St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) vs. New York Yankees (27-24) Game #53 N Busch Stadium N May 28, 2014 Shelby Miller (6-3, 3.18) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (3-3, 4.55) K BIRD WATCHING: The 2013 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in their 123rd season of play TONIGHT’S GAME : The Cardinals continue a in the National League...the Cardinals shutout the New York Yankees 6-0 as Lance Lynn threw his first complete nine-game homestand which includes five Inter - game in professional baseball, a five-hitter over 126 pitches. Matt Holliday and Allen Craig each homered, while Matt Adams was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI BREAKING IT DOWN: The 2nd place Cardinals stay league matchups when they host the New York at 1.5 games behind 1st place Milwaukee and 7.0 games in front of 3rd place Pittsburgh in the N.L. Central. Yankees for the last of a three-game series at K WAIN-”0’S” LEAD TO N.L. CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS: Adam Wainwright was named National Busch Stadium tonight with a 7:15 p.m. first League Co-Pitcher of the Week, sharing the award with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Josh Beckett. Wainwright pitch. This has been the Yankees first trip to made two starts last week going 2-0 with 17 scoreless innings. He threw a one-hit shutout over Arizona and eight scoreless innings, while tying his career high with 12 strikeouts, at Cincinnati on Sunday night. Wainwright Busch Stadium III and most recent trip to St. struck out 21 batters over 17 innings while allowing only six hits total. The Georgia native is currently riding a Louis since 2005...The Cardinals will continue the 20.0 consecutive scoreless inning streak and had a 25.0 scoreless inning streak earlier this season. homestand tomorrow night at 7:15 p.m., with K CARPENTER BUILDING A SEASON: Matt Carpenter is currently tied (Lucroy, MIL, 9) for the National League the first of four games welcoming the San Fran - lead in active hitting streak at nine games (14-41, .341). Carpenter posted a career-high 18-game hitting streak cisco Giants and culminating with a two-game (5/21-6/9/2013) last season. This season, Carpenter is climbing the ladder ranking 5th in the NL in runs (35) set against their Show-Me State rivals, the and T5th in the NL with 29 walks, both marks lead all NL lead-off batters. K A HOME “RUN”: Matt Holliday has reached base safely in each of the first 23 games at Busch Stadium this Kansas City Royals, on June 2-3. season. The mark currently ranks 15th in franchise history to begin a season. The last time a Cardinals player reached safely through 23 games was Albert Pujols with 31 to being the 2009 season. The franchise mark is CARDINALS vs. NEW YORK YANKEES: by Solly Hemus with 33 in 1953. Season: 3 games (May 26-28) K LEGENDS CLASH: The Cardinals and Yankees, two of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball, 2014: 1-1 (1-1 at STL) are facing each other for only the third regular season series in their histories. The Yankees lead the junior cir - 2005: 2-1 (2-1 at STL) cuit with 27 World Championships and 40 American League Pennants, while the Cardinals lead the senior All-Time: 3-5 (3-2 in St. Louis) circuit with 11 World Championships and 19 National League Pennants ...REGULARS ONLY: The Yankees lead Last Time STL sweep: Never the regular season series 5-3, sweeping the Cardinals at Yankee Stadium in 2003, while the Cardinals took 2- of-3 at Busch Stadium II in 2005 ...IN THE BIG DANCE: In comparison, the Cardinals and Yankees have played Last Time NYY sweep: 6/13-15/2003 at NYY 28 games in the World Series with the Bronx Bombers leading that series 15-13...however, the Cardinals won RECORD BREAKDOWN the World Series against the Yankees in 1926, 1942 and 1964, while the Yankees won in 1928 and 1943. K LEAGUE INTER-vENTION: The Cardinals opened Interleague play on Monday and are 1-1 out of 20 Inter - By Day By Month league games on their schedule (NYY-3, KC-4, TOR-3, TAM-4, BAL-3, BOS-3). The Cardinals are 136-121 (.529) Monday 4-4 Spring 11-13-2 in their Interleague history, the highest winning percentage among National League teams. The New York Yan - Tuesday 6-2 March/ April 15-14 kees are 188-130 (.591), boasting the highest win total and winning percentage in Interleague play in MLB. Wednesday 3-4 May 14-9 K IT’S A NEW BALLGAME: Only seven members of the 2014 St. Louis Cardinals had played against the New Thursday 4-1 June 0-0 York Yankees prior to this series including only one home-grown player in Yadier Molina (Matt Holliday, Peter Friday 2-6 July 0-0 Bourjos, Jhonny Peralta, Mark Ellis, Pat Neshek and Randy Choate). Saturday 5-3 August 0-0 Sunday 5-3 September 0-0 BIRD BANTER... vS. YANKEES: .253 (20-79) 2 HR HOMESTAND: .253 (20-79) 2 HR By Seriies K #32 MATT ADAMS: Streak: 5G (9-19, .471) Series: 5-9, .556 Homestand: 5-9, .556 2G 3G 4G 5G [ Leads the NL with 21 multi-hit games...leads team and ranks 5th in NL w/.326 BA...63 H are 4th in NL...16-2Bs are T5th in Won --- 10 --- --- N.L. ...has 2 triples...has hits in all but 4 gms in May (40-84, .476 in G w/hits)... ...stole 1st career base 5/21 vs. AZ Lost --- 4 1 --- K #8 PETER BOURJOS: Streak: 0-4 Series: 0-4 Homestand: 0-4 Split --- --- 1 --- [ Had 2 bunt singles 5/17 vs. ATL; 6th multi-hit gm...T7th in NL with 3 bunt hits...upped BA from a low of .154 to .218 this Sweeps --- 1 --- --- month...8 of his 20 hits have gone for extra bases...tied with Adams for team-high 2 triples...has 3 SB Opp. Sweeps --- --- --- --- K By DIIVIISIION #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 9G (14-41, .341) Series: 2-11, .182 Homestand: 2-11, .182 Home Road Total [ T1st in NL for active hit streak at 9G (his season-long)...has scored in 5 consec. games...reached all 5 PA’s 5/18 vs. ATL (2H, NL Central 9-6 9-9 18-15 3BB)...T5th in NL runs (35)...T5th in NL with 29 BB, leading all NL lead-off men...1st career 4-hit game 4/23 at NYM. NL East 2-1 5-6 7-7 K #21 ALLEN CRAIG: Streak: 3G (5-12, .417, HR) Series: 3-9, .333, HR Homestand: 3-9, .333, HR NL West 3-0 0-0 3-0 [ Hit 5th HR of season last night...has RBI in 6 of last 7 games, incl. last 3; 15 RBI in May leads team (6th NL)...has 50 of his AL East 1-1 0-0 1-1 74 TB’s (68%) in his last 24G (since 4/28)...has hits in 30 of last 41 games...has 8 HR in 36 career Interleague games AL West 0-0 0-0 0-0 K TOTALS 15-8 14-15 29-23 #48 TONY CRUZ: Streak: 1G (2-4, .500) Series: DNP Homestand: DNP [ Batting .318 (7-22) w/3 RBI in his 6 starts...had RBI at NYM (4/24) & 2 RBI at WSH (4/19)...batted .357 (10-28) w/RISP in 13. K MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny, who in 2012 be - #33 DANIEL DESCALSO: Streak: 0-9 Series: 0-1 Homestand: 0-1 came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his - [ Pitched 0.1 IP 5/12; 1st app. in pro ball...has team-high 4 PH (4-12, .333)...has starts (7) at 2B, 3B, SS this year, 0 E (31 TC). tory, took his team to the World Series in his K #3 MARK ELLIS: Streak: 0-2 Series: DNP Homestand: DNP second season at the helm with a league-best 97- [ Batting .375 (3-8) w/RISP/2 outs...PH-1B off Chapman Fri. night (3-3 career)...2 starts since 5/15... came off DL 4/15 (L win season in 2013...in 2012, Mike guided the Car - Knee)...started 18, played 21 of 28 gms 4/15-5/15 (Wong recall)...walked 2x 5/22 vs. AZ dinals to the N.L. Championship round of the K #7 MATT HOLLIDAY: Streak: 4G (8-15, .533, HR) Series: 4-7, .571 Homestand: 4-7, .571 playoffs ...he is the first Cardinals manager to lead [ his teams to the postseason in each of his first two Hit 1st HR since 4/28 last night, part of his 6th 3-hit gm (T6th NL)...team high 28 RBI; 2nd most RBI in NL w/fewest HR (3); seasons, having already managed 30 postseason .375 BA w/RISP, 6th NL...27 BB, T7th NL...6 RBI shy of 1,000 career...reached safely all 23 home gms...8 GWRBI, T1st NL. games in his first two seasons...Matheny, 43, had K #19 JON JAY: Streak: 0-4 Series: 2-6, .333 Homestand: 2-6, .333 a 13-year Major League career playing with MIL, [ Was 2-2 w/2B on Mon...3-3 w/2RBI in start Sat. night... batting .250 (13-52) w/2 strikes (T13th in NL) ... is 2-10 as PHer...7 multi- TOR, STL and SF, winning four Rawlings Gold hit gms..