2020 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 2020 St. Louis Cardinals season is the 139th for the St. Louis Cardinals of the Major League Baseball (MLB), a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the 129th season for the Cardinals in the National League (NL), and their 15th at Busch Stadium III. They enter the season as defending NL Central champions.

2020 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)William DeWitt Jr.
General manager(s)Mike Girsch
Manager(s)Mike Shildt
Local televisionFox Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Rick Horton, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
Local radioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2]

On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]

On July 1, 2020, it was announced the Cardinals would play the Chicago White Sox on August 13 in the inaugural MLB at Field of Dreams game, replacing the New York Yankees.[4] The appearance in Dyersville, Iowa also replaces the team's canceled trip to London in June for a series with National League Central rivals, the Chicago Cubs.[5] On August 3, MLB canceled the Field of Dreams game due to "logistical problems."[6]

Regular season

Game Log


2020 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log, 4–4 (.500)
August: 2–1 (.667) (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Box / L10
—August 1@BrewersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 14)
—August 2 (1)@BrewersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 16)
—August 2 (2)@BrewersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 25)
—August 3TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 5)
—August 4@TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 13)
—August 5 (1)@TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 13)
—August 5 (2)TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 10)
—August 6TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 10)
—August 7CubsPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 17)
—August 8CubsPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 19)
—August 9CubsPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 5)
—August 10PiratesPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 27)
—August 11PiratesPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 27)
—August 12PiratesPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: September 18)
—August 13@White SoxPostponed (Logistics at "Field of Dreams") (Makeup date: August 14)
—August 13 (1)@TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA)
—August 13 (2)@TigersPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA)
—August 14@White SoxPostponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: August 15)
6August 15 (1)@White Sox5–1Wainwright (2–0)Giolito (1–2)–3–3W1
7August 15 (2)@White Sox6–3Cabrera (1–0)Marshall (0–1)Miller (1)4–3W2
8August 16@White Sox2–7Keuchel (3–2)Hudson (0–2)—4–4L1
9August 17 (1)@Cubs
10August 17 (2)Cubs
11August 18@Cubs
12August 19 (1)@Cubs
13August 19 (2)Cubs
14August 20Reds
15August 21Reds
16August 22Reds
17August 23Reds
18August 24Royals
19August 25Royals
20August 26Royals
21August 27 (1)Pirates
22August 27 (2)Pirates
23August 28Indians
24August 29Indians
25August 30Indians
26August 31@Reds
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

Season standings

National League Central
National League Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 135 0.722 — 8–3 5–2
St. Louis Cardinals 43 0.571 3½ 2–1 2–2
Milwaukee Brewers 910 0.474 4½ 2–6 7–4
Cincinnati Reds 911 0.450 5 5–7 4–4
Pittsburgh Pirates 414 0.222 9 2–6 2–8

National League playoff standings
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Chicago Cubs 135 0.722
Los Angeles Dodgers 157 0.682
Miami Marlins 96 0.600


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
Colorado Rockies 128 0.600
St. Louis Cardinals 43 0.571
Atlanta Braves 1310 0.565


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 1111 0.500 +½
San Diego Padres 1112 0.478 —
Milwaukee Brewers 910 0.474 —
Philadelphia Phillies 89 0.471 —
Cincinnati Reds 911 0.450 ½
Washington Nationals 811 0.421 1
New York Mets 914 0.391 2
San Francisco Giants 814 0.364 2½
Pittsburgh Pirates 414 0.222 4½

Record vs. opponents
2020 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-head

Team CHC CIN MIL PIT STL AL
Chicago —2–13–33–00–05–1
Cincinnati 1–2—2–11–10–05–7
Milwaukee 3–31–2—2–10–03–4
Pittsburgh 0–31–11–2—1–21–6
St. Louis 0–00–00–02–1—2–2

Updated with the results of all games through August 15, 2020.


Opening Day Lineup
16Kolten Wong2B
19Tommy Edman3B
46Paul Goldschmidt1B
11Paul DeJongSS
13Matt CarpenterDH
  4Yadier MolinaC
25Dexter FowlerRF
41Tyler O'NeillLF
48Harrison BaderCF
22Jack FlahertyP

COVID-19 outbreak

On July 31, 2020, the Cardinals announced two of their players have tested positive for COVID-19. Their game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee that day was postponed. Following additional positive test results, the rest of the three-game series with the Brewers and the four-game series with the Detroit Tigers were also postponed. It was later revealed that there were six staff members who had tested positive and seven players including Yadier Molina, Paul DeJong, Edmundo Sosa, Rangel Ravelo, Junior Fernández, and Kodi Whitley. Because of the timing of a simultaneous move to the IR list, it is speculated that the seventh player was Carlos Martinez.[7]

As the Cardinals prepared to return to play against the Chicago Cubs again on August 7, three additional members of the Cardinals tested positive for COVID-19.[8] As a result, the three-game series against the Cubs was postponed.[9] A day later, the Cardinals three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates was also postponed.[10] It was later announced that the players were Austin Dean and roommates Ryan Helsley and Lane Thomas. Additionally, one other staff member had newly tested positive bringing the team total of positive tests to 17, including 10 players.[11] Austin Gomber was added to the Covid IL due to contact tracing even though he has not tested positive. He will be eligible for return pending additional negative test results. [12]

On August 13, it was announced that the Friday game in the upcoming series against the Chicago White Sox would be postponed to Saturday, August 15, to be played as a doubleheader. They would then complete the series on August 16 and play the Cubs in a doubleheader on August 17, thus playing five games in three days.[13]

Roster
See also: St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster, List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches, List of St. Louis Cardinals managers, and Major League Baseball rosters
St. Louis Cardinals roster
Active roster Player pool Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

45-day injured list

COVID-19 related list

Restricted list

29 active, 18 player pool

7- or 10-day injured list
Suspended list
# Personal leave
* Not on 40-man roster
Roster and coaches updated August 15, 2020
Transactions • Depth chart

→ All MLB rosters

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
AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast American–South
AA Springfield Cardinals Texas North
A+ Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State South
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest Western
A (SS) State College Spikes New York–Penn Pinckney
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian West
GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast East
DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer Boca Chica North

References
  1. Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29395335/cardinals-replace-yankees-field-dreams-game-white-sox
  5. "MLB London series 2020 between Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals cancelled due to coronavirus". Evening Standard. April 1, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020..
  6. West, Jenna. "Report: MLB Cancels 'Field of Dreams' Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. "Carlos Martinez among Cardinals with COVID-19". FanSided. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. "Cubs-Cards series postponed after positive tests". ESPN.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  9. "Cardinals series vs. Cubs postponed as COVID-19 outbreak grows; series vs. Pirates reportedly in jeopardy". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. "Pirates-Cardinals series this week postponed". ESPN.com. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. "Cardinals series against Pirates postponed as COVID-19 outbreak grows to 10 players, 17 total affected on team". ksdk.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  12. https://www.rotoballer.com/player-news/austin-gomber-lands-on-covid-19-il-has-not-tested-positive/766005
  13. Schaeffer, Brenden. "Cardinals to return to play Saturday with doubleheader in Chicago". KMOV.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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