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.
Ottavino leading candidate to start Saturday Down on the farm with the Cards Worth noting CHICAGO — The Cardinals remain optimistic regarding injured right-hander Brad Penny, but the initial timetable for Penny seems to have been pushed back a bit. When Penny was placed on the disabled list on Saturday with a strained right lat [...]
Penny's return may be delayed a bit Down on the farm with the Cards Worth noting CHICAGO — Adam Ottavino has a uniform and a uniform number. He has a day when he would start, if in fact he's chosen to start. What he doesn't have just yet is a spot on the Cardinals' 25-man [...]
Questions swirl around Cardinals' rotation Ryan working his way back from slump Baby Birds ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals remain a couple of pitchers down in the bullpen, but they're getting closer. Right-hander Blake Hawksworth threw a side session on Sunday, which counts as good news and bad news. It's good because it means that [...]
Questions swirl around Cardinals' rotation Cards closer to full-strength bullpen Baby Birds ST. LOUIS — A step back appears to have worked wonders for Brendan Ryan. In his last two starts, Ryan reached base a total of four times, and any defensive issues seem to have faded away as well. Thus the shortstop made his [...]
ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday's big hit keyed a three-run second inning as the Cardinals beat the Marlins, 4-2, at Busch Stadium on Thursday to split a brief two-game series. Holliday, who has struggled this season with runners in scoring position, came through with a two-run double against Nate Robertson in the second. Ryan Ludwick [...]
Ryan gets start in finale with Marlins Barden thriving off Marlins' bench Miles rips three hits for Springfield Worth noting ST. LOUIS — The numbers don't look good lately, but Cardinals right-hander Blake Hawksworth took exception on Wednesday night to the notion that he's slumped in May. "I had a low-2s [ERA] coming into today, [...]
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak looks at his team's offense, top to bottom, and sees a group that should sit near the top of the National League. Manager Tony La Russa assembles his lineup each day and acknowledges that on talent, at least, there are few starting nines for which he'd exchange [...]
ST. LOUIS — With one swing, Ryan Ludwick picked up three teammates. Ludwick's eighth-inning solo homer broke a tie and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Nationals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday night, making a winner of Chris Carpenter and taking Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan off the hook for potentially costly mistakes. [...]
CINCINNATI — Brad Penny labored through his worst start as a Cardinal and the St. Louis offense stagnated once again in a 7-2 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. With the defeat, St. Louis fell out of first place for the first time since July 30, 2009. The Reds pulled [...]
Cards cut back Ryan's duties at short Baby Birds Tidbits CINCINNATI — Despite playing for first place and a series win, manager Tony La Russa gave two of his core players a day off on Sunday, feeling that both could use the rest. Starting catcher Yadier Molina and starting right fielder Ryan Ludwick both sat, [...]