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 — The Cardinals shed much of their early-season identity on Monday night, save for one thing: They won another series opener. An offense that has frequently produced one of the so-called three true outcomes put the ball in play a great deal, and it scratched and clawed for three of its four runs. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Albert Pujols gave the St. Louis Cardinals the first lead of their series with the San Francisco Giants. Brad Penny made sure it turned into a victory. Pujols collected three hits, including a first-inning home run, as the Cardinals beat the Giants, 2-0, Sunday to win the finale of the three-game set. [...]
LaRue on track to return Tuesday McGwire tips cap to ex-teammate Lansford SAN FRANCISCO — Cardinals infielder Felipe Lopez, who has been struggling with soreness in his right elbow for more than a week, was scratched from Sunday's original lineup about 90 minutes before St. Louis' game against the Giants. Lopez missed two games with [...]
Elbow bumps Lopez from Cards lineup McGwire tips cap to ex-teammate Lansford SAN FRANCISCO — Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue remains on schedule to return to action when he's eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday. "I'm just a work in progress," said the 36-year-old veteran. "[Monday] is the next step and if all goes [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — St. Louis manager Tony La Russa already knew about Jamie Garcia's character. Now the left-handed pitcher is showing, to everybody else, the fabric of his pitching grit. Yadier Molina had two hits and drove in a run but reigning Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum was too much to overcome as the [...]
When the Cardinals got a look at rookie Jaime Garcia during the 2008 season, it was like they were looking at him from a distance. Through a haze. They could make out some of what distinguishes Garcia now: impressive stuff, fierce competitiveness. Some of it was less obvious, though: the poise that Garcia has demonstrated [...]
PHOENIX — Chris Carpenter got mad, and then the Diamondbacks got even, but neither condition lasted long enough to deter the Cardinals from winning their fifth straight series. A five-run ninth inning propelled St. Louis to a 9-4 win over Arizona at Chase Field on Wednesday night. The Cardinals improved to 10-5 on the young [...]