MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs and Matt Carpenter connected for a tiebreaking drive in the seventh inning that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 Sunday for a split of their two-game series in Mexico. Tyler O’Neill also homered for St. Louis. Yasiel Puig hit his first…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Shildt would prefer to not have his team consistently find itself in a spot where it’s forced to rally. At the moment, though, the St. Louis Cardinals manager isn’t arguing with the results. At least when the Cardinals are facing Pittsburgh’s wobbly bullpen. Tyler O’Neill capped another rally by driving in…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt was hoping to swing for baseball history when Brewers manager Craig Counsell took the bat out of his hands. Though he felt for the boo-bird Cardinal fans behind the visiting dugout, the move wasn’t much of a surprise to Goldschmidt. “We’re still in a tight game there,” the six-time All-Star…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are going to the final day of the season with a shot at the NL Central championship. Whether they take it outright, blow their big opportunity or have to play a tiebreaker remains unclear. So much uncertainty for a team hoping for another long postseason. The Cubs wasted a…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Mejia had five hits, while Randy Arozarena and Lane Thomas recorded three apiece as the Memphis Redbirds defeated the Durham Bulls 14-4 on Tuesday. Mejia doubled and singled four times, driving in five runs and scoring three. Arozarena doubled twice and singled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving…
ATLANTA (AP) — Miles Mikolas has been unbeatable this season when the St. Louis Cardinals score him a couple of runs. He’s 16-0 when getting at least two runs of support, a big asset for the Cardinals as they stay in the postseason hunt. “I’ve been fortunate enough that when I’ve pitched, we’ve had great…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Dodgers got some help from a former Cardinal before their pivotal series against St. Louis. David Freese, who joined Los Angeles in a trade with the Pirates at the end of August, offered some insight on the Cardinals’ young pitchers during the Dodgers’ hitters meeting. The advice paid off. Manny…
DETROIT (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals needed something to get them going on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. Out of nowhere — again — a squirrel appeared. In an episode sure to revive St. Louis fans’ memories of the 2011 Rally Squirrel, this game at Comerica Park was scoreless going into the seventh inning.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Bryce Harper swung into action, the St. Louis Cardinals were the ones who didn’t feel so good. Ill for the past week, Harper hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, then delivered a sacrifice fly in the 10th that sent the Washington Nationals over the Cardinals 4-3 Monday. “I…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The month of August has been great for rookie pitcher Jack Flaherty and the St. Louis Cardinals. Flaherty allowed just one run in seventh innings and Jose Martinez and Tyler O’Neill homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Tuesday night in Mike Shildt’s first game since being…