st. Louis Cardinals (2-2) at Cincinnati Reds (4-1) Game #5 N Great American Ball park N April 12, 2015 Carlos Martinez (0-0, 0.00) vs. Raisel Iglesias (ML Debut) K BIRD WATCHING: The 2014 N. L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals opened their 124th season ToDAY’s GAME : The Cardinals conclude a week - of play in the National League with a 3-0 win over N.L. Central Division-rival Chicago last Sunday night, end series against the Cincinnati Reds today with as Adam Wainwright posted his 120th career win...they dropped a 2-0 decision at Wrigley on Wed. the rubber game of the series slated for 12:10 despite an 11-strikeout perfomance by their pitchers and they were bested 5-4 on Fri. night in their p.m. CT...the Cardinals, who played just two series opener against the Reds, allowing just four hits in the defeat...the Cards posted a 4-1 win yes - games in their first six days after concluding terday as Michael Wacha won his season debut and Matt Adams smacked his 1st HR of 2015. Spring Training, posted a 4-1 yesterday to even K THE LoW HIT ZoNE: The 17 hits allowed by Cardinals pitchers in their first four games are the fewest the series at 1-1 after having dropped a 5-4 deci - in the majors since the White Sox allowed just 14 in their first four games in 1991...the Detroit Tigers sion Fri. night...the Cardinals split a weather- allowed just 16 hits in their first four games to begin the 1984 season (Orf/SABR)...the Cardinals are shortened two-game series at Chicago, winning trying to become the majors first team since ‘91 White Sox (6-straight games) to open the season with 3-0 last Sunday night and losing 2-0 on Wed... five or more consecutive games with six or fewer hits allowed in each game...the Dodgers did so in a today’s game will be televised by Fox Sports record 8-straight games to begin the 1965 season. Midwest and is the final game of what is now a K WINNING IN HITs: The Cardinals have out-hit their opposition in each of their first four games and season-opening 5-game roadtrip (1-1 at CHI, 1-1 overall they hold a 32 to 17 edge in hits on the season. at CIN)...the Cards open the home portion of K sEEING RED: Beginning with Friday night’s game, the Cardinals will play the Reds in six of nine their schedule tomorrow when they host Mil - games, but then they won’t see each other again until after the All-Star break, playing 13 of their 19 waukee at 3:15 p.m. CDT. games in the season’s second half. K CoDE RED RELIEF: Cardinals relievers Randy Choate & Trevor Rosenthal have never been scored CARDINALs vs. CINCINNATI: upon at Great American Ball Park and in fact, Choate has never allowed a run in any of his 22 career season: 19 games; next meeting 4/17-19 at STL appearaces (11.1 IP) vs. Cincinnati...Rosenthal is 4-for-4 in career save opps at Great American. 2015: 1-1 (0-0 at STL, 1-1 at CIN) K 2014: 12-7 (7-2 at STL, 5-5 at CIN) CRUZ & EAsLEY: The Cardinals placed C Tony Cruz on paternity leave Friday and recalled C Ed Easley All-Time: 1101-966 (49-53 at Great American) (#23) from Memphis (AAA) for the weekend series. Easley, 29, has never appeared in the majors, play - Last Time sTL sweep: 8/18-20/14 at STL ing 646 games in the minors since debuting as a professional in 2007. Last Time CIN sweep: 7/13-15/12 at CIN K poWER pLUG: Manager Mike Matheny plugged OF Randal Grichuk into the lineup Fri. night and in his first at-bat of the 2015 season, Grichuk delivered a two-run homer - the Cardinals first circuit clout RECoRD BREAKDoWN of the young season...Grichuk has hit 3 homers in 9 career games against the Reds. By Day By Month K DANDY DEBUT: Jason Heyward enjoyed a 3-hit game in his Cardinals debut last Sunday, becoming Monday 0-0 Spring 13-11-3 just the 23rd player with 3 or more hits in his STL debut, joining teammates Tony Cruz (3, 5/24/11) Tuesday 0-0 April 2-2 Wednesday 0-1 May 0-0 and Matt Holliday (4, 7/24/09) who also did so in their first games played with the Redbirds. Thursday 0-0 June 0-0 K CARDINALs REMEMBER osCAR: The Cardinals are wearing a patch on their left sleeves with the Friday 0-1 July 0-0 initials “OT” in rememberance of Oscar Taveras, who died tragically last Oct. in an auto accident. Saturday 1-0 August 0-0 Sunday 1-0 Sept./Oct. 0-0 BIRD BANTER... vs. CINCINNATI IN 2015: .261 (18-69) 2 HR RoAD TRIp: .209 (14-67) 0 HR By Seriies K #32 MATT ADAMs: streak: 1G (2-4, .500) HR series: 2-7, .286, HR spring: .275 (14-51), 1 HR, 7 RBI 2G 3G 4G 5G [ Led sTL qualifying players with .288 BA in ‘14...batted .300 last April...batted .375 (24-64) vs. CIN last season. Won --- --- --- --- Lost --- --- --- --- K #8 pETER BoURJos: streak: 0-1 series: 0-1, .000 spring: .149 (7-47), 1 HR, 2 RBI Split 1 --- --- --- [ Has 2 sB’s as pinch-runner this season...had team-high 5 sB’s in spring...was sTL co-leader w/5 triples in 2014. Sweeps --- --- --- --- K #13 MATT CARpENTER: streak: 0-3 series: 2-7, .286 spring: .324 (11-34) 0 HR, 3 RBI Opp. Sweeps --- --- --- --- [ NL All-star past 2 seasons...led NL w/95 walks & 4.37 pitches/pA in ‘14...hit 4 postseason HR’s in ‘14 after 8 HR’s all year. K MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny begins his 4th #23 ED EAsLEY: streak: --- series: DNp spring: .200 (3-15), 0 HR, 2 RBI season as the Cardinals manager, having taken his [ Recalled on Fri. (T.Cruz-paternity leave)...never appeared in ML; 646 G’s in minors...Johnny Bench award winner in college. teams to the postseason in each of his first three K #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: streak: 0-4 series: 1-5, .200, HR spring: .250 (11-44), 4 HR, 10 RBI seasons and becoming just the 15th manager in [ HRed in 1st AB of 2015 on Fri...led team w/4 HR’s in spring...topped sTL organization w/28 HR’s (Memphis 25, sTL 3) in’14. MLB history to record 275 or more wins in his first K #22 JAsoN HEYWARD: streak: 0-5 series: 1-9, .111 spring: .300 (12-40), 1 HR, 4 RBI three years...Matheny in 2012 became the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals history and in 2013 [ Had 3 hits in sTL debut, the 23rd player to do so...was ATL co-leader w/ 20 sB’s in ‘14...he hit safely in 1st three games. he took his team to the World Series in just his K #7 MATT HoLLIDAY: streak: 4G (5-15, .333) series: 2-7, .286 spring: .389 (14-36), 0 HR, 7 RBI second season at the helm with a league-best 97- [ Had 2 RBI last sun., including GWRBI...it was his 88th career GWRBI w/sTL, moving ahead of J. Edmonds for 3rd on team’s wins...in 2014, Mike guided the Cardinals to the all-time list...has a team-high 10 RBI & 11 BB’s vs. CIN in 2014...had ML-best 23 GWRBI in ‘14 & led NL w/.361 BA with RIsp. N.L. Central tile and their 4th-straight trip to the K NLCS...he is the only Cardinals manager & just the #19 JoN JAY: streak: 2G (2-4, .500) series: 2-4, .500 spring: .214 (6-28), 0 HR, 1 RBI 5th in MLB history to lead his teams to the post - [ HBp a MLB-high 20 times in ‘14... .483 BA (14-29) in postseason...batting .480 (12-25) career w/3 HR’s vs. J. Cueto. season in each of his first three full seasons, hav - K #38 pETE KoZMA: streak: 2G (2-4, .286) series: DNp spring: .408 (20-49), 0 HR, 5 RBI ing already managed 39 postseason games... [ Had team-high .408 BA/20 Hits in spring...on oD roster for 3rd-straight season...is 5-14 (.357 BA) w/2-2Bs at GABp. Matheny, 44, had a 13-year Major League career K playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, winning four #4 YADIER MoLINA: streak: 1G (2-4, .500) series: 2-8, .250 spring: .217 (10-46), 0 HR, 1 RBI Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), and retiring [ Had 2 hits & RBI in sat. win...started his 11th straight season opener, the most every by sTL catcher...caught his 2nd- from the game in 2006 due to concussion symp - straight opening Day shutout win last sun. after having also done so in 2014 at CIN in 1-0 win when he HRed for lone sTL run. toms...he holds the M.L. catching record for con - K #27 JHoNNY pERALTA: streak: 7G (10-29, .345) series: 3-8, .375 spring: .318 (14-44), 1 HR, 3 RBI secutive errorless games (252). [ Has hit 7 career HR’s vs. CIN (4 at GABp) his most against any NL team...set sTL franchise record for HR’s (21) by a shortstop Cardinals Disabled List last season, the 1st ss to lead team in HR’s since 1899...last year set club April HR record (6) by a ss.