St. Louis Cardinals (3-2) at Minnesota Twins (4-1-1) Spring Training Game #6 N Hammond Stadium N March 8, 2016 (17-7, 3.38 in 2015) vs. Ricky Nolasco (0-0, 20.25) K TODAY’S GAME : The St. Louis Cardinals are GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY: The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing for their 125th season of play in playing the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers the National League and have begun their 19th spring training in Jupiter...the 2015 National League today with a first is at 1:05 p.m. ...the Central Division Champions are 3-2 this spring with all three wins coming at Roger Dean Stadium. game will be streamed on Cardinals.com... K STEALING FROM THE METS: The Cardinals swiped six bases in yesterday’s win against the New Cardinals and catchers reported on York Mets...they scored nine times on 11 hits for a 9-4 win... drove in two runs on a Feb. 17 with the first full-squad workout on and a and also walked...Jonathan Rodriguez had a 2-RBI double and also singled after Feb. 23. entering the game in the 5th...Jedd Gyorko had a single and 2-RBI double playing at shortstop. K PERALTA INJURES THUMB: Sr. V.P./General Manager John Mozeliak reported yesterday that short - COMING UP: St. Louis returns to Jupiter for a stop has returned to St. Louis to get a second opinion on his injured leftnthumb...Per - single game against Miami tomorrow before alta injured his during last Saturday’s game (3/5) at Miami. heading north to face the Mets at Port St. K CARDINALS VS. TWINS: The Cardinals and Twins Lucie on Thursday...the will CARDINALS 2016 SPRING RECAP visit Roger Dean on Friday...Saturday the Car - meet today for the first of their two matchups this dinals will have a split squad playing vs. Hous - spring, with Minnesota playing at Roger Dean Stadium Record Attendance ton and at the New York Mets. next Monday, March 14...the Cards lost one of the two vs. NL ...... 3-1-0 Home (3) ...... 19,170 games last spring and the two clubs also tied a game... vs. AL ...... 0-1-0 Home Avg ...... 6,390 ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 St. Louis and Minnesota split a four-game series during at Home ...... 2-1-0 Road (2) ...... 9,957 Spring Training games on their radio flagship the regular season in 2015 with each club sweeping two on Road ...... 1-1-0 Road Avg ...... 4,979 station KMOX 1120 AM with Mike Shannon, games at their home ballpark. at RDS* ...... 3-1-0 Total ...... 29,127 John Rooney and Ricky Horton on the call... K TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Michael Wacha will start his *Includes road games Home High ...... 6,900 the 50,000-watt station can sometimes be first spring game today...it is his first start since Game 3 at Roger Dean 3/6 vs. Washington heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear day. of the Division Series at Chicago, an 8-6 St. Louis loss... Stadium. Wacha started 30 games for St. Louis in 2015 and fin - ON THE INTERNET: The nine games not ished with a 17-7 record, 3.38 ERA...available out of the bullpen will be RHP Juan Gonzalez, RHP Trey broadcast on KMOX and the exhibition Nielsen, RHP Seung Hwan Oh, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP J.C. Sulbaran, RHP RHP Sam Tuivailala against Florida Atlantic, can be heard on car - and RHP . dinals.com with Tom Ackerman, Mike Clai - K TOMORROW’S PITCHERS: RHP Mike Leake will make his first start for St. Louis and of the spring borne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle McClellan calling on Wednesday vs. Miami...Leake was signed by St. Louis at the end of December to a five-year the action. deal...also listed for tomorrow are LHP , LHP Corey Littrell, RHP Ken Rosenthal, LHP Kevin Siegrist, RHP Jonathan Broxton, RHP Matt Bowman ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele - K vise 15 Spring Training games in 2016...Jim WONG-DERFUL NEWS: The Cardinals announced a five-year agreement (2016-2020) with second Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hrabosky, Dan baseman last Wednesday that includes a club option for 2021...Wong, 25, was the Car - McLaughlin and Tim McCarver will call the dinals #1 draft selection in 2011 out of the University of Hawaii and made his Major League debut action...the Cardinals will be televised nation - just two years later in 2013. ally on ESPN twice, a simulcast with Fox Mid - K SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 61 players on the roster with 23 invitees...the youngest west vs. BOS 3/21 and at NYM 3/25 and can player in camp for the third consecutive season is 21-year old catcher ...four Cardinals be seen on MLB Network exclusively on four first round picks are in camp including INF Kolten Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012), LHP separate occassions, meaning 20 of the Marco Gonzales (2013) and RHP Luke Weaver (2014). team’s 28 spring games can be viewed on K OH, YES!: The Cardinals acquired right-handed Seung Hwan Oh on January 11...the South television. Korea native, nicknamed the “Final Boss” and “Stone Buddha”, is the Korean All-Times saves leader with 277 and has 357 saves over 498 appearances in his professional career. LAST SEASON: The Cardinals won a Major K League best 100 games en route to their third NEW FACES: In addition to Oh, players acquired during the 2015-16 off-season include catchers consecutive Division Eric Fryer and Brayan Pena, infielder Jedd Gyorko, outfielders Carlos Peguero and pitchers Matt Bow - title, marking the fifth straight year they man, Juan Gonzalez, Mike Leake, Deck McGuire, Seung Hwan Oh and J.C. Sulbaran. reached the postseason...the Cardinals lost to K WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager has led the Cardinals to 375 wins in his first the Wild Card winning 3-1 in four seasons and is the first manager in MLB history to lead his team to the postseason in each of his the NLDS, giving the Cardinals their first first four seasons...last season the Cardinals won 100 games for the 9th time in franchise history, bat - opening round exit since 2009 vs. the Los An - tling injuries to key players throughout the season, and won the National League Central Division for geles Dodgers. the third consecutive season...his 21 postseason wins since 2012 rank 3rd only to Bruce Bochy (23) and Ned Yost (22)... LAST SPRING: The 2015 Cardinals posted a K SINGLE GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Single game tickets for the 2016 St. Louis Cardinals are 13-11-3 spring record (8-6-1 at home, 10-7-1 currently on sale...tickets can be purchased at cardinals.com/tickets, at the box office at RDS), finishing 4th in the Grapefruit League or by calling 314-345-9000. and 5th among National League teams...they drew 98,533 fans to RDS during 15 home games, averaging 6,569 fans per game. CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS Cardinals Recent Time/ Probable Starters/ Spring Training Records Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser- Record Att. Highlights Team Team 3/2 vs. FAU# (exh.) W, 13-6 Nielsen-Ragsdale -- 3,555 Wilson GS, 5RBI; Wisdom HR, 4RBI Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA 3/3 vs. MIA+ W, 4-3 Hefner-Narveson-Kiekhefer 1-0 5,528 Pham leadoff triple; Peguero 2H 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/4 at HOU# L, 6-3 W.Rodriguez-J.Garcia-Minaya 1-1 4,130 Wong, Piscotty, Grichuk each 2H 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/5 at MIA+*^ W, 3-2 Nielsen-Lazo-Socolovich 2-1 5,827 A. Garcia 2RBI-2B 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/6 vs. WAS+* L, 5-2 Treinen-McGuire-Lee 2-2 6,900 Grichuk 2-2Bs, 5-2Bs total (of 7 hits) 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/7 vs. NYM (ss)+* W, 9-4 Walden-Walters 3-2 6,742 Piscotty 2H, 2RBI, Team: 6 steals 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/8 at MIN# 1:05 Michael Wacha vs. Ricky Nolasco 3/9 vs. MIA+* 1:05 Mike Leake vs. Jarred Cosart 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/10 at NYM# 1:10 Jaime Garcia vs. 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/11 vs. ATL (ss)*# 1:05 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/12 vs. HOU* 1:05 2007 16-10-3 .255 2.29 at NYM 1:10 2006* 15-14-1 .260 3.65 3/13 at WAS+ 1:05 2005* 15-11-2 .279 3.73 3/14 vs. MIN+* 1:05 *Reached the postseason. 3/15 OPEN DATE Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and 3/16 at ATL# 1:05 began playing at Roger Dean Stadium in 3/17 at DET# 1:05 1998. 3/18 vs. DET+* 1:05 3/19 at BOS+ 1:05 Cardinals Recent Transactions 3/20 vs. MIA+* 1:05 3/21 vs. BOS%+* 1:05 March 2: Signed 2B Kolten Wong to a five- 3/22 OPEN DATE year (2016-2020) contract with a club option 3/23 vs. MIA+* 1:05 for 2021. 3/24 at WAS# 1:05 January 26: Signed OF Carlos Peguero to a 3/25 at NYM%# 1:10 minor league contract with an invitation to 3/26 vs. WAS+* 1:05 Spring Training. 3/27 at MIA+*^ 1:05 January 11: Signed RHP Seung Hwan Oh to a 3/28 vs. NYM+* 1:05 one-year contract with an option for 2017. 3/29 vs. WAS+* 1:05 December 12: Signed C Alberto Rosario to a 3/30 at MIA*^# 1:05 minor league contract with an invitation to 3/31 at NYY+ 1:05 Game times are local and are subject to change Spring Training. + KMOX Radio; # cardinals.com; *Fox Midwest; % ESPN; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS MICHAEL WACHA N RHP N 6-6 N 215 N 24 yrs #52 JAYSON AQUINO (LHP) SETH MANESS (RHP) N Made a career-high 30 starts in 2015 (previous high was 19), the 21st DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 - MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/4-HOU 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Cardinals pitcher (28th instance) to start 30 or more game at age 24 or under. 3/7 - NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/7 - NYM 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 N Led all Cardinals pitchers and ranked 5th in the N.L. with 17 wins. N MATT BOWMAN (RHP) CARLOS MARTINEZ (RHP) Established career highs in wins (17), starts (30), appearances (30), innings DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO pitched (181.1) and (153). N Led all N.L. pitchers with a 5.96 run support average. Posted a 16-0 record JONATHAN BROXTON (RHP) DECK McGUIRE (RHP) (Cardinals 17-1) when he received 3 runs of support or more. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N One of 15 pitchers in Cardinals history, 24 or younger, with 17 wins in a 3/3 - MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/2 - FAU 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 season, and first since (18) in 1989. 3/6 - WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/6 - WSH L-1 2.0 2 2 1 2 1 N Was a manager’s selection to the National League All-Star team, his first TIM COONEY (LHP) TREY NIELSEN (RHP) selection. Did not appear in the game. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Known for his starts involving weather delays. He had eight weather-related 3/2 - FAU W 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 3/5 - MIA W 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 delays in games he started in 2015, totaling 7 hours, 15 minutes. JAIME GARCIA (LHP) N N N N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO SEUNG HWAN OH (RHP) JUAN GONZALEZ RHP 6-1 170 25 yrs #61 3/4 - HOU L-1 2.0 2 3 3 1 3 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Signed by St. Louis as minor league free agent 12/4/2015, after playing in the 3/2 - FAU 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 minor league organizations of COL (2007-13) & LAD (2014-15). SILFREDO GARCIA (RHP) 3/5 - MIA 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Made 44 relief appearances between Tulsa (AA) and Oklahoma City (AAA) in DANIEL PONCEDELEON (RHP) 2015 and w as a combined 2-1, 12 saves with a 1.62 ERA in 50.0 IP and 51 K’s. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N AUSTIN GOMBER (LHP) 3/2 - FAU 0.2 2 5 4 3 0 Converted 12 of 14 save opportunities in Oklahoma City. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 - WSH 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 N Threw 12 consecutive scoreless innings (16.0 IP) in Tulsa before allowing his 3/2 - FAU 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 first run on 6/5. Allowed one single to a right-handed batter (1-27, .037). 3/5 - MIA 1.1 4 0 0 1 2 (RHP) Stranded all five inherited runners. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO MARCO GONZALES (LHP) 3/3 - MIA 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 N Had 17 consecutive scoreless appearances (18.0 IP) while pitching for DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 - WSH 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 Oklahoma City from 5/13-8/2, not allowing a run in the month of June or July. 3/5 - MIA 2.2 4 2 0 1 0 N KEVIN SIEGRIST (LHP) Became a full-time in 2013 and has made 137 relief apps. since. JUAN GONZALEZ (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Was 20-40 with a 5.13 ERA over 485.2 innings as a (2007-12), DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 - WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 and is 10-12 with a 2.49 ERA over 166.1 innings as a relief pitcher (2013-15). 3/4-HOU 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH (RHP) TREY NIELSEN N RHP N 6-1 N 190 N 24 yrs #78 MITCH HARRIS (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 - FAU 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Made 25 appearances with 18 starts at Palm Beach (A), his first year pitching 3/5 - MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 in a full-season league. N His first 17 appearances were all starts before being sent to the bullpen for JEREMY HEFNER (RHP) J.C. SULBARAN (RHP) the remainder of the season, but made one spot start at the end of the season DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 - MIA W-1 2.0 3 2 1 0 1 3/5 - MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 at Bradenton (9/1). 3/7 - NYM 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 N Ranked among Cardinals minor league leaders in ERA (2.59, 7th) and SAM TUIVAILALA (RHP) opponent BA (.242, 6th). DEAN KIEKHEFER (LHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/4-HOU 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Was 9-6 with a 2.86 ERA in 18 starts and 0-0 with an 0.68 ERA in seven relief 3/3 - MIA S-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 appearances. 3/7 - NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL WACHA (RHP) N DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Ranked 2nd on the staff in double plays induced with 13. MIKE LEAKE (RHP) N Son of former MLB pitcher Scott Nielsen, who played with the Yankees and DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO White Sox (1986-89) . ADAM WAINWRIGHT (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO SEUNG HWAN OH N RHP N 5-10 N 202 N 33 yrs #26 COREY LITTRELL (LHP) 3/7 - NYM 2.0 2 0 0 3 2 N An 11-year veteran of the Korean and Japenese Leagues was signed by the DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 - FAU 1.1 4 1 0 0 1 JORDAN WALDEN (RHP) Cardinals on 1/11/2016. 3/6 - WSH 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Played his last two seasons for Hanshin in the Japanese League and the 3/4- HOU 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 TYLER LYONS (LHP) 3/7 - NYM W-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 previous nine with Samsung of the Korean Baseball Organization. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO N Features an arsenal of pitches including a rising four-seam , splitter, 3/3 - MIA 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 LUKE WEAVER (RHP) and . 3/7 - NYM 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/4-HOU 2.0 5 3 3 0 4 N Has career marks of 32-20 with a 1.81 ERA and 357 saves over 498 professional appearances between Korea and Japan. Is the all-time Korean Baseball saves leader with 277. N Recorded four seasons of 40 or more saves (2006, 2007, 2011, 2015), and is a DAILY BATTING LOGS five-time KBO Saves Leader (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) . Player 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12h 3/12a 3/13 3/14 N Named KBO Rookie of the Year in 2005, KBO Korean Series Most Valuable Adams ko ooo ow Player in 2011 and is a seven-time KBO All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, Anna co o 1 1 1o 2012, 2013). Bean w2k N Carpenter wo 1o ok Member of the Gold Medal-winning South Korean team in 2008 Summer Cruz k1 k MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH N RHP N 6-1 N 188 N 29 yrs #63 Diaz oh o1 1 ooo kokk ko N Fryer wd ow w1 Appeared on a Major League roster for the first time since 2012 (BAL & CHI). A. Garcia okowo o22k o2 ko ow N Made 21 relief appearances at Memphis (AAA) and 28 in St. Louis. G. Garcia w1o kkh ooo oo N Earned the win in each of his first two appearances of the season (5/3 vs. PIT Grichuk k11 2o2 & 5/4 vs. CHI). Won four games, ranking T2nd among Cardinals relief pitchers Gyorko oo1 okk k12 and T18th among National League relievers. Hazelbaker oo o1 N Surrendered only 1 HR (T. Flowers, CWS, 11th inn., 6/30) in 125 total BF. Holliday co N Kelly ko oo Posted a 1.82 ERA in 29.2 innings, the lowest of his career. Molina N Had six outings of more than 1.0 inning with three 2.0 inning appearances. Moss 2k kko d2 o1 Of his 28 appearances, 21 were scoreless. Ohlman 1o 1o kw N N N N Peguero 2k1 k ow2 2o kd J.C. SULBARAN RHP 6-1 220 26 yrs #71 Pena o1 eo oo N At two levels in 2015 was a combined 7-10, 5.24 ERA in 132.1 IP with 99 K’s. Peralta k1 1o N Selected to the 2015 Texas League All-Star Game North Squad and threw a Pham 3oo kokk ok ow1w scoreless 4th inning with two strikeouts. Piscotty owo 11 ok1 w21 N Rodriguez ooo1w ww 1o oo 2o1 Has made 174 minor league appearances and 143 starts, with 30 of his 31 Rosario o relief appearances coming in Double-A. Tilson owok1 1 ok eh e N The Cardinals become his third organization, signing as a free agent. Was Washington w1o kk 1 ko 2 woo drafted by the , before being sent to the Royals in a trade Wilson kcww4 oF k 1k involving now teammate Jonathan Broxton in 2012. Wisdom o24 oo oco e o oe1k N Is a native of Curacao, but attened high school in South Florida. He appeared Wong k11 oo koo on the roster of the Dutch National team in the 2008 Summer Olympics and Key: 1-Single, 2-Double, 3-Triple, 4-, o-Out, k-, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached Team Netherlands in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic. on error, b-SacBunt, f-SacFly, c-Fielder’s Choice, d-double play; Note: Read left-to-right for first-to-last AB. N Was a member of the World Team for 2009 Futures Game during All-Star Week at Busch Stadium. N N N N N N N N LUKE WEAVER RHP 6-2 170 22 yrs #83 SAM TUIVAILALA RHP 6-3 195 23 yrs #64 N N Cardinals 2014 1st round pick out of Florida State University. Split the 2015 season between St. Louis and Memphis (AAA) making 43 N appearances in Triple-A and 14 with the big league club. Pitched the entire 2015 season in Palm Beach (A) with an 8-5 record and 1.62 N ERA over 19 starts. Recorded nine straight scoreless apps. in St. Louis (5/19-8/29) covering 9.0 IP. N N Led Palm Beach in games started (19), WHIP (0.86) and ERA (1.62). Struck out 11 batters in his last four MLB app (4.2 IP, 21.2 K/9 IP). N N Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July posting a 3-1 Named a All-Star, did not play due to promotion to STL. record with an 0.94 ERA over five starts, 28.2 IP, 27 strikeouts and 0.94 WHIP. N Was 17-for-17 in save opportunities ranking 4th in the PCL and 3rd in games N Did not allow a home run over his final 11 starts covering 66.0 innings. finished (37). N N Pitched in seven games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, going 2-1 with Named Best Reliever in the Pacific Coast League by . a 3.72 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. Posted the 2nd-lowest WHIP N Converted from shortstop to pitcher in 2012. (0.83) among qualifying pitchers and ranked T-12th in strikeouts.