St. Louis Cardinals (9-13-3) at Miami Marlins (10-12-3) Spring Training Game #26 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 30, 2016 Michael Wacha (0-1, 5.68) Vs
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St. Louis Cardinals (9-13-3) at Miami Marlins (10-12-3) Spring Training Game #26 N Roger Dean Stadium N March 30, 2016 Michael Wacha (0-1, 5.68) vs. David Phelps (0-0, 1.80) K GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY: The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing for their 125th season of play in TODAY’S GAME : The St. Louis Cardinals play the National League and are in the final week of their 19th spring training in Jupiter...the 2015 Na - as the visiting team against the Miami Mar - tional League Central Division Champions are 9-13-3 this spring with two games to play in their Grape - lins in their final game at Roger Dean Stadium fruit League schedule...today is their final game at Roger Dean Stadium in 2016. today at 1:05 p.m...today’s game will be tele - K BLAME IT ON THE RAIN: The Cardinals and Nationals were rained out in the middle of the 4th in - vised on Fox Sports Midwest...Cardinals pitch - ning yesterday at Roger Dean Stadium. With the Nationals leading 1-0, the game was called due to ers and catchers reported on Feb. 17 with the lightning and inclement weather approaching the northern Palm Beach County area. This marked first full-squad workout on Feb. 23. the first game cancelled due to rain for the Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium since March 11, 2012 when they had a game rained out also against the Na - COMING UP: The Cardinals travel to Tampa tionals after four innings of play. CARDINALS 2016 SPRING RECAP following today’s game with the Marlins for K CARDINALS VS. MARLINS: The Cardinals and Marlins an overnight trip to play the New York Yan - meet today for the last of seven matchups in the sta - Record Attendance kees tomorrow at 1:05 p.m., at Steinbrenner dium both teams call home during Spring Training...the vs. NL ...............7-7-3 Home (13) .....90,985 Field...following the game, the Cardinals series is tied 3-3 as Miami rallied from a two-run deficit vs. AL ...............2-6-0 Home Avg ......6,999 for a 4-2 win on Sunday...St. Louis played as the home at Home ...........6-6-0 Road (12) ......87,969 break camp and fly to Pittsburgh. St. Louis team in four games (March 3, 9, 20, 23)...last season, will open the 2016 season on Sunday after - the Cardinals and Marlins split their six-game series 3- on Road .......... 3-7-3 Road Avg ....... 7,331 noon at PNC Park with a 1:05 p.m., game 3 with the Cardinals out-scoring the Marlins 24-18...the at RDS* ............7-8-0 Total ............178,954 time televised nationally on ESPN. Cardinals and Marlins will meet for seven games over *Includes road games Home High ......7,671 17 days during the month of July to play out their 2016 at Roger Dean 3/21 vs. Boston ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 regular season series...the Marlins visit Busch Stadium Stadium. Spring Training games on their radio flagship following the All-Star Break 7/15-17, while the Cardinals travel to Miami for four games, 7/28-31...last season, the Cardinals won the regular season series station KMOX 1120 AM with Mike Shannon, against the Marlins 5-1 including a three-game sweep in Miami. John Rooney and Ricky Horton on the call... K the 50,000-watt station can sometimes be TODAY’S PITCHER: Michael Wacha is scheduled to make his fifth and final Spring Training start this afternoon as the Cardinals play at the Miami Marlins. All five of Wacha’s Spring Training starts have heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear day. come as part of the visiting team, and this will be his first start at Roger Dean Stadium since Mar. 30, 2015. Wacha threw 4.2 innings allowing two runs (1 ER) in his last start, coming at the Mets last Fri - ON THE INTERNET: The nine games not day. He has thrown a total of 15.0 innings and is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA. broadcast on KMOX and the exhibition K TOMORROW’S PITCHER: Mike Leake is scheduled to make his final Spring start tomorrow after - against Florida Atlantic, can be heard on car - noon at the New York Yankees. Leake has thrown 5.0 innings in each of his last two starts and took dinals.com with the Stream Team of Tom Ack - the loss vs. Washington in his most recent start on Mar. 26, allowing four runs, but striking out seven. erman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle K MEDIA CREDENTIALS AVAILABLE: Media credentials for Cardinals home Opening Day and the 2016 McClellan calling the action. regular season at Busch Stadium are open for application. Credentials must be applied for by using the Major League Baseball credential website (https://credentials.mlb.com). ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele - K LEADERS IN THE CLUBHOUSE: Randal Grichuk and Jeremy Hazelbaker lead the Cardinals in almost vise 15 Spring Training games in 2016...Jim every offensive category this Spring. Grichuk leads in batting (.326), doubles (6) and is tied for hits Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hrabosky, Dan (14) and home runs (2), while Hazelbaker leads the team in runs (10), and was tied for the team lead McLaughlin and Tim McCarver will call the in home runs (2) and RBI (7). Charlie Tilson ranked among the MLB Spring leaders with five steals action...the Cardinals were televised nation - (T8th). No pitcher recorded more than one win thus far, with Mike Leake leading the way in innings ally on ESPN twice, a simulcast with Fox Mid - (16.0) and strikeouts (19). Jonathan Broxton led the team in appearances (9). Leake ranked T8th west vs. BOS (3/21) and at NYM (3/25). They among National League pitchers in strikeouts, while Carlos Martinez ranks 7th in ERA (2.30). can be seen on MLB Network exclusively on K ROSTER TRIMMED TO 34: The Cardinals optioned five players and re-assigned one more to minor four separate occassions. league camp following Sunday’s game. LHP Tim Cooney, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Sam Tuivailala and C Mike Ohlman were optioned to Memphis (AAA). INF David Washington was re-assigned to minor league camp. Following the moves, the Cardinals roster stands at 34 with LAST SEASON: The Cardinals won a Major five non-roster invitees in camp. League best 100 games en route to their third K OQUENDO ON MEDICAL LEAVE: Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo has been recovering consecutive National League Central Division from knee surgery and will be on medical leave. First base coach Chris Maloney will take over third title, marking the fifth straight year they base coaching duties, Assistant Hitting Coach Bill Mueller will become the first base coach and Minor reached the postseason...the Cardinals lost to League Hitting Coordinator Derrick May will join the club as the Assistant Hitting Coach. the Wild Card winning Chicago Cubs 3-1 in K SATURDAY WORKOUT AT PNC PARK: Following tomorrow’s game in Tampa against the New York the NLDS, giving the Cardinals their first Yankees, the Cardinals will break camp and fly to Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have scheduled a workout opening round exit since 2009 vs. the Los An - at PNC Park on Saturday at noon local time. Media can enter through the 24-hour security entrance geles Dodgers. off Mazeroski Way as the press entrance off West General Robinson Street will be closed on Saturday. The Cardinals and Pirates open the 2016 Major League Baseball season on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 LAST SPRING: The 2015 Cardinals posted a p.m., in a game nationally televised on ESPN. 13-11-3 spring record (8-6-1 at home, 10-7-1 K WAINWRIGHT GETS OPENING DAY NOD: Adam Wainwright was named the Cardinals Opening at RDS), finishing 4th in the Grapefruit League Day starting pitcher for the 2016 season. This marks his fifth Opening Day start including the last and 5th among National League teams...they three seasons and 2009 vs. Pittsburgh at Busch Stadium. Wainwright started the 2008 opener, but drew 98,533 fans to RDS during 15 home the game against the Colorado Rockies was rained out before regulation. games, averaging 6,569 fans per game. Cardinals Recent CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS Spring Training Records Team Team Time/ Probable Starters/ Year W-L-T Batting Avg. ERA Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Att. Highlights 3/2 vs. FAU# (exh.) W, 13-6 Nielsen-Ragsdale -- 3,555 Wilson GS, 5RBI; Wisdom HR, 4RBI 2015* 13-11-3 .252 3.06 3/3 vs. MIA+ W, 4-3 Hefner-Narveson-Kiekhefer 1-0 5,528 Pham leadoff triple; Peguero 2H 2014* 11-13-1 .260 5.27 3/4 at HOU# L, 6-3 W.Rodriguez-J.Garcia-Minaya 1-1 4,130 Wong, Piscotty, Grichuk each 2H 2013* 16-14-1 .280 4.20 3/5 at MIA+*^ W, 3-2 Nielsen-Lazo-Socolovich 2-1 5,827 A. Garcia 2RBI-2B 2012* 16-9-2 .276 3.05 3/6 vs. WAS+* L, 5-2 Treinen-McGuire-Lee 2-2 6,900 Grichuk 2-2Bs, 5-2Bs total (of 7 hits) 2011* 14-16-1 .261 3.79 3/7 vs. NYM (ss)+* W, 9-4 Walden-Walters 3-2 6,742 Piscotty 2H, 2RBI, Team: 6 steals 2010 15-14-0 .280 4.95 3/8 at MIN# W, 5-3 Weaver-Darnell-J.