St. Louis Cardinals (50-49) at Cincinnati Reds (43-56) Game No. 100 • Road Game No. 52 • Great American Ball Park • Monday, July 23, 2018 RHP Daniel Poncedeleon (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (5-8, 5.49) REDBIRD RUNDOWN: The Cardinals opened their post-All-Star schedule Thurs- RECORD BREAKDOWN day night with the first game of a 5-game weekend series against the 1st place CARDINALS vs. REDS All-Time Overall .........10,009-9,535 Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field...the Cardinals went 2-3 during the weekend series All-Time (1892-2018):.......................1,177-1,076 2018 Overall ........................... 50-49 and tonight they open a 3-game series in their final visit of the season to Cincin- in St. Louis .................................................... 652-470 nati...a trio of rookies are slated to start each game for the Redbirds during this Busch Stadium .......................24-24 at Sportsman’s/Robison Field (1892-1920) .. 125-143 week’s series...the Cardinals finished the season’s first half with a 48-46 mark, On the Road ............................26-25 at Sportsman’s Park/Busch I (1920-66) ....... 319-171 and are currently in 4th place in the NL Central, 8-1/2 games back of Chicago... Day ..........................................23-19 at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005) ................. 139-119 the Cardinals are 4-6 over their past 10 games and 8-12 in the last 20 games. Night ........................................27-30 at Busch Stadium III (2006-18) ........................ 70-37 Spring...................................17-13-2 CARPENTER RE-WRITES RECORD BOOKS & NAMED NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: in Cincinnati: ....................................523-606 March .......................................0-2 Matt Carpenter provided one of the greatest single-game offensive performances at League Pk/Palace of the Fans (1892-1912).... 71-123 in team annals on Friday at Chicago, as he powered three homers and two doubles April ...................................... 15-10 at Crosley Field (1913-1970) ........................ 299-308 along with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored...he was named today as the NL Player of the at Riverfront/Cinergy Field (1970-2002) ......... 86-107 May ....................................... 15-12 week (3rd career selection) after batting .600 with 10 RBI & 6 HR’s in 5 games at Great American Ball Park (2003-18) ........68-68 June ...................................... 12-15 played last week...here’s a look at the marks he established in Friday’s game: July ......................................... 8-10 2018................................................... 10-3 • Tied Mark Whiten (Sept. 7,1993) for most total bases (16) in a game. at Busch Stadium ............................................... 4-2 August ...................................... n/a • Had first career 3-HR game & homered for career best 4th consecutive game. at Great American Ball Park ............................... 6-1 September ................................ n/a • Had career high 7 RBI and matched career high with 5 hits. 2017.................................................................... 10-9 Monday.....................................5-4 • Became first Cardinal in modern history with 5 extra base hits in a game and 2016.................................................................... 10-9 Tuesday .................................... 7-8 first player in MLB with 5 extra base hits, 3 or more HR & 7 RBI in a game Wednesday ............................... 5-8 since Milwaukee Braves Joe Adcock (7/31/54 at Brooklyn). 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS • Tied Lou Brock for Cardinals all-time lead-off HR mark (21) and set franchise Thursday ..................................6-6 single-season record with his 6th lead-off homer of 2018. 4/12 at CIN ........W, 13-4 ............Wacha-Brice-Mayers Friday ........................................ 7-8 • Joined Cubs Kris Bryant (2016) as only players in modern MLB history with 3 4/13 at CIN ........W, 5-3 .............Weaver-Mahle-Norris Saturday ................................. 10-8 HR & 2 2B in a game. 4/14 at CIN ........W, 6-1 ...................Mikolas-Finnegan Sunday ................................... 10-7 • His 3-HR game was first by a Cardinal since Albert Pujols (5/30/10 at CHI). 4/15 at CIN ........W, 3-2 ........... Martinez-Bailey-Norris Scoring First ......................... 36-18 CARPENTER HOMERS IN SIX STRAIGHT: Matt Carpenter homered in both 4/20 at STL .......W, 4-2 ......... Wacha-Finnegan-Norris Opponent Scores First ......... 14-31 games of Saturday’s twinbill, setting a club record with homers in six consecutive 4/21 at STL .......W, 4-3 ..........................Hicks-Peralta One-Run Games ..................... 13-13 games, and if not for homer-robbing catch by the Reds Billy Hamilton on 7/13, his 4/22 at STL .......W, 9-2 ..................... Mikolas-Castillo Two-Run Games .......................11-5 streak would have been a 7-gamer. 6/8 at CIN ..........W, 7-6 (10) ....Norris-Iglesias-Brebbia 6/9 at CIN ..........W, 6-4 .............Wacha-Castillo-Hicks Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........1-28 MIKE SHILDT BECOMES 50th CARDINALS MANAGER: Mike Shildt (no. 8) be- 6/10 at CIN ........L, 6-3 ...DeSclafani-Martinez-Hughes Scoring 3 Runs ........................... 7-7 came the 50th manager in Cardinals history when he piloted the Cardinals to a 6-4 7/13 at STL .......L, 9-1 ......................Harvey-Martinez Scoring 4 or more Runs .........42-14 win last Sunday in his MLB managerial debut...Shildt, 49, has been a member of the Cardinals organization since 2004 and has served on the team’s Major League 7/14 at STL .......L, 8-2 ..............................Brice-Hicks Scoring in 3 or fewer innings . 34-44 coaching staff the past two (2017-18) seasons...the North Carolina native man- 7/15 at STL .......W, 6-4 ............Gant-Desclafani-Hicks Scoring in 4 or more innings ....15-5 aged for eight seasons in the Cardinals farm system where his clubs won league 7/23 at CIN .....................................6:10 p.m. vs. Right-Handed Starter .......37-35 championships in 2010 & 2011 with Johnson City of the rookie Appalachian 7/24 at CIN .....................................6:10 p.m. vs. Left-Handed Starter .......... 13-14 League & in 2012 with Springfield of the Texas League (AA)...he most recently 7/25 at CIN ................................... 11:35 a.m. Series Openers ....................... 15-17 managed in 2016 with Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA). 8/31 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Series Finales ..........................16-16 REDBIRD ROAD SHOW: The Cardinals, 8-10 in July, are in the midst of a 20-game 9/1 at STL ................................................... 6:15 p.m. Homestand Openers ..................5-3 stretch during which they will only have been at home for three games (July 13-15 9/2 at STL ................................................... 1:15 p.m. Homestand Finales ....................4-4 vs. CIN)...they are 8-9 during the first 17 games of this road-heavy stretch. Last Cardinals sweep: .......... April 20-22, 2018 at CIN Road Trip Openers ......................4-5 MUÑOZ STREAKING: Cardinals rookie Yario Muñoz has hit safely in a career-best Last Reds sweep (4G): .............June 5-8, 2017 at CIN Road Trip Finales ........................3-5 10-straight games (.384; 13-for-34), three games shy of the team’s season lon- Following Off-Days ................... 6-11 gest 2018 hit streak of 13 games by Tommy Pham (June 6-19)...Muñoz streak Out-Hit Opponents ...................36-9 is 3rd longest by an N.L. rookie this season, trailing the Reds Jesse Winker (12 games) and the Padres Christian Villanueva (11 games). Out-Hit by Opponents.............11-39 Final At-Bat Decisions ................9-7 Come-from-Behind W/L ..........20/23 CINCINNATI CONNECTIONS Walk-off Wins/Losses ................ 7/5 WRIGLEY SUMMER SERIES: This weekend’s five-game series resumes an evenly-contested summer series that has the Cardinals holding a In Errorless Games ................26-20 slimCardinals 28-26 pitching edge in coach July gamesMike Maddux at Wrigley was origField- overReds the interim past 30manager seasons...there Jim Riggleman have onlyspent been 18 twoReds July pro series scout Brucesweeps Manno here workedin that timein the (Cards Car- Commit at Least One Error .....24-29 2-0inally in 2004selected & Cubsby the 4-0 Reds in 2006)...thein the 36th round Cubs oftook seasons 2-of-3 last(1976-90, July 21-23 2005-07) in theirin the series Cardinals meeting sys- atdinals Wrigley. front office for six seasons as Director of the 1979 MLB draft, but did not sign to attend the tem as a minor league player (1976-81), minor Player Development (2002-06) and Senior Di- Extra Innings ..............................5-6 LEAD-OFFUniversity ofLUMBER: Texas at ElMatt Paso Carpenter (UTEP). has hit a Majorleague League coach best(AA-Arkansas, six lead-off 1981), homers minor this league season, rector setting of Pro the Scouting Cardinals & Specialsingle-season Assistant record... to the Shutouts .....................................5-4 manager (High-A-St. Petersburg, ‘82-84 & AA-Ar- General Manager (2007) before joining Atlanta. Uncle of Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha, Dusty kansas, ‘85-88), Director of Player Development Leading after 7 innings .............43-5 Rogers, was a Reds first round draft pick in 1984 Reds broadcaster Jeff Brantley pitched in 48 (‘88-89), St. Louis First Base Coach (1989-90) Tied after 7 innings .....................2-4