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St. Louis Cardinals (4-4) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-2) Game No. 9 • Home Game No. 3 • Busch Stadium • Sunday, April 8, 2018 RHP Luke Weaver (1-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 5.40) WINTER WONDERLAND: The Cardinals set a record yesterday with a first pitch RECORD BREAKDOWN of 37 degrees (29 degree wind chill), marking the coldest first pitch in St. Louis CARDINALS vs. DIAMONDBACKS All-Time Overall .............9,963-9,490 in recorded history, surpassing the 38 degrees on April 16, 1961 vs. Cincinnati... All-Time (1998-2018):...............................87-55 Under Mike Matheny ...........548-432 today’s temperature at game time is forecasted to be 43 degrees at the sched- at Busch Stadium II/Busch Stadium III .......... 45-25 uled 1:15 p.m. Central Time first pitch. 2018 Overall ................................4-4 at Busch Stadium II (1998-2005): .................... 18-10 Busch Stadium ............................1-1 SHERRIFF TO D.L.; BREBBIA RECALLED: RHP John Brebbia was recalled from at Busch Stadium III (2006-18): .................28-15 On the Road .................................3-3 Memphis (AAA) today as LHP Ryan Sherriff was placed on the 10-day disabled at Chase Field (1998-2017): ............................. 41-30 Day ..............................................3-2 list (retroactive to April 6) with a right great toe fracture. Brebbia had yet to make 2018.....................................................1-1 Night ............................................1-2 an appearance in a game in Memphis this season. at Busch Stadium ............................................... 1-1 Spring .................................. 17-13-2 THIS BUD’S FOR YOU: Bud Norris recorded the first save of the season for at Chase Field ..................................................... 0-0 March ........................................ 0-2 the Cardinals yesterday afternoon. It was the 20th career save for Norris, who 2017...................................................................... 4-3 April .......................................... 4-2 began his career as a starting pitcher before appearing in 60 games last season 2016...................................................................... 3-4 May ............................................n/a (57 in relief) for the Angels with 19 saves. Only the Braves, Astros, Dodgers and Postseason: .......................................................... 5-3 June ...........................................n/a Marlins have yet to record a save this season. in St. Louis ......................................................... 2-1 July ............................................n/a GETTING BULLISH: The Cardinals bullpen has not allowed an earned run since in Arizona ........................................................... 3-2 August .......................................n/a their two homers allowed in a walk-off loss on Tues. at Milwaukee, holding their Sept. ..........................................n/a opposition to one unearned run over their last 10.0 innings with 13 strikeouts 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Monday ..................................... 1-0 while stranding all eight inherited runners. Only two other team’s bullpens have 4/5 at STL .........L, 3-1 .....Ray-Wainwright-Boxberger Tuesday .................................... 0-1 not allowed an earned run since Tuesday (Arizona 7.2 IP & Kansas City 5.0 IP). Wednesday ............................... 1-0 4/7 at STL .........W, 5-3 ........... Wacha-Greinke-Norris Thursday ................................... 0-2 SILVER SLUGGER PRESENTATIONS: Outfielder Marcell Ozuna and pitcher 4/8 at STL ..................................................... 1:15 pm Adam Wainwright will be presented their 2017 Louisville Silver Slugger Awards Friday .........................................n/a 7/2 at ARI .............................................................8:40 at approximately 5:45 p.m. during pregame on Monday...both are the first of Saturday .................................... 1-1 7/3 at ARI .............................................................8:40 their careers...current Cardinals with Silver Slugger Awards include Matt Car- Sunday ...................................... 1-0 7/4 at ARI .............................................................9:10 penter (2B, 2013), Yadier Molina (C, 2013) and Willie McGee (1985, OF). Scoring First ............................. 3-1 Last Cardinals sweep: ................. 8/24-8/27/15 at ARI Opponent Scores First .............. 1-3 ONLY TAKES THREE: Luke Weaver is 9-0 in his career and the Cardinals are Last Diamondbacks sweep: ............. 9/7-9/9/07 at ARI One-Run Games ..........................0-1 11-0 when the Cardinals right-hander is backed with three or more runs of sup- Two-Run Games ..........................1-1 port in any of his starts. Scoring 3 or More Runs ..............4-2 TAKE YOUR BASE: Matt Carpenter has reached base safely in all eight games to TODAY IN CARDINALS HISTORY Scoring 3 Runs ............................0-0 begin 2018…his multi-walk game Thursday was the 100th of his career, 11th- Scoring 4 or Fewer Runs .............0-4 most in Cardinals history and five behind Keith Hernandez (10th, 105 games)... April 8, 1997: Willie McGee hit his first career walk- off home run, coming off Ugueth Urbina in the bottom Scoring in 3 or fewer innings.......2-4 his 99 multi-walk games since his first full season in 2012 are ranked 6th in all of of the 9th inning, as the Cardinals snapped a franchise Scoring in 4 or more innings .......2-0 MLB…D-Backs Paul Goldschmidt ranks 3rd on that list with 123 such games. record six-game losing streak to open a season, with vs. Right-Handed Starter .............3-3 BACKSTOP BREAKOUT: Yadier Molina’s three home runs are the most ever a 2-1 win over Montreal in the 1997 home opener at vs. Left-Handed Starter................1-1 by a Cardinals catcher in the team’s first eight games, tying his own mark from Busch Stadium. McGee was pinch-hitting for Mark Series Openers ............................1-2 2014…Lou Brock hit a club record six round-trippers in the team’s first eight Petkovsek and hit the first of his two career walk-off Series Finales ...............................2-0 games to begin 1967. home runs, both hit in 1997. Homerstand Openers ..................0-1 STILL TO COME: The only Cardinals player yet to see action after the first seven Homerstand Finales .................... n/a games this season is catcher Francisco Peña, who joins Cincinnati LHP Cody Road Trip Openers .......................0-1 Reed, and Kansas City LHP Eric Skoglund as the only active players yet to appear who began the season on an Opening Day roster (Elias). Road Trip Finales ........................1-0 Following Off-Days ......................1-2 IT’S GOOD TO BE DEJONG AGAIN: Shortstop Paul DeJong as hit 28 career home run since his since his ML debut (May 28, 2017 at COL)... only Minnesota’s Brian Dozier (31) has more among MLB middle infielders since...DeJong’s 28 homers in his first 116 MLB games also ties Out-Hit Opponents .......................4-0 him with Albert Pujols for most by a Cardinal in his first 116 career games. Out-Hit by Opponents ..................0-4 Final At-Bat Decisions ..................0-1 Come-from-Behind Wins ............1-1 ARIZONA CONNECTIONS Walk-off Wins/Losses .................0-1 Cardinals pitcher Dominic Leone pitched parts Diamondbacks infielder Daniel Descalso Cardinals Hall of Fame Manager Tony La Rus- In Errorless Games .....................1-2 of two seasons (2015-16) with Arizona…orig- played parts of five seasons in a Cardinals uni- sa served as the Diamondbacks Chief Baseball Committ at Least One Error .........3-2 inally traded by Seattle with catcher Welington form (2010-14)...appeared in 44 postseason Analyst for four seasons (2014-17). Extra Innings ...............................0-0 Castillo and infielder Jack Reinheimer to Arizo- games and was a member of the 2011 World Diamondbacks First Base Coach Dave McKay Shutouts ......................................1-0 na for pitcher Vidal Nuno and outfielder Mark Champion Cardinals...originally selected by St. served in the same position for the Cardinals Leading after 7 innings ................4-1 Trumbo (June 3, 2015). Louis in the 3rd round of the 2007 MLB Draft. (1996-2011) under La Russa. Tied after 7 innings ......................0-0 Cardinals assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta Diamondbacks Pitching Strategist Dan Haren Trailing after 7 innings .................0-3 played parts of two seasons (1995-96) for the was originally signed by the Cardinals as a was drafted by St. Louis in the 2nd round of Leading after 8 innings ................4-1 Phoenix Firebirds (AAA) as a member of the non-drafted free agent pitcher (September 26, the 2001 MLB draft....pitched two seasons in Tied after 8 innings ......................0-0 San Francisco Giants organization. 2004)...pitched three minor league seasons a Cardinals uniform (2003-04)...later traded (2005-07)...underwent pair of left-shoulder Trailing after 8 innings .................0-3 Cardinals assistant coach Willie McGee re- by the Cardinals with catcher Daric Barton and surgeries...released in May 2009. Two-Game Series .....................0-0-0 habbed for four games with the Phoenix Fire- pitcher Kiko Calero to Oakland for pitcher Mark Two-Game Series Sweeps ...........0-0 birds (AAA) as a member of the San Francisco Diamondbacks pitcher Fernando Salas Mulder