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St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-2) at Astros (1-2-0) Game No. 4 • March 4, 2021 The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, Fla. GAME NOTES RHP Carlos Martínez (0-3, 9.90 in 2020) vs. RHP Lance McCullers, Jr. (3-3, 3.93 in 2020)

CARDINALS APPROVED TO HOST FANS AT BUSCH FANS IN THE STANDS: Roger Dean Chevrolet Sta- CARDINALS 2021 SPRING RECAP IN 2021: The Cardinals, in cooperation with the City dium is allowing approx. 1,500 fans (21% of typical Record Attendance of St. Louis and Major League , have received capacity) into the for the team’s contests in vs. NL...... 1-0-2 (2)...... 1,204 approval to welcome guests back to March…There will be a minimum distance of six feet vs. AL...... 0-0-0 Home Avg ...... 1,182 for the 2021 season, beginning Thursday, April 8. To between seated groups and all fans and staff are re- at Home...... 1-0-1 Road (1)...... 1,256 begin the season, up to approximately 32% of capacity quired to wear masks...Social distancing and proper on Road...... 0-0-1 Road Avg...... 1,256 will be allowed to attend games at Busch Stadium. The hygiene will be enforced and encouraged by staff and at RDCS*...... 1-0-2 Total...... 3,619 organization will begin selling tickets to April home guests entering the stadium throughout Spring. Home High...... 1,204 *Includes road games at Roger games soon, with Cardinals Season Ticket Holders re- Dean Chevrolet Stadium 2/28 vs. WSH NEW FACES: Players acquired during the offseason ceiving first opportunity to secure tickets for the first and appearing in their first Cardinals spring camp in- two homestands. If inventory allows, ticket on-sale ON THE AIR clude 3B , Tyler Heineman dates for the general public will be determined and The Cardinals are broadcasting 18 Spring Training (FA) and Ali Sánchez (NYM), infielders announced at a later date. Fans can view the full list of games on their radio flagship station KMOX 1120 (FA) and José Rondón (FA), Matt Szczur Busch Stadium policies and protocols for the start of AM..., John Rooney, Mike Claiborne (FA) and (PHI) and Garrett the 2021 season at cardinals.com/backatbusch. and Ricky Horton will be on the call...the 50,000- Williams (LAA-Rule 5 AAA). watt station can sometimes be heard as far south SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals have 67 players on ARENADO JOINS ST. LOUIS: In early February, the as Jupiter on a clear day...Six games will not be their spring roster, including 28 non-roster invitees... Cardinals acquired five-time All-Star broadcast on KMOX this spring and can be heard there are eight Cardinals first round picks in camp: 3B Nolan Arenado and cash considerations from on cardinals.com. RHP (2014), RHP the in exchange for LHP Austin (2015), Delvin Pérez (2016), RHP ON THE TUBE Gomber, INF Elehuris Montero, RHP Tony Locey, INF (2016), OF (2016), INF FOX Sports Midwest (rebranding as Bally Sports Mateo Gil and RHP Jake Sommers….The 29-year- (2018), RHP Griffin Roberts (2018) and LHP Zack Midwest in the coming weeks) is scheduled to old is regarded as the premier in Major Thompson (2019)...RHP Dakota Hudson (right elbow) televise 12 games in 2021 (subject to change)... League Baseball, winning the Gold Glove is expected to start the season on the … every telecast will be streamed live on the FOX Award for eight consecutive seasons to begin his seven Cardinals sport 7+ years of MLB service time Sports GO app and at FOXSportsGO.com...Dan professional career and the Rawlings Platinum Glove (, , , McLaughlin will call the action with , Award, honoring him as the league’s best overall de- , Matt Carpenter, Nolan Arenado, and Ricky Horton. fender, in each of the last four seasons. Carlos Martínez). LAST SEASON THE IS BACK: The Cardinals re-signed fran- ANOTHER ONE FOR THE TROPHY CASE: In Decem- chise icons Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright The Cardinals captured 2nd place (via head-to- ber, Adam Wainwright was the recipient of to one-year contracts this offseason. The duo have head tie breaker over ) in the NL Central the prestigious 2020 Humanitarian and a 5th seed in the National League Playoffs, paired up in 274 starts, ranking 6th all-time in MLB Award for his outstanding philanthropy work around going 30-28, as they concluded their 129th season history as batterymates…Molina will move into 2nd the world through his Big League Impact charitable of play in the Senior Circuit, finishing 3.0 games this year with 18 seasons played solely for the Cardi- foundation…Waino is the 6th Cardinal to win the back of 1st place ...the Cardinals lost to nals, trailing only ’s record 22 seasons… award, most by any MLB Club, joining the Padres, 2-1, in the Se- Wainwright enters his 17th season with the Cardinals, (1975), (1995), (2008), ries...St. Louis has recorded 13-straight winning matching (1959-75) for the 2nd-most as Carlos Beltran (2013) and Yadier Molina (2018). seasons dating to 2008. a pitcher in a Redbirds uniform behind GOLD LEATHER: Left fielder Tyler O’Neill was the recip- (18 years, 1920-37). CARDINALS RECENT ient of the 2020 NL Rawlings , first of SPRING TRAINING RECORDS 10 YEARS LATER: The 2021 season marks the 10th his career and the first left fielder in Cardinals history to anniversary of the 2011 championship winning team Team Team win the coveted defensive trophy... Paul Year W-L-T Avg. ERA that earned a Wild Card berth on the last day of the Goldschmidt finished as a Gold Glove finalist, while 2020* 10-9-2 .246 3.52 regular season after being 10.5 games back in late former Cardinal Kolton Wong took home the honor for 2019* 12-15-4 .239 4.57 August and ultimately defeating the in second base…the Cardinals now boasts 20 Gold 2018 17-13-2 .253 3.93 a thrilling seven-game series to earn the club’s 11th Gloves between Yadier Molina (9), Nolan Arenado (8) 2017 20-8-4 .255 3.28 title. 2016 11-13-3 .263 3.81 and Goldschmidt (3), while the 91 Gold Glove Awards 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 are most all-time among MLB franchises. 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 CARDINALS 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 Time/ Probable Starters/ 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser- Record Att. Highlights *Reached Postseason 2/28 vs. WSH*+# T, 4-4 None-None-None 0-0-1 1,204 Bader 2B; 6 Cardinals throw ShO IP Note: The Cardinals moved to Jupiter and began playing 3/1 OPEN DATE at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in 1998. 3/2 at MIA^*# T, 0-0 (7) None-None-None 0-0-2 1,256 5 Cardinals combine for 2 H allowed 3/3 vs. NYM*+# W, 14-9 Parsons-Barnes 1-0-2 1,159 HRs by Nogowski, Rondón, Sánchez RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/4 at HOU+# 6:05 RHP Carlos Martínez vs. RHP Lance McCullers, Jr. 3/5 at WSH+# 6:05 RHP vs. RHP February 17: Opened camp with 39 roster players 3/6 OPEN DATE and 28 non-roster invitees. 3/7 vs. HOU*+# 1:05 3/8 vs. MIA+# 1:05 February 14: Signed OF Matt Szczur to a minor 3/9 at NYM# 1:10 league contract and invited him to spring training. 3/10 at WSH# 1:05 3/11 OPEN DATE February 12: Acquired C Ali Sánchez from the 3/12 vs. HOU*+# 6:05 in exchange for cash consider- 3/13 at MIA^ 6:05 ations. 3/14 at NYM+# 1:10 3/15 vs. WSH*+# 1:05 February 10: Acquired RHP Johan Quezada from 3/16 OPEN DATE the Phillies in exchange for cash con- 3/17 at HOU+# 6:05 siderations. 3/18 vs. MIA*+# 6:05 3/19 at NYM# 1:10 February 9: Signed C Yadier Molina to a one-year 3/20 vs. HOU+ 1:05 contract for 2021. 3/21 OPEN DATE February 1: Acquired 3B Nolan Arenado and 3/22 at MIA^# 1:05 3/23 vs. WSH*+# 1:05 cash considerations from the Colorado Rockies 3/24 vs. NYM*+# 1:05 in exchange for LHP , 3B Elehu- 3/25 at HOU+ 6:05 ris Montero, RHP Tony Locey, SS Mateo Gil, and 3/26 OPEN DATE RHP Jake Sommers. 3/27 vs. MIA*+# 6:05 3/28 at WSH+ 1:05 January 29: Signed RHP Adam Wainwright to a 3/29 vs. NYM+ 12:05 one-year contract for 2021. Game times are local and are subject to change + KMOX Radio; # cardinals.com; *FOX Midwest; ^ Cardinals are “visiting” team at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium TODAY’S PITCHERS PITCHING LOGS #18 • Carlos Martínez • RHP • 29 yrs GÉNESIS CABRERA (LHP) (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Two-time National League All-Star (2017 Player Vote and 2015 Final Fan Vote). 2/28-WSH - 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 • Since 2015, leads all NL pitchers in GIDP induced (94) and groundball pct. (54.2). • Of his 123 career starts, 76 have been 6.0 IP or more with 69 quality starts. JESUS CRUZ (RHP) TOMMY PARSONS (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Is one of four Cardinals in franchise history and the only active MLB pitcher with 50 or 3/3-WSH - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2/28-WSH - 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 more wins and 30 or more saves in their career (58, 31), joining (134, 30), 3/3-WSH W-1 1.2 1 1 0 0 2 (97, 60), and Lindy McDaniel (66, 64). (RHP) • Is one of only nine active MLB pitchers and the only Cardinal in franchise history with DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO (RHP) 100 or more starts and 100 or more relief appearances in their careers, joining Oliver 3/3-WSH H-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Perez (195, 691), (164, 292), Trevor Cahill (225, 352), (241, 3/2-@MIA - 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 364), Drew Pomeranz (140, 262), Wade LeBlanc (120, 240), (152, 257), JUNIOR FERNANDEZ (RHP) and Josh Tomlin (150, 251). DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JOHAN QUEZADA (RHP) 3/3-WSH - 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Among pitchers with at least 800 career IP, Martinez’s 8.85 /9 IP ratio (870 3/3-WSH - 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 SO in 884.2 IP) is the highest in franchise history and ranks 17th all-time in NL history. JACK FLAHERTY (RHP) • Pitched in the Dominican Winter League for Águilas Cibaeñas during three offseasons DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ROEL RAMIREZ (RHP) (2013-14, 2014-15, and 2020-21). Won 2021 with Águilas. 2/28-WSH - 1.0 4 3 3 3 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/28-WSH - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 #56 • • RHP • 26 yrs (RHP) 3/3-WSH H-1 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 • Posted the lowest baserunners/9 IP (3.38) in 2019 postseason, the lowest in a DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO postseason by a rookie (min. 5 app & 5.0 IP). Threw five scoreless appearances to 2/28-WSH - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO begin his postseason career. JOHN GANT (RHP) 2/28-WSH - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 • Moved to a bullpen role for the 2019 season after starting 62 of his first 65 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO games from 2015-18. 2/28-WSH - 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 ANGEL RONDON (RHP) • Of his 36 career appearances, 17 (47.2%) have been four outs or more. Has not allowed DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO more than one in any of the 17 four-out appearances. RYAN HELSLEY (RHP) 3/3-WSH - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Threw 18 pitches of 100+ mph (9th most in MLB) in 2019, topping out at 101.5 twice (LHP) (9/20 & 4/16 in MLB debut). He and (206 pitches) were the only Cardinals DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO to reach at least 100 mph, with 27.0% of pitches at a velocity of 98 MPH+ (156-of-577). JORDAN HICKS (RHP) • Is a member of the Cherokee tribe. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO ADAM WAINWRIGHT (RHP) #29 • Alex Reyes • RHP • 26 yrs DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO CONNOR JONES (RHP) 3/2-@MIA - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 • Appeared in a career high 15 games in 2020 after missing the majority of the previous DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO three seasons (2017-19) due to injuries to his right elbow, right lat muscle, left pinkie 2/28-WSH - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 AUSTIN WARNER (LHP) finger, and right pectoral area. 3/3-WSH H-1 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Has thrown 263 of 1,306 total caeer pitches (20%) at least 98 mph+ since 2016. • Last season, Reyes’s team-leading 81 of 369 total pitches (22%) were clocked at 98 KWANG HYUN KIM (LHP) mph or faster, while 15 pitches were 99 mph or faster. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO TYLER WEBB (LHP) 3/3-WSH - 0.2 4 4 3 2 2 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/2-@MIA - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 #84 • Garrett Williams • LHP • 26 yrs EVAN KRUCZYNSKI (LHP) • Selected by St. Louis from the Angels in the -A phase of the Rule 5 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO (RHP) Draft in December 2020. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Did not pitch during the 2020 season. (LHP) • Played college baseball at Oklahoma State University (2014-16) for head coch Josh DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO GARRETT WILLIAMS (LHP) Holiday, brother of former Cardinals outfielder Mat Holiday. 3/2-@MIA - 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO

#92 • Génesis Cabrera • LHP • 24 yrs CARLOS MARTÍNEZ (RHP) DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO JAKE WOODFORD (RHP) • Changed uniform number from 61 to 92 becoming the first Major League player in DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO history to wear uniform No. 92. 3/2-@MIA - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 • Recorded the final out of the 2019 NLDS clinching Game 5 win at in his first ANDREW MILLER (LHP) MLB postseason appearance. DATE-OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO • Started his first two games in the Majors (0-2, 6.48 ERA, 8.1 IP, 5 SO, .342 Opp BA) and has appeared in relief since June 15, 2019 (4-1, 2.88 ERA, 34.1 IP, 46 SO, 2 SV, .164 Opp BA).

DAILY BATTING LOGS Player 2/28 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 Antonini Arenado ko 1o 1w Bader 2o owk Baker k Capel k Carlson 1o khk Carpenter wo od Dean k1 koo DeJong ck oo Edman 1o 2o Goldschmidt wo 1o Gorman ow o Heineman w Herrera w Hurst Knizner ko 12o Mendoza o1w Molina o1 cw Moroff ko1 w1 Nogowski owo o 4ww Nootbaar o O’Neill c1 kk1 Ortega Pages Perez oek Robertson o Rondon c o34 Sanchez o4 Sosa oo Soto Szczur oo Thomas 1k w1kk Toerner d ok Williams oo oo o1k

Key: 1-Single, 2-, 3-Triple, 4-, o-Out, k-, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached on , b-SacBunt, f-SacFly, c-Fielder’s Choice, d-; Note: Read left-to-right for first-to-last AB.