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St. Louis Cardinals (76‐54) vs. Cincinnati Reds (74‐57) Game #131 ◆ Busch Stadium ◆ August 26, 2013 Tyler Lyons (2‐4, 5.09) vs. Mike Leake (11‐5, 3.12) ❑ TONIGHT’S GAME: St. Louis plays the first of REDBIRD RUNDOWN: The 2012 N.L. Wild Card Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 122nd season of play in the National League...the Cardinals are 22 games over .500, tied for first place in the N.L. Central with the Pitts‐ three games vs. Cincinnati after four games burgh Pirates...the Cardinals are 2.5 games ahead of Cincinnati in the NL Wild Card race & 7.0 games in front of against the N.L. East leading Atlanta Braves (3‐1) Arizona...the Cardinals have 18 home dates remaining and 14 road games. during this seven game homestand...first pitch is ❑ PLAYOFF & DIVISION BATTLES: The Redbirds are in the midst of 17 games against NL playoff contenders: ATL‐ 7:15 p.m. 4 (3‐1), CIN‐3, at PIT‐3, at CIN‐4, PIT‐3 and begin a stretch today of 13 games facing Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, all three of which are fighting for the top spot in the NL Central...St. Louis has 23 divisional games remaining with CHI CARDINALS vs. CINCINNATI: (3), CIN (7), MIL (7), and PIT(6)...the Cardinals are 32‐22 (.593) in divisional play this season and are aiming for their Season: 19 games; next meeting 9/2‐5 at CIN 5th consecutive season with a winning mark inside their division. 2013: 8‐4 (4‐2 at STL, 4‐2 at CIN) ❑ DOG DAY DOUBLES: The Cardinals have hit a double in 16‐straight games, a season high for the year...St. Louis 2012: 8‐7 (4‐2 at STL, 4‐5 at CIN) has cracked 66 doubles this month with five games remaining, the 13th STL team with 60 doubles in August, and All‐Time: 1086‐955 (39‐22 at Busch Stadium III) only the 5th time since 1946 (2001, 69: last time over 66)...the club’s 66 two‐baggers far out‐distance the next Last Time STL sweep: 8/9‐11/10 at CIN closest MLB teams (BOS & MIN‐55)...individually, the Cardinals hold the top‐4 spots in the NL in August doubles Last Time CIN sweep: 7/13‐15/12 at CIN (Carpenter 11, Beltran 10, Holliday & Jay 9)...MORE 8th‐MONTH NUGGETS: The Cards also have an NL‐best 232 hits (T2nd in MLB) and 126 runs scored (2nd in MLB) this month. RECORD BREAKDOWN ❑ A FRANCHISE SEASON: Matt Carpenter is putting together quite a season, reaching milestones that put him in By Day By Month elite company...he has crossed the plate 97 times this season and would become just the 7th Cardinals in franchise Monday 7‐6 Spring 16‐15‐1 history (15th time) to score 100 runs during a season in which the player’s primary position is a second basemen. Tuesday 13‐7 April 15‐11 ❑ TOP SHELF: Yadier Molina has a .335 batting average, the top spot in the NL...he is batting .385 (15‐for‐39) in Wednesday 12‐8 May 20‐7 his first nine games since returning from the DL Aug. 15...Molina has 7 doubles, 2HRs, 8 runs & 6RBI in those games. Thursday 9‐5 June 14‐14 Friday 12‐8 July 13‐12 BIRD BANTER... ATLANTA SERIES: .263 (25-95) 1 HR HOMESTAND: .263 (25-95) 1 HR Saturday 12‐10 August 14‐10 Sunday 11‐10 September 27 games ❑ #53 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 0‐4 Series: 0‐2, .000 Homestand: 0‐2, .000 By Seriies [ Game‐tying RBI 8/19 at MIL...2 HR, 4RBI 6/29 at OAK...leads NL PH w/.656 SLG & 2nd w/.344 BA (11‐32, 3 HR, 9RBI as PH) 2G 3G 4G 5G ❑ #3 CARLOS BELTRAN: Streak: 0‐4 Series: 6‐17, .353, HR Homestand: 6‐17 .353, HR Won 2 19 4 ‐‐‐ [ Lost ‐‐‐ 8 1 1 Hit team‐high 23rd HR (7th NL) Sat...his 54 HRs 2012‐13 rank T3rd in ML among all OFers...ranks 10th in NL BA (.309), .4th Split 4 ‐‐‐ 3 ‐‐‐ in NL SLG (.525) & 5th BA w/RISP .370...his 357 career HR’s 5th all‐time among switch‐hitters...hit in 6G (13‐27, .481) until yest Sweeps 2 3 1 ‐‐‐ ❑ #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 2G (4‐9, .444, HR) Series: 6‐17, .353, HR Homestand: 6‐117, .353, HR Opp. Sweeps ‐‐‐ 2 ‐‐‐ ‐‐‐ [ Tops ML in leadoff BA (.319) & RBI (56)...1st in ML w/51 multi‐hit Gs, 157 hits are 1st in NL...is 1st in MLB w/97 R & 1st NL By DIIVIISIION w/43 2Bs... .396 w/RISP (3rd, NL)... .313 BA, 8th NL; .383 OBP, 8th...18G hit strk. (5/21‐6/9) Home Road Total ❑ NL Central 15‐10 17‐12 32‐22 #21 ALLEN CRAIG: Streak: 3G (5‐10, .500) Series: 5‐12, .417 Homestand: 5‐12, .417 NL East 12‐2 8‐8 20‐10 [ 3 hit yest was 11th 3‐hit gm; has 44 multi‐hit G‐T4th NL... .313 BA is 7th in NL; 5th in H (149) & 3rd in RBI (91)... .447 BA NL West 9‐8 7‐5 16‐13 w/RISP 2nd in MLB, 77 RBI are T2nd...23 Go‐Ahead RBI (T5th); 10 GWRBI, T13th AL Central 1‐1 2‐0 3‐1 ❑ #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 1‐8, .125 Homestand: 1‐8, .125 AL West 2‐3 3‐5 5‐8 [ TOTALS 39‐24 37‐30 76‐54 7 of 14 multi‐hit games are 3‐hit Gs...1st career 2‐HR gm (8/2 at CIN)...batted .368 in May; .333 in June... .346 BA w/RISP ❑ #23 DAVID FREESE: Streak: 1G (1‐4, .250) Series: 2‐9, .222 Homestand: 2‐9, .222 MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny last season be‐ [ Had 2R PH‐2B 8/19 at MIL, 7th 2B in Aug...had career best 20G hit strk 5/17‐6/11...reached base 83 of 178 Gs via H/BB came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his‐ ❑ tory... in his first year at the helm in 2012, Mike #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 5G (6‐20, .300, 2HR) Series: 5‐15, .333 Homestand: 5‐15, .333 guided the Cardinals to the N.L. Championship [ .327 BA post ASG is 11th in NL...RBI in last 5 ties team season high; scored in last 5...2Bed twice Thu...2nd on team w/17 round of the playoffs, having captured the 2nd HR...5th in NL runs (83)...reached by H/BB in 29/30 games since 7/27 & 94/111 G overall...has team‐high 12 GWRBI (T5th) Wild Card berth on the next‐to‐last day of the reg‐ ❑ #19 JON JAY: Streak: 0‐4 Series: 2‐7, .286 Homestand: 2‐7, .286 ular season...he became the first rookie manager [ to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since T9th NL in Aug. w/29 H, T3rd w/18 RBI, 11th w/.345 avg...HR in back‐to‐back G’s w/6 RBI 8/18‐19; career‐high 4 RBI 8/18 Eddie Dyer in 1946...he won his 100th career at CHI...career‐high 4H 8/13 vs. PIT...his 57 RBI are 2nd NL CFer (McCutchen,PIT‐ 72)...set STL OF record w/245 errorless gms. game on Apr. 23, 2013, at Washington in his ❑ #32 ROB JOHNSON: Streak: 0‐11 Series: 0‐4, .000 Homestand: 0‐4, .000 182nd game...Matheny had a 13‐year Major [ Has made 5 starts; appeared in 16 gms since recall...2‐5 as PH w/2B, 3B...pitched 0.1 IP, 1 K on 8/7 vs LAD League career playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, ❑ winning four Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03‐’05), #38 PETE KOZMA: Streak: 0‐23 Series: 0‐3, .000 Homestand: 0‐3, .000 and retiring from the game in 2006 due to concus‐ [ Leads MLB rookies in G (117), 10th w/80 H, T7th w/33 RBI...70 H from #8 spot T1st in MLB...has 5 walks in last 6 games... sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record his 17 2B’s from #8 spot are most for Cards since Mike Matheny had 19 in 2000...13 inf. hits leads STL for consecutive errorless games (252) and for con‐ ❑ #4 YADIER MOLINA: Streak: 3G (5‐12, .417) Series: 5‐12, .517 Homestand: 5‐12, .517 secutive errorless chances (1,565). [ Had 3rd 4H game Mon at MIL...7‐2B, 2HR among 15H last 8 G...STL is 7‐2 in his Gs since coming off DL...1st in NL BA, .335; Cardinals Disabled List 2nd in 2Bs (37)...has 41 multi‐hit G & 13 3‐hit Gms T2nd...still ranks 2nd in MLB in inn. caught (887.0) despite time on DL. Date Games ❑ #43 SHANE ROBINSON: Streak: 0‐3 Series: 3‐9, .333 Homestand: 3‐9, .333 Player & Injury DL Missed [ C. Carpenter, right shoulder 2/22 130 2 hits off bench Sat...hit 1st ML triple 7/24, tied career high w/3H & 3 RBI...4‐13 (.308) as PH...hits in 6 of last 8 starts R. Furcal, right elbow ligament 3/22 130 ❑ #16 KOLTEN WONG: Streak: 0‐8 Series: 0‐7 Homestand: 0‐7 J. Motte, right elbow ligament 3/22 130 [ Had 2H & 2 SB last Mon & 3 H, SB Tue... .303 BA at Memphis (AAA) w/20 SBs...5th Hawaii native to play for STL J.