Carpenter drives in two more, 6-0 through four
The Cardinals keep manufacturing runs. The fourth inning started eerily similar to the second inning. David Freese led off with a single, and Daniel Descalso followed with a double. With runners on...
View ArticleCarpenter RBI, 3-0 through two innings
And the scoring continues. After Matt Holliday hit a 2-run home run in the first inning, the Cardinals are back on the board in the second inning. A single from David Freese, a double from Daniel...
View ArticleHolliday homer, 2-0 after first inning
Matt Holliday has put the Cardinals on the board early, hitting his 13th home run of the season in the first inning. The home run plated two, as Matt Carpenter was on first base after his leadoff...
View ArticleWainwright wins 12th, Cards beat Astros 9-5
The Cardinals scored a run in every inning but the third and the seventh Tuesday night, defeating the Houston Astros 9-5. Adam Wainwright (12-5, 2.30 ERA) got his league leading 12th win (tied with...
View ArticleCraig RBI, 8-1 through six
The Cardinals have scored for the eighth time, with Matt Carpenter crossing the plate for the third time. The second baseman led off the sixth inning with a double, and one out later, Matt Holliday...
View ArticleAstros cut lead 7-1 in sixth
The Astros are on the board in the sixth inning. After a Brett Wallace double, and a HBP from Jason Castro, J.D. Martinez hit a single to drive in Wallace for the Astros' first run of the game. Both...
View ArticleGoodbye, Ty: Cards release Wigginton
Noon Tuesday update: Cardinals fans won't have Ty Wigginton to kick around anymore. The club announced today that the veteran infielder, who was batting .158 in his first year on a two-year contract...
View ArticleCards recall third catcher Johnson from Triple-A
play video STL@WSH: Johnson drives in two runs with a double Facebook Twitter Email ST. LOUIS -- Rob Johnson was walking back from breakfast early Sunday morning when he spotted Memphis manager Ron...
View ArticleMolina returns with Cards promising more days off
play video Davis, Molina lead the way in All-Star voting Facebook Twitter Email ST. LOUIS -- A three-day layoff proved sufficient for catcher Yadier Molina, whose right knee improved enough by Tuesday...
View ArticleCards trade Boggs for international signing money
play video PIT@STL: Boggs makes slick snag on scorching liner Facebook Twitter Email ST. LOUIS -- Unconvinced that Mitchell Boggs would be able to resurrect his career in St. Louis, Cardinals general...
View ArticleCards recall third catcher Johnson from Triple-A (St Louis Cardinals)
(Source: St Louis Cardinals) ST. LOUIS -- Rob Johnson was walking back from breakfast early Sunday morning when he spotted Memphis manager Ron "Pop" Warner on the street. They exchanged pleasantries...
View ArticleMolina returns with Cards promising more days off (St Louis Cardinals)
(Source: St Louis Cardinals) ST. LOUIS -- A three-day layoff proved sufficient for catcher Yadier Molina, whose right knee improved enough by Tuesday that the Cardinals were willing to put the...
View ArticleCards trade Boggs for international signing money (St Louis Cardinals)
(Source: St Louis Cardinals) ST. LOUIS -- Unconvinced that Mitchell Boggs would be able to resurrect his career in St. Louis, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak spent the past three to four weeks...
View ArticleWigginton's short Cardinals career ends with release
play video SF@STL: Wigginton's single scores two runs in seventh Facebook Twitter Email ST. LOUIS -- Brought in as an experienced right-handed bat off the bench and a veteran voice in the clubhouse,...
View ArticleWigginton's short Cardinals career ends with release (St Louis Cardinals)
(Source: St Louis Cardinals) ST. LOUIS -- Brought in as an experienced right-handed bat off the bench and a veteran voice in the clubhouse, Ty Wigginton was released by the Cardinals on Tuesday, only...
View ArticleBraves blank Cards, 2-0
ATLANTA • Two games into a road trip that will test them, the Cardinals and their sometimes thunderous lineup have been quieted by Atlanta's young arms. Julio Teheran pitched seven shutout innings and...
View ArticleKelly keeping pace in pitchers duel
ATLANTA • Starting seems to suit Joe Kelly. The Cardinals on-again, off-again member of the rotation has matched Atlanta Braves sensations Julio Teheran zero for zero through six innings this...
View ArticleCards live: Freese extends hit streak to 13 with RBI single
Yadier Molina, in the lineup while appealing a one-game suspension, had an RBI single in the third and David Freese extended his hitting streak to an MLB-high 13 games as the Cards led 3-0 after three...
View ArticleCards live: Lynn staked to 1-0 lead after one
Lance Lynn gets some of the best run support in baseball, and the Cardinals staked him to a 1-0 lead in the first inning Monday night. Matt Carpenter singled to center to start the inning and extend...
View ArticleCards score, but trail, 5-1
DETROIT _The Cardinals finally broke in the sixth inning tonight against Detroit ace Justin Verlander but still trailed 5-1. Daniel Descalso singled, moved up on Rafael Furcal’s groundout and went to...
View ArticleCards don't come through in clutch
The Cardinals finished the ninth inning tonight with no hits in nine at-bats with men in scoring position. And that's a large reason why their game with the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium went into...
View ArticleErrors hurt Cards in 8th
The Cardinals' defense, generally solid this season, let them down in the eighth inning tonight at Busch Stadium as the Cincinnati Reds scored an unearned run to tie the game at 1-1. After Cardinals...
View ArticleCards cut lead to 6-3 in 7th
DETROIT _A two-base error by Detroit left fielder Quintin Berry allowed two Cardinals runs to score in the seventh inning tonight at Comerica Park, cutting the Tigers' lead to 6-3. But after Tigers...
View ArticleCards cut Tigers' lead to 6-3
DETROIT _A two-base error by Detroit left fielder Quintin Berry allowed two Cardinals runs to score in the seventh inning tonight at Comerica Park, cutting the Tigers' lead to 6-3. But after Tigers...
View ArticleIntentional walk finally burns Matheny
After issuing two intentional walks that worked in the seventh inning, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny called for one that didn't pan out in the eighth inning tonight as the Chicago Cubs scored a run...
View ArticleCards lose 4th straight, 6-4
The Cardinals suffered their fourth straight loss tonight, 6-4, to the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium, amid some sloppy defense and an intentional walk call that went awry. After the Cardinals had...
View ArticleCarpenter wins it for Cards in 10th
The Cardinals didn't have a hit with a runner in scoring position tonight at Busch Stadium. But, after going hitless in nine such situations over the first nine innings of their game with the...
View ArticleCards face 11 key questions this spring
How will camp vary from TLR to Mike Matheny? The Cardinals can expect to receive a particularly intensive refresher course in fundamentals, with particular emphasis given to base running and pitchers'...
View ArticleRockies' De La Rosa stymies Cards, 8-2
A day after the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright had held the Colorado Rockies hitless for 7 1/3 innings and two days after Shelby Miller held them to one hit for the entire game, Colorado lefthander Jorge...
View ArticleRosenthal headed back to Memphis
ST. LOUIS -- Needing to make room for Jaime Garcia to be added back to the team's 25-man roster, the Cardinals are optioning reliever Trevor Rosenthal to Triple-A Memphis. The move was made after...
View Article13 things to watch for in '13
JUPITER, Fla. • On Monday afternoon in the Cardinals’ complex at Roger Dean Stadium, the front office and coaching staff will caucus for their first meeting of spring. General manager John Mozeliak...
View ArticleCards confident with rotation heading into season (MLB - Major League...
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- After logging six innings in each of his previous two starts, Jake Westbrook closed out his Grapefruit League work with a four-inning...
View ArticleMatheny open to experimenting with lineup
play video Leiter talks to Matheny about his expectations Facebook Twitter Email PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Manager Mike Matheny has experimented with all sorts of batting orders this spring, and he said...
View ArticleMatheny likes the way Cards' bench shapes up
play video STL@MIN: Adams opens the scoring with an RBI double Facebook Twitter Email PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Though the Cardinals' depth has been tested by several injuries this spring, they will...
View ArticleCleto, Chambers optioned as Cards set roster
play video STL@NYM: Chambers' tumbling grab robs Hicks of a hit Facebook Twitter Email PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- There were two buses leaving Tradition Field after the Cardinals' 7-2 loss to the Mets on...
View ArticleCards confident with rotation heading into season
play video NYM@STL: Westbrook hurls six strong innings vs. Mets Facebook Twitter Email PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- After logging six innings in each of his previous two starts, Jake Westbrook closed out...
View ArticleCards, Pirates go to extra innings
The Cardinals and Pirates are going to extra innings with the game tied at 5-5. The Pirates are 9-6 in extra innings this season, the Cardinals 2-5. It's the second game of the three-game series to go...
View ArticlePirates tie game with homer in eighth
Trevor Rosenthal's second pitch of the game was turned into a home run by Pirates catcher Russell Martin to tie the game at 5-5 at Busch. Rosenthal came on to pitch the eighth inning, replacing Randy...
View ArticleCards power up for victory over Reds
ST. LOUIS • Down by four runs early and two runs later, the Cardinals found the power to rally in the game and return to first place in the standings. Allen Craig's grand slam in the seventh pulled...
View ArticleCards power-up for victory against Reds
ST. LOUIS • Down by four runs early and two runs later, the Cardinals found the power to rally in the game and return to first place in the standings. Allen Craig's grand slam in the seventh pulled...
View ArticleAfter error, second inning unravels on rookie
ST. LOUIS • It goes in the scorebook as an error, but it was much more than that. It was a detonation. Devin Mesoraco skipped a hot grounder toward shortstop Daniel Descalso and Descalso didn't get a...
View ArticleAfter error, innings implodes on Cards lefty
ST. LOUIS • It goes in the scorebook as an error, but it was much more than that. It was a detonation. Devin Mesoraco skipped a hot grounder toward shortstop Daniel Descalso and Descalso didn't get a...
View ArticleCards extend lead to 5-2
The Cardinals added a run in the sixth on their first single of the evening and lead the Braves 5-2. Shane Robinson singled to right with one out in the sixth, the first one-base hit after four...
View ArticleClutch hitting comes through as Cards win 6-2
The Cardinals showed their flair for two-out hitting again on Thursday, scoring four times with two men out in a 6-2 win over the Braves at Busch Stadium. It's the fifth straight time the Cardinals...
View ArticleCraig's grand slam launches Cards to lead
ST. LOUIS • It can be argued -- and it was this Sunday in The Post-Dispatch and discussed again in today's chat -- that Busch Stadium has contributed to the Cardinals' unplugged power this season, and...
View ArticleHolliday's Big Mac crack gets Cards back in game
ST. LOUIS • In his career, Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday has been a late-kick hitter. His second-half average and slugging percentage is higher than his career totals, and he has sweetened...
View ArticleReds add to lead against rookie Martinez
ST. LOUIS • The Cardinals promoted Carlos Martinez on Friday, the same day they placed Jake Westbrook on the disabled list, and then held back from using him all weekend, in part because he could...
View ArticleKozma gets first taste of outfield since Rookie ball (St Louis Cardinals)
(Source: St Louis Cardinals) ST. LOUIS -- On an unusual night for the Cardinals, Pete Kozmafound himself in a particularly unusual territory. With the game all but over, manager Mike Matheny cleared...
View ArticleKozma gets first taste of outfield since Rookie ball
play video CIN@STL: Kozma makes grab in rare outfield outing Facebook Twitter Email ST. LOUIS -- On an unusual night for the Cardinals, Pete Kozma found himself in a particularly unusual territory....
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