St. Louis Cardinals (6-5-1) at Miami Marlins (8-3) Spring Training Game #13 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 17, 2015 Marc O’Gonzales (2-0, 0.00) Vs
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St. Louis Cardinals (6-5-1) at Miami Marlins (8-3) Spring Training Game #13 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 17, 2015 Marc o’Gonzales (2-0, 0.00) vs. Jarred Cosart (0-0, 6.75) K TODAY’S GAME : The Cardinals play as the visit - GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE ACTION: The 2014 National League Central Division Champion St. Louis Car - dinals are entering their 124th season of play in the National League and are in their 18th spring ing team against the Miami Marlins at Roger training in Jupiter...Six St. Louis pitchers fired a 1-0 shutout over Detroit yesterday...It marked the Dean Stadium at 1:05 p.m...the game will be car - Cardinals first shutout of the Spring after leading the Majors with 23 in 2014...John Lackey made his ried on both FOX Sports Midwest and first start and threw 3.0 perfect innings, followed by Marcus Hatley (1.0), Carlos Villanueva (1.0), Tim KMOX...Redbird pitchers and catchers reported Cooney (2.0), Jordan Walden (1.0) and Trevor Rosenthal on Feb. 19 with the first full-squad workout on (1.0), who earned his first save...Pete Kozma’s RBI single CARDINALS 2015 SPRING Feb. 24. in the 6th inning scored Randal Grichuk with the Cardi - nals lone run. Record Attendance COMING UP: St. Louis will have their first Open K GONE FISHING: The Cardinals are playing their sta - vs. NL ..................3-2 Home (6) .......42,390 vs. AL ...............3-3-1 Home Avg ....7,065^ Date of the Spring Training season dium co-tenants the Miami Marlins for the fourth time of six total meetings this Spring...St. Louis leads the sea - at Home ..............4-2 Road (6) ........39,965 tomorrow...on Thursday, the Cardinals will host son series 2-1 and are responsible for two of the Marlins on Road ...........2-3-1 Road Avg ....... 6,661 the New York Mets for the first time this Spring three losses...during the 2015 regular season, the Car - at RDS* ...............5-3 Total ..............65,754 Training with a 1:05 p.m., scheduled first dinals travel to Miami to play June 24-26 and host the *Includes road Home High ......7,662 pitch...the game will be broadcast on KMOX and Marlins at Busch Stadium on Aug. 15-17...last year, the games at Roger Dean 3/9 vs. Boston televised on FOX Sports Midwest. Cardinals dropped the season series to the Marlins 4-2. Stadium. ^Averaging a sellout. K TODAY’S HURLERS: Marco Gonzales will make his ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 17 third start of the Spring...available after Gonzales will be RHP’s Zach Petrick, Matt Belisle and Seth Spring Training games, and the exhibition versus Maness & LHP’s Randy Choate, Sam Freeman, Tyler Lyons and Kevin Siegrist. the Memphis Redbirds on Apr. 3, on their radio K THURSDAY’S PITCHERS: Jaime Garcia will make his third start of the Spring on Thursday versus flagship station KMOX 1120 AM...Mike Shannon the New York Mets at Roger Dean Stadium...available after Gonzales will be RHP’s Trevor Rosenthal, and John Rooney will be on the call working to - Jordan Walden, Mitch Harris, Marcus Hatley and Miguel Socolovich & LHP Dean Kiekhefer. gether for their 10th consecutive season...the K IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: The Cardinals will wear green hats and uniform tops today in the 50,000-watt station can sometimes be heard as spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. March 17 has not been kind to the Redbirds in recent history as they have lost their last four games on this date and have not won since 2008 when the defeated Atlanta 4-2 far south as Jupiter on a clear day. at Roger Dean Stadium. K ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will televise WIZARD OF “KOZ”: Infielder Pete Kozma has been on fire as of late batting .583 (7-12) over his last four games, including a three-hit game at Minnesota on Sunday. Kozma ranks 2nd on the team 15 Spring Training games in 2015 beginning on with eight hits this Spring (Wilson, 9) and his .400 batting average would rank T7th in the N.L. March 12 vs. Baltimore, with Ricky Horton, Al K LYNN TO PITCH IN SIM GAME: Lance Lynn is scheduled to pitch in a simulated game, similar to Hrabosky, Dan McLaughlin and Tim McCarver Adam Wainwright’s Monday appearance, tomorrow in minor league camp during the open date. calling the action. Games include 3/12 vs. BAL, K 3/13 at MIA, 3/14 vs. MIN, 3/15 vs. MIN, 3/16 ... AND THREE REMAIN: Infielder Jacob Wilson and outfielders Rafael Ortega and Stephen Piscotty are the remaining players for St. Louis that have appeared in all 12 games the club has played. vs. DET, 3/17 at MIA, 3/19 vs. NYM, 3/21 vs. ATL, K 3/25 vs. WAS, 3/26 vs. MIA, 3/27 vs. NYM, 3/29 PITCHERS CAN HIT: Marco Gonzales will bat today as the Cardinals have removed the designated hitter from their lineup. Last season, Gonzales doubled in his first at bat at Coors Field in his MLB vs. NYM, 3/30 vs. WAS, 3/31 vs. MIA and 4/2 vs. debut. For the season, Gonzales batted .300 (3-10) with two doubles, T1st with Jacob deGrom (NYM) NYM. among N.L. rookie pitchers in doubles. K SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals opened camp 57 players on the roster with 18 invitees...the LAST SEASON: The Cardinals posted a 90-72 youngest player in camp is 20-year old catcher Carson Kelly as well as four first round picks: INF Pete record and won their second consecutive Na - Kozma (2007), INF Kolten Wong (2011), RHP Michael Wacha (2012) and LHP Marco Gonzales (2013). tional League Central Division title. The Cardi - K NEW FACES: Players acquired during the 2014-15 off-season and appearing in their first Cardinals nals defeated the N.L. West Champion Los spring camp include catchers Michael Ohlman and Alberto Rosario; infielders Dean Anna, Ty Kelly Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in the NLDS and lost to the and Mark Reynolds; outfielder Jason Heyward and pitchers Matt Belisle, Marcus Hatley, Miguel So - eventual World Series Champion San Francisco colovich, Carlos Villanueva and Jordan Walden. Assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller was added to the Giants in the NLCS, 4-1. Manager Mike Matheny staff after serving as the Chicago Cubs hitting coach in 2014. has led the Cardinals to the playoffs in each of K THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The Cardinals opened Spring Training with nine players on the 40-man roster his first three seasons as a manager. under the age of 25...pitchers Marco Gonzales (23), Carlos Martinez (23), Trevor Rosenthal (24), Sam Tuivailala (22) and Michael Wacha (23) join catcher Michael Ohlman (24), infielders Aledmys Diaz LAST SPRING: The Cardinals posted an 11-13-2 (24) and Kolten Wong (24) and outfielder Randal Grichuk (23)...these youngsters have already served in the Major Leagues combining for 493.1 innings pitched, 41 games started pitching, 50 saves, 571 spring record (7-6-1 at home, 7-10-1 at RDS), at- bats and 15 home runs including an NLCS MVP and four postseason home runs. finishing 10th in the Grapefruit League and T8th K CARDINALS REMEMBER OSCAR: The St. Louis Cardinals will be wearing a patch with the initials among National League teams...they drew “OT” during the 2015 regular season in rememberance of 22-year old outfielder, Oscar Taveras, who 96,795 fans to RDS during 14 home games, aver - died tragically in an automobile accident last October...in addition, Taveras’ close friend and team - aging over a sellout at 6,914 fans per game. mate from the Dominican Republic, Carlos Martinez, is now wearing No. 18 to honor his late friend. Cardinals Recent Spring Training Records CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS Team Team Time/ Probable Starters/ Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/5 at MIA^+ W, 4-1 Martinez-Haren-Socolovich 1-0 5,204 Martinez 2.0IP, 3k; Adams 2RBI 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/6 vs. HOU W, 5-2 Gonzales-Oberholtzer-Siegrist 2-0 5,473 Tommy Pham 4-4, R, RBI 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/7 at WAS+ L, 6-5 Villanueva-Jansen-McGregor 2-1 7,197 Grichuk BB & HR, 2R; Ortega 2H 3/8 vs. MIA W, 5-2 Mayers-Conley-Socolovich 3-1 7,438 Grichuk & Pham 2R-HRs each 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/9 vs. BOS+ L, 3-0 Mujica-Lyons-Barnes 3-2 7,662 Wacha 2.0 scoreless, 4K 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/10 at HOU L, 7-6 Deduno-Rosenthal-Fields 3-3 4,135 Wilson 3-4 (2B, HR), 2R, RBI 2009* 19-12-2 .290 4.35 3/11 at ATL W, 6-2 Gonzales-Wood-Kiekhefer 4-3 7,913 Gonzales 4.0IP, 0R; Piscotty 2-3, SB 2008 17-10-2 .286 4.01 3/12 vs. BAL+* W, 8-2 Garcia-Norris 5-3 7,068 Reynolds 3R-HR; Garcia 4IP 0R 2007 16-10-3 .255 2.29 3/13 at MIA^* L, 6-3 Latos-Petrick 5-4 6,565 Piscotty 2-3; Kozma 2-3 2006* 15-14-1 .260 3.65 3/14 vs. MIN+* L, 6-3 Meyer-Lyons 5-5 7,099 Grichuk, Reynolds HR;Wacha 3.0,0R 3/15 at MIN+* T, 6-6 NONE 5-5-1 8,951 Kozma 3-4, run; Stanley 1-1, HR, BB 2005* 15-11-2 .279 3.73 3/16 vs.