GAME NOTES DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS St. Louis Cardinals (7‐4‐1) vs. Minnesota Twins (6‐6‐1) Spring Training Game #13 ◆ Roger Dean Stadium ◆ March 14, 2016 Mike Leake (0‐0, 0.00) vs. Tommy Milone (0‐0, 3.60) ❑ GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY: The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing for their 125th season of play in TODAY’S GAME: The St. Louis Cardinals host the National League and are in the midst of their 19th spring training in Jupiter...the 2015 National the Minnesota Twins today and enter the League Central Division Champions are 7‐4‐1 this spring, including a 4‐1 mark at home. game having gone undefeated (3‐0‐1) in their past four games, including a pair of wins in ❑ CARDS & NATIONALS PLAY TO A TIE: After falling behind early, 3‐0, to the Nationals in the opening Saturday’s split squad action...today’s game is inning yesterday, the Cardinals stormed back and posted a 4‐4 tie in their first Spring visit to Space being carried by KMOX radio, Fox Sports Mid‐ Coast Stadium...the Cardinals plated 3 runs in their 8th and held a short‐lived 4‐3 lead after Paul De‐ west and the MLB Network...Cardinals pitch‐ jong singled home Jeremy Hazelbaker...Hazelbaker paced the Cardinals with two hits and two stolen ers and catchers reported on Feb. 17 with the bases...Marco Gonzales twirled 3.0 scoreless innings in relief, fanning six...the Cardinals swiped four first full‐squad workout on Feb. 23. bases to up their spring total to 23 in 12 games. ❑ CARDINALS & TWINS: The Cardinals and Twins meet COMING UP: The Cardinals have an open today for the second of their two matchups this CARDINALS 2016 SPRING RECAP date tomorrow befoe heading north for road spring...the Cardinals dropped the Twins, 5‐3, last Tue. Record Attendance games on Wed. (March 16) at Disney against (March 8) at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers...the vs. NL...............5‐3‐1 Home (5).......33,124 the Atlanta Braves and Thu. (March 17 at Cards lost one of the two games last spring and the two vs. AL ...............2‐1‐0 Home Avg ......6,625 Lakeland) against the Detroit Tigers. clubs also tied a game...St. Louis and Minnesota split a at Home...........4‐1‐0 Road (7) ........46,176 four‐game series during the regular season in 2015 with on Road .......... 3‐3‐1 Road Avg ....... 6,597 ON THE AIR: The Cardinals will broadcast 18 each club sweeping two games at their home ballpark. at RDS*............5‐2‐0 Total..............79,300 Spring Training games on their radio flagship ❑ TODAY’S HURLERS: RHP Mike Leake will make his *Includes road games Home High......7,111 station KMOX 1120 AM with Mike Shannon, second start of the Spring today...Leake threw 2.0 score‐ at Roger Dean 3/11 vs. Atlanta John Rooney and Ricky Horton on the call... less innings, allowing two hits with two strikeouts, Stadium. the 50,000‐watt station can sometimes be against the Miami Marlins on March 9, in his first heard as far south as Jupiter on a clear day. start...LHP Austin Gomber, RHP Deck McGuire, RHP Seung Hwan Oh, RHP Seth Maness, RHP Sam Tu‐ ivailala, LHP Dean Kiekhefer and RHP Jeremy Hefner are listed in the bullpen today. ON THE INTERNET: The nine games not ❑ WEDNESDAY’S PITCHERS: LHP Jaime Garcia is set to make his team‐high third start of the Spring broadcast on KMOX and the exhibition on Wed. (March 16) at Disney against the Braves...LHP Tim Cooney, RHP Trever Rosenthal, LHP Kevin against Florida Atlantic, can be heard on car‐ Siegrist, RHP Jonathan Broxton, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Juan Gonzalez and RHP Matt Bowman dinals.com with the Stream Team of Tom Ack‐ are also listed for Wednesday. erman, Mike Claiborne, Chris Hrabe and Kyle ❑ ROSTER REDUCED BY NINE: The Cardinals trimmed nine players from the Spring roster following McClellan calling the action. yesterday’s game, optioning LHP Jayson Aquino to Memphis (AAA) and re‐assigning pitchers Corey Littrell, Trey Nielson, Daniel Poncedeleon, J.C. Sulbaran, Luke Weaver and catchers Steve Bean, Luis ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Midwest will tele‐ Cruz and Alberto Rosario to minor league camp...the Cardinals have 50 players remaining in camp, vise 15 Spring Training games in 2016...Jim including 12 non‐roster invitees. Edmonds, Ricky Horton, Al Hrabosky, Dan ❑ PERALTA UNDERGOES SURGERY: Shortstop Jhonny Peralta underwent surgery this week to repair McLaughlin and Tim McCarver will call the his injured left thumb...Peralta suffered the injury fielding a ball during the Mar. 5 game vs. Miami. action...the Cardinals will be televised nation‐ ally on ESPN twice, a simulcast with Fox Mid‐ ❑ WONG‐DERFUL NEWS: The Cardinals announced a five‐year agreement (2016‐2020) with second west vs. BOS 3/21 and at NYM 3/25 and can baseman Kolten Wong on March 2, that includes a club option for 2021...Wong, 25, was the Cardinals be seen on MLB Network exclusively on four No. 1 draft selection in 2011 out of the University of Hawaii and made his Major League debut just separate occassions, meaning 20 of the two years later in 2013. team’s 28 spring games can be viewed on ❑ SETTING UP CAMP: The Cardinals currently have 50 players on their spring roster, including 12 in‐ television. vitees...the youngest player in camp for the third consecutive season is 21‐year old catcher Carson Kelly...four Cardinals first round picks have been in camp including INF Kolten Wong (2011), RHP LAST SEASON: The Cardinals won a Major Michael Wacha (2012), LHP Marco Gonzales (2013) and RHP Luke Weaver (2014). League best 100 games en route to their third ❑ OH, YES!: The Cardinals acquired right‐handed pitcher Seung Hwan Oh on January 11...the South consecutive National League Central Division Korea native, nicknamed the “Final Boss” and “Stone Buddha”, is the Korean All‐Times saves leader title, marking the fifth straight year they with 277 and has 357 saves over 498 appearances in his professional career. reached the postseason...the Cardinals lost to ❑ NEW FACES: In addition to Oh, players acquired during the 2015‐16 off‐season include catchers the Wild Card winning Chicago Cubs 3‐1 in Eric Fryer and Brayan Pena, infielder Jedd Gyorko, outfielders Carlos Peguero and pitchers Matt Bow‐ the NLDS, giving the Cardinals their first man, Juan Gonzalez, Mike Leake, Deck McGuire, Seung Hwan Oh and J.C. Sulbaran. opening round exit since 2009 vs. the Los An‐ ❑ geles Dodgers. WINNING WAYS: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has led the Cardinals to 375 wins in his first four seasons and is the first manager in MLB history to lead his team to the postseason in each of his first four seasons...last season the Cardinals won 100 games for the 9th time in franchise history, bat‐ LAST SPRING: The 2015 Cardinals posted a tling injuries to key players throughout the season, and won the National League Central Division for 13‐11‐3 spring record (8‐6‐1 at home, 10‐7‐1 the third consecutive season. at RDS), finishing 4th in the Grapefruit League and 5th among National League teams...they drew 98,533 fans to RDS during 15 home CARDINALS SPRING SCHEDULE & RESULTS games, averaging 6,569 fans per game. Time/ Probable Starters/ Cardinals Recent Date/Opp. Result Winner‐Loser‐Save Record Att. Highlights Spring Training Records 3/2 vs. FAU# (exh.) W, 13‐6 Nielsen‐Ragsdale ‐‐ 3,555 Wilson GS, 5RBI; Wisdom HR, 4RBI Team Team 3/3 vs. MIA+ W, 4‐3 Hefner‐Narveson‐Kiekhefer 1‐0 5,528 Pham leadoff triple; Peguero 2H Year W‐L‐T Batting Avg. ERA 3/4 at HOU# L, 6‐3 W.Rodriguez‐J.Garcia‐Minaya 1‐1 4,130 Wong, Piscotty, Grichuk each 2H 3/5 at MIA+*^ W, 3‐2 Nielsen‐Lazo‐Socolovich 2‐1 5,827 A. Garcia 2RBI‐2B 2015* 13‐11‐3 .252 3.06 3/6 vs. WAS+* L, 5‐2 Treinen‐McGuire‐Lee 2‐2 6,900 Grichuk 2‐2Bs, 5‐2Bs total (of 7 hits) 2014* 11‐13‐1 .260 5.27 3/7 vs. NYM (ss)+* W, 9‐4 Walden‐Walters 3‐2 6,742 Piscotty 2H, 2RBI, Team: 6 steals 2013* 16‐14‐1 .280 4.20 3/8 at MIN# W, 5‐3 Weaver‐Darnell‐J. Gonzalez 4‐2 8,680 Diaz 4H, 2RBI; A.Garcia 2R‐HR 2012* 16‐9‐2 .276 3.05 3/9 vs. MIA+* L, 5‐3 Conley‐Gonzales‐J. Garcia 4‐3 6,159 Wisdom 2R‐HR; A.Garcia/Grichuk 2B 2011* 14‐16‐1 .261 3.79 3/10 at NYM# L, 7‐2 Gselllman‐Gomber 4‐4 6,793 J.Garcia 3.2 ShO IP; Adams HR & 2B 2010 15‐14‐0 .280 4.95 3/11 vs. ATL (ss)*# W, 4‐3 Aquino‐Jenkins‐Tuivailala 5‐4 7,111 Sierra 2H & GWRBI; Cards 6 SB’s 2009* 19‐12‐2 .290 4.35 3/12 vs. HOU* W, 4‐3 Poncedeleon‐Rodgers 6‐4 6,843 Pham 2‐3, HR; Diaz 1‐4, 2B, RBI at NYM W, 14‐9 Bowman‐Ynoa 7‐4 7,177 Grichuk 3H,HR, 4RBI; Moss 2H,HR,4RBI 2008 17‐10‐2 .286 4.01 3/13 at WAS+ T, 4‐4 None 7‐4‐1 7,410 Gonzales 3.0 ShO IP, 6 K; Cards 4 SB 2007 16‐10‐3 .255 2.29 3/14 vs. MIN+* 1:05 Mike Leake vs. Tommy Milone 2006* 15‐14‐1 .260 3.65 3/15 OPEN DATE 2005* 15‐11‐2 .279 3.73 3/16 at ATL# 1:05 Jaime Garcia vs.