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Jon Lester leads Cards' charge for record 15th straight win | |
The St. Louis Cardinals will bid for their team-record 15th consecutive victory when they visit the Chicago Cubs Saturday. The Cardinals (85-69) swept the Cubs 8-5 and 12-4 in a doubleheader Friday to push their winning streak to 14 games, which tied the 1935 team for longest in franchise history. They increased their lead over the Philadelphia Phillies to five games for the second National League wild-card spot. They reduced their magic number for reaching the playoffs to four with eight games to play. MORE | |
Cardinals Headlines
- Jon Lester leads Cards' charge for record 15th straight win
- Cards match record with 14th straight win, rip Cubs 12-4
- Cards bring 12-game win streak into DH vs. Cubs
- Goldschmidt homers twice, Cards beat Brewers for 12th in row
- Cardinals' Adam Wainwright reaches 2,000 strikeouts
- Cards win 11th in row, best streak since 2001; stall Brewers
- Cards win 10th in row, beat Brewers to extend wild-card lead
- Lester wins 200th, Cards down Brewers for ninth straight win
- Tatis botches popup, Cards beat Padres 8-7, win 8th straight
- O'Neill's late homer rallies Cards past bickering Padres 3-2
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | P. Goldschmidt | .296 | |||
| HR: | N. Arenado | 33 | |||
| RBI: | N. Arenado | 103 | |||
| SB: | T. Edman | 28 | |||
| W: | A. Wainwright | 16 | |||
| ERA: | A. Wainwright | 3.05 | |||
| Saves: | A. Reyes | 29 | |||
| K: | A. Wainwright | 170 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Y-Milwaukee | 92 | 62 | .597 | - |
| St. Louis | 85 | 69 | .552 | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 |
| Chi Cubs | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh | 57 | 96 | .373 | 34.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .244 (11) | ||||
| Runs: | 673 (19) | ||||
| Hits: | 1245 (14) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 184 (18) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 82 (7) | ||||
| OBP: | .314 (19) | ||||
| SLG: | .410 (14) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2091 (15) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.00 (14) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 644 (12) | ||||
| Saves: | 48 (4) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1157 (30) | ||||
| OpBA: | .232 (7) | ||||
| OBP: | .319 (18) | ||||
| SLG: | .373 (4) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.50 (19) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 9/24 | J. Flaherty | Removed From 10-Day IL (Right shoulder strain) | |||||||
| 9/24 | D. Hudson | Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment | |||||||
| 9/24 | D. Hudson | Removed From 60-Day IL (Recovery from right elbow surgery) | |||||||
| 9/24 | B. Waddell | Sent to Minors | |||||||
| 9/23 | D. Ponce de Leon | Released | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/2 | J. Fernández | Torn right lat - out for season (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 8/27 | A. Miller | Left foot blister (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 8/25 | J. Flaherty | Right shoulder strain (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 8/18 | J. Miller | Right ulnar nerve irritation (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 8/17 | R. Helsley | Right elbow stress reaction (on 60-day IL) | |||||||
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