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.
KANSAS CITY — A few hours before the Cardinals lit up the sky at Kauffman Stadium in Friday night's 10-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals, Tony La Russa had a quick chat with right fielder Ryan Ludwick. His slugger was struggling, batting just .233 before Friday's game, and La Russa wanted to give Ludwick [...]
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 — Chris Carpenter has plenty of ideas about pitching — and most of them seem to have worked. He's won 104 games in his career, and his 2005 National League Cy Young Award is on a mantle somewhere. Here's one idea from Carpenter: It doesn't matter that the Kansas City Royals haven't seen [...]
ST. LOUIS — Joel Pineiro retired 16 straight Tigers at one point and had what he said was one of his two or three best starts of the season. The problem was the four runs that he allowed in the first inning. Pineiro gave up four runs in the first inning — only one of [...]
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 [...]
ST. LOUIS — Josh Kinney remembers the feeling he had when he was sent back to Triple-A Memphis on April 17. He likes the feeling he had on Thursday much better. Kinney, who was recalled to the Cardinals on Thursday after making 21 appearances during his two-month stint at Memphis, opened the season in St. [...]
ST. LOUIS — Two nights in a row, the Tigers have sent one of the American League's best pitchers to the mound. Two nights in a row, Detroit has steadfastly refused to pitch to Albert Pujols with runners on base. Two nights in a row, the Cardinals have won just the same. On Wednesday, it [...]
Now it will be 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 [...]
ST. LOUIS — Khalil Greene has rejoined the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, and he could return to the club's active roster any day now. There's a good chance that Thursday night will bring his first game appearance since he was placed on the disabled list. Greene was sidelined with what the club calls social anxiety [...]
ST. LOUIS — Living up to their mantra, the Cardinals reached offensive nirvana on Tuesday night. Throughout their recent hitting morass, manager Tony La Russa and his players repeated the same motto: It's all about the quality of the at-bats. Improve in that area, and the runs will come. Against Justin Verlander and the Tigers, [...]