-Shelby Miller has struggled to find an out pitch with 2 strikes over the past 4 starts
SHELBY MILLER W/ 2 STRIKES THIS SEASON (ENTERING TUESDAY)
1ST 14 STARTS LAST 4 STARTS
% FASTBALLS 69.6 58.3 (67/115)
OPP AVG ON FASTBALLS .121 .286 (8/28)
SWING AND MISS PCT. (FB'S) 13.17 16.42
% AT BATS ENDING IN K (FB'S) 48.3 42.9 (12/28)
% CURVEBALLS 26.9 28.7 (33/115)
OPP AVG ON CURVEBALLS .183 .455 (5/11)
SWING AND MISS PCT. (CB'S) 10.08 6.06
% AT BATS ENDING IN K (CB'S) 36.7 27.2 (3/11)
**opponents 30-for-214 w/ 2 strikes in 1st 14 starts (.140 AVG)... opponents 15-for-46 w/ 2 strikes in last 4 starts (.326 AVG)
- Matt Carpenter led off the game with a hit... he's 4th in the NL in hits leading of the game
MOST HITS TO LEADOFF GAME (NL THIS SEASON)
HITS GAMES AS LEADOFF HITTER
SHIN SOO CHOO 27 89
STARLING MARTE 28 89
MATT CARPENTER 22 74
GERARDO PARRA 21 62
- Pete Kozma has hits in each of his last 4 starts...
PETE KOZMA LAST 4 STARTS
8-FOR-17
.471 AVG
2 RUNS
3 RBI
- Miller had been struggling in his previous 4 starts... he got back on track Tuesday
SHELBY MILLER LAST 5 STARTS
PREV. 4 STARTS TONIGHT
RECORD 1-2 WIN
IP/START 4.58 6.0
ERA 6.87 0.00
OPP AVG .308 .150
OPP AVG W/ 2 STRIKES .326 .083
HR ALLOWED 4 0
K PER 9 IP 7.85 9.00
BB PER 9 IP 4.91 1.50
- The Cardinals won for the 8th time in their past 9 home games
- Carlos Beltran hit his 77th career triple... he's one of 13 players in MLB history with 350+ homeruns, 420+ doubles, and 75+ triples
PLAYERS W/ 350+ HR, 420+ DOUBLES, 75+ TRIPLES (ALL-TIME)
**STAN MUSIAL **BILLY WILLIAMS
**LOU GEHRIG **DAVE WINFIELD
**WILLIE MAYS **TONY PEREZ
**BABE RUTH BARRY BONDS
**JIMMIE FOXX CARLOS BELTRAN
**HANK AARON **AL KALINE
**ANDRE DAWSON
**HALL-OF-FAME
- Allen Craig is among the leaders in several key situations this season
ALLEN CRAIG THIS SEASON (NL RANKS)
.335 AVG (2ND)
79 RBI (T-1ST)
.490 AVG W/ RISP (1ST)
.424 AVG ON 3-2 COUNTS (1ST)
- Allen Craig is percentage points behind Yadier Molina in the NL batting race
YADIER MOLINA AVG: .33531
ALLEN CRAIG AVG: .33516
- Edward Mujica has been terrific this season, but he's been even better at home
EDWARD MUJICA AT HOME THIS SEASON
23 GAMES
17-17 SAVES-SAVE OPPS
22.2 IP
2 ER ALLOWED (BOTH SOLO HR'S)
0.79 ERA
.143 OPP AVG
19/0 K/BB
0.49 WHIP
- Mujica and Jake Westbrook have 2 of the lowest ERA's at home in Cardinals history
LOWEST SINGLE SEASON HOME ERA IN CARDINALS HISTORY (MIN. 20 IP)
YEAR PITCHER HOME ERA
1988 JOHN COSTELLO 0.00
2004 STEVE KLINE 0.00
1999 HEATHCLIFF SLOCUMB 0.00
1995 TONY FOSSAS 0.44
1946 MAX LANIER 0.67
2013 JAKE WESTBROOK 0.76 (3/35.1)
1992 TODD WORRELL 0.76
2013 EDWARD MUJICA 0.79 (2/22.2)
- The Cardinals are a season-high 23 games over .500
- Miller held an opponent scoreless for the 6th time this season... all 6 starts have come at home
- Tomorrow's starter John Lannan has the lowest career ERA against the Cardinals among active players
LOWEST CAREER ERA VS CARDINALS (ACTIVE STARTERS, MIN. 7 STARTS)
JOHN LANNAN – 2.53
TED LILLY – 2.61
ROY HALLADAY – 2.68
KYLE KENDRICK – 2.72
SEAN MARSHALL – 2.78
ANDY PETTITTE – 2.82
**BUD NORRIS 15TH ON THIS LIST AT 3.23
