ATLANTA (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals turned the diamond into a giant pinball machine, dinging hits all over SunTrust Park. By the time the Atlanta Braves finally got the third out, it was the most productive first inning in postseason history. The Cardinals scored 10 runs their first time up and dealt Atlanta another…
ATLANTA (AP) — Back in the playoffs for the first time since 2015, the St. Louis Cardinals look as gritty as ever. The Atlanta Braves also started down a familiar path. Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong each hit two-run doubles in the ninth inning as the Cardinals overcame shaky defense and a wild finish to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty, Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals quickly drained any drama from a final-day playoff chase. They were totally fine with that. The Cardinals clinched the NL Central in their last game of the regular season, using Flaherty’s arm and Goldschmidt’s bat Sunday to win their first division title…
PHOENIX (AP) — A lineup of almost all reserves wasn’t enough for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt grounded into a game-ending double play with two runners on base and the NL Central-leading Cardinals fell short during a ninth-inning rally, losing to the Diamondbacks 9-7 Wednesday. The Cardinals, who went…
1 of 7Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ildemaro Vargas celebrates his walk off base hit against the St. Louis Cardinals as teammates run out of the dugout during the 19th inning, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona had ample reasons to be a beaten-down ballclub one day…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Howie Kendrick finished a double shy of hitting for a cycle, Patrick Corbin pitched six strong innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 Tuesday night. St. Louis maintained its two-game lead in the NL Central over the second-place Chicago Cubs, who lost to Cincinnati. The Nationals increased…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright decided to go to the tape. The St. Louis right-hander studied a few of his past performances in an effort to regain some of the aggression from earlier in his career. It worked perfectly for the 38-year-old veteran. Wainwright tossed seven scoreless innings and Kolten Wong delivered a run-scoring…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ chances of repeating as NL Central champions might have looked bleak had they been swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. Thanks to Keston Hiura and Jordan Lyles, they bounced back. Hiura homered and drove in three runs, Lyles turned in another strong start and Milwaukee snapped St. Louis’ six-game…
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Harrison Bader homered, Dakota Hudson allowed just two hits over six innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Saturday night. Hudson (13-6) extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to a career-high 18 2/3 as the Cardinals won their third straight and sixth in their last seven…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Wainwright kicked his way to a nice break. Kolten Wong made his own luck. Worked out quite well for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright pitched neatly into the seventh inning, helping himself by kicking the ball over to first for a key out, and St. Louis beat the Washington Nationals 3-2…