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.
SAN FRANCISCO — Albert Pujols did the expected by hitting two monstrous home runs at AT&T Park in the Cardinals' 6-2 victory Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. His teammates took care of the surprises. Trailing 2-1 after six innings, the Cardinals scored five times in rallies started and enlivened by the likes of Nick [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Barring an injury or some sort of statistical collapse, it's likely that Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and Giants right-hander Matt Cain will be teammates for the All-Star Game in St. Louis this summer. On Friday night, however, the announced crowd of more than 35,000 came in part to see the two [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Few stories in baseball this year have been more impressive than that of Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter, who'll start for St. Louis on Saturday evening in the second game of a three-game series against the Giants at AT&T Park. Carpenter, 34, has already twice returned in magnificent form from injury. After missing [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Cardinals right-hander Joel Pineiro gave up four runs in four innings Friday night, and that was all the Giants needed on the way to a 4-2 victory in the opener of a three-game series at AT&T Park. Giants righty Matt Cain, who hasn't lost since May 2, held the Redbirds to two [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Cardinals on Friday placed shortstop Khalil Greene on the 15-day disabled list with social anxiety disorder, replacing him on the active roster by bringing outfielder Ryan Ludwick back from the 15-day DL. Greene, a 29-year-old former first-round pick in the annual First-Year Player Draft who was acquired in a trade with [...]
ST. LOUIS — Trading season may be arriving early for the Cardinals this year. Faced with a significant issue at third base and a stagnant offense up and down the lineup, the St. Louis front office finds itself already pondering outside solutions to bolster a team that has put itself in early position to contend [...]
MILWAUKEE — A day after winning by sledgehammer, the Cardinals used more surgical tools on Wednesday. Thanks to another round of quality pitching, it was enough to win. St. Louis scored on a force play, a sacrifice fly and a single en route to a 3-2 win over the Brewers at Miller Park. That followed [...]
MILWAUKEE — A scuffling offensive team gets one of its biggest weapons back on Friday night, and not a day too soon. Slugger Ryan Ludwick is scheduled to be activated from the disabled list for the Cardinals' series opener against the Giants in San Francisco. Ludwick has been sidelined with a right hamstring strain, and [...]
MILWAUKEE — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa confirmed on Wednesday that Kyle Lohse will not make his scheduled start on Friday night against the Giants in San Francisco. Lohse still has a welt on his right forearm, a result of his being hit by a pitch in his last start, Saturday at home against Kansas [...]
MILWAUKEE — The Cardinals took out two weeks of offensive frustration on an old teammate. Jeff Suppan, who stifled the St. Louis offense 10 days earlier at Busch Stadium, was on the receiving end of a thumping on Tuesday night as the Cards hammered the Brewers, 8-1, at Miller Park. The Cardinals had not scored [...]