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St. Louis Cardinals (30-28, 1-1) at San Diego Padres (37-23, 1-1) National League Wild Card Series • Game 3 • PETCO Park • Friday, October 2, 2020 RHP Jack Flaherty (4-3, 4.91 in 2020) vs. TBA WILD CARD CARDINALS: The Cardinals captured 2nd place (via head- RECORD BREAKDOWN to-head tie breaker over Cincinnati) in the N.L. Central and a 5th seed in CARDINALS vs. PADRES All-Time Overall ..........10,167-9,656 the National League Playoffs, going 30-28, as they concluded their 129th All-Time (1997-2019):............................288-202 2020 Overall............................30-28 season of play in the Senior Circuit, finishing 3.0 games back of 1st place in St. Louis ................................................... 162-84 Under Mike Shildt ...............162-127 Chicago. at Busch Stadium II (1997-2005): ................ 130-68 Busch Stadium ....................... 14-13 A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER: The Cardinals played the fewest games (58) at Busch Stadium III (2006-19): ..................... 32-16 On the Road ............................16-15 in their franchise history, two games fewer then the St. Louis Brown in San Diego ...................................124-117 at Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) ............... 99-91 Day ..........................................10-10 Stockings who played a 60-game season in 1877, going 28-32 and finish- at PETCO Park (2004-19) .......................25-26 Night ........................................20-18 ing 4th in the National League. SUMMER CAMP: The Cardinals Summer Aloha Stadium (1997) ......................................... 2-1 Spring.....................................11-9-2 Camp, held at Busch Stadium, was the team’s first pre-season training 2019.....................................................2-4 camp to be held in St. Louis since 1919. July ........................................... 2-3 at Busch Stadium ............................................... 1-2 August .................................. 11-10 COVID, QUARANTINE & RENTAL CARS: On July 30, the Cardinals began at PETCO Park .......................................1-2 September ............................ 17-15 to learn that they had a number of players & staff who had tested positive 2018...................................................................... 3-4 Monday..................................... 4-4 for COVID-19, postponing their weekend series in Milwaukee...in all,10 2017...................................................................... 4-3 Tuesday .................................... 3-5 players & 8 staff members tested COVID positive, forcing the team to Postseason (1996-2020) ............................. 10-2 Wednesday ............................... 3-5 quarantine in Milwaukee for eight days. After additional positive tests, in St. Louis (1996-2006) ...................................... 5-1 Thursday .................................. 3-4 the team’s season was suspended for 16 days (14 games postponed) in San Deigo (1996-2006) ...........................5-1 Friday ........................................ 4-5 from July 30-August 14 before they returned to the playing field on Sat., 2020 WILD CARD SCHEDULE (1-1) Saturday ................................... 8-2 August 15 for a double-header at the White Sox...with an abundance of 9/30 at SD .........W, 7-4 ....... Gallegos-Paddock-Reyes Sunday ..................................... 5-3 caution, the entire traveling party drove individually in 45 rental cars to 10/1 at SD .........L, 11-9 Pagán-Ponce deLeon-Rosenthal Scoring First ........................... 18-9 the Windy City on Fri., August 14 for that resumption of play. 10/2 at SD ...... Game 3 .....................4:08 p.m. Opponent Scores First .......... 12-19 PERSEVERANCE: The Cardinals played their final 53 games in 44 days 2019 RESULTS (2-4) One-Run Games .........................7-6 from August 15 to Sept. 27 with only two off-days (last on Sept. 9) with 4/4 vs. SD .........PPD (rain) ......................................... Two-Run Games .........................6-4 11 double-headers (13-9 record in those games and three double-header 4/5 vs. SD .........L, 5-3 ..................Stock-Leone-Yates Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ........... 1-17 sweeps). 4/6 vs. SD .........L, 6-4 ................. Wisler-Miller-Yates Scoring 3 Runs ...........................3-8 NEXT MAN UP: The Cardinals had 44 different players appear for them in 4/7 vs. SD .........W, 4-1 ......Wainwright-Strahm-Hicks Scoring 4 or more Runs ...........26-3 2020 (19 position players, 25 pitchers) with 21 different players spending 6/28 at SD .........L, 3-1 ............ Quantrill-Wacha-Yates Scoring in 3 or fewer innings ..20-28 time on the Injured List...13 players made their MLB debuts, including 6/29 at SD .........L, 12-2 ...................Paddack-Hudson 6/30 at SD .........W, 5-3 (11) ..... Martinez-Wieck-Leone Scoring in 4 or more innings ....10-0 four in the same game (first time since 1955) and seven over a two-day vs. Right-Handed Starter .......26-21 span August 15-16, the most since the New York Yankees (1944)...the vs. Left-Handed Starter ..............4-7 team made an incredible 151 player transactions from Opening Day on Series Openers ...........................8-9 July 24 until the end of the season on Sept. 27. Series Finales ............................ 6-11 AN ERA OF EXCELLENCE: Under the ownership of Bill DeWitt, Jr. and his partners, the Cardinals have posted a 2,161-1,783 Homestand Openers ..................3-1 (.548) record since 1996, advancing to the postseason 15 times. The Cardinals were N.L. Champions in 2004, 2006, 2011 and Homestand Finales ....................2-2 2013 and captured their 10th World Championship in 2006 and their 11th World title in 2011. The Cardinals 75 postseason wins Road Trip Openers ......................2-2 since 1996 are 2nd in the majors, behind only the Yankees (113) and their 146 postseason games in that period are also 2nd to the Road Trip Finales ........................0-3 Yankees (191). The Cardinals have advanced to the postseason in eight (2009, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘19, ‘20) of their 13 seasons Following Off-Days .....................2-2 (2008-20) under President of Baseball Operations John “Mo” Mozeliak and have had winning seasons in each of their 13 seasons Out-Hit Opponents ...................26-5 since Mozeliak was named General Manager prior to the 2008 season. Out-Hit by Opponents...............4-21 FINAL & DECISIVE SERIES GAMES: The Cardinals are a combined 16-6 (.727) in the final game of their postseason series that Final At-Bat Decisions ................5-6 went the full length of the series to a final and decisive game; last winning in decisive Game 5 of last year’s NLDS at Atlanta (13-1). Come-from-Behind W/L ...........15/11 Walk-off Wins/Losses ................2/2 SAN DIEGO CONNECTIONS In Errorless Games ................ 21-16 Tommy Edman was born in and resides in San Pierce Johnson pitched three seasons (2010-12) Father of Padres infielder, Fernando Tatís Jr., Commit at Least One Error .......9-12 Diego, Calif...graduated from La Jolla Country Day at Missouri State University...set the school’s sin- Fernando, played three seasons with St. Louis Extra Innings ..............................1-3 School, where he was a National Merit Scholar. gle-season record with 119 strikeouts in 2012. (1998-2000)...is famously remembered for hitting two grand slams in one inning (April 23, 1999 at Shutouts .....................................1-4 Tyler Webb pitched in four games for San Diego Jayce Tingler was born in and resides in Smith- Los Angeles), both off of Chan Ho Park. Leading after 7 innings .............16-0 in 2018 before being selected off waivers by St. ville, Mo...Played college baseball at the University Louis (June 29, 2018). of Missouri, where he was All-Big 12 Conference Padres Baseball Ops Advisor Ian Kinsler played Tied after 7 innings .....................0-4 in 2003 as a senior. his junior season (2003) at the Univ. of Missouri. Trailing after 7 innings .............. 1-16 Paul Goldschmidt’s cousin, Dan Dallas, was se- lected by the Padres in the 7th round of the 2016 Trevor Rosenthal pitched parts of six seasons Padres Associate Manager Skip Schumaker Leading after 8 innings .............15-0 MLB Draft...played four minor league seasons in with St. Louis (2012-17) where he was a 2015 NL played eight years in St. Louis (2005-12)...mem- Tied after 8 innings .....................0-2 the Padres minor league organization (2016-19). All-Star when he set the franchise single-season ber of 2011 World Series Champion Cardinals... saves record (48)...ranks 5th all-time in franchise selected by St. Louis in the 5th round of the 2001 Trailing after 8 innings .............. 2-17 In 2014, The Padres won the rights to negotiate history with 121 saves...drafted by the Cardinals MLB Draft...traded by St. Louis to the Dodgers for with Kwang Hyun Kim when he was posted by the Two-Game Series ................... 0-2-2 in the 21st round of the 2009 MLB Draft. infielder Jake Lemmerman (Dec 12, 2012). KBO’s SK Wyverns during the previous posting Two-Game Series Sweeps .........0-2 system that awarded rights to the highest blind Luis Perdomo was originally signed by St. Louis Padres Bullpen Catcher/Coaching Asst. Peter Three-Game Series ....................4-3 bidder...sides were unable to reach an agreement as an International free agent (Nov. 20, 2010)... Summerville’s brother, Andrew, was selected Three-Game Series Sweeps ....... n/a and Kim returned