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[James]

Cardinals Hitting Stats, Updated 7/7/2025
1. Dylan Carlson: .264/.337/.408, 9 HR, 35 RBI
2. Tyler O'Neill: .258/.319/.500, 16 HR, 47 RBI
3. Jordan Walker: .215/.244/.407, 7 HR, 20 RBI
4. Nolan Arenado: .261/.365/.509, 19 HR, 53 RBI
5. Lars Nootbaar: .277/.347/.415, 6 HR, 27 RBI
6. Brendan Donovan: .260/.344/.372, 8 HR, 28 RBI
7. Masyn Winn: .269/.321/.577, 2 HR, 2 RBI
8. Paul Goldschmidt: .214/.281/.361, 9 HR, 33 RBI
9. Willson Contreras: .197/.273/.366, 9 HR, 23 RBI
Bill Fuentes: .265/.286/.500, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Miguel Hiraldo: .200/.243/.429, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Nolan Gorman: .205/.268/.396, 13 HR, 31 RBI
Mike Antico: .191/.236/.275, 2 HR, 12 RBI
Ivan Herrera: .188/.273/.232, 0 HR, 8 RBI

Cardinals Pitching Stats, Updated 7/7/2025
1. Jack Flaherty: 4-3, 3.20 ERA, 108 SO
2. Chris Sale: 8-8, 3.70 ERA, 108 SO
3. Zack Thompson: 7-3, 4.18 ERA, 52 SO
4. Clayton Kershaw: 9-3, 3.63 ERA, 75 SO
5. Miles Mikolas: 6-9, 4.35 ERA, 75 SO
Dakota Hudson: 1-7, 4.58 ERA, 67 SO
Genesis Cabrera: 2-0, 1.54 ERA, 15 SO
Alex Reyes: 2-0, 3.09 ERA, 39 SO
Jimmy Nelson: 2-0, 2.10 ERA, 29 SO
Jordan Hicks: 1-3, 4.70 ERA, 1 SV, 32 SO
A.J. Minter: 0-1, 0.95 ERA, 1 SV, 21 SO

[James]

National League Standings, 7/7/2025
National League East
1. Philadelphia Phillies, 55-36
2. Atlanta Braves, 51-40, 4.0 GB
3. Miami Marlins, 50-40, 4.5 GB
4. New York Mets, 41-49, 13.5 GB
5. Washington Nationals, 37-55, 18.5 GB

National League Central
1. Pittsburgh Pirates, 53-37
2. Chicago Cubs, 50-41, 3.5 GB
3. St. Louis Cardinals, 47-75, 7.0 GB
4. Cincinnati Reds, 35-55, 18.0 GB
5. Milwaukee Brewers, 34-56, 19.0 GB

National League West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 59-32
2. San Diego Padres, 57-34, 2.0 GB
3. San Francisco Giants, 38-53, 21.0 GB
4. Arizona Diamondbacks, 37-52, 21.0 GB
5. Colorado Rockies, 32-58, 26.5 GB

National League Wildcard
1. San Diego Padres, 57-34
2. Atlanta Braves, 51-40
3. Miami Marlins, 50-40
4. Chicago Cubs, 50-41, 0.5 GB
5. St. Louis Cardinals, 47-45, 4.0 GB

National League Leaders, 7/7/2025
Average
1. Jeff McNeil, New York Mets - .353
2. Alex Verdugo, New York Mets - .317
3. John McBride, Colorado Rockies - .317
4. Brandon Nimmo, New York Mets - .313
5. Jake McCarthy, Cincinnati Reds - .312

Home Runs
1. Shohei Ohtani, San Diego Padres - 28
2. Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves - 24
3. Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves - 22
4. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers - 22
5. Thairo Estrada, Los Angeles Dodgers - 22

RBI
1. Shohei Ohtani, San Diego Padres - 76
2. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets - 72
3. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres - 63
4. Thairo Estrada, Los Angeles Dodgers - 63
5. Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves - 62

Wins
1. Dustin May, Los Angeles Dodgers - 13
2. Tony Gonsolin, Los Angeles Dodgers - 10
3. Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies - 10
4. Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers - 10
5. Hayden Wesneski, Miami Marlins - 9

Saves
1. A.J. Puk, Miami Marlins - 33
2. Paul Sewald, Chicago Cubs - 31
3. Jose Alvarado, Pittsburgh Pirates - 27
4. Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals - 25
5. Robert Suarez, San Diego Padres - 23

ERA
1. Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies - 2.34
2. Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2.49
3. Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants - 2.55
4. Bobby Miller, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2.58
5. Eury Perez, Miami Marlins - 2.62

Strikeouts
1. Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds - 121
2. Nick Lodolo, Cincinnati Reds - 118
3. MacKenzie Gore, Washington Nationals - 116
4. Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants - 115
5. Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks - 114

Players of the Month
Pitcher: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals: 11 GM, 10 SV, 0.00 ERA, 12 K
Player: Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves: .345 AVG, 7 HR, 21 RBI
Rookie: Anthony Volpe, Milwaukee Brewers: .320 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI

[James]

American League Standings, 7/7/2025
American League East
1. Tampa Bay Rays, 56-33
2. Toronto Blue Jays, 55-36, 2.0 GB
3. New York Yankees, 49-42, 8.0 GB
4. Baltimore Orioles, 46-45, 11.0 GB
5. Boston Red Sox, 39-54, 19.0 GB

American League Central
1. Minnesota Twins, 48-42
2. Cleveland Guardians, 47-44, 1.5 GB
3. Chicago White Sox, 45-45, 3.0 GB
4. Detroit Tigers, 32-59, 16.5 GB
5. Kansas City Royals, 32-60, 17.0 GB

American League West
1. Houston Astros, 58-34
2. Seattle Mariners, 54-37, 3.5 GB
3. Los Angeles Angels, 44-45, 12.5 GB
4. Texas Rangers, 42-49, 15.5 GB
5. Oakland Athletics, 38-53, 19.5 GB

American League Wildcard
1. Toronto Blue Jays, 55-36
2. Seattle Mariners, 54-37
3. New York Yankees, 49-42
4. Cleveland Guardians, 47-44, 2.0 GB
5. Baltimore Orioles, 46-45, 3.0 GB

American League Leaders, 7/7/2025
Average
1. Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins - .352
2. Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians - .334
3. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - .328
4. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - .327
5. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees - .324

Home Runs
1. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox - 26
2. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - 26
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays - 25
4. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - 23
5. Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners - 22

RBI
1. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - 75
2. Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays - 71
3. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - 69
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays - 67
5. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox - 66

Wins
1. Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay Rays - 14
2. Triston McKenzie, Cleveland Guardians - 13
3. Shane Bieber, Cleveland Guardians - 11
4. Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners - 11
5. Corbin Burnes, Toronto Blue Jays - 10

Saves
1. Seranthony Dominguez, Minnesota Twins - 28
2. Matt Brash, Seattle Mariners - 27
3. Felix Bautista, Baltimore Orioles - 24
4. Michael King, New York Yankees - 23
5. Lucas Sims, Chicago White Sox - 23

ERA
1. Max Fried, Minnesota Twins - 1.54
2. Shane Bieber, Cleveland Guardians - 1.97
3. Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay Rays - 2.01
4. Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners - 2.02
5. Joe Ryan, Tampa Bay Rays - 2.21

Strikeouts
1. Shane Bieber, Cleveland Guardians - 146
2. Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles - 136
3. Corbin Burnes, Toronto Blue Jays - 133
4. Triston McKenzie, Cleveland Guardians - 124
5. Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners - 119

Players of the Month
Pitcher: Matt Brash, Seattle Mariners: 1-0, 11 GM, 0.00 ERA, 22 K
Player: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros: .500 AVG, 15 HR, 36 RBI
Rookie: James Triantos, Oakland Athletics: .322 AVG, 4 HR, 17 RBI

[James]

Home Run Derby and All-Star Rosters Announced

Home Run Derby
1. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - 26
2. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox - 26
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Toronto Blue Jays - 26
4. Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves - 24
5. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - 23
6. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers - 22
7. Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves - 22
8. Thairo Estrada, Los Angeles Dodgers - 22

National League All-Stars
SP Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
C J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies
1B Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
2B Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
3B Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves
SS Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
LF Ryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates
CF Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves
RF Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
DH Ronald Acuna Jr, Atlanta Braves

Jesse Winker, Pittsburgh Pirates
Shoehei Ohtani, San Diego Padres
Kiebert Ruiz, Washington Nationals
Danny Jansen, Miami Marlins
Rowdy Tellez, Milwaukee Brewers
Brendan Rodgers, Colorado Rockies
Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
Noelvi Marte, Cincinnati Reds
Josh Rojas, Arizona Diamondbacks
Jeff McNeil, New York Mets
Brandon Marsh, Philadelphia Phillies

Dustin May, Los Angeles Dodgers
Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers
Tarik Skubal, Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
Aaron Ashby, Milwaukee Brewers
Colin Holderman, Arizona Diamondbacks
John Curtiss, New York Mets
Paul Sewald, Chicago Cubs
Camilo Doval, San Francisco Giants
Evan Phillips, Los Angeles Dodgers
Edwin Diaz, New York Mets

American League All-Stars
SP Drew Rasumussen, Tampa Bay Rays
C Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Toronto Blue Jays
2B Andres Gimenez, Cleveland Guardians
3B Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
SS Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
LF Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
CF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
RF Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
DH Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros

Josh Naylor, Cleveland Guardians
Tyler Soderstrom, Oakland Athletics
Jorge Alfaro, Chicago White Sox
Termarr Johnson, Detroit Tigers
Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
Bobby Witt Jr, New York Yankees
Christopher Morel, Kansas City Royals
Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays
Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
Cedric Mullins, Baltimore Orioles
Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners

Shane Bieber, Cleveland Guardians
Max Fried, Minnesota Twins
Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners
Aaron Nola, Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Barlow, Texas Rangers
Ryan Pressly, Boston Red Sox
Jordan Romano, Toronto Blue Jays
Seranthony Dominguez, Minnesota Twins
David Bednar, Houston Astros
Devin Williams, Texas Rangers
Felix Bautista, Baltimore Orioles

[James]

Austin Riley wins HR Derby in front of hometown fans

[James]

AL Shuts out NL for easy win
Highlight Game: 7/8/25 - Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

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AL | 3 | 6 | 0
NL | 0 | 4 | 0

W: Drew Rasmussen
L: Julio Urias
S: Fleix Bautista



American League All-Stars:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr: 1-2, 2B, R
Bobby Witt Jr: 1-1, 2B, R
Kyle Tucker: 1-3, RBI, R
Jose Ramirez: 1-3, RBI

National League All-Stars:
Matt Olson: 1-2, 2B
Brandon Marsh: 1-1
Austin Riley: 0-1, BB
Mookie Betts: 0-1, BB

[James]

Cardinals start second half with loss
Highlight Game: 7/11/2025 - Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

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CHC | 6 | 10 | 0
STL | 4 | 6 | 1
W: Jameson Taillon (10-6)
L: Zack Thompson (7-4)



Chicago Cubs
Patrick Wisdom: 2-4, 2 RBI, R
Seiya Suzuki: 2-5, 2B, RBI
Nico Hoerner: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R
Josh Bell: 1-2, 2 R

Jameson Taillon: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Adrian Sampson: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Codi Heuer: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Paul Sewald: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K

St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Edman: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Brendan Donovan: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Dylan Carlson: 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Nolan Arenado: 1-3, R

Zack Thompson: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Jimmy Nelson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB
Alex Reyes: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 6 K

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CHC | 2 | 7 | 0
STL | 0 | 3 | 0
W: Alex Wood (8-4)
L: Andre Pallante (0-1)
S: Paul Sewald (32)

Brailyn Marquez (CHC): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 4 K
Clayton Kershaw (STL): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K

CHC HR: None
STL HR: None
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CHC | 2 | 7 | 1
STL | 1 | 6 | 0
W: Sonny Gray (5-3)
L: Miles Mikolas (6-1)
S: Paul Sewald (33)

Sonny Gray (CHC): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Miles Mikolas (STL): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

CHC HR: Dansby Swanson
STL HR: Nolan Arenado
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LAD | 6 | 7 | 1
STL | 10 | 17 | 1
W: Jack Flaherty (5-3)
L: Griffin Canning (6-8)

Griffin Canning (LAD): 0.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER
Jack Flaherty (STL): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

LAD HR: Rhys Hoskins, Thairo Estrada, Cody Bellinger
STL HR: None
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LAD | 5 | 13 | 0
STL | 0 | 5 | 0
W: Julio Urias (11-3)
L: Chris Sale (8-9)

Julio Urias (LAD): 9.0 IP, 5 H, 8 K
Chris Sale (STL): 3.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

LAD HR: Thairo Estrada
STL HR: None
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LAD | 1 | 7 | 0
STL | 7 | 11 | 0
W: Zack Thompson (8-4)
L: Tony Gonsolin (10-6)
S: Dakota Hudson (1)

Tony Gonsolin (LAD): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Zack Thompson (STL): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 4 K

LAD HR: None
STL HR: Tyler O'Neill
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Cardinals Current Record
49-49

Injury Report
Jake Woodford - Broken Arm (3-4 weeks)
Ryan Helsley - Fractured Wrist (1-2 months)

Upcoming Schedule
vs Los Angeles Dodgers (61-36)
vs San Diego Padres (60-36)
vs San Diego Padres (60-36)
vs San Diego Padres (60-36)
at Chicago Cubs (54-42)
at Chicago Cubs (54-42)

[James]

Cardinals show might against Dodgers
Highlight Game: 7/17/2025 - Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

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LAD | 0 | 5 | 0
STL | 13 | 14 | 0
W: Clayton Kershaw (10-3)
L: Dustin May (14-5)



Los Angeles Dodgers
C.J. Cron: 1-2, BB
Rhys Hoskins: 1-4, 2B
Tyler Wade: 2-4
Harry Ford: 0-3

Dustin May: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Bobby Miller: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB
Chris Paddack: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Brusdar Graterol: 0.2 IP

St. Louis Cardinals
Tyler O'Neill: 3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R
Tommy Edman: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R
Lars Nootbaar: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Paul Goldschmidt: 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI

Clayton Kershaw: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Jimmy Nelson: 2.2 IP, 4 K

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SD | 10 | 15 | 1
STL | 12 | 15 | 0
W: Alex Reyes (3-0)
L: Steven Matz (5-2)
S: Jordan Hicks (2)

German Marquez (SD): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Miles Mikolas (STL): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

SD HR: Ha-seong Kim, Juan Soto, Manny Machado 2
STL HR: Jordan Walker
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SD | 2 | 8 | 2
STL | 3 | 7 | 1
W: Genesis Cabrera (3-0)
L: Steven Matz (5-3)

Andrew Heaney (SD): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Jack Flaherty (STL): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

SD HR: None
STL HR: Nolan Arenado
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SD | 1 | 7 | 0
STL | 5 | 8 | 0
W: Chris Sale (9-9)
L: Yu Darvish (8-7)
S: Jordan Hicks (3)

Yu Darvish (SD): 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Chris Sale (STL): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K

SD HR: None
STL HR: Willson Contreras
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STL | 1 | 6 | 0
CHC | 2 | 6 | 1
W: Justin Steele (5-2)
L: Zack Thompson (8-5)
S: Paul Sewald (37)

Zack Thompson (STL): 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Justin Steele (CHC): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

STL HR: None
CHC HR: None
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STL | 2 | 5 | 0
CHC | 3 | 6 | 0
W: Jameson Taillon (12-6)
L: Clayton Kershaw (10-4)
S: Paul Sewald (38)

Clayton Kershaw (STL): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Jameson Taillon (CHC): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

STL HR: Dylan Carlson 2
CHC HR: None
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Cardinals Current Record
53-51

Injury Report
Jake Woodford - Broken Arm (2-3 weeks)
Ryan Helsley - Fractured Wrist (1-2 months)

Upcoming Schedule
at Chicago Cubs (59-43)
at Arizona Diamondbacks (42-58)
at Arizona Diamondbacks (42-58)
at Arizona Diamondbacks (42-58)
at Pittsburgh Pirates (55-46)
at Pittsburgh Pirates (55-46)

[Agent]

Too close to .500 imho Gotta get a sweep over the D backs

[James]

Too close to .500 imho Gotta get a sweep over the D backs

Yeah this year has been a struggle. Would be a feat to get the three peat.