The Cardinals have a 100-90 edge over the Rockies in their histories, including 28-12 at Busch III. Colorado hasn’t taken a season series from the Cardinals since 2009 when the Rockies won six of seven against the Cardinals, including four in a row at Busch.
Post-Dispatch
Monday, May 16, 2016
Cardinals Nearly Are A Niche In The Pinch; Furious Defense; A 91 MPH Change?; Tommy Pham Time?
On the same day that Yadier Molina contributed to the Cardinals’ uncanny success in a pinch with a two-run double that sent them toward victory, teammates and manager Mike Matheny already had attached a few adjectives to the team’s pinch-hitting proficiency.
Post-Dispatch
While the uniform outfield wall at Dodger Stadium helped as Randal Grichuk had one play at it and one play over it to steal extra-base hits, the Cardinals center fielder offered another reason for how aggressively he played over the weekend.
Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
While the uniform outfield wall at Dodger Stadium helped as Randal Grichuk had one play at it and one play over it to steal extra-base hits, the Cardinals center fielder offered another reason for how aggressively he played over the weekend.
Post-Dispatch
Cardinals Ride Lineup Merry-Go-Round
When Cardinals manager Mike Matheny first put his felt-tip black pen to paper several days ago and started writing out lineups for the series finale against the Dodgers, he had Jedd Gyorko at second base and Ruben Tejada at shortstop.
Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Back In St. Louis, Jason Motte Happy To Help
Reliever Jason Motte, a member of the Colorado Rockies after signing a two-year, $10 million contract last offseason, may be two years removed from wearing the birds on the bat across his chest, but he still keeps St. Louis close to his heart.
Colorado Official Site
Colorado Official Site
Lakeland Beat Palm Beach 5-1: Blake Drake Singles & Drives In One Run; Cole Lankford Singles Twice
Individual Highlights:
Vaughn Bryan 1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Andrew Brodbeck 1-for-3 with one walk, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Casey Grayson 1-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Blake Drake 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Cole Lankford 2-for-4 at the plate.
Rough Outing:
Orlando Olivera 0-for-4 at the plate.
Chris Rivera 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Joey Hawkins 0-for-4 with one strikeout, one fielding error, and one throwing error.
Harley Holt entered in the eighth and pitched two innings. He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck three out. (p-s:36-22)(g/f:1-1)
Boxscore
Palm Beach Official Site Post Game
Vaughn Bryan 1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Andrew Brodbeck 1-for-3 with one walk, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Casey Grayson 1-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Blake Drake 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Cole Lankford 2-for-4 at the plate.
Rough Outing:
Orlando Olivera 0-for-4 at the plate.
Chris Rivera 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Joey Hawkins 0-for-4 with one strikeout, one fielding error, and one throwing error.
Harley Holt entered in the eighth and pitched two innings. He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck three out. (p-s:36-22)(g/f:1-1)
Boxscore
Palm Beach Official Site Post Game
Shelby Miller Slows Down The Game, Gains Success
When this trade was made, the response was furious. How could the Diamondbacks barter with their future on a pitcher would join his third team in as many baseball seasons, many wondered.
Examiner
Examiner
Cardinals Return Home To Face Rockies, Winners Of Four Straight
Matt Carpenter and Yadier Molina powered the St. Louis Cardinals to their latest win, and both have played key roles in their team's recent mastery of the Colorado Rockies.
Fox Sports Midwest
Fox Sports Midwest
Jeff Luhnow Says Carlos Gomez Has To Start Hitting To Avoid Being Benched
The Astros, a team many expected to take a big step forward this season, have not gotten off to a good start in 2016. They have lost three of their last four games to fall to 15-24 on the season, 7 1/2 games back in the AL West. SportsLine says their postseason odds have dropped from 62.0 percent to 26.7 percent since Opening Day.
CBS Sports
CBS Sports
Tulsa @ Springfield Postponed For 5-16-16, Doubleheader Set For Wednesday
Springfield Official Twitter
Monday's game between the Springfield Cardinals and the Tulsa Drillers at Hammons Field has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions.
Springfield Official Site
Monday's game between the Springfield Cardinals and the Tulsa Drillers at Hammons Field has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions.
Springfield Official Site
Matt Carpenter: Finding The Sweet Spot With His Hitting Approach
Let’s talk about the Cardinals’ leadoff MC Hammer and take a look at some intriguing statistics.
101 ESPN
101 ESPN
Daily Bernie 5-16-16: Redbirds Reverb; Richard Justice Interview; Cardinals Defense Continues To Be An Issue
All was well Sunday for St. Louis sports as the Blues took the Western Conference Finals’ Game 1 from San Jose and the Cardinals avoided a Dodgers sweep.
101 ESPN
101 ESPN
Video: Willie McGee Interview At Gateway Game
Friday May 13th was the Opening Night for the Gateway Grizzlies. The evening started out with a press conference at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, IL where the Grizzlies play. The above picture shows Mike Rains, the Media Relations director introducing McGee.
STL Sports Page
STL Sports Page
Memphis Beat Sacramento 5-1: Michael Ohlman Singles, Doubles, & Drives In Two Runs; Mike Mayers Strikes Out Four & Allows One Run Over Five & A Third Innings For The Win; Dean Anna Singles, Doubles, & Knocks In One Run
Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Anthony Garcia 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
David Washington 2-for-2 with two runs, two walks, one caught stealing, and assisted in two double plays.
Nick Martini 2-for-4 with one RBI, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Dean Anna 2-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one caught stealing, and assisted in two double plays.
Michael Ohlman 2-for-3 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Mike Mayers started and pitched 5.1 innings. He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck four out for the winning decision (1-0). 0-for-1 with one sacrifice. (p-s:92-59)(g/f:5-6)
Ryan Sherriff entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out for the hold (2). (p-s:20-14)(g/f:1-0)
Miguel Socolovich entered in the eighth and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out. (p-s:18-10)(g/f:0-1)
Juan Gonzalez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out. (p-s:18-13)(g/f:1-0)
Rough Outing:
Greg Garcia 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Matt Williams 0-for-3 and assisted in two double plays.
Boxscore
Memphis Official Site Post Game
Memphis Commercial Appeal Post Game
Charlie Tilson 1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Anthony Garcia 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
David Washington 2-for-2 with two runs, two walks, one caught stealing, and assisted in two double plays.
Nick Martini 2-for-4 with one RBI, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Dean Anna 2-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one caught stealing, and assisted in two double plays.
Michael Ohlman 2-for-3 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Mike Mayers started and pitched 5.1 innings. He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck four out for the winning decision (1-0). 0-for-1 with one sacrifice. (p-s:92-59)(g/f:5-6)
Ryan Sherriff entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out for the hold (2). (p-s:20-14)(g/f:1-0)
Miguel Socolovich entered in the eighth and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out. (p-s:18-10)(g/f:0-1)
Juan Gonzalez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out. (p-s:18-13)(g/f:1-0)
Rough Outing:
Greg Garcia 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Matt Williams 0-for-3 and assisted in two double plays.
Boxscore
Memphis Official Site Post Game
Memphis Commercial Appeal Post Game
Redbirds Reverb 5-16-16: Biggest Positive On Road Trip? Mike Leake
The Cardinals jetted home late Sunday night after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to complete a reasonably successful road trip. After winning three games from the Angels in Anaheim, the Cards played some terribly sloppy baseball in losing the first two at Dodger Stadium. But Sunday’s victory made a difference. With the win, the Cardinals avoided being swept and came home with a 4-2 record in SoCal instead of settling for 3-3.
101 ESPN
101 ESPN
Mike Leake Finds Comfort In LA Road Trip
All Mike Leake needed to get his season on track was a trip out west. Los Angeles to be precise. The St. Louis Cardinals offseason acquisition was having a rough go in his first six starts.
KSDK
KSDK
As MLB Investigates Red Sox, Package Deals Are Nothing New For International Players
The international signing rules and process can be complex and even convoluted. For those who don’t closely follow the international market, it’s understandable how information about even the basics could be misconstrued.
Baseball America
Baseball America
The Cardinals' Missing Magic
Over the last couple of years, we’ve talked a lot about the Kansas City Royals and the ability of certain teams to sustainably beat estimates like the BaseRuns expected records we publish on our standings page.
Fangraphs
Fangraphs
Mike Matheny Shares Timeline Of Lineup Construction
Of all the decisions Mike Matheny makes in his position as Cardinals manager, there seems to be none more scrutinized than the ones that appear on his lineup card. Whether it's through questions from the media or passionate discourse by fans on social media, the batting order has proven to generate plenty of debate.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Official Site
Leo Durocher, Casey Stengel, & The Duel In Brooklyn
In one of the most intriguing incidents in the long rivalry between the Cardinals and Dodgers, two of baseball’s most colorful characters, Leo Durocher and Casey Stengel, escalated a war of words into a post-game fight.
RetroSimba
RetroSimba
Limits A Distant Memory For Productive Yadier Molina
It was only three months ago that the Cardinals opened Spring Training still uncertain of whether Yadier Molina would be ready by season's start. His thumb was still recovering from two offseason surgeries, and he was still several checkpoints away from being cleared to swing.
St. Louis Official Site
The St. Louis Cardinals have three primary clubhouse leaders. They are the usual suspects, the championship holdovers Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina. Holliday tends to be the quietly intimidating presence, the lead-by-example type. Wainwright is the vocal one.
ESPN
St. Louis Official Site
The St. Louis Cardinals have three primary clubhouse leaders. They are the usual suspects, the championship holdovers Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina. Holliday tends to be the quietly intimidating presence, the lead-by-example type. Wainwright is the vocal one.
ESPN
Former Cardinals Playing In The Mexican League 5-15-16: Richy Pedroza Doubles & Drives In One Run; Eliezer Alfonzo Singles & Knocks In One Run; Iker Franco & Niko Vasquez Each Single Twice
Daric Barton (former Peoria-Puebla) started at first base and batted fifth. 1-for-2 with one run and one intentional walk.
Puebla beat Tabasco 9-4
Iker Franco (former Springfield-Quintana Roo) started at catcher and batted seventh. 2-for-4 and allowed one stolen base.
Carmen beat Quintana Roo 3-2
Richy Pedroza (former Peoria-Aguascalientes) started at second base and moved to shortstop, batting leadoff. 1-for-5 with one double, one RBI, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Aguascalientes beat Saltillo 7-6
Luis Garcia (former New Haven-Yucatan) started as designated hitter and batted fifth. 2-for-4 with one run.
Campeche beat Yucatan 8-2
Niko Vasquez (former Springfield-Laguna) started at shortstop and batted second. 2-for-5 with one run, one stolen base, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Laguna beat Monclova 2-1 in 12 innings
Eliezer Alfonzo (former Peoria-Mexico) started at catcher and batted fifth. 1-for-5 with one RBI, one run, grounded into one double play, and allowed one stolen base.
Mexico beat Tijuana 10-3
Scott Boras Praises Matt Holliday's Versatility; Eric Fryer Spells Yadier Molina
From his seats behind home plate at Dodger Stadium, agent Scott Boras saw in person Sunday what he helped put in motion this past spring and what he could take into the market this coming offseason: Matt Holliday, first baseman.
Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Former Cardinals Draft Selections Playing In College 5-15-16: Dom Thompson-Williams Singles, Walks Twice, Homers Twice & Drives In Three Runs; Gio Brusa Singles & Knocks In Two Runs
Justin Bellinger (former 2014 draft selection-Duke) started at first base and batted fourth. 1-for-4 with one strikeout.
Florida St beat Duke 4-3
Gio Brusa (former 2015 draft selection-Pacific) started in right field and batted fourth. 1-for-4 with two two-out RBIs, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
San Diego beat Pacific 9-5
Tristan Hildebrandt (former 2014 draft selection-Cal St Fullerton) entered late in the game at second base and batted ninth. 0-for-1 at the plate.
Cal St Fullerton beat US Santa Barbara 6-3
Ryan Merrill (former 2015 draft selection-Texas Christian) started at shortstop and batted ninth. 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Texas Christian beat Baylor 7-3
Kyle Molnar (former 2015 draft selection-UCLA) started and pitched four innings. He allowed six hits, five runs (four earned), three walks, and struck three out for the losing decision (5-5). (p-s:72-44)
USC beat UCLA 9-0
Josh Rolette (former 2015 draft selection-Kansas St) started as designated hitter and batted third. 0-for-4 at the plate.
Kansas St beat Kansas 8-5
Dom Thompson-Williams (former 2014 drafty selection-South Carolina) started in left field and batted fourth. 3-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs, four runs, and two walks.
South Carolina beat Texas A&M 10-7
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