St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) vs. Atlanta Braves (2-3) Spring Training Game No. 7 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 2, 2017 Adam Wainwright (0-0, 0.00) vs. Bartolo Colon (0-0, 4.50) K TODAY’S GAME : The St. Louis Cardinals meet CARDINALS 20TH SPRING TRAINING IN JUPITER: The St. Louis Cardinals are entering their 126th the Atlanta Braves this afternoon with first pitch season of play in the National League and are playing in their 20th Spring Training in Jupiter. at 1:05 p.m. ...Redbird pitchers and catchers re - K CARDINALS VS. BRAVES: This afternoon the Cardinals ported on Feb. 13 with the first full-squad work - and Braves meet this afternoon for the second time in CARDINALS 2017 SPRING RECAP the past three days...the Cards and Braves will play a out on Feb. 17. Record Attendance total of four games this spring, with matchups on March vs. NL ...... 3-2-0 Home (3) ...... 13,306 COMING UP: The Cardinals will make their first 11 & 19 still to come...the Cardinals dropped a 2-0 deci - vs. AL ...... 1-0-0 Home Avg ...... 4,435 appearance at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches sion to the Braves on Tue. at Champion Stadium. at Home ...... 3-0-0 Road (3) ...... 18,393 tomorrow when they visit the Washington Na - K LAST GAME: The Cardinals won for the fourth time in on Road ...... 1-2-0 Road Avg ...... 6,131 tionals in the first game of a Friday-Saturday their last five games yesterday with a 6-1 decision against at RDS* ...... 3-1-0 Total ...... 31,699 home-and-home series between the two teams. the New York Mets at Roger Dean Stadium...Carlos Mar - *Includes road games Home High ...... 4,688 tinez twirled 3.0 scoreless innings, facing the minimum at Roger Dean vs. NYM (3/1) ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 19 Spring one day after Mike Leake had done so...Randal Grichuk Stadium. Training games on their radio flagship station KMOX belted a 3-run homer & added and RBI-double. 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Mike Clai - K TODAY’S HURLERS: Adam Wainwright makes his Grapefruit League debut today...he’s 16-11 with borne and Ricky Horton will be on the call...the a 2.83 ERA in 54 career Spring Training games (47 starts)...also available today are Sandy Alcantara, 50,000-watt station can sometimes be heard as far Matt Bowman, Miguel Socolovich, Sam Tuivailala, Jordan Schafer, Zach Phillips, Trey Nielsen, Mitch south as Jupiter on a clear day. Harris and Mike Mayers. K TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: Michael Wacha will make his second Grapefruit League start tomorrow. ON THE INTERNET: The 14 games not broadcast on KMOX and the exhibition game at Memphis K ONE MONTH FROM TODAY: The Cardinals will open the 2017 season one month from today on (AAA), can be heard on cardinals.com with Tom Sunday, April 2, when they host the Chicago Cubs in a nationally-televised game at 7:35 p.m. CT on Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle ESPN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADOLIS: Newly-signed Cuban outfielder Adolis Garcia celebrates his 24th McClellan calling the action. birthday today. K SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 68 players on the roster with 28 invitees...the youngest ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise player in camp is 19-year old catcher Dennis Ortega as well as six Cardinals first round picks: INF Kolten 15 Spring Training games in 2017 with Dan Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012), LHP Marco Gonzales (2013), RHP Luke Weaver (2014), RHP McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hra - Jack Flaherty (2014) and RHP Jake Woodford (2015). bosky and Tim McCarver calling the action. For K DEXTER: The Cardinals signed free-agent centerfielder Dexter Fowler to a five-year contract the first time ever, every telecast will be through the 2021 season on Dec. 9, 2016...the 2016 All-Star switch-hitter owns a career .366 on-base streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app and at pct. along with 72 triples and 127 stolen bases in nine seasons with the Rockies (2008-13), Astros FOXSportsGO.com. Games include 2/25 at MIA, (2014) and Cubs (2015-16)...Fowler joins a list of notable former Cubs such as Lou Brock, Bruce Sutter, 2/26 vs. MIA, 3/4 vs. WAS, 3/7 vs. MIA, 3/8 vs. Lee Smith, Dennis Eckersley, Ryan Theriot and Mark Grudzielanek who later played for the Cardinals. WAS, 3/9 vs. HOU, 3/11 vs. ATL, 3/12 at MIA, K MARTINEZ INKS NEW DEAL: On February 2, 2017, the Cardinals signed All-Star pitcher Carlos Mar - 3/13 vs. HOU, 3/15 at MIN, 3/16 vs. MIN, 3/18 tinez to a five-year contract (2017-21) that includes club options for 2022 and 2023...last season, the at NYM, 3/19 at ATL, 3/25 at MIA and 3/26 vs. right-hander paced the Cardinals pitching staff in wins (16) and strikeouts (174) while making a ca - MIA. The Cardinals will be televised nationally reer-high 31 starts with 195.1 innings pitched...he also ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (5th), ERA on ESPN at NYM 3/28. (3.04, 9th), innings pitched (10th), quality starts (20, 6th) and opponent’s batting average (.233, 12th). K LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their REYES OUT FOR SEASON: Cardinals young phenom pitcher Alex Reyes underwent Tommy John 125th season of play in the National League surgery on February 16 and will miss the entire 2017 season...the rookie pitcher was 4-1 with a 1.57 by finishing 2nd in the National League Central ERA in 46.0 innings in 2016 including a 3-0 record against the defending World Series champion Cubs. Divison and 5th overall in the Senior Circuit, K FLYING SOUTH: The Cardinals signed former Toronto Blue Jays left-handed pitcher Brett Cecil to a missing the postseason for the first time since four-year contract on November 21, locking in the southpaw through 2020...Cecil was a 2013 Amer - 2010...Manager Mike Matheny led the the Car - ican League All-Star and is one of only seven MLB pitchers with at least 40 wins and 10 saves since dinals to their eighth straight winning season as 2009...he has struck out 11.46 batters per 9 IP since he because a full-time reliever Aug. 2, 2012. the 5th-year skipper leads all Major League K A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Ten players on the Cardinals Spring Training roster will participate in the managers with 461 wins since he took over the 2017 World Baseball Classic including five in the Opening Round at Marlins Park in Miami...the five position in 2012. local participants includes Matt Carpenter (USA), Brett Cecil (USA), Rowan Wick (CAN), Carlos Martinez (DR) and Alberto Rosario (DR)...Corey Baker (ISR), Yadier Molina (PR), Trey Nielsen (ITA), Seung-Hwan LAST SPRING: The 2016 Cardinals posted a 11- Oh (KOR) and Ryan Sherriff (ISR) will play at other sites...Alex Reyes was selected for the Dominican 13-3 spring record (6-6 at home, 8-8 at RDS), fin - Republic, but will not play due to injury. ishing 9th in the Grapefruit League and 7th among National League teams...they drew 90,985 fans to Roger Dean Stadium during 13 CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS home games, averaging 6,999 fans per game. Time/ Probable Starters/ Cardinals Recent Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights Spring Training Records 2/25 at MIA^+* L, 8-7 Copeland-Gant-Cunniff 0-1 3,783 Carpenter 1-1, HR, 3RBI; Gyorko 2-2 Team Team 2/26 vs. MIA+* W, 7-4 Mayers-Conley-Bowman 1-1 4,679 Baker 2.2 ShO IP; Molina 2H 2 RBI Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA 2/27 vs. WSH# W, 5-4 Nielsen-Antolin-Tuivailala 2-1 3,939 3RBI-2B Martini, Lynn 2.0 ShO IP at BOS W, 7-2 Wacha-Johnson 3-1 9,511 Jose Martinez two 2R-HRs 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 2/28 at ATL# L, 2-0 Collmenter-Rowland-Cabrera 3-2 5,099 Leake 3.0 ShO IP; Sierra 3H 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/1 vs. NYM+ W, 6-1 C. Martinez-M. Molina 4-2 4,688 CMart 3.0 ShO IP; Grichuk HR, 4 RBI 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/2 vs. ATL+ 1:05 Adam Wainwright vs. Bartolo Colon 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/3 at WSH(ss)# 1:05 Michael Wacha vs. Stephen Strasburg 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/4 vs. WSH+* 1:05 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/5 at NYM+ 1:10 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/6 at MIN# 1:05 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/7 vs. MIA+* 1:05 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/8 vs. WSH#* 1:05 2007 16-10-3 .255 2.29 3/9 vs. HOU+* 1:05 2006* 15-14-1 .260 3.65 3/10 at WSH#* 1:05 2005* 15-11-2 .279 3.73 3/11 vs. ATL+* 1:05 3/12 at MIA^+* 1:05 *Reached the postseason. 3/13 vs. HOU+* 1:05 Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began 3/14 OPEN DATE playing at Roger Dean Stadium in 1998. 3/15 at MIN#* 1:05 3/16 vs. MIN+* 1:05 Cardinals Recent Transactions 3/17 at NYM# 1:10 February 24 : Signed OF Adolis Garcia to a minor 3/18 vs. NYM+* 1:05 league contract. 3/19 at ATL+* 1:05 February 13 : Signed RHP Michael Wacha on a one- 3/20 at HOU+ 6:05 year contract. 3/21 OPEN DATE February 2: Signed RHP Carlos Martinez to a five- 3/22 vs. WSH# 1:05 year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023. 3/23 vs. MIA# 1:05 December 13 : Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor 3/24 at WSH (ss)# 1:05 Rosenthal & LHP Kevin Siegrist on one year contracts. 3/25 at MIA^+* 1:05 3/26 vs. MIA+* 1:05 December 9 : Signed OF Dexter Fowler to a five- 3/27 at HOU+ 6:05 year contract. 3/28 at NYM#% 1:10 December 1 : Acquired RHP John Gant, RHP Chris 3/29 vs. WSH# 12:05 Ellis and INF Luke Dykstra from the Atlanta Braves 3/30 at MEM+(exh.) 7:05 in exchange for LHP Jaime Garcia. 3/31 at SPR (exh.) 5:05 Game times are local and are subject to change + KMOX Radio; # cardinals.com; *FOX Midwest; % ESPN; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS ADAM WAINWRIGHT N RHP N 6-7 N 240 N 35 yrs #50 SANDY ALCANTARA (RHP) SEUNG HWAN OH (RHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Makes his first appearance of the spring today. Is 16-11 with 2.83 ERA in 2/26- MIA 1.1 5 4 4 2 2 2/25 - MIA ND 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 54 career games (47 starts) in Grapefruit League action since 2006. COREY BAKER (RHP) ZACH PHILLIPS (LHP) N Combined with Yadier Molina for 217 career starts as battery mates, the DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO most by any set of Cardinals surpassing the 198 by Bob Gibson and Tim 2/26 - MIA 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 2/25 - MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 McCarver (surpassed record on 6/15/16 vs. HOU). MATT BOWMAN (RHP) DANIEL PONCEDELEON (RHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO His 3.17 career ERA ranks 3rd among all active pitchers to Clayton 2/26 - MIA S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/27 - BOS 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 Kershaw (2.37) and Felix Hernandez (3.16). JONATHAN BROXTON (RHP) ARTURO REYES (RHP) N His 134 career wins are tied with Dizzy Dean for for 6th place all-time in DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/26 - MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2/27 - BOS 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 Cardinals history. 3/1 - NYM 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 N Made a team-leading 33 starts in 2016, his mos t since 34 starts in 2013. TREVOR ROSENTHAL (RHP) BRETT CECIL (LHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Ranked among National League leaders in batters faced ( 847, 5th), DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 2/26 - MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 innings pitched (198.2, 7th) and starts (T3rd). Also paced N.L. pitchers in 3/1 - NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 ROBBY ROWLAND (RHP) hits (220) earned runs (102) and doubles allowed (48). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JUNIOR FERNANDEZ (RHP) 2/28 at ATL L-1 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 N Notched 8th career season with 10 or more wins, tying Bill Sherdel DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 at ATL 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 JORDAN SCHAFER (LHP) (1920-29) and Bill Doak (1914-22) for 4th-most in Cards history (Bob DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Gibson leads with 14). Has posted 10 or more wins in each season with JACK FLAHERTY (RHP) 2/27 - WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 10 or more starts. 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 RYAN SHERRIFF (LHP) N Named 2016 Rawlings National League Gold Glove Award finalist. Was DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JOHN GANT (RHP) 2/27 - WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 one of six qualified N.L. pitchers to record a perfect 1.000 fielding DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO percentage (41 total chances) (min. 30 TC/162 G). 2/25 - MIA L-1 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 KEVIN SIEGRIST (LHP) 3/1 - NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Led Major League pitchers in RBI (18), doubles (7), extra-base hits (10). AUSTIN GOMBER (LHP) Ranked T1st in triples (1), T3rd in home runs (2) and T6th in hits (13). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH (RHP) N Ten of his 13 hits went for extra bases (7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers). 2/25 - MIA 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 - NYM 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 2/27 - BOS 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 SANDY ALCANTARA N RHP N 6-5 N 185 N 24 yrs #93 MARCO GONZALES (LHP) SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) N Struck out 259 batters over 243.2 career minor league IP (9.57 K/9 IP). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Ranked 17th among all minor leaguers with 153 strikeouts in 2016. 2/27 - WSH S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 N MITCH HARRIS (RHP) MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) Posted five double-digit strikeout games in his career with a career-high DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO of 14 over 6.0 IP vs. Beloit (5/23/16). 2/27 - BOS W-1 2.0 4 1 0 1 2 N Made a career-high 23 starts between Peoria (A) and Palm Beach (A). MIKE LEAKE (RHP) ADAM WAINWRIGHT (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MATT BOWMAN N RHP N 6-0 N 189 N 25 yrs #67 2/28 at ATL ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 N Rule 5 pick spent first full season in the Majors and appeared in a pro JOSH LUCAS (RHP) LUKE WEAVER (RHP) season high 59 games (28 games in 2015 with AAA-Las Vegas (NYM)). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N 2/28 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2/25 - MIA 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 His professional season high 59 appearances in 2016 were the 2nd-most 3/1 - NYM 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 by a 2015 MLB Rule 5 Draft Pick (Joe Biagini, Toronto, 60) and the most by LANCE LYNN (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ROWAN WICK (RHP) a Cards Rule 5 Draft Pick in the season immediately following selection. 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N 2/28 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Ranked 6th among National League relievers in 2016 with a 62.1 ground TYLER LYONS (LHP) ball pct. His 4.00 ground ball/fly ball ratio ranked 4th among N.L. relievers. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JAKE WOODFORD (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MITCH HARRIS N RHP N 6-4 N 240 N 31 yrs #40 3/1 - NYM 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 N CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) Missed entire 2016 season due to injury. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Began 2015 season in Memphis (AAA) before making his MLB debut in 3/1 - NYM W-1 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 just his third year since completing five years of active service in the MIKE MAYERS (RHP) United States Navy. Attained the rank of Lieutenant as a United States DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/26 - MIA W-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Naval officer. TREY NIELSEN (RHP) N Became the second United States Naval Academy baseball player to DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO reach the majors, and the first since 1921 (Nemo Gaines, Washington 2/27 - WSH W-1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 Senators). MIKE MAYERS N RHP N 6-3 N 215 N 25 yrs #59 N Named a 2016 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star with Springfield (AA), DAILY BATTING LOGS but did not pitch due to promotion to Memphis (AAA). Player 2/25 2/26 2/27h 2/27r 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 N Finished among 2016 Cardinals minor league leaders in wins (T2nd, 9), Adams kok kok koo kok Alvarez ko d strikeouts (2nd, 127), innings pitched (4th, 144.0), starts (T5, 25), ERA (6th, Bader 4o o oo2o ook 3.19) and average against (8th, .246). Carpenter f4 ko ok N N N N Cunningham ho kko wo 1 ko JORDAN SCHAFER LHP 6-0 190 30 yrs #19 DeJong o1 k1ok1 o N Joins the Cardinals as a two-way player, serving the 2016 season as a Diaz 11o k1o o1o relief pitcher in the Dodgers organization. Fowler ww 1k oww Fryer 13 oo N Has over five years of Major League service as an outfielder in the A. Garcia c oo k1 o Braves, Astros and Twins organizations. G. 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