Last night’s 8-2 loss to Houston was ugly.  It started with the very first batter, and by the time the first three outs were recorded, Braden Looper had allowed  four runs to score.  It was definitely a bad night for the Cardinals’ starter.  He lasted only 4.1 innings, throwing just 55 of his 101 pitches [...]

We’re back in action.  I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend.  The Cardinals did, taking the series in Los Angeles two games to one, and finishing their road trip 4-2.  The Birds are currently 30-22, and just a half game behind the Cubs.
Weather permitting, tonight begins a three games series against the Astros. Surprisingly, they [...]

The Cardinals seem to be back to their winning ways, and hope to get a jump start on their third straight series win tonight in LA.  They’re currently seven games over .500, and just one game behind the division leading Chicago Cubs.  They are 11-11 on the road this season.  A victory in this series [...]

Baseball is a great game.  It’s strange sometimes, but always great.  One day, a team can put up eight runs, the next, only two.  That’s understandable when you think about how much different two opposing pitchers can be.  Other times though, the bats just go quiet.
After stomping the Padres in game one of the series 8-2, the [...]

On the road again…  After a 3-3 home stand, the Cardinals head out to Southern California for a three game series against San Diego, followed by three against the Dodgers.  During the last road trip, the Cards went 3-5 after winning the first two in Colorado. Hopefully this trip ends with better results.
Game one [...]

One thing that stood out in the Cardinals’ extra innings win yesterday was the performance of starting pitcher Adam Wainwright.  He clearly didn’t have his best stuff, and lasted only 5.2 innings, his shortest outing of the season. Recall, in his previous start on May 12th in Milwaukee, he made it through 6.  Both of those starts [...]

Today is Stan Musial Day. The team has some dedications and tributes planned for today down at the ballpark for the greatest Cardinal of all time. Derrick Goold has the scoop.
In his career, Stan “The Man” hit .331, with 475 home runs and 3630 hits.  He’s one of the greatest players to ever play [...]

In the first interleague game of the season, Rays’ starter Andy Sonnanstine kept the Cardinal offense in check, keeping St. Louis off the scoreboard through seven. Tampa held their lead, and won it 3-1.  Here’s the box score.
It wasn’t a pretty performance from Braden Looper, but he kept his team in the game. He couldn’t keep [...]

The Cardinals made another roster move today, placing struggling closer Jason Isringhausen on the 15 day disabled list, and calling up Memphis closer Chris Perez.  Here’s the full press release.
The move is no surprise.  Isringhausen had already been pulled from his ninth inning duties to try to build confidence in easier spots.  Last night’s poor outing [...]

There’s not a whole lot to say here.  The Cardinals’ bullpen gave up a lead to a mediocre Pittsburgh Pirates team, and lost in embarrassing fashion 11-5.
Just when we thought last night’s win could propel this team back to its early season ways, the struggling pen let us down again.  The late innings combination of [...]