COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The greatest moment of Scott Rolen’s 17-year career didn’t come during his 2006 World Series run with the St. Louis Cardinals or even during his outstanding first full season in 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies, which earned him unanimous National League Rookie of the Year honors. For Rolen, one of two…
CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. Nolan Arenado drove in two runs and Steven Matz pitched five effective innings as St. Louis won for the ninth time in 11 games…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a two-run double to break a fifth-inning tie, Alec Burleson homered and robbed Joey Meneses of a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 9-6 on Saturday night for a doubleheader split. Lane Thomas’ 10th-inning single led Washington to a 7-5 win in the…
CHICAGO – Steven Matz has had a season to forget. After a stint in the bullpen, Matz’s start against the White Sox netted 9 K’s in 5 and 1/3 innings. The Birds did have to rally to get the win heading into the All-Star break. Alec Burleson tied the game at 3-3 with an RBI…
ST. LOUIS – The Cardinals fell to 35-50 over the 4th of July holiday. It was punctuated by their 15-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. The Birds are 4-6 in their last 10 and now are 11.5 games back of the division leading Reds, who are in a tight race with the Brewers,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night. Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Corey…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his second straight win, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night. “That’s a super aggressive team over there,” Montgomery said. “I wanted to set the tone for the guys.” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — By his own admission, Jack Flaherty has failed to control his frustration when he’s struggled early in games. But the Cardinals’ right-hander found a way to produce an outing Monday that was better than the numbers indicated. Flaherty gave up five runs on eight hits before getting even five outs against the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski is comfortable at the plate with the game on the line and he showed it on Wednesday. Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Thairo Estrada had the go-ahead single in 10th, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to complete a three-game sweep of the…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe learned the importance of beating the St. Louis Cardinals when the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the now well-traveled outfielder nearly a decade ago. The Cardinals have long been a measuring stick for the Pirates, one they’ve largely failed to meet for most of the last quarter century or more. It’s June.…