| Breaking News |  | Sunday, July 2nd, 2028: St. Louis Shuts Out Houston
Paul Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals spun his magic on the Houston Astros today. He blanked them 10-0 on 2 hits, registering 5 strikeouts and 2 walks.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Johnson said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the St. Louis skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."
This year Johnson has a 7-6 mark in 15 starts with a 3.35 ERA. He has given up 85 hits in 107.1 innings, struck out 75 and issued 41 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .215 batting average against him. |
 | Saturday, July 1st, 2028: June's NL Top Pitcher is Cardinals Martin
Gabe Martin's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-0 in June, the St. Louis hurler has been named National League Pitcher of the Month.
He fanned 36 in 45 innings, logged an ERA of 2.20 and allowed opponents to hit .232 against him.
In 17 starts this year Martin has crafted a 8-6 record and a 3.30 ERA. |
 | Monday, June 12th, 2028: Injury Forces John Beery Out
"It was kinda freaky. Hopefully, I'll be back in the lineup soon," said a dejected John Beery after injuring himself in a game against Los Angeles. The St. Louis manager told SION reporters, "He will miss up to 3 weeks with a strained back muscle." The Cardinals will have to decide over the next day or two whether the first baseman will go on the disabled list.
So far this season Beery is batting .291 with 14 home runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Jerry Scriven | torn back muscle | 4-5 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | SS Andre Patnaude | pinched nerve (neck) | 9-10 months | 53 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | 1B John Beery | strained back muscle | 2 days | Not on DL | | SS Pruden Ibañez | pinched nerve (neck) | 7-8 weeks | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 40-44, .476 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 23-20, .535 PCT | | Record on the road | 17-24, .415 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 15-9, .625 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-10, .444 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 32-34, .485 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record in May | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in June | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in July | 2-0, 1.000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .244 - 9th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .313 - 10th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .398 - 9th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .711 - 9th in NL | | Runs Scored | 348 - 9th in NL | | Hits | 704 - 9th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 251 - 7th in NL | | Home Runs | 87 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 276 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 599 - 8th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 25 - 10th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.24 - 5th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.37 - 8th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.91 - 4th in NL | | Runs allowed | 397 - tied for 5th in NL | | Hits allowed | 711 - 5th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .246 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .278 - 4th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 110 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 307 - 5th in NL | | Strikeouts | 614 - 3rd in NL |
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