debut that night in St. Louis’ 11-6 comeback win at SF. Allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and struck out 6 over 4.0 innings in no-decision. • His 14 wins were T7th-most among all minor league pitchers, while his 2.18 ERA was the 12th-lowest. BRETT CECIL (LHP) HECTOR MENDOZA (RHP) • Recognized as a Texas League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star with Springfield. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Represented St. Louis on the U.S. Team in the 2017 Sirius/XM MLB All-Star Futures Game (7/9) in Miami. Allowed two runs with one in the 6th inning. • Rated as the Cardinals No. 2 prospect (53rd overall) by Baseball America in 2018. Also rec- ognized as having the “Best Control” in the Cardinals organization by the same publication. JACK FLAHERTY (RHP) (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO #53 JOHN GANT • RHP • 25 yrs 2/23 at MIA • Started 99 of 105 games in his minor league career, but made 18 of 27 appearances in relief in the majors. JOHN GANT (RHP) JASON MOTTE (RHP) • Spent most of 2017 at Memphis (AAA); was recalled twice: 5/31-6/7 & 8/31 to end of season. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Began 2017 on the 10-day disabled list with a right groin injury suffered in Spring Training. Activated from the D.L. on 5/16 and optioned to Memphis. • Threw 3.1 innings in his Cardinals debut (6/6) at CIN, tied for the longest outing by a Cardinals in 2017 (Lyons). SEAN GILMARTIN (LHP) BUD NORRIS (RHP) • Made 18 starts at Memphis (AAA), posting a 6-5 record with a 3.83 ERA over 103.1 innings. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Finished season at Memphis with wins in his last five decisions over seven starts, the only PCL pitcher with a 5-0 record from 7/24-8/31 and did not allow a from 8/4 on. • Led Memphis and ranked T12th in the PCL with 99 strikeouts. AUSTIN GOMBER (LHP) DANIEL PONCEDELEON (RHP) #90 CONNER GREENE • RHP • 22 yrs DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Acquired along with RHP Dominic Leone from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for OF Randal Grichuk. • Rated three times in the Top 5 among the Blue Jays organization top prospects by Baseball America (#2 in 2015, #4 in 2016 and #5 in 2017). DERIAN GONZALEZ (RHP) (RHP) • Pitched the entire 2017 season at New Hampshire (AA), his first season spent at one affiliate DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO since his first pro season in the Gulf Coast League in 2013. • Made his first relief appearance since 2014 with 2.0 relief innings at Portland (9/4) in the final game of the season. • Selected to the Eastern League All-Star Game and pitched 2.0 innings allowing a two hits and CONNER GREENE (RHP) JORDAN SCHAFER (RHP) striking out four. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Led the Eastern League in walks (83) and tied for the league lead in wild pitches (13). • Induced a team-leading 13 grounded into plays. #89 JORDAN HICKS • RHP • 21 yrs LUKE GREGERSON (RHP) RYAN SHERRIFF (LHP) • Appeared in 22 games (19 starts) between Peoria (A) and Palm Beach (A). Last three DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO appearances of the season all came in relief at Palm Beach (5.0 IP, 0 R, 8 K). • 2017 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star. • Has allowed just four home runs to 717 total batters faced over his professional career. PRESTON GUILMET (RHP) SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) • Named to the Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Team. Pitched two-thirds of an inning (4th) for the West Squad and struck out both batters faced recording a . DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Led Peoria by inducing 13 double plays despite not making a start past July 2. • Ranked 2nd in the Midwest League in hit batsmen (13). • Did not allow a run in his last seven appearances of the season, including four starts, covering 22.0 innings. RYAN HELSLEY (RHP) MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) • Appeared in nine games for Surprise in the striking out 16 in 15.2 IP. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Rated as the No. 6 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America following the season. #77 JOSH LUCAS • RHP • 27 yrs JORDAN HICKS (RHP) (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Was purchased from Memphis (AAA) on 8/19 and made his Major League debut that night at PIT tossing 2.0 innings and allowing one run on four hits, including a home run. • Appeared in five games for St. Louis with three appearances of 2.0 IP. • Held right-handed batters to a .222 BA (4-18, HR) with five strikeouts. DAKOTA HUDSON (RHP) LUKE WEAVER (RHP) • Allowed only two hits at Busch Stadium (.133, 2-15, HR). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Led all Cardinals minor league pitchers with 17 saves and ranked 3rd in the . • Pitched in 47 games for Memphis, 2nd most on the Redbirds and T10th in the Pacific Coast League. • Was 8-1 with a 3.15 ERA over 60.0 innings with a 1.17 WHIP and induced six double plays. DOMINIC LEONE (RHP) JACOB WOODFORD (RHP) • Made five appearances in the PCL and was 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a perfect 3-for-3 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO in save opportunities leading all PCL postseason pitchers, including save in PCL title clincher. #21 JORDAN SCHAFER • LHP • 31 yrs • Re-signed for his second season with the Cardinals as a potential two-way player after missing JOSH LUCAS (RHP) most of 2017 with a left elbow injury. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Played the 2016 season as a relief pitcher in the Dodgers organization. • Has over five years of Major League service as an outfielder in the Braves, Astros and Twins organizations. • Was the first player in Major League history to hit a home run in his first MLB plate appearance TYLER LYONS (LHP) on , when he homered on a 3-1 pitch off Brett Myers at Citizens Bank Park on DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO April 5, 2009. • Began the 2017 season on the disabled list after undergoing left elbow surgery performed by Dr. George Paletta. • Did not pitch in any minor league games, but started four games in the outfield with the GCL Cardinals (R) and Memphis (AAA). Recorded 40 at-bats and batted .350 combined.

DAILY BATTING LOGS Player 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 Arozarena Bader Baron Carpenter DeJong Edman Fowler A. Garcia G. Garcia Gyorko Kelly Knizner Je. Martinez Jo. Martínez Mejia Mercado Molina Muñoz O'Neill Ortega Ozuna Peña Pham Ravelo Schrock Sosa Tovar Valera Voit Wisdom Wong Key: 1-Single, 2-Double, 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.