Thursday, May 11 7:05 p.m. (CT) AutoZone Park (10,000) Memphis, Tennessee Game #34 Home Game #13 (7-5)

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1 edia Information Media Relations Department 198 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee Phone: Memphis Redbirds (21-12) vs. El Paso Chihuahuas (16-17) Thursday, May 11 7:05 p.m. (CT) AutoZone Park (10,000) Memphis, Tennessee Game #34 Home Game #13 (7-5) RHP Arturo Reyes (4-0, 1.33) vs. RHP Matt Magill (2-2, 2.38) THE GAME TODAY S GAME: The Memphis Redbirds open up an eightgame homestand with a four-game series against the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres). Memphis has won 11 of 12, including a 7-1 road trip, while El Paso is coming off three straight wins at Nashville. Today s game will be broadcast live on Sports56 and 87.7 FM and internet webcast at MemphisRedbirds.com, with Steve Selby on the call. ON THE HILL: Arturo Reyes toes the rubber for the Redbirds in the series opener. Reyes has been dominant since joining the rotation full-time, allowing two earned runs in three starts. In his last appearance on Friday vs Omaha, Reyes tied a career high with eight scoreless frames and ceded just four hits. He has yet to allow more than one earned run in any appearance this year, including his three piggyback outings of MLB rehabber Tyler Lyons to begin the year. El Paso sends righthander Matt Magill to the hill. Magill is coming off his toughest start of the season, allowing four runs on six hits in five innings in a loss to Albuquerque on Friday. Prior to his relatively tough outing, Magill had not allowed more than two earned runs in any outing and held a 1.55 ERA. The righthander signed with San Diego in the offseason after spending last year in the Reds organization and reaching the majors for five appearances with Cincinnati. SCHEDULE WITH EL PASO: The Redbirds and Chihuahuas meet for their only series of the 2017 season. Last year, Memphis dropped three of four in El Paso and is just 5-7 all-time against the Chihuahuas. The only prior meeting at AutoZone Park came in 2015 when El Paso swiped three of four. However, the Chihuahuas did make an appearance at AutoZone Park last year, playing in the 2016 Gildan Triple-A National Championship game as the PCL champions. BIRD BITES THIS DATE IN REDBIRDS HISTORY (May 11, 2005): Hector Luna and Peter Zoccolillo both hit two home runs, each with a grand slam, to lead the Redbirds over Las Vegas, The pair hit back-to-back blasts in the 7th inning. Luna finished with 6 RBIs in the game and Zoccolillo finished with five. THE SEASON ABOUT THE LAST ONE: The Memphis Redbirds saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday in Des Moines, falling to the Iowa Cubs 3-1. Memphis lone tally came on a Todd Cunningham RBI single in the top of the fifth, which also extended his hitting streak to 13 games. Starting pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon exited in the bottom of the second inning after taking a batted ball to the head. TURNED UP TO ELEVEN: Memphis 11-game winning streak, the longest in franchise history, was snapped on Tuesday. The Redbirds outscored opponents during the run, scoring at least four runs nine times and limiting the opponent to two runs or fewer on seven occasions. Memphis dominated on both sides of the diamond, hitting.330 with 19 homers over the stretch while averaging 7.4 runs per game. On the mound, Redbird pitchers posted a 3.43 ERA and a 3.19 K-to-BB ratio (83 K to 26 BB). The wins came in a variety of ways for Memphis, with seven of the 11 decided by three runs or fewer, five victories coming from behind, three last at-bat triumphs, and two wins in extra innings. THE FINE PRINT: The Redbirds are tied for the second-most wins in MiLB with 21 (Dayton, Reds Single-A, 22-11)... The Birds were the second-fastest team in franchise history to 20 wins (2000, on 5/6)... BADER: Four multi-hit games in his last eight contests (10-for-37,.270, 2 2B, HR, 7 R, 2 RBI) CUNNINGHAM: Possesses 3rd-longest active hitting streak in PCL (Raimel Tapia, ABQ, 15); 4 multi-hit games in his last 6 DeJONG: Hits in 8 of his last 9 (11-for-36,.306, 2B, 5 HR, 7 R, 13 RBI); Three straight multi-rbi games vs Iowa (5/6-8) HUFFMAN: Has not played since Saturday after getting hit on the hand KELLY: Hits in five straight (12-for-20,.600, 4 2B, HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) after 3-for-21 skid; 4 multi-hit games in his last five MARTINI: Has hit safely in all four of his games with Memphis including a four-hit game Sunday RAVELO: Has recorded at least one hit and one RBI in four of his first nine games with Memphis ROSARIO: 1-for-17 (.059) over his last five games TOVAR: Hitless in four straight games (0-for-12) VALERA: Multiple hits in six of his last 12 games (19-for-42,.452, 2 2B, 4 3B, 8 R, 3 RBI); Average up 110 points VOIT: 6-game hitting streak snapped Monday night (11-for-29,.379, 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI) WISDOM: Nine-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday (14-for-38,.368, 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 9 R, 13 RBI) UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS DATE TIME (CT) OPPONENT REDBIRDS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Fri. May 12 7:05 p.m. vs El Paso RHP Mike Mayers (2-3, 4.85) vs. RHP Tyrell Jenkins (2-2, 5.34) Sat. May 13 6:35 p.m. vs El Paso RHP Luke Weaver (2-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet (2-1, 2.48) Sun. May 14 2:05 p.m. vs El Paso RHP Josh Zeid (1-1, 6.82) vs. RHP Zach Lee (1-1, 6.14) Mon. May 15 6:35 p.m. vs Albuquerque TBA vs. TBA REDBIRDS VS. CHIHUAHUAS 2017: 0-0 at Memphis: 0-0 at El Paso: N/A All-Time: 5-7 All-Time at Home: 1-3 All-Time at Road: SEASON SERIES 5/11 Memphis 7:05 p.m. 5/12 Memphis 7:05 p.m. 5/13 Memphis 6:35 p.m. 5/14 Memphis 2:05 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS 9.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio for Memphis relievers in the month of May (37 K, 4 BB) 14-1 Redbirds record when scoring at least five runs in a game this season PCL AMERICAN SOUTHERN W L GB Memphis Redbirds Nashville Sounds Round Rock Express New Orleans Baby Cakes UPCOMING PROMOTIONS Fri. May 12 vs. ELP (7:05 p.m.) Armed Forces Celebration feat. the U.S. Navy Parachute Team/ Friday Night Block Party Sat. May 13 vs. ELP (6:35 p.m.) Postgame Fireworks/Game Night/ Saturday Night Party in the Plaza Sun. May 14 vs. ELP (2:05 p.m.) Mother s Day Brunch & Catch on the Field Specialty Ticket/ Gildan Pampering at the Park / Prairie Farms Ice Cream Sunday/ Kids & Moms Run the Bases Mon. May 15 vs. ABQ (6:35 p.m.) Shelby County Sheriffs vs. Memphis Police Department Softball Game (4:30 p.m.) Tue. May 16 vs. ABQ (11:05 a.m.) Education Day/ King Cotton $1 Hot Dog Day

2 HOME COOKING: Memphis has played the fewest home games in the Pacific Coast League with only 12 contests at AutoZone Park so far this year. The Redbirds just completed a stretch with 16 of their previous 21 games on the road, but will now play 23 of the next 35 in the Bluff City. The Redbirds have made the most of their brief homestands, posting 45 extra-base hits, including 20 home runs. The Redbirds hit 49 homers all of last season at home. The last home series against Round Rock increased the team s batting average at home by 65 points to.267. Memphis is slugging 54 points better at home (.496) compared to on the road (.442). OFFENSIVE OASIS: Memphis offense has reached new heights over the past two weeks, pounding out 89 runs on 151 hits for a.322 team average in the last 13 games. The team s average has increased 36 points during the 13 contests from.237 to.273. Prior to this stretch, Memphis had reached doubledigit hits in just six of its first 20 games, something it has now done in nine of the last 13 games. The Birds have at least six hits in 12 of their last 13 (1 hit in rain-shortened 5-inning win on 4/29). In the stretch, Memphis has 29 doubles, seven triples, and 22 homers, good for a.556 team slugging percentage. TURN THE BEAT AROUND: After registering just one quality start in the first 14 games of the season, Memphis starters have tallied 10 quality starts and a complete game in the last 19 contests. The Redbird rotation already has more quality starts in May (6) than it did in April (5). Entering a doubleheader on April 21, Memphis starters held a 5.72 ERA (39 ER/61.1 IP) through the first 14 games. Since then, though, Redbirds starters have yielded just 35 ER in IP for a 3.08 ERA. Overall, Memphis team ERA has dropped from 5.09 to 4.22 over the stretch. Perhaps more importantly, Redbird starters are working deeper into games, averaging 5.39 innings per start over the last 19 games. Comparatively, starters worked an average of 4.38 innings in the season s first 14 games. MEMPHIS MASHERS: The Redbirds have made their power presence known at the plate, connecting on a league-leading 41 home runs entering today s game, including 22 in the past 13 contests. The Redbirds have reassumed the top spot on the PCL leaderboard and became the first team in MiLB to cross the 40-homer threshold. Monday marked the third time this year that Memphis hit four blasts in a game. Patrick Wisdom became the fifth different Redbird to post a multi-homer game, also posting the team s first grand slam. The Redbirds are way ahead of their pace from a season ago when the squad did not hit its 41st homer until game 64, which came on June 16. EXTRA, EXTRA: The Redbirds have posted 307 hits in the first 33 games of the season, including 120 extrabase hits (70 doubles, nine triples, 41 home runs), which is tops in the PCL. Memphis tied a seasonhigh with nine extra-base hits in Monday night s win. The Redbirds have vaulted to seventh in the league in hitting (.273), and now rank second in total bases (518) and third in slugging percentage (.460). CLEAN LIVING: The Redbirds did not commit a single error in their four-game series against Iowa, tying the longest streak this season. After allowing 10 unearned runs in April, the Birds have yielded just one unearned tally in nine games this month. STARTING OUT QUICK: The Redbirds have scored 19 runs in the first inning and 20 runs in the second inning of games, which are two of their most fruitful frames of the season (5th, 23). Memphis has scored first in 21 of its initial 32 games this season, which is the most in the PCL. The Redbirds have struck first in seven of their last nine games and are now 14-7 in those contests, which is the eighth-best mark in the league. El Paso is 11-4 when scoring the game s first run, tied for the thirdbest record in the loop. The Redbirds have scored the game s final run 14 times and are 13-1 in such games, the second-best mark in the circuit (Colorado Springs, 14-1). RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY: The Redbirds are 16-for-36 in steal attempts and have been picked off 11 times. The 20 caught stealings are the most in the PCL, with no other squad having been caught more than 16 times (Salt Lake, 41-for-57). MEMPHIS PLAYERS AND COACHES STRIKING NEW GROUND: Arturo Reyes and Daniel Poncedeleon have become quite the unexpected 1-2 punch at the top of the Redbirds rotation considering Reyes began the year in a piggyback role and Poncedeleon didn t start the season with Memphis. Thanks to his strong eight-inning outing Friday, Reyes leads the league in opponents average (.173) and is tied for third in wins (4). He also ranks fifth in the league in ERA (1.33) and third in WHIP (0.85). Poncedeleon is currently tied for ninth in the PCL in ERA (2.17), but was placed on the DL today after taking a batted ball to the head on Tuesday. CUNNINGHAM S NEW GROOVE: Todd Cunningham has settled into a nice rhythm with his new organization, currently riding a team season-best 13- game hitting streak. During the stretch, he is batting.375 (21-for-56, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 13 R, 10 RBI) and has increased his average 140 points to.292. The stretch is the third-longest active in the PCL and the second-longest of Cunningham s career, trailing a 16-game burst from June 2-21, 2012 when he played for Double-A Mississippi (Braves). EN FUEGO: Breyvic Valera was a revelation for Memphis a year ago, hitting.341 in 73 games. After a slow start to this year (.193 through 15 games), Valera has found his stroke in his last 12 outings, going 19-for-42 (.452) in the stretch with two doubles and four triples. Valera has six multi-hit games in his last 12 contests after doing so just once in his first 15 games. Last year, he tied for second on the team with 20 multi-hit games. Additionally, Valera has now hit safely in nine straight games, a new season-high. CLEAR THE DE-CK: Paul DeJong ranked second in the Cardinals system last year with 22 homers and has brought his power to Triple-A this year. The infielder is tied for the team lead with seven homers, six of which have come in his last 12 games. During that time, DeJong has collected 14 RBI, highlighted by three straight multi-rbi games vs Iowa. He had just one homer and six RBI in his first 19 games of the year before finding his recent success. PEARLS OF WISDOM: Patrick Wisdom has been an offensive catalyst for Memphis recently, collecting 17 hits in his last 12 games, including five multi-hit affairs. Eight of the 17 hits have gone for extra bases, featuring six home runs. Wisdom saw his nine-game hitting streak come to an end Tuesday, a stretch that increased his batting average 44 points to.291. Monday marked Wisdom s fourth career multi-homer game and remarkably the second that included a game-winning grand slam. He also accomplished the feat with Double-A Springfield on June 15, 2015 when he hit a go-ahead game-winning grand slam in the 10th inning at Tulsa as part of an 8-4 win. Wisdom battled injuries a season ago and appeared in just 78 games for Memphis and hit five home runs. He has already surpassed that total with seven blasts in 31 contests this season. HE IS ONE WITH THE FORCE: Opening Day starter Luke Weaver missed 22 games with a back injury, but it has not slowed him down at all. In three starts this season, Weaver has not allowed a run or walked a batter in 15 innings of work. Weaver was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week Monday after combining to throw 13 scoreless frames against Omaha and Iowa this week. VOIT OF CONFIDENCE: The St. Louis Cardinals tabbed Luke Voit as the organization s Minor League Player of the Month for April, his second straight month winning the award (August 16 with Springfield). Voit hit.360 with five homers and 16 RBI in 23 April games. Overall, he led the Birds in AVG, H (27), 2B (tie, 7), 3B (tie, 1), HR, OBP (.448), SLG (.680), and OPS (1.128) in April. PROSPECTING: The Cardinals organization has seen a steady growth in its prospect ranking the last three years, elevating from 15th to 14th to 12th this season, according to Baseball America. While top prospect Alex Reyes is sidelined for the season, five of the top 30 prospects tabbed by the publication are currently on the Redbirds roster. That includes Luke Weaver (#2), Carson Kelly (#4), Harrison Bader (#7), Paul DeJong (#14), and Breyvic Valera (#29).

3 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER Arturo Reyes #13 Arturo Abram BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT 5-11 WEIGHT: 197 AGE: 25 RESIDENCE: Warden, WA SCHOOL: Gonzaga University BORN: Moses Lake, WA ACQUIRED: Cardinals 40th round selection (1,205th overall) in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft QUICK HITS: 5th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization... Was a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training in Won nine games in 2016, which ranked second for Cardinals minor leaguers... Has pitched over innings in each of the last three seasons LAST TIME OUT (Friday, May 5) Needed just 89 pitches to tie a career-high with eight scoreless innings in a win against Omaha Did not allow a walk, struck out four and yielded just four hits in his fourth win of the year AGAINST EL PASO IN 2016 Did not face El Paso in SEASON S IP: 8.0 (5/5 at OMA) H: 4 (3x, 5/5 at OMA) ER: 1 (4x, 4/29 vs RR) K: 7 (4/29 vs RR) BB: 4 (4/23 at OKC) 2017 Tied a career-high with eight scoreless innings in a win against Omaha (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) Has yet to allow more than one earned run in his first six appearances 2016 Save for an injury stint, spent the entire year with Memphis, going 9-4 with a 4.17 ERA (47er/101.1ip) in 19 starts Earned nine wins, which tied for 2nd in the Cardinals minor league organization and led the Redbirds staff Placed on the disabled list on 6/21, returned on 7/24 after missing 31 games and made two rehab starts with the GCL Cardinals Gave up six earned runs on 22 hits in 30.1 innings in first five starts back from injury (4-0, 1.79 ERA) CAREER S IP: 8.0 (5x, 5/5 at OMA) H: 10 (7/3/15 vs SA) ER: 9 (8/26/15 at TAC) K: 10 (8/3/14 at WIS) BB: 4 (5x, 4/23 at OKC) 2015 Split the season between three levels of the Cardinals organization, combining to go 9-11 with a 3.56 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 25 starts 105 strikeouts were the fifth-most in the Cardinals organization Began the season 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three starts with Advanced-A Palm Beach, promoted to Double-A Springfield on 5/1, made 17 starts (nine quality) for S-Cards, recording a 7-7 mark with a 2.64 ERA Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, earned Texas League All-Star honors Promoted to Memphis on 8/14, finished season 1-3 with a 7.82 ERA in five starts CAREER NOTES Spent all of 2014 with Single-A Peoria, going 6-8 with a 3.67 ERA, earning 2014 Midwest League Mid-season All-Star honors Made professional debut in 2013 by pitching entire season with Short-Season State, going 1-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 10 appearances (seven starts) Attended Gonzaga and was a teammate of fellow Cardinals pitcher Marco Gonzales (1st round selection in 2013) Fellow Bulldogs pitcher Tyler Olson was also selected in the same draft (17th Round, Oakland) Brother, Jorge, pitched in the Padres system (17th Round, 2009) and is currently in the Mexican League 2017 APPEARANCES WITH MEMPHIS (3 STARTS, 4-0, 1.33 ERA) DATE vs DEC. IP H R ER BB K HR HB WP AB NP-S REC ERA AVG RESULT RUN SUPPORT NOTES 4/7 at NO W W Piggybacked Tyler Lyons 4/12 vs COS W W Continued in a piggyback role 4/17 vs OKC W 4-3 (11) 3 4/23 at OKC ND W First start of the season 4/29 vs RR W W 3-1 (5) 3 Rain-shortened complete game 5/5 at OMA W W Tied career-long outing TOTAL % K TEAM: CAREER STATISTICS YEAR TEAM LEVEL ORG W L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GO/AO GIDP AVG 2013 State College SS STL Peoria Chiefs A STL Palm Beach A+ STL Springfield AA STL Memphis AAA STL GCL Cardinals Rk STL Memphis AAA STL MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS

4 BIRD BATS 3 HARRISON BADER OF ACQUIRED: 2015 First-Year Player Draft; 3rd Round (100th overall) SCHOOL: University of Florida Led off 2017 season with a home run on the second pitch of the game at New Orleans (4/6), also led off home campaign with a solo shot on 4/11 vs Colorado Springs Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, hit.346, 2 HR, 7 RBI in 24 games Played in the Arizona Fall League after 2016, hit.304, 2 HR, 16 RBI in 21 games for Glendale Split last season between AA Springfield and Memphis, combined to hit.267 across 131 games Named Texas League All-Star; Ranked among St. Louis system leaders in R (70, t-2), HR (19, t-3), 3B (5, t-4), H (124, 5th), and RBI (58, 10th) Last Game: 1-4, K Last Series: 4-14, 2 2B, 3 R, 5 K Road Trip: 8-32, 2 2B, 5 R, BB, 9 K Current Streak: +2 (4-9) Long Hit Streak: +2 (7x, 5/8 - ) Last Home Run: 4/30 vs Round Rock (Tanner Scheppers) H: 3 (2x, 5/8 at IOW) R: 3 (5/8 at IOW) RBI: 2 (2x, 4/30 vs RR) BADER SEASON S SO: 2 (8x, 5/6 at IOW) BB: 1 (10x, 5/4 at OMA) SB: 1 (2x, 4/27 vs RR) 15 TODD CUNNINGHAM INF ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 11/18/16 SCHOOL: Jacksonville State University 8th professional season; Also spent time with the Braves and Angels organizations Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, hit.182, 0 HR, 1 RBI in 16 games Has appeared in 67 career MLB games ( Atlanta, 8; Atlanta, 39; 2016 LA Angels - 20), combining to hit.207 with seven doubles and 20 runs scored Played in 99 games with PCL member Salt Lake last year, hit.278, 6 HR, 43 RBI in 99 games Originally a second round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2010 Went undrafted out of Jacksonville (AL) High School, attended hometown university Last Game: 1-4, RBI Last Series: 7-19, 3B, HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, K Road Trip: 13-32, 2B, 3B, HR, 7 R, 5 RBI, BB, K Current Streak: +13 (21-56) Long Hit Streak: +13 (4/23 - ) Last Home Run: 5/8 at Iowa (Juan Paniagua) H: 3 (3x, 5/8 at IOW) R: 2 (4x, 5/8 at IOW) RBI: 4 (4/28 vs RR) CUNNINGHAM SEASON S SO: 2 (2x, 4/17 vs OKC) BB: 2 (3x, 4/30 vs RR) SB: 1 (5/4 at OMA) 11 PAUL DeJONG INF ACQUIRED: 2015 First-Year Player Draft; 4th Round (131st overall) SCHOOL: Illinois State University 3rd professional season; All within the Cardinals organization, #14 prospect by Baseball America Collected a multi-homer game on 4/30 vs Round Rock (2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, hit.216, 2 HR, 7 RBI in team-high 27 games Spent 2016 with AA Springfield, accruing Texas League and MiLB.com Organizational All-Star honors Ranked among St. Louis system leaders in HR (22, 2nd), 2B (29, 3rd), RBI (73, 4th), H (129, 4th), R (62, 6th), and SLG (.460, 9th); HR total was 5th in Texas League, 132 games was second-most Capital One Academic All-American, majoring in biochemistry and pre-medicine at ISU Last Game: 1-4, 2 K Last Series: 6-17, 2 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI, 3 K Road Trip: 8-28, 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 8 RBI, BB, 5 K Current Streak: +4 (6-17) Long Hit Streak: +4 (4x, 5/6 - ) Last Home Run: 5/8 at Iowa (Seth Frankoff) H: 3 (4/28 vs RR) R: 2 (2x, 5/8 at IOW) RBI: 3 (2x, 5/6 at IOW) DeJONG SEASON S SO: 2 (8x, 5/9 at IOW) BB: 1 (3x, 5/3 at OMA) SB: 12 CHAD HUFFMAN OF ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 11/18/16 SCHOOL: Texas Christian University 12th professional season; Also spent time with the Padres, Yankees, Indians, Cardinals previously, Tigers and played in Japan for two seasons Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, hit.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI, in 23 games Spent all of 2016 with Toledo (DET-AAA), hit.286, 17 HR, 70 RBI; Ranked among International League leaders in R (78, t-2), OBP (.387, 3rd), 2B (33, t-3), RBI (t-5), BB (61, t-5), 3B (5, t-10) and HR (t-10) Played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan s Nippon Professional Baseball in Hit.282, 13 HR, 55 RBI in previous stint with Memphis in 2013 Last Game: DNP Last Series: 1-1 Road Trip: 5-16, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI, 6 BB, K Current Streak: +2 (2-5) Long Hit Streak: +5 (4/17-4/22) Last Home Run: 4/19 at Colorado Springs (Brandon Woodruff) H: 3 (4/17 vs OKC) R: 2 (4/21 at COS) RBI: 3 (4/19 at COS) HUFFMAN SEASON S SO: 1 (8x, 4/24 at OKC) BB: 4 (5/3 at OMA) SB: 1 (5/6 at IOW) 19 CARSON KELLY C ACQUIRED: 2012 First-Year Player Draft; 2nd Round (86th overall) SCHOOL: Westview (OR) High School 6th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization, #4 prospect by Baseball America Collected first multi-homer game as a pro on 4/11 vs Colorado Springs (2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, K) Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, hit.182, 0 HR, 4 RBI in 16 games Named Cardinals Minor League Hitter of the Year in 2016 after making AA, AAA, and MLB debuts Selected for All-Star Futures Game and played in Arizona Fall League, named to All-Prospect team Began 2016 with AA Springfield, hit.287 in 64 games; named Texas League Midseason All-Star Promoted to Memphis on 7/14, hit.292 in 32 games, recording at least one hit in 23 of 32 contests Last Game: DNP Last Series: 7-11, 2 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB Road Trip: 12-23, 4 2B, HR, 6 R, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K Current Streak: +5 (12-20) Long Hit Streak: +5 (2x, 5/4 - ) Last Home Run: 5/4 at Omaha (Eric Skoglund) H: 3 (3x, 5/8 at IOW) R: 2 (4x, 5/8 at IOW) RBI: 4 (5/8 at IOW) KELLY SEASON S SO: 2 (4x, 5/2 at OMA) BB: 2 (2x, 4/12 vs COS) SB: 16 NICK MARTINI OF ACQUIRED: 2011 First-Year Player Draft; 7th Round (230th overall) SCHOOL: Kansas State University 7th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization Hit.263 with 2 HR and 15 RBI in 23 games with Double-A Springfield before being promoted on May 5 Split last season between Springfield and Memphis, combining to hit.259 with 5 HR and 39 RBI Started last year with Memphis, stayed through 6/15, again from 7/4-10 and finally from 8/17 through the end of the season Also spent time with Memphis in 2015, hitting.393 with 1 homer and 14 RBI in 22 games Named 2015 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star with Springfield (.265, 5 HR, 32 RBI) Last Game: 1-4 Last Series: 8-17, 2 2B, 3B, 6 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 K Road Trip: 8-17, 2 2B, 3B, 6 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 K Current Streak: +4 (8-17) Long Hit Streak: +4 (5/6 - ) Last Home Run: 4/17 at Midland (Heath Fillmyer) H: 4 (5/7 at IOW) R: 4 (5/7 at IOW) RBI: 1 (2x, 5/8 at IOW) MARTINI SEASON S SO: 2 (5/8 at IOW) BB: 1 (5/6 at IOW) SB:

5 BIRD BATS 4 RANGEL RAVELO INF ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 4/28/17 SCHOOL: Hialeah (FL) High School 8th professional season; Also spent time with White Sox and Athletics organizations Was a non-roster invite to Oakland s Spring Training, released and signed by the Cardinals in late April Spent all of 2016 with Triple-A Nashville, hit.262 with eight home runs and 54 RBI in 106 games Has played in 297 games at first base, eight in left field, six in right field and two at third base over the last four campaigns after appearing in 155 games at third base and six at first base from Traded from Chicago to Oakland as part of the Jeff Samardzija deal in December 2014 Originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft Last Game: 1-4, K Last Series: 3-11, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K Road Trip: 5-24, HR, 2 R, 6 RBI, BB, 7 K Current Streak: +1 (1-4) Long Hit Streak: +2 (5/3-5/4) Last Home Run: 5/7 at Iowa (Zac Rosscup) H: 3 (4/30 vs RR) R: 3 (4/30 vs RR) RBI: 3 (5/7 at IOW) RAVELO SEASON S SO: 2 (2x, 5/5 at OMA) BB: 1 (2x, 5/7 at IOW) SB: 7 ALBERTO ROSARIO C ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 12/12/14 12th professional season; Also spent time with Angels, Red Sox, and Dodgers organizations Participated in 2017 Major League Spring Training, hit.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI in 9 games Began 2016 with Memphis before making MLB debut with Cardinals after spending 11 years in minors Recorded RBI single in his first at-bat on 7/9 at Milwaukee Has played for Estrellas de Oriente in Dominican Winter League last three years Has played in 664 career minor league games over 11 seasons, career.238 hitter with 14 home runs Originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels on January 19, 2005 Last Game: 0-2, BB Last Series: 0-2, BB Road Trip: 1-6, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 K Current Streak: -1 (0-2) Long Hit Streak: +5 (4/10-4/21) Last Home Run: 5/22/15 vs Arkansas (Nate Smith) H: 1 (6x, 5/3 at OMA) R: 2 (5/3 at OMA) RBI: ROSARIO SEASON S SO: 3 (4/10 at NO) BB: 1 (4x, 5/9 at IOW) SB: 71 WILFREDO TOVAR INF ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 11/18/16 10th professional season; Also spent time with Mets and Twins organizations Participated in 2017 Major League Spring Training, hit.184, 0 HR, 1 RBI in 21 games Played all of last season with Rochester (MIN-AAA), hit.249, 1 HR, 35 RBI; All 125 games at SS Appeared in 51 games (2nd-most on team) with Leones del Caracas in Venezuelan Winter League Spent first eight years of career in New York Mets system, playing in nine MLB games in Played in Pacific Coast League previously with Las Vegas in 2015, hit.283, 3 HR, 42 RBI Originally a Mets signee out of Venezuela on October 12, 2007 Last Game: 0-1, K Last Series: 0-12, 4 K Road Trip: 4-20, 2B, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 K Current Streak: -4 (0-12) Long Hit Streak: +3 (4/30-5/4) Last Home Run: 8/3/16 vs Pawtucket (Henry Owens) H: 2 (5x, 5/4 at OMA) R: 3 (5/4 at OMA) RBI: 2 (2x, 4/30 vs RR) TOVAR SEASON S SO: 2 (2x, 5/8 at IOW) BB: 2 (5/3 at OMA) SB: 1 (2x, 5/4 at OMA) 68 BREYVIC VALERA INF ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/16/10 8th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization, member of 40-man roster Participated in 2017 Major League Spring Training, hit.304, 0 HR, 3 RBI in 15 games Began season with AA Springfield before exploding on scene with Memphis in 2016 Posted a.341 average with 31 RBI in 73 games; Had seven 3-hit games and 20 multi-hit contests Struck out just 40 times while combining to hit.304 in 125 games over two levels Played with Bravos de Margarita in Venezuelan Winter League, hit 7 HR in 61 games, which was one more than entire minor league career Last Game: 1-3, R Last Series: 5-13, 3 3B, 2 R, RBI, K Road Trip: 8-20, 2 3B, 6 R, RBI, BB, K Current Streak: +9 (14-33) Long Hit Streak: +9 (4/30 - ) Last Home Run: 9/7/15 vs Tulsa (Ramon Benjamin) H: 3 (3x, 5/1 vs RR) R: 2 (3x, 5/5 at OMA) RBI: 1 (4x, 5/8 at IOW) VALERA SEASON S SO: 1 (9x, 5/7 at IOW) BB: 2 (4/10 at NO) SB: 1 (2x, 5/4 at OMA) 35 LUKE VOIT INF ACQUIRED: 2013 First-Year Player Draft; 22nd Round (665th overall) SCHOOL: Missouri State University 5th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization Named Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for April (.360, 5 HR, 16 RBI in 23 games) Blasted a multi-homer game on April 28 vs Round Rock (3-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Homered in three consecutive games from 4/9-11 (8-for-13, 3 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI) Led Texas League in AVG (.297), H (143) and games played (134); Midseason and Postseason All-Star Ranked among Cardinals minor leaguers in TB (230, 1st), H (2nd), HR (19, 3rd), RBI (74, 3rd), R (70, 4th), 3B (5, 4th), SLG (.477, 6th), BB (52, 6th), and 2B (20, 9th) Last Game: DNP Last Series: 5-14, 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, K Road Trip: 11-33, 2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Current Streak: -1 (0-1) Long Hit Streak: +6 (3x, 5/2-5/7) Last Home Run: 5/2 at Omaha (Mark Peterson) H: 4 (4/9 at NO) R: 2 (4x, 5/7 at IOW) RBI: 3 (4x, 5/7 at IOW) VOIT SEASON S SO: 3 (4/10 at NO) BB: 3 (4/6 at NO) SB: 1 (4/11 vs COS) 5 PATRICK WISDOM INF ACQUIRED: 2012 First-Year Player Draft; 1st Round (52nd overall) SCHOOL: St. Mary s College 6th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization Blasted game-winning grand slam on 5/8 at Iowa as part of multi-hr day (2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI) Clubbed game-winning solo home run in 13th inning on Opening Day at New Orleans (4/6) Battled injuries in 2016, missing 53 games, hit.233, 5 HR, 30 RBI in 78 games with Memphis Hit.266 (49-184) against right-handers with the Redbirds compared to.154 (12-78) against lefties Has posted double-digit home runs in three of the last four seasons, including career-high 15 in 2013 Was a supplemental pick in 2012 for loss of free agent Darren Oliver Last Game: 0-3, BB, K Last Series: 3-12, 2 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K Road Trip: 8-29, 3B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K Current Streak: -1 (0-3) Long Hit Streak: +9 (4/29-5/8) Last Home Run: 5/8 at Iowa (David Rollins) H: 3 (3x, 4/30 vs RR) R: 3 (5/8 at IOW) RBI: 5 (5/8 at IOW) WISDOM SEASON S SO: 3 (2x, 5/3 at OMA) BB: 2 (5/2 at OMA) SB:

6 REDBIRDS BY THE NUMBERS SITUATION 2017 HOME AWAY CLAPP Overall Record st Half Record nd Half Record Series Openers Series Finales Homestand Openers Homestand Finales Road Trip Openers Road Trip Finales Travel Days After Scheduled Off Days Redbirds Score First Opponent Scores First Games Won In Last AB Come-From-Behind Wins Losses After Leading Bat Around For-Against vs. RH Starter vs. LH Starter Redbirds Starter 6+ IP Redbirds Starter 7+ IP Redbirds Starter 8+ IP Bullpen Allows Runs Bullpen Allows No Runs Outhit Opponent Equal # of Hits Outhit by Opponent Redbirds Homer Redbirds Allow Homer Run Games Score Fewer Than 3 Runs Score 3-4 Runs Score 5+ Runs Commit 0 Errors Commit 1-2 Errors Commit 3+ Errors Leading After 6th Trailing After 6th Leading After 7th Trailing After 7th Leading After 8th Trailing After 8th Extra Innings Day Games Night Games Shutout Record Doubleheader Record Series Record (W-L-T) April Record May Record June Record July Record August Record September Record Sunday Record Monday Record Tuesday Record Wednesday Record Thursday Record Friday Record Saturday Record vs. NL Affiliate vs. AL Affiliate White Jerseys Gray Jerseys Blue Jerseys Specialty Jerseys HITTING STATISTICS LEADOFF HITTING NAME AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SF SAC HBP Bader Cunningham Valera OTHERS TOTALS CLEANUP HITTING NAME AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SF SAC HBP Bader Huffman Kelly Tovar Ravelo Voit Wisdom OTHERS TOTALS DESIGNATED HITTING NAME AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SF SAC HBP Cunningham DeJong Ravelo Valera Voit Wisdom OTHERS TOTALS PINCH HITTING NAME AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SF SAC HBP Cunningham Huffman Ravelo Tovar Valera Voit OTHERS TOTALS BASERUNNING PLAYER SB - ATT SB2 - ATT SB3 - ATT SBH - ATT CS PO Bader Cunningham DeJong Huffman Kelly Tovar Valera Voit Wisdom OTHERS TOTALS

7 HITTING STATISTICS HITTING SUPERLATIVES MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES RBI HITTING STREAKS PLAYER TOTAL 2H 3H 4H 5+ TOTAL 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+ 2-Out GT GA GW Current Longest Long Hitless Bader Cunningham DeJong Huffman Kelly Martini Ravelo Rosario Tovar Valera Voit Wisdom STARTS/DEFENSE STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER ERRORLESS STREAKS PLAYER C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH GAMES LAST Bader /25 at OKC Cunningham DeJong /1 vs RR (2) Huffman Kelly /24 at OKC Martini Ravelo Rosario /23 at OKC Tovar /4 at OMA Valera /25 at OKC Voit /21 at COS (Gm1) Wisdom /5 at OMA (2) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN vs. vs. At On OUTS Redbirds LAST HOME RUN PLAYER TOTAL LHP RHP AutoZone Road SOLO 2-RUN 3-RUN GS GT GA Record DATE PITCHER AB AGO Bader /30 vs RR Scheppers 33 Cunningham /8 at IOW Paniagua 4 DeJong /8 at IOW Frankoff 8 Huffman /19 at COS Woodruff 41 Kelly /4 at OMA Skoglund 19 Martini 17 Ravelo /7 at IOW Rosscup 7 Rosario 39 Tovar 80 Valera 99 Voit /7 at IOW Perez 7 Wisdom /8 at IOW (2) Rollins 3 OTHERS TOTALS

8 REDBIRDS # DATE OPP INNING PLAYER/# PITCHER NOTES 1. 4/6 at NO 1st Bader (1) Nicolino Lead-off 2. 4/6 at NO 13th Wisdom (1) Lazo Game-winner 3. 4/8 at NO 6th Pham (1) Mortensen 4. 4/8 at NO 8th Pham (2) Guerra 2nd of game 5. 4/9 at NO 3rd Pham (3) Copeland 6. 4/9 at NO 9th Voit (1) Cunniff 7. 4/10 at NO 3rd Garcia (1) Fife 8. 4/10 at NO 9th Voit (2) Cervenka Game-winner 9. 4/11 vs COS 1st Bader (2) Hader Lead-off 10. 4/11 vs COS 2nd Kelly (1) Hader Game-winner 11. 4/11 vs COS 3rd Voit (3) Hader 12. 4/11 vs COS 6th Kelly (2) Blazek 2nd of game 13. 4/12 vs COS 1st Cunningham (1) Garza Lead-off 14. 4/12 vs COS 8th Huffman (1) Scahill Game-winner 15. 4/13 vs COS 5th Kelly (3) Espino 16. 4/15 vs OKC 9th DeJong (1) Gunkel 17. 4/18 at COS 6th Pham (4) Espino 18 4/19 at COS 1st Huffman (2) Woodruff 19. 4/21-1 at COS 3rd Cunningham (2) Hader 20. 4/27 vs RR 2nd DeJong (2) Webster 21. 4/27 vs RR 2nd Wisdom (2) Webster Back-to-back 22. 4/27 vs RR 8th Bader (3) Chapman 23. 4/28 vs RR 1st Voit (4) Griffin 24. 4/28 vs RR 1st Kelly (4) Griffin Back-to-back 25. 4/28 vs RR 6th Voit (5) Wagner 2nd of game 26. 4/30 vs RR 4th DeJong (3) Gee 27. 4/30 vs RR 7th Wisdom (3) Scheppers 28. 4/30 vs RR 7th Bader (4) Scheppers Back-to-back 29. 4/30 vs RR 7th DeJong (4) Scheppers B2B2B/2nd of G 30. 5/1 vs RR 6th Wisdom (4) Chapman 31. 5/1 vs RR 8th DeJong (5) Reyes 32. 5/2 at OMA 8th Voit (6) Peterson Game-winner 33. 5/3 at OMA 6th Wisdom (5) Stout Game-tying 34. 5/4 at OMA 2nd Kelly (5) Skoglund 35. 5/6 at IOW 8th DeJong (6) Paniagua Game-winner 36. 5/7 at IOW 3rd Voit (7) Perez 37. 5/7 at IOW 6th Ravelo (1) Rosscup 38. 5/8 at IOW 2nd DeJong (7) Frankoff Go-ahead 39. 5/8 at IOW 8th Wisdom (6) Rollins 40. 5/8 at IOW 9th Wisdom (7) Rollins 2nd of G/GW/GS 41. 5/8 at IOW 9th Cunningham (3) Paniagua HOME RUN TRACKER OPPONENT # DATE OPP INNING PLAYER/# PITCHER NOTES 1. 4/8 at NO 6th Mooney (1) Lee 2. 4/8 at NO 8th Galloway (1) Brebbia 3. 4/9 at NO 5th Galloway (2) Mayers 4. 4/10 at NO 2nd den Dekker (1) Zeid 5. 4/10 at NO 4th Hood (1) Zeid 6. 4/10 at NO 4th Juengel (1) Zeid 7. 4/11 vs COS 6th Noonan (1) Poncedeleon 8. 4/13 vs COS 1st Brinson (1) Ellis Lead-off 9. 4/13 vs COS 4th Cooper (1) Ellis 10. 4/14 vs COS 3rd Cordell (2) Mayers 11. 4/15 vs OKC 3rd Taylor (1) Zeid 12. 4/16 vs OKC 5th Bellinger (3) Brebbia 13. 4/18 at COS 3rd Birnson (2) Ellis 14. 4/19 at COS 1st Sogard (2) Mayers 15. 4/19 at COS 3rd Phillips (2) Mayers Grand Slam 16. 4/19 at COS 7th Phillips (3) Sherriff 17. 4/21-2 at COS 5th Brinson (3) Herget 18 4/22 at OKC 1st Dickson (5) Poncedeleon 19. 4/24 at OKC 5th Wilson (2) Ellis 20. 4/25 at OKC 1st Calhoun (1) Mayers Lead-off 21. 4/25 at OKC 1st Dickson (6) Mayers 22. 4/27 vs RR 4th Hoying (5) Zeid 23. 4/27 vs RR 9th Hoying (6) Wick GW/2nd of game 24. 4/27 vs RR 9th Nicholas (1) Wick Back-to-back 25. 4/29 vs RR 3rd Wilson (2) Reyes 26. 4/30 vs RR 1st Puello (3) Ellis 27. 4/30 vs RR 9th Hoying (7) Herget 28. 5/3 at OMA 1st Soler (3) Zeid 29. 5/3 at OMA 6th Cecchini (1) Zeid 30. 5/4 at OMA 9th O Hearn (6) Lucas Game-tying 31. 5/6 at IOW 7th La Stella (1) Ellis Go-ahead 32. 5/6 at IOW 8th Caratini (2) Montgomery 33. 5/8 at IOW 3rd Happ (9) Zeid 34. 5/8 at IOW 3rd Caratini (3) Zeid Back-to-back TWO-HOME RUN GAMES (5) Tommy Pham (4/8 at NO) Carson Kelly (4/11 vs COS) Luke Voit (4/28 vs RR) Paul DeJong (4/30 vs RR) Patrick Wisdom (5/8 at IOW) GAME-OPENING HOME RUNS (3) Harrison Bader (4/6 at NO) Harrison Bader (4/11 vs COS) Todd Cunningham (4/12 vs COS) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0) GRAND SLAMS (0) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (3) Paul DeJong and Patrick Wisdom (4/27 vs RR) Luke Voit and Carson Kelly (4/28 vs RR) Patrick Wisdom, Harrison Bader, & Paul DeJong (4/30 vs RR)

9 REDBIRDS VS. THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE HOME ROAD TOTAL vs. Colorado Springs Sky Sox Iowa Cubs Oklahoma City Dodgers Omaha Storm Chasers TOTALS VS. AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION vs. Nashville Sounds New Orleans Baby Cakes Round Rock Express TOTALS VS. AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION HITTING / MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS REDBIRDS MULTI-RUN INNINGS QUANTITY OCCURRENCES LAST TIME INNING 2 runs 26 5/8 at IOW 8th 3 runs 9 5/8 at IOW 7th 4 runs 3 5/7 at IOW 6th 5 runs 2 5/6 at IOW 8th 6 runs 1 4/22 at OKC 9th 7 runs 8 runs 1 5/8 at IOW 9th 9 runs 10 runs vs. Fresno Grizzlies Reno Aces Sacramento River Cats Tacoma Rainiers TOTALS VS. PACIFIC NORTHERN DIVISION vs. Albuquerque Isotopes El Paso Chihuahuas Las Vegas 51s Salt Lake Bees TOTALS VS. PACIFIC SOUTHERN DIVISION LAST AT-BAT WINS (8) DATE BATTER GAME-WINNER INNING SCORE OPP. 4/6 Wisdom Home Run 13th; 2 outs tied 4-4 at NO 4/10 Voit 2-Run Home Run 9th; 2 outs down 6-5 at NO 4/12 Huffman Home Run 8th; 1 out tied 1-1 vs COS 4/17 Pham Walk-Off Single 11th; 2 outs tied 3-3 vs OKC 4/22 Pham 2-Run Single 9th; 0 outs tied 1-1 at OKC 5/3 Pham 2-Run Double 10th; 1 out tied 4-4 at OMA 5/4 Cunningham Single 10th; 0 out tied 9-9 at OMA 5/8 Wisdom Grand Slam 9th; 0 outs down 9-7 at OMA LAST AT-BAT LOSSES (1) DATE BATTER GAME-WINNER INNING SCORE OPP. 4/27 Hoying 3-Run Home Run 9th; 2 outs up 7-5 vs RR COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS IN 7TH OR LATER (4) DATE INNING(S) SCORE(S) FINAL SCORE OPPONENT 4/10 9th down 6-5; 2 outs 7-6 at NO 4/22 9th down 1-0; 0 outs 6-1 at OKC 5/6 8th down 1-0; 1 out 5-2 at IOW 5/8 9th down 9-7; 0 outs 15-9 at IOW EST-SCORING INNINGS REDBIRDS OPPONENTS First 3 (4/7 at NO) 2 (4x, 4/30 vs RR) Second 3 (2x, 5/4 at OMA) 2 (2x, 4/18 at COS) Third 3 (4/29 vs RR) 6 (4/18 at COS) Fourth 2 (4/27 vs RR) 3 (4/10 at NO) Fifth 5 (4/30 vs RR) 3 (4/21 at COS) Sixth 4 (2x, 5/7 at IOW) 4 (2x, 5/8 at IOW) Seventh 4 (4/30 vs RR) 7 (4/19 at COS) Eighth 5 (5/6 at IOW) 5 (4/15 vs OKC) Ninth 8 (5/8 at IOW) 5 (4/27 vs RR) Extras 3 (5/4 at OMA) MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS MARGIN MARGIN AT HOME ON ROAD MEM SCORES MEM ALS 0 runs run runs runs runs runs runs runs runs runs runs ORDER/POSITION PRODUCTION ORDER HR RBI POSITION HR RBI P C B B B SS LF CF RF 5 30 PH/DR 0 1 DH 2 7 PH/DR 0 1 RUNS SCORED BY INNING Extras Total Average Redbirds Opponents

10 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 30 JOHN BREBBIA RHP ACQUIRED: 2015 Rule 5 Draft, Triple-A Phase from Diamondbacks (12/10/15) SCHOOL: Elon College Date DEC. IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 Last HR Allowed: 4/16 vs Oklahoma City (Cody Bellinger, Solo) 5/8 at IOW /3 at OMA W (1-1) /30 vs RR H (1) /25 at OKC /21 at COS* L (0-1) th professional season; 2nd with Cardinals, previously spent time in Yankees organization Made first start in affiliated baseball, and first overall since June 8, 2014, in game two of a DH on 4/21 Split last season between AA Springfield and Memphis, combining for a 5.03 ERA in 68.0 innings Signed by the Diamondbacks in 2015 after two years in independent baseball, but never appeared in organization after Cardinals selected him in Triple-A portion of Rule 5 Draft Pitched for Laredo (2015) and Sioux Falls (2014) in independent American Association Originally drafted by the Yankees in the 30th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft IP: 0.0 (2x, 8/11/12 vs HAG) H: 0 (23x, 5/8 at IOW) ER: 0 (67x, 5/8 at IOW) K: 0 (25x, 7/26/16 vs OKC) BB: 0 (78x, 5/8 at IOW) IP: 3.1 (2x. 7/7/13 at AUG) H: 7 (7/28/13 vs GBO) ER: 5 (8/17/16 vs RNO) K: 7 (7/3/12 vs GVL) BB: 3 (2x, 7/21/12 at KAN) 22 CHRIS ELLIS RHP ACQUIRED: Via trade with Atlanta for LHP Jaime Garcia (12/1/16) SCHOOL: University of Mississippi Date DEC. IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/3 Last HR Allowed: 5/6 at Iowa (Tommy La Stella, Solo) 5/8 at IOW /6 at IOW W (2-3) /30 vs RR* W (1-3) /24 at OKC* L (0-3) /18 at COS* L (0-2) th professional season; 3rd organization including Angels and Braves Split last season between AA Mississippi and AAA Gwinnett, went 12-9 with a 4.49 ERA in 28 starts 57 of 64 career appearances have come as a starter, including all 55 appearances last two years Entered 2015 as the #5 prospect in the Los Angeles Angels system by Baseball America and MLB.com Combined to go 11-9 with a 3.90 ERA between A+ Inland Empire and AA Arkansas in 15 starts in 2015 Originally drafted by the LA Angels in third round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft Helped the Ole Miss Rebels to the NCAA College World Series in 2013, finished t-3rd in nation IP: 0.2 (3x, 5/8 at IOW) H: 0 (3x, 8/25/14 vs IDF) ER: 0 (15x, 8/5/16 at DUR) K: 0 (6/18/16 at SWB) BB: 0 (8x, 5/8 at IOW) IP: 7.0 (4x, 5/26/16 vs JAX) H: 10 (5/29/15 vs LE) ER: 10 (4/18 at COS) K: 10 (5/6/15 at HD) BB: 7 (6/28/15 vs SPR) 31 JOSH LUCAS RHP ACQUIRED: 2010 First-Year Player Draft; 21st Round (649th overall) SCHOOL: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Date DEC. IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 2/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/1 Last HR Allowed: 5/4 at OMA (Ryan O Hearn, 2R) 5/8 at IOW W (3-0) /4 at OMA BS, W (2-0) /2 at OMA S (2) /30 vs RR /25 at OKC th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, did not allow a run over 5.0 innings Spent majority of 2016 with AA Springfield in addition to seven appearances with Memphis Finished t-2nd in St. Louis system with 16 saves (19 chances), all with Springfield Has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen the last three seasons after 14 starts from Missed the entire 2012 season due to Tommy John surgery Drafted by Toronto in the 39th round of the 2009 Draft, but returned to school IP: 0.0 (8/29/15 at STL) H: 0 (56x, 4/25 at OKC) ER: 0 (113x, 5/2 at OMA) K: 0 (38x, 4/30 vs RR) BB: 0 (101x, 5/8 at IOW) IP: 7.0 (7/17/11 vs PRN) H: 10 (5/19/13 vs CLI) ER: 7 (2x, 6/24/16 at COS) K: 7 (7/30/11 vs BRS) BB: 3 (7/30/11 vs BRS) 59 MIKE MAYERS RHP ACQUIRED: 2013 First-Year Player Draft; 3rd Round (93rd overall) SCHOOL: University of Mississippi Date DEC. IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Last HR Allowed: 4/25 at OKC (O Koyea Dickson, Solo) 5/6 at IOW* ND /1 vs RR* W (2-3) /25 at OKC* L (1-3) /19 at COS* L (1-2) /14 vs COS* L (1-1) th professional season; All within the Cardinals organization Participated in Major League Spring Training in 2017, went 1-2 with a 1.64 ERA in 7 games (one start) Pitched for AA Springfield, Memphis and made MLB debut on 7/24 against the Los Angeles Dodgers Named Texas League Midseason All-Star after going 5-2 with a 2.30 ERA in nine starts (54.2 IP) Put together a 3.73 ERA for Memphis in 16 starts, limiting opponents to a.256 average Made one spot start for Memphis in 2014, taking a no-decision on 9/1 At Ole Miss, combined to go 12-9 with a 3.43 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 53 games (31 starts) IP: 0.2 (7/28/15 at TUL) H: 0 (3x, 9/6/16 at PIT) ER: 0 (19x, 5/6 at IOW) K: 0 (3x, 9/8/16 vs MIL) BB: 0 (14x, 9/26/16 vs CIN) IP: 9.0 (5/2/15 at ARK) H: 11 (5/5/14 at JUP) ER: 9 (7/24/15 vs LAD) K: 10 (5/26/16 vs MID) BB: 4 (5x, 5/1 vs RR) 48 MARK MONTGOMERY RHP ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on 3/31/17 SCHOOL: Longwood University Date DEC. IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/1 Last HR Allowed: 5/6 at Iowa (Victor Caratini, Solo) 5/9 at IOW /6 at IOW /2 at OMA H (2) /28 vs RR /23 at OKC th professional season; First in the Cardinals organization after spending time with the Yankees Split 2016 between AA Trenton and AAA Scranton/W-B, going 2-0 with seven saves and a 2.56 ERA Member of the RailRiders when they participated in the Gildan AAA National Championship Game at AutoZone Park, but did not appear in game Led the Yankees organization in saves in 2015 (17), combining between Trenton and Scranton/W-B Also appeared at the Triple-A level in ; 73 career AAA appearances (5-5, 3.00 ERA, 5 saves) Originally drafted by the Yankees in the 11th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft IP: 0.1 (6x, 9/5/15 at SYR) H: 0 (99x, 4/13 vs COS) ER: 0 (173x, 5/9 at IOW) K: 0 (29x, 4/23 at OKC) BB: 0 (135x, 5/9 at IOW) IP: 3.0 (2x, 5/9 at IOW) H: 6 (5/19/13 at COL) ER: 3 (6/21/15 at BOW) K: 6 (5/20/12 vs CHA) BB: 4 (5/24/13 vs DUR)