Now in fourth place in the NL Central, 8 games behind the Cubs, and 1 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates in third place. The day after starter Daniel Poncedeleon made his dazzling MLB debut, he was optioned to AAA on July 24, so that lefty starter Austin Gomber can be recalled and make his first major league start. Gomber is 0–0, 3.77 ERA in 15 appearances (14.1 IP, 11 hits, 1 HR, 8 walks, 2 hit batters, 10 strikeouts, a .233 Opp–BA, 1.33 WHIP in 59 batters faced) as a reliever this year, and was 7–3, 3.42 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) at AAA–Memphis. The Cardinals' relief corps has allowed 21 runs in six games since the All-Star break, a 2–4 stretch pushing them down to .500 and fourth place in the NL Central. Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)  Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)  National Broadcast Schedule (all teams), EDT  Most games are broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest, unless noted on the game dates. The April 11 home game against the Brewers has the distinction of one of 25 weekday afternoon games with a video broadcast only on Facebook Watch. The Cardinals won't be allowed to broadcast the game on Fox Sports Midwest. Facebook said on March 9, that recorded broadcasts also will be available globally, excluding select international markets. The away game against the Brewers on May 30, is also an exclusive Facebook broadcast. "Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Cardinals player"  (10-days, unless noted)  Injury Report   (through July 21)   Players in "italics" not on active roster  BOLD = leads team / NL in category  NL Team Batting  (through July 24)  Players in "italics" not on active roster  BOLD = leads team / NL in category NL Team Pitching   "Source:" Cardinals front office   The 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will begin on Monday, June 4, 2018, at Secaucus, NJ, and ends on June 6. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.  2018 Draft Order  2018 Draft Tracker (StL Cardinals)