St. Louis Cardinals (3-2) vs. New York Mets (3-2) Spring Training Game No. 6 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 1, 2017 Carlos Martinez (0-0, 0.00) vs. Marcos Molina (0-0, 0.00) K TODAY’S GAME : The St. Louis Cardinals meet CARDINALS 20TH SPRING TRAINING IN JUPITER: The St. Louis Cardinals are entering their 126th the New York Mets this afternoon with a first season of play in the National League and are playing in their 20th Spring Training in Jupiter. pitch of 1:05 p.m. ...Redbird pitchers and catch - K CARDINALS VS. METS: This afternoon the Cardinals ers reported on Feb. 13 with the first full-squad and Mets meet for the first of five games, twice at Roger CARDINALS 2017 SPRING RECAP Dean Stadium and three times in Port St. Lucie...in five workout on Feb. 17. Record Attendance games last season the Cardinals won the Spring match- vs. NL ...... 2-2-0 Home (2) ...... 8,618 COMING UP: The Cardinals play the Atlanta ups 3-1-1. vs. AL ...... 1-0-0 Home Avg ...... 4,309 Braves on Thursday at Roger Dean Stadium...On K LAST GAME: The Braves shutout the Cardinals, 2-0, in at Home ...... 2-0-0 Road (3) ...... 18,393 Friday and Saturday the club will play back-to- Orlando yesterday...Mike Leake was the first Cardinals on Road ...... 1-2-0 Road Avg ...... 6,131 back games against the Washington Nationals, pitcher to go 3.0 innings, starting the game with 3.0 at RDS* ...... 2-1-0 Total ...... 27,011 first at their new park in West Palm Beach on scoreless with 3K’s...Magneuris Sierra led the Cardinals *Includes road games Home High ...... 4,679 Friday before hosting the Nats on Saturday. with three hits from the leadoff spot as St. Louis out-hit at Roger Dean vs. MIA (2/26) Atlanta seven to four. Stadium. ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 19 Spring K TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Carlos Martinez will make his Training games on their radio flagship station KMOX first start of the spring...also slated to pitch are RHP’s Luke Weaver, Jonathan Broxton, Matt Bowman 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Mike Clai - and Trey Nielsen, and LHP’s Austin Gomber and Brett Cecil. borne and Ricky Horton will be on the call...the K 50,000-watt station can sometimes be heard as far TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: Adam Wainwright makes his Grapefruit League debut tomorrow. south as Jupiter on a clear day. K SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 68 players on the roster with 28 invitees...the youngest player in camp is 19-year old catcher Dennis Ortega as well as six Cardinals first round picks: INF Kolten ON THE INTERNET: The 14 games not broadcast Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012), LHP Marco Gonzales (2013), RHP Luke Weaver (2014), RHP on KMOX and the exhibition game at Memphis Jack Flaherty (2014) and RHP Jake Woodford (2015). (AAA), can be heard on cardinals.com with Tom K DEXTER: The Cardinals signed free-agent centerfielder Dexter Fowler to a five-year contract Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle through the 2021 season on Dec. 9, 2016...the 2016 All-Star switch-hitter owns a career .366 on-base McClellan calling the action. pct. along with 72 triples and 127 stolen bases in nine seasons with the Rockies (2008-13), Astros (2014) and Cubs (2015-16)...Fowler joins a list of notable former Cubs such as Lou Brock, Bruce Sutter, ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise Lee Smith, Dennis Eckersley, Ryan Theriot and Mark Grudzielanek who later played for the Cardinals. 15 Spring Training games in 2017 with Dan K MARTINEZ INKS NEW DEAL: On February 2, 2017, the Cardinals signed All-Star pitcher Carlos Mar - McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hra - tinez to a five-year contract (2017-21) that includes club options for 2022 and 2023...last season, the bosky and Tim McCarver calling the action. For right-hander paced the Cardinals pitching staff in wins (16) and strikeouts (174) while making a ca - the first time ever, every telecast will be reer-high 31 starts with 195.1 innings pitched...he also ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (5th), ERA streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app and at (3.04, 9th), innings pitched (10th), quality starts (20, 6th) and opponent’s batting average (.233, 12th). FOXSportsGO.com. Games include 2/25 at MIA, K REYES OUT FOR SEASON: Cardinals young phenom pitcher Alex Reyes underwent Tommy John 2/26 vs. MIA, 3/4 vs. WAS, 3/7 vs. MIA, 3/8 vs. surgery on February 16 and will miss the entire 2017 season...the rookie pitcher was 4-1 with a 1.57 WAS, 3/9 vs. HOU, 3/11 vs. ATL, 3/12 at MIA, ERA in 46.0 innings in 2016 including a 3-0 record against the defending World Series champion Cubs. 3/13 vs. HOU, 3/15 at MIN, 3/16 vs. MIN, 3/18 K FLYING SOUTH: The Cardinals signed former Toronto Blue Jays left-handed pitcher Brett Cecil to a at NYM, 3/19 at ATL, 3/25 at MIA and 3/26 vs. four-year contract on November 21, locking in the southpaw through 2020...Cecil was a 2013 Amer - MIA. The Cardinals will be televised nationally ican League All-Star and is one of only seven MLB pitchers with at least 40 wins and 10 saves since on ESPN at NYM 3/28. 2009...he has struck out 11.46 batters per 9 IP since he because a full-time reliever Aug. 2, 2012. K LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Ten players on the Cardinals Spring Training roster will participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic including five in the Opening Round at Marlins Park in Miami...the five 125th season of play in the National League local participants includes Matt Carpenter (USA), Brett Cecil (USA), Rowan Wick (CAN), Carlos Martinez by finishing 2nd in the National League Central (DR) and Alberto Rosario (DR)...Corey Baker (ISR), Yadier Molina (PR), Trey Nielsen (ITA), Seung-Hwan Divison and 5th overall in the Senior Circuit, Oh (KOR) and Ryan Sherriff (ISR) will play at other sites...Alex Reyes was selected for the Dominican missing the postseason for the first time since Republic, but will not play due to injury. 2010...Manager Mike Matheny led the the Car - K WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny led the Cardinals to 86 wins last season bring - dinals to their eighth straight winning season as ing his career win total to 461, the highest mark among Major League managers since he began his the 5th-year skipper leads all Major League position in 2012...in 2012, he became the first rookie manager to lead the Cardinals to the postseason managers with 461 wins since he took over the since Eddie Dyer in 1946...Matheny’s .569 managerial win pct. is 18th all-time among managers with position in 2012. five or more seasons of experience...his clubs have recorded three 1st place finishes and two 2nd place finishes...Matheny’s 461 managerial wins rank 5th on the Cardinals franchise list. LAST SPRING: The 2016 Cardinals posted a 11- 13-3 spring record (6-6 at home, 8-8 at RDS), fin - ishing 9th in the Grapefruit League and 7th among National League teams...they drew CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS 90,985 fans to Roger Dean Stadium during 13 home games, averaging 6,999 fans per game. Time/ Probable Starters/ Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights Cardinals Recent 2/25 at MIA^+* L, 8-7 Copeland-Gant-Cunniff 0-1 3,783 Carpenter 1-1, HR, 3RBI; Gyorko 2-2 Spring Training Records 2/26 vs. MIA+* W, 7-4 Mayers-Conley-Bowman 1-1 4,679 Baker 2.2 ShO IP; Molina 2H 2 RBI Team Team 2/27 vs. WSH# W, 5-4 Nielsen-Antolin-Tuivailala 2-1 3,939 3RBI-2B Martini, Lynn 2.0 ShO IP Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA at BOS W, 7-2 Wacha-Johnson 3-1 9,511 Jose Martinez two 2R-HRs 2/28 at ATL# L, 2-0 Collmenter-Rowland-Cabrera 3-2 5,099 Leake 3.0 ShO IP; Sierra 3H 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 3/1 vs. NYM+ 1:05 C. Martinez vs. Molina 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/2 vs. ATL+ 1:05 Wainwright vs. TBA 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/3 at WSH(ss)# 1:05 Wacha vs. TBA 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/4 vs. WSH+* 1:05 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/5 at NYM+ 1:10 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/6 at MIN# 1:05 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/7 vs. MIA+* 1:05 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/8 vs. WSH#* 1:05 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/9 vs. HOU+* 1:05 2007 16-10-3 .255 2.29 3/10 at WSH#* 1:05 2006* 15-14-1 .260 3.65 3/11 vs. ATL+* 1:05 3/12 at MIA^+* 1:05 2005* 15-11-2 .279 3.73 3/13 vs. HOU+* 1:05 *Reached the postseason. 3/14 OPEN DATE Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began 3/15 at MIN#* 1:05 playing at Roger Dean Stadium in 1998. 3/16 vs. MIN+* 1:05 3/17 at NYM# 1:10 Cardinals Recent Transactions 3/18 vs. NYM+* 1:05 February 24 : Signed OF Adolis Garcia to a minor 3/19 at ATL+* 1:05 league contract. 3/20 at HOU+ 6:05 February 13 : Signed RHP Michael Wacha on a one- 3/21 OPEN DATE year contract. 3/22 vs. WSH# 1:05 February 2: Signed RHP Carlos Martinez to a five- 3/23 vs. MIA# 1:05 year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023. 3/24 at WSH (ss)# 1:05 December 13 : Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor 3/25 at MIA^+* 1:05 3/26 vs. MIA+* 1:05 Rosenthal & LHP Kevin Siegrist on one year contracts. 3/27 at HOU+ 6:05 December 9 : Signed OF Dexter Fowler to a five- 3/28 at NYM#% 1:10 year contract. 3/29 vs. WSH# 12:05 December 1 : Acquired RHP John Gant, RHP Chris 3/30 at MEM+(exh.) 7:05 Ellis and INF Luke Dykstra from the Atlanta Braves 3/31 at SPR (exh.) 5:05 in exchange for LHP Jaime Garcia. 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 CARLOS MARTINEZ N RHP N 6-0 N 200 N 25 yrs #18 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 Signed a five-year contract extenstion (2017-21) with St. Louis that also 2/26- MIA ND 1.1 5 4 4 2 2 2/25 - MIA ND 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 includes club options for 2022 and 2023. COREY BAKER (RHP) ZACH PHILLIPS (LHP) N Delivered 30 wins over the past two seasons (2015-16), ranking 5th DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO among Senior Circuit pitchers. 2/26 - MIA ND 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 2/25 - MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 N His .618 (34-21) career winning pct. ranks 3rd all-time (min. 50 decisions) MATT BOWMAN (RHP) DANIEL PONCEDELEON (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO among Cardinals pitchers age 25 years or younger, trailing only Howie 2/26 - MIA S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/27 - BOS 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 Pollet (.661) and Dizzy Dean (.651). JONATHAN BROXTON (RHP) ARTURO REYES (RHP) N Paced the Cardinals pitching staff in wins (16) and strikeouts (174) last DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO season while making a career-high 31 starts with 195.1 innings pitched. 2/26 - MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2/27 - BOS 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 N Ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (5th), ERA (3.04, 9th), innings (10th), BRETT CECIL (LHP) TREVOR ROSENTHAL (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO quality starts (20, 6th) and opponent’s batting average. (.233, 12th). 2/26 - MIA ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 2/27 - WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 N N N N LUKE WEAVER RHP 6-2 170 23 yrs #62 JUNIOR FERNANDEZ (RHP) ROBBY ROWLAND (RHP) N Cardinals 2016 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 at ATL ND 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 2/28 at ATL L-1 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 N Has a career 1.78 ERA in 38 minor league starts covering 197.2 innings. JACK FLAHERTY (RHP) JORDAN SCHAFER (LHP) N Became the 3rd Cardinals pitcher in club history to strike out 10 or more DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO batters in one of his first four MLB starts, joining Alan Benes (1995) and 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 2/27 - WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Stu Miller (1952), when he fanned 10 at MIL (8/31) over 6.0 innings. JOHN GANT (RHP) RYAN SHERRIFF (LHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Was a non-roster invitee to 2016 MLB Spring Training, but a left wrist 2/25 - MIA L 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 2/27 - WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 injury attempting to field a ball during batting practice sidelined him until AUSTIN GOMBER (LHP) KEVIN SIEGRIST (LHP) June, where he started the season in Springfield (AA). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Posted 7-3 record with a 1.30 ERA in 13 combined minor league starts 2/25 - MIA 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 (83.0 IP) between Springfield (AA) & Memphis (AAA). MARCO GONZALES (LHP) MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JONATHAN BROXTON N RHP N 6-4 N 295 N 31 yrs #30 2/27 - BOS 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 N Ranks 9th among pitchers in appearances (592) since 2007 (10 seasons). MITCH HARRIS (RHP) SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) N Named to the All-Star team twice, in 2009 and 2010, both times as a DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 member of the Los Angeles Dodgers...s aved the National League’s 3-1 victory in the 2010 All-Star Game in Anaheim. MIKE LEAKE (RHP) MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Holds a 3.36 ERA from 2007-2016, which ranks 17th among relief 2/28 at ATL ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 2/27 - BOS W-1 2.0 4 1 0 1 2 pitchers with more than 450.0 innings. JOSH LUCAS (RHP) ADAM WAINWRIGHT (RHP) N Appeared in 66 games for St. Louis in 2016 earning 13 Holds. His 3rd DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 straight season of 60 or more appearances. LANCE LYNN (RHP) LUKE WEAVER (RHP) BRETT CECIL N LHP N 6-3 N 235 N 30 yrs #21 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Signed a four-year deal with St. Louis this offseason that extends through 2/27 - WSH 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 2/25 at MIA ND 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 the 2020 season. TYLER LYONS (LHP) ROWAN WICK (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Selected to the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York 2/28 at ATL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 representing the American League. CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) JAKE WOODFORD (RHP) N Was converted from a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher in 2012, making DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO his last start on 8/3/12 at Oakland. N MIKE MAYERS (RHP) Was 28-26 with a 4.77 ERA in 74 games as a starting pitcher and 16-16 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO with a 3.03 ERA and 11 saves in 256 relief app. 2/26 - MIA W-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 N Ranks T2nd in Toronto Blue Jays history for longest scoreless streak by a TREY NIELSEN (RHP) relief pitcher (26.0 IP) and most consecutive batters retired (25). Did not DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 - WSH W-1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 allow an earned run in his last 37 appearances to close out 2015. MATT BOWMAN N RHP N 6-0 N 189 N 25 yrs #67 N Rule 5 pick spent first full season in the Majors and appeared in a pro season high 59 games (28 games in 2015 with AAA-Las Vegas (NYM)). N His professional season high 59 appearances in 2016 were the 2nd-most by a 2015 MLB Rule 5 Draft Pick (Joe Biagini, Toronto, 60) and the most by DAILY BATTING LOGS a Cards Rule 5 Draft Pick in the season immediately following selection. 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 Ranked 6th among National League relievers in 2016 with a 62.1 ground Adams kok kok koo kok Alvarez ko d ball pct. His 4.00 ground ball/fly ball ratio ranked 4th among N.L. relievers. Bader 4o o oo2o N Induced 8 double plays in 2016, T10th-most among N.L. relievers. Carpenter f4 ko Cunningham ho kko wo 1 N Ranked T6th among MLB rookie relievers in innings (67.2) and T11th in DeJong o1 k1ok1 appearances (59). Diaz 11o k1o N N N N Fowler ww 1k AUSTIN GOMBER LHP 6-5 228 23 yrs #94 Fryer 13 oo N Named 2015 Cardinals Co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year (Alex Reyes). A. Garcia c oo k1 o N G. Garcia oob koo oc Named to a league All-Star Team in each of his last two seasons (Florida Grichuk 2k oow State League in 2016 & Midwest League in 2015). Gyorko 11 o2 oo N Huffman w1k ko1o 1d Led 2016 Cardinals minor leaguers in opponent batting average (.220) Kelly f1w w1o and ranked among the leaders in strikeouts (116, T6th) and earned run Knizner hk od average (2.69, 3rd). Lino ko N Je.Martinez ow Led the 2016 Arizona Fall League in wins (5), innings pitched (33.2) and Jo.Martinez oo 1w 4kk4 ow strikeouts (33). Named the AFL Pitcher of the Week (11/1). Molina oo 12w oh N Ortega d Led the 2015 Midwest League in wins (15), strikeouts (140), opponent Peralta co of batting average (.196), WHIP (0.97), winning percentage (.833) and fewest Pham k 1wo ood k baserunners/9 IP (8.80). Ranked in ERA (2.67, 6th) and strikeouts/9 IP Piscotty koe 1w wo (9.33, 2nd). Rosario 2k o1 Schafer wo Sierra k 1 kw2 1101 Sosa 1o o o Tovar o1 o1o oo ow Valera oo ooo 1oo Wisdom ok h 2 Wong wk1 1ok 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.