The Cardinals had another winning month this time going 15-12 in June. They were 18-11 in April and 15-13 in May.
The Cardinals entered the month of June (33-24) 2.5 GB of the Cubs (35-21). They exit it STILL 2.5 GB.
Schedule Recap:
May 31 to June 2 (Lost 2/3 vs PIT)
June 3 to June 5 (Won 2/3 @ WAS)
June 6 to June 8 (Won 2/3 @ HOU)
June 10 to June 12 (Won 2/3 @ CIN)
June 13 to June 15 (Won 2/3 vs PHI)
June 17 to June 19 (Lost 3/3 vs KC in STL)
June 20 to June 22 (Won 2/3 @ BOS)
June 24 to June 26 (Lost 2/3 @ DET)
June 27 to June 29 (Won 2/3 @ KC)
June 30 (Won vs NYM)
Road: 11-7
Home: 4-5
Interleague: 5-7
June Transactions:
6/1/08 - Optioned RHP Kelvin Jimenez to Triple-A Memphis; Recalled RHP Mark Worrell from Triple-A Memphis.
6/6/08 - Voided the option of RHP Kelvin Jimenez to Triple-A Memphis and placed him on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 31, with a bruised right hand; Transferred LHP Tyler Johnson from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list; Purchased the contract of RHP Mitchell Boggs from Triple-A Memphis; Optioned P Mike Parisi to the Pacific Coast League club.
6/10/08 - Placed RHP Adam Wainwright on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 8, with a sprained right middle finger.
6/11/08 - Recalled OF Chris Duncan from Triple-A Memphis.
6/12/08 - Placed INF Albert Pujols on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 11, with a strained left calf; Activated RHP Joel Pineiro from the 15-day disabled list.
6/14/08 - Activated RHP Jason Isringhausen from 15-day disabled list; Recalled RHP Anthony Reyes from Triple-A Memphis; Optioned RHP Mark Worrell and OF Joe Mather to Triple-A Memphis.
6/19/08 - Placed RHP Anthony Reyes on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 16, with right elbow irritation; Activated RHP Brad Thompson from the 15-day disabled list.
6/20/08 - Optioned RHP Brad Thompson to Triple-A Memphis and recalled RHP Mike Parisi from Memphis.
6/22/08 - Purchased the contract of OF Nick Stavinoha from Triple-A Memphis; placed INF Cesar Izturis on 15-day disabled list; moved P Chris Carpenter from 15-day to 60-day disabled list.
6/26/08 - Activated INF Albert Pujols from the 15-day disabled list; Placed LHP Randy Flores on the 15-day disabled list with peroneal tendonitis in the left ankle.
6/27/08 - Activated LHP Mark Mulder from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP Mike Parisi to Triple-A Memphis.
6/30/08 - Recalled RHP Brad Thompson from Triple-A Memphis; Optioned OF Nick Stavinoha to Triple-A Memphis.
The Numbers:
- Starters -
Player AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
LaRue .350 14 40 7 1 1 3 10 3 1 0/0
Miles .337 28 83 9 3 0 1 4 5 6 1/1
Schumaker .323 30 93 18 4 2 4 15 8 13 2/2
Kennedy .311 19 61 7 4 0 1 6 4 7 0/0
Molina .306 22 72 8 2 0 2 6 5 3 0/1
Pujols .302 13 43 7 2 0 3 10 10 6 0/0
Glaus .276 27 98 14 4 0 8 17 12 13 0/0
Ryan .273 15 55 11 5 0 0 5 5 9 3/4
Mather .259 7 27 5 1 0 1 2 6 7 0/0
Stavinoha .250 4 16 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0/0
Ankiel .238 17 84 20 5 1 7 13 9 19 1/2
Ludwick .228 23 101 17 9 0 3 16 9 24 2/2
Barton .219 7 32 4 3 0 1 5 3 8 2/2
Duncan .207 12 58 2 2 0 1 5 8 11 1/1
Izturis .176 9 51 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0/1
Starter W L ERA IP ER H HR BB K
Looper 3 1 2.92 37.0 12 37 3 8 17
Lohse 5 0 3.00 36.0 12 35 4 9 18
Thompson 0 1 3.60 5.0 2 5 0 0 1
Piņeiro 0 1 4.05 26.2 12 27 3 3 13
Boggs 3 0 4.37 22.2 11 22 3 11 10
Wainwright 1 1 4.85 13.0 7 14 2 3 8
Wellemeyer 1 1 5.02 14.1 8 17 3 4 11
Reliever W L ERA HLD SV IP ER H HR BB K
Miles 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Reyes 1 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mulder 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 1
Springer 0 0 0.82 2 0 11.0 1 3 0 3 11
Isringhausen 0 0 1.74 0 0 10.1 2 10 0 4 9
McClellan 0 2 3.38 3 0 16.0 6 19 3 1 16
Franklin 0 1 4.15 0 6 13.0 6 18 2 5 10
Perez 1 0 6.00 3 0 12.0 8 13 1 11 11
Worrell 0 1 7.94 0 0 5.2 5 8 1 4 4
Flores 0 0 8.31 4 0 4.1 4 6 0 6 1
Villone 0 1 9.00 1 0 9.0 9 13 1 12 8
Parisi 0 2 15.43 0 0 4.2 8 13 1 7 1
IMO pretty good month considering the injuries and schedule..
June Record: 15-12
June Record: 15-12
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