The St. Louis Cardinals, based in St. Louis, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cardinals were founded in 1892.
PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols closed in on a milestone, and manager Tony La Russa hit a nice round number of his own. Kyle Lohse took steps toward regaining his old form. The Cardinals gained ground in both the National League Central and the NL Wild Card standings. It's amazing what a visit to PNC Park [...]
Feliz providing immediate boost for Cards McClellan quiety having stellar season Baby birds Worth noting ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa may have raised a few eyebrows Sunday morning when the St. Louis lineup showed shortstop Brendan Ryan leading off. Although Ryan has enjoyed a slight resurgence at the plate as of late, [...]
ST. LOUIS — If there were any doubts that Jaime Garcia's superb rookie season was a mirage or a fluke, he blew them away Sunday like a Giants hitter on a two-strike count. Garcia faced just one over the minimum in a three-hit shutout as the Cardinals took down the Giants, 9-0, taking two of [...]
Cards option Salas to make way for Lohse Black Eyed Peas stop by Cards clubhouse Baby birds ST. LOUIS — Cardinals second-round Draft pick Jordan Swagerty visited Busch Stadium on what one club official called a "recruiting" trip as Monday's signing deadline rapidly approaches. Swagerty was selected as a Draft-eligible sophomore, increasing his leverage in [...]
ST. LOUIS — If it's August, Albert Pujols must be making a run. Pujols hit his 30th home run of the season on Sunday, extending his own Major League record of 30-homer seasons to begin a career. It is his 10th 30-homer campaign in as many years. With two outs in the bottom of the [...]
CINCINNATI — Although Tuesday's benches-clearing scuffle between the Reds and Cardinals was started by Brandon Phillips and Yadier Molina, it was Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto and the two managers who were most severely punished. On Thursday, Major League Baseball suspended Cueto for seven games. Also suspended were Reds manager Dusty Baker and Cardinals skipper Tony [...]
ST. LOUIS — Nothing's guaranteed yet. It's not even close, since the Cardinals could be back out of first place as soon as Saturday afternoon. But they'd sure rather be where they are now than where they were at the beginning of the week. To steal one of Nuke LaLoosh's most famous lines, the Redbirds [...]
CINCINNATI — Although Tuesday's benches-clearing scuffle between the Reds and Cardinals was started by Brandon Phillips and Yadier Molina, it was Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto and the two managers who were most severely punished. On Thursday, Major League Baseball suspended Cueto for seven games. Also suspended were Reds manager Dusty Baker and Cardinals skipper Tony [...]
ST. LOUIS — Losing by 14 runs to the Astros Tuesday, embarrassing is really the only word that fit for Cardinals players and coaches. Manager Tony La Russa admitted as much after the game, when he said he wished a 10-run mercy rule had been in place to end the game earlier. Still, from humiliating [...]
ST. LOUIS — For every time that Colby Rasmus is described as an exciting young talent or one of the National League's most promising young players — and rightly, it happens a lot — it seems that he's also called something like enigmatic or inscrutable. At 23, Rasmus is a hard young man to figure. [...]