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.
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright is slowly but surely strengthening his case for the National League Cy Young Award. The righty tossed another gem on Tuesday night, throwing eight scoreless innings as the Cardinals beat the Astros, 1-0, at Busch Stadium to move a season high 19 games above .500. They also increased their lead [...]
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals may have a healthy nine-game lead in the National League Central with a little more than a month to play, but that doesn't mean they are putting things on cruise control. While fans and others may think the Cardinals have the division wrapped up, they plan to continue charging hard [...]
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SAN DIEGO — The competition level was different. A mechanical tweak didn't hurt. But maybe one other thing went into John Smoltz's eye-catching game against the Padres on Sunday. Maybe the hitters didn't know what was coming. Among the various explanations for the five shutout innings Smoltz pitched — highlighted by nine strikeouts — was [...]
SAN DIEGO — It's safe to say John Smoltz's stuff is still intact. So, evidently, is nearly everything else that has contributed to his Hall of Fame-worthy career. Smoltz, making his Cardinals debut, pitched five outstanding innings in a 5-2 win over the Padres at PETCO Park on Sunday. He struck out nine, including seven [...]
SAN DIEGO — Just over a month ago to the day, the Cardinals boarded a plane from Houston to Philadelphia. They were reeling from a sweep at the hands of the surging Astros, all the good feeling gone from a fine first series after the All-Star break. When they open a three-game series at home [...]
SAN DIEGO — Chris Carpenter breezed while Matt Holliday, Colby Rasmus and Rick Ankiel blasted, leading the Cardinals to a tidy 7-0 win over the Padres at PETCO Park on Saturday night. St. Louis ensured itself of at least a split for its eighth consecutive series and avoided what would have been its first back-to-back [...]
SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals placed Kyle Lohse on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin on Saturday and recalled Mitchell Boggs from Triple-A Memphis to take Lohse's roster spot. It's the second DL stint of the year for Lohse, who had never previously been on the disabled list in his Major League [...]
SAN DIEGO — A wave of good feeling came to at least a temporary halt for the Cardinals on Friday night. Kyle Lohse endured another somewhat rocky outing, followed by another injury, as the Cards lost to the Padres, 4-0, at PETCO Park. Lohse allowed three runs on four hits over four innings before pulling [...]
SAN DIEGO — Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse was removed from Friday night's game against the Padres due to a strained left groin and is likely headed to the disabled list. Lohse singled with two outs in the fifth inning of the Cards' 4-0 loss to the Padres, but within his first few steps out of [...]