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St. Louis Cardinals (12-10-2) vs. New York Mets (7-16-2) Spring Training Game No. 25 • Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Mike Mayers (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Matt Harvey (1-2, 5.52 ERA) • GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE: The St. Louis Cardinals embark on their 127th season of play in the National TODAY’S GAME: The Cardinals welcome the New York Mets to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for League in 2018 and their 21st Spring Training in Jupiter...winners of six of their last eight, the Cardi- 1:05 p.m. contest on Tuesday afternoon...today’s nals welcome the New York Mets to Roger Dean Chev- game will be broadcast live on KMOX...Redbird rolet Stadium for a 1:05 p.m. matchup today. CARDINALS 2018 SPRING RECAP pitchers and catchers reported on Feb. 13 with • MEET THE METS: For first time since February 24, the Record Attendance the first full-squad workout on Feb. 19. vs. NL ...............9-5-1 Home (11)..... 63,041 Cardinals play the New York Mets this Spring...the two vs. AL ...............3-5-1 Home Avg ......5,731 LAST GAME: Limiting the opposition to no runs clubs face off three times over the next five days (today, for the second consecutive game, the Cardinals at Home ...........5-5-1 Road (13) ...... 80,483 handed the visiting Washington Nationals a 10-0 March 23 & 24)...the Cardinals won 10-5 in their first on Road .......... 7-5-1 Road Avg ....... 6,191 defeat on Sunday at Roger Dean Chevrolet Sta- meeting...last season’s Spring series finished in a 2-2-1 at RDS* ............6-6-2 Total ........... 143,524 dium...11 different Cardinals recorded a hit, high- *Includes road games Home High ...... 6,654 tie with the Cardinals taking the first two, the Mets the vs. Boston (3/2) lighted by José Martínez homering, doubling and next two and a tie in the final meeting...this year, the at Roger Dean driving in three...starter John Gant (2.0 IP) and six Cardinals open the 2018 season at Citi Field on March Chevrolet Stadium. Redbirds relievers combined to limit the Nation- als to three singles. 29 in a three-game series over four days...the Mets will come to Busch Stadium at the end of April (24-26) for three games concluding the season series by COMING UP: St. Louis faces the Miami Marlins April 26...last season the Cardinals won the season series against the Mets 4-3 taking 2-of-3 in St. on Wednesday as the road team at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium at 1:05 p.m...Wednesday Louis and splitting four games in Flushing. marks the sixth and final Spring meeting between • TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP Mike Mayers makes his fifth appearance and first start this the two clubs. Spring for St. Louis today vs. the visting Mets...through his first four scoreless relief outings totaling ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 Spring 9.0 IP, the right-hander has struck out 10, walked none, and limited the opposition to a .167 average Training games on their radio flagship station against (5-for-30). KMOX 1120 AM...Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Mike Claiborne and Ricky Horton will be on the • TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP Matt Bowman is scheduled to start for the Cardinals to- call...the 50,000-watt station can sometimes be morrow against the Marlins...this Spring, the right-handed releiver is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (7.0 IP/2 heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear day. ER), one save, and six strikeouts in seven appearancves...Bowman has stranded all six of his inherited ON THE INTERNET: The 11 games not broadcast runners and limited opposing Grapefruit League hitters to a .143 (3-for-21) average against. on KMOX can be heard on cardinals.com with • PALM BEACH CARDINALS RING CEREMONY: The 2017 Florida State League Tom Ackerman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle McClellan calling the action. co-champion Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) will be honored and celebrated during a pregame ring ceremony today, presented by the St. Louis Cardinals ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele- Baseball Operations department...Palm Beach defeated the Fort Myers Miracle vise 15 Spring Training games in 2018 with Dan McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al (Twins), 2-0, in the Semifinals, and was named FSL Co-Champions with Dunedin Hrabosky, Tim McCarver, Rick Ankiel and Brad Blue Jays after FSL Finals were cancelled due to Hurricane Irma...seven players Thompson calling the action. Every telecast will appeared for both Palm Beach and St. Louis last season (six rehab & Magneuris Sierra), while nine be streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app and at from last season’s Palm Beach squad made the 2018 Cardinals Spring Training roster (Randy Aroza- FOXSportsGO.com. Games include 2/23 at MIA, rena, Tommy Edman, Jose Martinez, Edmundo Sosa, Derian Gonzalez, Jordan Hicks, Hector Mendoza, 2/24 at NYM, 2/25 vs. HOU, 3/1 vs. MIN, 3/2 vs. BOS+, 3/4 vs. HOU, 3/5 vs. WSH, 3/9 at HOU, 3/10 Arturo Reyes, and Jake Woodford). vs/ MIA+, 3/11 at WSH, 3/16 vs. MIA, 3/17 at ATL, • CARDINALS OPTION SIX PLAYERS TO MINORS: Following Sunday’s game, the Cardinals reduced 3/18 at WSH, 3/24 vs. NYM, and 3/25 at WSH. their Spring Training roster by six players, optioning pitchers Jack Flaherty, John Gant and Ryan Sher- LAST SEASON: The Cardinals concluded their riff, catcher Carson Kelly, infielder Breyvic Valera and outfielder Oscar Mercado to the Memphis 126th season of play in the National League by Redbirds (AAA) roster. The number of players in Major League camp moves to 40, with 29 roster finishing 3rd in the National League Central Di- players & 11 non-roster invitees. vison and 7th overall in the Senior Circuit with an 83-79 record, their 9th straight season with a • SHUT ‘EM DOWN: Thirteen Cardinals pitchers have combined to throw 18.0 consecutive shutout winning record...Manager Mike Matheny has led innings over the last two Cardinals wins, limiting the Atlanta Braves (1) and Washington Nationals the Cardinals to his 6th straight winning season (3) to four singles while walking four and striking out 17...before Saturday’s game, St. Louis’ ERA was since taking over the post in 2012. 4.40 and has now dropped to a National League-leading 3.92, and 4th-best in the Grapefruit League LAST SPRING: The 2017 Cardinals posted a 20- behind Houston (3.02), Boston (3.69) and Tampa Bay (3.85). 8-4 spring record (12-2-2 at home, 8-6-2 at RDS), finishing by leading all Grapefruit League and Na- tional League teams...they drew 90,318 fans to CARDINALS 2018 SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS Roger Dean Stadium during 16 home games. Time/ Probable Starters/ Cardinals Recent Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights Spring Training Records 2/23 at MIA^+* L, 6-4 Wimmers-Schafer-Guerra 0-1 3,613 Flaherty 2IP, 2K, 0R; Mercado 2-3, R Team Team 2/24 at NYM+* W, 10-5 Helsley-McGowan 1-1 5,864 14 Hits, HRs by A.Garcia & Arozarena Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA 2/25 vs. HOU+* L, 7-3 Cole-Mikolas 1-2 5,169 Pham HR; Molina HR; Mayers 2.1IP, 0R 2017 20-8-4 .255 3.28 2/26 at MIN# L, 5-4 Thorpe-Greene-Jorge 1-3 7,788 Wacha 2 IP, 0 R; Kelly 1-3, 2B, RBI 2/27 at BOS(ss)# W, 6-1 Weaver-Beeks 2-3 9,355 Muñoz 3-5, RBI, SB; Knizner HR 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 2/28 at BAL# W, 10-9 Gant-Crichton-Bowman 3-3 6,506 Muñoz 3-5, 2HR, 4RBI; Gant 3 IP, 7K 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/1 vs. MIN*# T, 3-3 None 3-3-1 4,352 Ozuna 1-2, HR; Mercado 3-3, SB 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/2 vs. BOS+* L, 9-6 Pomernaz-Norris 3-4-1 6,654 Bader 3-4, 2 2B 2 R; Pham 2-3, 3B. 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/3 at ATL+ L, 9-2 Teheran-Mikolas 3-5-1 7,246 Gyorko 2-3, RBI; Gregerson 1 IP, 2 K 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/4 vs. HOU+* L, 4-1 Peacock-Wacha-McCurry 3-6-1 6,454 Ozuna 1-3, 2B ; Muñoz 2-4, 2B 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/5 vs. WSH*# W, 2-1 Gomber-Benoit-Leone 4-6-1 5,303 Jo. Martinez 2-3, 2B, SB; Weaver 3 IP, 4K 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/6 at MIA^+ T, 3-3 None 4-6-2 3,206 Flaherty 4.0 IP, 7K; Knizner HR 3/7 vs. WAS+ W, 4-3 Bowman-Solis 5-6-2 5,109 Wainwright 3.2IP, R, 4K;G. Garcia HR 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/8 vs. MIA# W, 5-4 Lyons-Tazawa-Leone 6-6-2 5,100 Jo. Martinez 1-4, HR, 2RBI;Lyons 2IP, 0R 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/9 at HOU*# L, 4-2 Peacock-Brebbia-Devenski 6-7-2 6,190 Mikolas 4 IP, 0 R; DeJong 1-3, HR *Reached the postseason. 3/10 vs.