St. Louis Cardinals (47-45) vs. Cincinnati Reds (42-52) Game No. 93 • Home Game No. 47 • Busch Stadium • Saturday, July 14, 2018 RHP Jack Flaherty (3-4, 3.47) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (5-8, 5.53) SATURDAY’S SITUATION: The Cardinals continue their brief three-game home RECORD BREAKDOWN stand this afternoon with the middle game of their weekend series against the CARDINALS vs. REDS All-Time Overall .........10,006-9,531 Cincinnati Reds...the Cardinals are seeking to snap a season-high 5-game losing All-Time (1892-2018):.......................1,176-1,075 Under Mike Matheny ......... 591-473 streak at home and also avoid a 3rd straight loss to the Reds, something they in St. Louis.......................................651-469 2018 Overall ............................47-45 haven’t done since dropping 5-straight to Cincy from April 30 to June 8, 2017... at Sportsman’s/Robison Field (1892-1920) .. 125-143 Busch Stadium .......................23-23 the Cardinals current 5-game home losing streak is their longest since dropping at Sportsman’s Park/Busch I (1920-66) ....... 319-171 7-straight at Busch from June 14-30, 2016. On the Road ............................24-22 at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005) ................. 139-119 Day .......................................... 21-16 BIRD WATCHING: The Cardinals, 5-6 in July, are in the midst of a 20-game at Busch Stadium III (2006-18)..................69-36 Night ........................................26-29 stretch during which they will only have been at home for these three games in Cincinnati: ................................................. 523-606 Spring...................................17-13-2 prior to the All-Star break...the Cardinals have gone 5-5 over their past 10 games at League Pk/Palace of the Fans (1892-1912).... 71-123 March .......................................0-2 and 9-11 during their past 20 games...St. Louis is currently 3rd in the NL Central, at Crosley Field (1913-1970) ........................ 299-308 April ...................................... 15-10 6.5 games back of Milwaukee & Chicago. at Riverfront/Cinergy Field (1970-2002) ......... 86-107 May ....................................... 15-12 CODE REDS: The Cardinals are 9-2 (3-1 at home) against the Reds this season, at Great American Ball Park (2003-18) ............ 68-68 June ...................................... 12-15 and prior to their loss on June 10 at Great American Ball Park, St. Louis had 2018.....................................................9-2 July ........................................... 5-6 won 13-straight contests against the Reds dating to September 14, 2017, which at Busch Stadium ............................................... 3-1 August ...................................... n/a marked the 2nd-longest win streak against Cincinnati in franchise history, behind at Great American Ball Park ............................... 6-1 September ................................ n/a only an 18-gamer from July 4, 1930-May 23, 1931...St. Louis’ 9 wins against 2017.................................................................... 10-9 Monday.....................................5-4 Cincy are the most against one team among all NL teams this season...the Cardi- 2016.................................................................... 10-9 Tuesday .................................... 7-8 nals have had .500 or better season marks against Cincinnati in 10 of 12 seasons 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Wednesday ............................... 5-8 since 2006, with the lone losing seasons coming in both 2006 & 2011 when the Redbirds went on to win World Series titles...the Cardinals have won all but one 4/12 at CIN ........W, 13-4 ............Wacha-Brice-Mayers Thursday .................................. 6-5 4/13 at CIN ........W, 5-3 .............Weaver-Mahle-Norris Friday ........................................ 6-8 (2006) season series from the Reds at Busch Stadium III, where they are 69-36 (.657) all-time against the Redlegs. 4/14 at CIN ........W, 6-1 ...................Mikolas-Finnegan Saturday ...................................9-6 4/15 at CIN ........W, 3-2 ........... Martinez-Bailey-Norris SALUTE TO ALL-STARS: Prior to today’s game, the Cardinals will salute their Sunday .....................................9-6 4/20 at STL .......W, 4-2 ......... Wacha-Finnegan-Norris All-Stars Yadier Molina and Miles Mikolas with the presentation of their All-Star Scoring First ......................... 33-15 4/21 at STL .......W, 4-3 ..........................Hicks-Peralta jerseys...Molina has been tabbed for his 9th mid-summer classic and Mikolas is Opponent Scores First ......... 14-30 4/22 at STL .......W, 9-2 ..................... Mikolas-Castillo a first time selection...Molina homered in last year’s game at Miami, becoming One-Run Games ..................... 13-13 6/8 at CIN ..........W, 7-6 (10) ....Norris-Iglesias-Brebbia the first Cardinal since Reggie Smith (1975) to homer in an All-Star game... Two-Run Games .......................10-5 6/9 at CIN ..........W, 6-4 .............Wacha-Castillo-Hicks Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........1-25 Cardinals Strength & Conditioning Coach Pete Prinzi will serve as a member of the National League’s training staff. 6/10 at CIN ........L, 6-3 ...DeSclafani-Martinez-Hughes Scoring 3 Runs ........................... 7-7 7/13 at STL ..... L, 9-1 ............... Harvey-Martinez Scoring 4 or more Runs .........39-13 LINEUP LOOKS: The Cardinals are prepared to use their 69th different batting 7/14 at STL .....................................3:10 p.m. Scoring in 3 or fewer innings ..33-41 order today (not excluding pitchers), as Tommy Pham takes his first turn of the 7/15 at STL .....................................1:15 p.m. season in the 8th position...Pham will have now made starts at a team-high five Scoring in 4 or more innings ....13-4 7/23 at CIN .................................................. 6:10 p.m. spots in the order (1st-22 times, 2nd-46, 3rd-9, 6th-1, 8th-1)...today’s game will vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 36-32 7/24 at CIN .................................................. 6:10 p.m. mark the 16th-straight during which the team has deployed a different lineup... vs. Left-Handed Starter .......... 11-13 7/25 at CIN .................................................11:35 a.m. the last time the Cards used the same batting order in consecutive games was Series Openers .......................15-16 8/31 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. June 24-25. Series Finales .......................... 15-15 9/1 at STL ................................................... 6:15 p.m. Homestand Openers ..................5-3 MATHENY MILESTONES: Manager Mike Matheny, 5th all-time in managerial 9/2 at STL ................................................... 1:15 p.m. Homestand Finales ....................3-4 wins for St. Louis (591), is nine wins away from his 600th career win and 29 Last Cardinals sweep: .......... April 20-22, 2018 at CIN Road Trip Openers ......................4-4 wins shy of matching Hall-of-Famer Billy Southworth (620) for 4th on the team’s Last Reds sweep: .................. July 13-15, 2012 at CIN Road Trip Finales ........................3-5 all-time wins list...Hall-of-Famer Tony La Russa (1,408) is the franchise leader. Following Off-Days ...................6-10 O’NEILL TO BEGIN REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Outfielder Tyler O’Neill (left ham- Out-Hit Opponents ...................34-8 string strain) will begin a 20-day injury rehabilitation assignment with Memphis (AAA) today...O’Neill, sidelined since July 5, has missed 7 Out-Hit by Opponents.............10-36 games since landing on the 10-day disabled list...he’s eligible to come off the D.L. on Sunday, July 15. Final At-Bat Decisions ................8-7 Come-from-Behind W/L .......... 18/20 CINCINNATI CONNECTIONS Walk-off Wins/Losses ................ 7/5 Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny was born in Reds Player Performance Special Asst. Eric Davis Reds pro scout Bruce Manno worked in the Car- In Errorless Games ................25-19 Columbus, Ohio...graduated from Reynoldsburg played two seasons (1999-2000) for St. Louis. dinals front office for six seasons as Director of High School (1988)…his daughter, Katie, played Player Development (2002-06) and Senior Di- Commit at Least One Error .....22-26 Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman spent 18 women’s ice hockey at The Ohio State University. rector of Pro Scouting & Special Assistant to the Extra Innings ..............................5-6 seasons (1976-90, 2005-07) in the Cardinals sys- General Manager (2007) before joining Atlanta. Shutouts .....................................5-4 Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux was orig- tem as a minor league player (1976-81), minor Leading after 7 innings .............41-5 inally selected by the Reds in the 36th round of league coach (AA-Arkansas, 1981), minor league Reds broadcaster Jeff Brantley pitched in 48 Tied after 7 innings .....................2-4 the 1979 MLB draft, but did not sign to attend the manager (High-A-St. Petersburg, ‘82-84 & AA-Ar- games for St. Louis in 1998. University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). kansas, ‘85-88), Director of Player Development Cardinals broadcaster and Hall of Famer Jim Ed- Trailing after 7 innings ..............4-36 (‘88-89), St. Louis First Base Coach (1989-90) Uncle of Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha, Dusty monds played 13 games for the Reds during his Leading after 8 innings .............40-2 and minor league fielding coordinator (2005-07). Rogers, was a Reds