st. Louis Cardinals (43-41) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (44-41) Game #85 N Busch stadium N July 7, 2016 Adam Wainwright (7-5, 4.70) vs. Tyler Glasnow (mLB Debut) K REDBIRD RUNDoWN: The 2015 N.L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 125th season of play in ToDAY’s GAmE : The St. Louis Cardinals play the the National League...St. Louis entered the day in third place, one-half game behind second place Pittsburgh and final game of a four-game series against N.L. 9.0 games back of 1st place Chicago in the N.L. Central...the Cardinals are 15-15 in their last 30 games, 8-12 in last Central Division rival, the Pittsburgh Pirates... 20, 4-6 in last 10 & 2-3 in their last five...the Cardinals hold a +75 run-differential, 3rd in the NL behind the Cubs first pitch is 12:45 p.m...this is the last game of a (+149) and Nationals (+99). nine-game homestand at Busch Stadium and the K Cardinals second to last weekday day game at CARPENTER sENT To D.L.; mcKENRY PURCHAsED FRom mEmPHIs (AAA): All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter home (Sept. 14 vs. CHI)...the Cardinals are look - was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique injury suffered in the 3rd inning of last night’s game...it ing to avoid a four-game sweep by the Pirates is his second career stint on the disabled list (right oblique, 5/23-6/22/2012)...catcher Michael McKenry was pur - which has not been done in St. Louis since July chased from Memphis (AAA) and will join the team today...McKenry has played in 308 Major League games with 3-6, 1997...the Cardinals have not been swept in the Rockies and Pirates since his MLB debut in 2010 with a career batting average of .239 , 29 HR and 103 RBI...in a four-game home series to a single opponent 24 games at Memphis, McKenry was batting .341, with 5 HR and 20 RBI including a walk-off home run in the Red - during Mike Matheny’s tenure and last time it birds win versus Nashville last night...McKenry will wear uniform No. 19. happened was by Colorado, June 5-8, 2009. K RoAD TRIP!: The Cardinals will play three road games at Milwaukee heading into the All-Star Break...the Cardinals LAsT GAmE : The Cardinals jumped out to a 5-1 boast the 2nd-best road record in Major League Baseball at 25-15 (San Francisco, 28-16), including four three- lead, but Pittsburgh scored six unanswered runs game sweeps (ATL 4/18-10, LAA 5/10-12, PIT 6/10-12 & CHI 6/20-22)....Cardinals starting pitchers are averaging for their seventh straight win as St. Louis fell 7-5 6.0 innings per start on the road and the team is averaging an MLB-best 6.0 runs per game on the road. ...Aledmys Diaz was 3-for-5 with a home run and K HELLo...IT’s mE: The Cardinals face their 11th rookie starting pitcher this season, and second of this four-game two RBI...Matt Carpenter left the game with a series, when Pirates’ No. 1 pitching prospect, Tyler Glasnow, takes the hill today...the Cardinals are 6-4 when facing right oblique injury...Jaime Garcia took the loss a rookie starting pitcher in 2016 and were 26-12 in 2015. allowing four runs over 5.0+ innings. ComING UP: The Cardinals travel to Milwaukee BIRD BANTER... vs. PITTsBURGH: .241 (102-423) 11 HR HomEsTAND: .253 (71-281) 6 HR following today’s game to play a three-game se - K #32 mATT ADAms: streak: 0-19 series: 0-5 Homestand: .000 (0-19) ries (July 8-10) heading into the All-Star Break... [ Is 4th in mLB BA w/RIsP (.396, 19-48)...reached base safely in 21 straght games (5/17-6/10), raising BA from .260 to .338 tomorrow night’s game at Miller Park is a 7:10 (.400 BA; 26-65, 7 2B, 5 HR, 20 RBI), T8th-longest in mLB...has .291 BA at home (30-103)...career-high 10-G hit streak 5/30- p.m. Central Time local first pitch...the Cardinals 6/10...hit 2R PH-HR to tie gm 5/23 vs. CHI...T3rd mLB in PH (8), 2nd PH BA .421 (8-19) w/2 HR...T2nd sTL all-time w/6 PH HRs. host the Miami Marlins coming out of the All- K #36 ALEDmYs DIAZ: streak: 2G (4-7) HR series: 4-11, .363 Homestand: .348 (8-23) 2 HR Star Break, July 15-17. [ His 89 first-half hits are 4th-most all-time among Cards rookies (W. moon, 1954, 114; A. Pujols, 2001, 101; R. Jablonski, CARDINALs vs. PITTsBURGH: 1953, 92)...13 H’s vs. PIT are his T1st-most vs. any 2016 opp. (mIL) & 2nd by any opp vs. PIT (Rizzo, 16)...9 of his last 14 hits season: 19 games; next meeting 9/5-7 at PIT have gone for extra-bases (6 2B’s, 3 HR, 5 1B)...T6th in NL in 2B’s (22) & 6th in BA (.319); both pace NL rookies & shortstops; 2016: 4-8 (1-5 at STL, 3-3 at PIT) T7th in NL in R’s (54)...2nd NL in road BA (.371)...T1st NL with 18 infield hits...14 def. gems lead team...is 3-for-3 as PH w/HR. 2015: 10-9 (6-3 at STL, 4-6 at PIT) K #35 GREG GARCIA: streak: 1G (1-4) series: 1-6, .167 Homestand: .188 (3-16) All-Time: 1,101-1,151 (52-34 at Busch III) [ Has .538 BA (7-13) with runners in scoring-position, including .625 BA (5-8) RIsP w/2 outs...recalled 5/26 from AAA & went Last Time sTL sweep: 6/10-12/16 at pit 6-12, HR in WsH series...batted .600 (6-10) w/sTL in 10 G’s before option after 4/17 game...is 14-39 (.359) 2 HR as career PH. Last Time PIT sweep: 4/3-6/16 at PIT K #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: streak: 2G (3-5) series: 3-5, .600 Homestand: .600, (3-5) [ Had PH single in first AB after recall from memphis (AAA) Tue...optioned to AAA on 6/18; had 5 HR’s & 15 RBI in 15 games RECoRD BREAKDoWN ...is 3-10 as PH...recorded 2B & 3B on 5/28 at WsH, his 1st multi-XBH game since 8/5/15...scored in team-high 6 str. (4/10-16). By Day By Month K #3 JEDD GYoRKo: streak: 2G (3-7) series: 3-8, .375 Homestand: .385 (5-13) Monday 5-4 Spring 11-13-3 [ Has 4 H’s in last 6 pinch hit-AB’s...had GWRBI w/7th inn. HR (#7) 6/25 at sEA...has .368 BA (7-19) in 9th inn. or later... Tuesday 8-7 April 12-12 played 1B, 2B, 3B & ss in his 34 starts...hit 56 HR since 2013, 4th among mLB middle inf...20 of his 35 hits on road. Wednesday 7-7 May 16-13 K #7 mATT HoLLIDAY: streak: 1G (1-3) series: 3-18, .167 Homestand: .120 (3-25) Thursday 5-3 June 12-13 [ 2B Fri night (124) passed Pujols for 2nd all-time at Busch III...RBI in team-high 6-str. games (6/21-6/28)...hit HR #15 6/27... Friday 5-8 July 3-3 hit 150th career sTL HR (#14) 6/25 at sEA in 3-hit game...279 career NL HRs...is 10 HR shy of 300 career...has .316 road BA, 10 Saturday 8-5 August 0-0 HR & 31 RBI...eight 3-hit games T10th in NL...hit 12 of his 15 HR’s since 5/10...T4th in NL in GWRBI (9) and T8th in GARBI (14); Sunday 8-6 Sept./Oct. 0-0 59 career GWRBI at Busch III, behind Pujols (60) for 1st...31 of 69 hits in 2016 are XBH...has 6 starts at 1B. By Seriies K #19 mICHAEL mcKENRY: streak: N/A series: N/A Homestand: N/A 2G 3G 4G 5G [ Won --- 12 1 --- Had contract purchased today from memphis (AAA) when Carpenter was placed on D.L....batted .341 (28-82) with 5 HR’s, 4 Lost 1 9 1 --- 3B’s, 5 2B’s and 20 RBI in 24 games w/ mEm...hit safely in last 9 G’s, including walk-off HR last night...signed as a free agent Split 1 --- 2 --- by st. Louis and assigned to mEm 5/27...attended 2016 spring Training with Texas; appeared in 13 games for Round Rock Sweeps --- 5 --- --- (AAA) and hit .220 (9-41) with 11 RBI...has appeared 308 mLB games with Pittsburgh (2010-13) and Colorado (2014-15). Opp. Sweeps 2 3 --- --- K #4 YADIER moLINA: streak: 2G (2-8) series: 5-20, .250 Homestand: .231 (6-26) [ Collected 1,500th career hit 7/2 vs. mIL...T9th in NL w/.333 BA in 7+ inn; .417 BA (10-24) in 9th inn...8th in NL with .409 BA mIKE mATHENY: Mike Matheny is in his 5th sea - (9-22) RIsP w/2 outs...4th NL catchers in hits (72); 6th in 2B’s (14)...4th NL w/8.6 PA/K...leads mLB catchers w/645.1 inn... son as the Cardinals manager, having taken his holds record 129 career 2B’s at Busch III...1st in sTL all-time games (1,514), starts (1,452) & inn.