Showing posts with label Game Notes 8/8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Game Notes 8/8. Show all posts

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Adam Wainwright Heading To Rehab Assignment; Jose Adolis Garcia Gets A Start; Harrison Bader Steal Gets Bumpy; Yadier Molina Keeps Going & Going; Nolan Gorman Advances

Righthander Adam Wainwright will head to Jupiter, Fla., on Thursday to take the next step, a minor league rehabilitation option, on his comeback trail to pitching for the Cardinals this season. But he insisted Wednesday night that he hopes to pitch beyond this season.

Post-Dispatch

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Video: Yadier Molina On The Cardinals Improved Play

Video: Mike Shildt's Postgame Press Conference 8-8-18

Video: Matt Carpenter's Theory On His Homer Surge

Cardinals Beat Marlins 7-1: Yadier Molina Doubles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; John Gant Strikes Out Four & Allows One Run Over Six Innings For The Win; Paul DeJong Doubles & Knocks In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, two runs, one intentional walk, and one strikeout.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted second.  2-for-4 with one double, one home run, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, one hit by pitch, and one caught stealing/pickoff.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted third.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, and one intentional walk.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one double and two two-out RBIs.
Yairo Munoz started at third base and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one double, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
John Gant started and pitched six innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck four out for the winning decision (4-4).  0-for-2 at the plate.  (p-s:64-47)(g/f:7-3)
Dakota Hudson entered in the seventh and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs for the hold (3).  (p-s:18-11)(g/f:2-0)
Mike Mayers entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:18-14)(g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Greg Garcia entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

Video: Matt Carpenter Hits A Home Run 8-8-18

Video: Yadier Molina Hits A Home Run 8-8-18

Video: Mike Shildt On Jose Adolis Garcia's Debut

Cardinals Starting Lineup 8-8-18

St. Louis Official Twitter

Video: Scott Warmann & Rick Ankiel Preview Cardinals-Marlins Game 8-8-18

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Series Preview: Cardinals @ Marlins August 6-8, 2018

The Marlins (46-67) own the second-worst record in the National League and have lost six consecutive games. The series will mark the first time Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna plays at his former-home stadium. Ozuna spent the first five seasons of his career in Miami before the Cardinals traded for him this past winter.

Post-Dispatch

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Video: Adam Wainwright On Boarding Royals' Bus

Fox Sports Midwest Twitter

Royals Prank Cardinals After I-70 Series In Kansas City

The I-70 series between the Cardinals and Royals shifts to Busch Stadium Wednesday for the next two games. The Cardinals' bats came alive Tuesday night for the third game in a row. The Cardinals thumped the Royals for a second night in a row, beating KC 10 to3. It's their fourth straight win.
Fox2Now

No, it wasn’t a blockbuster waiver trade between the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, it was just a case of mistaken identity when Adam Wainwright and Dexter Fowler boarded the wrong bus at Kauffman Stadium last night.
STL Baseball Weekly

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB 8-8-17: David Freese & Matt Adams Each Single Twice & Drive In One Run; Luis Perdomo Strikes Out Seven & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings For The Win; Marc Rzepczynski Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning For The Win



Edward Mujica (former St. Louis-Detroit) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and stuck two out.  (p-s:11-8)(g/f:1-1)

David Freese (former St. Louis-Pittsburgh) started at third base and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.

Pittsburgh beat Detroit 6-3

Peter Bourjos (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Boston beat Tampa Bay 2-0

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Colorado) started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts and assisted in one double play.
Pat Neshek (former St. Louis-Colorado) entered in the eighth and pitched two batters.  He allowed one hit and no runs for the hold (13).  (p-s:9-7)

Cleveland beat Colorado 4-1

Allen Cordoba (former Johnson City-San Diego) entered late in the game in left field.
Luis Perdomo (former Palm Beach-San Diego) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed seven hits, two earned runs, four walks, and struck seven out for the winning decision (6-6).  0-for-1 with two sacrifices.  (p-s:95-58)(g/f:4-2)

San Diego beat Cincinnati 7-3

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Sam Freeman (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (p-s:21-14)(g/f:1-0)

Philadelphia beat Atlanta 5-2

Carlos Beltran (former St. Louis-Houston) started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  1-for-5 with one ground into double play.

Chicago-A beat Houston 8-5

Brandon Moss (former St. Louis-Kansas City) entered late in the game at first base.

St. Louis beat Kansas City 10-3

David Peralta (former Johnson City-Arizona) started in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one double.
Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis-Arizona) started at second base and batted sixth. 0-for-4 with one strikeout and assisted in two double plays.

Arizona beat Los Angeles 6-3

Marc Rzepczynski (former St. Louis-Seattle) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (2-0).  (p-s:9-7)(g/f:1-1)

Seattle beat Oakland 7-6 in 11 innings

Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted third.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Anaheim beat Baltimore 3-2

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in left field and moved to center, batting leadoff.  0-for-5 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one run and one strikeout.

San Francisco beat Chicago-N 6-3

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Jedd Gyorko Returns Recharged, Belts Big Three-Run Home Run

On Sunday and Monday, Jedd Gyorko watched Greg Garcia start at third base as the Cardinals piled up a combined 24 runs. On Tuesday, Gyorko was back in the lineup and willing and able to join in the offensive fun.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Beat Royals 10-3: Jedd Gyorko Walks Three Times & Hits A Three-Run Homer; Yadier Molina Singles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Randal Grichuk Singles, Homers, & Knocks In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started a first base and batted leadoff.  2-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, one walk, one hit by pitch, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Tommy Pham started in left field and batted second.  1-for-5 with one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted third.  2-for-5 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Jose Martinez started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one walk, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and allowed one stolen base.
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jedd Gyorko started at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one home run, three two-out RBIs, two runs, three walks, and one caught stealing/pickoff.
Kolten Wong started started at second base and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one run, one hit by pitch, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Randal Grichuk started in right field and batted ninth.  2-for-5 with one home run, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), and two runs.
Seung-Hwan Oh entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:15-13)(g/f:0-1)
Zach Duke entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:16-10)(g/f:0-2)
John Brebbia entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:17-10)(g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Michael Wacha started and pitched six innings.  He allowed six hits, three earned runs, two walks, and struck five out for the winning decision (9-4).  (p-s:96-63)(g/f:4-4)

Former Cardinals:
Brandon Moss entered late in the game at first base.

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

Cardinals Starting Lineup 8-8-17

St. Louis Official Twitter

Cardinal Beat

After Pounding Royals In Opener, Cardinals Look To Maintain Dominance In Kansas City

The St. Louis Cardinals’ offense is on a roll, and the Kansas City Royals felt the brunt of that Monday night.

Fox Sports Midwest

Monday, August 7, 2017

Michael Wacha Seeking Continued Success Vs. Royals

Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha has been prospering lately in much the same manner that Royals left-hander Jason Vargas prospered earlier this season.

St. Louis Official Site

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Cardinals Will Try To Build On Euphoria From Monday's Crazy Win

Throughout a season in which the St. Louis Cardinals have made an art form of inconsistency, manager Mike Matheny's message has been the same: No one game is bigger than the other.

Fox Sports Midwest