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.
NEW YORK — Brad Thompson loves starting. He prefers it to pitching out of the bullpen. And he's even pretty good at it. Yet in a week or two, Kyle Lohse will return to the Cardinals' rotation, and Thompson might find himself back in the St. Louis relief corps. It's the nature of his versatile [...]
NEW YORK — Following a fascinating game filled with knife-edge turns and razor-blade-close plays, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa turned instead to a sledgehammer for analysis. Never mind the critical missed offensive chance in the eighth inning, never mind the disputed call at home plate, never mind the Cardinals' inability to get a "shutdown" after [...]
Joel Pineiro's first start at old Shea Stadium was one of the most memorable of his career. He'd love to repeat the feat in his first appearance at shiny new Citi Field. On Sept. 27, 2007, Pineiro tossed eight shutout innings to lead the Cardinals to a 3-0 win over the Mets. The win was [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]
KANSAS CITY — Albert Pujols wishes he could tell you his secret. But after hitting two home runs — including a fourth-inning grand slam — and carrying the Cardinals to a 12-5 victory and a series sweep of the Royals on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, Pujols had no insight on his historic performance on a [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Adrian Gonzalez's power. Huston Street's saves. Curtis Granderson's range in the outfield. Matt Wieters' future behind the plate. David Wright fouling off pitches until he gets the one he wants. Matt Cain's control. Carl Crawford's wheels. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm [...]
KANSAS CITY — The Cardinals' Tony La Russa became the third manager in Major League baseball history to win 2,500 games on Sunday, joining Connie Mack and John McGraw in the exclusive club with a 12-5 victory against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. And after La Russa had etched his name into the baseball record [...]
KANSAS CITY — With the game in hand and the Cardinals on their way to a series-clinching 7-1 victory over the Royals, a quiet chant started among the thousands of red shirts at Kauffman Stadium. Let's go, Cardinals. Here, in rival territory, the Cardinals — and their fans — had made themselves at home. It [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Adrian Gonzalez's power. Huston Street's saves. Curtis Granderson's range in the outfield. Matt Wieters' future behind the plate. David Wright fouling off pitches until he gets the one he wants. Matt Cain's control. Carl Crawford's wheels. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm [...]
KANSAS CITY – One more win for Tony La Russa, and he'll be in historic company. La Russa can become the third manager in baseball history to win 2,500 games, when his Cardinals play the Kansas City Royals in the final game of a three-game series on Sunday. A victory also would mean a sweep [...]