St. Louis Cardinals (65-45) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (61-49) Game #111 N Busch Stadium N August 5, 2013 Adam Wainwright (13-6, 2.61) vs. Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.43) K TONIGHT’S GAME : The Cardinals open a 10- REDBIRD RUNDOWN: The 2012 N.L. Wild Card Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 122nd season of play game, 11-day homestand (LAD-4, CHI-3, PIT-3) in the National League...the Cardinals are 20 games over .500, residing 1.5 games back of the first place Pittsburgh tonight with the first of 4 games against the NL Pirates...the Cardinals are 5.0 games ahead of Cincinnati in the NL Wild Card race & 9.5 games in front of Arizona. West leading LA Dodgers...first pitch is set for K HOME STRETCH: St. Louis begins a stretch of 17 of 23 games played at Busch Stadium...following a 10-game 6:05 p.m. CDT in the nationally televised ESPN homestand that brings the Dodgers, Cubs and Pirates to town, the team embarks on a six-day trip to Chicago and game...the Cardinals are returning home from an Milwaukee before returning home for four against Atlanta and three vs. the Reds...the Cardinals have 32 home 11-game roadtrip (0-3 at ATL, 1-4 at PIT, 2-1 at games remaining vs. 20 on the road. CIN). K ALL ABOUT AUGUST: The Cardinals, off to a 3-1 start to the month of August, own the NL’s top mark (216-154, CARDINALS vs. DODGERS: .584) in August games dating back to 2000...the Dodgers (203-170, .544) are the NL’s 3rd-best in that time frame, Season: 7 games; final series meeting while Philadelphia (202-165, .550) stands 2nd...the Cardinals were 16-13 last August. 2013: 2-1 (0-0 at STL, 2-1 at LA) K SINCE WE LAST MET: The Cardinals took 2-of-3 at Dodger Stadium May 24-26, and had an NL best 32-17 mark 2012: 5-6 (3-1 at STL, 2-5 at LA) following their win over Clayton Kershaw & the Dodgers on Sunday, May 26...since that time, the Cardinals have All-Time: 1,008-1,009 (18-7 at Busch Std.) gone 33-28 (.541 - 4th in NL) while the Dodgers have an NL-best 41-21 (.661) mark. Last Time STL sweep: 7/15-18/10 at STL K CRAZY CLOSE: The Cardinals/Dodgers all-time series stands at 1,009-1,008 with the Dodgers holding a one win Last Time LAD sweep: 5/18-20/12 at LA edge entering this week’s series...the Cardinals are 18-7 vs. the Dodgers at Busch Std. III, winning six of their seven series meetings here since 2006...the Dodgers swept a 3-game set here in 2011, while St. Louis swept 4-game series RECORD BREAKDOWN in 2010 and 2006 while taking 3-of-4 in 4-game series meetings in both 2012 and 2009. By Day By Month K SCORE-O-MATIC: The Cardinals have plated 13 or more runs in three of their last four games, including a sea - Monday 6-5 Spring 16-15-1 son-high 15 runs yesterday at Cincinnati...the Cardinals 44 runs scored in their last four games are their most in a Tuesday 11-6 April 15-11 four-game stretch since also plating 44 runs April 13-16, 2011...its just the 4th time since 1962 that they have Wednesday 11-6 May 20-7 scored 44 or more runs in a four-game span...the Cardinals have out-scored the opposition 44-13 in this stretch. Thursday 7-4 June 14-14 K Friday 11-6 July 13-12 RED-HOT RISP: St. Louis is hitting an MLB-best .339 with runners in scoring position, including a .312 mark with Saturday 10-9 August 3-1 runners in scoring position & 2 outs...Cardinals pitchers are holding the opposition to a .256 mark with runners in Sunday 8-9 September 27 games scoring position (.245 with 2 outs)...the Cards have 5 of the top-10 hitters in the N.L. w/RISP: Allen Craig .472 (1st), By Seriies Matt Carpenter .405 (3rd), Yadier Molina .383 (5th), Carlos Beltran . .375 (8th) and Matt Holliday .351 (10th). 2G 3G 4G 5G BIRD BANTER... CINCINNATI SERIES: .308 (36-117) 6 HR ROADTRIP: .238 (84-353) 7 HR Won 2 16 3 --- Lost --- 7 --- 1 K #53 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 1G (2-5, .400, HR) Series: 2-7, .286, HR Roadtrip: 3-20, .150, HR Split 4 --- 3 --- [ HRed & had his 1st multi-RBI G since 7/6 yest...hit in 25/37 GS...2 HR (1st mult-HR)/4 RBI 6/29 at OAK...leads STL w/9 PH Sweeps 2 3 1 --- K #3 CARLOS BELTRAN: Streak: 4G (8-16, .500) Series: 4-7, .571 Roadtrip: 11-36, .306 Opp. Sweeps --- 2 --- --- [ Was 3-3 Fri. at CIN w/2 2Bs, team-high 4 runs scored...has 2Bed in his last 5 gms...6th in NL SLG (.514) & 7th BA w/RISP By DIIVIISIION Home Road Total .375... his 353 career HR’s are 5th all-time among switch-hitters...has 99 career RBI at Busch Std. III. NL Central 12-7 13-10 25-17 K #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 1G (2-5, .400) Series: 2-13, .154 Roadtrip: 4-40, .100 NL East 9-1 8-8 17-9 [ Snapped 0-23 skid yest...leads NL w/41 multi-hit G; 1st in MLB w/81 R & 1st NL w/33 2Bs...had 18G hit streak (5/21-6/9)... NL West 8-5 7-5 15-10 .304 BA, 12th NL; 128 H, 4th; .379 OBP, 9th; 46 BB T10th...hit leadoff in 84 G, reached in 73...played 105/110 G AL Central 1-1 2-0 3-1 K #56 ADRON CHAMBERS: Streak: 0-3 Series: 1-4, .250 Roadtrip: 1-5, .200 AL West 2-3 3-5 5-8 TOTALS 32-17 33-28 65-45 [ Recalled from MEM on 8/1...2Bed Fri. off bench...59G w/STL in ‘11&’12 (.242 BA)...13 2B,4 3B,8 HR,32 RBI in 98G at AAA. K #21 ALLEN CRAIG: Streak: 1G (2-5, .400) Series: 5-12, .417, HR Roadtrip: 8-40, .200, HR MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny last season be - [ 3-3 Fri, w/BB & 2-R HR...4th in NL batting .321; 2nd in RBI (85)...has RBI in 54 of 106 G...ranks 2nd in hits (132)... .472 BA came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his - w/RISP 1st in MLB, 73 RBI are 2nd...40 multi-hit G-2nd NL; 22 Go-Ahead RBI, T3rd and has 9 GWRBI (T9th) tory... in his first year at the helm in 2012, Mike K #48 TONY CRUZ: Streak: 1G (1-3, .333, HR) Series: 1-8, .125, HR Roadtrip: 6-24, .250, HR guided the Cardinals to the N.L. Championship round of the playoffs, having captured the 2nd [ Hit 2nd career HR yest...15 GS, app. in 32...batting .400w/RISP (8-20)...STL 10-3 when he gets a hit...had 3-hit G 8/1 at PIT. Wild Card berth on the next-to-last day of the reg - K #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 3G (6-13, .461, 2 HR) Series: 6-13, .461 2 HR Roadtrip: 8-31, .258, 2HR ular season...he became the first rookie manager [ Has 14 multi-hit games w/7 3-hit Gs...1st career 2-HR gm Fri. at CIN...batted .368 in May; .333 in June... .356 BA w/RISP to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since K Eddie Dyer in 1946...he won his 100th career #23 DAVID FREESE: Streak: 5G (8-19, .421, HR) Series: 5-11, .455, HR Roadtrip: 9-35, .257, HR game on Apr. 23, 2013, at Washington in his [ HRed & had 3 H yest...career best 20G hit strk (5/17-6/11)...hit in 14 of last 18 gms...reached base in 71 of 91 gms via H/BB 182nd game...Matheny had a 13-year Major K #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 2G (3-7, .429) Series: 3-9, .333 Roadtrip: 14-39, .359 League career playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, [ Returned from DL on 7/27 (R hamstring), hits in 8 of 10 starts, reaching in all 10...3-hit gm 7/31 at PIT his 1st since 6/11... winning four Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), 2nd on team w/13 HR...T3rd in NL runs (73)...reached by H/BB in 77 of 91 G...has 10 GWRBI (T6th); 15 go-ahead RBI and retiring from the game in 2006 due to concus - K sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record #19 JON JAY: Streak: 1G (3-5, .600) Series: 5-13, .385 Roadtrip: 13-36, .361 for consecutive errorless games (252) and for con - [ Leads team w/108 G, 7 IBB, 9 HBP...46 RBI 3rd as NL CFer...has multi-H in 4 of last 5 G...set STL OF record w/245 errorless G secutive errorless chances (1,565). K #32 ROB JOHNSON: Streak: 1G (1-1, 1.000) Series: 2-8, .250 Roadtrip: 2-8, .250 [ Purchased fr. MEM (7/9); 7HR, 32RBI (59 G)...PH 3B (7/12 at CHI) in 1st STL AB...2-4; 2B, 3B as PH....made 1st STL start Sat. Cardinals Disabled List K Date Games #38 PETE KOZMA: Streak: 0-5 Series: 0-2, .000 Roadtrip: 5-26, .192 Player & Injury DL Missed [ Leads MLB rookies in G (101), 3rd w/78 H, 4th w/32 RBI...68H from #8 spot leads MLB, 26RBI-2nd...13 inf.