St. Louis Cardinals (66‐48) vs. Chicago Cubs (50‐64) Game #115 ◆ Busch Stadium ◆ August 9, 2013 Lance Lynn (13‐5, 3.78) vs. Chris Rusin (1‐1, 3.98) ❑ 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 (1‐3 vs. LAD, CHI‐3, in the National League...the Cardinals are 18 games over .500, residing 4.0 games back of the first place Pittsburgh PIT‐3) tonight with the first of three games Pirates...the Cardinals are 3.0 games ahead of Cincinnati in the NL Wild Card race & 7.5 games in front of Arizona. against their Windy City rivals, the Chicago Cubs. ❑ MARTINEZ MAKES FIRST MLB START: Carlos Martinez made his first Major League start last night after 10 pre‐ Game time is 7:15 p.m. vious relief appearances. The 21‐year old right‐hander threw 4.2 innings battling muscle cramping allowing four runs, three on a three‐run home run to his final batter, A.J. Ellis. ❑ CARDINALS vs. CHICAGO: ROOKIE WATCH: Carlos Martinez became the fifth Cardinals rookie to start a game this season joining Shelby Season: 19 games; next meeting 8/16‐18 at CHI Miller (22), Tyler Lyons (7), Michael Wacha (3) and John Gast (3). The Cardinals have had rookie pitchers start 32 2013: 6‐4 (3‐1 at STL, 3‐3 at CHI) percent of their games in 2013 (36 of 114). Only the Milwaukee Brewers have had more rookies start games this 2012: 10‐7 (6‐2 at STL, 4‐5 at CHI) season (6). The Brewers lead the Majors with 47 starts by rookie pitchers, followed by Texas (43), L.A. Dodgers All‐Time: 1,120‐1,177 (36‐27 at Busch Stadium) (37), St. Louis and Miami (36). Last Time STL sweep: 7/20‐22/12 at STL ❑ LEADING OFF WITH A BANG: The Cardinals lead the Major Leagues with 52 wins when scoring first. St. Louis Last Time CHI sweep: 9/13‐15/10 at STL holds a .693 winning percentage in those games. The Detroit Tigers rank second with 49 wins when scoring first. ❑ RECORD BREAKDOWN HOME STRETCH: St. Louis is in the midst of a stretch during which they will play 17 of 23 games at Busch Sta‐ dium...following a 10‐game homestand that brings the Dodgers, Cubs and Pirates to town, the team embarks on a By Day By Month six‐day trip to Chicago and Milwaukee before returning home for four against Atlanta and three vs. the Reds...the Monday 6‐6 Spring 16‐15‐1 Cardinals have 28 home games remaining vs. 20 on the road. Tuesday 12‐6 April 15‐11 ❑ Wednesday 11‐6 May 20‐7 SAY HEY JAY: Jon Jay has 12 hits in seven August games, ranking third in the National League behind Justin Upton Thursday 7‐4 June 14‐14 (14) and Carl Crawford (13). Jay’s top hit month was July with 23. Jay has hit safely in 9‐of‐last‐11 games with Friday 11‐7 July 13‐12 multi‐hit games in three of last six. Since the All‐Star Break, Jay has been on base 29 times, second on the Cardinals Saturday 10‐9 August 4‐3 behind David Freese (31). Sunday 9‐9 September 27 games ❑ GROUND BALL GUY: Seth Maness delivered his 12th GIDP Tuesday night, as he upped his stranded runners total By Seriies to 28 out of 32...Maness’ 12 GIDP induced lead the National League and are the most by a Cards reliever since 2G 3G 4G 5G Julian Tavarez rolled 14 twin‐killings in 2005...Bruce Sutter had 18 “pitcher’s best friends” in 1984, the most by a Won 2 16 3 ‐‐‐ Redbirds reliever. Lost ‐‐‐ 7 1 1 Split 4 ‐‐‐ 3 ‐‐‐ BIRD BANTER... LOS ANGELES SERIES: .250 (33-132) 2 HR HOMESTAND: .250 (33-132) 2 HR Sweeps 2 3 1 ‐‐‐ ❑ #53 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 2G (2‐5, .400, HR) Series: 2‐6, .333, HR Homestand: 2‐6, .333, HR Opp. Sweeps ‐‐‐ 2 ‐‐‐ ‐‐‐ By DIIVIISIION [ Has 2 HR’s in his last 4G...hit 2 HR/4 RBI 6/29 at OAK...leads NL w/.357 pinch BA & .714 SLG (has 3 HR, 8 RBI in pinch) Home Road Total ❑ #3 CARLOS BELTRAN: Streak: 0‐5 Series: 5‐15, .333, HR Homestand: 5‐15, .333, HR NL Central 12‐7 13‐10 25‐17 [ Ranks 13th in NL batting (.303)...hit team‐high 20th HR (T8th NL) on Tue...had XBH in 6G 8/1‐/6...6th in NL SLG (.518) & 7th NL East 9‐1 8‐8 17‐9 NL West 9‐8 7‐5 16‐13 BA w/RISP .373...354 career HR’s are 5th all‐time among switch‐hitters...collected 100th career RBI at Busch Std. III (8/5) AL Central 1‐1 2‐0 3‐1 ❑ #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 2G (4‐8, .500) Series: 6‐18, .333 Homestand: 6‐18, .333 AL West 2‐3 3‐5 5‐8 [ Leads NL w/44 multi‐hit G, and 4 in last 5 G...1st in MLB w/83 R & 1st NL w/34 2Bs... .402 w/RISP (4th, MLB)...18G hit strk. TOTALS 33‐20 33‐28 66‐48 (5/21‐6/9)... .306 BA, 12th NL; 134 H, T3rd; .378 OBP, 8th; 47 BB T10th...hit leadoff in 88 G, reached in 77...played 109/114 G ❑ MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny last season be‐ #56 ADRON CHAMBERS: Streak: 0‐4 Series: 0‐1 Homestand: 0‐1 came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his‐ [ Recalled 8/1 from MEM (.252 BA, 15 SB)...had PH‐BB & scored on Mon...2Bed Fri. off bench...59 G w/STL in ‘11&’12 (.242 BA). tory... in his first year at the helm in 2012, Mike ❑ #21 ALLEN CRAIG: Streak: 0‐7 Series: 2‐11, .182 Homestand: 2‐11, .182 guided the Cardinals to the N.L. Championship [ round of the playoffs, having captured the 2nd Ranks 5th in NL batting .318; 2nd in RBI (86)...has RBI in 55 of 110 G...ranks T3rd in hits (134)... .468 BA w/RISP 1st in MLB, Wild Card berth on the next‐to‐last day of the reg‐ 74 RBI are 2nd...40 multi‐hit G‐T2nd NL; 22 Go‐Ahead RBI, T4th; 9 GWRBI (T11th) ular season...he became the first rookie manager ❑ #48 TONY CRUZ: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 2‐12, .167 Homestand: 2‐12, .167 to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since [ Eddie Dyer in 1946...he won his 100th career Hit 2nd career HR on Sun...19 GS in 37 G...batting .409 w/RISP (9‐22)...STL 6‐2 when he gets an RBI...had 3‐hit G 8/1 at PIT. game on Apr. 23, 2013, at Washington in his ❑ #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 1G (1‐4, .250) Series: 1‐9, .111 Homestand: 1‐9, .111 182nd game...Matheny had a 13‐year Major [ 7 of his 14 multi‐hit games are 3‐hit Gs...1st career 2‐HR gm (8/2 at CIN)...batted .368 in May; .333 in Jun; .362 BA w/RISP League career playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, ❑ winning four Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03‐’05), #23 DAVID FREESE: Streak: 1G (3‐4, .750) Series: 4‐12, .333 Homestand: 4‐12, .333 and retiring from the game in 2006 due to concus‐ [ 3H on Sun & last night...career best 20G hit strk (5/17‐6/11)...hit in 16 of last 22 G...reached base in 74 of 95 gms via H/BB sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record ❑ #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 6G (8‐21, .381) Series: 5‐14, .357 Homestand: 5‐14, .357 for consecutive errorless games (252) and for con‐ [ secutive errorless chances (1,565). Has hits in 12 of last 14 starts (.358, 19‐53), reaching safely in all 14 since coming off DL on 7/27... 2nd on team w/13 HR ...5th in NL runs (74); 16 multi‐run games, STL 14‐2...reached by H/BB in 81 of 95 G...has 10 GWRBI (T6th); 15 go‐ahead RBI Cardinals Disabled List ❑ #19 JON JAY: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 5‐16, .313 Homestand: 5‐16, .313 Date Games [ His 12 H in Aug. T3rd in NL...leads team w/112 G, 7 IBB, 9 HBP...46 RBI 3rd as NL CFer...set STL OF record w/245 errorless G Player & Injury DL Missed ❑ C. Carpenter, right shoulder 2/22 114 #32 ROB JOHNSON: Streak: 0‐3 Series: 0‐3 Homestand: 0‐3 R. Furcal, right elbow ligament 3/22 114 [ Has 2 starts (last night & 8/3)...recalled on 7/9; tripled in 1st AB on 7/12...2‐4 as PH; 2B, 3B...pitched 0.1 IP, 1 K (8/7 vs LA) J. Motte, right elbow ligament 3/22 114 ❑ #38 PETE KOZMA: Streak: 0‐6 Series: 1‐8, .125 Homestand: 1‐8, .125 J. Garcia, left shoulder strain 5/18 73 [ Leads MLB rookies in G (106), 4th w/79 H, T5th w/32 RBI...69 H from #8 spot leads MLB...his 17 2B’s from #8 spot are most J. Gast, left shoulder strain 5/26 65 for Cards since Mike Matheny had 19 in 2000...13 inf. hits leads STL (4th NL) Y. Molina, right knee sprain 7/31 9 S. Robinson, rt. shoulder strain 7/31 9 UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., Aug.