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.
In a season where the Cardinals lead all of baseball with a .303 batting average and are fourth in the National League with a 3.58 ERA, one glaring deficiency has stood out. The Cardinals, usually one of the steadiest defensive teams in the league, head into Monday's game against the Braves with a Major League-leading [...]
ST. LOUIS — Two somewhat hazy rotation spots in the coming week have been cleared up for the Cardinals. According to manager Tony La Russa, there is now "no doubt" that Kyle Lohse will start Tuesday's game against the Braves in Atlanta. And Mitchell Boggs will get a second start, on Thursday at Washington, following [...]
ST. LOUIS — Mitchell Boggs knew he had the stuff to compete at the Major League level. Saturday's effective outing against the Cubs helped reassure it. After posting a 7.41 ERA in eight appearances last year for the Cardinals, a more confident Boggs made his first start of the season on Saturday afternoon against the [...]
ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols hit a home run so majestic it deserved two milestones. Pujols hit a mammoth grand slam in the seventh inning of the Cardinals' 8-2 win over the Cubs on Saturday, giving him 1,002 career RBIs. That makes him the 23rd active player to pass 1,000 Major League RBIs and the [...]
Don't try talking to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa about his team's current nine-game home winning streak. "You know I can't talk about that," La Russa said. But while La Russa isn't, the rest of baseball certainly is. The Cardinals have won nine consecutive home games and have a 10-2 home record. It's their best [...]
ST. LOUIS — MVP slugger, Gold Glove defender, Roberto Clemente Award winner … and now a demon on the basepaths. Albert Pujols singled and stole second base, then scored the winning run on Ryan Ludwick's RBI single, sending the Cardinals to a gripping 4-3 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Friday night. Pujols [...]
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse does not expect to miss a start in the wake of a right knee injury he sustained during his start on Thursday against the Mets. Lohse underwent an MRI exam on Thursday night, and the scan revealed no structural damage to the joint. He has some swelling and fluid in [...]
ST. LOUIS — Perhaps it was a day for hyperbole. Or maybe Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel are just that good. Pujols hit two home runs, collected three hits, drove in three runs and scored four times, and Ankiel cranked three extra-base hits and made a spectacular diving catch, sending the Cardinals to a 12-8 [...]
Occasionally the numbers can become a blur, but certain milestones still stand out even with a superstar like Albert Pujols. Sometime soon, Pujols will reach another very noteworthy round number. With two more RBIs, he will reach 1,000 in that category for his career. It certainly could happen as early as Friday night, when the [...]
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam on his right knee on Thursday evening, after he twisted the joint during that afternoon's game against the Mets. Jose Reyes led off the fifth inning by grounding a ball towards first base. As Reyes, Albert Pujols and Lohse all converged [...]