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2023 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 142nd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 18th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions.

Their 82nd loss on September 15 (65–82) guaranteed their first losing season since 2007 (78–84), after 16 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since 1999 (75–86).[1]

After their 89th loss on September 27, they secured their first last-place finish since 1990 (70–92), with the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place.

Previous season edit

The Cardinals finished the 2022 season 93–69, to win the National League Central division title for the first time since 2019. They lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies. The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning.

Offseason edit

Rule changes edit

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[2]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches, 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners;
  • limits of two pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares from 15-inch squares);

Regular season edit

Opening Day edit

Opening Day starting lineup
No. Player Pos.
Batters
 33 Brendan Donovan 2B
 21 Lars Nootbaar LF
46 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
28 Nolan Arenado 3B
40 Willson Contreras C
27 Tyler O'Neill CF
16 Nolan Gorman DH
18 Jordan Walker RF
19 Tommy Edman SS
Starting pitcher
39 Miles Mikolas
References: [3]

Summary edit

April edit

The Cardinals won the opening series of the season, winning two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against the Colorado Rockies, and they were swept twice by the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, drama ensued as outfielder Tyler O'Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuña Jr. at home in a 4–1 loss to Atlanta. After the game, manager Oliver Marmol sharply criticized O'Neill's perceived lack of effort while rounding third base, calling it "unacceptable."[4] Following the public criticism, it was considered that O'Neill might have been trying to avoid injury, as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling.[5] O'Neill criticized Marmol subtlety, telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors.[6] As punishment, Marmol benched O'Neill for the following game.[7]

Highly touted rookie Jordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak, which tied an MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career.[8] Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13, Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position, he was optioned back to AAA Memphis on April 26.[9]

May edit

To start May, the Cardinals were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels followed by dropping a series against the Detroit Tigers. Following the back-to-back series losses to start the month, the Cardinals announced that first-year catcher Willson Contreras would be removed from the catching role and be exclusively used as a designated hitter.[10] The reason given for this move was to allow Contreras to communicate with the pitching staff and figure out how to work better together.

The Cardinals then started a successful run of baseball, where they won a series against the rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, followed by a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Following the sweep of the Red Sox, the Cardinals announced that Contreras would return to catching duties to start the upcoming home stand.[11] They then returned home to win back to back series, starting with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers and then a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

To finish the month, the Cardinals cooled off with a split of a four-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati, followed by dropping a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians, which was also the Cardinals' first series loss since May 6. The Cardinals ended the month by splitting a two-game series with the Kansas City Royals at home, which involved a Game One loss where Royals pitchers Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers took a perfect game into the 8th inning before being broken up by a Nolan Arenado single.[12]

June edit

In June, the Cardinals dropped their first four series, which included falling victim to sweeps by the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and the San Francisco Giants at home. During this stretch, 2022 All-Star closer Ryan Helsley was also placed on the 15-Day IL with a right forearm strain on June 12,[13] which was followed with the decision to assign Jordan Hicks the closer role. Hicks was one of the few bright spots of the team in June, earning 5 saves in the second half of the month which involved earning saves on three straight days against the New York Mets and Washington Nationals and hitting 104.3 miles per hour.[14] These saves were also the first earned by Hicks since he earned 14 in the 2019 season.[15]

The Cardinals also played the Chicago Cubs in the 2023 London Series as the home team, which involved a two-game series split where the Cubs took game one by a score of 9–1 that involved outfielder Ian Happ hitting two home runs off of starter Adam Wainwright,[16] followed by the Cardinals winning game two by a score of 7–5.[17]

July edit

The Cardinals won two of three series before the All-Star Break, in which Nolan Arenado was the sole Cardinal All-Star selection, starting at third base for the National League.[18] Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Cardinals pulled off a six-game win streak which included a sweep of the Miami Marlins at home, their best win streak of the season, before fading at the end of the month and losing the final two of three series of July, both to the Chicago Cubs.

A positive turn for the Cardinals in the month of July however as they fell further out of contention was starting pitcher Steven Matz, who had started the season with a 0–7 record and an ERA around five. In July however Matz found his stride, as he went 5.1 innings scoreless against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 before the All-Star Break. Matz then picked up his first win of the season on July 20 against the Chicago Cubs after going 5.0 innings and surrendering one earned run. Matz followed that start with two consecutive quality starts, going 6.0 innings scoreless against both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs again, picking up his second win of the year in the start against Chicago. Matz finished the month of July with a 2–0 record and a 2.17 ERA in 29.0 IP in the month.[19]

September edit

 
The Cardinals in action at Milwaukee on September 27

On September 18, Adam Wainwright, 42, pitching at home against the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers, won his 200th game, 1-0, pitching seven scoreless innings, giving up only four hits, walking two, striking out three. His 2,202 career strikeouts make him the 66th pitcher to have at least 2,200 strikeouts. His 200 wins make him the 122nd pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone. His 200 wins, all with the Cardinals, rank him third in the team's history, joining Bob Gibson (251) and Jesse Haines (210).[20]

At home on September 29, Wainwright batted for the first time since October 6, 2021. In the sixth inning with the team trailing 14-2, he pinch-hit for designated hitter Luken Baker. On the second pitch, he grounded out sharply to second base. It was his only at-bat that night. Over his career, he has 10 home runs, 75 RBIs, and a .193 batting average. He has five seasons batting over .200.[21]

In his final game and the team for the season on October 1, Wainwright struck out swinging in the eighth inning, with the team leading 4-3, the final score. Wainwright was 0-for-2 for the season.[22]

Game Log edit

Legend
Cardinals Win Cardinals Loss Game Postponed Eliminated from playoff race
Boldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher
2023 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 71–91 (Home: 35–46; Away: 36–45) [23]
March/April: 10–19 (Home: 5–8 ; Away: 5–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
1 March 30 Blue Jays 9–10 García (1–0) Helsley (0–1) Romano (1) 47,649 0–1 L1
2 April 1 Blue Jays 4–1 Flaherty (1–0) Gausman (0–1) Helsley (1) 44,461 1–1 W1
3 April 2 Blue Jays 9–4 Montgomery (1–0) Bassitt (0–1) 45,525 2–1 W2
4 April 3 Braves 4–8 Morton (1–0) Woodford (0–1) 37,689 2–2 L1
5 April 4 Braves 1–4 Dodd (1–0) Matz (0–1) Minter (1) 36,501 2–3 L2
6 April 5 Braves 2–5 Elder (1–0) Mikolas (0–1) Chavez (1) 36,300 2–4 L3
7 April 7 @ Brewers 0–4 Woodruff (1–0) Flaherty (1–1) 28,459 2–5 L4
8 April 8 @ Brewers 6–0 Montgomery (2–0) Lauer (1–1) 43,077 3–5 W1
9 April 9 @ Brewers 1–6 Peralta (2–0) Woodford (0–2) 27,701 3–6 L1
10 April 10 @ Rockies 4–7 Márquez (2–1) Matz (0–2) 24,092 3–7 L2
11 April 11 @ Rockies 9–6 Gallegos (1–0) Johnson (0–1) Helsley (2) 25,399 4–7 W1
12 April 12 @ Rockies 7–4 Pallante (1–0) Lawrence (0–1) Helsley (3) 22,250 5–7 W2
13 April 13 Pirates 0–5 Velasquez (1–0) Montgomery (2–1) 37,805 5–8 L1
14 April 14 Pirates 3–0 Thompson (1–0) Oviedo (1–1) Gallegos (1) 40,637 6–8 W1
15 April 15 Pirates 3–6 (10) Bednar (2–0) Hicks (0–1) Moreta (1) 40,042 6–9 L1
16 April 16 Pirates 5–4 (10) VerHagen (1–0) Crowe (0–1) 40,346 7–9 W1
17 April 17 Diamondbacks 3–6 Kelly (1–2) Flaherty (1–2) Chafin (3) 36,405 7–10 L1
18 April 18 Diamondbacks 7–8 Nelson (3–0) Montgomery (2–2) Castro (1) 36,028 7–11 L2
19 April 19 Diamondbacks 14–5 Woodford (1–2) Bumgarner (0–3) 39,068 8–11 W1
20 April 21 @ Mariners 2–5 Kirby (2–1) Matz (0–3) Sewald (5) 29,633 8–12 L1
21 April 22 @ Mariners 4–5 Brash (2–2) Thompson (1–1) Sewald (6) 38,732 8–13 L2
22 April 23 @ Mariners 7–3 Flaherty (2–2) Flexen (0–4) 36,249 9–13 W1
23 April 24 @ Giants 0–4 Cobb (1–1) Montgomery (2–3) 20,203 9–14 L1
24 April 25 @ Giants 4–5 Hjelle (1–0) Helsley (0–2) 20,797 9–15 L2
25 April 26 @ Giants 3–7 DeSclafani (2–1) Hicks (0–2) Doval (3) 21,748 9–16 L3
26 April 27 @ Giants 6–0 Mikolas (1–1) Webb (1–5) 23,397 10–16 W1
27 April 28 @ Dodgers 3–7 May (3–1) Flaherty (2–3) 48,138 10–17 L1
28 April 29 @ Dodgers 0–1 Kershaw (5–1) Montgomery (2–4) Graterol (2) 48,763 10–18 L2
29 April 30 @ Dodgers 3–6 Syndergaard (1–3) Thompson (1–2) Phillips (3) 52,304 10–19 L3
May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8 ; Away: 8–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
30 May 2 Angels 1–5 Sandoval (3–1) Matz (0–4) 37,048 10–20 L4
31 May 3 Angels 4–6 Tepera (2–1) Gallegos (1–1) Estévez (7) 42,148 10–21 L5
32 May 4 Angels 7–11 Canning (2–0) Flaherty (2–4) 40,508 10–22 L6
33 May 5 Tigers 4–5 Boyd (2–2) Hicks (0–3) Lange (6) 36,359 10–23 L7
34 May 6 Tigers 5–6 (10) Cisnero (2–0) Gallegos (1–2) 39,512 10–24 L8
35 May 7 Tigers 12–6 VerHagen (2–0) Englert (1–2) 44,465 11–24 W1
36 May 8 @ Cubs 3–1 Cabrera (1–0) Stroman (2–3) Helsley (4) 30,937 12–24 W2
37 May 9 @ Cubs 6–4 Stratton (1–0) Assad (0–2) Gallegos (2) 32,693 13–24 W3
38 May 10 @ Cubs 4–10 Steele (6–0) Montgomery (2–5) 36,413 13–25 L1
39 May 12 @ Red Sox 8–6 Helsley (1–2) Jansen (1–1) 34,553 14–25 W1
40 May 13 @ Red Sox 4–3 Pallante (2–0) Jansen (1–2) Gallegos (3) 35,935 15–25 W2
41 May 14 @ Red Sox 9–1 Mikolas (2–1) Kluber (2–5) 27,732 16–25 W3
42 May 15 Brewers 18–1 Flaherty (3–4) Peralta (4–3) 34,548 17–25 W4
43 May 16 Brewers 2–3 Payamps (2–0) Montgomery (2–6) Williams (6) 34,655 17–26 L1
44 May 17 Brewers 3–0 Liberatore (1–0) Burnes (4–3) Helsley (5) 35,433 18–26 W1
45 May 18 Dodgers 16–8 Wainwright (1–0) Urías (5–4) 36,982 19–26 W2
46 May 19 Dodgers 0–5 Gonsolin (2–1) Matz (0–5) 44,774 19–27 L1
47 May 20 Dodgers 6–5 Helsley (2–2) González (1–1) Gallegos (4) 45,177 20–27 W1
48 May 21 Dodgers 10–5 VerHagen (3–0) Kershaw (6–4) 44,721 21–27 W2
49 May 22 @ Reds 5–6 (10) Gibaut (4–1) Helsley (2–3) 9,194 21–28 L1
50 May 23 @ Reds 8–5 Wainwright (2–0) Ashcraft (2–3) Helsley (6) 14,159 22–28 W1
51 May 24 @ Reds 3–10 Lively (2–2) Matz (0–6) 12,626 22–29 L1
52 May 25 @ Reds 2–1 Mikolas (3–1) Sims (1–1) Gallegos (5) 15,978 23–29 W1
53 May 26 @ Guardians 3–4 Bieber (4–3) Liberatore (1–1) Clase (17) 31,303 23–30 L1
54 May 27 @ Guardians 2–1 (10) Helsley (3–3) Sandlin (2–2) Gallegos (6) 32,224 24–30 W1
55 May 28 @ Guardians 3–4 Curry (1–0) Helsley (3–4) 27,398 24–31 L1
56 May 29 Royals 0–7 Mayers (1–0) Wainwright (2–1) 45,911 24–32 L2
57 May 30 Royals 2–1 Mikolas (4–1) Hernández (0–2) Gallegos (7) 38,406 25–32 W1
June: 8–15 (Home: 3–8 ; Away: 5–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
58 June 2 @ Pirates 5–7 Ramírez (1–0) Gallegos (1–3) Bednar (11) 24,388 25–33 L1
59 June 3 @ Pirates 3–4 Moreta (3–1) Montgomery (2–7) Bednar (12) 29,161 25–34 L2
60 June 4 @ Pirates 1–2 Hill (5–5) Mikolas (4–2) Bednar (13) 22,947 25–35 L3
61 June 5 @ Rangers 3–4 Smith (1–2) Cabrera (1–1) 25,161 25–36 L4
62 June 6 @ Rangers 4–6 Dunning (5–1) Liberatore (1–2) Smith (11) 28,151 25–37 L5
63 June 7 @ Rangers 1–0 Hicks (1–3) Gray (6–2) Helsley (7) 30,251 26–37 W1
64 June 9 Reds 7–4 Montgomery (3–7) Lively (3–4) Gallegos (8) 43,238 27–37 W2
65 June 10 Reds 4–8 Abbott (2–0) Mikolas (4–3) 45,246 27–38 L1
66 June 11 Reds 3–4 Gibaut (6–1) Hicks (1–4) Díaz (15) 42,445 27–39 L2
67 June 12 Giants 3–4 Webb (5–6) Stratton (1–1) Doval (17) 40,886 27–40 L3
68 June 13 Giants 3–11 Jackson (1–0) Flaherty (3–5) Winn (1) 40,917 27–41 L4
69 June 14 Giants 5–8 (10) Rogers (1–4) Matz (0–7) Doval (18) 39,165 27–42 L5
70 June 16 @ Mets 1–6 Megill (6–4) Mikolas (4–4) 33,948 27–43 L6
71 June 17 @ Mets 5–3 Wainwright (3–1) Senga (6–4) Hicks (1) 39,143 28–43 W1
72 June 18 @ Mets 8–7 VerHagen (4–0) Ottavino (0–3) Hicks (2) 43,110 29–43 W2
73 June 19 @ Nationals 8–6 Flaherty (4–5) Gray (4–6) Hicks (3) 19,997 30–43 W3
74 June 20 @ Nationals 9–3 Montgomery (4–7) Gore (3–6) 22,223 31–43 W4
75 June 21 @ Nationals 0–3 Williams (4–4) Mikolas (4–5) Harvey (4) 16,191 31–44 L1
76 June 24† Cubs 1–9 Steele (8–2) Wainwright (3–2) 54,662 31–45 L2
77 June 25† Cubs 7–5 Woodford (2–2) Stroman (9–5) Hicks (4) 55,565 32–45 W1
78 June 27 Astros 4–2 Montgomery (5–7) Valdez (7–6) Hicks (5) 41,512 33–45 W2
79 June 28 Astros 7–10 Martinez (2–3) Gallegos (1–4) Pressly (15) 41,452 33–46 L1
80 June 29 Astros 0–14 France (3–3) Wainwright (3–3) 42,504 33–47 L2
June 30 Yankees Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 1
†The Cardinals were the home team against the Cubs in a two-game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series.
July: 14–13 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 6–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
81 July 1 (1) Yankees 11–4 Flaherty (5–5) Severino (1–3) 44,237 34–47 W1
82 July 1 (2) Yankees 2–6 King (2–4) Liberatore (1–3) 44,846 34–48 L1
83 July 2 Yankees 5–1 Montgomery (6–7) Cole (8–2) 44,676 35–48 W1
84 July 3 @ Marlins 4–5 Brazobán (3–1) Pallante (2–1) Puk (14) 19,638 35–49 L1
85 July 4 @ Marlins 2–15 Luzardo (7–5) Wainwright (3–4) 16,437 35–50 L2
86 July 5 @ Marlins 9–10 Puk (4–2) Hicks (1–5) 9,911 35–51 L3
87 July 6 @ Marlins 3–0 Flaherty (6–5) Pérez (5–3) Hicks (6) 8,763 36–51 W1
88 July 7 @ White Sox 7–8 Middleton (2–0) Leahy (0–1) Graveman (7) 27,569 36–52 L1
89 July 8 @ White Sox 3–0 Mikolas (5–5) Toussaint (0–2) Hicks (7) 26,560 37–52 W1
90 July 9 @ White Sox 4–3 (10) Romero (1–0) Middleton (2–1) 29,769 38–52 W2
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
July 14 Nationals Suspended (rain); Resuming: July 15th
91 July 15 (1) Nationals 5–7 (10) Finnegan (4–3) Hicks (1–6) Harvey (9) 42,042 38–53 L1
92 July 15 (2) Nationals 9–6 Hudson (1–0) Willingham (0–1) 41,900 39–53 W1
93 July 16 Nationals 8–4 Flaherty (7–5) Gray (6–8) 42,626 40–53 W2
94 July 17 Marlins 6–4 Mikolas (6–5) Floro (3–5) Hicks (8) 35,619 41–53 W3
95 July 18 Marlins 5–2 (10) Romero (2–0) Puk (4–4) 38,490 42–53 W4
96 July 19 Marlins 6–4 Thompson (2–2) Alcántara (3–9) Stratton (1) 35,906 43–53 W5
97 July 20 @ Cubs 7–2 Matz (1–7) Stroman (10–7) 34,251 44–53 W6
98 July 21 @ Cubs 3–4 Steele (10–3) Flaherty (7–6) Alzolay (8) 38,819 44–54 L1
99 July 22 @ Cubs 6–8 Palencia (2–0) Thompson (2–3) Alzolay (9) 40,425 44–55 L2
100 July 23 @ Cubs 2–7 Taillon (4–6) Montgomery (6–8) 38,223 44–56 L3
101 July 24 @ Diamondbacks 10–6 Gallegos (2–4) Chafin (2–3) 23,184 45–56 W1
102 July 25 @ Diamondbacks 1–3 Nelson (5–2) Romero (2–1) Ginkel (3) 23,572 45–57 L1
103 July 26 @ Diamondbacks 11–7 Pallante (3–1) Gallen (11–5) 22,457 46–57 W1
104 July 27 Cubs 3–10 Steele (11–3) Mikolas (6–6) 44,584 46–58 L1
105 July 28 Cubs 2–3 Smyly (8–7) Montgomery (6–9) Alzolay (12) 43,424 46–59 L2
106 July 29 Cubs 1–5 Taillon (5–6) Wainwright (3–5) 44,877 46–60 L3
107 July 30 Cubs 3–0 Matz (2–7) Hendricks (4–5) Romero (1) 43,670 47–60 W1
August: 11–16 (Home: 7–9 ; Away: 4–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
108 August 1 Twins 2–3 López (6–6) Mikolas (6–7) Durán (18) 37,162 47–61 L1
109 August 2 Twins 7–3 Hudson (2–0) Ryan (9–8) 34,332 48–61 W1
110 August 3 Twins 3–5 Gray (5–4) Liberatore (1–4) Durán (19) 36,949 48–62 L1
111 August 4 Rockies 4–9 Flexen (1–5) Wainwright (3–6) 38,559 48–63 L2
112 August 5 Rockies 6–2 Matz (3–7) Blach (1–1) 38,121 49–63 W1
113 August 6 Rockies 0–1 Gomber (9–8) Thompson (2–4) Lawrence (9) 40,051 49–64 L1
114 August 8 @ Rays 2–4 Adam (3–2) Mikolas (6–8) Fairbanks (15) 15,522 49–65 L2
115 August 9 @ Rays 6–4 Hudson (3–0) Kelly (4–2) Gallegos (9) 11,203 50–65 W1
116 August 10 @ Rays 5–2 Liberatore (2–4) Littell (2–3) 11,990 51–65 W2
117 August 11 @ Royals 8–12 Zerpa (1–1) Wainwright (3–7) 26,271 51–66 L1
118 August 12 @ Royals 5–4 Matz (4–7) Ragans (3–4) Romero (2) 37,016 52–66 W1
119 August 14 Athletics 7–5 Romero (3–1) Felipe (1–1) 34,793 53–66 W2
120 August 15 Athletics 6–2 Hudson (4–0) Watkins (0–1) 32,528 54–66 W3
121 August 16 Athletics 0–8 Blackburn (3–3) Liberatore (2–5) 33,146 54–67 L1
122 August 17 Mets 2–4 Quintana (1–4) Wainwright (3–8) Gott (1) 36,155 54–68 L2
123 August 18 Mets 1–7 Lucchesi (2–0) Thompson (2–5) 42,076 54–69 L3
124 August 19 Mets 2–13 Senga (10–6) Mikolas (6–9) 40,303 54–70 L4
125 August 20 Mets 7–3 Hudson (5–0) Carrasco (3–7) 37,470 55–70 W1
126 August 21 @ Pirates 1–11 Falter (1–7) Rom (0–1) 12,270 55–71 L1
127 August 22 @ Pirates 3–6 Oviedo (7–13) Wainwright (3–9) Bednar (27) 11,823 55–72 L2
128 August 23 @ Pirates 6–4 Thompson (3–5) Ortiz (2–4) Romero (3) 11,504 56–72 W1
129 August 25 @ Phillies 2–7 Sánchez (2–3) Mikolas (6–10) 34,118 56–73 L1
130 August 26 @ Phillies 1–12 Wheeler (10–6) Hudson (5–1) 44,097 56–74 L2
131 August 27 @ Phillies 0–3 Nola (12–8) Rom (0–2) Kimbrel (20) 41,141 56–75 L3
132 August 28 Padres 1–4 Snell (11–9) Wainwright (3–10) Hader (28) 35,917 56–76 L4
133 August 29 Padres 6–5 (10) Romero (4–1) Hader (0–2) 36,851 57–76 W1
134 August 30 Padres 5–4 Pallante (4–1) Hader (0–3) 32,583 58–76 W2
September/October: 13–15 (Home: 5–8 ; Away: 8–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak
135 September 1 Pirates 2–4 (10) Selby (2–0) Romero (4–2) Bednar (30) 33,842 58–77 L1
136 September 2 Pirates 6–7 Bolton (1–0) VerHagen (4–1) Bednar (31) 38,276 58–78 L2
137 September 3 Pirates 6–4 Thompson (4–5) Oviedo (8–14) Gallegos (10) 35,856 59–78 W1
138 September 5 @ Braves 10–6 Mikolas (7–10) Soroka (2–2) 33,553 60–78 W2
139 September 6 @ Braves 11–6 Hudson (6–1) Strider (16–5) 35,514 61–78 W3
140 September 7 @ Braves 5–8 Fried (7–1) Wainwright (3–11) 34,349 61–79 L1
141 September 8 @ Reds 9–4 Liberatore (3–5) Abbott (8–5) 29,870 62–79 W1
142 September 9 @ Reds 4–3 Thompson (5–5) Moll (1–4) Helsley (8) 40,810 63–79 W2
143 September 10 @ Reds 1–7 Greene (4–6) Mikolas (7–11) 31,190 63–80 L1
144 September 11 @ Orioles 5–11 Hall (1–0) Hudson (6–2) 15,485 63–81 L2
145 September 12 @ Orioles 5–2 Wainwright (4–11) Means (0–1) Helsley (9) 15,526 64–81 W1
146 September 13 @ Orioles 1–0 Rom (1–2) Gibson (14–9) Helsley (10) 14,442 65–81 W2
147 September 15 Phillies 4–5 Strahm (9–4) Thompson (5–6) Alvarado (8) 42,166 65–82 L1
148 September 16 Phillies 1–6 Suárez (3–6) Mikolas (7–12) 42,817 65–83 L2
149 September 17 Phillies 6–5 King (2–1) Domínguez (4–5) Helsley (11) 40,996 66–83 W1
150 September 18 Brewers 1–0 Wainwright (5–11) Peralta (12–9) Helsley (12) 33,176 67–83 W2
151 September 19 Brewers 3–7 Rea (6–6) Rom (1–3) 35,760 67–84 L1
152 September 20 Brewers 2–8 Houser (7–4) Thompson (5–7) 37,008 67–85 L2
153 September 21 Brewers 0–6 Miley (9–4) Mikolas (7–13) 37,105 67–86 L3
154 September 22 @ Padres 2–4 Suárez (4–2) Liberatore (3–6) 42,983 67–87 L4
155 September 23 @ Padres 5–2 (11) Lawrence (1–0) Barlow (2–5) 42,525 68–87 W1
156 September 24 @ Padres 2–12 Wacha (13–4) Rom (1–4) 42,505 68–88 L1
157 September 26 @ Brewers 4–1 Mikolas (8–13) Houser (7–5) Helsley (13) 36,755 69–88 W1
158 September 27 @ Brewers 2–3 Payamps (7–5) Barnes (0–1) Williams (36) 31,256 69–89 L1
159 September 28 @ Brewers 0–3 Teherán (3–5) Hudson (6–3) Small (1) 29,185 69–90 L2
160 September 29 Reds 2–19 Williamson (5–5) Woodford (2–3) Spiers (1) 38,964 69–91 L3
161 September 30 Reds 15–6 VerHagen (5–1) Phillips (1–1) 39,923 70–91 W1
162 October 1 Reds 4–3 Mikolas (9–13) Greene (4–7) Helsley (14) 44,614 71–91 W2

Season standings edit

National League Central edit

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 92 70 0.568 49–32 43–38
Chicago Cubs 83 79 0.512 9 45–36 38–43
Cincinnati Reds 82 80 0.506 10 38–43 44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 76 86 0.469 16 39–42 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 71 91 0.438 21 35–46 36–45


National League Wild Card edit

Division leaders W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 104 58 0.642
Los Angeles Dodgers 100 62 0.617
Milwaukee Brewers 92 70 0.568
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 0.556 +6
Miami Marlins 84 78 0.519
Arizona Diamondbacks 84 78 0.519
Chicago Cubs 83 79 0.512 1
San Diego Padres 82 80 0.506 2
Cincinnati Reds 82 80 0.506 2
San Francisco Giants 79 83 0.488 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 76 86 0.469 8
New York Mets 75 87 0.463 9
St. Louis Cardinals 71 91 0.438 13
Washington Nationals 71 91 0.438 13
Colorado Rockies 59 103 0.364 25


Record vs. opponents edit

Record vs. National League edit

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 3–3 6–1 3–4 10–3 5–8 2–4 4–2 1–6 3–4 4–2 7–6 7–6 3–3 5–1 21–25
Atlanta 3–3 4–2 5–1 7–0 4–3 9–4 5–1 10–3 8–5 4–3 3–4 4–2 4–2 8–5 26–20
Chicago 1–6 2–4 6–7 4–2 3–4 2–4 6–7 3–3 1–5 10–3 4–3 5–1 8–5 3–4 25–21
Cincinnati 4–3 1–5 7–6 4–2 4–2 3–3 3–10 4–2 3–4 5–8 3–3 3–4 6–7 4–3 28–18
Colorado 3–10 0–7 2–4 2–4 3–10 5–2 4–2 4–2 2–5 2–4 4–9 4–9 3–3 3–4 18–28
Los Angeles 8–5 3–4 4–3 2–4 10–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–2 4–3 9–4 7–6 4–3 4–2 30–16
Miami 4–2 4–9 4–2 3–3 2–5 3–3 3–4 4–9 7–6 5–2 2–4 3–3 3–4 11–2 26–20
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 7–6 10–3 2–4 1–5 4–3 6–1 4–2 8–5 6–1 2–5 8–5 3–3 28–18
New York 6–1 3–10 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 9–4 1–6 6–7 3–3 3–3 4–3 4–3 7–6 19–27
Philadelphia 4–3 5–8 5–1 4–3 5–2 2–4 6–7 2–4 7–6 3–3 5–2 2–4 5–1 7–6 28–18
Pittsburgh 2–4 3–4 3–10 8–5 4–2 3–4 2–5 5–8 3–3 3–3 5–1 2–4 9–4 5–2 19–27
San Diego 6–7 4–3 3–4 3–3 9–4 4–9 4–2 1–6 3–3 2–5 1–5 8–5 3–3 3–3 28–18
San Francisco 6–7 2–4 1–5 4–3 9–4 6–7 3–3 5–2 3–4 4–2 4–2 5–8 6–1 1–5 20–26
St. Louis 3–3 2–4 5–8 7–6 3–3 3–4 4–3 5–8 3–4 1–5 4–9 3–3 1–6 4–2 23–23
Washington 1–5 5–8 4–3 3–4 4–3 2–4 2–11 3–3 6–7 6–7 2–5 3–3 5–1 2–4 23–23

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. American League edit

Source: MLB Standings

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR
Arizona 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–3
Atlanta 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3
Chicago 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Cincinnati 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2
Colorado 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2
Los Angeles 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2
Miami 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–2
Milwaukee 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2
New York 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3
Philadelphia 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–1
Pittsburgh 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3
San Diego 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
San Francisco 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
St. Louis 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
Washington 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Roster edit

2023 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player statistics edit

= Indicates team leader

Batting edit

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Paul Goldschmidt 154 593 89 159 31 0 25 80 11 87 .268 .447
Nolan Arenado 144 560 71 149 26 2 26 93 3 41 .266 .459
Tommy Edman 137 479 69 119 25 4 13 47 27 35 .248 .399
Willson Contreras 125 428 55 113 27 0 20 67 6 51 .264 .467
Lars Nootbaar 117 426 74 111 23 1 14 46 11 72 .261 .418
Jordan Walker 117 420 51 116 19 2 16 51 7 37 .276 .445
Nolan Gorman 119 406 59 96 17 0 27 76 7 53 .236 .478
Brendan Donovan 95 327 48 93 10 1 11 34 5 33 .284 .422
Alec Burleson 107 315 34 77 20 1 8 36 3 23 .244 .390
Paul DeJong 81 279 38 65 11 0 13 32 4 21 .233 .412
Tyler O'Neill 72 238 27 55 14 0 9 21 5 28 .231 .403
Andrew Knizner 70 224 30 54 11 0 10 31 2 12 .241 .424
Dylan Carlson 76 219 27 48 8 1 5 27 3 26 .219 .333
Masyn Winn 37 122 8 21 2 0 2 12 2 10 .172 .238
Richie Palacios 32 93 9 24 6 0 6 16 2 6 .258 .516
Luken Baker 33 86 9 18 3 0 2 10 0 13 .209 .314
Taylor Motter 29 76 3 13 3 0 0 2 0 5 .171 .211
Juan Yepez 28 60 5 11 1 0 2 2 0 4 .183 .300
José Fermín 21 51 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 6 .235 .255
Iván Herrera 13 37 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 5 .297 .351
Óscar Mercado 20 31 3 9 3 0 0 5 2 1 .290 .387
Juniel Querecuto 9 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .150
Irving Lopez 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000
Michael Siani 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000
Tres Barrera 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Adam Wainright 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Totals 162 5510 719 1376 264 12 209 697 101 570 .250 .416
Rank in NL 5 10 7 11 15 5 8 12 4 7 6

Source:[1]

Pitching edit

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Miles Mikolas 9 13 4.78 35 35 0 201.1 226 110 107 39 137
Jordan Montgomery 6 9 3.42 21 21 0 121.0 116 54 46 35 108
Jack Flaherty 7 6 4.43 20 20 0 109.2 116 56 54 54 106
Steven Matz 4 7 3.86 25 17 0 105.0 108 48 45 32 98
Adam Wainwright 5 11 7.40 21 21 0 101.0 151 89 83 41 55
Dakota Hudson 6 3 4.98 18 12 0 81.1 88 46 45 34 45
Andre Pallante 4 1 4.76 62 0 0 68.0 76 37 36 30 43
Zack Thompson 5 7 4.48 25 9 0 66.1 69 35 33 25 72
Matthew Liberatore 3 6 5.25 22 11 0 61.2 66 42 36 25 46
Drew VerHagen 5 1 3.98 60 0 0 61.0 52 30 27 26 60
Giovanny Gallegos 2 4 4.42 56 0 10 55.0 54 28 27 12 59
Chris Stratton 1 1 4.19 42 0 1 53.2 45 28 25 17 59
Jake Woodford 2 3 6.23 15 8 0 47.2 61 34 33 22 29
Jordan Hicks 1 6 3.67 40 0 8 41.2 39 21 17 24 59
Ryan Helsley 3 4 2.45 33 0 14 36.2 22 11 10 17 52
JoJo Romero 4 2 3.68 27 0 3 36.2 29 17 15 10 42
Drew Rom 1 4 8.02 8 8 0 33.2 51 34 30 19 32
Génesis Cabrera 1 1 5.06 32 0 0 32.0 32 18 18 18 38
Andrew Suárez 0 0 7.16 13 0 0 27.2 33 27 22 15 17
Casey Lawrence 1 0 6.59 15 0 0 27.1 32 20 20 10 20
John King 1 0 1.45 20 0 0 18.2 19 3 3 6 10
James Naile 0 0 8.80 10 0 0 15.1 27 19 15 9 7
Jacob Barnes 0 1 5.93 13 0 0 13.2 18 11 9 3 8
Packy Naughton 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 1 5
Ryan Tepera 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Guillermo Zuñiga 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 4
Alec Burleson 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 1.2 8 4 4 0 1
Kyle Leahy 0 1 21.60 3 0 0 1.2 4 4 4 5 2
Totals 71 91 4.79 162 162 36 1428.1 1549 829 760 530 1215
Rank in NL 13 2 12 11 12 14 13 12 8 14

Source:[2]

Minor league system and first-year player draft edit

Teams edit

Level Team League Division Manager W–L/Stats Standing Refs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds International League West Ben Johnson [24]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Texas League North José Leger
High-A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League West Patrick Anderson
Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League East Gary Kendall
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East Roberto Espinoza
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League South Fray Peniche

Major League Baseball draft edit

The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began in Seattle on Sunday, July 9, and will end on Tuesday, July 11. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2023 Draft Order

2023 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)
Cardinals Draft Signings Tracker

2023 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list
Round Pick Name, Age Pos / Bats (P throws) School (State) Signing bonus
1 21 Chase Davis, 21 OF / L University of Arizona (AZ) $6.3 million[25][26]
2 No pick due to the signing of Willson Contreras
3 90 Travis Honeyman, 21 OF / R Boston College (MA) $700,000
4 122 Quinn Mathews, 22 P / L Stanford University (CA) $600,000
5 158 Zach Levenson, 21 OF / R University of Miami (FL) $381,300
6 185 Jason Savacool, 21 P / R University of Maryland (MD) $302,300
7 215 Charles Harrison, 21 P / R UCLA (CA) $236,700
8 245 Ixan Henderson, 21 P / L Fresno State University (CA) $230,000
9 275 Christian Worley, 21 P / R Virginia Tech (VA) $200,000
10 305 Caden Kendle, 21 OF / R University of California-Irvine (CA) Did not sign
11 335 Dakota Harris, 21 SS / S University of Oklahoma (OK) $150,000
12 365 Brayden Jobert, 22 OF / L LSU (LA) $150,000
13 395 William Sullivan, 22 1B / L Troy University (AL) $150,000
14 425 Jacob Odle, 19 P / R Orange Coast College (CA) $150,000
15 455 Tre Richardson, 21 SS / R Texas Christian University (TX) $150,000
16 485 Tyler Bradt, 22 P / R East Carolina University (NC) $75,000
17 515 Trey Paige, 22 3B / L Delaware State University (DE) $150,000
18 545 Hunter Kublick, 20 P / R Umpqua Community College (OR) $150,000
19 575 Graysen Tarlow, 22 C / R California State-Northridge (CA) $125,000
20 605 Cameron Johnson, 18 P / L IMG Academy HS (FL) Did not sign

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External links edit

  • St. Louis Cardinals 2023 schedule at MLB.com
  • 2023 St. Louis Cardinals schedule at ESPN
  • 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season at Baseball Reference

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The 2023 St Louis Cardinals season was the 142nd season for the St Louis Cardinals a Major League Baseball franchise in St Louis Missouri It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 18th at Busch Stadium III They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions 2023 St Louis CardinalsLeagueNational LeagueDivisionCentralBallparkBusch StadiumCitySt Louis MissouriRecord71 91 438 Divisional place5thOwnersWilliam DeWitt Jr General managersMike GirschManagersOliver MarmolTelevisionBally Sports Midwest Chip Caray Jim Edmonds Brad Thompson RadioKMOX NewsRadio 1120St Louis Cardinals Radio Network John Rooney Rick Horton Mike Claiborne StatsESPN comBB reference 2022 Seasons 2024 Their 82nd loss on September 15 65 82 guaranteed their first losing season since 2007 78 84 after 16 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since 1999 75 86 1 After their 89th loss on September 27 they secured their first last place finish since 1990 70 92 with the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place Contents 1 Previous season 2 Offseason 2 1 Rule changes 3 Regular season 3 1 Opening Day 3 2 Summary 3 2 1 April 3 2 2 May 3 2 3 June 3 2 4 July 3 2 5 September 3 3 Game Log 4 Season standings 4 1 National League Central 4 2 National League Wild Card 4 3 Record vs opponents 4 3 1 Record vs National League 4 3 2 Record vs American League 5 Roster 6 Player statistics 6 1 Batting 6 2 Pitching 7 Minor league system and first year player draft 7 1 Teams 7 2 Major League Baseball draft 8 References 9 External linksPrevious season editThe Cardinals finished the 2022 season 93 69 to win the National League Central division title for the first time since 2019 They lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning Offseason editRule changes edit Pursuant to the CBA new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season 2 institution of a pitch clock between pitches 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners limits of two pickoff attempts per plate appearance limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield and larger bases increased to 18 inch squares from 15 inch squares Regular season editOpening Day edit Opening Day starting lineup No Player Pos Batters 33 Brendan Donovan 2B 21 Lars Nootbaar LF46 Paul Goldschmidt 1B28 Nolan Arenado 3B40 Willson Contreras C27 Tyler O Neill CF16 Nolan Gorman DH18 Jordan Walker RF19 Tommy Edman SSStarting pitcher39 Miles MikolasReferences 3 Summary edit April edit The Cardinals won the opening series of the season winning two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays However the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against the Colorado Rockies and they were swept twice by the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers On April 4 drama ensued as outfielder Tyler O Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuna Jr at home in a 4 1 loss to Atlanta After the game manager Oliver Marmol sharply criticized O Neill s perceived lack of effort while rounding third base calling it unacceptable 4 Following the public criticism it was considered that O Neill might have been trying to avoid injury as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling 5 O Neill criticized Marmol subtlety telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors 6 As punishment Marmol benched O Neill for the following game 7 Highly touted rookie Jordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak which tied an MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career 8 Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13 Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position he was optioned back to AAA Memphis on April 26 9 May edit To start May the Cardinals were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels followed by dropping a series against the Detroit Tigers Following the back to back series losses to start the month the Cardinals announced that first year catcher Willson Contreras would be removed from the catching role and be exclusively used as a designated hitter 10 The reason given for this move was to allow Contreras to communicate with the pitching staff and figure out how to work better together The Cardinals then started a successful run of baseball where they won a series against the rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field followed by a three game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Following the sweep of the Red Sox the Cardinals announced that Contreras would return to catching duties to start the upcoming home stand 11 They then returned home to win back to back series starting with a three game series against the Milwaukee Brewers and then a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers To finish the month the Cardinals cooled off with a split of a four game series against the Reds in Cincinnati followed by dropping a three game series against the Cleveland Guardians which was also the Cardinals first series loss since May 6 The Cardinals ended the month by splitting a two game series with the Kansas City Royals at home which involved a Game One loss where Royals pitchers Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers took a perfect game into the 8th inning before being broken up by a Nolan Arenado single 12 June edit In June the Cardinals dropped their first four series which included falling victim to sweeps by the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and the San Francisco Giants at home During this stretch 2022 All Star closer Ryan Helsley was also placed on the 15 Day IL with a right forearm strain on June 12 13 which was followed with the decision to assign Jordan Hicks the closer role Hicks was one of the few bright spots of the team in June earning 5 saves in the second half of the month which involved earning saves on three straight days against the New York Mets and Washington Nationals and hitting 104 3 miles per hour 14 These saves were also the first earned by Hicks since he earned 14 in the 2019 season 15 The Cardinals also played the Chicago Cubs in the 2023 London Series as the home team which involved a two game series split where the Cubs took game one by a score of 9 1 that involved outfielder Ian Happ hitting two home runs off of starter Adam Wainwright 16 followed by the Cardinals winning game two by a score of 7 5 17 July edit The Cardinals won two of three series before the All Star Break in which Nolan Arenado was the sole Cardinal All Star selection starting at third base for the National League 18 Coming out of the All Star Break the Cardinals pulled off a six game win streak which included a sweep of the Miami Marlins at home their best win streak of the season before fading at the end of the month and losing the final two of three series of July both to the Chicago Cubs A positive turn for the Cardinals in the month of July however as they fell further out of contention was starting pitcher Steven Matz who had started the season with a 0 7 record and an ERA around five In July however Matz found his stride as he went 5 1 innings scoreless against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 before the All Star Break Matz then picked up his first win of the season on July 20 against the Chicago Cubs after going 5 0 innings and surrendering one earned run Matz followed that start with two consecutive quality starts going 6 0 innings scoreless against both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs again picking up his second win of the year in the start against Chicago Matz finished the month of July with a 2 0 record and a 2 17 ERA in 29 0 IP in the month 19 September edit nbsp The Cardinals in action at Milwaukee on September 27On September 18 Adam Wainwright 42 pitching at home against the division leading Milwaukee Brewers won his 200th game 1 0 pitching seven scoreless innings giving up only four hits walking two striking out three His 2 202 career strikeouts make him the 66th pitcher to have at least 2 200 strikeouts His 200 wins make him the 122nd pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone His 200 wins all with the Cardinals rank him third in the team s history joining Bob Gibson 251 and Jesse Haines 210 20 At home on September 29 Wainwright batted for the first time since October 6 2021 In the sixth inning with the team trailing 14 2 he pinch hit for designated hitter Luken Baker On the second pitch he grounded out sharply to second base It was his only at bat that night Over his career he has 10 home runs 75 RBIs and a 193 batting average He has five seasons batting over 200 21 In his final game and the team for the season on October 1 Wainwright struck out swinging in the eighth inning with the team leading 4 3 the final score Wainwright was 0 for 2 for the season 22 Game Log edit LegendCardinals Win Cardinals Loss Game Postponed Eliminated from playoff raceBoldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher2023 St Louis Cardinals Game Log 71 91 Home 35 46 Away 36 45 23 March April 10 19 Home 5 8 Away 5 11 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak1 March 30 Blue Jays 9 10 Garcia 1 0 Helsley 0 1 Romano 1 47 649 0 1 L12 April 1 Blue Jays 4 1 Flaherty 1 0 Gausman 0 1 Helsley 1 44 461 1 1 W13 April 2 Blue Jays 9 4 Montgomery 1 0 Bassitt 0 1 45 525 2 1 W24 April 3 Braves 4 8 Morton 1 0 Woodford 0 1 37 689 2 2 L15 April 4 Braves 1 4 Dodd 1 0 Matz 0 1 Minter 1 36 501 2 3 L26 April 5 Braves 2 5 Elder 1 0 Mikolas 0 1 Chavez 1 36 300 2 4 L37 April 7 Brewers 0 4 Woodruff 1 0 Flaherty 1 1 28 459 2 5 L48 April 8 Brewers 6 0 Montgomery 2 0 Lauer 1 1 43 077 3 5 W19 April 9 Brewers 1 6 Peralta 2 0 Woodford 0 2 27 701 3 6 L110 April 10 Rockies 4 7 Marquez 2 1 Matz 0 2 24 092 3 7 L211 April 11 Rockies 9 6 Gallegos 1 0 Johnson 0 1 Helsley 2 25 399 4 7 W112 April 12 Rockies 7 4 Pallante 1 0 Lawrence 0 1 Helsley 3 22 250 5 7 W213 April 13 Pirates 0 5 Velasquez 1 0 Montgomery 2 1 37 805 5 8 L114 April 14 Pirates 3 0 Thompson 1 0 Oviedo 1 1 Gallegos 1 40 637 6 8 W115 April 15 Pirates 3 6 10 Bednar 2 0 Hicks 0 1 Moreta 1 40 042 6 9 L116 April 16 Pirates 5 4 10 VerHagen 1 0 Crowe 0 1 40 346 7 9 W117 April 17 Diamondbacks 3 6 Kelly 1 2 Flaherty 1 2 Chafin 3 36 405 7 10 L118 April 18 Diamondbacks 7 8 Nelson 3 0 Montgomery 2 2 Castro 1 36 028 7 11 L219 April 19 Diamondbacks 14 5 Woodford 1 2 Bumgarner 0 3 39 068 8 11 W120 April 21 Mariners 2 5 Kirby 2 1 Matz 0 3 Sewald 5 29 633 8 12 L121 April 22 Mariners 4 5 Brash 2 2 Thompson 1 1 Sewald 6 38 732 8 13 L222 April 23 Mariners 7 3 Flaherty 2 2 Flexen 0 4 36 249 9 13 W123 April 24 Giants 0 4 Cobb 1 1 Montgomery 2 3 20 203 9 14 L124 April 25 Giants 4 5 Hjelle 1 0 Helsley 0 2 20 797 9 15 L225 April 26 Giants 3 7 DeSclafani 2 1 Hicks 0 2 Doval 3 21 748 9 16 L326 April 27 Giants 6 0 Mikolas 1 1 Webb 1 5 23 397 10 16 W127 April 28 Dodgers 3 7 May 3 1 Flaherty 2 3 48 138 10 17 L128 April 29 Dodgers 0 1 Kershaw 5 1 Montgomery 2 4 Graterol 2 48 763 10 18 L229 April 30 Dodgers 3 6 Syndergaard 1 3 Thompson 1 2 Phillips 3 52 304 10 19 L3May 15 13 Home 7 8 Away 8 5 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak30 May 2 Angels 1 5 Sandoval 3 1 Matz 0 4 37 048 10 20 L431 May 3 Angels 4 6 Tepera 2 1 Gallegos 1 1 Estevez 7 42 148 10 21 L532 May 4 Angels 7 11 Canning 2 0 Flaherty 2 4 40 508 10 22 L633 May 5 Tigers 4 5 Boyd 2 2 Hicks 0 3 Lange 6 36 359 10 23 L734 May 6 Tigers 5 6 10 Cisnero 2 0 Gallegos 1 2 39 512 10 24 L835 May 7 Tigers 12 6 VerHagen 2 0 Englert 1 2 44 465 11 24 W136 May 8 Cubs 3 1 Cabrera 1 0 Stroman 2 3 Helsley 4 30 937 12 24 W237 May 9 Cubs 6 4 Stratton 1 0 Assad 0 2 Gallegos 2 32 693 13 24 W338 May 10 Cubs 4 10 Steele 6 0 Montgomery 2 5 36 413 13 25 L139 May 12 Red Sox 8 6 Helsley 1 2 Jansen 1 1 34 553 14 25 W140 May 13 Red Sox 4 3 Pallante 2 0 Jansen 1 2 Gallegos 3 35 935 15 25 W241 May 14 Red Sox 9 1 Mikolas 2 1 Kluber 2 5 27 732 16 25 W342 May 15 Brewers 18 1 Flaherty 3 4 Peralta 4 3 34 548 17 25 W443 May 16 Brewers 2 3 Payamps 2 0 Montgomery 2 6 Williams 6 34 655 17 26 L144 May 17 Brewers 3 0 Liberatore 1 0 Burnes 4 3 Helsley 5 35 433 18 26 W145 May 18 Dodgers 16 8 Wainwright 1 0 Urias 5 4 36 982 19 26 W246 May 19 Dodgers 0 5 Gonsolin 2 1 Matz 0 5 44 774 19 27 L147 May 20 Dodgers 6 5 Helsley 2 2 Gonzalez 1 1 Gallegos 4 45 177 20 27 W148 May 21 Dodgers 10 5 VerHagen 3 0 Kershaw 6 4 44 721 21 27 W249 May 22 Reds 5 6 10 Gibaut 4 1 Helsley 2 3 9 194 21 28 L150 May 23 Reds 8 5 Wainwright 2 0 Ashcraft 2 3 Helsley 6 14 159 22 28 W151 May 24 Reds 3 10 Lively 2 2 Matz 0 6 12 626 22 29 L152 May 25 Reds 2 1 Mikolas 3 1 Sims 1 1 Gallegos 5 15 978 23 29 W153 May 26 Guardians 3 4 Bieber 4 3 Liberatore 1 1 Clase 17 31 303 23 30 L154 May 27 Guardians 2 1 10 Helsley 3 3 Sandlin 2 2 Gallegos 6 32 224 24 30 W155 May 28 Guardians 3 4 Curry 1 0 Helsley 3 4 27 398 24 31 L156 May 29 Royals 0 7 Mayers 1 0 Wainwright 2 1 45 911 24 32 L257 May 30 Royals 2 1 Mikolas 4 1 Hernandez 0 2 Gallegos 7 38 406 25 32 W1June 8 15 Home 3 8 Away 5 7 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak58 June 2 Pirates 5 7 Ramirez 1 0 Gallegos 1 3 Bednar 11 24 388 25 33 L159 June 3 Pirates 3 4 Moreta 3 1 Montgomery 2 7 Bednar 12 29 161 25 34 L260 June 4 Pirates 1 2 Hill 5 5 Mikolas 4 2 Bednar 13 22 947 25 35 L361 June 5 Rangers 3 4 Smith 1 2 Cabrera 1 1 25 161 25 36 L462 June 6 Rangers 4 6 Dunning 5 1 Liberatore 1 2 Smith 11 28 151 25 37 L563 June 7 Rangers 1 0 Hicks 1 3 Gray 6 2 Helsley 7 30 251 26 37 W164 June 9 Reds 7 4 Montgomery 3 7 Lively 3 4 Gallegos 8 43 238 27 37 W265 June 10 Reds 4 8 Abbott 2 0 Mikolas 4 3 45 246 27 38 L166 June 11 Reds 3 4 Gibaut 6 1 Hicks 1 4 Diaz 15 42 445 27 39 L267 June 12 Giants 3 4 Webb 5 6 Stratton 1 1 Doval 17 40 886 27 40 L368 June 13 Giants 3 11 Jackson 1 0 Flaherty 3 5 Winn 1 40 917 27 41 L469 June 14 Giants 5 8 10 Rogers 1 4 Matz 0 7 Doval 18 39 165 27 42 L570 June 16 Mets 1 6 Megill 6 4 Mikolas 4 4 33 948 27 43 L671 June 17 Mets 5 3 Wainwright 3 1 Senga 6 4 Hicks 1 39 143 28 43 W172 June 18 Mets 8 7 VerHagen 4 0 Ottavino 0 3 Hicks 2 43 110 29 43 W273 June 19 Nationals 8 6 Flaherty 4 5 Gray 4 6 Hicks 3 19 997 30 43 W374 June 20 Nationals 9 3 Montgomery 4 7 Gore 3 6 22 223 31 43 W475 June 21 Nationals 0 3 Williams 4 4 Mikolas 4 5 Harvey 4 16 191 31 44 L176 June 24 Cubs 1 9 Steele 8 2 Wainwright 3 2 54 662 31 45 L277 June 25 Cubs 7 5 Woodford 2 2 Stroman 9 5 Hicks 4 55 565 32 45 W178 June 27 Astros 4 2 Montgomery 5 7 Valdez 7 6 Hicks 5 41 512 33 45 W279 June 28 Astros 7 10 Martinez 2 3 Gallegos 1 4 Pressly 15 41 452 33 46 L180 June 29 Astros 0 14 France 3 3 Wainwright 3 3 42 504 33 47 L2 June 30 Yankees Postponed inclement weather Makeup July 1 The Cardinals were the home team against the Cubs in a two game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series July 14 13 Home 8 5 Away 6 8 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak81 July 1 1 Yankees 11 4 Flaherty 5 5 Severino 1 3 44 237 34 47 W182 July 1 2 Yankees 2 6 King 2 4 Liberatore 1 3 44 846 34 48 L183 July 2 Yankees 5 1 Montgomery 6 7 Cole 8 2 44 676 35 48 W184 July 3 Marlins 4 5 Brazoban 3 1 Pallante 2 1 Puk 14 19 638 35 49 L185 July 4 Marlins 2 15 Luzardo 7 5 Wainwright 3 4 16 437 35 50 L286 July 5 Marlins 9 10 Puk 4 2 Hicks 1 5 9 911 35 51 L387 July 6 Marlins 3 0 Flaherty 6 5 Perez 5 3 Hicks 6 8 763 36 51 W188 July 7 White Sox 7 8 Middleton 2 0 Leahy 0 1 Graveman 7 27 569 36 52 L189 July 8 White Sox 3 0 Mikolas 5 5 Toussaint 0 2 Hicks 7 26 560 37 52 W190 July 9 White Sox 4 3 10 Romero 1 0 Middleton 2 1 29 769 38 52 W293rd All Star Game in Seattle Washington July 14 Nationals Suspended rain Resuming July 15th91 July 15 1 Nationals 5 7 10 Finnegan 4 3 Hicks 1 6 Harvey 9 42 042 38 53 L192 July 15 2 Nationals 9 6 Hudson 1 0 Willingham 0 1 41 900 39 53 W193 July 16 Nationals 8 4 Flaherty 7 5 Gray 6 8 42 626 40 53 W294 July 17 Marlins 6 4 Mikolas 6 5 Floro 3 5 Hicks 8 35 619 41 53 W395 July 18 Marlins 5 2 10 Romero 2 0 Puk 4 4 38 490 42 53 W496 July 19 Marlins 6 4 Thompson 2 2 Alcantara 3 9 Stratton 1 35 906 43 53 W597 July 20 Cubs 7 2 Matz 1 7 Stroman 10 7 34 251 44 53 W698 July 21 Cubs 3 4 Steele 10 3 Flaherty 7 6 Alzolay 8 38 819 44 54 L199 July 22 Cubs 6 8 Palencia 2 0 Thompson 2 3 Alzolay 9 40 425 44 55 L2100 July 23 Cubs 2 7 Taillon 4 6 Montgomery 6 8 38 223 44 56 L3101 July 24 Diamondbacks 10 6 Gallegos 2 4 Chafin 2 3 23 184 45 56 W1102 July 25 Diamondbacks 1 3 Nelson 5 2 Romero 2 1 Ginkel 3 23 572 45 57 L1103 July 26 Diamondbacks 11 7 Pallante 3 1 Gallen 11 5 22 457 46 57 W1104 July 27 Cubs 3 10 Steele 11 3 Mikolas 6 6 44 584 46 58 L1105 July 28 Cubs 2 3 Smyly 8 7 Montgomery 6 9 Alzolay 12 43 424 46 59 L2106 July 29 Cubs 1 5 Taillon 5 6 Wainwright 3 5 44 877 46 60 L3107 July 30 Cubs 3 0 Matz 2 7 Hendricks 4 5 Romero 1 43 670 47 60 W1August 11 16 Home 7 9 Away 4 7 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak108 August 1 Twins 2 3 Lopez 6 6 Mikolas 6 7 Duran 18 37 162 47 61 L1109 August 2 Twins 7 3 Hudson 2 0 Ryan 9 8 34 332 48 61 W1110 August 3 Twins 3 5 Gray 5 4 Liberatore 1 4 Duran 19 36 949 48 62 L1111 August 4 Rockies 4 9 Flexen 1 5 Wainwright 3 6 38 559 48 63 L2112 August 5 Rockies 6 2 Matz 3 7 Blach 1 1 38 121 49 63 W1113 August 6 Rockies 0 1 Gomber 9 8 Thompson 2 4 Lawrence 9 40 051 49 64 L1114 August 8 Rays 2 4 Adam 3 2 Mikolas 6 8 Fairbanks 15 15 522 49 65 L2115 August 9 Rays 6 4 Hudson 3 0 Kelly 4 2 Gallegos 9 11 203 50 65 W1116 August 10 Rays 5 2 Liberatore 2 4 Littell 2 3 11 990 51 65 W2117 August 11 Royals 8 12 Zerpa 1 1 Wainwright 3 7 26 271 51 66 L1118 August 12 Royals 5 4 Matz 4 7 Ragans 3 4 Romero 2 37 016 52 66 W1119 August 14 Athletics 7 5 Romero 3 1 Felipe 1 1 34 793 53 66 W2120 August 15 Athletics 6 2 Hudson 4 0 Watkins 0 1 32 528 54 66 W3121 August 16 Athletics 0 8 Blackburn 3 3 Liberatore 2 5 33 146 54 67 L1122 August 17 Mets 2 4 Quintana 1 4 Wainwright 3 8 Gott 1 36 155 54 68 L2123 August 18 Mets 1 7 Lucchesi 2 0 Thompson 2 5 42 076 54 69 L3124 August 19 Mets 2 13 Senga 10 6 Mikolas 6 9 40 303 54 70 L4125 August 20 Mets 7 3 Hudson 5 0 Carrasco 3 7 37 470 55 70 W1126 August 21 Pirates 1 11 Falter 1 7 Rom 0 1 12 270 55 71 L1127 August 22 Pirates 3 6 Oviedo 7 13 Wainwright 3 9 Bednar 27 11 823 55 72 L2128 August 23 Pirates 6 4 Thompson 3 5 Ortiz 2 4 Romero 3 11 504 56 72 W1129 August 25 Phillies 2 7 Sanchez 2 3 Mikolas 6 10 34 118 56 73 L1130 August 26 Phillies 1 12 Wheeler 10 6 Hudson 5 1 44 097 56 74 L2131 August 27 Phillies 0 3 Nola 12 8 Rom 0 2 Kimbrel 20 41 141 56 75 L3132 August 28 Padres 1 4 Snell 11 9 Wainwright 3 10 Hader 28 35 917 56 76 L4133 August 29 Padres 6 5 10 Romero 4 1 Hader 0 2 36 851 57 76 W1134 August 30 Padres 5 4 Pallante 4 1 Hader 0 3 32 583 58 76 W2September October 13 15 Home 5 8 Away 8 7 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box Streak135 September 1 Pirates 2 4 10 Selby 2 0 Romero 4 2 Bednar 30 33 842 58 77 L1136 September 2 Pirates 6 7 Bolton 1 0 VerHagen 4 1 Bednar 31 38 276 58 78 L2137 September 3 Pirates 6 4 Thompson 4 5 Oviedo 8 14 Gallegos 10 35 856 59 78 W1138 September 5 Braves 10 6 Mikolas 7 10 Soroka 2 2 33 553 60 78 W2139 September 6 Braves 11 6 Hudson 6 1 Strider 16 5 35 514 61 78 W3140 September 7 Braves 5 8 Fried 7 1 Wainwright 3 11 34 349 61 79 L1141 September 8 Reds 9 4 Liberatore 3 5 Abbott 8 5 29 870 62 79 W1142 September 9 Reds 4 3 Thompson 5 5 Moll 1 4 Helsley 8 40 810 63 79 W2143 September 10 Reds 1 7 Greene 4 6 Mikolas 7 11 31 190 63 80 L1144 September 11 Orioles 5 11 Hall 1 0 Hudson 6 2 15 485 63 81 L2145 September 12 Orioles 5 2 Wainwright 4 11 Means 0 1 Helsley 9 15 526 64 81 W1146 September 13 Orioles 1 0 Rom 1 2 Gibson 14 9 Helsley 10 14 442 65 81 W2147 September 15 Phillies 4 5 Strahm 9 4 Thompson 5 6 Alvarado 8 42 166 65 82 L1148 September 16 Phillies 1 6 Suarez 3 6 Mikolas 7 12 42 817 65 83 L2149 September 17 Phillies 6 5 King 2 1 Dominguez 4 5 Helsley 11 40 996 66 83 W1150 September 18 Brewers 1 0 Wainwright 5 11 Peralta 12 9 Helsley 12 33 176 67 83 W2151 September 19 Brewers 3 7 Rea 6 6 Rom 1 3 35 760 67 84 L1152 September 20 Brewers 2 8 Houser 7 4 Thompson 5 7 37 008 67 85 L2153 September 21 Brewers 0 6 Miley 9 4 Mikolas 7 13 37 105 67 86 L3154 September 22 Padres 2 4 Suarez 4 2 Liberatore 3 6 42 983 67 87 L4155 September 23 Padres 5 2 11 Lawrence 1 0 Barlow 2 5 42 525 68 87 W1156 September 24 Padres 2 12 Wacha 13 4 Rom 1 4 42 505 68 88 L1157 September 26 Brewers 4 1 Mikolas 8 13 Houser 7 5 Helsley 13 36 755 69 88 W1158 September 27 Brewers 2 3 Payamps 7 5 Barnes 0 1 Williams 36 31 256 69 89 L1159 September 28 Brewers 0 3 Teheran 3 5 Hudson 6 3 Small 1 29 185 69 90 L2160 September 29 Reds 2 19 Williamson 5 5 Woodford 2 3 Spiers 1 38 964 69 91 L3161 September 30 Reds 15 6 VerHagen 5 1 Phillips 1 1 39 923 70 91 W1162 October 1 Reds 4 3 Mikolas 9 13 Greene 4 7 Helsley 14 44 614 71 91 W2Season standings editNational League Central edit vteNL Central W L Pct GB Home RoadMilwaukee Brewers 92 70 0 568 49 32 43 38Chicago Cubs 83 79 0 512 9 45 36 38 43Cincinnati Reds 82 80 0 506 10 38 43 44 37Pittsburgh Pirates 76 86 0 469 16 39 42 37 44St Louis Cardinals 71 91 0 438 21 35 46 36 45 National League Wild Card edit vteDivision leaders W L Pct Atlanta Braves 104 58 0 642Los Angeles Dodgers 100 62 0 617Milwaukee Brewers 92 70 0 568vteWild Card teams Top 3 teams qualify for postseason W L Pct GBPhiladelphia Phillies 90 72 0 556 6Miami Marlins 84 78 0 519 Arizona Diamondbacks 84 78 0 519 Chicago Cubs 83 79 0 512 1San Diego Padres 82 80 0 506 2Cincinnati Reds 82 80 0 506 2San Francisco Giants 79 83 0 488 5Pittsburgh Pirates 76 86 0 469 8New York Mets 75 87 0 463 9St Louis Cardinals 71 91 0 438 13Washington Nationals 71 91 0 438 13Colorado Rockies 59 103 0 364 25 Record vs opponents edit Record vs National League edit 2023 National League recordvte Source MLB Standings Grid 2023Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH ALArizona 3 3 6 1 3 4 10 3 5 8 2 4 4 2 1 6 3 4 4 2 7 6 7 6 3 3 5 1 21 25Atlanta 3 3 4 2 5 1 7 0 4 3 9 4 5 1 10 3 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 2 4 2 8 5 26 20Chicago 1 6 2 4 6 7 4 2 3 4 2 4 6 7 3 3 1 5 10 3 4 3 5 1 8 5 3 4 25 21Cincinnati 4 3 1 5 7 6 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 10 4 2 3 4 5 8 3 3 3 4 6 7 4 3 28 18Colorado 3 10 0 7 2 4 2 4 3 10 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 5 2 4 4 9 4 9 3 3 3 4 18 28Los Angeles 8 5 3 4 4 3 2 4 10 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 9 4 7 6 4 3 4 2 30 16Miami 4 2 4 9 4 2 3 3 2 5 3 3 3 4 4 9 7 6 5 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 11 2 26 20Milwaukee 2 4 1 5 7 6 10 3 2 4 1 5 4 3 6 1 4 2 8 5 6 1 2 5 8 5 3 3 28 18New York 6 1 3 10 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 9 4 1 6 6 7 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 7 6 19 27Philadelphia 4 3 5 8 5 1 4 3 5 2 2 4 6 7 2 4 7 6 3 3 5 2 2 4 5 1 7 6 28 18Pittsburgh 2 4 3 4 3 10 8 5 4 2 3 4 2 5 5 8 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 4 9 4 5 2 19 27San Diego 6 7 4 3 3 4 3 3 9 4 4 9 4 2 1 6 3 3 2 5 1 5 8 5 3 3 3 3 28 18San Francisco 6 7 2 4 1 5 4 3 9 4 6 7 3 3 5 2 3 4 4 2 4 2 5 8 6 1 1 5 20 26St Louis 3 3 2 4 5 8 7 6 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 8 3 4 1 5 4 9 3 3 1 6 4 2 23 23Washington 1 5 5 8 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 11 3 3 6 7 6 7 2 5 3 3 5 1 2 4 23 23Updated with the results of all games through October 1 2023 Record vs American League edit 2023 National League record vs American Leaguevte Source MLB StandingsTeam BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TORArizona 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 3Atlanta 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 3Chicago 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1Cincinnati 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 2Colorado 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2Los Angeles 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 2Miami 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 1 2Milwaukee 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2New York 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 3Philadelphia 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 3 1Pittsburgh 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 3San Diego 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 2 1San Francisco 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2St Louis 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1Washington 0 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 2Updated with the results of all games through October 1 2023 Roster editSee also St Louis Cardinals all time roster and List of St Louis Cardinals coaches 2023 St Louis CardinalsRosterPitchers 61 Jacob Barnes 92 Genesis Cabrera 22 Jack Flaherty 65 Giovanny Gallegos 56 Ryan Helsley 12 Jordan Hicks 43 Dakota Hudson 47 John King 72 Casey Lawrence 64 Kyle Leahy 52 Matthew Liberatore 32 Steven Matz 39 Miles Mikolas 47 Jordan Montgomery 68 James Naile 70 Packy Naughton 53 Andre Pallante 38 Drew Rom 59 JoJo Romero 30 Chris Stratton 31 Andrew Suarez 38 Ryan Tepera 57 Zack Thompson 34 Drew VerHagen 50 Adam Wainwright 44 Jake Woodford 60 Guillermo Zuniga Catchers 63 Tres Barrera 40 Willson Contreras 48 Ivan Herrera 7 Andrew KniznerInfielders 28 Nolan Arenado 26 Luken Baker 11 Paul DeJong 33 Brendan Donovan 19 Tommy Edman 35 Jose Fermin 46 Paul Goldschmidt 16 Nolan Gorman 55 Irving Lopez 55 Taylor Motter 62 Juniel Querecuto 0 Masyn Winn Outfielders 41 Alec Burleson 3 Dylan Carlson 54 oscar Mercado 21 Lars Nootbaar 27 Tyler O Neill 67 Richie Palacios 63 Michael Siani 18 Jordan Walker 13 Juan Yepez Manager 37 Oliver MarmolCoaches 87 Brandon Allen assistant hitting 90 Dusty Blake pitching 82 Stubby Clapp first base 88 Packy Elkins game planning 77 Joe McEwing bench 51 Willie McGee assistant coach 94 Jamie Pogue bullpen catcher assistant coach bullpen 74 Julio Rangel assistant pitching bullpen 76 Kleininger Teran bullpen catcher 49 Turner Ward hitting 75 Ron Pop Warner third base Player statistics edit Indicates team leaderBatting edit Note G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in SB Stolen bases BB Walks AVG Batting average SLG Slugging average Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLGPaul Goldschmidt 154 593 89 159 31 0 25 80 11 87 268 447Nolan Arenado 144 560 71 149 26 2 26 93 3 41 266 459Tommy Edman 137 479 69 119 25 4 13 47 27 35 248 399Willson Contreras 125 428 55 113 27 0 20 67 6 51 264 467Lars Nootbaar 117 426 74 111 23 1 14 46 11 72 261 418Jordan Walker 117 420 51 116 19 2 16 51 7 37 276 445Nolan Gorman 119 406 59 96 17 0 27 76 7 53 236 478Brendan Donovan 95 327 48 93 10 1 11 34 5 33 284 422Alec Burleson 107 315 34 77 20 1 8 36 3 23 244 390Paul DeJong 81 279 38 65 11 0 13 32 4 21 233 412Tyler O Neill 72 238 27 55 14 0 9 21 5 28 231 403Andrew Knizner 70 224 30 54 11 0 10 31 2 12 241 424Dylan Carlson 76 219 27 48 8 1 5 27 3 26 219 333Masyn Winn 37 122 8 21 2 0 2 12 2 10 172 238Richie Palacios 32 93 9 24 6 0 6 16 2 6 258 516Luken Baker 33 86 9 18 3 0 2 10 0 13 209 314Taylor Motter 29 76 3 13 3 0 0 2 0 5 171 211Juan Yepez 28 60 5 11 1 0 2 2 0 4 183 300Jose Fermin 21 51 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 6 235 255Ivan Herrera 13 37 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 5 297 351oscar Mercado 20 31 3 9 3 0 0 5 2 1 290 387Juniel Querecuto 9 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 100 150Irving Lopez 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 000 000Michael Siani 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 000 000Tres Barrera 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 000Adam Wainright 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 000Totals 162 5510 719 1376 264 12 209 697 101 570 250 416Rank in NL 5 10 7 11 15 5 8 12 4 7 6Source 1 Pitching edit Note W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched H Hits allowed R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed BB Walks allowed SO Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SOMiles Mikolas 9 13 4 78 35 35 0 201 1 226 110 107 39 137Jordan Montgomery 6 9 3 42 21 21 0 121 0 116 54 46 35 108Jack Flaherty 7 6 4 43 20 20 0 109 2 116 56 54 54 106Steven Matz 4 7 3 86 25 17 0 105 0 108 48 45 32 98Adam Wainwright 5 11 7 40 21 21 0 101 0 151 89 83 41 55Dakota Hudson 6 3 4 98 18 12 0 81 1 88 46 45 34 45Andre Pallante 4 1 4 76 62 0 0 68 0 76 37 36 30 43Zack Thompson 5 7 4 48 25 9 0 66 1 69 35 33 25 72Matthew Liberatore 3 6 5 25 22 11 0 61 2 66 42 36 25 46Drew VerHagen 5 1 3 98 60 0 0 61 0 52 30 27 26 60Giovanny Gallegos 2 4 4 42 56 0 10 55 0 54 28 27 12 59Chris Stratton 1 1 4 19 42 0 1 53 2 45 28 25 17 59Jake Woodford 2 3 6 23 15 8 0 47 2 61 34 33 22 29Jordan Hicks 1 6 3 67 40 0 8 41 2 39 21 17 24 59Ryan Helsley 3 4 2 45 33 0 14 36 2 22 11 10 17 52JoJo Romero 4 2 3 68 27 0 3 36 2 29 17 15 10 42Drew Rom 1 4 8 02 8 8 0 33 2 51 34 30 19 32Genesis Cabrera 1 1 5 06 32 0 0 32 0 32 18 18 18 38Andrew Suarez 0 0 7 16 13 0 0 27 2 33 27 22 15 17Casey Lawrence 1 0 6 59 15 0 0 27 1 32 20 20 10 20John King 1 0 1 45 20 0 0 18 2 19 3 3 6 10James Naile 0 0 8 80 10 0 0 15 1 27 19 15 9 7Jacob Barnes 0 1 5 93 13 0 0 13 2 18 11 9 3 8Packy Naughton 0 0 0 00 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 5Ryan Tepera 0 0 9 00 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 2 1 1Guillermo Zuniga 0 0 4 50 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 4Alec Burleson 0 0 21 60 2 0 0 1 2 8 4 4 0 1Kyle Leahy 0 1 21 60 3 0 0 1 2 4 4 4 5 2Totals 71 91 4 79 162 162 36 1428 1 1549 829 760 530 1215Rank in NL 13 2 12 11 12 14 13 12 8 14Source 2 Minor league system and first year player draft editTeams edit See also List of St Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates St Louis Cardinals minor league players and Minor League Baseball Level Team League Division Manager W L Stats Standing RefsTriple A Memphis Redbirds International League West Ben Johnson 24 Double A Springfield Cardinals Texas League North Jose LegerHigh A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League West Patrick AndersonSingle A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League East Gary KendallRookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East Roberto EspinozaForeign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League South Fray PenicheMajor League Baseball draft edit Main article 2023 Major League Baseball draft The 2023 Major League Baseball MLB First Year Player Draft began in Seattle on Sunday July 9 and will end on Tuesday July 11 The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams 2023 Draft Order2023 Draft Tracker STL Cardinals Cardinals Draft Signings Tracker 2023 St Louis Cardinals complete draft listRound Pick Name Age Pos Bats P throws School State Signing bonus1 21 Chase Davis 21 OF L University of Arizona AZ 6 3 million 25 26 2 No pick due to the signing of Willson Contreras3 90 Travis Honeyman 21 OF R Boston College MA 700 0004 122 Quinn Mathews 22 P L Stanford University CA 600 0005 158 Zach Levenson 21 OF R University of Miami FL 381 3006 185 Jason Savacool 21 P R University of Maryland MD 302 3007 215 Charles Harrison 21 P R UCLA CA 236 7008 245 Ixan Henderson 21 P L Fresno State University CA 230 0009 275 Christian Worley 21 P R Virginia Tech VA 200 00010 305 Caden Kendle 21 OF R University of California Irvine CA Did not sign11 335 Dakota Harris 21 SS S University of Oklahoma OK 150 00012 365 Brayden Jobert 22 OF L LSU LA 150 00013 395 William Sullivan 22 1B L Troy University AL 150 00014 425 Jacob Odle 19 P R Orange Coast College CA 150 00015 455 Tre Richardson 21 SS R Texas Christian University TX 150 00016 485 Tyler Bradt 22 P R East Carolina University NC 75 00017 515 Trey Paige 22 3B L Delaware State University DE 150 00018 545 Hunter Kublick 20 P R Umpqua Community College OR 150 00019 575 Graysen Tarlow 22 C R California State Northridge CA 125 00020 605 Cameron Johnson 18 P L IMG Academy HS FL Did not signReferences edit St Louis Cardinals Team History amp Encyclopedia Baseball reference com Retrieved September 18 2023 Pitch clocks and shift limits MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023 the Guardian Associated Press September 9 2022 Retrieved October 13 2022 Toronto Blue Jays at St Louis Cardinals Box Score March 30 2022 Baseball Reference com March 30 2023 After loss Cardinals manager questions O Neill s base running effort in key play FOX 2 April 5 2023 Retrieved May 6 2023 Artola Alicia de April 6 2023 Cardinals Ken Rosenthal sheds light on Oli Marmol Tyler O Neill feud FanSided Retrieved May 6 2023 Neville Scott April 5 2023 Cardinal s Tyler O Neill Takes Subtle Shot At Manager Oli Marmol As Feud Heats Up Sports Illustrated Saint Louis Cardinals News Analysis and More Thompson Jaylon Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol benches Tyler O Neill after unacceptable baserunning effort USA TODAY Retrieved May 6 2023 Rookie sensation Walker s hit streak ends at 12 MLB com Retrieved May 6 2023 Taylor Brett April 26 2023 Cardinals Sending Top Prospect Jordan Walker Back Down to the Minor Leagues www bleachernation com Retrieved May 6 2023 Taylor Brett May 6 2023 WOW The Cardinals Are Removing Willson Contreras From Catching Duties www bleachernation com Retrieved June 11 2023 With Cards confidence Contreras to return to catcher MLB com Retrieved June 11 2023 Cardinals Nolan Arenado breaks up Royals combined perfect game in eighth inning CBSSports com May 29 2023 Retrieved June 11 2023 Cardinals Ryan Helsley Heads to IL with forearm strain CBSSports com June 12 2023 Retrieved July 12 2023 Hicks fires up Cards with 104 3 mph heat MLB com Retrieved July 13 2023 Jordan Hicks Stats Height Weight Position Rookie Status amp More Baseball Reference com Retrieved July 13 2023 Cubs 9 1 Cardinals Jun 24 2023 Box Score ESPN Retrieved July 12 2023 Cubs 5 7 Cardinals Jun 25 2023 Game Recap ESPN Retrieved July 12 2023 Arenado to represent Cardinals as All Star Game starter MLB com Retrieved August 18 2023 Steven Matz 2023 pitching Stats Per Game MLB ESPN Retrieved August 18 2023 Goold Derrick September 18 2023 200 Adam Wainwright outwits outpitches in outstanding 1 0 win for history for Cardinals St Louis Post Dispatch Worthy Lynn September 30 2023 Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright turned a grounder into a showstopper at Busch Stadium St Louis Post Dispatch Goold Derrick October 1 2023 Cardinals close out losing horrid 2023 with a win grin amp one last swing for Adam Wainwright St Louis Post Dispatch 2023 St Louis Cardinals sortable schedule St Louis Cardinals permanent dead link St Louis Cardinals Minor League Affiliates Baseball Reference Retrieved July 14 2023 Polishuk Mark July 15 2023 Cardinals to sign first rounder Chase Davis yardbarker com Denton John July 15 2023 2023 1st rounder signs with Cards takes BP in St Louis MLB External links editSt Louis Cardinals 2023 schedule at MLB com 2023 St Louis Cardinals schedule at ESPN 2023 St Louis Cardinals season at Baseball Reference Portals nbsp Baseball nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 St Louis Cardinals season amp oldid 1217549435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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