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P.J. Walters pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Allen Craig hit a solo shot to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.After allowing an infield single to Andrew McCutchen to start the game, Walters (2-0) set down the next 14 batters before Ronny Cedeno led off the sixth with a single to center field.Walters worked four innings of relief last Thursday in Pittsburgh, where he allowed five runs and seven hits. But he was much sharper in his fourth career start, issuing just one walk and striking out four while dropping the Pirates to 16-61 on the road.Neil Walker drove in the Pirates' only run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.Bryan Anderson and Tyler Greene each went 2 for 4 and drove in a run for the Cardinals. Aaron Miles drove in the Cardinals' other run with an RBI single.Having been eliminated from playoff contention the day before, the Cardinals started a lineup heavy on September call-ups and reserves. With no Albert Pujols (117...
Getting deep into games is big for Johnny Cueto . The Cincinnati Reds ' pitcher says that's all he can control.Cueto worked his third career complete game Monday, bu...
Bill Hall's ninth-inning RBI single gave the Houston Astros a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.Brian Bogusevic came home on a wild pitch by clos...
Chris Volstad turned in a solid start Sunday, pitching three scoreless innings, and the Florida Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. The game was called in the ...
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Chris Carpenter won his duel with opposing pitcher Johnny Cueto to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over bitter National League Ce...
Chris Volstad threw a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Brad Davis hit a grand slam off Chris Carpenter and the Florida Marlins dealt St. Louis' dimming pla...
Brooks Conrad hasn't lost his knack for delivering in the clutch as a pinch-hitter.Conrad drove in the winning run in the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single to giv...
Jordan Zimmermann knows exactly what Washington Nationals teammate Stephen Strasburg is going through.Zimmermann made just seven starts last year after returning fro...
To Johan Santana and the New York Mets, this was a most pleasant spring sight.The lefty ace returned to the mound for his first game against major league hitters in ...
St. Louis Cardinals cleanup hitter Matt Holliday was removed after two innings, complaining of tightness in his left quadriceps.The Cardinals were minus all three st...
Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker and reserve outfielder Allen Craig have been placed on the 15-day disabled list entering a six-game homestand.Schumaker has a...
Concluding a news briefing about Albert Pujols' injury that killed the mood at Tony La Russa's charity golf event, the St. Louis Cardinals manager let down his guard...
More so than the day he got the job, more so than the day he admitted his steroid use, Tuesday was the morning when Mark McGwire went back to work.It was his first f...
Mike Matheny wasn't happy with plate umpire Lance Barnett's strike zone.The St. Louis Cardinals manager didn't much care for his team's at-bats, either."With chest-h...
Chris Carpenter hit another high note in his midseason surge. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher insisted getting the better of Johnny Cueto provided no extra incentiv...
Kyle Lohse pitched five shutout innings in a performance shortened by rain, and the St. Louis Cardinals got solo home runs from Colby Rasmus and Matt Holliday in a 6...
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with year contracts for the 2012 season on Wednesday.Freese hit .297 with 10 homers and 55 runs batted in 97 regular-season g...