St. Louis Cardinals News

St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder gave up nine runs in his fourth rehabilitation start, an indication he’s far from ready to return from September shoulder surgery. Pitching for Triple-A Memphis, Mulder allowed nine hits — three homers — and seven earned runs in 3 2-3 innings. St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said after [...]

Braden Looper worked six solid innings and Rick Ankiel had three hits and two RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals hand Aaron Harang another tough luck loss with a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Aaron Miles had a pair of RBI singles and Jason Isringhausen earned his ninth save in 11 chances [...]

Baseball is a side trip for the Cardinals’ Eric Barton, who dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Joel Pineiro pitched seven innings of one-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals jumped on rookie Johnny Cueto early in a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Troy Glaus and Rick Ankiel combined for four hits and five RBIs their first two at-bats for the Cardinals, who scored three runs in the [...]

In an effort to stop getting hit so much, Bronson Arroyo hit the pool. Arroyo worked six solid innings, his best start of the year, in the Cincinnati Reds’ 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. He believes adding an early morning swim to his routine has restored the zip to his [...]

Edwin Encarnacion had a pair of RBI doubles and made a standout play at third base in the seventh inning to preserve a one-run lead in the Cincinnati Reds’ 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Bronson Arroyo (1-3) worked six solid innings for the Reds, who won their first series opener [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Brad Thompson on the 15-day disabled list Monday with elbow inflammation, five days after demoting him to the minors. Thompson was placed on the DL retroactive to April 23, thus rescinding the move. He was 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA, making two starts before going to the bullpen when [...]

While viewing Busch Stadium from the visitors’ dugout for the first time, new Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty backed off brash comments that he and manager Dusty Baker had vendettas to settle in the NL Central. Jocketty agreed Monday before a three-game series against the Cardinals, for whom he had a highly successful 13-year [...]

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Barry Bonds learned to take his walks without getting too frustrated. Hopefully, Albert Pujols took notice.