St. Louis Cardinals (1-2) at Miami Marlins (1-2) Game No. 4 • Road Game No. 4 • loan Depot park • Monday, April 5, 2021 RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (1-3, 4.96 in 2020) vs. LHP Trevor Rogers (1-2, 6.11 in 2020) RECENT REDBIRDS: After a seven-day stay in the Queen City, the St. Louis Car- RECORD BREAKDOWN dinals continue their season-opening six-game road trip by returning to Florida CARDINALS vs. MARLINS All-Time Overall ......... 10,168-9,658 and opening a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at the newly-named All-Time (1993-2019) ............................. 118-81 loanDepot park. St. Louis opened its season by dropping two of three from divi- 2021 Overall ................................1-2 in St. Louis (1993-2019) ................................... 55-45 sion rival Cincinnati, and begin the day tied for 3rd place in the N.L. Central, 1.0 Under Mike Shildt ...............163-129 at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005) .................. 32-25 game back of 1st place Cincinnati and Chicago. Busch Stadium ........................... n/a at Busch Stadium III (2006-19) ..................... 24-20 On the Road ................................1-2 GLORIA: The last time St. Louis played a game in Miami was June 12, 2019 in Miami (1993-2019) .............................62-36 Day ..............................................1-2 when the St. Louis Blues won their first-ever Stanley Cup Championship, as the at Sun Life Stadium (1993-2011) .................. 45-27 Night ............................................ n/a Cardinals watched and celebrated the Blues from the visiting clubhouse post- at loan Depot park (2012-19) .................. 17-9 Spring.......................................... n/a game at Marlins Park. #TeamSTL #WeAllBleedBlue 2019...................................................................... 4-3 April .............................................1-2 ‘BEACH BIRDS: Since the Marlins joined MLB as an expansion team in 1993, at Busch Stadium ............................................... 2-2 May.............................................. n/a the Cardinals own the Majors’ best win pct. (62-36, .632) of any team to visit at Marlins Park ................................................... 2-1 June ............................................. n/a Miami, while their .654 win pct. (17-9) at loan Depot park since it opened in 2012 2018...................................................................... 3-3 July ........................................... n/a trails only the Tampa Bay Rays (18-7, .720) and Atlanta Braves (51-26, .662) for 2017...................................................................... 5-2 August ...................................... n/a teams who play in Miami every season ... St. Louis also owned the best winning 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-2) percentage at Sun Life Stadium (.625, 45-27) for teams who play in Miami every September/October ................... n/a 4/5 at MIA ......................................5:40 p.m. season from 1993-2011 ... Since 2015, the Cardinals are 12-4 at Marlins Park, Monday..................................... n/a 4/6 at MIA ......................................5:40 p.m. best by any visiting team (minimum four games played). Tuesday .................................... n/a 4/7 at MIA ......................................3:10 p.m. Wednesday ............................... n/a ROAD WARRIORS: St. Louis’ all-time .633 road win pct. (62-36) in Miami is the 6/14 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Thursday .................................. 1-0 4th-best between any two teams in MLB history (min. 50 games), trailing the 6/15 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Friday ........................................ n/a Boston Braves at the Washington Senators (.667, 34-17, from 1892-99), Astros 6/16 at STL ................................................. 1:15 p.m. at the Mariners (47-24, .662), and Cardinals at the Royals (.656, 40-21) (Elias). Saturday ................................... 0-1 Sunday ..................................... 0-1 MOLINA MILESTONES: Yadier Molina’s next double (382) passes Hall of Famer Johnny Bench (1967-83) for sole possession of 8th all-time among primary ALL-TIME WIN PCT. VS. MARLINS Scoring First ............................. 1-1 IN FLORIDA/MIAMI (SINCE 1993) Opponent Scores First .............. 0-1 catchers ... Molina (1,992) needs eight games caught to reach 2,000 for his career, becoming the only catcher in MLB history with 2,000 games caught with MLB Rank W-L Win Pct. One-Run Games ......................... n/a one team. 1. St. Louis Cardinals 62-36 .633 Two-Run Games ......................... n/a 2. Atlanta Braves 126-101 .555 Scoring 2 or fewer Runs .............0-1 162: Tyler Webb became the 14th Cardinal in franchise history yesterday and 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 55-47 .539 Scoring 3 Runs ........................... n/a first since Kevin Siegrist in 2017 to pitch in each of the first three games of a 4. San Francisco Giants 53-46 .535 Scoring 4 or more Runs ............. 1-1 season (also done by Brad Thompson in 2007) ... 56 times in MLB history a 5. San Diego Padres 53-50 .511 pitcher has appeared in each of the first four games of a season, most recently Scoring in 3 or fewer innings ...... 1-1 by Oakland’s Lou Trivino in 2019, but never by a Cardinal. ALL-TIME WIN PCT. AT MARLINS PARK Scoring in 4 or more innings ......0-1 (TEAMS WHO PLAY AT MIAMI EVERY SEASON) vs. Right-Handed Starter ...........1-2 250 GOLDY DINGERS: Paul Goldschmidt’s next homer will be the 250th of his MLB Rank W-L Win Pct. vs. Left-Handed Starter .............. n/a career, as he seeks to become the 9th player to hit home run #250 in a Cardi- 1. Tampa Bay Rays 18-7 .720 Series Openers ...........................1-0 nals uniform and join Stan Musial (9/4/53 at Milwaukee Braves), Ken Boyer (7/10/65 at Chicago Cubs), Orlando Cepeda (6/9/67 at LA Dodgers), Jim Ed- 2. Atlanta Braves 51-26 .662 Series Finales ..............................0-1 monds (7/18/03 at LA Dodgers), Reggie Sanders (4/9/04 at Arizona), Albert 3. St. Louis Cardinals 17-9 .654 Homestand Openers .................. n/a Pujols (10/1/06 vs. Milwaukee), Scott Rolen (8/23/06 at New York Mets), and 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 15-10 .600 5. Milwaukee Brewers 13-10 .565 Homestand Finales .................... n/a Matt Holliday (9/27/13 vs. Chicago Cubs) ... Nolan Arenado currently has 236 Road Trip Openers ......................1-0 career homers. CARDINALS ALL-TIME ROAD WIN PCT. Road Trip Finales ........................ n/a ON TO THE NEXT ONE: St. Louis’ 27 runs allowed in the first three games are VS. ANY OPPONENT (MIN 50 GAMES) Following Off-Days ..................... n/a the most since the 2001 Cardinals surrendered 32 runs (27 earned) ... The 1955 Rank W-L Win Pct. Out-Hit Opponents ..................... n/a Cardinals hold the record with 53 runs allowed (38 earned) through three games. 1. Kauffman Stadium 40-21 .656 Out-Hit by Opponents.................0-2 2. Sun Life Stadium/Marlins Park 62-36 .633 THIS DATE IN CARDINALS HISTORY (April 5, 2004): For the first time in Car- Final At-Bat Decisions ................ n/a 3. County Stadium/Miller Park 109-78 .583 dinals history, a sitting president, George W. Bush, throws out the ceremonial Come-from-Behind W/L ...............n/a 4. Chase Field 44-33 .571 first pitch at Busch Stadium II to open the Cardinals season. Bush was only the Walk-off Wins/Losses ................ n/a 5. Baker Bowl/Shibe/Connie Mack/ 577-524 .524 second sitting president to attend a Cardinals home game, following William Veterans Std/Citizens Bank Park In Errorless Games ....................1-0 Howard Taft in 1910. Commit at Least One Error .........0-2 Extra Innings .............................. n/a MIAMI CONNECTIONS Shutouts ..................................... n/a Leading after 7 innings ...............1-0 Andrew Miller pitched three seasons for the Mar- Marlins Hitting Coach Eric Duncan played in 103 Adam Wainwright made his national TV broad- lins (2008-10)...became a Marlin via trade with games for the Springfield Cardinals (AA) in 2011, casting debut during the 2020 NLDS between the Tied after 7 innings ..................... n/a Detroit, packaged with Dallas Trahern, Burke managed that season by Ron “Pop” Warner. Marlins and Braves on Fox Sports 1 with Adam Trailing after 7 innings ................0-2 Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin Amin and A.J. Pierzynski. Father of Marlins Pitching Coach Mel Stottlemy- and Mike Rabelo in exchange for Miguel Cabrera Leading after 8 innings ...............1-0 re Jr., Mel Stottlemyre, previously served as a Jobel Jimenez served as a Venezuelan scout and and Dontrelle Willis (December 4, 2007). Tied after 8 innings ..................... n/a Cardinals pitching coach from 1996-98...Mel Jr.’s outfield instructor for the Marlins organization Trailing after 8 innings ................0-2 Austin Dean played in 98 games for the Marlins brother, Todd Stottlemyre, pitched parts of three from 1999-2000 from 2018-19...Became the 11th Marlin in team seasons with St. Louis (1996-98) Two-Game Series ....................... n/a Monte Harrison attended Lee’s Summit West history to homer for his first MLB hit...2018 Mar- Marlins Assistant Athletic Trainer Brad LaRosa High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Two-Game Series Sweeps ......... n/a lins Minor League Player of the Year...Originally previously served in the same capacity for Spring- Three-Game Series ....................0-1 selected