St. Louis Cardinals (32-30) at Chicago Cubs (35-27) Game No. 63 • Road Game No. 32 • Wrigley Field • Friday, June 11, 2021 RHP Johan Oviedo (0-2, 5.25) vs. RHP Kohl Stewart (1-1, 3.12) STL FLY: The St. Louis Cardinals and division-rival Chicago Cubs kick off a RECORD BREAKDOWN three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field this afternoon ... Prior to yesterday’s CARDINALS vs. CUBS All-Time Overall .........10,200-9,685 off day, St. Louis recently completed a 1-5 Ohio homestand against Cincinnati All-Time (1892-2021):.......................1,186-1,246 2021 Overall ............................32-30 (0-4) and Cleveland (1-1) ... St. Louis enters today in 3rd place in the National in St. Louis (1892-2021): ................................ 654-552 Under Mike Shildt ...............194-156 League Central, 3.0 games behind Chicago and Milwaukee. at Sportsman’s/Robison (1892-1920): ......... 106-154 Busch Stadium .......................16-15 RIVALRY WEEKEND: Last season, the Cardinals and Cubs played their entire 10- at Sportsman’s Park/Busch I (1920-65): ...... 288-203 On the Road ............................16-15 game season series at Wrigley Field in front of no fans, as the Cubs did not play a at Busch Stadium II (1966-2005): ................ 190-141 Day .......................................... 12-12 regular season game in St. Louis since the Cardinals joined the National League at Busch Stadium III (2006-21): ....................... 73-56 in Chicago (1892-2020): .........................533-694 Night ........................................20-18 in 1892 ... The last time the Cardinals played a series in front fans at Wrigley Field was Sept. 19-22, when the Redbirds swept the Cubs in a four-game series at Wrigley Field (1916-2020) .................463-524 Spring.................................... 8-10-6 2021.....................................................1-2 April ......................................... 14-12 in Chicago for the first time since May of 1921; since that four-game sweep, St. Louis is 9-5 at Wrigley Field. at Busch Stadium ............................................... 1-2 May..........................................16-12 at Wrigley Field .....................................0-0 June .............................................2-6 DEJONG ACTIVATED: The Cardinals announced today that they activated All- 2020...................................................................... 5-5 July ........................................... n/a Star shortstop Paul DeJong from the Injured List and optioned INF/OF John 2019.................................................................... 10-9 August ...................................... n/a Nogowski to Memphis (AAA) after Wednesday’s game ... DeJong missed 25 Postseason (2015) ................................................. 1-3 games while recovering from a left rib non-displaced fracture suffered by being September/October ................... n/a in St. Louis ........................................................ 1-1 hit by a pitch on May 12 at Milwaukee ... DeJong recently completed a four-game Monday..................................... 3-4 in Chicago .......................................................... 0-2 injury rehabilitation assignment with Memphis (AAA), going 1-for-10 (.100) with Tuesday .................................... 5-3 a double and a run scored. 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (1-2) Wednesday ............................... 5-6 5/21 at STL .......L, 12-3 ................. Hendricks-Helsley Thursday .................................. 5-2 OVIEDO SEEKING FIRST WIN: Johan Oviedo makes his 3rd career start against 5/22 at STL .......W, 2-1 ...........Cabrera-Alzolay-Reyes the Cubs this afternoon, with all three taking place at Wrigley Field ... Still looking Friday ........................................ 4-4 5/23 at STL .......L, 2-1 (10) ................. Kimbrel-Reyes for his first career Major League win, the 23-year-old Oviedo made his Major 6/11 at CHI .....................................1:20 p.m. Saturday ................................... 6-4 League debut against Chicago in Game 2 of a doubleheader on August 19, 2020 6/12 at CHI .....................................6:15 p.m. Sunday ..................................... 3-7 when the Cardinals were the “home team” and batted second in a 4-2 loss in 6/13 at CHI .....................................6:08 p.m. Scoring First ........................... 23-7 seven innings ... The last Cuban-born Cardinal to earn a win was Tony Fossas 7/9 at CHI .................................................... 1:20 p.m. Opponent Scores First ............ 9-23 (Sept. 14, 1997 vs. San Francisco), who also later pitched for the Cubs in 1998. 7/10 at CHI ................................................. 6:15 p.m. One-Run Games .........................7-6 OH, CANADA: Coming off his third career multi-homer game and 2nd this sea- 7/11 at CHI .................................................. 1:20 p.m. Two-Run Games .........................6-5 son, Tyler O’Neill (23-60, .383/.422/.883, 8 HR) has reached base safely in a 7/19 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Scoring 2 or fewer Runs ...........4-17 career-best 16 consecutive games since May 14 (5th-longest active in MLB) ... 7/20 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Scoring 3 Runs ...........................3-7 Among National Leaguers with 160 plate appearances, O’Neill leads in slugging 7/21 at STL ................................................. 7:15 p.m. Scoring 4 or more Runs ...........25-6 pct (.649), ranks 4th in home runs (15) behind Ronald Acuna Jr. (18), Jesse 7/22 at STL ................................................. 6:15 p.m. 9/24 at CHI .................................................. 1:20 p.m. Scoring in 3 or fewer innings ..27-28 Winker (17) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (17.), and 6th in OPS (.974.) ... Since May 9/25 at CHI .................................................. 1:20 p.m. Scoring in 4 or more innings ......5-2 11, O’Neill has hit 10 of his team’s 28 homers (35.7 %), while 4 of O’Neill’s 15 9/26 at CHI .................................................. 1:20 p.m. vs. Right-Handed Starter .......25-26 homers this season have traveled 450 feet or farther, most in MLB. vs. Left-Handed Starter ..............7-4 ALL THE TOOLS: In his last seven starts since May 25, Matt Carpenter is hit- Last Cardinals sweep (4G): ..Sept. 19-22, 2019 at STL Series Openers ......................... 11-9 ting .409/.519/.636 (9-22) with five doubles and a 1.155 OPS ... Six of Carpen- Last Cubs sweep (3G): ..............June 7-9, 2019 at CHI Series Finales ............................9-11 ter’s last nine hits have been doubles, as he sits four away from reaching 300 Homestand Openers ..................4-1 two-baggers in his career and becoming the 13th Cardinal with 300 career doubles. Homestand Finales ....................3-2 SAVE CRAVE: Alex Reyes has converted 18 straight saves to begin his career (16-for-16 this season) and ranks 3rd all-time behind LaTroy Road Trip Openers ......................3-3 Hawkins (23) & Tippy Martinez (22) ... Despite a 1.40 WHIP, Reyes has MLB’s lowest BA with runners in scoring position (.045) and the Road Trip Finales ........................2-4 NL’s lowest with runners on base (.079). Following Off-Days .....................3-5 GOLDY-LOCKS AND CUBBY BEARS: Among active MLB leaders against the Cubs, Paul Goldschmidt, ranks 1st in career OPS (1.014), 2nd Out-Hit Opponents ...................22-7 in batting average, and 3rd in on-base pct (.422) and slugging (.593). Out-Hit by Opponents...............7-22 EXTRA! EXTRA!: Nolan Areando plays his first game at Wrigley Field as a member of the Cardinas today ... Entering today ranking among NL Final At-Bat Decisions ................5-4 leaders in doubles (20, 3rd), extra-base hits (32, T2nd) and RBI (40, 4th), Arenado (20 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR) is one of only four Major Leaguers Come-from-Behind W/L .............. 6/6 this season with 32 or more extra-base hits and 40 or more RBI, joining Rafael Devers (19 2B, 15 HR) and Shohei Ohtani (13 2B, 3 3B, 17 Walk-off Wins/Losses ................1-0 HR), and Mitch Haniger (15 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR). In Errorless Games ................20-16 MOLINA MILESTONES: Yadier Molina is one hit away from reaching 2,042 in his career and tying A.J. Pierzynski (1998-2016) for 9th all-time Commit at Least One Error ..... 12-14 in MLB history among primary catchers ... Molina’s 224 career hits off Cubs pitching is 2nd-most among active players behind Joey Votto (228). Extra Innings ..............................3-1 Shutouts .....................................5-2 STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY: St. Louis is 23-7 (.767) when scoring first this season, trailing only the Mets (.788, 26-7) in the NL in win pct. ... St. Louis leads the National League in first inning hits (73), doubles (20), and batting (.289), while ranking 2nd in OBP Leading after 7 innings ............. 27-1 (.350), slugging (.490), OPS (.840), runs (44), and total bases (124), as Tommy Edman paces the NL in opening frame in runs scored (14), Tied after 7 innings .....................3-2 doubles (7), and times on base (25), while sharing the lead in hits (18) and stolen bases (4). Trailing after 7 innings ..............1-26 Leading after 8 innings .............27-0 CHICAGO CONNECTIONS Tied after 8 innings .....................4-2 Matt Carpenter (2006-09) and Jake Arrieta Tommy Edman (junior) and Nico Hoerner (fresh- Patrick Wisdom played