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Fri., May 22 at ROYALS: Lance Lynn (3-3, 2.96) vs. Chris Young (3-0, 0.94) 7:10 p.m.* Sat., May 23 at ROYALS: John Lackey (2-2, 2.96) vs. Danny Duffy (2-3, 5.87) 6:15 p.m.! Sun., May 24 at ROYALS: Michael Wacha (6-0, 2.13) vs. Edinson Volquez (3-3, 2.74) 1:10 p.m.* Times listed are Central...All games broadcast on KMOX Radio *Fox Sports Midwest +FOX Network %ESPN @ESPN2 !FOX One ^MLB Network UpCoMING GAMEs & pITCHING pRoBABLEs st. Louis Cardinals (27-13) at New York Mets (23-18) Game #41 Citi Field May 21, 2015 Jaime Garcia (2015 debut) vs. Jacob deGrom (4-4, 3.21) BIRD WATCHING: The 2014 N.L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of their 124th season of play with an 9-2-1 series record and are in 1st place in the NL Central, 4.5 games ahead of Chicago...the Cardinals posted their fourth shutout win of the season last night in a 9-0 blanking of the Mets...have used 6-run innings to key both last night & Tue. night’s 10-2 win...St. Louis is 15-5 at Busch Stadium & 12-8 on the road...the Cards own the majors top winning pct. (.675) and the best run differential in the NL (+61)...the Cardinals 27-13 start thru 40 games is their best since 1941 (31-9)...for the 3rd time (2015, 2013, 2012) in their four seasons under manager Mike Matheny, the Cardinals have hit the one quarter mark of the season (40 games) in 1st place...they were in 2nd place last season after 40 games. EXTRA, EXTRA: The Cardinals played their Major League-leading 7th extra inning game Monday night (4-3), their 2nd in three days and their 5th this month...they played a total of 13 extra inning games last season (7-6). NEWsY NoTEs: The Cardinals have tallied six-run innings in back-to-back games for the first time since Sept. 17- 18, 1999 vs. HOU when they had a 9-run 4th & an 8-run 4th...on Tuesday, the Cardinals scored in each of their first four innings, doing so for the first time since scoring in five-straight innings to begin game on 7/27/12 vs. CHI...the Cardinals have five relief pitchers (Maness, Siegrist, Belisle, Rosenthal, Choate) with 19 or more appearances in their first 40 games for the first time ever...the Cardinals posted their 4th team “Cycle” last night, their 3rd in the past four games...the Cardinals had their season-high eight-game errorless streak snapped last night...Cardinals starting pitchers are 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA (27.2 IP/4 ER) the past four games. MANAGING JUsT FINE: Mike Matheny posted his 300th managerial win Sunday night in his 523rd regular season game to become the sixth fastest to 300 career managerial wins in MLB history...Earl Weaver (460 games), Ralph Houk (469), Davey Johnson (492), Sparky Anderson (518) & Alvin Dark (521) rank 1 thru 5 (Elias). MILEsToNE MATT: Matt Holliday is one homer shy of 275 for his career, and currently ranks 12th among active players...EvERY DAY’s A HoLLIDAY: Holliday had three hits last night, extending his on-base streak to 38 games to begin the 2015 season...his on-base streak is the majors 2nd longest to begin a season since 2000, trailing only former teammate Albert Pujols, who reached in a record 42 straight games to begin the 2008 season. DECIsIoN MAKERs: The Cardinals bullpen has been involved in 15 decisions (10-5), ranking T2nd in the majors behind only Seattle (16 decisions, 5-11)...the 10 wins posted by the Cardinals bullpen (38 pct. of team total) tops the NL and are 2nd only to Houston (11-3) amongst all MLB teams...Cardinals relievers have logged 130.2 innings, 2nd in the NL to Arizona (131.0). HARDBALL: Starting with last weekend’s series against Detroit, the Cardinals, who own the majors top W-L mark at 27-13 (.675 win pct.) will have met up with three of MLB’s winningest teams (DET .585; NYM .561; KC .650) over a 10-game stretch...St. Louis is 3-3 (1-2 vs DET, 2-1 at NYM) thus far during that stretch. ToDAY’s GAME : The Cardinals continue their seven-game (NYM-4, KC-3) roadtrip this after- noon with the final game of their four games against the New York Mets...first pitch is slated for 12:10 p.m. CT...it’s the Cardinals lone visit of the season to Citi Field...the Cardinals took a 2-1 lead in this week’s series by posting a 9-0 win last night on the heals of their 10-2 win on Tues- day night...the Cardinals lost Monday’s series opener 2-1 in 14 innings...the Redbirds dropped the first two games of last weekend’s series vs. Detroit, but avoided their first series sweep at home since 2013 with a come-from-behind win Sunday...the Cardinals are in the midst of a 16- game stretch that will have them play on the road for 13 of those games...after this week’s se- ries in the Big Apple, the Cardinals meet up with the defending American League Champion Kansas City Royals this weekend (May 22-24) at Kauffman Stadium. CARDINALs vs. NEW YoRK: season: 7 games; next meeting 7/17-19 at STL 2015: 2-1 (0-0 at STL, 2-1 at NYM) 2014: 3-4 (2-1 at STL, 1-3 at NYM) All-Time: 379-341 (10-16 at Citi Field) Last Time sTL sweep: 4/21-23/09 at STL Last Time NYM sweep: 4/1-4/07 at STL RECoRD BREAKDoWN B By y D D a ay y B B y y M Mo o n n t t h h Monday 1-3 Spring 13-11-3 Tuesday 4-1 April 15-6 Wednesday 4-3 May 12-7 Thursday 5-0 June 0-0 Friday 4-2 July 0-0 Saturday 4-2 August 0-0 Sunday 5-2 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 --- 7 2 --- Lost --- 2 --- --- Split 1 --- --- --- Sweeps --- 2 --- --- Opp. Sweeps --- --- --- --- MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny has begun his 4th season as the Cardinals manager, having taken his teams to the postseason in each of his first three seasons and becoming just the 15th man- ager in MLB history to record 275 or more wins in his first three years...won his 300th game on May 17 in game no. 523 to become the 6th quickest to 300 wins in MLB history...Matheny in 2012 be- came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his- tory and in 2013 he took his team to the World Series in just his second season at the helm with a league-best 97-wins...in 2014, Mike guided the Cardinals to the N.L. Central title and their 4th- straight trip to the NLCS...he is the only Cardinals manager & just the 5th in MLB history to lead his teams to the postseason in each of his first three full seasons, having already managed 39 postsea- son games... Matheny, 44, 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 concus- sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching record for consecutive errorless games (252). Cardinals Disabled List Date Games Player & Injury DL Missed T. Pham, left quadricep 3/27 40 A. Wainwright, left Achilles 4/25 40 J. Walden, right bicep 4/30 19 J. Jay, left wrist tendinitis 5/11 9 Date/Opp. 5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/12 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 PLAYER CHI CHI CHI CHI PIT PIT PIT CLE CLE CLE DET DET DET NYM NYM NYM NYM Adams dwoo k ooko o ocoo kooo kko1o oko kokk 1 ooo 1o1 o ko4k1 Bourjos F h 1ooo1 3ik k2k2k c wo1o o1cc kkk ookw ooook 4kok 3wwo o 1oo1o o Carpenter ookok ow4Fk woooo ook21 okko kkk4 2ho1o 4koko 1o1o okkoko o1wko Cruz woo2 1 o o k k 1 o Grichuk o1o2w o kkokkk 23o2o oe2o3 Heyward 1o1c oco1 ek1h 111o wkko 22oo 1o1k ooowk kok ookd 1wk4 2 kook oodFk2 14wko Holliday 2ko1w 1o11o owk2i k4ok 21o1o dowk oe1k4 h wooo oo1oo wooo1 ow2o eo2coo wooF 111o Kozma o oo1 okko o o kk oko oo 1oko o Molina 1d1o 2o1w oo1o oo21 o2oo ooo1 1k1o okk 1ko1 1owo oo11k o2o1 1k11wo dd1o ocow Peralta woo1d 2eoo o4eoc ooo2 4okok w11k oood 1oo2o kk1 kkw4w wo4w ooc1 2wkowo o11oh 2cko Reynolds 4o1w 2o okokk 1kkk kok1 owkw oo21 111k kkk 12ko o1kko kokok 1 o 141ko Wong kk11 d211 1 1oko oo241 o1woo oo4w koook kkoo ow11 hok1 okko wk4o ook1kkco2oo 1o11k 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. Multi-HR Games Player Last Home Run Career/2015...Last Adams 5/20/15 at NYM 3/0... 6/23/14 at COL Bourjos 5/16/14 vs. DET 0/0... --- Carpenter 5/16/15 vs. DET 0/0... --- Cruz 9/20/14 vs. CIN 0/0... --- Grichuk 4/10/15 at CIN 0/0... --- Heyward 5/20/15 at NYM 5/0... 8/17/13 at WSH Holliday 5/12/15 at CLE 19/0... 8/30/14 vs. CHI Kozma 4/2/13 at ARI 0/0... --- Molina 6/27/14 at LAD 2/0... 8/21/11 at CHI Peralta 5/16/15 vs. DET 8/0... 4/27/14 vs. PIT Reynolds 5/19/15 at NYM 21/0... 7/23/14 vs. CIN Wong 5/17/15 vs. DET 1/0... 8/7/14 vs. BOS DAILY BATTING LoGs HoME RUN HIGHLIGHTs BIRD BANTER... 2015 vs. NY METs: .295 (38-129) 3 HR RoADTRIp: .295 (38-129) 3 HR #32 MATT ADAMs: streak: 1G (2-5, .400) HR series: 4-10, .400, HR Roadtrip: 4-10, .400, HR [ HRed (#4) last night for 1st time in May & had 3 RBI...had 1st multi-H game since 5/3 on Monday...T2nd in the NL w/5 GW- RBI...ranks 5th on team w/18 RBI...has .290 BABIp...had walk-off single in 10th vs. pIT (5/1)...had RBI in 4 str. games 4/28-5/1. #8 pETER BoURJos: streak: 0-2 series: 2-7, .286 Roadtrip: 2-7, .286 [ Has HR, 3-2B’s & 2-3B’s among his 14 hits in May & 12 runs...hit HR #1 last sat...321 BA (17-53) in 13 Gs...had two 2B’ s 5/8 at pIT...leads team w/3 triples (T1st, NL)...leadoff batter in 7 Gs (9-30, .300, 2-2B, 3B)...tied for sTL lead w/4 sB (4-7), 3 as pR #13 MATT CARpENTER: streak: 1G (1-4, .250) series: 1-10, .100 Roadtrip: 1-10, .100 [ Hit team-high 7th HR last sat., his 2nd in 3 G’s...hit 2-run HR in 8th in 2-1 win last Thu. at CLE...missed 4 Gs w/extreme fa- tigue 5/7-10...MLB leader w/19 multi-hit games...ranks among NL leaders in BA (.313, 13th); oBp (.377, 19th); slugging (.583, 5th); RBI (24, T12th); runs (29, T4th); 2B (16, 2nd), XBH (24, T2nd)... .273 BA w/2 strikes (6th NL)...hit 30th career HR & 2nd 4- RBI game on 5/5 vs. CHI...6th in MLB BA w/RIsp (.450, 9-20)...12G hit streak 4/12-25 (.423 BA)...has 2 lead-off HR (4/19 & 4/22) & 6 career...had 7 str. multi-hit G’s (4/12-19) & 5 str. G’s w/2B (4/13-18)...NL player of Week for 4/13-19. #48 ToNY CRUZ: streak: 0-1 series: 1-3, .333 Roadtrip: 1-3, .333 [ Had pinch-hit single Tue. night..2-8 as pH this season...has hits in 6-of-15 Gs this season...hit GW-RBI double (2RBI) vs. CHI (5/4)... has GW-RBI in his last 3Gs w/RBI...made 1st start 4/23 at MIL...sTL is 3-1 in his starts in ‘15. #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: streak: 2G (5-10, .500) series: 5-16, .313 Roadtrip: 5-16, .313 [ Had 5 XBH/12 TB’s (3-2B, 2-3B) & 4 RBI last 2 G’s...came off DL (lower back) last sat...missed 27 games while on DL...was 6- for-10, .600 w/HR in 3 G’s last week w/Ext. spring Training...topped sTL organization w/28 HR’ s (Memphis 25, sTL 3) in’14. #22 JAsoN HEYWARD: streak: 2G (3-9, .333) HR series: 3-9, .333, HR Roadtrip: 3-9, .333, HR [ Has 2-HR & 2-2B amond last 6 hits...HR #4 last night...2-3 w/HR #3 & 2 RBI last Fri...has .359 BA (14-39) & 1 HR vs. LHps...had 2-2B’s 4/5 at CHI & 5/9 at pIT...scored 3 runs vs. CHI (5/6 &7)...had 2 sB vs. pIT (5/1)...tied career high w/3 BB (4/28 vs. pHI). #7 MATT HoLLIDAY: streak: 1G (3-4, .750) series: 4-12, .333 Roadtrip: 4-12, .333 [ Needs one HR for 275 career...has reached base safely in his first 38 games played (2nd longest streak in sTL history)...hit 3- run HR (#3) in 8th on 5/12 at CLE, 4 RBI; 3rd 3-run HR, all on the road...3rd MLB in oBp (.442); 5th in NL batting (.328)...is 2nd in MLB batting .500 w/RIsp (15-30)...T13th in NL RBI (23)...has walked in 22-of-38 Gs; 27 BB’s total (3rd NL); 5 Int. walks (T1st)... posted 12G hit streak (4/5-21; .425 BA)...tied career high w/4 hits 4/21 at WsH...has 5 GWRBI (T2nd NL). #38 pETE KoZMA: streak: 0-4 series: 1-7, .143 Roadtrip: 1-7, .143 [ started at 3B on Tue. night & singled...had GW-run vs. pIT (5/2) after 2-out single in 11th...is 44-149 (.295) career w/RIsp #4 YADIER MoLINA: streak: 0-4 series: 4-13, .308 Roadtrip: 4-13, .308 [ Is 22-58 (.379) last 16 G; 8 multi-hit Gs...his .338 May BA (24-71) is 16th in NL...batting .314 BA w/RIsp (11-35)... leads MLB with 2.61 Catchers ERA...RBI in 4 str. Gs (4/15-18); T5th NL catchers in RBI (15) & T1st hits (40)...14 multi-hit gms. (T8th, NL) #27 JHoNNY pERALTA: streak: 8G (10-29, .345) 2-HR series: 4-12, .333 Roadtrip: 4-12, .333 [ HRed in back-to-back G’s last Fri. & sat. vs. DET..singled & broke up no-hitter w/2 out in 7th last Wed. at CLE...T2nd on team w/45 hits (T11th NL)...batting .351 on road (27-77, 3 HR), 5th NL...2nd on team in BB’s (16) & 2B’s (11)...ranks T1st in hits (45) & T1st in HR (6) among NL ss... started 38 of 40 G’s & hit safely in 33-of-38 Gs...hit game-tying HR 4/12 at CIN. #12 MARK REYNoLDs: streak: 1G (3-5, .600) HR series: 3-6, .500, HR Roadtrip: 3-6, .500, HR [ Had season-high 3 hits & HR #3 Tue. night...batting .316 (18-57), 2 HR, 9 RBI in May...hit grand slam in 1st inn. vs. CHI (5/4); 4th career slam; tied sTL season-high w/4 RBI...is 4-13, 3 RBI, 2 2B as pH...hit 1st sTL HR at MIL (4/26)...has made 19 starts (11 1B, 3 3B, 2 DH, 2 LF, 1 RF) batting .264 (19-72) w/3 HR & 9 RBI...has .286 BA (16-56) vs. RHps. #16 KoLTEN WoNG: streak: 4G (6-19, .316) HR series: 5-16, .313 Roadtrip: 5-16, .313 [ Batted leadoff last night & had 6th 3-hit game of season w/2 runs & 2 RBI...hit go-ahead HR (#5) sun. vs. DET...tied his ca- reer high w/8G hit streak 5/3-10...ranks 14th in NL batting (.311)...1st on team w/46 hits...batting .324 (24-74) in May...has RBI (15 total) in 9 of last 17 Gs...leads NL 2Bmen with 22 RBI, 23 runs & 5 HR...hit 3-of-his 5 HR’s vs. pIT this season...hit walk- off HR in 14th inn. vs pIT on 5/3 (2nd career, both vs pIT)...had career-high 10 assists (4/29 vs. pHI)...has 5 GWRBI (T2nd NL)...career-high 3 BB vs. MIL (4/13)...is 26-33 (79 pct.) in career sB attempts.
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Page 1: st. Louis Cardinals (27-13) at New York Mets (23-18)mlb.mlb.com/documents/5/3/0/125729530/52115_Layout... · posted their fourth shutout win of the season last night in a 9-0 blanking

Fri., May 22 at ROYALS: Lance Lynn (3-3, 2.96) vs. Chris Young (3-0, 0.94) 7:10 p.m.*Sat., May 23 at ROYALS: John Lackey (2-2, 2.96) vs. Danny Duffy (2-3, 5.87) 6:15 p.m.!Sun., May 24 at ROYALS: Michael Wacha (6-0, 2.13) vs. Edinson Volquez (3-3, 2.74) 1:10 p.m.*

Times listed are Central...All games broadcast on KMOX Radio*Fox Sports Midwest +FOX  Network %ESPN @ESPN2 !FOX One ^MLB Network

UpCoMING GAMEs & pITCHING pRoBABLEs

st. Louis Cardinals (27-13) at New York Mets (23-18)Game #41 � Citi Field � May 21, 2015

Jaime Garcia (2015 debut) vs. Jacob deGrom (4-4, 3.21)

� BIRD WATCHING: The 2014 N.L. Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of their 124th season ofplay with an 9-2-1 series record and are in 1st place in the NL Central, 4.5 games ahead of Chicago...the Cardinalsposted their fourth shutout win of the season last night in a 9-0 blanking of the Mets...have used 6-run innings tokey both last night & Tue. night’s 10-2 win...St. Louis is 15-5 at Busch Stadium & 12-8 on the road...the Cards ownthe majors top winning pct. (.675) and the best run differential in the NL (+61)...the Cardinals 27-13 start thru 40games is their best since 1941 (31-9)...for the 3rd time (2015, 2013, 2012) in their four seasons under managerMike Matheny, the Cardinals have hit the one quarter mark of the season (40 games) in 1st place...they were in2nd place last season after 40 games.

� EXTRA, EXTRA: The Cardinals played their Major League-leading 7th extra inning game Monday night (4-3), their2nd in three days and their 5th this month...they played a total of 13 extra inning games last season (7-6).

� NEWsY NoTEs: The Cardinals have tallied six-run innings in back-to-back games for the first time since Sept. 17-18, 1999 vs. HOU when they had a 9-run 4th & an 8-run 4th...on Tuesday, the Cardinals scored in each of their firstfour innings, doing so for the first time since scoring in five-straight innings to begin game on 7/27/12 vs. CHI...theCardinals have five relief pitchers (Maness, Siegrist, Belisle, Rosenthal, Choate) with 19 or more appearances intheir first 40 games for the first time ever...the Cardinals posted their 4th team “Cycle” last night, their 3rd in thepast four games...the Cardinals had their season-high eight-game errorless streak snapped last night...Cardinalsstarting pitchers are 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA (27.2 IP/4 ER) the past four games.

� MANAGING JUsT FINE: Mike Matheny posted his 300th managerial win Sunday night in his 523rd regular seasongame to become the sixth fastest to 300 career managerial wins in MLB history...Earl Weaver (460 games), RalphHouk (469), Davey Johnson (492), Sparky Anderson (518) & Alvin Dark (521) rank 1 thru 5 (Elias).

� MILEsToNE MATT: Matt Holliday is one homer shy of 275 for his career, and currently ranks 12th among activeplayers...EvERY DAY’s A HoLLIDAY: Holliday had three hits last night, extending his on-base streak to 38 games tobegin the 2015 season...his on-base streak is the majors 2nd longest to begin a season since 2000, trailing onlyformer teammate Albert Pujols, who reached in a record 42 straight games to begin the 2008 season.

� DECIsIoN MAKERs: The Cardinals bullpen has been involved in 15 decisions (10-5), ranking T2nd in the majorsbehind only Seattle (16 decisions, 5-11)...the 10 wins posted by the Cardinals bullpen (38 pct. of team total) topsthe NL and are 2nd only to Houston (11-3) amongst all MLB teams...Cardinals relievers have logged 130.2 innings,2nd in the NL to Arizona (131.0).

� HARDBALL: Starting with last weekend’s series against Detroit, the Cardinals, who own the majors top W-L markat 27-13 (.675 win pct.) will have met up with three of MLB’s winningest teams (DET .585; NYM .561; KC .650) overa 10-game stretch...St. Louis is 3-3 (1-2 vs DET, 2-1 at NYM) thus far during that stretch.

ToDAY’s GAME: The Cardinals continue theirseven-game (NYM-4, KC-3) roadtrip this after-noon with the final game of their four gamesagainst the New York Mets...first pitch is slatedfor 12:10 p.m. CT...it’s the Cardinals lone visit ofthe season to Citi Field...the Cardinals took a 2-1lead in this week’s series by posting a 9-0 winlast night on the heals of their 10-2 win on Tues-day night...the Cardinals lost Monday’s seriesopener 2-1 in 14 innings...the Redbirds droppedthe first two games of last weekend’s series vs.Detroit, but avoided their first series sweep athome since 2013 with a come-from-behind winSunday...the Cardinals are in the midst of a 16-game stretch that will have them play on theroad for 13 of those games...after this week’s se-ries in the Big Apple, the Cardinals meet up withthe defending American League ChampionKansas City Royals this weekend (May 22-24) atKauffman Stadium.

CARDINALs vs. NEW YoRK:season: 7 games; next meeting 7/17-19 at STL2015: 2-1 (0-0 at STL, 2-1 at NYM)2014: 3-4 (2-1 at STL, 1-3 at NYM)All-Time: 379-341 (10-16 at Citi Field)Last Time sTL sweep: 4/21-23/09 at STLLast Time NYM sweep: 4/1-4/07 at STL

RECoRD BREAKDoWN

BByy DDaayy BByy MM oonntthh

Monday 1-3 Spring 13-11-3Tuesday 4-1 April 15-6Wednesday 4-3 May 12-7Thursday 5-0 June 0-0Friday 4-2 July 0-0Saturday 4-2 August 0-0Sunday 5-2 Sept./Oct. 0-0

BBByyy SSS eee rrr iiieee sss 2G 3G 4G 5GWon --- 7 2 ---Lost --- 2 --- ---Split 1 --- --- ---Sweeps --- 2 --- ---Opp. Sweeps --- --- --- ---

MIKE MATHENY: Mike Matheny has begun his4th season as the Cardinals manager, having takenhis teams to the postseason in each of his firstthree seasons and becoming just the 15th man-ager in MLB history to record 275 or more wins inhis first three years...won his 300th game on May17 in game no. 523 to become the 6th quickest to300 wins in MLB history...Matheny in 2012 be-came the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals his-tory and in 2013 he took his team to the WorldSeries in just his second season at the helm witha league-best 97-wins...in 2014, Mike guided theCardinals to the N.L. Central title and their 4th-straight trip to the NLCS...he is the only Cardinalsmanager & just the 5th in MLB history to lead histeams to the postseason in each of his first threefull seasons, having already managed 39 postsea-son games... Matheny, 44, had a 13-year MajorLeague 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 concus-sion symptoms...he holds the M.L. catching recordfor consecutive errorless games (252).

Cardinals Disabled List Date GamesPlayer & Injury DL MissedT. Pham, left quadricep 3/27 40A. Wainwright, left Achilles 4/25 40J. Walden, right bicep 4/30 19J. Jay, left wrist tendinitis 5/11 9

Date/Opp. 5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/12 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21

PLAYER CHI CHI CHI CHI PIT PIT PIT CLE CLE CLE DET DET DET NYM NYM NYM NYM

Adams dwoo k ooko o ocoo kooo kko1o oko kokk 1 ooo 1o1 o ko4k1

Bourjos F h 1ooo1 3ik k2k2k c wo1o o1cc kkk ookw ooook 4kok 3wwo o 1oo1o o

Carpenter ookok ow4Fk woooo ook21 okko kkk4 2ho1o 4koko 1o1o okkoko o1wko

Cruz woo2 1 o o k k 1 o

Grichuk o1o2w o kkokkk 23o2o oe2o3

Heyward 1o1c oco1 ek1h 111o wkko 22oo 1o1k ooowk kok ookd 1wk4 2 kook oodFk2 14wko

Holliday 2ko1w 1o11o owk2i k4ok 21o1o dowk oe1k4 h wooo oo1oo wooo1 ow2o eo2coo wooF 111o

Kozma o oo1 okko o o kk oko oo 1oko o

Molina 1d1o 2o1w oo1o oo21 o2oo ooo1 1k1o okk 1ko1 1owo oo11k o2o1 1k11wo dd1o ocow

Peralta woo1d 2eoo o4eoc ooo2 4okok w11k oood 1oo2o kk1 kkw4w wo4w ooc1 2wkowo o11oh 2cko

Reynolds 4o1w 2o okokk 1kkk kok1 owkw oo21 111k kkk 12ko o1kko kokok 1 o 141ko

Wong kk11 d211 1 1oko oo241 o1woo oo4w koook kkoo ow11 hok1 okko wk4o ook1kkco2oo 1o11k

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.

Multi-HR GamesPlayer Last Home Run Career/2015...Last

Adams 5/20/15 at NYM 3/0... 6/23/14 at COLBourjos 5/16/14 vs. DET 0/0... ---Carpenter 5/16/15 vs. DET 0/0... ---Cruz 9/20/14 vs. CIN 0/0... ---Grichuk 4/10/15 at CIN 0/0... ---Heyward 5/20/15 at NYM 5/0... 8/17/13 at WSHHolliday 5/12/15 at CLE 19/0... 8/30/14 vs. CHI

Kozma 4/2/13 at ARI 0/0... ---

Molina 6/27/14 at LAD 2/0... 8/21/11 at CHIPeralta 5/16/15 vs. DET 8/0... 4/27/14 vs. PITReynolds 5/19/15 at NYM 21/0... 7/23/14 vs. CINWong 5/17/15 vs. DET 1/0... 8/7/14 vs. BOS

DAILY BATTING LoGs HoME RUN HIGHLIGHTs

BIRD BANTER... 2015 vs. NY METs: .295 (38-129) 3 HR RoADTRIp: .295 (38-129) 3 HR

� #32 MATT ADAMs: streak: 1G (2-5, .400) HR series: 4-10, .400, HR Roadtrip: 4-10, .400, HR[ HRed (#4) last night for 1st time in May & had 3 RBI...had 1st multi-H game since 5/3 on Monday...T2nd in the NL w/5 GW-RBI...ranks 5th on team w/18 RBI...has .290 BABIp...had walk-off single in 10th vs. pIT (5/1)...had RBI in 4 str. games 4/28-5/1.

� #8 pETER BoURJos: streak: 0-2 series: 2-7, .286 Roadtrip: 2-7, .286[ Has HR, 3-2B’s & 2-3B’s among his 14 hits in May & 12 runs...hit HR #1 last sat...321 BA (17-53) in 13 Gs...had two 2B’s 5/8at pIT...leads team w/3 triples (T1st, NL)...leadoff batter in 7 Gs (9-30, .300, 2-2B, 3B)...tied for sTL lead w/4 sB (4-7), 3 as pR

� #13 MATT CARpENTER: streak: 1G (1-4, .250) series: 1-10, .100 Roadtrip: 1-10, .100[ Hit team-high 7th HR last sat., his 2nd in 3 G’s...hit 2-run HR in 8th in 2-1 win last Thu. at CLE...missed 4 Gs w/extreme fa-tigue 5/7-10...MLB leader w/19 multi-hit games...ranks among NL leaders in BA (.313, 13th); oBp (.377, 19th); slugging (.583,5th); RBI (24, T12th); runs (29, T4th); 2B (16, 2nd), XBH (24, T2nd)... .273 BA w/2 strikes (6th NL)...hit 30th career HR & 2nd 4-RBI game on 5/5 vs. CHI...6th in MLB BA w/RIsp (.450, 9-20)...12G hit streak 4/12-25 (.423 BA)...has 2 lead-off HR (4/19 &4/22) & 6 career...had 7 str. multi-hit G’s (4/12-19) & 5 str. G’s w/2B (4/13-18)...NL player of Week for 4/13-19.

� #48 ToNY CRUZ: streak: 0-1 series: 1-3, .333 Roadtrip: 1-3, .333[ Had pinch-hit single Tue. night..2-8 as pH this season...has hits in 6-of-15 Gs this season...hit GW-RBI double (2RBI) vs. CHI(5/4)... has GW-RBI in his last 3Gs w/RBI...made 1st start 4/23 at MIL...sTL is 3-1 in his starts in ‘15.

� #15 RANDAL GRICHUK: streak: 2G (5-10, .500) series: 5-16, .313 Roadtrip: 5-16, .313[ Had 5 XBH/12 TB’s (3-2B, 2-3B) & 4 RBI last 2 G’s...came off DL (lower back) last sat...missed 27 games while on DL...was 6-for-10, .600 w/HR in 3 G’s last week w/Ext. spring Training...topped sTL organization w/28 HR’s (Memphis 25, sTL 3) in’14.

� #22 JAsoN HEYWARD: streak: 2G (3-9, .333) HR series: 3-9, .333, HR Roadtrip: 3-9, .333, HR[ Has 2-HR & 2-2B amond last 6 hits...HR #4 last night...2-3 w/HR #3 & 2 RBI last Fri...has .359 BA (14-39) & 1 HR vs. LHps...had2-2B’s 4/5 at CHI & 5/9 at pIT...scored 3 runs vs. CHI (5/6 &7)...had 2 sB vs. pIT (5/1)...tied career high w/3 BB (4/28 vs. pHI).

� #7 MATT HoLLIDAY: streak: 1G (3-4, .750) series: 4-12, .333 Roadtrip: 4-12, .333[ Needs one HR for 275 career...has reached base safely in his first 38 games played (2nd longest streak in sTL history)...hit 3-run HR (#3) in 8th on 5/12 at CLE, 4 RBI; 3rd 3-run HR, all on the road...3rd MLB in oBp (.442); 5th in NL batting (.328)...is 2ndin MLB batting .500 w/RIsp (15-30)...T13th in NL RBI (23)...has walked in 22-of-38 Gs; 27 BB’s total (3rd NL); 5 Int. walks(T1st)... posted 12G hit streak (4/5-21; .425 BA)...tied career high w/4 hits 4/21 at WsH...has 5 GWRBI (T2nd NL).

� #38 pETE KoZMA: streak: 0-4 series: 1-7, .143 Roadtrip: 1-7, .143[ started at 3B on Tue. night & singled...had GW-run vs. pIT (5/2) after 2-out single in 11th...is 44-149 (.295) career w/RIsp

� #4 YADIER MoLINA: streak: 0-4 series: 4-13, .308 Roadtrip: 4-13, .308 [ Is 22-58 (.379) last 16 G; 8 multi-hit Gs...his .338 May BA (24-71) is 16th in NL...batting .314 BA w/RIsp (11-35)... leads MLBwith 2.61 Catchers ERA...RBI in 4 str. Gs (4/15-18); T5th NL catchers in RBI (15) & T1st hits (40)...14 multi-hit gms. (T8th, NL)

� #27 JHoNNY pERALTA: streak: 8G (10-29, .345) 2-HR series: 4-12, .333 Roadtrip: 4-12, .333[ HRed in back-to-back G’s last Fri. & sat. vs. DET..singled & broke up no-hitter w/2 out in 7th last Wed. at CLE...T2nd on teamw/45 hits (T11th NL)...batting .351 on road (27-77, 3 HR), 5th NL...2nd on team in BB’s (16) & 2B’s (11)...ranks T1st in hits (45)& T1st in HR (6) among NL ss... started 38 of 40 G’s & hit safely in 33-of-38 Gs...hit game-tying HR 4/12 at CIN.

� #12 MARK REYNoLDs: streak: 1G (3-5, .600) HR series: 3-6, .500, HR Roadtrip: 3-6, .500, HR[ Had season-high 3 hits & HR #3 Tue. night...batting .316 (18-57), 2 HR, 9 RBI in May...hit grand slam in 1st inn. vs. CHI(5/4); 4th career slam; tied sTL season-high w/4 RBI...is 4-13, 3 RBI, 2 2B as pH...hit 1st sTL HR at MIL (4/26)...has made 19starts (11 1B, 3 3B, 2 DH, 2 LF, 1 RF) batting .264 (19-72) w/3 HR & 9 RBI...has .286 BA (16-56) vs. RHps.

� #16 KoLTEN WoNG: streak: 4G (6-19, .316) HR series: 5-16, .313 Roadtrip: 5-16, .313[ Batted leadoff last night & had 6th 3-hit game of season w/2 runs & 2 RBI...hit go-ahead HR (#5) sun. vs. DET...tied his ca-reer high w/8G hit streak 5/3-10...ranks 14th in NL batting (.311)...1st on team w/46 hits...batting .324 (24-74) in May...hasRBI (15 total) in 9 of last 17 Gs...leads NL 2Bmen with 22 RBI, 23 runs & 5 HR...hit 3-of-his 5 HR’s vs. pIT this season...hit walk-off HR in 14th inn. vs pIT on 5/3 (2nd career, both vs pIT)...had career-high 10 assists (4/29 vs. pHI)...has 5 GWRBI (T2ndNL)...career-high 3 BB vs. MIL (4/13)...is 26-33 (79 pct.) in career sB attempts.

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BULLpEN BRIEFs: 10-5 • 2.09 ERA • 133.1 Ip • 113 H • 33 R, 31 ER • 44 BB • 123 so • 6 HR17/20 sv/opp ... 34 HoLDs ... 142/103 (73%) 1st BF/Retired ... 71/17 (24%) Inh.Runs/scored

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

#37 MATT BELISLE - RHP 0/1 7 18/11 9/4

Last Appearance: 5/18 at NYM; ND, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO

#36 RANDY CHOATE - LHP 0/0 4 20/14 18/2

Last Appearance: 5/20 at NYM; ND, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

#40 MITCH HARRIS - RHP 0/0 0 10/8 1/0

Last Appearance: 5/18 at NYM; ND, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

#61 SETH MANESS - RHP 2/3 7 21/14 17/7

Last Appearance: 5/18 at NYM; ND, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

#44 TREVOR ROSENTHAL - RHP 13/14 0 19/16 6/1

Last Appearance: 5/18 at NYM; ND, 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

#46 KEVIN SIEGRIST - LHP 1/1 7 19/14 9/2

Last Appearance: 5/18 at NYM; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO

#63 MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH-RHP0/0 0 7/6 2/0

Last Appearance: 5/20 at NYM; ND, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

#64 SAM TUIVAILALA - RHP 0/0 0 3/2 0/0

Last Appearance: 5/19 at NYM; ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

#33 CARLOS VILLANUEVA -RHP 0/0 0 10/7 4/1

Last Appearance: 5/16 vs. DET; ND, 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Belisle season-high 3 K Mon. night in 2.0ShO IP...win 4/25 w/1.2IP, 2K...65+ app.each last 5 seasons... Choate threw sea-son-high 1.2 IP on 5/15...18 IR are T2ndNL...leads MLB LHP in Gms since ‘09 (425)...Harris allowed 1st MLB run in 8th app.;scoreless in 7 of 10...1st career win 5/5 vs.CHI w/1.0 IP ...made MLB debut 4/25w/1.1 scoreless... Maness T3rd in NL app.(21) & T3rd in IR (17)...earned Sv #2 5/4vs. CHI...team-high 73 app. in ‘14, led NLw/65 IRs...1st MLB relief w/31 DPs 2013-15... Rosenthal ranks T1st NL Sv (13) ...3rdNL relief ERA (0.93), T5th rel. K’s (23) ...61career Sv, 7th STL all-time... Siegrist tiedcareer high w/2.0 IP last Thu...T9th in NLapp. (20)...19 of 20 Gs scoreless...2.0 IP Sv4/17 (1st career)...has 23Ks/18.2 IP...So-colovich earned W’s in 1st 2 app..6 of 7scoreless app. (7.2 IP, 8K)...0R in 12.2 IP/7Gs at MEM...Tuivailala recalled Sun., 2ndtime in ‘15...2-0, 2.13 ERA, 3 Sv in 12G atAAA.. Villanueva 1st NL relief ERA (0.50),8th opp. BA (.153); T3rd in NL rel. wins(3)...team high 4 Ks in relief 5/4 vs. CHI,2.1IP...3.1 relief IP 5/16, 3.2 IP 4/30.

BATTING ORDER

11 Carpenter 18, Jay 9, Bourjos 7, Wong 4, Grichuk 1, Heyward 122 Heyward 17, Carpenter 17, Wong 4, Peralta 1, Grichuk 133 Holliday 38, Peralta 244 Adams 23, Peralta 16, Reynolds 155 Peralta 19, Reynolds 13, Adams 4, Heyward 2, Molina 266 Molina 12, Jay 11, Heyward 10, Wong 5, Adams 1, Reynolds 177 Molina 22, Wong 9, Jay 3, Heyward 3, Adams 1, Bourjos 1, Reynolds 188 Wong 15, Kozma 6, Bourjos 4, Cruz 4, Grichuk 3, Reynolds 3, Heyward 3, Jay 299 Martinez 8, Lynn 7, Lackey 7, Wacha 7, Wainwright 4, Lyons 3, Bourjos 2, Cooney 1, Kozma 1Lineups Used: 29

STARTS BY POSITION

CC Molina 36, Cruz 41B1B Adams 29, Reynolds 112B2B Wong 37, Kozma 3SSSS Peralta 38, Kozma 23B3B Carpenter 35, Reynolds 3, Kozma 2LFLF Holliday 37, Reynolds 2, Jay 1CFCF Jay 23, Bourjos 14, Grichuk 3RFRF Heyward 36, Grichuk 2, Reynolds 1, Jay 1PP Lynn 8, Lackey 8, Wacha 8, Martinez 8, Wainwright 4, Lyons 3, Cooney 1DHDH Reynolds 2, Holliday 1

THE LINEUP CARD

Scoring first 18-2Opponent scores first 9-11

Scoring more than 3 runs 19-5Scoring 3 runs 3-3Scoring fewer than 3 runs 5-5

Scoring in 3 or fewer innings 20-12Scoring in 4 or more innings 7-1

First game of Series 7-6Last game of Series 9-3

First game of road trip 2-2Last game of road trip 2-1First game of homestand 0-3Last game of homestand 3-0Following off-days 3-3

Out-hit opponents 18-5Out-hit by opponents 6-7

Final at-bat decisions 5-2Come-from-behind wins 10Walk-off wins/losses 3-2

In errorless games 14-9Extra innings 4-3Shutouts 4-2

Leading after 7 innings 21-0Tied after 7 innings 4-2Trailing after 7 innings 2-11

Leading after 8 innings 24-0Tied after 8 innings 3-1Trailing after 8 innings 0-12

Runs via HR 58Opponent runs via HR 28

Review Challenges: 4-3

2015 RECoRD WHEN...

2015 CARDINALs HIGHs & LoWsTT EEAA MM    BB AATT TT II NN GG

Most Runs - Inning - Cards *6 (4th) 5/20 at NYMMost Runs - Inning - Opponent *5 (1st) 5/4 vs. CHIMost Runs - 1st Inning - Cards 4 5/4 vs. CHIMost Runs - 1st Inning - Opponent 5 5/4 vs. CHIMost Runs - Game - Cards 11 4/28 vs. PHIMost Runs - Game - Opponent 10 5/15 vs. DETMost Runs - Game - Both Clubs 19 5/4 vs. CHIMost Hits - Game - Cards *15 5/19 at NYMMost Hits - Game - Opponent 17 5/15 vs. DETMost Hits - Game - Both Clubs 26 5/15 vs. DETFewest Hits - Game - Cards 1 5/13 at CLEMost Extra Base Hits - Game - Cards 7 5/8 at PITMost Bunt Hits - Game - Cards *1 5/19 at NYMMost Singles - Game - Cards 12 4/21 at WSHMost Doubles - Game - Cards 5 4/16 vs. MILMost Triples - Game - Cards *1 5/20 at NYMMost Home Runs - Game - Cards *3 5/16 vs. DETMost Home Runs - Game - Opponent 3 5/15 vs. DETLongest Home Run Streak (Games) *4 5/14-17Most Stolen Bases - Game - Cards 4 4/5 at CHIMost Stolen Bases - Game - Opponent *2 5/4 vs. CHI

TT EE AAMM    PP IITT CC HH II NN GG

Most Strikeouts - Game - Cards 17 4/12 at CINMost Strikeouts - Game - Opponent 19 5/13 at CLEFewest Strikeouts - Game - Cards 2 4/27 vs. PHIFewest Strikeouts - Game - Opponent *2 5/9 at PITMost Walks - Game - Cards 8 4/12 at CINMost Walks - Game - Opponent *6 4/28 vs. PHIFewest Walks - Game - Cards 0 5/8 at PITFewest Walks - Game - Opponents *0 5/13 at CLEFewest Hits Allowed 2 4/8 at CHI

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

Longest Hit Streak-Games *12, Carpenter4/12-25Longest HR Streak-Games 2, Peralta 5/15-16Longest Run Streak-Games 5, Carpenter 4/12-17Longest RBI Streak-Games *4, Wong 5/3-6Most Runs - Game *3, Heyward 5/7 vs. CHIMost Hits - Game 4, Holliday 4/21 at WSHMost Bunt Hits - Game *1, Wacha 5/19 at NYMMost Doubles - Game *2, Grichuk 5/19 at NYMMost Triples - Game *1, Grichuk 5/20 at NYMMost Home Runs - Game *1, 2 players 5/20 at NYMGrand Slams - Last 1, Reynolds 5/4 vs. CHIMost RBI - Game *4, Holliday 5/12 at CLEMost SB - Game 2, Heyward 5/1 vs. PITMost Walks - Game *3, Heyward 4/28 vs. PHIMost Int. Walks - Game *1, Molina 5/18 at NYMMost HBP - Game 2, Jay 5/5 vs. CHI

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

Most K’s Game-Starter *10, Lackey 5/7 vs. CHIMost K’s Game-Reliever 4, Villanueva 5/4 vs. CHILongest Winning Streak 6, Wacha 4/11-presentLongest Losing Streak *2, Martinez 5/9-15Most IP Game-Starter 8.0, Wainwright 4/19 vs. CINMost IP Game-Reliever 3.2, Villanueva 4/30 vs. PHIConsecutive Scoreless IP 12.0, Lackey 4/10-22Fewest Hits Allowed - CG -- ---

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

Longest Winning Streak 8 games 4/28-5/5Longest Losing Streak *2 games 5/15-16Longest Game -Innings *14 5/18 at NYMLongest Game -Time (overall) 4:28 5/3 vs. PITLongest Game -Time (9-inn game) 3:39 5/4 vs. CHIShortest Game -Time (9-inn game)2:02 4/19 vs. CINLargest Crowd -Home #47,875 4/13 vs. MILLargest Crowd -Road 41,525 4/11 at CINLargest Margin of Victory 9 runs (9-0) 5/20 at NYMLargest Margin of Defeat 6 runs (10-4) 5/15 vs. DETLargest Comeback Win 5 runs 5/4 vs. CHIComeback Wins (4 or more runs) 1 5/4 vs. CHIMost Left on Base 14 4/26 at MILMost Errors 3 5/10 at PITLongest Errorless Streak (Games) 8 5/12-19Most Doubleplays Turned-Cardinals 3 4/25 at MILMost Doubleplays Turned-Opponent *3 5/5 vs. CHIMost Tripleplays Turned-Opponent 1 5/9 at PIT* Happened more than once - last time listed.

# Busch Stadium III record.

Upcoming MilestonesPlayer Milestone Needs ForMatt Adams Home Runs 12 50Matt Belisle Wins 1 50Jason Heyward Home Runs 12 100Matt Holliday Home Runs 1 275Yadier Molina Home Runs 4 100Trevor Rosenthal Saves 5 66*Michael Wacha Strikeouts 10 200*T6th with Dennis Eckersley on Cardinals All-Time Saves list

STL rec. in Avg. IP K’s/ RunPitcher Starts QS W-L his starts per start 9 IP supportCooney 1 0 0-0 1-0 2.1 11.6 9.0 (9)Lackey 8 5 2-2 4-4 6.1 6.3 3.0 (24)Lynn 8 5 3-3 4-4 6.0 10.7 3.1 (25)Lyons 3 0 0-0 1-2 4.1 11.8 4.3 (13)Martinez 8 5 4-2 6-2 5.2 9.3 6.0 (48)Wacha 8 6 6-0 8-0 6.1 5.5 6.0 (48)Wainwright 4 3 2-1 3-1 6.0 6.5 3.5 (14)

Totals 40 24 17-8 27-13 5.2 8.0 4.5 (181) 236.2 IP 210 Ks

GETTING sTARTED ToMoRRoW’s sTARTING pITCHER#31 LANCE LYNN • RHp • 6-5 • 240 • 28 yrs

� Will make his team-leading 9th start of 2015 season in his 106th career start/128th career game.� Team has scored 17 runs combined in 7 of Lynn’s 8 starts, an average of 2.4 runs per game - the exception

being 8 runs 5/12 at CLE. His 3.14 run support avg. is 11th lowest among N.L. pitchers.� His 2.96 ERA ranks 13th in N.L., 58 strikeouts are 7th in the league and his 106 pitches/game tops the N.L. � Is 2-0 in his two interleague starts this season (CLE & DET). Has allowed just one run in his 13.1 total IPs (0.68

ERA). Is 5-5 in 13 career interleague starts/16 games, 3.28 ERA.� In four road starts this season is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA; 23-18, 4.06 ERA in 66 career road games (54 GS).� Has made two starts against Kansas City, still looking for a win...Last start came 5/29/13 vs. KC, a 5-3 team

win...his other start vs. the Royals came on 6/24/12 at Kauffman Stadium, another no-decision and team win.

#54 JAIME GARCIA • LHp • 6-2 • 215 • 28 yrs ToDAY’s GAME:

� Makes his first start of the 2015 season after missing the first 40games in continuing recovery from thoracic outlet surgery (7/11/14).

� Last Major League start was 11 months ago on June 20, 2014 vs.Philadelphia (5.0 IP, 7H, 4R, 2BB, 7K).

� Made 2 minor league rehab starts, one at Triple-A (2.2IP, 6H, 5R, 2BB,3K) and last Friday at Double A vs. NW Arkansas. Earned the win inthat last outing, pitching 6.0 innings (90 pitches, 65 strikes), allowing apair of runs on 2H, with no walks and 6K.

� Is 19-13 over 52 games, 48 starts on the road, carrying a 4.19 ERA.

vs. NEW YoRK METs:

� Has made four career starts against the Mets, but has not faced theteam since 2012. Team is 3-1 in those starts.

� Is 2-0, winning his last two starts, and holds a 0.96 ERA - one of twoclubs Garcia has a sub-1.00 ERA against (PIT 0.73 ERA, 5G, 2GS).

� Has gone 7.0 or more innings in 3 of his 4 starts, including his lasttwo. Earned the win on 9/21/11 in a 6-5 game, allowing 4R (0ER) in7.2 IP & also on 9/4/12 in a 5-1 win allowing 1R (0ER) in 7.1 IP.

� Made two starts against the Mets in 2010, going 7.0 scoreless in Apriland allowing 3 runs in 6.0 IP in July. That July start is his only gamepitched at Citi Field.

2014 sEAsoN & CAREER:

� Far a third-straight season, had an injury-shortened season in 2014.Began the season on the disabled list while recovering from leftshoulder surgery from May ‘13.

� Made two rehab starts before being activated: a shortened rehabstart in Springfield (AA) on 5/4 (2.0 IP, 2R), coming out of the gameafter being hit by pitch on his left elbow while batting in the 2ndinning, and Memphis (AAA) on 5/12 (5.0 IP, 2R, 5K).

� Made his first Major League start since 5/17/13 on 5/18 vs. ATL.

� Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 6/21 with left shoulderinflammation and was transferred to the 60-day on 7/11, missing theremainder of the season. Had neurogenic thoracic outlet surgery onJuly 11, performed by Dr. Robert Thompson in St. Louis.

� Has surrendered just nine home runs to left-handed batters in hiscareer, all of them to former All-Stars; Ryan Howard, Carlos Gonzalez,Freddie Freeman (2), Jay Bruce, Bryce Harper, Miguel Montero, AlexGordon and Charlie Blackmon.

GARCIA sEAsoN & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2013 STL 5-2 3.58 9 9 55.1 57 26 22 15 432014 SPG# 0-0 9.00 1 1 2.0 3 2 2 1 2

MEM#0-0 3.60 1 1 5.0 3 2 2 2 5STL 3-1 4.12 7 7 43.2 39 20 20 7 39

2015 MEM#0-1 16.87 1 1 2.2 6 5 5 2 3SPG# 1-0 3.00 1 1 6.0 6 2 2 0 6

MAJORS 42-26 3.50 106 97 594.2 604 278 231 174 476

GARCIA - LAsT 3 AppEARANCEsDATE/OPP. RESULT G GS IP H R ER BB SO3/19 vs. NYM L, 7-2 1 1 4.0 5 2 2 1 75/10 vs. NO L, 7-0 1 1 2.2 6 5 5 2 35/15 at NWA W, 6-5 1 1 6.0 6 2 2 0 6

GARCIA vs. METs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2010 0-0 2.08 2 2 13.0 7 3 3 5 92011 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.2 6 4 0 0 52012 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.1 9 1 0 0 5Career 2-0 0.96 4 4 28.0 22 8 3 5 19LAST APP. vs. NYM: 9/4/12 at STLLAST WIN vs. NYM: 9/4/12 at STL

GARCIA CAREER HITTING ToTALs AVG. AB H HR RBI SH2014 .250 12 3 0 0 3

Career .153 190 29 2 11 16

ToDAY’s sTARTING pITCHER

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2015 CARDINALs DAY-BY-DAY H/R Time/ GA/

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

4/5 CHI R/N W, 3-0 Wainwright-Lester-Rosenthal #35,055 1-0 1 +0.5

4/6 OPEN DATE 1-0 T1 +1.0

4/7 CHI R/N PPD-WEATHER 1-0 T1 +1.0

4/8 CHI R/D L, 2-0 Arrieta-Lynn-Rondon 26,814 1-1 T2 -1.0

4/9 OPEN DATE 1-1 T2 -1.5

4/10 CIN R/N L, 5-4 Hoover-Walden-Chapman 30,808 1-2 T2 -2.5

4/11 CIN R/D W, 4-1 Wacha-Cuteo-Rosenthal #41,525 2-2 T2 -1.5

4/12 CIN R/D W, 7-5 (11) Villanueva-Gregg #41,446 3-2 T2 -0.5

4/13 MIL H/D L, 5-4 Garza-Wainwright-Rodriguez #47,875 3-3 3 -1.0

4/14 OPEN DATE 3-3 3 -1.0

4/15 MIL H/N W, 4-2 Lynn-Peralta-Rosenthal 40,826 4-3 T2 -0.5

4/16 MIL H/D W, 4-0 Lackey-Fiers 40,079 5-3 T1 --

4/17 CIN H/N W, 6-1 Wacha-Cueto-Siegrist #46,462 6-3 1 +1.0

4/18 CIN H/D W, 5-2 Martinez-Bailey-Rosenthal #45,906 7-3 1 +1.0

4/19 CIN H/N W, 2-1 Wainwright-LEAKE-Walden 40,742 8-3 1 +2.0

4/20 OPEN DATE 8-3 1 +1.5

4/21 WSH R/N L, 2-1 (10) Barrett-Villanueva 27,021 8-4 1 +0.5

4/22 WSH R/N W, 7-5 Siegrist-Treinen-Rosenthal 25,771 9-4 1 +1.5

4/23 WSH R/D W, 4-1 Wacha-Scherzer-Rosenthal 26,990 10-4 1 +2.5

4/24 MIL R/N W, 3-0 Martinez-Garza-Rosenthal 26,286 11-4 1 +2.5

4/25 MIL R/N W, 5-3 Belisle-Peralta-Maness 35,919 12-4 1 +3.0

4/26 MIL R/D L, 6-3 Blazek-Lynn-Rodriguez 32,758 12-5 1 +2.0

4/27 PHI H/N L, 4-1 Hamels-Lackey-Papelbon 40,052 12-6 1 +1.0

4/28 PHI H/N W, 11-5 Wacha-Gonzalez 40,143 13-6 1 +1.0

4/29 PHI H/N W, 5-2 Martinez-Harang-Rosenthal 40,399 14-6 1 +2.0

4/30 PHI H/D W, 9-3 Villanueva-Buchanan 40,715 15-6 1 +2.5

APRIL TOTALS 423,199 15-6 1 +2.5

5/1 PIT H/N W, 2-1 (10) Choate-Schaill 40,912 16-6 1 +2.5

5/2 PIT H/D W, 2-1 (11) Villanueva-Hughes #45,095 17-6 1 +3.5

5/3 PIT H/D W, 3-2 (14) Socolovich-Liz #44,382 18-6 1 +4.5

5/4 CHI H/N W, 10-9 Socolovich-Strop 41,981 19-6 1 +5.5

5/5 CHI H/N W, 7-4 Harris-Jackson-Rosenthal 41,613 20-6 1 +6.5

5/6 CHI H/N L, 6-5 Lester-Lynn-Rondon 42,207 20-7 1 +5.5

5/7 CHI H/D W, 5-1 Lackey-Arrieta-Rosenthal 44,472 21-7 1 +6.5

5/8 PIT R/N W, 8-5 Wacha-Liriano-Rosenthal 33,507 22-7 1 +6.5

5/9 PIT R/N L, 7-5 Scahill-Martinez-Melancon #38,068 22-8 1 +6.5

5/10 PIT R/D L, 4-3 Hughes-Harris-Melancon 34,036 22-9 1 +6.5

5/11 OPEN DATE 22-9 1 +6.0

5/12 CLE R/N W, 8-3 Lynn-Carrasco 12,615 23-9 1 +6.0

5/13 CLE R/N L, 2-0 Kluber-Lackey-Allen 12,313 23-10 1 +5.0

5/14 CLE R/N W, 2-1 Siegrist-Rzepczynski-Rosenthal 15,865 24-10 1 +5.0

5/15 DET H/N L, 10-4 Greene-Martinez #45,601 24-11 1 +4.0

5/16 DET H/D L, 4-3 (10) Hardy-Belisle-Soria #45,313 24-12 1 +3.0

5/17 DET H/N W, 2-1 Lynn-Simon-Rosenthal 43,654 25-12 1 +4.0

5/18 NYM R/N L, 2-1 (14) C.Torres-Tuivailala 23,338 25-13 1 +3.5

5/19 NYM R/N W, 10-2 Wacha-Niese 21,157 26-13 1 +4.5

5/20 NYM R/N W, 9-0 Martinez-Colon 23,726 27-13 1 +4.5

5/21 NYM R/D 12:10

5/22 KC R/N 7:10

5/23 KC R/N 6:15

5/24 KC R/D 1:10

5/25 ARI H/D 3:15

5/26 ARI H/N 7:15

5/27 ARI H/N 7:15

5/28 OPEN DATE

5/29 LAD H/N 7:15

5/30 LAD H/N 6:15

5/31 LAD H/D 1:15

MAY TOTALS

6/1 MIL H/N 7:10

6/2 MIL H/N 7:15

6/3 MIL H/D 12:45

6/4 LAD R/N 9:10

6/5 LAD R/N 9:10

6/6 LAD R/N 9:10

6/7 LAD R/N 7:08

6/8 COL R/N 7:40

6/9 COL R/N 7:40

6/10 COL R/D 2:10

6/11 OPEN DATE

6/12 KC H/N 7:15

6/13 KC H/D 3:10

6/14 KC H/D 1:15

6/15 MIN H/N 7:15

6/16 MIN H/D 12:45

6/17 MIN R/N 7:10

6/18 MIN R/D 12:10

6/19 PHI R/N 6:05

6/20 PHI R/D 2:05

6/21 PHI R/D 12:35

6/22 OPEN DATE

6/23 MIA R/N 6:10

6/24 MIA R/N 6:10

6/25 MIA R/N 6:10

6/26 CHI H/N 7:15

6/27 CHI H/N 6:15

6/28 CHI H/D 1:15

6/29 OPEN DATE

6/30 CWS H/N 7:10

JUNE TOTALS

7/1 CWS H/N 7:15

7/2 SD H/N 6:15

7/3 SD H/N 7:15

7/4 SD H/D 1:15

7/5 SD H/D 1:15

7/6 CHI R/N 7:05

7/7 CHI R/D 12:20

CHI R/N 7:05

7/8 CHI R/N 7:05

7/9 PIT R/N 6:05

7/10 PIT R/N 6:05

7/11 PIT R/N 6:15

7/12 PIT R/N 7:05

1ST HALF TOTALS

7/13 All-Star Break

7/14 All-Star Game - Cincinnati, Ohio

7/15 All-Star Break

H/R Time/ GA/

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

7/16 OPEN DATE

7/17 NYM H/N 7:15

7/18 NYM H/N 6:15

7/19 NYM H/D 1:15

7/20 OPEN DATE

7/21 CWS R/N 7:10

7/22 CWS R/N 7:10

7/23 OPEN DATE

7/24 ATL H/N 7:15

7/25 ATL H/N 6:15

7/26 ATL H/D 1:15

7/27 CIN H/N 7:15

7/28 CIN H/N 7:157/29 CIN H/N 7:15

7/30 COL H/N 6:15

7/31 COL H/N 7:15

JULY TOTALS

8/1 COL H/N 6:15

8/2 COL H/N 1:15

8/3 OPEN DATE

8/4 CIN R/N 6:10

8/5 CIN R/N 6:10

8/6 CIN R/D 11:35

8/7 MIL R/N 7:10

8/8 MIL R/N 6:10

8/9 MIL R/D 1:10

8/10 OPEN DATE

8/11 PIT H/N 7:15

8/12 PIT H/N 7:15

8/13 PIT H/N 6:15

8/14 MIA H/N 7:15

8/15 MIA H/N 6:15

8/16 MIA H/D 1:15

8/17 SF H/N 7:15

8/18 SF H/N 7:15

8/19 SF H/N 6:15

8/20 OPEN DATE

8/21 SD R/N 9:10

8/22 SD R/N 7:40

8/23 SD R/D 3:10

8/24 ARI R/N 8:40

8/25 ARI R/N 8:40

8/26 ARI R/N 8:40

8/27 ARI R/N 8:40

8/28 SF R/N 9:15

8/29 SF R/D 3:05

8/30 SF R/D 3:05

8/31 WSH H/N 7:15

AUGUST TOTALS

9/1 WSH H/N 7:15

9/2 WSH H/N 7:15

9/3 OPEN DATE

9/4 PIT H/N 7:15

9/5 PIT H/D 3:05

9/6 PIT H/D 1:15

9/7 CHI H/D 1:15

9/8 CHI H/N 7:15

9/9 CHI H/D 12:45

9/10 CIN R/N 6:10

9/11 CIN R/N 6:10

9/12 CIN R/D 12:05

9/13 CIN R/D 12:10

9/14 OPEN DATE

9/15 MIL R/N 7:10

9/16 MIL R/N 7:10

9/17 MIL R/N 7:10

9/18 CHI R/D 1:20

9/19 CHI R/D 12:05

9/20 CHI R/ TBA

9/21 CIN H/N 7:15

9/22 CIN H/N 7:15

9/23 CIN H/N 7:15

9/24 MIL H/N 6:15

9/25 MIL H/N 7:15

9/26 MIL H/N 6:15

9/27 MIL H/D 1:15

9/28 PIT R/N 6:05

9/29 PIT R/N 6:05

9/30 PIT R/N 6:05

SEPTEMBER TOTALS

10/1 OPEN DATE

10/2 ATL R/N 6:35

10/3 ATL R/N 6:10

10/4 ATL R/D 2:05

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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ TotalCARDINALS 21 21 16 22 19 24 24 23 5 1 3 2 181OPPONENTS 18 8 23 6 16 9 20 8 8 2 0 2 120

2015 SCORING BY INNING

Cardinals Recent TransactionsMay 17: Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (AAA).

May 16: Optioned 1B/OF Xavier Scruggs to Memphis (AAA). Reinstated OF Randal

Grichuck from the 15-day D.L. (lower back strain). Optioned LHP Tyler Lyons to

Memphis following the game.

May 14: Recalled 1B/OF Xavier Scruggs from Memphis (AAA) and placed OF Jon Jay

on the 15-day disabled list (left wrist tendinitis), retroactive to May 11.

May 4: Removed LHP Tyler Lyons from the Taxi Squad and recalled him from

Memphis (AAA).


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