St. Louis Cardinals (88-73) at Chicago Cubs (94-67) Game No. 162 • Road Game No. 81 • Wrigley Field • Sunday, September 30, 2018 RHP Jack Flaherty (8-8, 3.16) vs. LHP Mike Montgomery (5-6, 3.99) RECENT REDBIRDS: The Cardinals are 40-27 post All-Star Break and 41-27 un- RECORD BREAKDOWN der manager Mike Shildt since he took the post on July 15. The Cardinals are CARDINALS vs. CUBS All-Time Overall ......... 10,047-9,559 1st in wins (40) in the National League since the All-Star Break, while St. Louis’ All-Time (1892-2018):.......................1,171-1,229 .597 winning percentage ranks 7th in MLB over that period. Entering July 15, the 2018 Overall ............................88-73 in St. Louis (1892-2018): ............................... 647-547 Busch Stadium ...................... 43-38 Cardinals had T9th-most wins in the NL (47) and currently have the 6th-most wins (88) in the NL. at Sportsman’s/Robison (1892-1920): ........ 106-154 On the Road ........................... 45-35 at Sportsman’s Park/Busch I (1920-65): ..... 288-203 FLIGHT PATTERN: The Cardinals snapped their 4-game losing streak with a 2-1 Day ..........................................32-27 at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005): ............... 190-141 win behind Miles Mikolas yesterday and guaranteed themselves a winning re- Night ....................................... 56-46 at Busch Stadium III (2006-18): ...................... 66-51 cord (10-8) in their season series against the Cubs...St. Louis enters play today Spring...................................17-13-2 in 3rd place in the N.L. Wild Card race, 6.0 games back of Milwaukee and 2.0 in Chicago (1892-2018): ........................523-682 March .......................................0-2 games back of the Dodgers...the Cardinals are currently in 3rd place in the NL at Wrigley Field (1916-2018) ................454-521 April ...................................... 15-10 Central, 6.0 games out of first place. 2018................................................... 10-8 May ....................................... 15-12 at Busch Stadium ............................................... 6-3 WINNING SEASONS: The Cardinals have posted their 11th consecutive winning June ...................................... 12-15 season, something they’d done just once previously in franchise history, when at Wrigley Field .................................................. 4-5 July ....................................... 13-14 they compiled 15 consecutive winning seasons from 1939-1953. 2017.................................................................... 5-14 August .................................... 22-6 2016.................................................................... 9-10 PERFECT ROAD: Miles Mikolas improved to a perfect 10-0 on the road with September ............................ 12-14 yesterday’s win, becoming only the 3rd pitcher in MLB dating to 1908 to post 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Monday................................... 10-8 a 1.000 winning pct. on the road while winning 10 or more games...the only 4/16 at CHI .................................... Postponed to 7/21 Tuesday ................................ 15-10 others to do so were Greg Maddux, ATL (13-0 in 1995) and Jimmy Key, NYY 4/17 at CHI ........W, 5-3 .. Wainwright-Chatwood-Norris Wednesday ............................. 9-13 (10-0 in 1994). 4/18 at CHI .................................... Postponed to 4/19 Thursday .................................. 8-8 CATCH THIS: Yadier Molina hit his 20th homer on Tuesday, two shy of his 4/19 at CHI ........L, 8-5 ...........Lester-Weaver-Morrow Friday .................................... 13-12 career high 22 in 2012...Yadier joined Ted Simmons (1977 & 1979) as the lone 5/4 at STL .........W, 3-2 ........Mikolas-Quintana-Norris Saturday ............................... 16-12 Cardinals catchers with multiple 20+ homer seasons. 5/5 at STL .........W, 8-6 (10) ...................Lyons-Farrell Sunday ................................. 16-10 CARPENTER CHASING N.L. HR TITLE: Matt Carpenter hit his NL-leading 36th 5/6 at STL .........W, 4-3 (14) .................Mayers-Farrell Scoring First ......................... 60-24 home run last Sunday and is trying to become just the 8th Cardinal (12th in- 6/15 at STL .......L, 13-5 ........................Lester-Wacha Opponent Scores First .........28-49 stance) to lead the league in round-trippers: Albert Pujols (2009-10); Mark Mc- 6/16 at STL .......L, 6-3 ...Hendricks-Tuivailala-Morrow One-Run Games .....................22-22 Gwire (1998-99); Johnny Mize (1939-40); Joe Medwick (1937); Rip Collins 6/17 at STL .......W, 5-0 ................... Brebbia-Quintana (1934); Jim Bottomley (1928) and Rogers Hornsby (1922 & 1925). Two-Run Games ..................... 18-10 7/19 at CHI ........L, 9-6 .....Duensing-C.Martínez-Strop Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........3-37 A TASTE FOR CHICAGO: Matt Carpenter has hit eight home runs in 18 games 7/20 at CHI ........W, 18-5 .....................Flaherty-Lester Scoring 3 Runs .......................10-14 against the Cubs this season, the most by any opposing player in 2018, and tied 7/21 at CHI .......L, 7-2 ..................Chatwood-Weaver with Jim Edmonds (2004), Albert Pujols (2004), Stan Musial (1950) and Rog- Scoring 4 or more Runs .........75-22 at CHI .......W, 6-3 ......Tuivailala-J.Wilson-Norris ers Hornsby (1925) for most in a season among Cardinals. The most ever hit Scoring in 3 or fewer innings . 58-66 in a single season by a Cubs opposing player was Ralph Kiner (13, PIT, 1949). 7/22 at CHI ........L, 7-2 .....................Quintana-Mayers Scoring in 4 or more innings ....30-7 Carpenter’s eight are the most since Greg Vaughn hit nine in 13 games vs. CHI 7/27 at STL .......W, 5-2 ....Weaver-Montgomery-Norris vs. Right-Handed Starter .......61-52 with Cincinnati in 1999...WRIGLEY WALLOPS: Carpenter has hit six homers at 7/28 at STL .......W, 6-2 ...................Mikolas-Quintana vs. Left-Handed Starter ..........27-21 Wrigley Field this season (all during July 19-22 five-game series), tying Les Bell 7/29 at STL .......L, 5-2 ............. Hendricks-Gant-Strop Series Openers .......................27-25 (1925) for the most in a single-season by a Cardinal. 9/28 at CHI ..... L, 8-4 ........ Hendricks-Wainwright Series Finales ..........................27-24 POWER PLAY: St. Louis has homered in 115 of 161 games this season, going 77-38 9/29 at CHI ..... W, 2-1 ... Mikolas-Hamels-C.Martínez Homestand Openers ................10-3 (.670 win pct.) in those games (11-35 when not homering)...their 77 wins lead the NL 9/30 at CHI .....................................2:20 p.m. Homestand Finales ....................6-7 & rank 6th in MLB (Yankees, 1st-90)...St. Louis’ 205 HR’s are 3rd in NL behind the Dodgers (230) & Brewers (216)...HOMERS AWAY FROM HOME: St. Louis is an NL- Last Cardinals sweep: .............. May 4-6, 2018 at STL Road Trip Openers ......................6-8 best 41-20 (.672) when homering on the road, and trails only Oakland (134) in road Last Cubs sweep: ....... September 15-17, 2017 at CHI Road Trip Finales ........................6-7 homers (122) among all Major League teams. Following Off-Days ................. 11-13 TRIPLES TRIVIA: The Cardinals have hit a Major League low nine triples this season and finished with a record single-season low of four at Busch Out-Hit Opponents .................60-14 Stadium III...the Cardinals have never finished a season in single-digits in three-baggers. Out-Hit by Opponents............ 20-56 GAMES THAT MATTER: Yesterday, the Cardinals played their 1,292nd regular season game out of 1,294, dating back to Opening Day of Final At-Bat Decisions ............ 18-12 2011, during which they still maintain playoff aspirations and had not yet to be eliminated. “MO”- MENTUM: In their 11 seasons under Come-from-Behind W/L ..........36/31 President of Baseball Operations John “Mo” Mozeliak, the Cardinals have won 984 regular season games, trailing only the Yankees (1,009) Walk-off Wins/Losses .............. 11/9 & Dodgers (989), while they & the Yankees are the only teams to have posted 11 consecutive winning (+.500) seasons in that time period. In Errorless Games ............... 43-32 FARM SYSTEM: The Cardinals 492-402 (.550) overall organizational record placed them 2nd behind Tampa Bay (539-345; .604) in total Commit at Least One Error .... 45-40 wins among all minor league systems this year...Memphis (AAA) won its 2nd-consecutive Pacific Coast League title and the Triple-A National Extra Innings ..............................8-8 Championship Game and Peoria (A) reached the Midwest League Championship Series. Shutouts .....................................8-6 Leading after 7 innings .............71-6 CHICAGO CONNECTIONS Tied after 7 innings .....................8-6 Catcher Yadier Molina and infielder Javier Báez Infielder Jedd Gyorko and Cubs First Base coach Pitcher Steve Cishek appeared in 27 games with Trailing after 7 innings ..............9-61 were teammates for runner-up Puerto Rico in the Will Venable were teammates in San Diego for St. Louis during the second half of the 2015 sea- 2017 World Baseball Classic. two seasons (2013-15). son...originally traded by the Marlins to St. Louis Leading after 8 innings .............74-4 for pitcher Kyle Barraclough (July 24, 2015). Tied after 8 innings ...................10-6 Outfielder Dexter Fowler played the 2015-16 Pitcher Luke Gregerson was born in and resides seasons with Chicago...initially became a Cub via in Park Ridge, Ill…graduated from