SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
83-79 · 2ND IN NL CENTRAL
As Jon Lester notches his 200th win, his resurgence parallels the Cardinals' September upswing Since Jon Lester arrived at the trade deadline, he has bought into the Cardinals' approach and played a big role in their September surge.
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Joey Votto tied the game with his second homer of the night, Eugenio Suarez followed with a go-ahead shot and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-5 win over...SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals keep rolling to ninth consecutive victory, stymie Brewers, 5-2, and claim Lester's 200th win MILWAUKEE — While trying to repeat a magic dash of team history the Cardinals helped make some for a veteran who has been an instrumental pa...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Lester wins 200th, Cards down Brewers for ninth straight win
Jon Lester notched his 200th career win, Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 for their ninth consecutive...SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee Brewers outfielders Avisaíl García, Lorenzo Cain healthy for game against St. Louis Cardinals Good news on the injury front for Milwaukee Brewers outfield.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • JSONLINE.COM
Brewers begin a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field. The Brewers open a four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers need two wins in the series to clinch the National League Central...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • JSONLINE.COM
Iván Herrera - Promoted to Triple-A Herrera was promoted to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Impact Herrera posted a lackluster .231 batting average across 98 games at Double-A Springfield this year, but he recorded hits in each of his last seven appearances and hit .382 with two home runs, two doubles, seven runs and seven RBI during that time. Since the Double-A season has concluded, he'll now appear in game action for a few more weeks in Memphis.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Luken Baker - Transferred to Triple-A Baker was promoted to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Impact Baker returned from the injured list in early September and slashed .286/.333/.518 with three homers, eight runs and seven RBI across 13 games since then. Double-A Springfield has wrapped up its season, so the 24-year-old's promotion will allow him to get a few extra weeks of game action in Memphis prior to the end of the regular season.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jon Lester - Moved up in pitching schedule Lester will start Monday's series opener against the Brewers in Milwaukee, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact St. Louis previously listed Lester as its probable starter for Tuesday's game, but he'll move ahead of Jake Woodford in the Cardinals' pitching schedule as St. Louis begins a seven-game week. According to Jones, the Cardinals' main motivation to have Lester take the hill Monday rather than Tuesday may have been to keep him lined up for a potential start in a one-game wild-card contest on five days' rest. Lester has delivered quality starts in three of his last four outings, turning in a 2.19 ERA and 0.97 WHIP across 24.2 innings during that stretch.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Woodford - Start pushed back Woodford won't start Monday against Milwaukee as previously expected but is listed as Tuesday's starter instead, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact The move keeps Jon Lester on schedule and will result in Woodford getting an extra day of rest. Woodford still has a good chance at a two-start week, as he's now lined up to start against the Cubs on Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Daniel Ponce de Leon - Dumped from 40-man roster The Cardinals designated Ponce de Leon for assignment Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact Ponce de Leon was cast off the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster to clear a spot for fellow reliever Brandon Waddell, who was called up from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. Though he had some decent moments as a spot starter for the Cardinals in 2018 and 2019, Ponce de Leon's effectiveness in a swingman role has tailed off considerably over the past two seasons. Dating back to the start of 2020, the 29-year-old righty has covered 66 innings with the Cardinals, posting a 5.59 ERA (5.87 FIP), 1.47 WHIP and a 9.0 K-BB%.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Brandon Waddell - Recalled by Cardinals Waddell was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Impact Waddell returned from the COVID-19 injured list in Memphis last weekend, and he tossed three scoreless innings across three relief appearances since then. The southpaw recorded a 4.15 ERA and 2.08 WHIP in 4.1 innings across four appearances with the Cardinals this year and should be available as a low-leverage reliever.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
MLB power rankings: San Francisco Giants reign supreme as October approaches
The Giants maintain their hold on the top spot in Ben V.'s rankings. Where does your team stand as the season nears its end?SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Tyler O'Neill - Remains hot in Sunday's win O'Neill went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, two walks, a stolen base and three runs in a win over the Padres on Sunday.
Impact Less than 24 hours after blasting a go-ahead two-run home run, O'Neill flashed the small ball part of his game Sunday while serving as a thorn in the side of Padres pitching throughout the afternoon. The versatile slugger extended his hitting streak to eight games with Sunday's box-score-stuffing performance, pushing his season slash line to an outstanding .282/.353/.536 and bumping his increasingly impressive steals tally to 13 across 17 attempts.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Edmundo Sosa - Plates pair in win Sosa went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and a run in a win over the Padres on Sunday.
Impact Sosa plated Tyler O'Neill with his two-baggers in both the first and fifth innings, giving him his second multi-hit effort in the last four games. The 25-year-old's offense has been a revelation this season, as he's now carrying a .277/.348/.405 slash line and has knocked in six runs over his last eight games with some timely hitting akin to Sunday's.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Giovanny Gallegos - Dials up 10th save Gallegos recorded his 10th save in a win over the Padres on Sunday, firing a perfect ninth inning during which he recorded two strikeouts.
Impact Gallegos was called on for ninth-inning work for the second straight game and responded with another perfect final frame to seal a one-run win. The right-hander has been a hit since moving into the closer role in place of Alex Reyes, going a perfect 8-for-8 in save chances since Aug. 30 and generating scoreless efforts in eight of 10 trips to the mound during that span.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Reyes - Records ninth win Sunday Reyes (9-8) earned the win against the Padres on Sunday, allowing an earned run on a solo home run while also issuing a walk and recording a strikeout over two innings.
Impact Reyes made an atypically early fifth-inning entry into the contest and was mostly effective except for the solo home run he surrendered to Tommy Pham in the sixth. The Cardinals nearly went on to blow the three-run lead they still had following the blast, but their ability to hang on by a thread afforded Reyes his fourth win in as many decisions since Sept. 9. The hard-throwing right-hander saw his five-appearance scoreless streak snapped with Pham's homer, yet he's still enjoying a fantasy-friendly September that's seen him notch a 4-1 record, two holds, a 2.53 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP and a 15:5 K:BB across 10.2 innings.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM
J.A. Happ - Logs four-inning start Sunday Happ did not factor into the decision in Sunday's win over the Padres, allowing three earned runs on four hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out two.
Impact The left-hander was reasonably effective during his time on the mound, getting through his first pair of frames unscathed before allowing a pair of RBI singles to Fernando Tatis and Wil Myers and a run-scoring groundout to Eric Hosmer over his final two innings. Happ started off his Cardinals tenure with five straight strong outings during which he pitched to a 3-0 record, 2.22 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, but he's subsequently lost two of three decisions and generated 8.22 and 1.63 figures in those respective categories over his next four trips to the mound. Happ will look to sharpen back up in his next start, tentatively scheduled for Friday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Weekly Roundup: St. Louis Cardinals' hot streak, Manny Machado's maturity lead the way
The Cardinals are heating up at the right time, and Manny Machado showed he's a leader for the Padres, Ben Verlander writes.SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
MLB wild-card race: 2011 Cardinals offer hope to teams still outside October's playoff picture A decade ago, the eventual World Series winners were in a need-a-minor-baseball-miracle situation, and they got it.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Batting title races jumbled as MLB season winds down
The bar for Major League Baseball's batting title is unusually low this year and that’s creating wild races for the honor in both leaguesSEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peralta expected to start as Milwaukee hosts St. Louis
The Brewers will send Freddy Peralta to the mound Monday and the Cardinals plan to give Jake Woodford the startSEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel St. Louis has won 10 of 11 games and eight straight to jump into the second NL wild-card spot. Now, the Cardinals stand between the Brewers and the NL Central title.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • JSONLINE.COM
Tatis botches popup, Cards beat Padres 8-7, win 8th straight
San Diego center fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dropped Nolan Arenado’s bases-loaded popup and heaved the ball home, leading to a five-run first inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals bea...SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
