- Shelby Miller allowed his 7th and 8th earned runs in the 1st inning this season… he’s allowed just 12 earned runs in all other innings
SHELBY MILLER THIS SEASON
1ST INNING ALL OTHER INNINGS
ER ALLOWED 8 12
ERA 5.54 1.58
OPP AVG .357 .175
OPP OBP .368 .235
PITCHES/IP 19.2 15.9
- Yadier Molina picked up his 20th and 21st doubles of the season… tied for the most in the NL, and just 11 away from a career-high
- Molina’s 21 doubles are the most he’s ever hit before the all-star break, and the 2nd most by a Cardinals catcher before the break
MOST DOUBLES BY CARDINALS CATCHERS BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK (ALL-TIME)
YEAR CATCHER DOUBLES
1978 TED SIMMONS 29
2013 YADIER MOLINA 21
1973 TED SIMMONS 21
1976 TED SIMMONS 21
2011 YADIER MOLINA 19
- Carlos Beltran extended his hitting streak to 11 games…
CARLOS BELTRAN DURING 11-GAME HITTING STREAK
18-FOR-51
.353 AVG
4 HR
1 DOUBLE
13 RBI
8 RUNS
.954 OPS
- Dillon Gee struggled in his 1st 10 starts… he’s been much better in his past 2 outings
DILLON GEE THIS SEASON
1ST 10 STARTS LAST 3 STARTS (TONIGHT IS 3)
RECORD 2-6 3-0
IP/START 4.97 7.00
ERA 6.34 1.29
OPP AVG .329 .232
HR ALLOWED 8 2
K/BB 37/17 26/3
RUN SUPPORT 15 17
- Allen Craig has homered in consecutive games for the 1st time since July 1st and 2nd last season
- From Chris Tunno… Shelby Miller pitched 6 innings and did not record a quality start for the 1st time in his professional career (minors or majors)
- Miller has not pitched well in his past 3 road starts…
SHELBY MILLER ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON
1ST 4 STARTS LAST 3 STARTS
RECORD 3-1 0-2
IP 24.0 17.0
ER ALLOWED 5 10
ERA 1.88 5.29
OPP AVG .222 .258
HR ALLOWED 1 3
K/BB 23/8 18/4
- The Cardinals allowed 3 homeruns in a game for just the 3rd time this season and 1st time since April 28th
- Yadier Molina picked up his 73rd career 3-hit game… tied for 43rd most all-time among catchers
MOST 3-HIT GAMES ALL-TIME AMONG CATCHERS
RANK CATCHER 3-HIT GAMES
T-38 SANDY ALOMAR JR. 76
T-38 JIMMIE WILSON 76
40 RAMON HERNANDEZ 75
T-41 PAUL LoDUCA 74
T-41 SHERM LOLLAR 74
T-43 YADIER MOLINA 73
T-43 TERRY KENNEDY 73
T-43 LUKE SEWELL 73
- David Freese’s hitting streak ends at 20 games
- Craig’s homerun was the 43rd of his career, tying Tom Brunansky, Eli Marrero, and Reggie Sanders for 62nd on the Cardinals all-time list
- Shelby Miller is one of 5 starters with multiple 10+ strikeout, 0 walk games this year
PITCHERS WITH MULTIPLE 10+ K/0 WALK STARTS THIS SEASON
SHELBY MILLER
ADAM WAINWRIGHT
YU DARVISH
HOMER BAILEY
MATT HARVEY
**PITCHERS ARE 14-4 IN THESE STARTS
- Shelby Miller is the 2nd Cardinals pitcher with 10 strikeouts, 4 runs allowed, and 2 homeruns allowed in a start against the Mets
- Miller is the 13th Cardinal since 1921 with 10+ K, 4+ runs allowed, and 2+ HR allowed in a start
CARDINALS WITH 10+ K, 4+ RUNS ALLOWED, AND 2+ HR ALLOWED IN A START (SINCE 1921)
DATE PITCHER
8/17/1958 SAM JONES
9/9/1959 ERNIE BROGLIO
4/14/1963 RAY SADECKI
6/12/1965 BOB GIBSON
8/4/1968 BOB GIBSON
6/10/1969 BOB GIBSON
9/15/1969 STEVE CARLTON
6/3/1979 PETE VUCKOVICH
5/11/1996 ALAN BENES
5/25/2000 RICK ANKIEL
7/2/2000 DARRYL KILE
7/27/2000 RICK ANKIEL
6/12/2013 SHELBY MILLER
- Yadier Molina is on an 8-game hitting streak
YADIER MOLINA DURING 8-GAME HITTING STREAK
15-FOR-36
.417 AVG
1 HR
7 DOUBLES
5 RBI
6 MULTI-HIT GAMES
**RAISED AVG FROM .347 TO .358 (TIED W/ MIGUEL CABRERA FOR MLB LEAD)
- Adam Wainwright is one strikeout away from becoming the 5th Cardinal to reach 1,000 strikeouts… 4 of his strikeouts came against Jim Edmonds
- Wainwright is one of 6 pitchers who Edmonds faced 8 or more times and did not allow a hit
PITCHERS TO ALLOW 0 HITS IN 8+ AT BATS VS. JIM EDMONDS (ALL-TIME)
DARREN OLIVER – 0-FOR-11, 4 WALKS, 2 STRIKEOUTS
TREVER MILLER – 0-FOR-10, 6 STRIKEOUTS
DAN PLESAC – 0-FOR-10, 2 WALKS, 5 STRIKEOUTS
JOHN GRABOW – 0-FOR-9, 1 WALK, 5 STRIKEOUTS
ZACH DUKE – 0-FOR-8, 2 WALKS, 3 STRIKEOUTS
ADAM WAINWRIGHT – 0-FOR-8, 4 STRIKEOUTS
