- Cardinals rookies have been outstanding this month…
CARDINALS ROOKIES DURING MAY (ENTERING THURSDAY)
42 GAMES (11 STARTS)
10-2 RECORD
2.23 ERA (24/96.2)
4 HR ALLOWED
.218 OPP AVG (76/349)
4.29 K/BB RATIO (90/21)
- The Cardinals used the lineup of Carpenter, Beltran, Holliday, Craig, Molina, Freese, Jay, and Kozma for the 10th time this season… it’s their most frequently used lineup since 1991 (used 2 different lineups 11 or more times)
CARDS STARTING LINEUPS USED 10+ TIMES IN A SEASON (SINCE 1991)
1991 (14 TIMES) 1991 (11 TIMES) 2013 (10 TIMES)
BERNARD GILKEY RAY LANKFORD MATT CARPENTER
OZZIE SMITH OZZIE SMITH CARLOS BELTRAN
RAY LANKFORD TODD ZEILE MATT HOLLIDAY
PEDRO GUERRERO PEDRO GUERRERO ALLEN CRAIG
FELIX JOSE FELIX JOSE YADIER MOLINA
TODD ZEILE MILT THOMPSON DAVID FREESE
TOM PAGNOZZI TOM PAGNOZZI JON JAY
JOSE OQUENDO JOSE OQUENDO PETE KOZMA
- Michael Wacha becomes the 14th youngest starter to make his MLB debut with the Cardinals since 1918
Youngest Starting Pitchers to Make MLB Debut, Cardinals Since 1918
Debut Date Yrs Days
Ray Sadecki MAY-19-1960 19 145
Rick Ankiel AUG-23-1999 20 35
Howie Pollet AUG-20-1941 20 55
Santiago Guzman SEP-30-1969 20 67
Jerry Reuss SEP-27-1969 20 100
Dizzy Dean SEP-28-1930 20 255
Bob Blaylock JUL-22-1956 21 24
Johnny Stuart JUL-27-1922 21 91
Reggie Cleveland OCT-01-1969 21 131
Andy Rincon SEP-15-1980 21 194
Paul Dean APR-18-1934 21 247
Vinegar Bend Mizell APR-22-1952 21 253
Tink Riviere APR-15-1921 21 256
Michael Wacha MAY-30-2013 21 333
- The Cardinals are the 6th team since 1918 to have 3 starters make their MLB debut in the same calendar month, other than September
Teams w/3+ Starting Pitchers Making MLB Debut in Calendar Month OTHER THAN SEPTEMBER, MLB Since 1918
Cubs April 1948 Bob Rush, Cliff Chambers, Dutch McCall
Yankees June 1991 Wade Taylor, Jeff Johnson, Scott Kamieniecki
Tigers June 1998 Seth Greisinger, Denny Harriger, Brian Powell
Yankees April 2007 Kei Igawa, Chase Wright, Phil Hughes
Padres August 2008 Chad Reineke, Dirk Hayhurst, Josh Geer
Cardinals May 2013 John Gast, Tyler Lyons, Michael Wacha
- The last time the Cardinals had 5 different rookies win a game in a calendar month other than September was August 1952… the blown save cost Wacha a chance to become the 5th this month
- Matt Carpenter has reached base 16 of 32 times he’s led off a game this season… he’s come around to score 12 of those 16 times
MATT CARPENTER LEADING OFF A GAME THIS SEASON
10-FOR-25
.400 AVG
2 XBH
6 WALKS
12 RUNS
.500 OBP
- David Freese extended his hitting streak to 10 games… 2 shy of a career-high
DAVID FREESE DURING 10-GAME HITTING STREAK
12-FOR-35
.343 AVG
2 HR
3 DOUBLES
11 RBI
5-FOR-11 W/ RISP
- Wacha is the 3rd Cardinal since 1984 to make his debut in the same or following season he was drafted
PLAYER DRAFTED DEBUT
CHRIS CARPENTER 1987 5/14/88
JD DREW 1998 9/8/98
MICHAEL WACHA 2012 5/30/13
- Wacha has reached base more times than Shelby Miller this season (Miller 0-for-20 with 14 strikeouts)
- Wacha retired the 1st 13 batters he faced… he’s the 4th starter since 1974 to retire the 1st 13+ batters faced in his debut
STARTERS TO RETIRE 1ST 13+ CONSECUTIVE BATTERS IN DEBUT SINCE 1974
DATE TEAM PITCHER/OPPONENT CONS. BATTERS
8/9/1997 SEATTLE KEN CLOUDE VS WHITE SOX 16
6/19/2001 MONTREAL TROY MATTES VS METS 14
4/3/2008 CINCINNATI JOHNNY CUETO VS D’BACKS 15
5/30/2013 ST. LOUIS MICHAEL WACHA VS ROYALS 13
- Matt Carpenter has 2 hits and a walk 4 times in the last 5 games…
- Carpenter extended his hitting streak to 9 games…
MATT CARPENTER DURING 9 GAME HITTING STREAK
15-FOR-38
.395 AVG
1 HR
3 DOUBLES
4 RBI
9 RUNS
.477 OBP
6 MULTI-HIT GAMES
- Jon Jay went 0-for-4, and is on a 0-for-19 skid… his average dropped to .250 on the season
- Wacha is the 4th Cardinal since 1916 with 7+ IP, 6+ K, and 1 run or fewer allowed in his debut
CARDINALS W/ 7+ IP, 6+ K, AND 1 RUN OR FEWER ALLOWED IN DEBUT SINCE 1916
TONIGHT MICHAEL WACHA
8/6/1983 DANNY COX
7/21/1975 ERIC RASMUSSEN
4/26/1944 AL JURISICH
- Wacha is the 4th pitcher since 1916 with 7+ IP, 2 hits or fewer, 1 run or fewer, and 0 walks in his MLB debut
PITCHERS SINCE 1916 W/ 7+ IP, 1 RUN OR FEWER, 2 HITS OR FEWER, AND 0 WALKS IN DEBUT
TONIGHT MICHAEL WACHA
4/3/2008 JOHNNY CUETO
9/21/1986 JIMMY JONES
4/9/1970 WAYNE SIMPSON
- Mitchell Boggs blew his 3rd save of the season… tied for 2nd most in the NL (JJ Putz – 4 blown saves)
- Boggs has allowed runs in 3 of 4 appearances since coming back up from the minor leagues
MITCHELL BOGGS SINCE RETURNING FROM MEMPHIS
4 GAMES
4 IP
4 HITS
3 ER (4 RUNS)
2 HR ALLOWED
1/3 K/BB
- Boggs has had a rough time in close and late situations this season
MITCHELL BOGGS IN CLOSE AND LATE SITUATIONS (MLB RANKS, MIN. 35 BATTERS FACED)
.520 OPP AVG (12/25) WORST
.658 OPP OBP (25/38) WORST
1.000 OPP SLG (25/25) WORST
11 WALKS 4TH MOST
12 OPP RBI 2ND MOST
- It’s no surprise, but Mujica’s been one of the best in those situations this season…
EDWARD MUJICA IN CLOSE AND LATE SITUATIONS (MLB RANKS)
.109 OPP AVG 1ST
.123 OPP OBP 1ST
.125 OPP SLG 2ND
1 WALK 5TH FEWEST
3 OPP RBI 22ND
- Tonight’s game was delayed 5:32… the longest delay in baseball since 10/3/1999… the Reds and Brewers had a 5:47 delay in Milwaukee
- The blown save in the 9th will get most of the attention, but the Cardinals didn’t have a hit after the 4th inning… they went hitless in their last 16 at bats
- Carpenter doubled for the 17th time this season… one behind Jay Bruce for the NL lead
- The Cardinals have 2 of the top 7 players in the NL at getting on base…
NL ON BASE PCT. LEADERS THIS SEASON
TEAM PLAYER OBP
CIN JOEY VOTTO .466
CIN SHIN-SOO CHOO .449
ARZ PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT .416
COL TROY TULOWITZKI .404
MIL JEAN SEGURA .397
STL MATT CARPENTER .395
STL YADIER MOLINA .393
- both Mitchell Boggs and Victor Marte allowed a run and didn’t record an out… just 2 other Cardinals had done that this season (Fernando Salas on April 1st and Mitchell Boggs and April 14th)
- the Cardinals won their 6th straight against the Royals… their longest streak against the Royals is 7 (2003-2005)
- the Cardinals 6 straight interleague wins are tied for 2nd most in franchise history…
CARDINALS LONGEST INTERLEAGUE WIN STREAKS
2004-2005 12 STRAIGHT
2012-2013 6
2005-2006 6
2001-2002 6
2002 5
- Matt Adams was in a 1-for-18 slump, until his pinch hit single in the 7th… he was hitting .485 (16-for-33) from April 1-May 16
- tonight’s Cardinals lineup is their most frequently used starting 8… it’s the 9th time they’ve used that lineup… the last time they used the same lineup 9+ times in a season was 2004 (Womack, Lankford, Pujols, Edmonds, Rolen, Renteria, Sanders, Matheny)
- if the Cardinals use the same lineup again this season, it will be the 10th time they used this starting lineup… the last time they used the same starting lineup 10 or more times in a season was in 1991 (2 different lineups used 10+ times)
- The Cardinals have 3 games left in May… their 19 wins are 3 shy of the most in baseball since 1980
MOST MAY WINS SINCE 1980
YEAR TEAM WINS IN MAY
2005 PADRES 22
1998 BRAVES 21
1981 ORIOLES 21
1986 RED SOX 21
2012 MARLINS 21
1990 TWINS 21
1995 PHILLIES 21
2003 BLUE JAYS 21
**2013 CARDINALS AND 14 OTHER TEAMS TIED WITH 20 WINS
- Matt Carpenter has played above average 2nd base this season…
MATT CARPENTER AS 2ND BASEMAN (NL RANKS, MIN. 200 INNINGS)
1 ERROR 2ND FEWEST
.814 ZONE RATING 6TH
3.06 ASSISTS PER 9 1ST
5 DEFENSIVE RUNS SAVED 1ST
14 OOZ PLAYS 3RD
- Carpenter also extended his hitting streak to 8 games…
MATT CARPENTER DURING 8-GAME HITTING STREAK
13-FOR-34
.382 AVG
1 HR
2 DOUBLES
4 RBI
8 RUNS
5 MULTI-HIT GAMES
- Matt Holliday has homeruns in consecutive games for the 1st time since July 31st to August 1st last season in Colorado
- Holliday has crushed Kansas City over the past 2 seasons…
MATT HOLLIDAY VS ROYALS SINCE 2012
17-FOR-32
.531 AVG
3 HR
4 DOUBLES
11 RBI
9 RUNS
1.642 OPS (29/28+20/33)
- Jon Jay is 0-for-15 over the last 4 games (thru 6th tonight)
- opponents are hitting .429 off Seth Maness over his past 7 appearances, but he’s allowed just 3 earned runs in 7.2 innings
SETH MANESS LAST 7 APPEARANCES
7.2 INNINGS
4 RUNS
3 EARNED RUNS
3.52 ERA
15 HITS
.429 OPP AVG
3 OPPONENT GDP
- Aaron Crow didn’t allow a run in his 1st 9 appearances, but he’s allowed 8 in his last 9 appearances
AARON CROW THIS SEASON
1ST 9 APPEARANCES LAST 9 APP.
INNINGS 7.1 7.2
RUNS 0 8
ERA 0.00 9.39
HITS 4 12
OPP AVG .160 .364
K/BB 4/2 6/4
- Carlos Beltran hit his 44th homerun as a Cardinal, tying him with Pedro Guerrero, Tom Pagnozzi, Terry Pendleton, and George Watkins for 57th on the Cardinals all-time list
- Holliday hit his 98th Cardinal homerun, tying him with Joe Torre for 20th on the franchise’s all-time list
MOST HOMERUNS IN CARDINALS HISTORY
RANK PLAYER HR TOTAL
16 GEORGE HENDRICK 122
17 SCOTT ROLEN 111
T-18 RIPPER COLLINS 106
T-18 WHITEY KUROWSKI 106
T-20 MATT HOLLIDAY 98
T-20 JOE TORRE 98
22 JD DREW 96
- the Cardinals went 7-for-25 in the 1st 7 innings, but scored just 1 run… they went 5-for-8 in the 8th inning and scored 4 runs
- Lance Lynn has been one of the best starters in the NL since moving back into the rotation on September 13, 2012
LANCE LYNN SINCE 9/13/12 (NL RANKS)
15 STARTS MOST
11-1 RECORD 1ST
9.71 K PER 9 IP 2ND
.212 OPP AVG 8TH
2.94 FIP 7TH
2.72 ERA 9TH
- Edward Mujica is the 1st Cardinals closer to throw 6 pitches or fewer in a 3 out save since July 20, 2012 (Jason Motte)
- Mujica has 17 saves since his 1st save on April 18th… that’s tied with Jason Grilli for the MLB lead during that span
- Daniel Descalso had just 3 RBI in his 1st 53 career plate appearances as a pinch hitter… he had 2 on one swing Wednesday night
- Randy Choate earned his 12th career win in his 493rd career appearance
- Choate’s 493 appearances are the most all-time by a pitcher with 12 or fewer victories
- The Cardinals won for the 1st time this season when trailing after 7 innings (lost 1st 12 games when trailing after 7)
- The Cardinals are a season-high 18 games over. 500… the last time they reached 18 games over .500 was on the final day of the 2011 season (haven’t been 19 over since 2009)
- Lance Lynn has pitched 7+ innings 6 times in his 1st 11 starts… he went 7+ innings just 6 times in 29 starts last season
- Descalso has been on fire since the trip to San Diego…
DANIEL DESCALSO SINCE MAY 21ST
8-FOR-17
.471 AVG
1 HR
3 DOUBLES
8 RBI
6 RUNS
- Yadier Molina is 13-for-20 over the past 6 games…
YADIER MOLINA SINCE MAY 22ND
13-FOR-20
.650 AVG
1 HR
3 DOUBLES
7 RBI
5 RUNS
- The Cardinals have won 20 games in May… one off the franchise record for the month
CARDINALS MOST WINS IN MAY ALL-TIME
1934 – 21 WINS
1941 – 21 WINS
1936 – 21 WINS
2013 – 20 WINS
- The Reds lost on Wednesday… the Cardinals and Reds have lost on the same day just 4 times this season, with the last coming on April 27th
- Mujica’s 17 saves tie him with Harry Brecheen for 32nd most in franchise history
- The only Cardinal to convert more than his 1st 17 save opportunities in a season was Tom Henke in 1995 (converted 1st 22 saves)
