Archive for May, 2007
Cardinals 7, Rockies 2 (AP)
Juan Encarnacion hit a two-out, three-run double in the sixth and Brad Thompson allowed two runs in 7 1-3 innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Thursday night. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa gave star slugger Albert Pujols his first day off of the season because he was “wearing [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2007.
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Percival signing in the Cards? (Yahoo! Sports)
The St. Louis Cardinals are among several teams eyeing pitcher Troy Percival’s attempt to return to the major…
Posted: May 31st, 2007.
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Investigation finds no evidence restaurant illegally served Hancock (AP)
A state investigation found no evidence that workers at Mike Shannon’s restaurant knew Josh Hancock was drunk when they served the Cardinals pitcher alcohol in the hours prior to his fatal accident. Peter Lobdell, supervisor of the state Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, said at a news conference Thursday that investigators interviewed four employees [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2007.
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Cardinals 8, Rockies 4 (AP)
Todd Wellemeyer thought he could live with being a reliever. But now that he’s gotten a taste of starting, life won’t be the same for him. “I’m liking starting,” Wellemeyer said. Wellemeyer earned a victory in his first major league start, Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds hit consecutive homers in the fifth, and St.
Posted: May 31st, 2007.
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Cardinals C Molina out with fractured wrist (PA SportsTicker)
The St. Louis Cardinals’ season got a little bleaker on Wednesday when they announced that catcher Yadier Molina will be out four to six weeks with a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist.
Posted: May 30th, 2007.
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Molina sidelined 4-6 weeks with fractured left wrist (AP)
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will be sidelined four to six weeks with a fractured left wrist. The Cardinals placed Molina on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and purchased the contract of catcher Brian Esposito from Triple-A Memphis. Esposito, 28, will be making his major league debut. The team’s medical staff described Molina’s injury [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2007.
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Rockies 8, Cardinals 3 (AP)
Rodrigo Lopez was a little jittery when he arrived at Coors Field. It was Lopez’s first start in more than a month and the team was riding a winning streak. Lopez didn’t want to mess it up. Lopez did his part as he struck out a season-high seven in six innings to help the Colorado [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2007.
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Isringhausen better than ever for win-starved Cardinals (AP)
When Tony La Russa brings Jason Isringhausen into a game, the St. Louis Cardinals manager believes he’s calling on one of baseball’s elite closers — as long as the pitcher is healthy. Derailed by a hip injury last year, Isringhausen has been better than ever the first two months of the season. “The times he’s [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2007.
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Five and Fly: Flat Brew (Yahoo! Sports)
About, oh, 20 minutes ago the Milwaukee Brewers were 25-11, eight games in front of the rest of the NL Central…
Posted: May 29th, 2007.
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Rockies 6, Cardinals 2 (AP)
Jeff Francis allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings, Brad Hawpe hit a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies won their six straight game, 6-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Francis (4-4) had a shutout going into the eighth when Aaron Miles doubled with two outs and So Taguchi hit a two-run homer [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2007.
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