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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Cardinals' Top Five Shortstops

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only … if you don’t agree with the order, participate in the Twitter poll to vote for your favorite at this position.

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Cardinals Capsules, Vol.13: Cardinals Storm Back To Beat Nationals In Game Five Of 2012 NLDS

Welcome back to Cards Capsules, the series in which we take a look back at memorable Cardinals games from the last 20 years in St. Louis baseball history. Without any baseball to watch in the present due to the spread of coronavirus, what better way to fill the time, eh?

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-12-2020: Shane Robinson Singles Twice & Drives In One Run; Matt Vierling Singles & Knocks In One Run; Sam Freeman Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning

Kriske gets Shane Robinson to ground out to end the 7th. pic.twitter.com/4hev4sVAhd
— sean corby (@SEANC0RBY) February 28, 2020

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted leadoff. 0-for-1 with one run and one walk.
Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Atlanta) started in right field and batted fifth. 0-for-2 with one hit by pitch.
Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted eighth. 2-for-3 with one two-out RBI.

Atlanta beat Detroit 5-3

Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Toronto) entered late in the game at third base and batted fourth. 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Marc Rzepczynski (former St. Louis-Toronto) entered in the fourth and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs. (g/f:2-1)

Toronto beat Pittsburgh 7-5

Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game in right field and batted fifth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout and one caught stealing.

St. Louis beat Miami 3-0

Matt Vierling (former 2015 draft selection-Philadelphia) entered late in the game as designated hitter and batted eighth. 1-for-1 with one two-out RBI.

Randy Arozarena (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered late in the game in centerfield and batted leadoff. 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Jose Martinez (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started at first base and batted sixth. 0-for-1 with one walk.
Ryan Sherriff (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs. (g/f:3-0)

Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay 8-4

Sam Freeman (former St. Louis-Washington) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out. (g/f:0-1)

New York-A beat Washington 6-3

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-11-2020: Randal Grichuk Singles, Homers Twice, & Drives In Five Runs; Matt Adams Singles & Knocks In One Run; Donovan Solano Collects One RBI

We're scoring so much we can't keep up 🤯 pic.twitter.com/QxjfDSfAuW
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 11, 2020

Jacob Wilson (former Memphis-Washington) entered late in the game at first base and batted fifth. 0-for-1 with one walk and assisted in one double play.

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Houston) entered late in the game at first base and batted fourth. 0-for-1 at the plate.

Washington beat Houston 6-2

Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game in right field and batted seventh. 0-for-1 at the plate.
Sandy Alcantara (former St. Louis-Miami) started and pitched five innings. He allowed three hits, one earned run, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out for the winning decision (1-1). 0-for-1 with one strikeout. (p-s:67-43)(g/f:5-4)

Miami beat New York-A 3-1

Marcell Ozuna (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted third. 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started at shortstop and batted ninth. 1-for-2 with one run and assisted in one double play.

Atlanta beat Minnesota 3-2

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started as designated hitter and batted fifth. 3-for-3 with two home runs, five RBIs (one w/two-outs), and three runs.
Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Toronto) started at second base and batted ninth. 0-for-1 with one walk and one hit by pitch.

Toronto beat Baltimore 14-2

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-New York-N) started at first base and batted sixth. 1-for-3 with one two-out RBI.

New York-N beat St. Louis 7-3

Donovan Solano (former Memphis-San Francisco) started at second base and batted sixth. 0-for-2 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one strikeout.

San Francisco beat Texas 6-4

Randy Arozarena (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered late in the game in right field and batted seventh. 0-for-2 at the plate.

Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1

Greg Garcia (former St. Louis-San Diego) started at shortstop and batted sixth. 2-for-2 with one triple and one walk.
Breyvic Valera (former St. Louis-San Diego) entered late in the game at third base and batted sixth. 0-for-1 and one fielding error.

Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) entered late in the game at second base and batted second. 1-for-2 with one run.

Chicago-N beat San Diego 3-2

Anthony Garcia (former Memphis-Los Angeles) entered late in the game in left field and batted fourth. 0-for-1 at the plate.

Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 4-1

Brian O'Keefe (former Springfield-Seattle) entered late in the game at catcher.
Patrick Wisdom (former St. Louis-Seattle) entered late in the game at third base and batted ninth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Marco Gonzales (former St. Louis-Seattle) started and pitched 3.1 innings. He allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), two walks, and struck five out. (g/f:3-2)

Allen Cordoba (former Johnson City-San Diego) entered late in the game in left field and batted seventh. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Seattle beat San Diego 4-2

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-10-2020: Ildemaro Vargas Doubles & Drives In One Run; Jon Jay Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run; Sam Gaviglio Strikes Out One Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning For The Win

Ildemaro Vargas single in Mesa, Az #Dbacks #DbacksSpring #MLB pic.twitter.com/Qe7cu6O5XA
— GlendaleCardinals (@YotesGlendale) March 9, 2020

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Houston) started at shortstop and batted fourth. 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game at second base and batted second. 1-for-1 at the plate.

Atlanta beat Houston 3-0

Johan Mieses (former Memphis-Boston) entered late in the game in right field and batted ninth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Boston beat St. Louis 3-2

Chasen Shreve (former St. Louis-New York-N) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck two out for the blown save (2) and winning decision (1-0). (g/f:1-0)

New York-N beat Houston 7-4

Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game in right field.

Miami beat Washington 3-2

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in centerfield and batted second. 1-for-3 with one run and one strikeout.
Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield-Toronto) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-0). (g/f:2-0)

Luke Voit (former St. Louis-New York-A) started at first base and batted fourth. 0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Toronto beat New York-A 4-2

Nick Martini (former Memphis-Philadelphia) entered late in the game in left field and batted seventh. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Philadelphia beat Minnesota 5-1

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Arizona) started in left field and moved to center, batting fifth. 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Arizona) started at second base and batted seventh. 1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run, and grounded into one double play.

Francisco Pena (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) entered late in the game at catcher and batted eighth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Matthew Bowman (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning. He allowed two hits, three earned runs, two home runs, one walk, and struck one out. (g/f:1-0)
David Carpenter (former Palm Beach-Cincinnati) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out. (g/f:1-1)

Arizona beat Cincinnati 10-2

Ian Kennedy (former 2003 draft selection-Kansas City) entered in the fifth and pitched two innings. He allowed no hits or runs. (g/f:2-1)

Milwaukee beat Kansas City 5-2

Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in right field and batted sixth. 1-for-2 with one run and one walk.
Rowan Wick (former Memphis-Chicago-N) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out. (g/f:1-1)

Drew Robinson (former Memphis-San Francisco) entered late in the game in right field and batted fifth. 0-for-1 at the plate.
Donovan Solano (former Memphis-San Francisco) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted sixth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Chicago-N beat San Francisco 16-3

Brian O'Keefe (former Springfield-Seattle) entered late in the game at catcher.
Patrick Wisdom (former St. Louis-Seattle) started at first base and batted ninth. 0-for-2 with one walk, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.

Seattle beat Anaheim 3-1

Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Atlanta) started in left field and batted sixth. 0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Baltimore beat Atlanta 6-3

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 2-22-2020: Sam Gaviglio Strikes Out Two Over One Scoreless Inning; Matt Adams Drives In One Run; Hunter Cervenka Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning

Former @ahs_baseball and @BeaverBaseball star @samgaviglio just took the mound in early spring training action vs. the Yankees. Good luck this season Sam. pic.twitter.com/CyyExZ8wv8
— Charlie Hall (@CoachHall_SOU) February 22, 2020

Ramon Urias (former Memphis-Baltimore) entered late in the game at second base and batted eighth. 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Hunter Cervenka (former Memphis-Baltimore) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning. He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out. (g/f:1-0)

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game at second base and batted second. 1-for-2 with one strikeout.
Shane Robinson (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered late in the game in left field and batted fourth. 1-for-2 at the plate.

Atlanta beat Baltimore 5-0

Jose Martinez (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) started at first base and batted third. 1-for-3 with one strikeout.
Randy Arozarena (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered late in the game in right field and batted fifth. 1-for-1 with one double and one run.

Boston beat Tampa Bay 4-3

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in centerfield and batted sixth. 0-for-2 with one strikeout.
Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield-Toronto) entered in the third and pitched one inning. He allowed one hit, no runs, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out. (g/f:1-0)

Toronto beat New York-A 2-1

Peter Mooney (former 2010 draft selection-Minnesota) entered late in the game at shortstop and batted sixth. 0-for-1 at the plate.

Charlie Tilson (former Memphis-Pittsburgh) entered late in the game in centerfield and batted seventh. One walk at the plate.

Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 2-1

Magneuris Sierra (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game in left field and batted fifth. 0-for-2 with one strikeout.

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-New York-N) started as designated hitter and batted fifth. 0-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Chasen Shreve (former St. Louis-New York-N) entered in the second and pitched one inning. He allowed two hits, two earned runs, and one home run for the blown save (1). (g/f:1-1)

Miami beat New York-N 5-3

Anthony Garcia (former Memphis-Los Angeles) entered late in the game in left field and batted third. One run and one walk.

Donovan Solano (former Memphis-San Francisco) started at second base and batted eighth. 0-for-2, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.

Los Angeles beat San Francisco 10-4

Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in right field and batted fourth. 0-for-1 with one walk.

Chicago-N beat Oakland 12-2

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Pete Kozma Dishes On 2012 National League Wild Card Infield Fly

Braves fans will forever remember Sam Holbrook as the umpire who made the infamous infield fly ruling during the 2012 National League Wild Card Game. Many may also remember Pete Kozma was the Cardinals' shortstop, who Holbrook felt could make an ordinary effort to catch the Andrelton Simmons fly ball that fell in front of Matt Holliday in left field.

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