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The Cardinals' offense had been blanked for the last 15 innings until catcher Yadier Molina drilled a grand slam off Philadelphia's Roy Halladay in the first inning Sunday. Right fielder Carlos Beltran added a three-run shot, his National League ...  

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina departed Sunday's game in the bottom of the fifth inning due to dizziness. St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina departed Sunday's game in the bottom of the fifth inning due to ...  

So, if you watched the St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Latest from The Business Journals Ballpark Village 0 million first phase is 80 percent leased Lillian Musial, wife of Cardinals legend Stan Musial, dies at 91 St. Louis Character ...  

FOX2now.comFirst Pitch Becomes Marriage Proposal At Busch StadiumFOX2now.comBUSCH STADIUM (KTVI)-Friday's St. Louis Cardinals broadcast on FOX Sports Midwest featured Fort Leonard Wood soldiers in Afghanistan. The telecast titled “This One's For You” was shown to troops on American Forces Network. Shelby Fetsch had a boyfriend ...Soldier flies in from Afghanistan to propose to Cardinals-loving girlfriend at ...FOX 4 NewsMemorial Day Weekend...  

After losing four in a row, the St. Louis Cardinals needed a good streak to get back on track. One fan at Busch Stadium Thursday night apparently took that a bit too far and decided to run with it. Before the seventh inning began, Collin Grundstrom shucked his clothes and ran onto the field, giving the Busch Stadium crowd more than they surely intended to see.There's your streak, St. Louis. Did anyone tell Grundstrom that the Cards had won...  

CBSSports.com (blog)Streaker Interrupts Cardinals-Phillies Game At Busch Stadium (VIDEO, PHOTOS)Huffington PostA man runs on the field before the start of the seventh inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, May 24, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Before the seventh inning of the ...Busch Stadium streaker 'lost a bet'CBSSports.com (blog)Busch Stadium streaker says he lost...  

The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies was delayed in the top of the seventh inning Thursday after a male streaker ran onto the outfield grass.Click to Continue »  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at 7:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium (FSM). THE STAKES: The Cardinals have fallen out of the National League Central lead. The streaking Reds passed them ...  

After a frustrating loss on Thursday night, the St. Louis Cardinals look to get even as they host the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium on Friday. The Phillies took the first game of the series, 10-9, but the Cardinals should be confident ...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at 7:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium (FSM, MLB Network). THE STAKES: The Cardinals pulled themselves together and swept the punchless Padres at home.  

It’s still early in the season, but it’s starting to become clear where some of the holes in the St. Louis Cardinals roster will be. One of those spots is the bullpen. This year’s bullpen only has one lefty (Marc Rzepczynski) and has been overworked and overmatched thus far. Mitchell Boggs has struggled, Kyle McClellan has been bad and Victor Marte has been very inconsistent. So, let’s take a look at three relievers who could be on the trade...  

After playing just thirteen games, the St. Louis Cardinals lost last year's Comeback Player of the Year once again. Lance Berkman injured his knee by extending his body to catch an incoming throw at first base. The play looked simple enough, but Berkman came off with some overly obvious pain. His new stint on the DL is for an unknown amount of time. The Cardinals, who seemingly creep closer and closer to a .500 record, might need a change in...  

Busch Stadium in St. Louis isn't just about beer. There are plenty of food choices from ballpark favorites such as hot dogs and peanuts to healthy selections. When you're in town for a St. Louis Cardinals game, these foods are tops in my book: St. Louis ...  

You might think, given Busch Stadium’s proximity to Anheuser-Busch’s brewery on South Broadway or the team’s historic ties to the company, that beer would flow easily and cheaply during all St. Louis Cardinals games this summer. That’s not the case. With the Cardinals amassing a record of 14-8 in April, fans and experts alike are realizing that there’s no such thing as a post-championship hangover. In addition, the month has given national...  

One thing I'd have liked to see this afternoon is Alfonso Soriano NOT in the lineup. Unfortunately, I'm not getting my wish: Cubs lineup: DeJesus RF, Campana CF, Castro SS, LaHair 1B, Soriano LF, Stewart 3B, Castillo C, Barney 2B, Maholm P This would have been a perfect time to give Soriano a day off -- day game after night game. Unfortunately, Dale Sveum doesn't agree. Perhaps Sveum might agree that his bunting fetish has gone a...  

Reminder: this game starts an hour earlier than printed schedules have it -- 6:05 CT, for an ESPN national telecast. More weird scheduling this year. By the end of this series, the Cubs will have played the Cardinals eight times, the Brewers seven times and the Reds six times. That's 21 out of 36 games against just three teams from the NL Central. Meanwhile, by Thursday the Cubs will say goodbye to the Phillies for 2011. Great...  

The St. Louis Cardinals' woes over the past week can easily be attributed to shaky pitching. Jaime Garcia was an exception. Garcia, who put together clearly the best performance by a Cardinals starter in the last 11 days and has also dominated ...  

The Cincinnati Reds (4-8) and St. Louis Cardinals (9-3) will close out a three-game National League Central series on Thursday afternoon inside Busch Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:45 ET Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals  Cincinnati is suffering through a disastrous nine-game road trip thus far, dropping five of its first six [...]  

The parade will begin at 12:10 p.m. culminating with a 1:15 p.m. game in which students and former students may stay and watch the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Pittsburgh ... milestone.” Tickets for the day are on sale now for $15 and ...  

Famous (OK, maybe not-so-famous) lasts: Last time the Cubs swept a series: August 1-4, 2011, at Pittsburgh Last time the Cubs swept a series at Wrigley Field: July 22-24, 2011, vs. Astros Last time the Cubs swept the Cardinals: Sept. 13-15, 2010, at St. Louis Last time the Cubs swept the Cardinals at Wrigley Field: July 27-30, 2006 In fact, that awful 2006 Cubs team, that lost 96 games, swept the Cardinals twice at...  

Some of you might be familiar with Rany Jazayerli, a writer and sabermetrician who blogs about his favorite team, the Kansas City Royals. The Royals started the 2012 season by taking two of three from the Angels -- in Anaheim. Then they split the first two games of a series with the Athletics in Oakland. Since then, they have lost 11 in a row -- the last game of the A's series and an entire 10-game homestand. The Cubs have not...  

Here you are, and here I am to write some things that, presumably, will entice you to pay attention to this evening's game between the Cubs and Cardinals. Just three teams in Cubs history started worse than this year's 4-12 after 16 games. That would be the 2-14 starts of 1944 and 1997, and the 2-13 (with one tie game) of 1981. That's pretty bad company. And few paid attention to those teams. The 1997 team drew over 2 million...  

Yovani Gallardo has been on a roll for the Brewers since his rough season debut versus the Cardinals earlier this month. He'll try to continue his recent surge against his nemesis this evening as Milwaukee begins a three-game series against the hosting St. Louis.  

(BaseballStL) -- The St. Louis Cardinals honored longtime Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who is set to retire at the end of the season, at Busch Stadium Sunday. Former Braves teammates Adam Wainwright and Rafael Furcal represented ...  

65 years ago today, Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. So today, as has been the case for the last several seasons, all MLB teams will have players and coaches wear uniform No. 42 in Robinson's honor. The number was retired across MLB in 1997, with the caveat that any player wearing it at the time could wear it until he retired. The last player to wear No. 42 is Mariano Rivera, who appears likely to retire...  

Welcome to the first Cubs game of the year that you can only see if you are in areas designated by a Fox-TV employee in New York! (That's probably him in the photo above.) Full details on coverage after the jump. I received an email suggestion from BCBer cubsluver22 that I put a "Prospect Watch" on the site, so people can keep track on a daily basis of the players coming up through the system. I consulted Josh to get a list of 10...  

Take a close look at the photo above, which was taken just after Matt Garza's amazingly bad throw in the ninth inning on Thursday. It's not just the look on Garza's face that's classic. Look also at the reaction of Brewers first-base coach Garth Iorg. Something tells me we'll be seeing a lot of replays of this one all year. Before we move on to this afternoon's game (which is the Cardinals' home opener), I wanted to talk a bit...  

ST. LOUIS — Less than a year after being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, Brett Graves took the mound at Busch Stadium on a chilly April evening.  Instead of the red and white of his hometown team, however, Graves was wearing the black and gold uniform of the Missouri Tigers. He allowed three runs over six innings to lead Missouri to a 5-4 victory over Illinois on Wednesday night.  Graves, a product of Francis Howell High School in St...  

ST. LOUIS, April 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Louis Cardinals presented the 2011 World Series Championship rings to players during an on field ceremony before this afternoon's game at Busch Stadium. The 2011 World Series ring symbolizes the team's 11th World...  

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina returned to action over the weekend as the team suffered two frustrating losses to the Atlanta Braves, going 2-9 as the Cardinals lost 9-7 and 7-2. With the Cardinals and the Braves closing the series ...  

COLUMBIA — For its game against Illinois on Wednesday night, the Missouri baseball team will leave the familiar confines of Taylor Stadium to play at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. As it prepares for its jump to the Southeastern Conference next year, Missouri will need to get used to playing in larger stadiums. The Major League Baseball stadium, which holds 46,861 fans, will be a big jump from the Tigers' home, which has...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at 12:45 p.m. at Busch Stadium (FSM). THE STAKES: The Cardinals have lost four games in a row and seven of their last 11. They have slipped to just five games over  

ST. LOUIS — Those unpredictable Chicago Cubs supplied their own lightning and thunder Friday afternoon at Busch Stadium. They used a shower of power to spoil the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener, 9-5. The second-largest regular-season Busch crowd...  

Veteran right-hander Jake Westbrook hopes to be the latest St. Louis pitcher to take advantage of high-end offensive support today when the Cardinals host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.  

ST. LOUIS — For pitcher Brett Graves, it really was the best of both worlds. Last summer, the St. Charles native turned down his home team, the St. Louis Cardinals, who had picked him in the 26th round of the Major League Baseball draft, to pitch for Missouri.  

The first inning told the story Saturday night at Busch Stadium as Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright gave up back to back singles to start the game, then walked the next three batters as the Atlanta Braves went on to beat St. Louis 7-2. Wainwright (2-4 ...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants at 9:15 p.m. at AT Park (FSM). THE STAKES: The Cardinals were much relieved to squeeze out Tuesday’s 7-6 victory over the Cubs. They had lost seven ...  

Next for Braves: St. Louis CardinalsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Miscellaneous: The Braves lost five of six games against the Cardinals last season, including all three at Busch Stadium. The Braves are 3-11 against the Cardinals since the start of 2010. Batting: The Cardinals are leading the majors in runs scored ...and more »  

Bleacher ReportSt. Louis Cardinals PreviewFOXSports.comPerhaps more importantly, Tony La Russa finally called it quits after more than 30 years (including the last 16 in St. Louis) as manager. Love him or hate him, La Russa has had an excellent career, including three championships.Spirit of St. Louis intact despite exits by La Russa, PujolsUSA TODAY2012 St. Louis Cardinals PreviewRant SportsSt. Louis Cardinals Roster Battles: 3 Most...  

YADI SMASH! Molina's Newfound Slugging Powers St. Louis Cardinals LineupViva El Birdosby bgh on Apr 30, 2012 8:00 AM EDT When the St. Louis Cardinals inked catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year, $75 million extension during spring training, many did a double take. The lucrative extension seemed to be based at least in part on Molina's ...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina tied his career high by going 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Kyle Lohse allowed three runs over six innings to run his record to 4-0 for the first time as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on ...  

2012 MLB Predictions Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals:  Over the past few seasons the National League Central Division has been dominated by the Cardinals, Brewers and Reds. Now that the 2012 season is beginning its fourth week of play it appears ...  

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The St. Louis Cardinals lost their first series of the season earlier this week against the Chicago Cubs. In order to regain their momentum, a few things need to change heading into a weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers. In a matchup between last year’s NL Central champion and last year’s world champion, both teams would like to assert their dominance over the other team. Here are three players who need to step up if the Cardinals are...  

The St. Louis Cardinals may have lost key pieces from their 2011 World Series championship team, but their title defense still has gotten off to a solid start. The Cardinals seek their fourth straight win and first home sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in ...  

ST. LOUIS - Yovani Gallardo's struggles against the St. Louis Cardinals have been well-documented. But on Friday night at Busch Stadium, the Milwaukee Brewers' National League Central Division nemesis added a whole new painful chapter to the ...  

LOUIS -- Jake Westbrook gave up one run over seven innings and St ... Royals 7, Twins 6 at Minneapolis: Alex Gordon and Billy Butler each hit a two-run homer and Kansas City beat Minnesota for its third straight win. Rays 8, Rangers 4 at ...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:15 p.m. (FSM) at Busch Stadium. THE STAKES: The Cardinals boosted their National League Central lead to 3½ games over rained-out Cincinnati and 4½ ...  

ST. LOUIS — Milwaukee and St. Louis were tied 3-3 and the Brewers had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning, Manager Ron Roenicke decided to let starting pitcher Marco Estrada bat for himself rather than send up a pinch-hitter.  

Drake Sykes pitched 1 1/3 innings Chans Sugden pitched an inning and Ian Milligan made his ... Stadium just minutes after the Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. And nobody may remember it more than Galesburg’s Chad Johnson ...  

The Milwaukee Brewers may be coming off their first ever National League Central crown, but they might not be considered the favorites to repeat as division champs following the offseason exit of Prince Fielder.  

In celebration of the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, the St. Louis Cardinals will host their third annual Green Week, April 24 through April 29, with activities designed to promote recycling, both inside and outside of Busch Stadium. Tuesday, April 24: The ...  

May 1, 2012 - The St. Louis Cardinals have won three of their last four games and will open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Busch Stadium on Tuesday ... they'll turn to 30-year old righty Adam Wainwright, who is still ...  

The St. Louis Cardinals have had little trouble scoring runs in the first two games of their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That's usually been the case for them this season with Jake Westbrook on the mound. The Cardinals look to stay hot ...  

Friday night's 13-1 loss at Busch Stadium was the Brewers' third largest at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals. April 16, 2003 at Miller Park: Cardinals 15, Brewers 2 Sept. 18, 2003 at Busch Stadium (old): Cardinals 13, Brewers 0 April 27 ...  

SB NationSt. Louis Cardinals (1-0) at Milwaukee Brewers (0-0), 4:10 pm (ET)MiamiHerald.comBy Sports Network The Milwaukee Brewers may be coming off their first ever National League Central crown, but they might not be considered the favorites to repeat as division champs following the offseason exit of Prince Fielder.Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals deal with changesAppleton Post CrescentMilwaukee Brewers open 2012 regular season against...  

Shane Robinson went for 3 hits and 2 runs in his 5 at-bats while Carlos Beltran, Matt Carpenter and Erik Komatsu scored a run each to take up the Cardinals lead up to 9, making the team’s victory possible. Marco Estrada of the Brewers pitched 2 innings ...  

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran and Matt Holiday hit back-to- back solo home runs in the third inning ... while Beltran finished 2-for-4 and Freese batted in three runs in the win for the defending champions. Jaime Garcia picked up the ...  

MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart homered twice, Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Saturday. Rickie Weeks homered, while Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez add RBI doubles for ...  

While the Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia conceded only 2 runs in his strong 6-inning spell, Yovani Gallardo proved a costly choice for the Brewers who gave up no less than 6 runs merely in 3.2 innings with 14.73 ERA, adding to the Brewers’ disappointment.  

The on field ceremonies are tentatively scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Governor Nixon, former Cards manager Tony LaRussa and longtime pitching coach Dave Duncan, along with former St. Louis players Jim Edmonds, David Eckstein and Tom Herr, are all scheduled ...  

He had a way of putting them in a position to succeed that went overlooked. Guys like Daniel Descalso, Allen Craig and Jon Jay are not everyday players, but the Cardinals got a lot of production from them. Expecting Mike Matheny to do the same ...  

The Chicago Cubs (3-5) will look to make it three wins in a row when taking on the St. Louis Cardinals (5-3) on Saturday afternoon inside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET on FOX.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the defending World Series champion Cardinals as hefty -200 home favorites, while the total stands at 8 across the board.It will be an emotional day in the Gateway to the West, with the...  

With the home opener two days away and a new sponsorship deal with the St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Latest from The Business Journals Follow ... on signs throughout the park and heard in promotional messages. UMB is the second bank ...  

Ramirez is hitting fourth in the lineup ... 500, but to overtake the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central standings. Corey Hart has been doing so well for the Brewers, he should be batting cleanup, right behind Ryan Braun. It would make more of an ...  

The Milwaukee Brewers got off to a fast start with Carlos Gomez’s RBI triple in the first inning but the St. Louis Cardinals came back with a vengeance. Yovani Gallardo was clearly not himself as he struggled with his command throughout his ...  

Despite Albert Pujols' departure and injuries to Lance Berkman and David Freese, the St. Louis Cardinals have gotten off to a fast start. That's due in part to Matt Carpenter and Kyle Lohse, and the duo may give their team a good opportunity to keep it ...  

ST. LOUIS (April 10, 2012) – On April 13, 2012, the St. Louis Cardinals, the reigning World Series Champions, return to Busch Stadium to begin defending their title. While only the players can satisfy the fans’ hunger for another victory ...  

David Freese hit a two-run drive and Yadier Molina, Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday hit solo shots off Gallardo, helping the Cardinals spoil the Milwaukee Brewers’ opener with an 11-5 victory on Friday. "That’s where we’re going to have ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Hard to believe, but losing Albert Pujols might just end up being a plus for the St. Louis hitters. A bigger barrier toward the Cardinals repeating could be a rotation that got one big arm back yet has another on the shelf.  

The St. Louis Cardinals have immortalized the “Rally Squirrel” on their championship rings for winning the World Series last season. A squirrel ran onto the field at St. Louis’s Busch Stadium twice during the Cardinals’ 2011 National ...  

New Cardinals manager Mike Matheny downplayed any past tension between the ... Matheny was complimentary of last year’s Brewers team and spoke highly of his time as a player with the Brewers in the 1990s. He joked about the reception he ...  

Los Angeles TimesMilwaukee Brewers Take On Los Angeles AngelsRant SportsThe Brewers are coming off their last day of spring training and have 14 exhibition games left until their National League Championship Series rematch on Opening Day against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 6. In the next 14 games manager Ron Roenicke ...Angels upend Brewers 6-3Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTrumbo, Haren lift Angels to 6-3 win over BrewersWashington Postall...  

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MILWAUKEE Corey Hart homered twice, Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Saturday.  

Galesburg senior catcher Chad Johnson and his Silver Streaks teammates got to live out a dream Sunday, playing a baseball game at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.  

Winning at home has become second nature to Zack Greinke, but the former American League Cy Young winner hasn't had as much luck outside of Milwaukee.