Team will make corresponding roster move today

Press Release from the St. Louis Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, MO –  The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to last evening’s game that they have placed right-handed pitcher Adam Wainwright on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 23, due to mid-back tightness. The team will announce a corresponding roster move today.

Wainwright, 35, is leading the Cardinals with 11 wins and has posted a 4.89 ERA in his 20 games started, striking out 95 batters in 110.1 innings pitched.

This marks just the fourth time in his career that Wainwright has been disabled: 2008 for right middle finger sprain, 2011 for right elbow Tommy John surgery and 2015 for a ruptured right Achilles.
The three-time All-Star owns a career mark of 145-81 with a 3.27 ERA in 340 games pitched, ranking 5th on the Cardinals all-time wins list.

Gates open at 5:45 p.m.

Star Wars Theme Night: Join us for Star Wars Night at the ballpark where Busch Stadium will be transformed with Star Wars-themed sights and sounds. Fans who purchase the special theme ticket will receive a one-of-a-kind Star Wars-themed Cardinals t-shirt. Star Wars characters will be roaming throughout the ballpark for photo opportunities as well! Fans must present the voucher in order to receive this promotional item. For more information, visit cardinals.com/starwars (#CardsTheme).

Fowler’s Friends: Dexter Fowler will host a group from It Takes A Village for today’s game as part of his Fowler’s Friends player ticket program. Prior to the game, the group will get to watch batting practice from the field and meet with Dexter in the dugout to take pictures and ask questions.

Boots at Busch: 93.7 The Bull and the Cardinals are teaming up to present the first season of Boots at Busch-a series of home games featuring live country music in a “battle of the bands” format. The 2017 schedule features 9 local country acts/bands over the course of three different Cardinals home games in Ford Plaza. Tonight’s battle features Biscuits & Gravy, Blacktop Boulevard and Haley Jarrells & Breaking Ground. Gate 6 will open at 5:15 p.m. for the event. Performances begin at 5:35 p.m. with each act given 20 minutes to perform. A winning act will be selected each night and will receive a prize package from 93.7 The Bull and the Cardinals. Tickets are available for $9.37 to each Boots at Busch game by going to cardinals.com/bootsatbusch.

MLBPAA Auction: The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will conduct a baseball-themed silent auction by Gate 1 (Section 137) and Gate 3 from the time gates open through the fifth inning. All proceeds will benefit Cardinals Care and the Players Alumni Association, a non-profit group that strives to preserve the game of baseball while supporting a variety of charities.

From the Southern Illinois Miners

The Southern Illinois Miners fell in a close ballgame 3-2 to the Schaumburg Boomers at Rent One Park on Tuesday night as the first-place Boomers claimed the series opener by warding off a pair of late Miners’ threats.

Schaumburg grabbed a 1-0 lead with three straight two-out singles in the top of the first inning against Chris Washington, with Andrew Broadbeck’s hit driving in Zack Weigel with the game’s first run. The Miners would rally to not only tie the game in the third inning, but take the lead as well- Ben Moore, Anthony Critelli and London Lindley all singled to load the bases with no one out leading off the frame. After a double-play ground ball scored the tying run from third base, Romeo Cortina lined a triple to left-center field off Boomers starter Conrad Wozniak (2-1) to put Southern Illinois in front 2-1.

Washington (1-3) settled down after the first inning to retire eight Boomers in a row spanning three scoreless frames in the second, third and fourth before the Boomers tied the game in the fifth inning. James Keller led off with a double and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Ruchim to tie the game again at 2-2. In the next inning, Weigel led off with a solo home run to right field to put Schaumburg ahead 3-2.

The Miners would threaten the tied score three times from there, getting the tying run into scoring position in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings, but could not bring that run home as both bullpens made the score stand as the final margin. They also got a potential lead run on base in the eighth and ninth, but the Schaumburg relief corps kept them off the scoreboard both times as the Miners received three scoreless frames on the hill from Kyle Tinius and Kyle Grana to keep them within striking distance.

Lindley led the Miners’ attack by going 3-for-4, and Washington pitched a quality start, taking the loss despite six innings of work with no walks and six strikeouts as Southern Illinois dropped the series opener. The Miners will look to bounce back on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m., with Corey Sessions getting the start for the home team and Michael Wood pitching for the Boomers.

The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2016 Frontier League West Division Champions, the 2014 and 2015 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at (618) 998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.