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.
HOUSTON — The champagne will stay on ice for another couple of days. Bud Norris shut the Cardinals down once again on Wednesday night, sending St. Louis to a 3-0 defeat against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. As the Cards attempted to stifle the Astros in the eighth inning, a final score flashed on [...]
HOUSTON — The four newest Cardinals arrived at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, hoping for a chance to pitch in but knowing their opportunities might be limited. St. Louis added four players from Triple-A Memphis after that team lost in the Triple-A National Championship on Tuesday night. Infielders David Freese and Tyler Greene and pitcher [...]
HOUSTON — The Cardinals' offense erupted for a second successive night on Tuesday, supporting Joel Pineiro a night after backing Kyle Lohse. But the best news was that Pineiro didn't need the help. After a brief slump earlier this month, Pineiro returned to form, pitching seven strong innings as the Cardinals throttled the Astros, 11-2, [...]
HOUSTON — In a brief, three-sentence statement, the Cardinals announced Tuesday that they have voided the contract of outfielder Wagner Mateo. Mateo signed in July, agreeing to a deal that included a reported $3.1 million bonus. Medical exams, however, revealed Mateo had both a pre-existing injury and a pre-existing physical defect, leading the club to [...]
HOUSTON — For most of Mark DeRosa's teammates, the Cardinals' previous trip here was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Their three-game visit in late July marks the low point from which all of the Redbirds' recent high points are measured. For DeRosa, though, it was a high-water mark. And he's glad to be back. [...]
HOUSTON — Once is never enough. Even in the midst of a quiet offensive stretch, the Cardinals have managed the occasional offensive eruption. What they need is to start doing it more often. Monday night's seven-run outburst against Wandy Rodriguez and the Astros was a good sign, but it won't mean much if they don't [...]
ST. LOUIS — Minutes after celebrating what they thought was a third consecutive walk-off win over their rivals, the Cardinals instead let the Cubs stay in the NL Central race a little bit longer with a tough 6-3, 11-inning loss on Sunday night at Busch Stadium. The reversal of fortunes happened after Matt Holliday was [...]
ST. LOUIS — It's not easy to pick a best season for Albert Pujols, but his 2009 campaign has to be in the discussion. As a result he appears to be well on his way to a third National League Most Valuable Player Award and, perhaps, even his first unanimous selection. But Pujols looks at [...]
ST. LOUIS — A somewhat unsung hero for the Cardinals for much of the 2009 season, Brendan Ryan got his chance to shine on Saturday. And then he got another. For four innings, it appeared that Ryan's freak off-the-glove solo home run might be the deciding hit in a tight Cardinals win. Instead, it was [...]
ST. LOUIS — They have a reputation as a potent offensive force, thanks to some midseason acquisitions and having baseball's best player hitting in the No. 3 spot in their order. But the heart of the 2009 Cardinals is their starting rotation, with two Cy Young candidates anchoring a starting five that has been one [...]