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[James]

Arenado Perfect as Cards Dominate Guardians
Highlight Game: 5/28/23 - Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

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STL | 14 | 18 | 0
CLE | 2 | 7 | 1
W: Steven Matz - 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO
L: Triston McKenzie - 2.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO



St. Louis Cardinals:
Nolan Arenado: 4-4, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R
Nolan Gorman: 2-5, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, R
Paul Goldschmidt: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Willson Contreras: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R

Cleveland Guardians:
Myles Straw: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Chase De Lauter: 1-3, 2B, R
Josh Naylor: 1-3, RBI
Mike Zunino: 1-4, 2B, R

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KC | 5 | 10 | 0
STL | 2 | 13 | 0

W: Singer - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 4 SO
L: Montgomery - 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
S: Coleman - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO

KC HR: None
STL HR: None

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KC | 7 | 9 | 0
STL | 0 | 3 | 2

W: Quantrill - 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 SO
L: Mikolas - 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 SO

KC HR: Witt Jr, Dozier
STL HR: None

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STL | 3 | 7 | 1
PIT | 1 | 9 | 1

W: Flaherty - 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO
L: Contreras - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
S: Helsley - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO

STL HR: None
PIT HR: None

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STL | 2 | 9 | 0
PIT | 1 | 4 | 1

W: Woodford - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB
L: Bednar - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 SO
S: Helsley - 1.0 IP, 1 BB

STL HR: Arenado
PIT HR: None

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STL | 13 | 8 | 0
PIT | 9 | 13 | 2

W: Thompson - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
L: Underwood Jr - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 3 BB
S: Helsley - 0.1 IP, 1 BB

STL HR: Goldschmidt 2, Herrera
PIT HR: Hayes, Reynodls, Castro, Davis

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Cardinals Current Record:
34-26

Injury Report
RF Lars Nootbaar, Broken Shin - 1-2 months
LF Juan Yepez, MCL Sprain - 1-6 days

Upcoming Schedule:
at Rangers (31-27)
at Rangers (31-27)
at Rangers (31-27)
vs. Reds (24-36)
vs. Reds (24-36)
vs. Reds (24-36)

[James]

Cardinals Hitting Stats, Updated 6/5/23
1. Tommy Edman - .292/.328/.476, 8 HR, 25 RBI
2. Brendan Donovan - .301/.351/.402, 3 HR, 18 RBI
3. Paul Goldschmidt - .329/.371/.548, 12 HR, 43 RBI
4. Nolan Arenado - .335/.401/.547, 8 HR, 37 RBI
5. Willson Contreras - .259/.325/.388, 5 HR, 23 RBI
6. Nolan Gorman - .299/.349/.552, 11 HR, 43 RBI
7. Tyler O'Neill - .246/.311/.417, 8 HR, 35 RBI
8. Alec Burleson - .260/.339/.442, 4 HR, 14 RBI
9. Dylan Carlson - .243/.300/.456, 5 HR, 13 RBI
Jordan Walker - .231/.250/.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Paul DeJong - .238/.306/.386, 2 HR, 9 RBI
Ivan Herrera - .316/.361/.526, 3 HR, 11 RBI

Cardinals Pitching Stats, Updated 6/5/23
1. Jordan Montgomery - 3-7, 6.56 ERA, 41 SO
2. Miles Mikolas - 5-4, 4.09 ERA, 57 SO
3. Jack Flaherty - 6-3, 1.59 ERA, 94 SO
4. Adam Wainwright - 6-4, 3.30 ERA, 43 SO
5. Steven Matz - 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 73 SO
Zack Thompson - 2-2, 4.25 ERA, 32 SO
Jake Woodford - 6-1, 3.15 ERA, 32 SO
Jordan Hicks - 1-0, 1 SV, 4.09 ERA, 26 SO
Genesis Cabrera - 0-0, 1.13 ERA, 16 SO
Chris Stratton - 1-0, 1 SV, 5.40 ERA, 11 SO
Anthony Misiewicz - 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 10 SO
Giovanny Gallegos - 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 SO
Ryan Helsley - 0-1, 12 SV, 5.60 ERA, 26 SO

[Agent]

Beat the snot out of Cleveland

[James]

Beat the snot out of Cleveland

Getting dangerously close to bumping up the difficulty. I'm going to give it until the All-Star break to decide.

[James]

National League Standings, Updated 6/5/23
National League East
1. Phillies, 36-23
2. Braves, 31-29, 5.5 GB
3. Mets, 31-30, 6.0 GB
4. Marlins, 29-31, 7.5 GB
5. Nationals, 17-42, 19.0 GB

National League Central
1. Cardinals, 34-26
2. Brewers, 30-29, 3.5 GB
3. Pirates, 29-29, 4.0 GB
4. Cubs, 24-35, 9.5 GB
5. Reds, 24-36, 10.0 GB

National League West
1. Dodgers, 40-20
2. Diamondbacks, 31-29, 9.0 GB
3. Rockies, 29-32, 11.5 GB
4. Giants, 28-32, 12.0 GB
5. Padres, 26-33, 13.5 GB

National League Leaders, Updated 5/2/23
Average
1. Lane Thomas, Nationals - .337
2. Oneil Cruz, Pirates - .337
3. Nolan Arenado, Cardinals - .335
4. Brandon Nimmo, Mets - .333
5. Bryce Harper, Phillies - .331

Home Runs
1. Manny Machado, Padres - 17
2. Francisco Lindor, Mets - 15
3. Matt Olson, Braves - 14
4. Trea Turner, Phillies - 13
5. Nelson Cruz, Padres - 13

RBI
1. Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals - 43
2. Nolan Gorman, Cardinals - 43
3. Trea Turner, Phillies - 41
4. Nelson Cruz, Padres - 39
5. Manny Machado, Padres - 39

Wins
1. Spencer Strider, Braves - 7
2. Austin Gomber, Rockies - 7
3. Julio Urias, Dodgers - 7
4. Drey Jameson, Diamondbacks - 7
5. Marcus Stroman, Cubs - 7

Saves
1. Evan Phillips, Dodgers - 20
2. Seranthony Dominguez, Phillies - 19
3. David Bednar, Pirates - 19
4. Joe Mantiply, Diamondbacks - 19
5. Edwin Diaz, Mets - 18

ERA
1. Ross Stripling, Giants - 1.38
2. Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks - 1.49
3. Jack Flaherty, Cardinals - 1.59
4. Julio Urias, Dodgers - 2.08
5. Justin Steele, Cubs - 2.33

Strikeouts
1. Jack Flaherty, Cardinals - 94
2. Spencer Strider, Braves - 83
3. Corbin Burnes, Brewers - 78
4. Blake Snell, Padres - 74
5. Hunter Greene, Reds - 73

Player of The Month
May: Nolan Arenado, Cardinals - .365 AVG, 5 HR, 22 RBI
April: Oneil Cruz, Pirates - .360 AVG, 5 HR, 24 RBI

Pitcher of The Month
May: Spencer Strider, Braves - 4-0, 1.93 ERA, 42 SO
April: Kyle Wright, Braves - 5-0, 3.24 ERA, 28 SO

Rookie of The Month
May: Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks - .322 AVG, 3 HR, 10 RBI
April: Endy Rodriguez, Pirates - .389 AVG, 3 HR, 7 RBI

[James]

American League Standings, Updated 6/5/23
American League East
1. Blue Jays, 36-24
2. Yankees, 36-25, 0.5 GB
3. Rays, 32-29, 4.5 GB
4. Red Sox, 28-31, 7.5 GB
5. Orioles, 25-34, 10.5 GB

American League Central
1. Twins, 33-27
2. Guardians, 32-27, 0.5 GB
3. White Sox, 30-31, 3.5 GB
4. Royals, 26-33, 6.5 GB
5. Tigers, 23-35, 9.0 GB

American League West
1. Angels, 40-21
2. Rangers, 31-27, 7.5 GB
3. Astros, 31-28, 8.0 GB
4. Mariners, 27-32, 12.0 GB
5. Athletics, 26-35, 14.0 GB

American League Leaders, Updated 6/5/23
Average
1. Mike Trout, Angels - .354
2. Ty France, Mariners - .346
3. Gio Urshela, Angels - .332
4. Byron Buxton, Twins - .331
5. Josh H. Smith, Rangers - .331

Home Runs
1. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees - 20
2. Aaron Judge, Yankees - 18
3. Byron Buxton, Twins - 17
4. Eloy Jimenez, White Sox - 16
5. Jose Altuve, Astros - 16

RBI
1. Jose Altuve, Astros - 48
2. Aaron Judge, Yankees - 45
3. Byron Buxton, Twins - 42
4. Eloy Jimenez, White Sox - 40
5. Mike Trout, Angels - 38

Wins
1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels - 10
2. Alek Manoah, Blue Jays - 9
3. Reid Detmers, Angels - 8
4. Jeffrey Springs, Rays - 8
5. Martin Perez, Rangers - 7

Saves
1. Jimmy Herget, Angels - 25
2. John Schreiber, Red Sox - 20
3. Jhoan Duran, Twins - 20
4. Jordan Romano, Blue Jays - 19
5. Jason Adam, Rays - 18

ERA
1. Luis Patino, Rays - 1.68
2. Shohei Ohtani, Angels - 2.14
3. Cal Quantrill, Royals - 2.27
4. Brad Keller, Royals - 2.33
5. Cristian Javier, Astros - 2.41

Strikeouts
1. Carlos Rodon, Yankees - 94
2. Shohei Ohtani, Angels - 93
3. Shane McClanahan, Rays - 86
4. Shane Bieber, Guardians - 83
5. Cristian Javier, Astros - 78

Player of The Month
May: Mike Trout, Angels - .371 AVG, 8 HR, 21 RBI
April: Jose Altuve, Astros - .308 AVG, 8 HR, 28 RBI

Pitcher of The Month
May: Framber Valdez, Astros - 5-0, 1.98 ERA, 41 SO
April: Shohei Ohtani, Angels - 4-1, 1.75 ERA, 45 SO

Rookie of The Month
May: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles - .301 AVG, 3 HR, 12 RBI
April: Oscar Colas, White Sox - .298 AVG, 4 HR, 6 RBI

[mvp]

time to up the difficulty

[James]

time to up the difficulty

Yeah this is fair. I went and checked. I did lose the most recent game (not posted yet) so that brings my played games to 8-3 I think. However a lot of those have been a complete offensive domination. I was talking to Agent about this. I think I’ll play until the All-Star break and then maybe up the difficulty after the break.

[James]

Rangers Cool Off Hot Cardinals
Highlight Game: 6/5/23 - Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

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STL | 1 | 5 | 0
TEX | 4 | 9 | 1
W: Aaron Civale - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 SO
L: Jordan Montgomery - 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
S: Brock Burke - 1.0 IP



St. Louis Cardinals:
Tyler O'Neill: 1-2, 3B, R
Nolan Arenado: 2-4
Tommy Edman: 1-4
Alec Burleson: 1-3

Texas Rangers:
Josh Jung: 3-3, 2B, 2 R
Adolis Garcia: 2-4, 3 RBI
Marcus Semien: 1-3
Robbie Grossman: 1-3, R

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STL | 5 | 12 | 0
TEX | 3 | 7 | 0

W: Mikolas - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
L: Gray - 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
S: Helsley - 1.0 IP, 1 BB

STL HR: Carlson, Arenado
TEX HR: Seager

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STL | 1 | 9 | 0
TEX | 2 | 6 | 0

W: Hernandez - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO
L: Woodford - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB

STL HR: Gorman
TEX HR: Garcia

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CIN | 2 | 5 | 1
STL | 3 | 5 | 0

W: Wainwright - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
L: Cessa - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO
S: Helsley - 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 1 SO

CIN HR: Myers
STL HR: Yepez

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CIN | 2 | 5 | 0
STL | 4 | 8 | 0

W: Matz - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
L: Gibaut - 0.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 BB, 1 SO
S: Helsley - 1.0 IP, 2 SO

CIN HR: Senzel
STL HR: Yepez

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CIN | 5 | 10 | 0
STL | 3 | 11 | 2

W: Lodolo - 5.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO
L: Montgomery - 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
S: Diaz - 1.0 IP, 2 SO

CIN HR: India, Stephenson
STL HR: O'Neill

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Cardinals Current Record:
37-29

Injury Report
RF Lars Nootbaar, Broken Shin - 1-2 months

Upcoming Schedule:
vs. Giants (32-34)
vs. Giants (32-34)
vs. Giants (32-34)
at Mets (36-31)
at Mets (36-31)
at Mets (36-31)

[Agent]

Got humbled in that matchup against Civale