# 2022 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 2022 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 141st for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 131st season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 17th at Busch Stadium III. They were managed by first-year manager Oliver Marmol. The season saw the return of Albert Pujols, a former Cardinals star player. Pujols and longtime catcher Yadier Molina announced that the 2022 season would be their last.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.
The Cardinals won the National League Central but they were upset in the NLWCS by the Philadelphia Phillies, losing in a two-game sweep.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On October 14, 2021, the Cardinals fired manager Mike Shildt. On October 25, the team named Oliver Marmol the new manager.

### Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lock out the players, stopping all free agency and trades.
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.

### Rule changes

Under the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.

## Regular season
### Summary
#### April

On April 27, Nolan Arenado was ejected for inciting a bench-clearing brawl against the New York Mets after yelling at Yoan López for throwing near his head, assuming the throw was retaliation for the Cardinals having hit three Mets batters the night before. Arenado received a two-game suspension for the incident, but the suspension was reduced to one game after an appeal. He was named National League Player of the Month after having batted .375 with five home runs, 17 RBI, 12 extra-base hits and a league-leading 1.125 OPS. The last Cardinals third baseman to win the award was Ken Reitz in May 1977.

#### May

On May 23, Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the tenth inning versus the Toronto Blue Jays for a 7–3 win. That grand slam extended Goldschmidt's hitting streak to 15 games, during which he had batted .438 with 28 hits, 12 doubles, five home runs, and 22 RBI. Since RBI became an official statistic in 1920, no major leaguer had previously achieved all of those totals during any 15-game span.
For the month of May, Goldschmidt led the major leagues with a 1.288 OPS and 33 RBI, alongside leading the National League with a .404 average. His ten home runs ranked second in the NL. Thus, he was named the NL Player of the Month. It was the third consecutive month a Cardinal had been named a NL Player of the Month, following O'Neill (September 2021) and Arenado (April 2022).

#### June

Goldschmidt continued his hit streak for 25 games until June 4 versus the Chicago Cubs, when he was 0-for-2 with two bases on balls. During the streak, he hit .424 (42-for-99)/.482/.869, 24 extra base hits and 36 RBI. It was the longest hitting streak by a Cardinal since Pujols hit in 30 straight in 2003, and tied for third-longest for the Cardinals since 1963. Albert Pujols became the 10th player in major league history to achieve 3,000 games played on June 4, appearing in the second inning as an injury replacement for Corey Dickerson.
On June 11, 2022, Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning versus the Cincinnati Reds for his first career walk-off home run and RBI, to secure a 5–4 victory. For much of the game, the Reds led, 3–1, but the Cardinals scored four runs in the eighth and ninth innings to rally to win.

#### July

The Cardinals hit four consecutive home runs on July 2, 2022, the 11th such occurrence in major league history. At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson all homered off Phillies starter Kyle Gibson with two outs in the first inning. It was the first time that the Cardinals had accomplished the feat, and the first time that it occurred in the first inning. The last club to do so were the Chicago White Sox on August 16, 2020. Arenado later won the game for St. Louis in the ninth inning with his second home run of the game, 7–6, which was also the 5,000th at bat of his career.

#### August

In August, the Cardinals went 22-7, their best month of the season. They notched their season's first series sweep, of the New York Yankees. They overtook the Milwaukee Brewers in the race for the National League Central division; at one point, their lead stood at 8.5 games.

#### September

In a September 8 game against the Washington Nationals, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made their 324th start as a battery, tying the Major League record. On September 14, Wainwright and Molina made their record-breaking 325th start, in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers that the Cardinals won 4-1. On September 23, 2022, Albert Pujols hit his 699th and 700th home runs, in a game in which the Cardinals shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-0.

### Game Log

2022 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 53–29; Away: 40–40) :
April: 11–9 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
1April 7Pirates9–0Wainwright (1–0)Brubaker (0–1)—46,2561–0W1
2April 9Pirates6–2Whitley (1–0)Keller (0–1)—45,0252–0W2
3April 10Pirates4–9Yajure (1–0)Matz (0–1)—40,0272–1L1
4April 12Royals6–5Hicks (1–0)Lynch (0–1)Gallegos (1)40,3983–1W1
5April 14@ Brewers1–5Woodruff (1–1)Wainwright (1–1)—42,7943–2L1
6April 15@ Brewers10–1Mikolas (1–0)Peralta (0–1)—26,8744–2W1
7April 16@ Brewers2–1Matz (1–1)Houser (0–2)Gallegos (2)26,3565–2W2
8April 17@ Brewers5–6Cousins (1–0)Hudson (0–1)Hader (4)23,0015–3L1
9April 19@ Marlins5–1Wainwright (2–1)Luzardo (0–1)—8,4756–3W1
10April 20@ Marlins2–0Cabrera (1–0)Bender (0–2)Gallegos (3)8,6557–3W2
11April 21@ Marlins0–5López (2–0)Hicks (1–1)—9,6707–4L1
12April 22@ Reds4–2Matz (2–1)Greene (1–2)Gallegos (4)20,4708–4W1
13April 23@ Reds5–0Hudson (1–1)Mahle (1–2)—28,5989–4W2
14April 24@ Reds1–4Lodolo (1–2)Wainwright (2–2)Sims (1)23,1249–5L1
15April 25Mets2–5May (1–0)Gallegos (0–1)Diaz (2)35,4559–6L2
16April 26Mets0–3Bassitt (3–1)Hicks (1–2)Diaz (3)32,2159–7L3
17April 27Mets10–5Woodford (1–0)Carrasco (1–1)—34,82210–7W1
18April 28Diamondbacks8–3Hudson (2–1)Castellanos (1–1)—33,46411–7W2
19April 29Diamondbacks2–6Bumgarner (1–1)Wainwright (2–3)—40,75311–8L1
20April 30Diamondbacks0–2Kelly (2–1)Mikolas (1–1)Kennedy (1)40,14411–9L2 :
May: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
21May 1Diamondbacks7–5Whitley (2–0)Middleton (0–1)Helsley (1)45,12312–9W1
22May 2Royals1–0Matz (3–1)Greinke (0–2)Gallegos (5)33,96313–9W2
23May 3@ Royals1–7Keller (1–2)Hudson (2–2)—18,78813–10L1
24May 4@ Royals10–0Wainwright (3–3)Bubic (0–3)—12,77414–10W1
25May 5@ Giants7–1Mikolas (2–1)Littell (0–1)—22,56215–10W2
26May 6@ Giants3–2Helsley (1–0)Doval (0–1)Gallegos (6)28,89816–10W3
27May 7@ Giants7–13Webb (4–1)Matz (3–2)—40,11316–11L1
28May 8@ Giants3–4Leone (2–0)Cabrera (1–1)Doval (5)38,19316–12L2
29May 10Orioles3–5Bradish (1–1)Naughton (0–1)Bautista (1)33,64916–13L3
30May 11Orioles10–1Mikolas (3–1)Watkins (0–1)—34,53317–13W1
31May 12Orioles2–3Akin (1–0)Matz (3–3)Bautista (2)35,19817–14L1
32May 13Giants2–8Webb (5–1)Hicks (1–3)—39,61217–15L2
33May 14Giants4–0Hudson (3–2)Junis (1–1)—44,53718–15W1
34May 15Giants15–6Wainwright (4–3)Rodón (4–2)—39,70319–15W2
35May 17 (1)@ Mets1–3Reed (1–0)Mikolas (3–2)Díaz (9)(See Game 2)19–16L1
36May 17 (2)@ Mets4–3Helsley (2–0)Rodríguez (0–2)Gallegos (7)27,45720–16W1
37May 18@ Mets4–11Scherzer (5–1)Walsh (0–1)—32,79820–17L1
38May 19@ Mets6–7 (10)Holderman (1–0)Gallegos (0–2)—28,80120–18L2
39May 20@ Pirates5–3Wainwright (5–3)Thompson (2–4)Gallegos (8)14,03421–18W1
40May 21@ Pirates5–4VerHagen (1–0)Quintana (1–2)Helsley (2)24,64422–18W2
41May 22@ Pirates18–4Rondón (1–0)Wilson (0–3)—13,51023–18W3
42May 23Blue Jays7–3 (10)Cabrera (2–1)Phelps (0–1)—36,03324–18W4
43May 24Blue Jays1–8Gausman (4–3)Hicks (1–4)—33,79724–19L1
44May 26Brewers3–4Lauer (5–1)Wainwright (5–4)Hader (16)35,10724–20L2
45May 27Brewers4–2VerHagen (2–0)Woodruff (5–3)Helsley (3)39,07725–20W1
46May 28Brewers8–3Liberatore (1–0)Houser (3–5)—45,59426–20W2
47May 29Brewers0–8Burnes (3–2)Mikolas (3–3)—44,16926–21L1
48May 30Padres6–3Pallante (1–0)Martinez (2–3)—42,14027–21W1
49May 31Padres3–2 (10)VerHagen (2–0)Rogers (0–2)—33,41828–21W2 :
June: 15–14 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
50June 1Padres5–2Hudson (4–2)Darvish (4–3)Wittgren (1)34,26829–21W3
51June 2@ Cubs5–7Thompson (6–0)Liberatore (1–1)—30,46629–22L1
52June 3@ Cubs14–5Mikolas (4–3)Stroman (2–5)Thompson (1)32,48230–22W1
53June 4 (1)@ Cubs1–6Swarmer (1–0)Oviedo (0–1)—32,79230–23L1
54June 4 (2)@ Cubs7–4 (10)Gallegos (1–2)Rucker (0–1)—31,67331–23W1
55June 5@ Cubs5–3 (11)Cabrera (3–1)Norris (0–4)—31,42432–23W2
56June 7@ Rays2–4 (10)Poche (2–0)VerHagen (3–1)—10,90532–24L1
57June 8@ Rays3–11Kluber (3–2)Naughton (0–2)—12,90632–25L2
58June 9@ Rays1–2McClanahan (7–2)Mikolas (4–4)Adam (2)14,89232–26L3
59June 10Reds2–0Pallante (2–0)Castillo (2–4)Helsley (4)45,00933–26W1
60June 11Reds5–4Wittgren (1–0)Kuhnel (0–1)—43,83234–26W2
61June 12Reds6–7Hoffman (1–0)Hudson (4–3)Díaz (2)43,08334–27L1
62June 13Pirates7–5Gallegos (2–2)Stratton (3–3)Helsley (5)37,39835–27W1
63June 14 (1)Pirates3–1Liberatore (2–1)Brubaker (0–7)Gallegos (9)31,19336–27W2
64June 14 (2)Pirates9–1Mikolas (5–4)Wilson (0–4)—33,97737–27W3
65June 15Pirates4–6Crowe (3–3)Pallante (2–1)Bednar (11)38,65837–28L1
66June 17@ Red Sox5–6Wacha (5–1)Wainwright (5–5)Houck (3)35,25137–29L2
67June 18@ Red Sox11–2Hudson (5–3)Crawford (1–2)—36,14138–29W1
68June 19@ Red Sox4–6Pivetta (7–5)Pallante (2–2)Houck (4)35,98938–30L1
69June 20@ Brewers0–2Burnes (5–4)Mikolas (5–5)Hader (20)28,10038–31L2
70June 21@ Brewers6–2Thompson (1–0)Gonzalez (0–1)—30,20839–31W1
71June 22@ Brewers5–4Oviedo (1–1)Lauer (6–3)Cabrera (1)27,98640–31W2
72June 23@ Brewers4–6Alexander (2–0)Hudson (5–4)Hader (21)32,55040–32L1
73June 24Cubs0–3Hendricks (3–6)Pallante (2–3)Robertson (9)46,52440–33L2
74June 25Cubs5–3Helsley (3–0)Leiter Jr. (1–2)—45,15941–33W1
75June 26Cubs5–6 (10)Robertson (2–0)Thompson (1–1)—44,82441–34L1
76June 27Marlins9–0Wainwright (6–5)López (5–4)—34,70142–34W1
77June 28Marlins5–3Hudson (6–4)Garrett (1–3)Helsley (6)32,06543–34W2
78June 29Marlins3–4Alcántara (8–3)Helsley (3–1)—35,67443–35L1 :
July: 11–13 (Home: 5–4; Away: 6–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
79July 1@ Phillies3–5Alvarado (2–1)Mikolas (5–6)Hand (3)36,07743–36L2
80July 2@ Phillies7–6Helsley (4–1)Domínguez (4–2)—27,65744–36W1
81July 3@ Phillies0–4Wheeler (7–4)Wainwright (6–6)—44,22544–37L1
82July 4@ Braves3–6O'Day (2–2)Hudson (6–5)Smith (5)41,97544–38L2
83July 5@ Braves1–7Anderson (7–5)Pallante (2–4)—35,65644–39L3
84July 6@ Braves0–3Fried (9–2)Mikolas (5–7)Minter (2)36,71844–40L4
85July 7@ Braves3–2 (11)Helsley (5–1)Matzek (0–2)Naughton (1)37,75645–40W1
86July 8Phillies0–2Wheeler (8–4)Wainwright (6–7)Hand (4)41,10045–41L1
87July 9Phillies0–1Alvarado (3–1)Gallegos (2–3)Knebel (12)41,85345–42L2
88July 10Phillies4–3Hicks (2–4)Domínguez (4–3)Helsley (7)36,11246–42W1
89July 11Phillies6–1Mikolas (6–7)Nola (5–7)—34,39947–42W2
90July 12Dodgers7–6Oviedo (2–1)White (1–2)Gallegos (10)37,15048–42W3
91July 13Dodgers6–7Kimbrel (3–4)Gallegos (2–4)Phillips (1)39,29248–43L1
92July 14Dodgers0–4Anderson (10–1)Hudson (6–6)—40,06248–44L2
93July 15Reds7–3Pallante (3–4)Greene (3–11)Helsley (8)41,22149–44W1
94July 16Reds11–3Mikolas (7–7)Lodolo (2–3)—41,01450–44W2
92nd All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California
95July 22@ Reds5–9Sanmartin (4–4)Wainwright (6–8)—25,54750–45L1
96July 23@ Reds6–3Matz (4–3)Minor (1–7)Helsley (9)27,19051–45W1
97July 24@ Reds3–6Mahle (4–7)Mikolas (7–8)Strickland (5)18,81351–46L1
98July 26@ Blue Jays3–10Mayza (5–0)Hicks (2–5)—39,75651–47L2
99July 27@ Blue Jays6–1Wainwright (7–8)Gausman (7–8)—36,66652–47W1
100July 29@ Nationals6–2Mikolas (8–8)Sánchez (0–3)—30,17053–47W2
101July 30@ Nationals6–7Ramírez (3–1)Cabrera (3–2)Finnegan (4)34,44053–48L1
102July 31@ Nationals5–0Pallante (4–4)Gray (7–7)—28,73854–48W1 :
August: 22–7 (Home: 13–2; Away: 9–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
103August 2Cubs6–0Wainwright (8–8)Thompson (8–5)—44,34455–48W2
104August 4 (1)Cubs4–3Helsley (6–1)Uelmen (0–1)—41,73456–48W3
105August 4 (2)Cubs7–2Hicks (3–5)Castro (0–1)—44,66957–48W4
106August 5Yankees4–3Pallante (5–4)Holmes (5–3)Helsley (10)46,94058–48W5
107August 6Yankees1–0Montgomery (4–3)Germán (1–2)Gallegos (11)48,58159–48W6
108August 7Yankees12–9Stratton (6–4)Abreu (2–1)Helsley (11)46,47260–48W7
109August 9@ Rockies5–16Feltner (2–3)Mikolas (8–9)—35,01160–49L1
110August 10@ Rockies9–5Quintana (4–5)Freeland (7–8)—35,16461–49W1
111August 11@ Rockies6–8Gilbreath (1–0)Hicks (3–6)Bard (24)30,29361–50L1
112August 12Brewers3–1Montgomery (5–3)Lauer (8–4)Helsley (12)45,66962–50W1
113August 13Brewers2–3 (10)Williams (4–2)Gallegos (2–5)Bush (3)45,90562–51L1
114August 14Brewers6–3Mikolas (9–9)Rogers (1–6)—44,14263–51W1
115August 16Rockies5–4Helsley (7–1)Lamet (1–2)—39,10564–51W2
116August 17Rockies5–1Montgomery (6–3)Márquez (6–10)—38,03365–51W3
117August 18Rockies13–0Wainwright (9–8)Senzatela (3–7)—36,13766–51W4
118August 19@ Diamondbacks5–1Mikolas (10–9)Henry (2–2)—32,18367–51W5
119August 20@ Diamondbacks16–7Cabrera (4–2)Bumgarner (6–13)—34,24868–51W6
120August 21@ Diamondbacks6–4Woodford (2–0)Mantiply (1–4)Gallegos (12)25,06469–51W7
121August 22@ Cubs1–0Montgomery (7–3)Smyly (5–7)—29,71970–51W8
122August 23 (1)@ Cubs0–2Rucker (3–1)Wainwright (9–9)Hughes (3)27,27370–52L1
123August 23 (2)@ Cubs13–3Woodford (3–0)Sampson (1–4)—28,16371–52W1
124August 24@ Cubs1–7Wick (4–6)Mikolas (10–10)—32,01271–53L1
125August 25@ Cubs8–3Hudson (7–6)Stroman (3–6)—28,80372–53W1
126August 26Braves4–11Strider (8–4)Quintana (4–6)—46,02772–54L1
127August 27Braves6–5Helsley (8–1)Jansen (5–1)—46,11973–54W1
128August 28Braves6–3Helsley (9–1)Minter (5–4)Gallegos (13)42,89774–54W2
129August 29@ Reds13–4Stratton (7–4)Anderson (0–1)—11,05175–54W3
130August 30@ Reds1–5Law (1–1)Hudson (7–7)—13,27175–55L1
131August 31@ Reds5–3 (13)Pallante (6–4)Anderson (0–2)—13,61376–55W1 :
September: 15–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
132September 2Cubs8–0Montgomery (8–3)Sampson (1–5)—44,49177–55W2
133September 3Cubs8–4Wainwright (10–9)Smyly (5–8)—47,81678–55W3
134September 4Cubs2–0Mikolas (11–10)Hughes (2–2)Helsley (13)46,64279–55W4
135September 5Nationals0–6Sánchez (2–5)Flaherty (0–1)Thompson (1)45,77979–56L1
136September 6Nationals4–1Quintana (5–6)Espino (0–7)Helsley (14)37,62980–56W1
137September 7Nationals6–5Woodford (4–0)Finnegan (5–3)—34,71581–56W2
138September 8Nationals6–11Thompson (1–0)Pallante (6–5)—40,43781–57L1
139September 9@ Pirates2–8Contreras (5–4)Mikolas (11–11)—15,71881–58L2
140September 10@ Pirates7–5Gallegos (3–5)Crowe (5–9)Helsley (15)22,04282–58W1
141September 11@ Pirates4–3Stratton (8–4)De Jong (4–2)Helsley (16)10,39883–58W2
142September 13Brewers4–8Perdomo (2–0)Montgomery (8–4)—42,04783–59L1
143September 14Brewers4–1Wainwright (11–9)Burnes (10–7)Helsley (17)46,45984–59W1
144September 15Reds2–3Anderson (1–3)Mikolas (11–12)Díaz (7)44,90184–60L1
145September 16Reds6–5Stratton (9–4)Gibaut (1–2)Helsley (18)47,11885–60W1
146September 17 (1)Reds5–1Hudson (8−7)Minor (4−12)—46,67886–60W2
147September 17 (2)Reds1–0 (11)Matz (5–3)Cruz (0–1)—48,29987–60W3
148September 18Reds0–3Cessa (4–3)Montgomery (8–5)Farmer (2)47,90987–61L1
149September 20@ Padres0–5Clevinger (6–7)Wainwright (11–10)—39,53887–62L2
150September 21@ Padres0–1Snell (8–9)Mikolas (11–13)Hader (34)38,64387–63L3
151September 22@ Padres5–4Flaherty (1–1)Martinez (4–4)Gallegos (14)33,38988–63W1
152September 23@ Dodgers11–0Quintana (6–6)Heaney (3–3)—50,04189–63W2
153September 24@ Dodgers2–6Kershaw (10–3)Montgomery (8–6)—52,52789–64L1
154September 25@ Dodgers1–4Grove (1–0)Wainwright (11–11)Jackson (1)48,69589–65L2
155September 27@ Brewers6–2Mikolas (12–13)Houser (6–10)—29,34190–65W1
156September 28@ Brewers1–5Woodruff (13–4)Quintana (6–7)—28,83590–66L1
157September 30Pirates2–1Flaherty (2–1)Oviedo (4–3)Helsley (19)47,03291–66W1 :
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
158October 1Pirates13–3Montgomery (9–6)Ortiz (0–2)—46,36592–66W2
159October 2Pirates5–7De Jong (6–2)Wainwright (11–12)Bednar (19)46,68092–67L1
160October 3@ Pirates2–3Ramírez (4–1)Gallegos (3–6)—12,70292–68L2
161October 4@ Pirates8–7 (10)Stratton (10–4)De Jong (6–3)—12,84293–68W1
162October 5@ Pirates3–5Bañuelos (2–1)Liberatore (2–2)Ramírez (1)15,31993–69L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Cardinals team member :

## Season standings
### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | 46‍–‍35 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19 | 37‍–‍44 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 100 | .383 | 31 | 34‍–‍47 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 100 | .383 | 31 | 33‍–‍48 | 29‍–‍52 |

### National League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 111 | 51 | .685 |
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Mets | 101 | 61 | .623 | +14 |
| San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | .549 | +2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | .537 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 81 | 81 | .500 | 6 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 18 |
| Colorado Rockies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 100 | .383 | 25 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 100 | .383 | 25 |
| Washington Nationals | 55 | 107 | .340 | 32 |

### Record vs. opponents

2022 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–14 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 12–8 |
| Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 7–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 13–7 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | — | 2–4 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Colorado | 10–9 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 8–11 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 14–5 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–0 | 11–8 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 14–5 | 15–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 15–5 |
| Miami | 1–5 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | — | 4–3 | 6–13 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 8–12 |
| Milwaukee | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 15–5 |
| New York | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 4–2 | — | 14–5 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 9–11 |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–6 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 5–14 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 16–3 | 9–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 0–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 4–16 |
| San Diego | 14–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 13–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| San Francisco | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–10 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| Washington | 3–4 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–16 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 8–12 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.

## Postseason
### Postseason Game log

2022 Postseason (0–2) :
National League Wild Card Series (0–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 7Phillies3–6Robertson (1–0)Helsley (0–1)—45,9110–1
2October 8Phillies0–2Nola (1–0)Mikolas (0–1)Eflin (1)48,5150–2 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
National League Wild Card Series
Pitchers: 12 Jordan Hicks 22 Jack Flaherty 32 Steven Matz 39 Miles Mikolas 48 Jordan Montgomery 50 Adam Wainwright 53 Andre Pallante 56 Ryan Helsley 57 Zack Thompson 62 José Quintana 65 Giovanny Gallegos 70 Packy Naughton
Catchers: 4 Yadier Molina 7 Andrew Knizner
Infielders: 11 Paul DeJong 16 Nolan Gorman 19 Tommy Edman 28 Nolan Arenado 33 Brendan Donovan 46 Paul Goldschmidt
Outfielders: 3 Dylan Carlson 21 Lars Nootbaar 25 Corey Dickerson 26 Ben DeLuzio 36 Juan Yepez
Designated hitters: 5 Albert Pujols :

## Statistics
### Batting

(through October 5, 2022) Players in bold are on the active roster. Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base percentage plus slugging; TB = Total bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB |
| Nolan Arenado | 148 | 557 | 73 | 163 | 42 | 1 | 30 | 103 | 5 | 52 | 72 | .293 | .358 | .533 | .891 | 297 |
| Harrison Bader | 72 | 246 | 35 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 47 | .256 | .303 | .370 | .673 | 91 |
| Alec Burleson | 16 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .188 | .264 | .271 | .535 | 13 |
| Conner Capel | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 | .211 | .353 | .563 | 6 |
| Dylan Carlson | 128 | 432 | 56 | 102 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 45 | 94 | .236 | .316 | .380 | .695 | 164 |
| Paul DeJong | 77 | 210 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 79 | .157 | .245 | .286 | .530 | 60 |
| Ben DeLuzio | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .150 | .292 | .200 | .492 | 4 |
| Corey Dickerson | 96 | 281 | 28 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 48 | .267 | .300 | .399 | .698 | 112 |
| Brendan Donovan | 126 | 391 | 64 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 60 | 70 | .281 | .394 | .379 | .773 | 148 |
| Tommy Edman | 153 | 577 | 95 | 153 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 111 | .265 | .324 | .400 | .725 | 231 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 151 | 561 | 106 | 178 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 7 | 79 | 141 | .317 | .404 | .578 | .981 | 324 |
| Nolan Gorman | 89 | 283 | 44 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 28 | 103 | .226 | .300 | .420 | .721 | 119 |
| Iván Herrera | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .111 | .190 | .111 | .302 | 2 |
| Andrew Knizner | 96 | 260 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 62 | .215 | .301 | .300 | .601 | 78 |
| Yadier Molina | 78 | 262 | 19 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 40 | .214 | .233 | .302 | .535 | 79 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 108 | 290 | 53 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 51 | 71 | .228 | .340 | .448 | .778 | 130 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 96 | 334 | 56 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 38 | 103 | .228 | .308 | .392 | .700 | 131 |
| Albert Pujols | 109 | 307 | 42 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 68 | 1 | 28 | 55 | .270 | .345 | .550 | .895 | 169 |
| Kramer Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Austin Romine | 11 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .154 | .214 | .192 | .407 | 5 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 53 | 122 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | .189 | .244 | .270 | .515 | 33 |
| Cory Spangenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- | .--- | .--- | 0 |
| Juan Yepez | 76 | 253 | 27 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 61 | .253 | .296 | .447 | .742 | 113 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 162 | 5,496 | 772 | 1,386 | 290 | 21 | 197 | 739 | 95 | 537 | 1,226 | .252 | .325 | .420 | .745 | 2,309 |
Source

### Pitching

(through October 5, 2022) Players in bold are on the active roster. Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Bases on balls allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Aaron Brooks | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 4.63 | 1.32 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 44.2 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 32 |
| Corey Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Fernández | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 1.63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Jack Flaherty | 2 | 1 | 4.25 | 1.61 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 36.0 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 33 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 3 | 6 | 3.05 | 1.02 | 57 | 0 | 14 | 59.0 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 73 |
| Ryan Helsley | 9 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.74 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 64.2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 94 |
| Jordan Hicks | 3 | 6 | 4.84 | 1.32 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 61.1 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 63 |
| Dakota Hudson | 8 | 7 | 4.45 | 1.45 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 139.2 | 141 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 78 |
| Andrew Knizner | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 2 | 2 | 5.97 | 1.73 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 34.2 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 28 |
| Steven Matz | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 1.25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 48.0 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 54 |
| T. J. McFarland | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 1.62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 16 |
| Miles Mikolas | 12 | 13 | 3.29 | 1.03 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 202.1 | 170 | 81 | 74 | 39 | 153 |
| Yadier Molina | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 6 | 3 | 3.11 | 1.08 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 63.2 | 56 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 61 |
| James Naile | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Packy Naughton | 0 | 2 | 4.78 | 1.44 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 32.0 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
| Johan Oviedo | 2 | 1 | 3.20 | 1.30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| Andre Pallante | 6 | 5 | 3.17 | 1.42 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 108.0 | 113 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 73 |
| Albert Pujols | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| José Quintana | 3 | 2 | 2.01 | 1.12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 62.2 | 54 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 48 |
| JoJo Romero | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Ángel Rondón | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Chris Stratton | 5 | 0 | 2.78 | 1.50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| Zack Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2.08 | 0.98 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 34.2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Drew VerHagen | 3 | 1 | 6.65 | 1.89 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| Adam Wainwright | 11 | 12 | 3.71 | 1.28 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191.2 | 192 | 80 | 79 | 54 | 143 |
| Jake Walsh | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Kodi Whitley | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 1.58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | 1.55 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 29.0 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 17 |
| Jake Woodford | 4 | 0 | 2.23 | 1.12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 93 | 69 | 3.79 | 1.27 | 162 | 162 | 37 | 1,435.2 | 1,335 | 637 | 605 | 489 | 1,177 |
Source

## Awards and achievements
### Awards

* National League MVP
** Paul Goldschmidt
* National League (NL) Player of the Month:
** Nolan Arenado (2), April, August
** Paul Goldschmidt, May
* NL Player of the Week:
** Nolan Arenado (2), April 7–10, August 1–7
** Paul Goldschmidt (3), June 13–19, July 21–24, August 15–21
** Albert Pujols (2), August 15–21, September 19–25

### Milestones

* Games played: 3,000 – Albert Pujols – June 4
* At bats: 5,000 – Nolan Arenado – July 2

## Minor league system and first-year player draft
### Teams

| Level | Team | League | Division | Manager | W–L/Stats | Standing |
| Triple-A | Memphis Redbirds | International League | West | Ben Johnson | 73–77 | 6th of 10 |
| Double-A | Springfield Cardinals | Texas League | North | José Leger | 68–70 | 4th of 5 |
| High-A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | West | Patrick Anderson | 56–76 | 5th of 6 |
| Single-A | Palm Beach Cardinals | Florida State League | East | Gary Kendall | 67–61 | 2nd of 4, Lost in Semifinals |
| Rookie | FCL Cardinals | Florida Complex League | East | Roberto Espinoza | 25–29 | 5th of 6 |
| Foreign Rookie | DSL Cardinals | Dominican Summer League | South | Fray Peniche | 33–26 | 4th of 9 |

### Major League Baseball draft

The 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 17, and ended on Tuesday, July 19. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.
2022 Draft Order
2022 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)
2022 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list :
| Round | Pick | Name, Age | Pos / Bats | School (State) | Signing bonus |
| 1 | 22 | Cooper Hjerpe, 21 | LHP / L | Oregon State University (OR) | $3.18 million |
| 2 | 59 | Brycen Mautz, 21 | LHP / L | University of San Diego (CA) | $1.10 million |
| 3 | 97 | Pete Hansen, 21 | LHP / R | University of Texas (TX) | $629,800 |
| 4 | 127 | Jimmy Crooks, 21 | C / L | University of Oklahoma (OK) | $470,300 |
| 5 | 157 | Victor Scott II, 21 | OF / L | West Virginia University (WV) | $350,400 |
| 6 | 187 | Max Rajcic, 20 | RHP / R | UCLA (CA) | $600,000 |
| 7 | 217 | Alex Iadisernia, 21 | OF / L | Elon University (NC) | $212,000 |
| 8 | 247 | Cade Winquest, 22 | RHP / R | University of Texas at Arlington (TX) | $174,600 |
| 9 | 277 | Joseph King, 21 | RHP / R | University of California (CA) | $125,000 |
| 10 | 307 | Tanner Jacobson, 22 | RHP / R | Queens University of Charlotte (NC) | $25,000 |
| 11 | 337 | Nathan Church, 21 | OF / L | University of California, Irvine (CA) | $125,000 |
| 12 | 367 | Michael Curialle, 21 | SS / R | UCLA (CA) | $150,000 |
| 13 | 397 | Chandler Arnold, 22 | RHP / R | Dallas Baptist University (TX) | $175,000 |
| 14 | 427 | D.J. Carpenter, 22 | RHP / R | Oregon State University (OR) | $100,000 |
| 15 | 457 | Matt Hickey, 23 | RHP / L | Tarleton State University (TX) | $25,000 |
| 16 | 487 | Hunter Hayes, 21 | RHP / R | University of the Pacific (CA) | $100,000 |
| 17 | 517 | Brody Moore, 21 | SS / R | Auburn University (AL) | $50,000 |
| 18 | 547 | John Lynch, 21 | LHP / L | Xavier University (OH) | $125,000 |
| 19 | 577 | Chris Rotondo, 23 | OF / R | Villanova University (PA) | $25,000 |
| 20 | 607 | Gavin Van Kempen, 18 | RHP / R | Maple Hill High School (NY) | Did not sign |