Official St Louis Cardinals Thread (cards, pitchers, president, playoffs)

[Carolina Knight]

Final: Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Batting
Runs batted in: Adams, Matt, 2 (57); Ozuna, Marcell (85); Wong, Kolten, 2 (38)

Pitching
John Gant, in no decision, allowed four hits, allowed one earned run, allowed three bases on balls, and struck out three in two and two-third innings.
Jordan Hicks earned a blown save (6). He allowed two hits, allowed two earned runs, allowed two bases on balls, and struck out one in one inning.
Joel Brebbia (3-3) won the decision. He struck out three in one inning.
Carlos Martínez earned the save (4). He allowed one hit and struck out two in one inning.

[Carolina Knight]

San Francisco Giants (71-82)
Fourth, National League West Division (13.0 games behind Los Angeles Dodgers)
Projected starting pitcher: Rodríguez, Dereck; RHP (6-4, 2.30 earned run average, 86 strikeouts)

Saint Louis Cardinals (85-69)
Third, National League Central Division (4.5 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Projected starting pitcher: Wainwright, Adam; RHP (2-3, 3.72 earned run average, 27 strikeouts)

[Carolina Knight]

Final: Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Batting

• Home runs: Molina, Yadier (19); O'Neill, Tyler (9)
• Runs batted in: DeJong, Paul (63); Molina, Yadier, 2 (71); O'Neill, Tyler (22); Wainwright, Adam (1)

Pitching

• Adam Wainwright, in no decision, allowed eight hits, allowed four earned runs, and struck out six in six and one-third innings.
• Carlos Martínez (8-6) won the decision. He allowed two hits, allowed two bases on balls, and struck out three in two innings.

[Carolina Knight]

San Francisco Giants (71-83)
Fourth, National League West Division (14.0 games behind Los Angeles Dodgers)
Projected starting pitcher: Suárez, Andrew; LHP (7-11, 4.24 earned run average, 125 strikeouts)

Saint Louis Cardinals (86-69)
Third, National League Central Division (4.5 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Projected starting pitcher: Mikolas, Miles; RHP (16-4, 3.01 earned run average, 132 strikeouts)

[Carolina Knight]

The Cardinals can gain ground in the National League wild card berth race with a win against the Giants and the Colorado Rockies losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[Carolina Knight]

Final: Cardinals 9, Giants 2

Batting

• Home run: Carpenter, Matt (36)
• Runs batted in: Bader, Harrison (37); Carpenter, Matt, 2 (79); DeJong, Paul (64); Martínez, José, 2 (82); Mikolas, Miles (6); Muñoz, Yairo, 2 (39)

Pitching

• Miles Mikolas (17-4) won the decision. He allowed two hits, allowed two runs (one earned) including one home run), and struck out eight in seven innings.

[Carolina Knight]

Miles Mikolas is the first Cardinals pitcher to achieve a 17-win season since Darryl Kile in 2000.

The Cardinals did not gain ground in the National League wild card race despite sweeping the Giants. The Colorado Rockies, 1.5 games behind the Cardinals, swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-game series.

[Carolina Knight]

The Cardinals host the Milwaukee Brewers to a three-game series to conclude the final home stand at Busch Stadium for the 2018 regular season.

Milwaukee Brewers (89-67)
Second, National League Central Division (2.5 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Projected starting pitcher: to be determined

Saint Louis Cardinals (87-69)
Third, National League Central Division (4.5 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Projected starting pitcher: Flaherty, Jack; RHP (8-8. 3.08 earned run average, 174 strikeouts)

[Carolina Knight]

The Cardinals face an important series against the Brewers. The Brewers lead the National League wild card race by 2.0 games ahead of the Cardinals. The Colorado Rockies, 1.5 games behind the Cardinals, face the Philadelphia Phillies in a four-game series. The Cardinals can help their cause by defeating the Brewers and decreasing the Brewers' lead in the wild card race.

[Carolina Knight]

Final: Brewers 6, Cardinals 4

Batting

• Home runs: Ozuna, Marcell (23); Martínez, José (17)
• Runs batted in: Carpenter, Matt (80); Martínez, José (83); Ozuna, Marcell, 2 (87)

Pitching

• Jack Flaherty, in no decision, allowed four hits, allowed three earned runs including one home run, allowed two bases on balls, and struck out five in five and one-third innings.
• Jordan Hicks earned a blown save (7). He allowed one hint, allowed one earned run, allowed two bases on balls, and struck out one in one inning.
• Bud Norris (3-6) lost the decision. He allowed two hits, allowed one earned run, allowed one base on balls, and struck out one in one inning.
• Mike Mayers allowed one hit and allowed one earned run in one-third inning.