St. Louis Cardinals (40-42) at Colorado Rockies (35-47) Game No. 83 • Road Game No. 42 • Coors Field • Friday, July 2, 2021 RHP Johan Oviedo (0-4, 5.23) vs. RHP Chi Chi González (2-5, 5.81) RECENT REDBIRDS: The St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies play the sec- RECORD BREAKDOWN ond game of a four-game series as the Cardinals continue their 11-day, 10-game CARDINALS vs. ROCKIES All-Time Overall .........10,208-9,697 road trip through Colorado (0-1), San Francisco (July 5-7), and the Chicago All-Time (1993-2021):............................. 121-99 2021 Overall ........................... 40-42 Cubs (July 9-11) leading into the All-Star Break. in St. Louis (1993-2021): ................................... 71-42 Under Mike Shildt ...............202-169 FLIGHT PATTERN: St. Louis enters today 4th place in the NL Central, 9.0 games at Busch Stadium II (1993-2005): .................. 29-29 Busch Stadium .......................23-18 behind Milwaukee ... The last time the Cardinals were 9.0 games out of first place at Busch Stadium III (2006-21): ..................... 41-13 On the Road ............................ 17-24 was July 26, 2018 (51-51 record in 4th) ... The Cardinals are 8-9 on a stretch of in Colorado (1993-2019): ..........................51-57 Day ..........................................16-16 20 consecutive games against opponents with sub-.500 records (June 14-July 4). at Mile High Stadium (1993-94) ......................... 5-7 at Coors Field (1995-2019) .....................46-50 Night ........................................24-26 TAP THE ROCKIES: The Cardinals’ .700 win pct (21-9) against the Rockies since 2021.....................................................3-1 Spring.................................... 8-10-6 2016 is the highest in MLB, St. Louis’ highest win. pct vs. any opponent, and at Busch Stadium ............................................... 3-0 April ......................................... 14-12 Colorado’s worst vs. any NL opponent (.300) over that time span ... A win this at Coors Field .......................................0-1 May..........................................16-12 series would give St. Louis a winning season series vs. the Rockies for the 11th 2019...................................................................... 5-2 June .........................................10-17 consecutive season (2010-present) and the 20th time in 26 seasons since Colo- 2018...................................................................... 4-2 July ........................................... 0-1 rado joined MLB as an expansion team in 1993. 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (3-1) August ...................................... n/a ROAD WOES: After beginning the season 11-7 on the road (April 1-May 13), St. 5/7 at STL .........W, 5-0 .....................Flaherty-Gomber September/October ................... n/a Louis has gone 6-17 over their last 23 road affairs since winning the YouTube 5/8 at STL .........W, 9-8 .......Martinez-Gonzalez-Reyes Monday..................................... 5-4 Game of the Week in Milwaukee ... The last time St. Louis lost 17+ road games 5/9 at STL .........W, 2-0 ....Wainwright-Marquez-Helsley Tuesday .................................... 8-4 over any 23-game span was 2007 (5-18 from Aug. 1-Sep. 25) ... The 2006 World 7/1 at COL ...... L, 5-2 .................. Bard-Gallegos Wednesday ............................... 7-7 Series champions Cardinals also logged a 5-18 road skid from Aug. 11-Sept. 24. 7/2 at COL ......................................7:10 p.m. Thursday .................................. 5-5 ARENADO NAMED ALL-STAR STARTER: Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arena- 7/3 at COL ......................................8:10 p.m. Friday ........................................ 4-7 do was chosen by the fans to start at third base for the National League in the 7/4 at COL ......................................2:10 p.m. Saturday ................................... 7-5 2021 Major League All-Star Game at Coors Field ... This is Arenado’s sixth con- Last Cardinals sweep (3G) .......... May 7-9, 2021 at STL Sunday ................................... 4-10 secutive All-Star nod in his nine years in the majors, including his fourth straight Last Rockies sweep (3G): ......... July 6-8, 2010 at COL Scoring First ......................... 30-12 fan election ... Arenado joins Mike Schmidt (6, 1979-84) and Scott Rolen (4, 2002-05) as the only NL third basemen with at least four consecutive fan-elected Opponent Scores First .......... 10-30 starting assignments ... Arenado becomes the third Cardinals third baseman to MOLINA MILESTONES One-Run Games .......................10-8 garner a fan election, joining Joe Torre (1971-72) and Rolen (2003-05) ... The Two-Run Games .........................8-6 All-Time Rank - MLB Catchers Doubles Seasons last Cardinal to start an All-Star Game was shortstop Jhonny Peralta (2015) and 5. Gabby Hartnett 396 1922-41 Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........6-27 the last Cardinals All-Star third baseman was Matt Carpenter (2016). 6. Yadier Molina 395 2004-21 Scoring 3 Runs ...........................5-7 WILD, WILD WEST: Tonight’s game is the 5th of 10 straight and 13 of 16 vs. Scoring 4 or more Runs ...........29-8 All-Time Cardinals Rank Hits Seasons an National League West opponents (3-1) ... Since 2019 vs. the NL West, the 4. Albert Pujols 2,073 2001-11 Scoring in 3 or fewer innings . 33-39 Cardinals are 20-4 at home, but just 8-18 on the road. 5. Enos Slaughter 2,064 1938-53 Scoring in 4 or more innings ...... 7-2 6. Yadier Molina 2,055 2004-21 vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 30-35 GOLDI-ROCKS: Among active leaders against the Rockies, Paul Goldschmidt ranks 1st in extra base hits (72) and RBI (107), T1st in doubles (42), and 2nd in All-Time MLB Rank Games Caught Seasons vs. Left-Handed Starter ............10-7 homers (26) ... Since joining St. Louis in 2019, Goldy is slashing .390/.432/.683 5. Gary Carter 2,056 1922-41 Series Openers ....................... 13-14 (16-41) with three homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and a 1.115 OPS vs. Colorado. 6. Yadier Molina 2,049 2004-21 Series Finales .......................... 11-15 All-Time MLB Rank Starts at Catcher Seasons Homestand Openers ..................5-2 A-REY SAVES THE DAY: Alex Reyes has nailed down 22 straight saves to begin his career (20-for-20 this season), tying Tippy Martinez for 2nd-most all-time in 5. Jason Kendall 1,990 1996-2010 Homestand Finales ....................5-2 Major League history and one behind LaTroy Hawkins (23) ... Reyes and Josh 6. Yadier Molina 1,983 2004-21 Road Trip Openers ......................3-6 Hader (20-for-20) are the only two MLB closers with a perfect save percentage Road Trip Finales ........................2-6 (min. 7 saves) ... Reyes established a new Cardinals pre-All-Star Break record with the most saves with a perfect conversion percentage Following Off-Days .....................4-7 (20-for-20); Tom Henke was 17-for-17 in 1995 and Joe Hoerner was 11-for-11 in 1969. Out-Hit Opponents ...................27-8 MOLINA MILESTONES: Yadier Molina is one double away from reaching 396 for his career and tying Gabby Hartnett (1922-41) for 5th Out-Hit by Opponents...............8-30 all-time among primary catchers in MLB history ... Molina is also nine hits shy of tying Enos Slaughter for 5th in Cardinals franchise history. Final At-Bat Decisions ................8-5 Come-from-Behind W/L ...............7/7 BACK TO THE FUTURES: Memphis Redbirds (AAA) left-handed pitcher Matthew Liberatore and infielder Nolan Gorman will play for the National League squad managed by Vinny Castilla in the SiriusXM MLB All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 11 at Coors Field. Walk-off Wins/Losses ................3-0 In Errorless Games ................24-23 DICKSON ADDED TO U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER: Memphis Redbirds (AAA) pitcher Brandon Dickson was named to the United States Commit at Least One Error ..... 15-19 24-man roster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 ... Team USA will open the Olympic Games baseball tournament against Israel on Friday, Extra Innings ..............................3-1 July 30 ... Also on the USA squad is former Cardinals pitcher and 2011 World Series Champion Edwin Jackson. Shutouts .....................................8-6 BIRD SEED: Happy 35th Birthday to Cardinals Bench Coach Oliver Marmol and 52nd birthday to former Cardinals outfielder and 2006 World Leading after 7 innings ............. 31-1 Series Champion So Taguchi (2002-07) ... The Cardinals (32-0) are one of five undefeated MLB teams when leading after eight innings, Tied after 7 innings .....................6-3 joining Milwaukee (38-0), Oakland (38-0), Chicago Cubs (37-0), and Los Angeles Angels (34-0). Trailing after 7 innings ..............1-36 Leading after 8 innings .............32-0 COLORADO CONNECTIONS Tied after 8 innings .....................6-3 Nolan Arenado played eight seasons with Col- Austin Gomber pitched parts of two seasons Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Trailing after 8 innings ..............0-37 orado (2013-20), where he was a five-time NL with St. Louis (2018, ‘20)...originally selected by Mozeliak began his baseball career with the Two-Game Series ....................1-1-1 All-Star and the winner of four Silver Sluggers, the Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2014 MLB Rockies...initially served as a left-handed batting Two-Game Series Sweeps ......... 1-1 eight Gold Gloves, and four Platinum Gloves... Draft...shared Cardinals Co-Minor League Pitch- practice pitcher in 1993 and worked