ST. LOUIS (April 25, 2023) – St. Louis CITY SC began their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign with a bang, defeating Union Omaha 5-1 at CITYPARK. Aziel Jackson scored CITY SC’s first goal in the 3rd minute, before the flood gates opened in the second. Second half goals from Joe Gallardo (own goal), Akil Watts, Jackson,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Cobb pitched his first shutout in 11 years and J.D. Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series Monday night. Cobb (1-1) scattered six hits and struck out four in his fifth…

SEATTLE (AP) — Through the first few weeks of the season, it has proven challenging for the Seattle Mariners to get key situational hitting to go along with their solid rotation and strong bullpen. Some of that timely hitting came around Friday night. “And the home runs don’t hurt,” Seattle manager Scott Servais quipped. George…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman had a three-run homer with a career-best five RBIs, Nolan Gorman hit his first big league grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-5 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. “So nice to end the homestand on that note, and hopefully we can keep…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavin Smith hit his first career grand slam, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. While he was in the on-deck circle, Smith admitted the thought of hitting a grand slam entered his mind. “I was on-deck and I was thinking I’ve…