st. louis cardinals (63-62) vs. san diego padres...

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BIRD BANTER... VS. SAN DIEGO: .212 (7-33) 2 HR HOMESTAND: .212 (7-33) 2 HR #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 0-7 Series: 0-4, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-4) [ STL team-leader w/84 walks (2nd NL); has walks in 65 G’s and 80+ BB last 4 seasons...has hit 11 of his 28 2B’s hit since ASB ...hit 3-run HR (#16) Fri... has XBH for 9 of his last 16 hits (6-2Bs, 3B, 2-HR)...batted .322 in July...leads STL runs (69), XBH (46), 2B (28) & BB (84); 2nd w/60 RBI & T3rd w/16 HR...tied team-high 21-game on-base streak (6/22-7/18)...has .444 OBP in inter- league play (8th NL) & 17 RBI (T3rd NL). #11 PAUL DeJONG: Streak: 0-9 Series: 0-4, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-4) [ Hit team-high 20th HR on Sat., 4th all-time in STL rookie HR’s...HR’d & had 3-hit game (7th, 2nd on STL) Fri...his 20 HR in 1st 72 MLB games are T1st w/Pujols (2001, 20) for most in STL history & 37 XBH are T1st STL in 1st 72 MLB G’s (2nd most among MLB rookies in 2017; Bellinger-44)...has 19 HR since 6/15 recall, 2nd in MLB (1st, Stanton-29)...has RBI in 18 of last 29 games & reached safely in 24 of last 29 games...26 of last 52 hits are XBH (12-2B, 14-HR)...HRed in consec. games 8 times...has 15 HR’s as SS...ranks T3rd among N.L. rookies in HR (20), 3rd in RBI (48), T6th in 2Bs (17), T5th in hits (82) & 4th in XBH (37)...July NL Rookie of the Month & led all MLB rookies in July in HR (8) & hits (28)...set STL rookie record for July HR (8)...T3rd in NL with 16 XBH in July & 8 HR...had 9-game hit streak (6/22-30)...made MLB debut at COL (5/28) & HRed in 1st at-bat (9th STL player). #25 DEXTER FOWLER: Streak: 6G (9-22, .409) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: .250 (1-4) [ Leads NL in BA (.405) in August...has .436 OBP post All-Star Break (6th NL)...has .400 BA (14-34) w/12 RBI & 1.251 OPS in 10 games batting 4th (.385; 5-13 w/RISP)...T1st in NL w/18 RBI in interleague play; 4th in BA (.382) & 3rd in OBP (.475)...4th NL in HR (15) switch-hitters... hit 3rd career grand slam 8/10 vs. KC w/career high 5 RBI...season-high 3 walks 8/9 & 8/11...walked in 9-str. games (7/21-8/11), top N.L. streak in 2017...came off DL on 8/7 (left forearm, missing 12 G’s)...has 6 triples (T5th NL)... 78 career triples tops MLB since ‘09 ...T1st w/9 GWRBI ...2nd on team in walks (52)...missed 12G 6/25-7/6 on DL (rt. heel spur) ...HR’d in career-high 4-str. 6/15-18...11 of 15 HR’s hit at Busch; 9 of 15 HR’s are go-ahead...4-8 as PH (2B,3B,5 RBI). #35 GREG GARCIA: Streak: 0-2 Series: 0-2, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-2) [Batting .313 in Aug. (10-32) w/ 5 RBI...ranks T8th in NL OBP (.429) post All-Star Break...had GWRBI (#3) Fri. w/2 hits...has been on-base 15 times in his last 12 G’s...career-high 3 BB on 8/6 at CIN..has hit in 14 of last 17 starts...is 7-34, 8 BBs as PHer... tied career-high 3 hits off bench 5/20 vs. SF ... .287 career BA (25-87) as PH. #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: Streak: 0-5 Series: Did Not Play Homestand: Did Not Play [ Had two-2B’s Sat (5th time in ‘17)...has multi-hits in 8 of his last 12 games, raising BA .228 to .244...hit safely in 19 of last 26 starts, 15 XBHs...12 of his 15 HR’s have come when hitting 7th or lower in lineup...had career-high 4 hits (7/26)... HRed in 4 str. games 7/21-24...HRed in cons. games 3 times; times 10 career...has 10 infield hits...T2nd on STLw/23 2B’s, 2nd w/40 XBH. #3 JEDD GYORKO: Streak: 2G (3-8, .375) 2 HR Series: 1-4, .250, HR Homestand: .250 (1-4) HR [Career .517 BA vs. SD (15-29), 7 HR, 13 RBI; has RBI in last 7 G’s vs. SD...hit HR in consec. games last night and Sun...had team-high 9th 3-hit game Thu., incl. HR #16...leads team w/61 RBI...had career-high 3 walks 8/8 at KC & belted 3-run HR (#15)...has 9 GW-RBI (T1st STL)...T2nd STL w/103 hits...hit walk-off sac fly 7/25, 2nd career walk-off RBI...2nd on STL w/18 HR & T3rd w/39 XBH...has 41 HR since 2016 All-Star Break...5th straight season with 50+ RBI...T2nd on team w/28 multi-hit games...9 of 18 HR’s have come in 6th+ inn...12 of 18 HR’s in 2017 are solo. #30 CARSON KELLY: Streak: 0-7 Series: 0-1, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-1) [Has made 5 starts since 7/21 recall from Memphis (AAA)...had RBI-1B’s 8/13 & 8/15...made MLB debut & played in 10 games in 2016...batted .283, 10 HR, 41 RBI in 83 G at Memphis...starting catcher for the 2017 Pacific Coast League All-Stars. #58 JOSE MARTINEZ: Streak: 0-2 Series: 0-1, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-1) [ HR’d (#10) & 2B Sat. night...had 2-out RBI-1B on Fri...was 2-4 w/HR on 8/9 vs. KC; has 3 HR in last 10 games at Busch...was DH team-high 3rd time at BOS (8/15)...hit 1st career grand slam 8/6 at CIN...leads MLB in PH BA (.400, 8-20); T6th in PH HR (2) ...hit pinch-HR 7/24 (2nd career)...1st career multi-HR game (3 RBI) on 6/13[1] vs. MIL...missed 17G 5/7-28; (left groin)...career .297 BA (58-195); 86 MLB gms...career-high 9G hit streak 4/11-22...career .444 (12-27), 2 HR as pinch-hitter. #4 YADIER MOLINA: Streak: 5G (9-20, .450) HR Series: 2-2, 1.000, HR Homestand: 1.000 (2-2) HR [ Hit HR (#15) & double last night, passing T. Simmons for 11th on STL hit leaders (1,706)...leads STL & all MLB catchers w/113 hits; T1st on STL w/29 multi-hit games...hit 5th career grand slam on 8/9 vs. KC...had 2 HR’s & 7 RBI 8/8-9 vs. KC...had 2 runs in 3 str. games (8/6-8), a career best...had 4th career multi-HR game 8/3 at MIL...2nd on team w/8 SB & leads all MLB catchers...4th season w/10+ HR... recorded 3rd pick-off on 7/14 (49th career); all 3 PO in 2017 at 3rd base...has two 16-game hit streaks (6/8-7/1 & 5/8-27) in 2017, matching career-high...tied for team-high 21G on-base streak 5/1-27...11th on STL all- time hits list (1,706) & 11th in RBI (759)...leads MLB in innings caught (898.2)...selected to his 8th All-Star Game; hit game- tying HR in ASG and caught 5 inn. #55 STEPHEN PISCOTTY: Streak: 4G (6-12, .500) HR Series: 2-3, .667, HR Homestand: .667 (2-3) HR [ Was 2-3 w/HR (#7) last night (his 1st HR since 2nd career 2-HR game 6/18 at BAL)...was recalled from Memphis (AAA) Sun. as 26th man & was 2-4 w/BB...had .313 BA (10-32) 4 HR & 7 RBI in 8 G’s at AAA since 8/7 option...was on DL (right groin) 7/15-31...is 3-4 as PHer...reached safely in 12 straight games (6/18-30)......missed 5 games 5/26-30 (personal) & 12 games 5/5-20 (DL; right hamsting.). #28 TOMMY PHAM: Streak: 0-10 Series: 0-3, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-3) [ Is 5th in NL runs (68) since recall on 5/5...had career-best 10-game hit streak (8/8-18, .324 BA)...hit HR #16 on Fri. & blasted 440 ft HR over LF rotunda at PIT on Thu., scored 3 runs & had 50th RBI...has team-high 16 SB’s (T9th, NL); most SB by Cardinal since J.Heyward (23) in 2015...leads team in BA (.305), OBP (.397 - 8th NL) & OPS (.895)...T1st on STL w/29 multi-hit & 1st w/16 multi-RBI games...had 32 hits in July (career month high)... 1st STL player since Pujols (2009) w/16 HR & 16 SB...has 7 OF assists (T5th NL); threw out 2 runners at plate 6/21 at PHI...had 3 HR & 5 RBI in 3Gs at ATL (5/5-7), incl. 4-hit, 2-HR game (5/7). #16 KOLTEN WONG: Streak: 5G (8-21, .381) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: .250 (1-4) [ Had an RBI in 4 straight games, 8/16-20, tied career high...ranks 2nd NL in August BA (.377; 26-69)...was scratched (hip) Fri...had 4th 3-hit game at BOS (8/16), incl. two 2B’s...has 10 HBP (T10th, NL); 9 HBP in Aug...2nd on STL in both 2B’s (23) & 3B’s (3)...10 Int. BB (T9th NL)...HRed (#2) & matched career high w/4 RBI on 8/7 at KC...hit safely in 30 of last 38 games (.338; 46-136) with AB...2nd on STL, 13 infield hits & T6th NL w/4 bunt hits...career 49/62 SB att. (79%)...on DL 6/15-7/13 (rt. tricep) & 5/27-6/6 (left elbow)...tops MLB No. 8 hitters w/.421 OBP. St. Louis Cardinals (63-62) vs. San Diego Padres (56-69) Game #126 Busch Stadium August 23, 2017 Luke Weaver (1-1, 3.31) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (11-8, 3.98) TONIGHT’S GAME : The Cardinals continue a six- game homestand with the second of a three- game series against the San Diego Padres... tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. LAST GAME : The Cardinals fell to the San Diego Padres 12-4 at Busch Stadium last night...St. Louis rallied twice to tie the game at 3-3 and 4-4 before the Padres finished the game with eight unanswered runs...Matt Bowman took the loss allowing three runs in the top of the 7th in- ning...Jedd Gyorko hit his 18th home run of the season and second in as many days, while Yadier Molina was 2-for-2 and hit his 15th home run of the season and passed Ted Simmons into 11th place all-time in Cardinals history with 1,706 hits. COMING UP : The Cardinals conclude their three- game series with the Padres tomorrow night at 6:15 p.m...on Friday, the Cardinals welcome the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game series in the first matchup at Busch Stadium between the two clubs since 2008 marking the Cardinals final Interleague games of the 2017 season...it is Car- dinals Hall of Fame Weekend with events honor- ing the 2017 class. CARDINALS vs. SAN DIEGO: Season: 7 games; next meeting 9/4-7 at SD 2017: 0-1 (0-1 at STL, 0-0 at SD) 2016: 6-1 (4-0 at STL, 2-1 at SD) All-Time: 279-192 (29-11 at Busch Stadium) Last Time STL sweep: 7/18-21/16 at STL Last Time SD sweep: 9/10-12/12 at SD RECORD BREAKDOWN B By y D D a ay y B By y M Mo o n n t t h h Monday 7-4 Spring 20-8-4 Tuesday 8-13 April 12-12 Wednesday 10-6 May 13-13 Thursday 7-10 June 13-16 Friday 10-10 July 14-12 Saturday 11-8 August 11-9 Sunday 10-11 Sept./Oct. 0-0 B B y y S S e e r r i i e e s s 2G 3G 4G 5G Won 2 13 1 --- Lost 2 12 2 --- Split 1 --- 4 --- Sweeps 2 5 --- --- Opp. Sweeps 2 2 1 --- MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny is in the midst of his 6th season as the Cardinals manager...his 524- 411 won-loss mark ranks 2nd in the majors since his debut in 2012...Matheny’s 524 managerial wins rank 5th on the franchise’s all-time list...en- tering this season his .569 managerial win pct. ranked 18th all-time among managers with five or more seasons of experience...his clubs have recorded three 1st place finishes and two 2nd place finishes...Mike became the only manager in MLB history to take his team to the postseason in each of his first four seasons (2012-15)...he has managed 43 postseason games, and has 21 post- season wins since 2012, 3rd-most wins among current Major League managers...Matheny, 46, had a 13-year Major League career playing with MIL, TOR, STL and SF, winning four Rawlings Gold Gloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), and retiring from the game in 2006 due to concussion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record for consecutive errorless games (252). Cardinals Disabled List Date Games Player & Injury DL Missed A. Reyes, right elbow surgery 3/30 125 K. Siegrist, left forearm 8/4 17 T. Rosenthal, right elbow 8/17 5 A. Wainwright, right elbow 8/18 4 LEADING OFF: The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of their 126th season of play in the National League...the Cardinals began today in 3rd place in the N.L. Central, 4.5 games back of Chicago and 5.0 games behind Colorado for the second Wild Card position...the Cardinals are currently +40 in run differential on the season (6th in NL)...since June 25, St. Louis’ 30 wins rank T2nd in MLB (Dodgers, 39). A NEW SHERRIFF IN TOWN: The Cardinals purchased the contract of LHP Ryan Sherriff from Memphis (AAA) today and optioned RHP Josh Lucas to Memphis after last night’s game...Trevor Rosenthal was moved to the 60- day disabled list...Sherriff would be the 3rd Cardinals pitcher to make his MLB debut this season joining Lucas and John Brebbia. FRIAR FRYER: Since being traded to the Cardinals, former Padre Jedd Gyorko has hit safely in all seven games he’s started against his former squad...he homered in five straight (4/23-7/20/2016) and has an RBI in his last seven against the Padres, the longest current active streak and longest since Ryan Zimmerman had an RBI in 8 straight (5/15/2015-6/18/2016)...in total, Gyorko has a .517 BA (15-29) with 7 HR and 13 RBI in eight career games vs. SD. HOT AS AUGUST: Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong and Paul DeJong have been red hot in the month of August...Fowler leads all National League batters with a .405 batting average (17-42) and MLB with a .537 OBP, while Wong ranks 2nd in the N.L. with a .377 batting average, rapping out 26 hits, seven doubles and 15 RBI, his best offensive month of the season in those categories. Thu., Aug. 24 vs. PADRES: Carlos Martínez (10-9, 3.57) vs. Luis Perdomo (6-8, 4.93) 6:15 p.m.* Fri., Aug. 25 vs. RAYS: Michael Wacha (9-6, 4.08) vs. Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.74) 7:15 p.m.* All times are St. Louis (Central) times *Fox Sports Midwest +FOX Network %ESPN @ESPN2 !FS1 ^MLB Network Showcase UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Multi-HR Games Player Last Home Run Career/2017...Last Carpenter 8/18/17 at PIT 4/0... 6/26/16 at SEA DeJong 8/19/17 at PIT 0/0... --- Fowler 8/10/17 vs. KC 4/1... 4/19/17 vs. PIT G.Garcia 7/4/17 vs. MIA 0/0... --- Grichuk 8/12/17 vs. ATL 2/0... 7/18/15 vs. NYM Gyorko 8/22/17 vs. SD 5/1... 5/1/17 vs. MIL Kelly --- 0/0... --- J. Martínez 8/19/17 at PIT 1/1... 6/13/17 [1] vs. MIL Molina 8/22/17 vs. SD 4/2... 8/2/17 at MIL Pham 8/18/17 at PIT 5/2... 6/21/17 at PHI Piscotty 8/22/17 vs. SD 2/1... 6/18/17 at BAL Wong 8/7/17 at KC 1/0... 8/7/14 vs. BOS DAILY BATTING LOGS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS Date/Opp. 8/11 8/12 8/13 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/25 8/26 8/27 8/29 8/30 PLAYER ATL ATL ATL BOS BOS PIT PIT PIT PIT SD SD SD TB TB TB MIL MIL Carpenter w2oow1ohok ooooo kw k1ook 1kwoook4wok hoko 1ookk kokw DeJong o2kk2 w1k4 11o4k o1o1 kkk2 dk1wok4o11 wkk4 oooco ookk Fowler wokww12ko k 112o o1ko ow13wowo2 1ook koo2 G. Garcia oo1o 1owk o w 11ooo 1 1 ko Grichuk 13kk 42do k1o1 wkok ooko 1oko3w11ook22o kkko Gyorko woko k1o woek 4k1k1 ooooo ckoo 42od d4oo Kelly oo1h 1k o ckkk k J. Martínez k w kdc1 odkw o 1 2ok4 o o Molina kokco dooo o dt 2ooo o1o1k2dkoo 1e21 w24 Pham cw2ow bo1o wo1ko kc1o 21ook kkw14 4ooow dkoo w okow Piscotty k1ow1 14wk Wong 2hoo oh1o oo31 kook 12o2 k1oo1 1ooo ok1o 1kkk Key: 1-Single, 2-Double, 3-Triple, 4-Home Run, o-Out, k-Strikeout, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached on error, b-SacBunt, F-SacFly, c-Fielder’s Choice; d-Double Play Note : Read left-to-right for first-to-last AB.

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BIRD BANTER... VS. SAN DIEGO: .212 (7-33) 2 HR HOMESTAND: .212 (7-33) 2 HR� #13 MATT CARPENTER: Streak: 0-7 Series: 0-4, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-4)[ STL team-leader w/84 walks (2nd NL); has walks in 65 G’s and 80+ BB last 4 seasons...has hit 11 of his 28 2B’s hit since ASB...hit 3-run HR (#16) Fri... has XBH for 9 of his last 16 hits (6-2Bs, 3B, 2-HR)...batted .322 in July...leads STL runs (69), XBH (46),2B (28) & BB (84); 2nd w/60 RBI & T3rd w/16 HR...tied team-high 21-game on-base streak (6/22-7/18)...has .444 OBP in inter-league play (8th NL) & 17 RBI (T3rd NL).

� #11 PAUL DeJONG: Streak: 0-9 Series: 0-4, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-4)[ Hit team-high 20th HR on Sat., 4th all-time in STL rookie HR’s...HR’d & had 3-hit game (7th, 2nd on STL) Fri...his 20 HR in 1st72 MLB games are T1st w/Pujols (2001, 20) for most in STL history & 37 XBH are T1st STL in 1st 72 MLB G’s (2nd most amongMLB rookies in 2017; Bellinger-44)...has 19 HR since 6/15 recall, 2nd in MLB (1st, Stanton-29)...has RBI in 18 of last 29 games &reached safely in 24 of last 29 games...26 of last 52 hits are XBH (12-2B, 14-HR)...HRed in consec. games 8 times...has 15 HR’sas SS...ranks T3rd among N.L. rookies in HR (20), 3rd in RBI (48), T6th in 2Bs (17), T5th in hits (82) & 4th in XBH (37)...July NLRookie of the Month & led all MLB rookies in July in HR (8) & hits (28)...set STL rookie record for July HR (8)...T3rd in NL with 16XBH in July & 8 HR...had 9-game hit streak (6/22-30)...made MLB debut at COL (5/28) & HRed in 1st at-bat (9th STL player).

� #25 DEXTER FOWLER: Streak: 6G (9-22, .409) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: .250 (1-4)[ Leads NL in BA (.405) in August...has .436 OBP post All-Star Break (6th NL)...has .400 BA (14-34) w/12 RBI & 1.251 OPS in 10games batting 4th (.385; 5-13 w/RISP)...T1st in NL w/18 RBI in interleague play; 4th in BA (.382) & 3rd in OBP (.475)...4th NL inHR (15) switch-hitters... hit 3rd career grand slam 8/10 vs. KC w/career high 5 RBI...season-high 3 walks 8/9 & 8/11...walked in9-str. games (7/21-8/11), top N.L. streak in 2017...came off DL on 8/7 (left forearm, missing 12 G’s)...has 6 triples (T5th NL)...78 career triples tops MLB since ‘09 ...T1st w/9 GWRBI ...2nd on team in walks (52)...missed 12G 6/25-7/6 on DL (rt. heel spur)...HR’d in career-high 4-str. 6/15-18...11 of 15 HR’s hit at Busch; 9 of 15 HR’s are go-ahead...4-8 as PH (2B,3B,5 RBI).

� #35 GREG GARCIA: Streak: 0-2 Series: 0-2, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-2)[Batting .313 in Aug. (10-32) w/ 5 RBI...ranks T8th in NL OBP (.429) post All-Star Break...had GWRBI (#3) Fri. w/2 hits...hasbeen on-base 15 times in his last 12 G’s...career-high 3 BB on 8/6 at CIN..has hit in 14 of last 17 starts...is 7-34, 8 BBs as PHer...tied career-high 3 hits off bench 5/20 vs. SF... .287 career BA (25-87) as PH.

� #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: Streak: 0-5 Series: Did Not Play Homestand: Did Not Play[ Had two-2B’s Sat (5th time in ‘17)...has multi-hits in 8 of his last 12 games, raising BA .228 to .244...hit safely in 19 of last26 starts, 15 XBHs...12 of his 15 HR’s have come when hitting 7th or lower in lineup...had career-high 4 hits (7/26)... HRed in 4str. games 7/21-24...HRed in cons. games 3 times; times 10 career...has 10 infield hits...T2nd on STL w/23 2B’s, 2nd w/40 XBH.

� #3 JEDD GYORKO: Streak: 2G (3-8, .375) 2 HR Series: 1-4, .250, HR Homestand: .250 (1-4) HR[Career .517 BA vs. SD (15-29), 7 HR, 13 RBI; has RBI in last 7 G’s vs. SD...hit HR in consec. games last night and Sun...hadteam-high 9th 3-hit game Thu., incl. HR #16...leads team w/61 RBI...had career-high 3 walks 8/8 at KC & belted 3-run HR(#15)...has 9 GW-RBI (T1st STL)...T2nd STL w/103 hits...hit walk-off sac fly 7/25, 2nd career walk-off RBI...2nd on STL w/18 HR& T3rd w/39 XBH...has 41 HR since 2016 All-Star Break...5th straight season with 50+ RBI...T2nd on team w/28 multi-hitgames...9 of 18 HR’s have come in 6th+ inn...12 of 18 HR’s in 2017 are solo.

� #30 CARSON KELLY: Streak: 0-7 Series: 0-1, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-1)[Has made 5 starts since 7/21 recall from Memphis (AAA)...had RBI-1B’s 8/13 & 8/15...made MLB debut & played in 10games in 2016...batted .283, 10 HR, 41 RBI in 83 G at Memphis...starting catcher for the 2017 Pacific Coast League All-Stars.

� #58 JOSE MARTINEZ: Streak: 0-2 Series: 0-1, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-1)[ HR’d (#10) & 2B Sat. night...had 2-out RBI-1B on Fri...was 2-4 w/HR on 8/9 vs. KC; has 3 HR in last 10 games at Busch...wasDH team-high 3rd time at BOS (8/15)...hit 1st career grand slam 8/6 at CIN...leads MLB in PH BA (.400, 8-20); T6th in PH HR (2)...hit pinch-HR 7/24 (2nd career)...1st career multi-HR game (3 RBI) on 6/13[1] vs. MIL...missed 17G 5/7-28; (left groin)...career.297 BA (58-195); 86 MLB gms...career-high 9G hit streak 4/11-22...career .444 (12-27), 2 HR as pinch-hitter.

� #4 YADIER MOLINA: Streak: 5G (9-20, .450) HR Series: 2-2, 1.000, HR Homestand: 1.000 (2-2) HR[ Hit HR (#15) & double last night, passing T. Simmons for 11th on STL hit leaders (1,706)...leads STL & all MLB catchersw/113 hits; T1st on STL w/29 multi-hit games...hit 5th career grand slam on 8/9 vs. KC...had 2 HR’s & 7 RBI 8/8-9 vs. KC...had 2runs in 3 str. games (8/6-8), a career best...had 4th career multi-HR game 8/3 at MIL...2nd on team w/8 SB & leads all MLBcatchers...4th season w/10+ HR... recorded 3rd pick-off on 7/14 (49th career); all 3 PO in 2017 at 3rd base...has two 16-gamehit streaks (6/8-7/1 & 5/8-27) in 2017, matching career-high...tied for team-high 21G on-base streak 5/1-27...11th on STL all-time hits list (1,706) & 11th in RBI (759)...leads MLB in innings caught (898.2)...selected to his 8th All-Star Game; hit game-tying HR in ASG and caught 5 inn.

� #55 STEPHEN PISCOTTY: Streak: 4G (6-12, .500) HR Series: 2-3, .667, HR Homestand: .667 (2-3) HR[ Was 2-3 w/HR (#7) last night (his 1st HR since 2nd career 2-HR game 6/18 at BAL)...was recalled from Memphis (AAA) Sun.as 26th man & was 2-4 w/BB...had .313 BA (10-32) 4 HR & 7 RBI in 8 G’s at AAA since 8/7 option...was on DL (right groin)7/15-31...is 3-4 as PHer...reached safely in 12 straight games (6/18-30)......missed 5 games 5/26-30 (personal) & 12 games5/5-20 (DL; right hamsting.).

� #28 TOMMY PHAM: Streak: 0-10 Series: 0-3, .000 Homestand: .000 (0-3)[ Is 5th in NL runs (68) since recall on 5/5...had career-best 10-game hit streak (8/8-18, .324 BA)...hit HR #16 on Fri. & blasted440 ft HR over LF rotunda at PIT on Thu., scored 3 runs & had 50th RBI...has team-high 16 SB’s (T9th, NL); most SB by Cardinalsince J.Heyward (23) in 2015...leads team in BA (.305), OBP (.397 - 8th NL) & OPS (.895)...T1st on STL w/29 multi-hit & 1stw/16 multi-RBI games...had 32 hits in July (career month high)... 1st STL player since Pujols (2009) w/16 HR & 16 SB...has 7 OFassists (T5th NL); threw out 2 runners at plate 6/21 at PHI...had 3 HR & 5 RBI in 3Gs at ATL (5/5-7), incl. 4-hit, 2-HR game (5/7).

� #16 KOLTEN WONG: Streak: 5G (8-21, .381) Series: 1-4, .250 Homestand: .250 (1-4)[ Had an RBI in 4 straight games, 8/16-20, tied career high...ranks 2nd NL in August BA (.377; 26-69)...was scratched (hip)Fri...had 4th 3-hit game at BOS (8/16), incl. two 2B’s...has 10 HBP (T10th, NL); 9 HBP in Aug...2nd on STL in both 2B’s (23) &3B’s (3)...10 Int. BB (T9th NL)...HRed (#2) & matched career high w/4 RBI on 8/7 at KC...hit safely in 30 of last 38 games (.338;46-136) with AB...2nd on STL, 13 infield hits & T6th NL w/4 bunt hits...career 49/62 SB att. (79%)...on DL 6/15-7/13 (rt. tricep)& 5/27-6/6 (left elbow)...tops MLB No. 8 hitters w/.421 OBP.

St. Louis Cardinals (63-62) vs. San Diego Padres (56-69)Game #126 � Busch Stadium � August 23, 2017

Luke Weaver (1-1, 3.31) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (11-8, 3.98)

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Cardinals continue a six-game homestand with the second of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres...tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

LAST GAME: The Cardinals fell to the San DiegoPadres 12-4 at Busch Stadium last night...St.Louis rallied twice to tie the game at 3-3 and 4-4before the Padres finished the game with eightunanswered runs...Matt Bowman took the lossallowing three runs in the top of the 7th in-ning...Jedd Gyorko hit his 18th home run of theseason and second in as many days, while YadierMolina was 2-for-2 and hit his 15th home run ofthe season and passed Ted Simmons into 11thplace all-time in Cardinals history with 1,706hits.

COMING UP: The Cardinals conclude their three-game series with the Padres tomorrow night at6:15 p.m...on Friday, the Cardinals welcome theTampa Bay Rays for a three-game series in thefirst matchup at Busch Stadium between thetwo clubs since 2008 marking the Cardinals finalInterleague games of the 2017 season...it is Car-dinals Hall of Fame Weekend with events honor-ing the 2017 class.

CARDINALS vs. SAN DIEGO:Season: 7 games; next meeting 9/4-7 at SD2017: 0-1 (0-1 at STL, 0-0 at SD)2016: 6-1 (4-0 at STL, 2-1 at SD)All-Time: 279-192 (29-11 at Busch Stadium)Last Time STL sweep: 7/18-21/16 at STLLast Time SD sweep: 9/10-12/12 at SD

RECORD BREAKDOWNBBByyy DDDaaayyy BBByyy MMM ooonnnttthhh

Monday 7-4 Spring 20-8-4Tuesday 8-13 April 12-12Wednesday 10-6 May 13-13Thursday 7-10 June 13-16Friday 10-10 July 14-12Saturday 11-8 August 11-9Sunday 10-11 Sept./Oct. 0-0

BByy SS ee rr iiee ss 2G 3G 4G 5GWon 2 13 1 ---Lost 2 12 2 ---Split 1 --- 4 ---Sweeps 2 5 --- ---Opp. Sweeps 2 2 1 ---

MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny is in the midst ofhis 6th season as the Cardinals manager...his 524-411 won-loss mark ranks 2nd in the majors sincehis debut in 2012...Matheny’s 524 managerialwins rank 5th on the franchise’s all-time list...en-tering this season his .569 managerial win pct.ranked 18th all-time among managers with five ormore seasons of experience...his clubs haverecorded three 1st place finishes and two 2ndplace finishes...Mike became the only manager inMLB history to take his team to the postseason ineach of his first four seasons (2012-15)...he hasmanaged 43 postseason games, and has 21 post-season wins since 2012, 3rd-most wins amongcurrent Major League managers...Matheny, 46,had a 13-year Major League career playing withMIL, TOR, STL and SF, winning four Rawlings GoldGloves (‘00, ‘03-’05), and retiring from the gamein 2006 due to concussion symptoms...he holdsthe M.L. catching record for consecutive errorlessgames (252).

Cardinals Disabled List Date GamesPlayer & Injury DL MissedA. Reyes, right elbow surgery 3/30 125K. Siegrist, left forearm 8/4 17T. Rosenthal, right elbow 8/17 5A. Wainwright, right elbow 8/18 4

� LEADING OFF: The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of their 126th season of play in the National League...theCardinals began today in 3rd place in the N.L. Central, 4.5 games back of Chicago and 5.0 games behind Coloradofor the second Wild Card position...the Cardinals are currently +40 in run differential on the season (6th in NL)...sinceJune 25, St. Louis’ 30 wins rank T2nd in MLB (Dodgers, 39).� A NEW SHERRIFF IN TOWN: The Cardinals purchased the contract of LHP Ryan Sherriff from Memphis (AAA)today and optioned RHP Josh Lucas to Memphis after last night’s game...Trevor Rosenthal was moved to the 60-day disabled list...Sherriff would be the 3rd Cardinals pitcher to make his MLB debut this season joining Lucas andJohn Brebbia.� FRIAR FRYER: Since being traded to the Cardinals, former Padre Jedd Gyorko has hit safely in all seven gameshe’s started against his former squad...he homered in five straight (4/23-7/20/2016) and has an RBI in his last sevenagainst the Padres, the longest current active streak and longest since Ryan Zimmerman had an RBI in 8 straight(5/15/2015-6/18/2016)...in total, Gyorko has a .517 BA (15-29) with 7 HR and 13 RBI in eight career games vs. SD.� HOT AS AUGUST: Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong and Paul DeJong have been red hot in the month ofAugust...Fowler leads all National League batters with a .405 batting average (17-42) and MLB with a .537 OBP,while Wong ranks 2nd in the N.L. with a .377 batting average, rapping out 26 hits, seven doubles and 15 RBI, hisbest offensive month of the season in those categories.

Thu., Aug. 24 vs. PADRES: Carlos Martínez (10-9, 3.57) vs. Luis Perdomo (6-8, 4.93) 6:15 p.m.*Fri., Aug. 25 vs. RAYS: Michael Wacha (9-6, 4.08) vs. Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.74) 7:15 p.m.*

All times are St. Louis (Central) times*Fox Sports Midwest +FOX  Network %ESPN @ESPN2 !FS1 ^MLB Network Showcase

UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES

Multi-HR GamesPlayer Last Home Run Career/2017...Last

Carpenter 8/18/17 at PIT 4/0... 6/26/16 at SEADeJong 8/19/17 at PIT 0/0... ---Fowler 8/10/17 vs. KC 4/1... 4/19/17 vs. PITG.Garcia 7/4/17 vs. MIA 0/0... ---Grichuk 8/12/17 vs. ATL 2/0... 7/18/15 vs. NYMGyorko 8/22/17 vs. SD 5/1... 5/1/17 vs. MILKelly --- 0/0... ---J. Martínez 8/19/17 at PIT 1/1... 6/13/17 [1] vs. MILMolina 8/22/17 vs. SD 4/2... 8/2/17 at MILPham 8/18/17 at PIT 5/2... 6/21/17 at PHIPiscotty 8/22/17 vs. SD 2/1... 6/18/17 at BALWong 8/7/17 at KC 1/0... 8/7/14 vs. BOS

DAILY BATTING LOGS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTSDate/Opp. 8/11 8/12 8/13 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/25 8/26 8/27 8/29 8/30

PLAYER ATL ATL ATL BOS BOS PIT PIT PIT PIT SD SD SD TB TB TB MIL MIL

Carpenter w2oow1ohok ooooo kw k1ook 1kwoook4wok hoko 1ookk kokw

DeJong o2kk2 w1k4 11o4k o1o1 kkk2 dk1wok4o11 wkk4 oooco ookk

Fowler wokww12ko k 112o o1ko ow13wowo2 1ook koo2

G. Garcia oo1o 1owk o w 11ooo 1 1 ko

Grichuk 13kk 42do k1o1 wkok ooko 1oko3w11ook22o kkko

Gyorko woko k1o woek 4k1k1 ooooo ckoo 42od d4oo

Kelly oo1h 1k o ckkk k

J. Martínez k w kdc1 odkw o 1 2ok4 o o

Molina kokco dooo o dt 2ooo o1o1k2dkoo 1e21 w24

Pham cw2owbo1o wo1ko kc1o 21ook kkw14 4ooow dkoo w okow

Piscotty k1ow1 14wk

Wong 2hoo oh1o oo31 kook 12o2 k1oo1 1ooo ok1o 1kkk

Key: 1-Single, 2-Double, 3-Triple, 4-Home Run, o-Out, k-Strikeout, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached on error, b-SacBunt,

F-SacFly, c-Fielder’s Choice; d-Double Play Note: Read left-to-right for first-to-last AB.

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER#18 CARLOS MARTÍNEZ • RHP • 6-0 • 200 • 25 yrs

� Will be making his 26th start & 94th career start (166th career game).

� Ranks among NL leaders in ERA (3.57, 8th), strikeouts (169, 6th), innings pitched (161.1, 4th), opp. BA (.227,6th), WHIP (1.19, 9th), SO/9 IP (9.43, 7th), and quality starts (17, T4th).

� His 52.3 ground ball percentage ranks 4th in the N.L., and he’s induced team-leading 18 GIDP (T6th).

� Has four double-digit strikeout games this season (7th, NL) and seven in his career.

� Won his third straight start in his last outing (8/18), a 11-10 win at PIT. Allowed 3 runs on 6 H over 7.0 IP.

� Sports a 6.84 ERA (25.0 IP/19 ER) in the first inning of starts.  11 of his 19 runs allowed have come via HR’s.

� Is lifetime 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA (23.1 IP/12 ER) in six career games (three starts) vs. San Diego.

� Is 1-0, 1.98 ERA (13.2 IP/3 ER) in two starts vs. San Diego at Busch Stadium. 

BATTING ORDER

11 Carpenter 64, Fowler 49, Wong 9, Pham 2, Garcia 122 Pham 59, Diaz 23, Fowler 13, Grichuk 7, Piscotty 7, Carpenter 6, Garcia 5, J. Martínez 4, Bader 133 Carpenter 45, Piscotty 32, DeJong 26, Fowler 12, Pham 4, J. Martínez 3, Molina 344 Gyorko 80, Piscotty 12, Fowler 10, Grichuk 6, J. Martínez 6, Molina 4, Voit 3, Adams 2, Peralta 255 Molina 88, J. Martinez 7, Piscotty 6, Diaz 5, Adams 4, Peralta 4, Grichuk 3, DeJong 2, Pham 2, Gyorko 1, Wong 1, Bader 1, Kelly 166 Diaz 25, Wong 12, Pham 11, Grichuk 10, J. Martínez 10, Molina 10, Gyorko 10, Piscotty 8, Voit 8, DeJong 6, Peralta 6, Garcia 4, Adams 2, Fowler 2, Sierra 177 Grichuk 34, DeJong 22, Wong 21, Garcia 7, Gyorko 7, Pham 7, Diaz 6, J. Martínez 4, Voit 4, Piscotty 3, Peralta 2, Sierra 2, Bader 2, Kelly 2, Fryer 1, Mejia 188 Wong 31, Garcia 20, Grichuk 17, Fryer 14, DeJong 10, Sierra 10, Diaz 7, J. Martínez 6, Bader 2 Mejia 2, Pham 2, Kelly 2, Huffman 1, Voit 199 Leake 24, Lynn 24, C. Martínez 22, Wainwright 21, Wacha 21, DeJong 3, Grichuk 3, Weaver 2, Garcia 2, Wong 1, Gyorko 1, Gonzales 1Lineups Used: 108

STARTS BY POSITION

CC Molina 105, Fryer 15, Kelly 51B1B Carpenter 101, Voit 15, J. Martínez 6, Adams 2, Gyorko 12B2B Wong 75, DeJong 19, Garcia 13, Carpenter 11, Gyorko 5, Mejia 2SSSS Diaz 66, DeJong 50, Garcia 8, Mejia 13B3B Gyorko 92, Garcia 18, Peralta 14, Carpenter 1LFLF Pham 59, Grichuk 41, J. Martínez 20, Adams 4, Sierra 1CFCF Fowler 85, Pham 27, Bader 6, Sierra 5, Grichuk 2RFRF Piscotty 68, Grichuk 37, J. Martínez 11, Sierra 7, Pham 1, Huffman 1PP Lynn 26, C. Martínez 25, Leake 25, Wainwright 23, Wacha 23, Weaver 2, Gonzales 1DHDH J. Martinez 3, Adams 2, Carpenter 2, Fowler 1, Gyorko 1, Voit 1

THE LINEUP CARD

Scoring first 40-26Opponent scores first 23-36

Scoring more than 3 runs 51-25Scoring 3 runs 4-14Scoring fewer than 3 runs 8-23

Scoring in 3 or fewer innings 46-58Scoring in 4 or more innings 17-4

First game of Series 19-23Last game of Series 19-2

First game of road trip 2-8Last game of road trip 4-6First game of homestand 6-5Last game of homestand 6-4Following off-days 4-13

Out-hit opponents 47-17Out-hit by opponents 12-39

Final at-bat decisions 8-15Come-from-behind wins 26Walk-off wins/losses 3-6

In errorless games 38-33Extra innings 4-6Shutouts 10-4

Leading after 7 innings 57-5Tied after 7 innings 2-10Trailing after 7 innings 4-47

Leading after 8 innings 57-4Tied after 8 innings 4-8Trailing after 8 innings 2-50

Runs via HR 230Opponent runs via HR 218

Review Challenges: 21-14

2017 RECORD WHEN...

BULLPEN BRIEFS: 14-23 • 4.05 ERA • 399.2 IP • 385 H • 197 R • 180 ER • 143 BB • 396 SO • 48 HR36/52 SV/Opp ... 79 HOLDS ... 400/279 (70%) 1st BF/Retired ... 151/56 (37%) IR/S

PITCHER SV/Opp HOLD FBF/R IR/S Bullpen Bits

#67 MATT BOWMAN - RHP 2/4 21 62/45 36/8

Last Appearance: 8/22 vs. SD: L-5, 0.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

#60 JOHN BREBBIA - RHP 0/1 3 32/23 16/8

Last Appearance: 8/20 at PIT: ND, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

#27 BRETT CECIL - LHP 1/7 14 60/46 30/13

Last Appearance: 8/20 at PIT: ND, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

#29 ZACH DUKE - LHP 0/0 4 11/8 8/3

Last Appearance: 8/20 vs. SD: ND, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

#70 TYLER LYONS - LHP 1/2 11 34/26 15/5

Last Appearance: 8/17 at PIT: H-11, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

#26 SEUNG HWAN OH - RHP 19/22 7 53/33 14/6

Last Appearance: 8/18 at PIT: S-19, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

#65 RYAN SHERRIFF - LHP 0/0 0 0/0 0/0

Last Appearance: 8/20 vs. NO: ND, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

#64 SAM TUIVAILALA - RHP 0/0 1 23/19 0/0

Last Appearance: 8/20 at PIT: ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

Bowman T1st in NL w/62 app, T3rd w/21Holds...leads STL relievers w/7 GDP...has 2Sv...11G ShO streak 6/29-7/22 (8.0 IP)...is10th in NL IRS (22.2%)...Brebbia leads all NLrookie relievers (min. 35 IP) in ERA (2.04),opp. BA (.172) & WHIP (0.76)...career high3.0 ShO IP 7/19 at NYM ...allowed runs injust 6 of 32 G’s (5 runs in last 9 G’s)... Cecilseason high 3 IP vs. CIN (8/6)...15.2 IP ShOstrk (15G) 6/13-7/14...60 app. T3rd NL ...Duke took loss 8/16 at BOS & had 6.1 IP ShOstk end...2 app of 4-outs...activated off DL7/21...Lyons 2.0 ShO IP on 8/12...last 14app. scoreless (13.2 IP, 2H); 0 R since 7/6...K’d side 3x...1st career Sv 6/13 [1]; 3.0 ShOIP...9 app 4+ outs...Oh 19 Sv lead team...al-lowed 8 HR (7 vs. LH)...5 app of 1.0+ IP...Sherriff rookie purch. today from Memphis...making MLB debut...5-1, 3.19 ERA, 6 Sv atAAA...Tuivailala threw career-high 3.0 IP (0R) Sun. vs. PIT...3 recalls this yr...7.1 IP ShOstk (7G) 6/20-8/4...posted W (#3) last Thu.

2017 CARDINALS HIGHS & LOWSTT EEAA MM    BB AATT TT II NN GG

Most Runs - Inning - Cards *9 (4th) 8/6 at CINMost Runs - Inning - Opponent *8 (5th) 8/15 at BOSMost Runs - 1st Inning - Cards 4 7/3 vs. MIAMost Runs - 1st Inning - Opponent 4 5/10 at MIAMost Runs - Game - Cards 14 7/3 vs. MIAMost Runs - Game - Opponent 15 6/17 at BALMost Runs - Game - Both Clubs 22 6/17 at BALMost Hits - Game - Cards *16 8/6 at CINMost Hits - Game - Opponent 19 4/10 at WSHMost Hits - Game - Both Clubs 30 8/17 at PITFewest Hits - Game - Cards 2 4/7 vs. CINMost Extra Base Hits - Game - Cards *8 8/6 at CINMost Bunt Hits - Game - Cards 2 5/4 vs. MILMost Singles - Game - Cards *11 8/17 at PITMost Doubles - Game - Cards *6 8/16 at BOSMost Triples - Game - Cards *2 8/17 at PITMost Home Runs - Game - Cards 5 6/16 at BALMost Home Runs - Game - Opponent 5 6/17 at BALLongest Home Run Streak (Games) 15 6/11-26Most Stolen Bases - Game - Cards *3 6/27 at ARIMost Stolen Bases - Game - Opponent*2 8/19 at PIT

TT EE AAMM    PP IITT CC HH II NN GG

Most Strikeouts - Game - Cards 19 5/23 at LADMost Strikeouts - Game - Opponent 17 6/21 at PHIFewest Strikeouts - Game - Cards 1 8/11 vs. ATLFewest Strikeouts - Game - Opponent 1 5/21 vs. SFMost Walks - Game - Cards *8 7/2 vs. WSHMost Walks - Game - Opponent 12 4/8 vs. CINFewest Walks - Game - Cards *0 8/7 at KCFewest Walks - Game - Opponents *0 7/25 vs. COLFewest Hits Allowed *3 7/18 at NYM

IINN DD IIVV II DD UUAA LL    BB AATT TT II NN GG

Longest Hit Streak-Games *16, Molina 6/8-7/1Longest On-BaseStreak-Games *21, Carpenter 6/22-7/18Longest HR Streak-Games *4, Grichuk 7/21-7/24Longest Run Streak-Games *8, Carpenter 4/30-5/8Longest RBI Streak-Games 6, DeJong 7/21-26Most Runs - Game *3, 2 players 8/17 at PITMost Hits - Game *4, Grichuk 7/26 vs. COLMost Bunt Hits - Game *1, Garcia 8/20 at PITMost Doubles - Game 3, DeJong 7/8 vs. NYMMost Triples - Game *1, 2 players 8/17 at PITMost Home Runs - Game *2, Molina 8/2 at MILGrand Slams - Last *1, Fowler 8/10 vs. KCMost RBI - Game *5, Fowler 8/10 vs. KCMost SB - Game *2, Pham 7/8 vs. NYMMost Walks - Game *3, Fowler 8/11 vs. ATLMost Int. Walks - Game *1, Fowler 8/10 vs. KCMost HBP - Game *1, Carpenter 8/19 at PIT

II NN DD II VV IIDD UUAALL    PP IITTCC HH IINN GG

Most K’s Game-Starter *11, Martínez 6/10 vs. PHIMost K’s Game-Reliever 7, Lyons 6/17 at BALLongest Winning Streak 6, Wainwright 4/21-6/1 Longest Losing Streak 5, Oh 5/1-presentMost IP Game-Starter *9.0, Wacha 7/18 at NYMMost IP Game-Reliever *3.1, Lyons 6/17 at BALConsecutive Scoreless IP 16.1, Wainwright5/21-6/1Fewest Hits Allowed - CG 3, Wacha 7/18 at NYM

TT EE AAMM    MM IISS CC EELL LL AANN EEOO UU SS

Longest Winning Streak 8 games 8/5-12Longest Losing Streak 7 games 6/2-8Longest Game - Innings 14 5/7 at ATLLongest Game -Time (overall) 4:20 5/17 vs. BOSLongest Game -Time (9-inn game) 3:55 5/30 vs. LADShortest Game -Time (9-inn game)2:14 4/17 vs. PITLargest Crowd -Home #48,052 7/29 vs. ARILargest Crowd -Road 48,372 5/28 at COLLargest Margin of Victory 10 runs (10-0) 5/5 at ATLLargest Margin of Defeat *12 runs (13-1) 6/6 at CINLargest Comeback Win 5 runs 6/21 at PHIComeback Wins (4 or more runs) 5 8/17 at PITMost Left on Base 14 4/2 vs. CHIMost Errors 4 4/25 vs. TORLongest Errorless Streak (Games) 10 6/10-20Most Doubleplays Turned-Cardinals 5 5/7 at ATLMost Doubleplays Turned-Opponent*4 7/16 at PIT* Happened more than once - last time listed. # Busch Stadium III record.

STL rec. in Avg. IP K’s/ RunPitcher Starts QS W-L his starts per start 9 IP supportGonazles 1 0 0-0 0-1 3.1 5.4 5.0 (5)Leake 25 14 7-12 11-15 5.2 6.1 4.3 (108)Lynn 26 15 10-6 12-13 5.2 7.4 4.4 (115)C. Martínez 25 17 10-9 13-12 6.1 9.4 5.0 (125)Wacha 23 12 9-6 11-12 5.1 8.5 4.5 (104)Wainwright 23 8 12-5 15-8 5.1 7.1 5.6 (129)Weaver 2 1 1-1 1-1 5.2 10.3 2.5 (5)Totals 125 67 49-39 63-62 5.2 7.8 4.7 (591) 720.2 IP 623 Ks

GETTING STARTED

Upcoming MilestonesPlayer Milestone Needs ForMatt Carpenter RBI 5 400Dexter Fowler Home runs 7 100Jedd Gyorko Home runs 3 100Yadier Molina Games Played 19 %1,738 Hits 22 $1,727Trevor Rosenthal Saves 6 &127Adam Wainwright Wins 4 150

% T6th Cardinals all-time games played (Curt Flood)$ T10th Cardinals all-time hits (Jim Bottomley)& T4th Cardinals all-time saves (Bruce Sutter)

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER

WEAVER SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2016 SPR 6-2 1.40 12 12 77.0 63 23 12 10 88

MEM 1-0 0.00 1 1 6.0 2 0 0 2 4STL 1-3 3.21 7 7 33.2 35 18 12 10 43

2017 MEM10-2 2.55 15 15 77.2 63 24 22 19 76STL 1-1 3.31 5 2 16.1 14 6 6 7 16

MINORS 25-11 1.99 53 53 275.1 241 89 61 54 268MAJORS 2-5 4.96 14 10 52.2 60 35 29 19 61

WEAVER - LAST THREE APPEARANCESDATE/OPP. RESULT G GS IP H R ER BB SO8/7 vs. OMA L, 8-4 1 1 5.2 12 7 7 2 28/12 at NAS W, 6-1 1 1 6.0 3 1 1 3 58/17 at PIT ND, W 11-7 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 1

WEAVER vs. PADRES W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2017/Career First Career AppearanceLAST APP. vs. SD: N/ALAST WIN vs. SD: N/A

WEAVER CAREER HITTING TOTALS AVG. AB H HR RBI SH2017 .200 5 1 0 0 0 Career .333 18 6 0 0 0

#62 LUKE WEAVER • RHP • 6-2 • 170 • 24 yrsTONIGHT’S GAME:� Makes his 11th career MLB start, 3rd start and 6th app. of 2017.

� Enjoyed his 24th birthday on Monday (born 8/21/93 in DeLand, FL).

� Recalled for third time this season (8/17), and allowed one hit over2.0 scoreless relief IP in 11-7 win at Pittsburgh the same night.

� Has made pair of starts for STL in 2017 (vs. ARI on 7/27 and at MILon 8/2: 1-1, 4.76 ERA (11.1 IP/6 ER) and 13 strikeouts.

� Is averaging 10.42 strikeouts/9 IP in his 52.2 career MLB innings.

� Has allowed three earned runs or less in eight of his 10 previous MLBstarts. Has four quality starts.

� Was 10-2 with a 2.55 ERA at Memphis (AAA) over 15 starts in 2017.His 10 wins are T2nd-most in the Pacific Coast League.

� Has walked just 19 to 76 strikeouts at Triple-A (77.2 IP) and has heldopponents to a .222 avg. Has an 1.06 WHIP.

� Was the Opening Day starter for Memphis. Spent time on thedisabled list (back) from 4/7-5/2.

� Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Month for May (5-1, 2.19ERA, 37.0 IP, 31 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 6 BB, 37 K).

� Selected to the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team -- first mid-seasonhonor of his career -- but did not pitch due to promotion to St. Louis.

VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES:� Makes his first career appearance vs. San Diego tonight.

� Faced El Paso (AAA-Padres) on 5/13/17 at AutoZone Park: W, 7.0 IP,1 R, 1 BB, 9 K.

� Is lifetime 0-3 with a 9.31 ERA (9.2 IP/10 ER) in three career gamesvs. the National League West (vs. ARI, @SF, @COL).

2017 SEASON & CAREER:� Optioned to Memphis for second time on 8/4.

� Made 8/7 start vs. Omaha, allowing a career-high 7 runs on a career-most 12 hits, striking out 2 and walking 2 over 5.2 IP.

� Took the loss in 7/27 start vs. ARI, allowing a grand slam to J.D.Martinez in the 4th inning as his lone blemish in a 5.0-inning outingallowing five hits with five strikeouts in a 4-0 STL loss.

� Recalled for the second time this season on 7/27.

� Was recalled earlier in the season and made two scoreless reliefappearances totaling 3.0 IP vs. MIA (7/3 & 7/5).

� Had a six-game winning streak at Memphis from 5/24-7/20.

� Only allowed more than 3 ER on 3 occassions at MEM this season.

2017 CARDINALS DAY-BY-DAY H/R Time/ GA/

Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L STD GB

4/2 CHI H/N W, 4-3 Oh-Montgomery #47,566 1-0 1 +0.5

4/3 OPEN DATE 1-0 1 +1.0

4/4 CHI H/N L, 2-1 Arrieta-Wainwright-Davis #46,760 1-1 T1 ---

4/5 CHI H/D POSTPONED - RAIN 1-1 T1 ---

4/6 CHI* H/D L, 6-4 Lackey-Cecil-Davis 44,039 1-2 3 -1.0

4/7 CIN H/N L, 2-0 Garrett-Leake-Iglesias 44,653 1-3 5 -2.0

4/8 CIN H/D W, 10-4 Wacha-Arroyo #46,558 2-3 4 -1.0

4/9 CIN H/D L, 8-0 Feldman-Martínez 45,200 2-4 4 -2.0

4/10 WSH R/N L, 14-6 Roark-Wainwright 27,413 2-5 T4 -3.0

4/11 WSH R/N L, 8-3 G.Gonzalez-Lynn 30,663 2-6 5 -4.0

4/12 WSH R/D W, 6-1 Leake-Scherzer 31,647 3-6 5 -4.0

4/13 OPEN DATE 3-6 T4 -3.5

4/14 NYY R/N L, 4-3 Tanaka-Wacha-Chapman 39,102 3-7 5 -3.5

4/15 NYY R/D L, 3-2 Sabathia-Martínez-Clippard 43,031 3-8 5 -4.5

4/16 NYY R/N L, 9-3 Pineda-Wainwright 31,706 3-9 5 -4.5

4/17 PIT H/N W, 2-1 Lynn-NOVA-Oh 40,172 4-9 5 -4.0

4/18 PIT H/N W, 2-1 Leake-Kuhl-Oh 38,806 5-9 5 -4.0

4/19 PIT H/D W, 2-1 Wacha-Cole-Rosenthal 40,182 6-9 T4 -3.0

4/20 MIL R/N L, 7-5 Davies-Martínez-Barnes 26,451 6-10 5 -3.0

4/21 MIL R/N W, 6-3 Wainwright-Peralta-Oh 23,126 7-10 5 -2.5

4/22 MIL R/N W, 4-1 Lynn-Torres-Oh 30,865 8-10 4 -2.5

4/23 MIL R/D W, 6-4 Leake-Nelson-Oh 31,158 9-10 3 -1.5

4/24 OPEN DATE 9-10 T3 -2.0

4/25 TOR H/N L, 6-5 (11) Grilli-Socolovich-Tepera 40,223 9-11 4 -3.0

4/26 TOR H/N POSTPONED - RAIN 9-11 T3 -2.5

4/27 TOR H/D W, 8-4 (11) Bowman-Tepera 40,099 10-11 3 -2.0

TOR* H/N W, 6-4 Wainwright-Lawrence-Rosenthal 40,035 11-11 3 -1.5

4/28 CIN H/N W, 7-5 Lynn-Adleman-Oh 42,722 12-11 2 -0.5

4/29 CIN H/D POSTPONED-RAIN 12-11 2 -1.0

4/30 CIN H/D L, 5-4 Peralta-Rosenthal-Iglesias 45,682 12-12 T2 -1.0

APRIL TOTALS 602,697 12-12 T2 -1.0

5/1 MIL H/N L, 7-5 (10) Drake-Oh-Feliz 36,339 12-13 T3 -1.0

5/2 MIL H/N W, 2-1 Martínez-Peralta-Rosenthal 38,616 13-13 T2 -1.0

5/3 MIL H/N POSTPONED-RAIN 13-13 T2 -1.5

5/4 MIL H/N L, 5-4 Drake-Bowman-Feliz 36,250 13-14 4 -2.5

5/5 ATL R/N W, 10-0 Lynn-Foltynewicz 34,465 14-14 T3 -1.5

5/6 ATL R/N W, 5-3 Leake-Teheran-Oh 40,706 15-14 3 -0.5

5/7 ATL R/D W, 6-4 (14) Tuivailala-Collmenter-Siegrist 40,200 16-14 2 -0.5

5/8 MIA R/N W, 9-4 Martínez-Conley-Socolovich 16,750 17-14 1 +0.5

5/9 MIA R/N W, 6-5 Rosenthal-Ramos-Oh 17,166 18-14 1 +0.5

5/10 MIA R/N W, 7-5 Tuivailala-J.Garcia-Oh 18,614 19-14 1 +1.0

5/11 OPEN DATE 19-14 1 +0.5

5/12 CHI H/N L, 3-2 Butler-Leake-Davis #47,601 19-15 1 +0.5

5/13 CHI H/D W, 5-3 Martínez-Lester-Oh #47,882 20-15 1 +1.0

5/14 CHI H/D W, 5-0 Wainwright-Arrieta #47,925 21-15 1 +1.0

5/15 OPEN DATE 21-15 1 +1.5

5/16 BOS H/N L, 6-3 E.Rodriguez-Lynn-Kimbrel 41,514 21-16 1 +0.5

5/17 BOS H/N L, 5-4 (13) Abad-Tuivailala-Taylor 44,365 21-17 2 -0.5

5/18 OPEN DATE 21-17 2 -1.0

5/19 SF H/N L, 6-5 Morris-Oh-Melancon 44,548 21-18 2 -2.0

5/20 SF H/N L, 3-1 (13) Strickland-Siegrist-Melancon 45,072 21-19 2 -2.5

5/21 SF H/D W, 8-3 Wainwright-Cain #47,533 22-19 2 -1.5

5/22 OPEN DATE 22-19 2 -1.5

5/23 LAD R/N L, 2-1 (13) Fields-Broxton 41,248 22-20 T2 -1.5

5/24 LAD R/N W, 6-1 Leake-Hill 40,653 23-20 T2 -0.5

5/25 LAD R/N L, 7-3 Maeda-Wacha-Ryu 47,427 23-21 3 -1.0

5/26 COL R/N L, 10-0 Senzatela-Martinez 40,312 23-22 3 -1.0

5/27 COL R/N W, 3-0 Wainwright-Freeland-Oh #48,106 24-22 T2 -0.5

5/28 COL R/D L, 8-4 Marquez-Lynn #48,372 24-23 T2 -1.5

5/29 LAD H/D L, 5-1 Hill-Leake 46,241 24-24 T2 -1.5

5/30 LAD H/N L, 9-4 Morrow-Wacha 38,466 24-25 T2 -1.5

5/31 LAD H/N W, 2-1 Martinez-Stripling-Oh 40,304 25-25 2 -1.5

MAY TOTALS 602,656 13-13 2 -1.5

6/1 LAD H/D W, 2-0 Wainwright-McCarthy-Oh 40,477 26-25 2 -1.5

6/2 CHI R/D L, 3-2 Strop-Rosenthal-Davis 41,051 26-26 2 -1.5

6/3 CHI R/D L, 5-3 Rondon-Leake-Davis 41,164 26-27 3 -1.5

6/4 CHI R/N L, 7-6 Strop-Bowman-Uehara 39,868 26-28 3 -2.5

6/5 CIN R/N L, 4-2 Bonilla-Martinez-Iglesias 16,325 26-29 3 -2.5

6/6 CIN R/N L, 13-1 Adleman-Wainwright 18,620 26-30 4 -3.5

6/7 CIN R/N L, 6-4 Peralta-Cecil-Iglesias 20,891 26-31 4 -4.5

6/8 CIN R/D L, 5-2 Feldman-Leake-Iglesias 28,917 26-32 4 -4.5

6/9 PHI H/N W, 3-2 Wacha-Hellickson-Oh 42,971 27-32 4 -4.5

6/10 PHI H/D W, 7-0 MARTINEZ-Pivetta 43,911 28-32 4 -3.5

6/11 PHI H/D W, 6-5 Wainwright-Nola-Oh #47,325 29-32 3 -2.5

6/12 OPEN DATE 29-32 3 -2.5

6/13 MIL* H/D W, 6-0 Lynn-Suter-Lyons 40,083 30-32 3 -1.5

MIL H/N L, 8-5 Hughes-Rosenthal-Knebel 40,115 30-33 3 -2.5

6/14 MIL H/N L, 7-6 Garza-Leake-Knebel 38,061 30-34 3 -3.5

6/15 MIL H/N L, 6-4 Torres-Oh-Drake #45,228 30-35 3 -4.5

6/16 BAL R/N W, 11-2 Martinez-Gausman 26,341 31-35 3 -4.5

6/17 BAL R/D L, 15-7 Miley-Wainwright 27,788 31-36 3 -4.5

6/18 BAL R/D L, 8-5 U. Jimenez-Lynn-Brach 34,854 31-37 3 -5.5

6/19 OPEN DATE 31-37 T3 -5.0

6/20 PHI R/N W, 8-1 (11) Siegrist-Ramos 22,070 32-37 T3 -4.0

6/21 PHI R/N W, 7-6 (10) Cecil-Ramos-Oh 25,037 33-37 3 -4.0

6/22 PHI R/D L, 5-1 Nola-Martinez 23,623 33-38 3 -5.0

6/23 PIT H/N L, 4-3 Rivero-Oh #47,112 33-39 T3 -5.0

6/24 PIT H/N L, 7-3 Cole-Lynn #46,735 33-40 4 -5.0

6/25 PIT H/N W, 8-4 Rosenthal-Nicasio 43,719 34-40 T3 -5.0

6/26 CIN* H/D W, 8-2 Wacha-Finnegan 46,535 35-40 3 -4.5

6/27 ARI R/N L, 6-5 (10) Rodney-Bowman 24,256 35-41 3 -4.5

6/28 ARI R/N W, 4-3 Wainwright-Godley-Rosenthal 23,188 36-41 3 -3.5

6/29 ARI R/D W, 10-4 Lynn-R. De La Rosa 27,603 37-41 3 -3.5

6/30 WSH H/N W, 8-1 Leake-Roark 41,398 38-41 3 -3.5

JUNE TOTALS 563,670 13-16 3 -3.5

7/1 WSH H/N W, 2-1 Wacha-G.Gonzalez-Bowman 43,614 39-41 3 -3.5

7/2 WSH H/N L, 7-2 Scherzer-Martinez 43,640 39-42 3 -3.5

7/3 MIA H/N W, 14-6 Wainwright-Locke 42,694 40-42 3 -3.5

7/4 MIA H/D L, 5-2 Urena-Lynn-Ramos 38,497 40-43 3 -4.5

7/5 MIA H/N L, 9-6 McGowan-Leake-Ramos 40,204 40-44 3 -5.5

7/6 MIA H/D W, 4-3 Wacha-Koehler-Oh 37,780 41-44 3 -5.5

7/7 NYM H/N L, 6-5 deGrom-Martinez-Reed 43,849 41-45 3 -6.5

7/8 NYM H/D W, 4-1 Wainwright-Wheeler-Oh 44,013 42-45 3 -5.5

7/9 NYM H/D W, 6-0 Lynn-Matz 42,925 43-45 T2 -5.5

1ST HALF TOTALS 2,145,839 43-45 T2 -5.5

7/10 All-Star Break

7/11 All-Star Game - Miami, Florida

7/12 All-Star Break

H/R Time/ GA/

Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L STD GB

7/13 OPEN DATE 43-45 T2 -5.5

7/14 PIT R/N L, 5-2 Rivero-Oh 24,988 43-46 3 -6.5

7/15 PIT R/N W, 4-0 Lynn-Taillon 35,658 44-46 3 -6.5

7/16 PIT R/D L, 4-3 LeBlanc-Cecil 29,247 44-47 3 -6.5

7/17 NYM R/N W, 6-3 Wainwright-Wheeler-Cecil 29,977 45-47 3 -5.5

7/18 NYM R/N W, 5-0 WACHA-Montero 29,964 46-47 3 -4.5

7/19 NYM R/N L, 7-3 deGrom-Leake-Reed 32,228 46-48 4 -4.5

7/20 NYM R/D L, 3-2 Reed-Rosenthal 39,640 46-49 4 -4.5

7/21 CHI R/D W, 11-4 Bowman-Edwards 42,186 47-49 4 -3.5

7/22 CHI R/D L, 3-2 Lester-Bowman-Davis 41,969 47-50 4 -4.5

7/23 CHI R/N L, 5-3 Quintana-Wacha-Davis 41,582 47-51 4 -4.5

7/24 COL H/N W, 8-2 Leake-Senzatela 40,486 48-51 4 -4.0

7/25 COL H/N W, 3-2 Rosenthal-McGee 41,514 49-51 4 -4.0

7/26 COL H/N W, 10-5 Martinez-Hoffman 38,162 50-51 3 -3.5

7/27 ARI H/N L, 4-0 Godley-Weaver 39,208 50-52 T3 -4.5

7/28 ARI H/N W, 1-0 Wacha-McFarland-Rosenthal 41,230 51-52 3 -3.5

7/29 ARI H/N L, 7-1 Greinke-Leake #48,052 51-53 3 -4.5

7/30 ARI H/D W, 3-2 Lynn-Walker-Rosenthal 40,827 52-53 3 -4.5

7/31 OPEN DATE 52-53 3 -4.5

JULY TOTALS 666,695 14-12 3 -4.5

8/1 MIL R/N L, 3-2 Nelson-Martinez-Knebel 30,150 52-54 3 -5.5

8/2 MIL R/N W, 5-4 Weaver-Suter-Rosenthal 34,433 53-54 3 -4.5

8/3 MIL R/D L, 2-1 Garza-Cecil-Knebel 40,170 53-55 3 -4.5

8/4 CIN R/N L, 3-2 Wojciechowski-Leake-Iglesias 36,443 53-56 T3 -4.5

8/5 CIN R/N W, 4-1 Lynn-Castillo-Rosenthal 35,571 54-56 3 -4.5

8/6 CIN R/D W, 13-4 Cecil-Bailey 25,168 55-56 3 -3.5

8/7 KC R/N W, 11-3 Martinez-Kennedy #38,478 56-56 3 -3.5

8/8 KC R/N W, 10-3 Wacha-Vargas 37,267 57-56 3 -2.5

8/9 KC H/N W, 8-5 Bowman-Maurer-Rosenthal 44,139 58-56 T2 -1.5

8/10 KC H/N W, 8-6 Lyons-Minor-Rosenthal 41,706 59-56 2 -1.0

8/11 ATL H/N W, 8-5 Wainwright-Foltynewicz-Bowman 41,928 60-56 2 -1.0

8/12 ATL H/N W, 6-5 Martinez-Sims-Rosenthal #46,360 61-56 T1 ---

8/13 ATL H/D L, 6-3 Dickey-Wacha-Vizcaino 44,534 61-57 2 -1.0

8/14 OPEN DATE 61-57 2 -1.5

8/15 BOS R/N L, 10-4 Porcello-Leake #37,345 61-58 T2 -1.5

8/16 BOS R/N L, 5-4 Kimbrel-Duke #37,181 61-59 3 -2.5

8/17 PIT R/N W, 11-7 Tuivailala-Benoit 31,499 62-59 3 -1.5

8/18 PIT R/N W, 11-10 Martinez-T.Williams-Oh 29,906 63-59 2 -1.5

8/19 PIT R/D L, 6-4 Kuhl-Wacha-Rivero 34,660 63-60 3 -2.5

8/20 PIT% R/N L, 6-3 Nova-Leake-Rivero 2,596 63-61 3 -3.5

8/21 OPEN DATE 63-61 3 -3.5

8/22 SD H/N L, 12-4 Stammen-Bowman 38,767 63-62 3 -4.5

8/23 SD H/N 7:15

8/24 SD H/N 6:15

8/25 TB H/N 7:15

8/26 TB H/N 6:15

8/27 TB H/D 1:15

8/28 OPEN DATE

8/29 MIL R/N 6:40

8/30 MIL R/D 1:10

8/31 SF R/N 9:15

AUGUST TOTALS

9/1 SF R/N 9:15

9/2 SF R/D 3:05

9/3 SF R/D 3:05

9/4 SD R/D 3:40

9/5 SD R/N 9:10

9/6 SD R/N 9:10

9/7 SD R/N 8:10

9/8 PIT H/N 7:15

9/9 PIT H/N 6:15

9/10 PIT H/D 1:15

9/11 OPEN DATE

9/12 CIN H/N 7:15

9/13 CIN H/N 7:15

9/14 CIN H/D 12:45

9/15 CHI R/D 1:20

9/16 CHI R/D 12:05

9/17 CHI R/D 1:20

9/18 OPEN DATE

9/19 CIN R/N 6:10

9/20 CIN R/N 6:10

9/21 CIN R/N 6:10

9/22 PIT R/N 6:05

9/23 PIT R/N 6:05

9/24 PIT R/D 12:35

9/25 CHI H/N 7:15

9/26 CHI H/N 7:15

9/27 CHI H/N 7:15

9/28 CHI H/N 6:15

9/29 MIL H/N 7:15

9/30 MIL H/D 3:15

SEPTEMBER TOTALS

10/1 MIL H/D 2:15

OCTOBER TOTALS

2ND HALF TOTALS

SEASON TOTALS

NOTE: Pitchers' complete games in CAPS; Extra innings shown in parentheses;Times listed are Central (STL) time; *indicates make-up game due to rain out; # indicatessellout, % indicates game played in Williamsport, PA.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ TotalCARDINALS 54 72 68 94 53 77 56 72 28 3 11 3 591OPPONENTS 60 52 56 67 69 51 59 82 44 5 1 5 551

2017 SCORING BY INNING

Cardinals Recent TransactionsAugust 23: Purchased LHP Ryan Sherriff from Memphis (AAA). Moved RHPTrevor Rosenthal (right posterior elbow irritation) to the 60-day disabled list.August 22: Optioned RHP Josh Lucas to Memphis (AAA), following the game.August 20: Recalled OF Stephen Piscotty from Memphis (AAA) as 26th man forLittle League Classic. Optioned 1B Luke Voit to Memphis following the game.August 19: Purchased RHP Josh Lucas from Memphis (AAA).August 18: Placed RHP Adam Wainwright (right elbow impingement) on the10-day disabled list. Recalled RHP Mike Mayers from Memphis (AAA). Op-tioned RHP Mike Mayers to Memphis, following the game.