St. Louis Cardinals (7-3) Vs. Cincinnati Reds (5-6) Game #11 N Busch Stadium N April 19, 2015 Adam Wainwright (1-1, 2.08) Vs
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st. Louis Cardinals (7-3) vs. Cincinnati Reds (5-6) Game #11 N Busch stadium N April 19, 2015 Adam Wainwright (1-1, 2.08) vs. Mike Leake (0-0, 4.97) K BIRD WATCHING: The 2014 N. L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals have opened their 124th sea - TONIGHT’s GAME : The Cardinals conclude their son of play with a 3-0-1 series record, winning a pair of 3-game series from CIN & one from MIL, while initial homestand of the season with the final splitting their season-opening series at CHI...the Cardinals begin the day in 1st place in the NL Central game of a three-game weekend series against at 7-3 and are seeking a fifth consecutive win this evening...Jason Heyward, who was presented his the Cincinnati Reds...it’s the second consecutive 2nd Rawlings Gold Glove award yesterday, will receive the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award weekend series between the two NL Central prior to tonight’s game...Heyward hit his first homer as a Cardinal yesterday - the Redbirds first round- teams, with the Cardinals taking 2-of-3 last tripper of the season at Busch Stadium. weekend in Cincinnati...tonight’s first pitch is K DOUBLE TROUBLE: Matt Carpenter has hit 7 doubles in the first five games of this homestand and slated for 7:14 p.m. CT and will be televised by his 7 doubles in the team’s first 10 games mark just the 7th time in MLB history a leadoff man has ESPN...the Cardinals won their 3rd-consecutive done so (I.Kinsler, TEX-2009, C.Biggio, HOU-2004, M.Ellis, OAK-2003, K.Lofton, CLE-1999, J.Offerman, series with a 5-2 win in yesterday’s game after BOS-1999, E.Clary, WSH-1943) Orf/SABR. having posted a 6-1 in Friday night’s series K MOLINA MILEsTONE: Yadier Molina clubbed his 250th career double yesterday...Molina has 110 opener...the Cardinals have won a season-high career doubles at Busch Stadium III, 2nd only to Albert Pujols (123). four-straight games to move into sole possession K of 1st place in the NL Central...after an BACK PAIN: Matt Holliday left yesterday’s game for precautionary reasons due to low-back tight - open/travel date tomorrow, the Cardinals will ness...outfielder Randal Grichuk was placed on the 15-day D.L. today with a lower back strain. begin a six-game roadtrip to Washington (3) & K CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Matt Holliday collected a go-ahead and game-winning RBI with his 6th inning Milwaukee (3) on Tuesday night against the Na - RBI-single in Thursday’s 4-0 win, his NL co-leading 3rd GWRBI of the young season...Holliday is batting tionals...tonight’s promotional giveaway is a kid’s .714 (5-for-7) with runners in scoring position...he led the majors with 23 GWRBI last season and baseball t-shirt presented by Pasta House & topped the NL with a .361 BA with runners in scoring position...Holliday has hit safely in each of the Coca-Cola. team’s first 10 games, with eight walks...his .476 on-base pct. ranks T4th in the NL. K BEsT IN THE NEsT: Since opening Busch Stadium III in 2006, the Cardinals have compiled the NL’s CARDINALs vs. CINCINNATI: best home winning pct. in that time span, going 440-293 (.600), including 50-25 (.667) vs. the Reds. season: 19 games; next meeting 7/27-29 at STL K QUALITY CONTROL: The Cardinals have received quality starts in eight of their first 10 games, doing 2015: 4-1 (2-0 at STL, 2-1 at CIN) so for the first time since 1986 when they also had eight such starts...the Cardinals are the lone team 2014: 12-7 (7-2 at STL, 5-5 at CIN) in the majors to have recorded 8 QS in their first 10 games...all five Cardinals starters have an ERA All-Time: 1104-966 (50-25 at Busch Std. III) under 2.77 and rank in the NL’s top-26, while all five possess a WHIP of 1.08. Last Time sTL sweep: 8/18-20/14 at STL K CATCHING UP: Yadier Molina has caught each of the team’s first 90.0 innings this season, giving him Last Time CIN sweep: 7/13-15/12 at CIN 10,967.0 for his career, 2nd in franchise history to Ted Simmons (12,335.0). RECORD BREAKDOWN K LEAD-OFF LUMBER: Lead-off man Matt Carpenter has reached base via hit or walk in all 10 games By Day By Month this season & has posted a team-best .619 SLG pct...Carpenter is also leading the team in runs scored By Day By Month (9), hits (16) doubles (7), RBI (9), home runs (1) and batting avg. (.381)...he’s had mutliple hits in each Monday 0-1 Spring 13-11-3 Tuesday 0-0 April 7-3 of his last six games & is first Cardinal since Lou Brock (1967) with 8 multi-hit games in first 10 games., Wednesday 1-1 May 0-0 BIRD BANTER... vs. CINCINNATI IN 2015: .263 (45-171) 5 HR HOMEsTAND: .281 (47-167) 1 HR Thursday 1-0 June 0-0 K #32 MATT ADAMs: streak: 4G (5-16, .313) series: 3-7, .429 Homestand: .313 (5-16) 3 RBI Friday 1-1 July 0-0 [ Led sTL qualifying players w/.288 BA in ‘14...hit HR for GWRBI in 4-1 win at CIN last sat...7 of his 35 career HR’s hit vs. CIN. Saturday 2-0 August 0-0 K Sunday 2-0 Sept./Oct. 0-0 #65 DEAN ANNA: streak: --- series: DNP Homestand: DNP By Seriies [ Infielder was recalled today (Grichuk on DL)...was batting .393 (11-29) as leadoff man at Memphis (AAA) in 7 G’s. 2G 3G 4G 5G K #8 PETER BOURJOs: streak: 0-4 series: 0-2, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-3) Won --- 3 --- --- [ Has 3 sB’s this season, 2 as pinch-runner ...had team-high 5 sB’s in spring...was sTL co-leader w/5 triples in 2014. Lost --- --- --- --- K #13 MATT CARPENTER: streak: 6G (12-27, .444) HR series: 4-9, .444 Homestand: .455 (10-22) 4 RBI Split 1 --- --- --- [ Has 2B’s in 5-straight G’s (1st since Molina; 7-str. G’s in ‘13) & multi-hits in 6-straight games...has ML-best 96 2B’s since ‘13. Sweeps --- --- --- --- K Opp. Sweeps --- --- --- --- #48 TONY CRUZ: streak: --- series: DNP Homestand: DNP [ Made 35 starts in ‘14 with sTL going 19-16...batted .333 (5-15) last April...only roster player yet to have played in ‘15. MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny has begun his K #22 JAsON HEYWARD: streak: 2G (2-8, .250) HR series: 2-8, .250, HR Homestand: .200 (4-20) HR, RBI 4th season as the Cardinals manager, having taken [ Hit 1st sTL HR yest...had 3 hits in sTL debut (4/5 at CHI), the 23rd player to do so...one of three sTL players w/4+ 2B’s. his teams to the postseason in each of his first K three seasons and becoming just the 15th man - #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: streak: 10G (12-33, .364) series: 2-3, .667 Homestand: .462 (6-13) 4 RBI ager in MLB history to record 275 or more wins in [ Has game-tying or GWRBI 3 of last 4 G’s... .714 BA (5-7) w/RIsP...has 90 career GWRBI w/sTL, moving ahead of Edmonds his first three years...Matheny in 2012 became the for 3rd all-time...has 79 career HRs at Busch std. III, 2nd to Pujols (110)...had ML-best 23 GWRBI in ‘14; led NL w/.361 RIsP. 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals history and in K #19 JON JAY: streak: 1G (1-4, .250) series: 1-7, .143 Homestand: .167 (3-18) 2013 he took his team to the World Series in just [ Had MLB high 20 HBPs in ‘14 & has been HBP team-high 2 times... .311 career BA at Busch std. is tops for current Cards his second season at the helm with a league-best K 97-wins...in 2014, Mike guided the Cardinals to #38 PETE KOZMA: streak: 0-4 series: 0-3, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-3) the N.L. Central tile and their 4th-straight trip to [ Had team-high .408 BA/20 hits in spring...on OD roster for 3rd-straight season...is 43-141 (.305 BA) career w/RIsP. the NLCS...he is the only Cardinals manager & just K #4 YADIER MOLINA: streak: 4G (8-15, .533) series: 3-7, .429 Homestand: .421 (8-19) 6 RBI the 5th in MLB history to lead his teams to the [ Had 8 hits & 6 RBI in past four games, incl. Fri. night when he hit 3-run 2B in 7th for GWRBI...started his 11th straight sea - postseason in each of his first three full seasons, having already managed 39 postseason games... son Opener on 4/5 at CHI, the most ever by sTL catcher, and caught his 2nd-straight Opening Day shutout win. Matheny, 44, had a 13-year Major League career K #27 JHONNY PERALTA: streak: 0-4 series: 1-7, .143 Homestand: .316 (6-19) 3 RBI playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, winning four [ Had 12-game hit strk dating to ‘14 snapped yest...hit 2-run HR to tie game in 8th last sun. at CIN...is NL co-leader in RBI (7) Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), and retiring by shortstops...set sTL record for HR’s (21) by a shortstop last season & also set club April HR record (6) by a ss.