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 — Brendan Ryan hit a second-inning grand slam and Joel Pineiro turned in another excellent start as the Cardinals cruised to a 5-1 win over the Padres at PETCO Park on Thursday night. It was the 11th win in 13 games for the Cards, who improved to a season-best 17 games over .500 [...]
SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals signed John Smoltz thinking he was a perfect fit for their needs. Smoltz feels the same way about his new team. The likely future Hall of Famer joined the Redbirds on Thursday, speaking with reporters in the PETCO Park dugout before throwing a bullpen session in advance of his start [...]
LOS ANGELES — Matt Holliday's ninth-inning sacrifice fly against Jonathan Broxton gave the Cardinals a hard-earned 3-2 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. St. Louis won for the 10th time in 12 games and avoided what would have been its first back-to-back losses in more than three weeks. Albert Pujols led [...]
LOS ANGELES — Having already made several upgrades, the Cardinals are down to two areas of need: right-handed setup relief and the back of their starting rotation. On Wednesday, they made a move that could address either or, at different times, both. Right-hander John Smoltz, an eight-time All-Star and the all-time leader with 15 postseason [...]
LOS ANGELES — Mitchell Boggs hit a wall after a strong beginning, and the Cardinals couldn't recover from his struggles as they lost to the Dodgers, 7-3, at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. St. Louis saw a five-game winning streak come to an end. For three innings, Boggs held his own in a battle with [...]
John Smoltz is "strongly leaning" toward signing with the Cardinals, according to a report on ESPN.com. Smoltz, 42, told friends he will decide on a team Wednesday when his release waivers expire and he officially becomes a free agent, the report said. The pitcher is believed to prefer the Cardinals over the Dodgers, Marlins and [...]
LOS ANGELES — Home runs by Rick Ankiel and Albert Pujols, along with eight strong innings from Chris Carpenter, sent the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. It was St. Louis' fifth straight win and ninth in the last 10 games. Aside from the two homers, Dodgers [...]
LOS ANGELES — By this year's standards, the Cardinals beat the clock with all kinds of time to spare. In a year where many Draft signings came down to the final day, St. Louis agreed to terms with first-round pick Shelby Miller approximately seven hours before the deadline for 2009 picks to agree with clubs. [...]
ST. LOUIS — Something special just might be happening with the St. Louis Cardinals. Forced to sit through two rain delays that totaled two hours and 19 minutes, and down a run in the ninth against Padres All-Star closer Heath Bell, the Cardinals somehow did it again Sunday. They tied it on an RBI single [...]
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals have scheduled a Monday physical for top Draft pick Shelby Miller and the righty is on his way to St. Louis, but general manager John Mozeliak insists that the sides have not yet agreed on a contract for the 19th overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He does, [...]