April 2
Carlos Martinez, 107 pitches after 7, stays in game, pulled after two baserunners. Oh asked to get five-out save, gives up tying run, Cardinals win in 10th.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 0
W or L: W
April 4
Wainwright comes out after five innings, giving up two runs in the fourth. Cardinals lose 2-1.
April 6
Lance Lynn labors through 26 pitch fifth inning on 86-pitch day. Leadoff double, followed by ground ball before getting pulled.
Extra Outs: 1
Cost in ER: 1
W or L: L, 6-4
April 7
Mike Leake pitched eight innings, gave up one run in a 2-0 loss.
April 8
Michael Wacha pitches six innings in blowout win.
April 9
Carlos Martinez starts sixth after 78 pitches, hits Peraza, walks Votto, gives up single, and fielder’s choice error. Relieved, double scores two more.
Extra outs: 0
Cost in ER: 4
W or L: L, 8-0
April 10
Adam Wainwright needs 88 pitches to get through four, in fifth, gives up single, single, double, then relieved, two inherited runners score, 5-3 lead turns into 6-5 deficit.
Extra outs: 0
Cost in ER: 3
W or L: L, 14-6
April 11
Lance Lynn gives up 6 runs in five innings, including two in the fifth. Made 31 pitches in the third and 23 in the fourth.
April 12
Mike Leake pitches seven shutout innings in 6-1 win.
April 14
Michael Wacha gives up 4 runs in six innings, none in the fifth in a 4-3 loss.
April 15
Carlos Martinez makes 104 pitches through five, comes out for sixth. Double, groundout, fielder’s choice error, single, 1-0 deficit becomes 3-0 deficit.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 1
W or L: L, 3-2
April 16
Adam Wainwright at 76 pitches through 4, in fifth gets groundout, then homer to make it 4-1, single, fielder’s choice, single, then pulled. Bowman gets Aaron Judge to end inning.
Extra outs: 2
Cost in ER: 1
W or L: L, 9-3
April 17
Lance Lynn, seven shutout innings and Cardinals win 2-1.
April 18
Mike Leake pitches six innings, giving up one run, comes out for seventh, gets groundout, single, single. Brett Cecil comes in and gets double play.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in runs: 0
W or L: W, 2-1
April 19
Michael Wacha gives up one run in sixth inning. In seventh, strikeout, groundout, single, walk, and then Bowman relieves for final out.
Extra outs: 2
Cost in runs: 0
W or L: W, 2-1
April 20
Carlos Martinez at just 55 pitches through 4, gives up single and a homer to turn 4-3 lead into 5-4 deficit.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in runs: 2
W or L: L, 7-5
April 21
Adam Wainwright gives up two runs in five innings in 6-3 win.
April 22
Lance Lynn give up one run in six innings, leaves 1-1 game and Cardinals win 4-1.
April 23
Mike Leake gives up two runs in six innings, Cardinals win 6-4.
April 25
Michael Wacha gives up two runs in six innings, leaves 2-2 tie. Cardinals lose 6-5 in 11 innings.
April 27
Carlos Martinez at just 69 pitches through five, gives up two runs in the sixth to turn 1-0 deficit into a 3-0 deficit.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 2
W or L: W, 8-4 in 11.
April 27, Game 2
Adam Wainwright pitches six innings, giving up 4 runs, pitches to two batters in the seventh, a single and flyout. Bullpen holds 6-4 lead.
Extra outs: 2
Cost in ER: 0
April 28
Lynn pitches six innings, gives up one run, Cardinals go on to win 6-1.
April 30
Mike Leake pitches six innings, gives up one run in sixth, leaves with 4-1 lead, pen blows lead and Cardinals lose 5-4.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 1
May 1
Michael Wacha pitches six innings, giving up 4 runs, leaves down 4-2. Cardinals eventually lose 7-5
May 2
Carlos Martinez was through seven on 92 pitches, including 27 in the seventh, and came out for the eighth. He got a single and a strikeout, left leading 2-1, which was the final score.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 0
May 4
Adam Wainwright was at 81 pitches through four innings, having given up three runs. He gave up a homer in the fifth which tied the game 4-4. Cardinals would lose 5-4.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 1
May 5
Lance Lynn pitched six shutout innings in a Cardinals 10-0 win.
May 6
Mike Leake was at 72 pitches through six, though 23 of those came in the sixth inning. In the seventh, he gave up three runs to turn a 5-0 lead into a 5-3 lead, which was the final score.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 3
May 7
Wacha was at 68 pitches through 5 with a 4-0 lead and gave up two runs in the sixth. Braves would tie it in the eighth before the Cardinals won it in the 14th.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 2
May 8
Carlos Martinez was at 79 pitches through five with a 9-2 lead and gave up a homer in the sixth. Cardinals would go on to win 9-4.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 1
May 9
Adam Wainwright was at 84 pitches through five, including a 27-pitch fifth inning. In the sixth, he gave up two singles and a groundout and intentionally walked Giancarlo Stanton in a 1-1 game. Brett Cecil allowed all three runs to score, plus another one, but the Cardinals rallied for a 6-5 win.
Extra Outs: 1
Cost in ER: 3
May 10
Lance Lynn pitched four innings and left down 3-4. Cardinals came back to win 7-5.
May 12
Mike Leake gives up two runs in six innings. Cardinals lose 3-2.
May 13
Through six innings, Carlos Martinez had made 79 pitches and the Cardinals were up 5-1. In the seventh, he got two groundouts a double and a homer before leaving the game. Cardinals won 5-3.
Extra outs: 2
Cost in ER: 2
May 14
Adam Wainwright pitches seven shutout innings, Cardinals win 5-0.
May 16
Lance Lynn gives up four runs in six innings, Cardinals lose 6-3.
May 17
Mike Leake threw 95 pitches through six shutout innings and grounded into a double play in the bottom of the sixth with a 4-0 lead. He gave up a single and a homer in the bottom of the seventh. Pen would allow two more runs and then another in the 13th in a 5-4 loss.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 2
May 19
Michael Wacha pitched six shutout innings and left with a 1-0 lead. They would go on to lose 6-5.
May 20
Carlos Martinez pitches nine shutout innings. Cardinals lose the game 3-1 in the 13th.
May 21
Adam Wainwright was at 99 pitches through six, leading 6-1. He hit for himself in the bottom of the sixth and had an RBI double to put the Cardinals up 7-1. After a single, walk, and strikeout, Brett Cecil got out of the inning and the Cardinals went on to win 8-3.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 0
May 23
Lance Lynn gives up one run in eight innings, Cardinals score a run off Clayton Kershaw in the ninth, but then lose in the 13th.
May 24
Mike Leake pitches eight innings, gives up one run, Cardinals win 6-1.
May 25
Michael Wacha was at 87 pitches through four innings, included a 32-pitch fourth. He came out for the fifth and gave up a single and a walk and was relieved down 4-3. Both inherited runs scored. Cardinals went on to lose 7-3.
Extra Outs: 0
Cost in ER: 2
May 26
Carlos Martinez was at 89 pitches through seven innings, having given up two runs. He got a strikeout and gave up a homer before exiting. The bullpen would end up making it a 10-0 loss.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 1
May 27
Adam Wainwright pitched seven shutout innings as the Cardinals won 3-0.
May 28
Lance Lynn gave up four runs in five innings and the Cardinals lost 8-4.
May 29
Through six innings, Mike Leake had made 74 pitches and had given up three runs. In the seventh a run scored on a sac fly to make it 4-1. The Cardinals would lose 5-1.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 1
May 30
Michael Wacha threw 41 pitches in the first two innings and had a 3-0 lead. Then walk, strikeout, single, sac fly, double, single and the Cardinals were down 4-3.
Extra outs: 3
Cost in ER: 4
May 31
Carlos Martinez gave up one run in eight innings and the Cardinals won 2-1.
June 1
Adam Wainwright pitched six shutout innings and the Cardinals won 2-0.
June 2
Lance Lynn gives up one run through five on 86 pitches. He was relieved after a flyout and two walks. Tyler Lyons gave up a double to Jason Heyward and one run scored to make it 2-2. Cubs would win 3-2 after adding a run in the eighth.
Extra outs: 1
Cost in ER: 1
June 3
Mike Leake was through six innings on 77 pitches and had given up one run. Flyout, single, single, strikeout, hit by pitch, grand slam to make it 5-3, then a walk, then relieved. Cardinals would lose 5-3
Extra outs: 2
Cost in ER: 4
June 4
Michael Wacha was at 64 pitches through 4 innings and had given up 6 runs. He gave up a double but the runner was out and then a walk before being replaced. The score stayed 4-6 and the Cardinals went on to lose 7-6.
Extra outs: 0
Cost in ER: 0
Carlos Martinez
Clean, full final innings: 2
Extra outs without clean innings: 15
Total ER added: 13
ERA: 3.08
ERA without final inning, either full or partial: 1.61
ERA in final inning, either full or partial: 16.71
Adam Wainwright
Clean, full final innings: 5
Extra outs without clean innings: 9
Total ER added: 8
ERA: 3.79
ERA without final inning, either full or partial: 3.02
ERA in final inning, either full or partial: 9.00
Lance Lynn
Clean, full final innings: 9
Extra outs without clean innings: 2
Total ER added: 2
ERA: 2.97
ERA without final inning, either full or partial: 3.17
ERA in final inning, either full or partial: 1.86
Mike Leake
Clean, full final innings: 5
Extra outs without clean innings: 15
Total ER added: 11
ERA: 2.64
ERA without final inning, either full or partial: 1.48
ERA in final inning, either full or partial: 12.38
Michael Wacha
Clean, full final innings: 5
Extra outs without clean innings: 5
Total ER added: 4
ERA: 4.67
ERA without final inning, either full or partial: 4.56
ERA in final inning, either full or partial: 5.41
Wacha’s start where he only went three innings isn’t included in the final innings count.
85 batters faced in 7th is 3rd-most in MLB, 66% LOB compared to 75%