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Cards buyoed by third baseman’s exam in California

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A day after Troy Glaus was examined in California by the doctor who performed his right shoulder surgery, the Cardinals were told that their third baseman is advancing in his attempt to recover from the operation. On Thursday, Glaus visited with Dr. Lewis Yocum, the head team physician for the Los [...]

Four-run ninth extends game; Freese goes 3-for-4 with homer vs. Sox

RED SOX 11, CARDINALS 8 (10 innings)at Fort Myers, Fla.Friday, March 27 Cardinals at the plate: Trailing by three runs in the ninth, the Redbirds put together a four-run frame. David Freese started the rally with an RBI single, Rick Ankiel tied things up with a two-run single and Albert Pujols put St. Louis ahead [...]

Cards GM sees third base as key to team makeup; Ring clears waivers

JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak offered some insight into his club#039;s roster-refining process on Thursday, speaking with reporters prior to St. Louis#039; game against the Mets at Roger Dean Stadium. Mozeliak said that a number of possibilities are still within reach for the Cardinals, including two different ways to use the last [...]

Cards’ likely Opening Day starter confident with one tune-up to go

JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright delivered yet another example of why it#039;s important not to put too much stock into Spring Training statistics on Thursday. Wainwright walked four batters in five innings against the Mets, his first free passes in three games and a number higher than he had issued for the rest of the [...]

Wainwright gets mixed results; Miller roughed up after Rasmus error

METS 9, CARDINALS 5at Jupiter, Fla. Thursday, March 26 Mets at the plate: Omir Santos crushed a two-run homer that capped a seven-run Mets seventh inning. Jose Reyes singled, doubled, walked and drove in three runs. Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado each had two hits. Jose Valentin reached base four times with a single, a [...]

Despite late push on offense, visitors top St. Louis in ninth-inning rally

ASTROS 4, CARDINALS 3at Jupiter, Fla. Wednesday, March 25 Astros at the plate: Ivan Rodriguez cranked a solo home run in the third inning. Jason Smith and Hunter Pence had three hits each, and Edwin Maysonet singled, doubled and drove in two runs. Michael Bourn#039;s RBI single up the middle in the ninth delivered the [...]

Right fielder discovers stroke after frustrating start in camp

img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/25/4CQsIxR6.jpg” alt=”Right fielder discovers stroke after frustrating start in camp” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / JUPITER, Fla. — With two out in the bottom of the fourth inning on Wednesday, Ryan Ludwick hit a high fly ball to middle-deep left field at Roger Dean Stadium. Astros outfielder Jason Michaels placed himself in what should have [...]

Lineup set to be stocked for games against Red Sox, Twins

JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals fans who come to see their team play this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla., will get their money#039;s worth. The club intends to have a fully representative lineup both for Friday#039;s game against the Red Sox at City of Palms Park and Sunday against the Twins at Hammond Stadium. In fact, [...]

Several players shined at Spring Training before heading back to Minors

img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/24/5HpvqIjf.gif” alt=”Several players shined at Spring Training before heading back to Minors” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / JUPITER, Fla. — The depth guys are gone. Nearly all of the kids have trudged down the hall to Minor League camp. The Cardinals have gotten down to the business of constructing a 25-man roster, and the time [...]

Four players have multihit games as Carpenter continues strong spring

CARDINALS 6, NATIONALS 3at Jupiter, Fla. Friday, March 20 Nationals at the plate: Nick Johnson singled, doubled and drove in two runs. Lastings Milledge singled and scored, Austin Kearns added a single and Cristian Guzman scored after reaching on an error. Cardinals at the plate: Brendan Ryan and Rick Ankiel each had two hits while [...]