MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol believes the Cardinals’ fortunes this season depend on the progress of their rookies. “Their ability to not rely on their talent but develop it is going to be the key for our success,” Marmol said. Consider rookie infielder Nolan Gorman’s two-homer performance in a 6-2 victory over…

BOSTON (AP) — Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings with 10 strikeouts, Christian Vázquez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox held off the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday to win their fifth straight series. Trevor Story added a solo shot and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a go-ahead single for the Red…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a season-high nine-game skid, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh bounced back from nearly being no-hit by St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas in the second game of a doubleheader a night earlier.…

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four University of Missouri athletics programs posted perfect Academic Progress Rates (APR) for the 2020-21 academic cohort as women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf and women’s tennis all excelled in the classroom. Women’s tennis recorded its seventh-straight perfect APR while women’s basketball earned its fourth and women’s cross country its third.…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning and Tommy Pham added a solo homer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak. Nolan Arenado and Juan Yepez homered for the Cardinals, who have lost four of six. Friedl broke…