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.
03/15/10 6:08 PM EST PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Albert Pujols shrugged off a report from the weekend that suggested that the Phillies might try to trade for him, saying Monday that it's not the first time he's heard a wild rumor involving his name. An ESPN.com report on Sunday indicated that the Phillies had [...]
03/14/10 6:39 PM EST VIERA, Fla. — Mitchell Boggs made his reputation in the Minor Leagues as a starter. But after an impressive showing out of the bullpen for the Cardinals late last season, people started to change their mind about where the 26-year-old should be pitching. "I like him as a reliever, we're not [...]
03/13/10 4:13 PM EST CARDINALS 8, ASTROS 5at Jupiter, Fla.Saturday, March 13 Astros at the plate: Chris Shelton hit a two-run homer in the top of the second, his first round-tripper this spring. Drew Locke also had a two-run homer in the seventh. Cardinals at the plate: Ryan Ludwick drilled his second home run of [...]
03/12/10 3:00 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — Rich Hill's first Grapefruit League outing since shoulder surgery last summer produced positive results five days ago, so the Cardinals' left-hander was looking forward to his next stint on the mound Friday. Mother Nature, however, spoiled it. Rain that began Thursday night and lasted well into Friday forced [...]
03/11/10 3:57 PM EST CARDINALS 5, MARLINS 3at Jupiter, Fla.Thursday, March 11 Marlins at the plate: Ronny Paulino had a second-inning double, and Jorge Cantu added a single to left in the fourth inning. Those were the only hits allowed by Kyle Lohse over four innings. The Marlins threatened in the sixth inning, putting two [...]
03/10/10 7:00 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals will be doing without the heart of their order for at least a few days. On the first day that the team expected to trot out something very close to its Opening Day lineup, St. Louis instead got bad news on its two best hitters. Albert [...]
03/09/10 6:00 PM EST FORT MYERS, Fla. — Adam Wainwright has graduated to the point where the "three-year rule" no longer applies to him. He's gained big league tenure, allowing him to leave a Spring Training game early or avoid shagging balls in the outfield sometimes. Wainwright retains one trait he's had since his first [...]
03/08/10 6:59 PM EST FORT MYERS, Fla. — Chris Carpenter smiled. He cracked jokes. He wasn't relieved; he was just at ease. This is what Carpenter looks like when he feels good and isn't worried about feeling bad. And for once, that's right where Carpenter is these days. For the first time in three years [...]
03/07/10 4:02 PM EST CARDINALS 7, MARLINS 4at Jupiter, Fla. Sunday, March 7 Marlins at the plate: Brett Carroll hit a solo home run. Donnie Murphy had a two-run double and Jorge Jimenez drove in a run as Florida rallied to make it close in the eighth. Brett Hayes had three hits, and Hanley Ramirez [...]
03/06/10 7:18 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — The omens for Kyle Lohse began before his start rolled around Saturday. For a change, they were good omens. In a live batting practice session on Monday, Matt Holliday whistled a line drive right up the middle. The ball would have been a base hit in a game, [...]