POSTGAME NOTES Miami Marlins (37-45) Vs
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POSTGAME NOTES Miami Marlins (37-45) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-43) Tuesday, July 4, 2017 R H E Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Miami 5 10 0 José Urena (96 pitches/59 strikes) WIN: José Urena (7-3) St. Louis 2 7 1 Lance Lynn (100 pitches/63 strikes) LOSS: Lance Lynn (6-6) SAVE: AJ Ramos (14) First Pitch: 1:15 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 88° – Mostly Cloudy Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 38,497 Cardinals Notes • Lance Lynn made his 17th start of the season, second against the Marlins in 2017 (0-1) and sixth career start (8th app.) vs. the Marlins (4-1)…was his first career loss vs. the Marlins and the first game the Cardinals have lost in the eight he’s appeared in against the Marlins…passed Jaime García (408) into 2nd place all time in Busch Stadium history with 409…allowed his 20th home run today, becoming the 6th Cardinals pitcher to allow 20 or more home runs before the All-Star Break and the first since 2006 (Andy Benes 2000 & 2001; Darryl Kile 2000, Brett Tomko 2003, Matt Morris 2004 & Jason Marquis 2006)…has allowed a home run in 10 of his last 11 starts. • Lance Lynn came up to bat left-handed for the first time in his MLB career today. • Matt Carpenter tallied his 14th multi-hit game of the season and first since 6/16 at BAL. • Greg Garcia hit his seventh career home run, all seven have come against right-handed pitchers…was his first home run at Busch Stadium since his first MLB home run (6/26/15 vs. CHI, Pedro Strop). • John Brebbia has not allowed a run in his last five appearances (5.2 IP). • The Cardinals have homered in 14 straight home games, the longest active streak in MLB. Marlins Notes • José Urena made his 12th start (18th app.) of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2017 (1-0) and third career start vs. the Cardinals (1-1)… tied his career-high with seven strikeouts (5/28 vs. LAA), done earlier this season…had allowed 11 runs over 9.1 innings in his two starts vs. STL before today’s game…had pitched 6.0 innings in each of his last four starts before throwing 5.0 today…has allowed three runs or less and six hits or less in each of his last six starts. • Christian Yelich tied his season-high with 3 RBI (last: 6/16 at ATL)…hit his first home run with more than one runner on base this season, last three-run home run was 9/1/16 at NYM (Josh Smoker)…tallied his 7th game-winning RBI of the season, 2nd on the Marlins (Stanton, 9). • JT Riddle posted his first multi-RBI game since 6/7 at CHI, and 6th of the season. • Martín Prado has hit safely in his last four games (6-16, .375)…has four doubles over his last four games. • Drew Steckenrider made his first MLB appearance since 6/18 and threw a scoreless inning. • Dee Gordon matched his season-high with three hits, done for a team-leading 10th game this season; entered today T6th in the N.L. in three-hit games. • Kyle Barraclough struck out two batters for the 3rd straight game, his longest streak of multiple strikeouts this season…six of his seven career appearances against his original drafting team (STL) have been scoreless. • AJ Ramos is a perfect 4-for-4 in save opportunities against the Cardinals in his career. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE… • The Marlins 21st come-from-behind victory…have posted double-digit hit totals in each of their last three games (40-118, .339)…have 38 games with 10 or more hits this season; entered today 4th in MLB (1. Houston - 43 2. Colorado - 39 3.Boston – 38); are 28-10 in those games…held the Cardinals to two runs, the 19th game which they’ve held their opponent to two runs or less (19-0). Home Runs STL – Greg Garcia #2 (5th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 2-1 count, off José Urena) – 371 feet (7th career HR) MIA – Christian Yelich #8 (6th inn., 2 on, 1 out, 3-2 count, off Lance Lynn) – 406 feet (49th career HR) .