2023 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season is the 142nd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League (NL) and their 18th at Busch Stadium III.

2023 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record18–26 (.409)
Other information
Owner(s)William DeWitt Jr.
General manager(s)Mike Girsch
Manager(s)Oliver Marmol
Local televisionBally Sports Midwest
Local radioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2022 season 93–69, to win the National League Central division title for the first time since 2019. They lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies. The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[1]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

Opening Day
Opening Day starting lineup
No. Player Pos.
Batters
 33Brendan Donovan2B
 21Lars NootbaarLF
46Paul Goldschmidt1B
28Nolan Arenado3B
40Willson ContrerasC
27Tyler O'NeillCF
16Nolan GormanDH
18Jordan WalkerRF
19Tommy EdmanSS
Starting pitcher
39Miles Mikolas
References: [2]

April

The Cardinals won the opening series of the season, winning two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against the Colorado Rockies, and they were swept twice by the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, drama ensued as outfielder Tyler O'Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuña Jr. at home in a 4-1 loss to Atlanta. After the game, manager Oliver Marmol sharply criticized O'Neill's perceived lack of effort while rounding third base, calling it "unacceptable."[3] Following the public criticism, it was considered that O'Neill might have been trying to avoid injury, as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling.[4] O'Neill criticized Marmol subtlety, telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors.[5] As punishment, Marmol benched O'Neill for the following game.[6]

Highly touted rookie Jordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak, which tied a MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career.[7] Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13, Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position, he was optioned back to AAA Memphis on April 26.[8]

Game Log
Legend
Cardinals Win Cardinals Loss Game Postponed
Boldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher
2023 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 19–26 (Home: 9–14; Away: 10–12) [9]
March/April: 10–19 (Home: 5–8 ; Away: 5–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
1March 30Blue Jays9–10García (1–0)Helsley (0–1)Romano (1)47,6490–1L1
2April 1Blue Jays4–1Flaherty (1–0)Gausman (0–1)Helsley (1)44,4611–1W1
3April 2Blue Jays9–4Montgomery (1–0)Bassitt (0–1)—45,5252–1W2
4April 3Braves4–8Morton (1–0)Woodford (0–1)—37,6892–2L1
5April 4Braves1–4Dodd (1–0)Matz (0–1)Minter (1)36,5012–3L2
6April 5Braves2–5Elder (1–0)Mikolas (0–1)Chavez (1)36,3002–4L3
7April 7@ Brewers0–4Woodruff (1–0)Flaherty (1–1)—28,4592–5L4
8April 8@ Brewers6–0Montgomery (2–0)Lauer (1–1)—43,0773–5W1
9April 9@ Brewers1–6Peralta (2–0)Woodford (0–2)—27,7013–6L1
10April 10@ Rockies4–7Márquez (2–1)Matz (0–2)—24,0923–7L2
11April 11@ Rockies9–6Gallegos (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Helsley (2)25,3994–7W1
12April 12@ Rockies7–4Pallante (1–0)Lawrence (0–1)Helsley (3)22,2505–7W2
13April 13Pirates0–5Velasquez (1–0)Montgomery (2–1)—37,8055–8L1
14April 14Pirates3–0Thompson (1–0)Oviedo (1–1)Gallegos (1)40,6376–8W1
15April 15Pirates3–6 (10)Bednar (2–0)Hicks (0–1)Moreta (1)40,0426–9L1
16April 16Pirates5–4 (10)VerHagen (1–0)Crowe (0–1)—40,3467–9W1
17April 17Diamondbacks3–6Kelly (1–2)Flaherty (1–2)Chafin (3)36,4057–10L1
18April 18Diamondbacks7–8Nelson (3–0)Montgomery (2–2)Castro (1)36,0287–11L2
19April 19Diamondbacks14–5Woodford (1–2)Bumgarner (0–3)—39,0688–11W1
20April 21@ Mariners2–5Kirby (2–1)Matz (0–3)Sewald (5)29,6338–12L1
21April 22@ Mariners4–5Brash (2–2)Thompson (1–1)Sewald (6)38,7328–13L2
22April 23@ Mariners7–3Flaherty (2–2)Flexen (0–4)—36,2499–13W1
23April 24@ Giants0–4Cobb (1–1)Montgomery (2–3)—20,2039–14L1
24April 25@ Giants4–5Hjelle (1–0)Helsley (0–2)—20,7979–15L2
25April 26@ Giants3–7DeSclafani (2–1)Hicks (0–2)Doval (3)21,7489–16L3
26April 27@ Giants6–0Mikolas (1–1)Webb (1–5)—23,39710–16W1
27April 28@ Dodgers3–7May (3–1)Flaherty (2–3)—48,13810–17L1
28April 29@ Dodgers0–1Kershaw (5–1)Montgomery (2–4)Graterol (2)48,76310–18L2
29April 30@ Dodgers3–6Syndergaard (1–3)Thompson (1–2)Phillips (3)52,30410–19L3
May: 9–7 (Home: 4–6 ; Away: 5–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
30May 2Angels1–5Sandoval (3–1)Matz (0–4)—37,04810–20L4
31May 3Angels4–6Tepera (2–1)Gallegos (1–1)Estévez (7)42,14810–21L5
32May 4Angels7–11Canning (2–0)Flaherty (2–4)—40,50810–22L6
33May 5Tigers4–5Boyd (2–2)Hicks (0–3)Lange (6)36,35910–23L7
34May 6Tigers5–6 (10)Cisnero (2–0)Gallegos (1–2)—39,51210–24L8
35May 7Tigers12–6Romero (1–0)Englert (1–2)—44,46511–24W1
36May 8@ Cubs3–1Cabrera (1–0)Stroman (2–3)Helsley (4)30,93712–24W2
37May 9@ Cubs6–4Stratton (1–0)Assad (0–2)Gallegos (2)32,69313–24W3
38May 10@ Cubs4–10Steele (6–0)Montgomery (2–5)—36,41313–25L1
39May 12@ Red Sox8–6Helsley (1–2)Jansen (1–1)—34,55314–25W1
40May 13@ Red Sox4–3Pallante (2–0)Jansen (1–2)Gallegos (3)35,93515–25W2
41May 14@ Red Sox9–1Mikolas (2–1)Kluber (2–5)—27,73216–25W3
42May 15Brewers18–1Flaherty (3–4)Peralta (4–3)—34,54817–25W4
43May 16Brewers2–3Payamps (2–0)Montgomery (2–6)Williams (6)34,65517–26L1
44May 17Brewers3–0Liberatore (1–0)Burnes (4–3)Helsley (5)35,43318–26W1
45May 18Dodgers16–8Wainwright (1–0)Urías (5–4)—36,98219–26W2
46May 19Dodgers–—–
47May 20Dodgers–—–
48May 21Dodgers–—–
49May 22@ Reds–—–
50May 23@ Reds–—–
51May 24@ Reds–—–
52May 25@ Reds–—–
53May 26@ Guardians–—–
54May 27@ Guardians–—–
55May 28@ Guardians–—–
56May 29Royals–—–
57May 30Royals–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
58June 2@ Pirates–—–
59June 3@ Pirates–—–
60June 4@ Pirates–—–
61June 5@ Rangers–—–
62June 6@ Rangers–—–
63June 7@ Rangers–—–
64June 9Reds–—–
65June 10Reds–—–
66June 11Reds–—–
67June 12Giants–—–
68June 13Giants–—–
69June 14Giants–—–
70June 16@ Mets–—–
71June 17@ Mets–—–
72June 18@ Mets–—–
73June 19@ Nationals–—–
74June 20@ Nationals–—–
75June 21@ Nationals–—–
76June 24daggerCubs–—–
77June 25daggerCubs–—–
78June 27Astros–—–
79June 28Astros–—–
80June 29Astros–—–
81June 30Yankees–—–
daggerThe Cardinals will be the home team against the Cubs in a two-game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series.
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
82July 1Yankees–—–
83July 2Yankees–—–
84July 3@ Marlins–—–
85July 4@ Marlins–—–
86July 5@ Marlins–—–
87July 6@ Marlins–—–
88July 7@ White Sox–—–
89July 8@ White Sox–—–
90July 9@ White Sox–—–
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
91July 14Nationals–—–
92July 15Nationals–—–
93July 16Nationals–—–
94July 17Marlins–—–
95July 18Marlins–—–
96July 19Marlins–—–
97July 20@ Cubs–—–
98July 21@ Cubs–—–
99July 22@ Cubs–—–
100July 23@ Cubs–—–
101July 24@ Diamondbacks–—–
102July 25@ Diamondbacks–—–
103July 26@ Diamondbacks–—–
104July 27Cubs–—–
105July 28Cubs–—–
106July 29Cubs–—–
107July 30Cubs–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
108August 1Twins–—–
109August 2Twins–—–
110August 3Twins–—–
111August 4Rockies–—–
112August 5Rockies–—–
113August 6Rockies–—–
114August 8@ Rays–—–
115August 9@ Rays–—–
116August 10@ Rays–—–
117August 11@ Royals–—–
118August 12@ Royals–—–
119August 14Athletics–—–
120August 15Athletics–—–
121August 16Athletics–—–
122August 17Mets–—–
123August 18Mets–—–
124August 19Mets–—–
125August 20Mets–—–
126August 21@ Pirates–—–
127August 22@ Pirates–—–
128August 23@ Pirates–—–
129August 25@ Phillies–—–
130August 26@ Phillies–—–
131August 27@ Phillies–—–
132August 28Padres–—–
133August 29Padres–—–
134August 30Padres–—–
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
135September 1Pirates–—–
136September 2Pirates–—–
137September 3Pirates–—–
138September 5@ Braves–—–
139September 6@ Braves–—–
140September 7@ Braves–—–
141September 8@ Reds–—–
142September 9@ Reds–—–
143September 10@ Reds–—–
144September 11@ Orioles–—–
145September 12@ Orioles–—–
146September 13@ Orioles–—–
147September 15Phillies–—–
148September 16Phillies–—–
149September 17Phillies–—–
150September 18Brewers–—–
151September 19Brewers–—–
152September 20Brewers–—–
153September 21Brewers–—–
154September 22@ Padres–—–
155September 23@ Padres–—–
156September 24@ Padres–—–
157September 26@ Brewers–—–
158September 27@ Brewers–—–
159September 28@ Brewers–—–
160September 29Reds–—–
161September 30Reds–—–
162October 1Reds–—–

Season standings

National League Central
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 2419 0.558 — 13–8 11–11
Pittsburgh Pirates 2320 0.535 1 10–9 13–11
Chicago Cubs 1924 0.442 5 11–11 8–13
Cincinnati Reds 1924 0.442 5 12–9 7–15
St. Louis Cardinals 1926 0.422 6 9–14 10–12

National League Wild Card
Division leaders W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 2716 0.628
Los Angeles Dodgers 2817 0.622
Milwaukee Brewers 2419 0.558


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 2519 0.568 +2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2320 0.535 +½
Miami Marlins 2321 0.523 —
New York Mets 2223 0.489 1½
Philadelphia Phillies 2023 0.465 2½
San Francisco Giants 2023 0.465 2½
San Diego Padres 2024 0.455 3
Chicago Cubs 1924 0.442 3½
Cincinnati Reds 1924 0.442 3½
Colorado Rockies 1925 0.432 4
St. Louis Cardinals 1926 0.422 4½
Washington Nationals 1826 0.409 5

Roster
St. Louis Cardinals roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams
See also: List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates, St. Louis Cardinals minor league players, and Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Division Manager W–L/Stats Standing Refs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds International League West
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Texas League North
High-A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League West
Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League East
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League South

References
  1. "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. "Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, March 30, 2022". Baseball-Reference.com. March 30, 2023.
  3. "After loss, Cardinals manager questions O'Neill's base running effort in key play". FOX 2. April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. Artola, Alicia de (April 6, 2023). "Cardinals: Ken Rosenthal sheds light on Oli Marmol-Tyler O'Neill feud". FanSided. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. Neville, Scott (April 5, 2023). "Cardinal's Tyler O'Neill Takes Subtle Shot At Manager Oli Marmol As Feud Heats Up".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Thompson, Jaylon. "Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol benches Tyler O'Neill after 'unacceptable' baserunning effort". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  7. "Rookie sensation Walker's hit streak ends at 12". MLB.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. Taylor, Brett. "Cardinals Sending Top Prospect Jordan Walker Back Down to the Minor Leagues". www.bleachernation.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  9. "2023 St. Louis Cardinals sortable schedule". St. Louis Cardinals.
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