St. Louis Cardinals (65-46) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (62-49) Game #112 N Busch Stadium N August 6, 2013 Joe Kelly (1-3, 3.10) vs. Clayton Kreshaw (10-6, 1.87) K TONIGHT’S GAME : The Cardinals continue 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 19 games over .500, residing 2.0 games back of the first place Pittsburgh tonight with the second of four games against Pirates...the Cardinals are 4.5 games ahead of Cincinnati in the NL Wild Card race & 9.0 games in front of Arizona. the NL West leading LA Dodgers...first pitch is set K HOME STRETCH: St. Louis last night began a stretch of 17 of 23 games played at Busch Stadium...following a 10- for 7:15 p.m. CDT...the Cardinals just completed game homestand that brings the Dodgers, Cubs and Pirates to town, the team embarks on a six-day trip to Chicago an 11-game roadtrip (0-3 at ATL, 1-4 at PIT, 2-1 and Milwaukee before returning home for four against Atlanta and three vs. the Reds...the Cardinals have 31 home at CIN) on Sunday. games remaining vs. 20 on the road. K CARDINALS vs. DODGERS: ALL ABOUT AUGUST: The Cardinals, off to a 3-2 start to the month of August, own the NL’s top mark (216-155, Season: 7 games; final series meeting .5762) in August games dating back to 2000...the Dodgers (204-170, .545) are the NL’s 3rd-best in that time frame, 2013: 2-2 (0-1 at STL, 2-1 at LA) while Philadelphia (202-165, .550) stands 2nd...the Cardinals were 16-13 last August. 2012: 5-6 (3-1 at STL, 2-5 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 All-Time: 1,008-1,010 (18-8 at Busch Std.) following their win over Clayton Kershaw & the Dodgers on Sunday, May 26...since that time, the Cardinals have Last Time STL sweep: 7/15-18/10 at STL gone 33-29 (.532 - 4th in NL) while the Dodgers have an NL-best 42-21 (.667) mark. Last Time LAD sweep: 5/18-20/12 at LA K CRAZY CLOSE: The Cardinals/Dodgers all-time series stands at 1,010-1,008 with the Dodgers holding a two win edge entering tonight’s game...the Cardinals are 18-8 vs. the Dodgers at Busch Std. III, winning six of their seven RECORD BREAKDOWN series meetings here since 2006...the Dodgers swept a 3-game set here in 2011, while St. Louis swept 4-game series By Day By Month in 2010 and 2006 while taking 3-of-4 in 4-game series meetings in both 2012 and 2009. Monday 6-5 Spring 16-15-1 K STREAK TALK: With the Dodgers road winning streak at 15 games, let’s take a look at the Cardinals longest home Tuesday 11-6 April 15-11 & road win streaks...the Cards longest road win streak was 12 games in 1941 (they had a 7-game road win streak Wednesday 11-6 May 20-7 earlier this season)...their longest home win streak is 18 games, set in 1935...they had a pair of 10-game home win Thursday 7-4 June 14-14 streaks in 2004. Friday 11-6 July 13-12 Saturday 10-9 August 3-2 K STRONG CUP OF JOE: Joe Kelly, the Cardinals starter tonight, has worked 5 or more innings in all but one (6/16/12 Sunday 8-9 September 27 games vs. KC - 4.1 IP) of his 21 career starts and he’s worked 6 or more innings in 13 games, posting 12 quality starts...Kelly By Seriies currently has a career-best 14.2 scoreless innings streak, working scoreless outings in each of his past two starts 2G 3G 4G 5G (8/1 at PIT & 7/27 at ATL)...he threw a career-high 102 pitches in his last start. Won 2 16 3 --- BIRD BANTER... LOS ANGELES SERIES: .250 (8-32) 0 HR HOMESTAND: .250 (8-32) 0 HR Lost --- 7 --- 1 Split 4 --- 3 --- K #53 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 0-3 Series: 0-1, .000 Homestand: 0-1, .000 Sweeps 2 3 1 --- [ HRed & had his 1st multi-RBI G since 7/6 on Sun...hit in 25/37 GS... hit 2 HR & had 4 RBI 6/29 at OAK...leads STL w/9 PH Opp. Sweeps --- 2 --- --- K #3 CARLOS BELTRAN: Streak: 5G (9-19, .474) Series: 1-3, .333 Homestand: 1-3, .333 By DIIVIISIION Home Road Total [ Was 3-3 last Fri. at CIN w/2 2Bs, team-high 4 runs scored...has 2Bed in his last 5 gms...6th in NL SLG (.516) & 8th BA w/RISP NL Central 12-7 13-10 25-17 .370...his 353 career HR’s are 5th all-time among switch-hitters...collected 100th career RBI at Busch Std. III last night. NL East 9-1 8-8 17-9 K #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 2G (4-10, .400) Series: 2-5, .400 Homestand: 2-5, .400 NL West 8-6 7-5 15-11 [ Snapped 0-23 skid on Sun...leads NL w/42 multi-hit G; 1st in MLB w/82 R & 1st NL w/34 2Bs...had 18G hit streak (5/21- AL Central 1-1 2-0 3-1 6/9)... .305 BA, 12th NL; 130 H, 4th; .379 OBP, 8th; 46 BB T10th...hit leadoff in 85 G, reached in 74...played 106/111 G AL West 2-3 3-5 5-8 K #56 ADRON CHAMBERS: Streak: 0-3 Series: PH-BB Homestand: PH-BB TOTALS 32-18 33-28 65-46 [ Recalled 8/1 from MEM (.252 BA, 15 SB)...PH-BB & scored last night...2Bed Fri. off bench...59G w/STL in ‘11&’12 (.242 BA). MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny last season be - K #21 ALLEN CRAIG: Streak: 2G (3-8, .375) Series: 1-3, .333 Homestand: 1-3, .333 came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his - [ 3-3 Fri. at CIN w/BB & 2-R HR...4th in NL batting .321; 2nd in RBI (86)...has RBI in 55 of 107 G...ranks 2nd in hits (133)... tory... in his first year at the helm in 2012, Mike .472 BA w/RISP 1st in MLB, 74 RBI are 2nd...40 multi-hit G-2nd NL; 22 Go-Ahead RBI, T3rd and has 9 GWRBI (T9th) guided the Cardinals to the N.L. Championship K #48 TONY CRUZ: Streak: 2G (2-7, .286, HR) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: 1-4, .250 round of the playoffs, having captured the 2nd Wild Card berth on the next-to-last day of the reg - [ Hit 2nd career HR on Sun...16 GS in 34 G...batting .400 w/RISP (8-20)...STL 10-4 when he gets a hit...had 3-hit G 8/1 at PIT. ular season...he became the first rookie manager K #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 0-4 Series: 0-4, .000 Homestand: 0-4, .000 to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since [ 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... .348 BA w/RISP Eddie Dyer in 1946...he won his 100th career K game on Apr. 23, 2013, at Washington in his #23 DAVID FREESE: Streak: 6G (9-22, .409, HR) Series: 1-3, .333 Homestand: 1-3, .333 182nd game...Matheny had a 13-year Major [ HRed & had 3 H on Sun...career best 20G hit strk (5/17-6/11)...hit in 15 of last 19 G...reached base in 72 of 92 gms via H/BB League career playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, K #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 3G (4-11, .364) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: 1-4, .250 winning four Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), [ Returned from DL on 7/27 (R hamstring) & has hits in 9 of last 11 starts, reaching in all 11...3 H gm 7/31 at PIT his 1st since and retiring from the game in 2006 due to concus - 6/11... 2nd on team w/13 HR...T3rd in NL runs (73)...reached by H/BB in 78 of 92 G...has 10 GWRBI (T6th); 15 go-ahead RBI sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record K for consecutive errorless games (252) and for con - #19 JON JAY: Streak: 2G (4-9, .444) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: 1-4, .250 secutive errorless chances (1,565). [ Leads team w/109 G, 7 IBB, 9 HBP...46 RBI 3rd as NL CFer...has multi-H in 4 of last 6 G...set STL OF record w/245 errorless G K #32 ROB JOHNSON: Streak: 1G (1-1, 1.000) Series: DNP Homestand: DNP Cardinals Disabled List [ 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. Date Games K Player & Injury DL Missed #38 PETE KOZMA: Streak: 0-5 Series: No PA’s Homestand: No PA’s C. Carpenter, right shoulder 2/22 111 [ Leads MLB rookies in G (102), 3rd w/78 H, 4th w/32 RBI...68H from #8 spot leads MLB, 26 RBI-2nd...13 inf.