- Michael Wacha is one of 10 1st round draft picks making a start tonight (9 in the National League)
- Wacha is the 3rd different Cardinals rookie to start against the Mets this year…
CARDINALS ROOKIE STARTERS VS METS THIS SEASON
JOHN GAST SHELBY MILLER MICHAEL WACHA
DECISION WIN ND WIN
INNINGS 6.0 5.2 6.0
ER 4 0 2
HITS ALLOWED 6 4 5
XBH ALLOWED 2 1 1
K/BB 3/1 6/1 4/3
- Rookie starters have had their way with the Mets this season
ROOKIE STARTERS VS METS THIS SEASON
12 STARTS
4-1 RECORD (9-3 TEAM RECORD)
71.1 IP
2.65 ERA (21/71.1)
51 HITS ALLOWED
.202 OPP AVG (51/253)
6 HR ALLOWED
61/24 K/BB
- Edward Mujica has gone 25 consecutive appearances without issuing a walk… that’s tied for the 2nd longest streak in Cardinals history
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/O ISSUING A WALK (CARDS ALL-TIME)
YEARS PITCHER GAMES W/O WALK
1997 DENNIS ECKERSLEY 29
2013 EDWARD MUJICA 25
1996-97 DENNIS ECKERSLEY 25
1993 LEE SMITH 24
2011 JASON MOTTE 23
2004 STEVE KLINE 23
1996-97 RICK HONEYCUTT 23
- Wacha threw 20 balls out of the strike zone in the 1st inning… he threw just 26 balls in 7 innings in his 1st start and 31 balls in 4.2 innings in his 2nd start
- David Freese extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a broken bat single in the 2nd
CARDINALS W/ 20+ GAME HITTING STREAKS LAST 30 SEASONS (SINCE 1984)
YEAR PLAYER HITTING STREAK
2003 ALBERT PUJOLS 30
1999 JOE McEWING 25
1989 JOSE OQUENDO 23
1990 WILLIE McGEE 22
2008-09 RYAN LUDWICK 21
2013 DAVID FREESE 20
2011 RYAN THERIOT 20
2001 PLACIDO POLANCO 20
1997 JOHN MABRY 20
- Freese is the 8th Cardinals 3rd baseman with a 20+ game hitting streak
LONGEST HITTING STREAKS BY CARDINALS 3RD BASEMEN (SINCE 1916)
YEAR PLAYER HITTING SREAK
1959 KEN BOYER 29
1970-71 JOE TORRE 24
1935 PEPPER MARTIN 23
1943 WHITEY KUROWSKI 22
1926 LES BELL 21
1921-22 MILT STOCK 21
2013 DAVID FREESE 20
1959 KEN BOYER 20
- Allen Craig has been one of the best hitters all-time with runners in scoring position
HIGHEST AVG W/ RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION SINCE 1974 (MIN. 300 PA)
ALLEN CRAIG – .369
TONY GWYNN - .350
JOEY VOTTO – .350
ROD CAREW - .347
JOE MAUER - .341
MIGUEL CABRERA - .337
ALBERT PUJOLS - .335
- Michael Wacha settled down after a rough 1st inning…
MICHAEL WACHA TONIGHT VS METS
1ST INNING 2ND-6TH INNINGS
BATTERS FACED 8 17**
RUNS 2 0
HITS 2 3
XBH 1 (HR) 0
K/BB 0/3 4/0
STRIKES-BALLS 17-20 45-20
**RETIRED 14 OF FINAL 17 BATTERS FACED
- Matt Holliday extended his hitting streak to 8 games, and collected just his 3rd 3-hit game of the season
MATT HOLLIDAY DURING 8-GAME HITTING STREAK
14-FOR-32
.438 AVG
2 HR
4 DOUBLES
8 RBI
12 RUNS
1.2975 OPS
**RAISED BATTING AVG FROM .244 TO .271
- Matt Adams is on a modest 3-game hitting streak… he has 4 of his 10 extra base-hits on the season during his streak
- After going an MLB record 48 straight appearances without pitching a full inning, Randy Choate pitched a full inning 5 times in his last 10 appearances
- Wacha became the 623rd pitcher to earn a win in Cardinals history
- Wacha is the 6th different Cardinals rookie to earn a win this season… the most by any Cardinals team since 1997 (7 rookies earned wins)
- The Cardinals have won consecutive games in New York for the 1st time since May 14-15, 2005
- Opponents went 7-for-15 with runners on base in Wacha’s 1st 2 starts… the Mets went just 1-for-9 with runners on base tonight
- The Cardinals reached 20 games over .500 in just 64 games… their 4th fastest to 20 games over .500 since 1900
CARDINALS FEWEST GAMES TO GET TO 20-OVER .500 (SINCE 1900)
MAY 28, 1941: 38 GAMES, 29-9
JUNE 17, 1944: 50 GAMES, 35-15**
JUNE 19, 1931: 52 GAMES, 36-16**
JUNE 11, 2013 64 GAMES, 42-22
JUNE 24, 1967: 64 GAMES, 42-22**
**WON WORLD SERIES THAT SEASON
- The Cardinals 9 runs scored are their most in a 9 inning game at the Mets since game 2 of the 2006 NLCS (9-6 win… Jim Edmonds went 1-for-3 with HR)
- Cardinals rookies have 17 wins this season… the Marlins won their 19th overall game this season
- The Cardinals 17 wins by rookies are their most in a season since 2002
CARDINALS SEASONS W/ 17+ WINS BY ROOKIES (SINCE 1944)
2013 17
2002 19
1997 26
1996 22
1993 18
1992 23
1986 26
- Shane Robinson is on a bit of a tear over the past week..
SHANE ROBINSON SINCE JUNE 4TH
5-FOR-10
2 HR**
4 RBI
3 RUNS
1.600 OPS
**TIED WITH CRAIG AND HOLLIDAY FOR TEAM-LEAD SINCE JUNE 4TH
