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James Wood, Nationals strive to continue power surge vs. Cards
St. Louis will try to cool off James Wood on Tuesday night when the Cardinals visit the Washington Nationals in the middle contest of their three-game series.,Wood hit a three-run homer in Washington's six-run eighth inning as the Nationals snapped a five-game skid by rallying for a 9-6 win Monday n...

Trio of homers powers Nationals comeback against Cardinals
James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams homered in a six-run eighth inning and the Nationals rallied for a 9-6 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night in Washington, ending their five-game losing streak.,With Washington trailing 6-3, Drew Millas and Jorbit Vivas singled off Ryne Stanek with o...

Nationals strive to end five-game skid in matchup vs. Cardinals
The optimism of the opening days of the season has begun to fade for the Washington Nationals as they open a three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.,After winning three of four games out of the gate, the Nationals have dropped five straight after the Los Angeles Dodge...

Cardinals' big fifth inning denies Tigers series sweep
Ivan Herrera's tiebreaking two-run single capped a four-run, fifth-inning outburst as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday night.,Pedro Pages had an RBI single for the Cardinals, who salvaged the finale of a three-game series. St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy (1-1) ga...

Cardnals' 4-run 5th denies Tigers 3-game sweep
Ivan Herrera's tiebreaking two-run single capped a four-run, fifth-inning outburst as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, on Sunday night.,Pedro Pages had an RBI single for the Cardinals, who salvaged the finale of a three-game series. St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy (1-1) ...

Tigers' Jack Flaherty out to wow his former team, the Cardinals, again
The Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game skid on Friday in their home opener and will look to build a winning streak in the second game of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.,Key free-agent acquisition Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings for Detroit, and t...

Framber Valdez, Tigers blank Cards in home opener
Framber Valdez pitched six scoreless innings, Dillon Dingler blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, in their home opener on Friday afternoon.,Valdez (1-0), one of the top free agent signings this offseason, allowed three hits and two walks while striking...

Framber Valdez, Tigers take down Cardinals
Framber Valdez pitched six scoreless innings, Dillon Dingler blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, in their home opener on Friday afternoon.,Valdez (1-0), one of the top free agent signings this offseason, allowed three hits and struck out five batters....

Tumbling Tigers look to get right in home opener vs. Cards
The Detroit Tigers would have preferred more momentum coming into their home opener on Friday afternoon.,The Tigers, however, still will have a capacity crowd and plenty of optimism heading into their weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Detroit was swept in a three-game series by the Ari...

Mets, struggling offensively, hope Freddy Peralta can shut down Cardinals
Kodai Senga's strong performance in a tough-luck loss Tuesday night provided some evidence that he can be the No. 2 starter the New York Mets need behind Freddy Peralta.,The Mets also need the offensive firepower they displayed in the season opener, when Peralta made his debut with the Mets after be...

Cards place rookie RHP Matt Pushard (knee) on 15-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie right-hander Matt Pushard on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of right knee patellar tendinitis.,The move, retroactive to Monday, came after Pushard made his major league debut Sunday in an 11-7 loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The 28-year-old pitc...

Bo Bichette breaks through for new club as Mets defeat Cardinals
The slumping Bo Bichette had a pair of RBIs and the visiting New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series Monday.,Bichette, who was 1-for-14 and heard boos at Citi Field during the Mets' season-opening series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, had an RBI groundout...

Jordan Walker trending up, Bo Bichette down as Cardinals clash with Mets
Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to build on an encouraging season-opening series when they begin a three-game set against the visiting New York Mets on Monday night.,St. Louis took two of three games from the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, while New York won its first two games...

Yandy Diaz, Rays topple Cardinals to salvage series finale
Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6 with four RBIs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7 on Sunday to avoid a three-game series sweep., ,Jonathan Aranda added three hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who collected 17 hits. Jonny DeLuca had two hits and an RBI, Cedric Mullins drove in two...

JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals on a roll as they look to sweep Rays
JJ Wetherholt could not have asked for a better start to his major league career.,The rookie second baseman homered in the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-7 season-opening win and then singled in two runs in the 10th Saturday for his first walkoff hit as the Cardinals won again, 6-5 in 10 innings. For good m...

Cardinals match Rays' sixth-inning uprising with their own, win 9-7
Alec Burleson capped an eight-run sixth inning with a two-run homer to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally for a 9-7 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the season opener for both teams on Thursday afternoon.,Burleson's home run came after the Rays had scored six runs in the top half of th...

Embracing youth movement, Cardinals set for opener vs. Rays
The St. Louis Cardinals will look a lot younger when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day on Thursday afternoon.,The Cardinals traded veterans Nolan Arenado (Arizona Diamondbacks), Willson Contreras (Boston Red Sox) and Brendan Donovan (Seattle Mariners) for prospects during the offseason, le...

Cards extend manager Oliver Marmol through '28 season
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol received a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season, the team announced Sunday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which holds an option for the 2029 season.,"As I've gotten to know Oli, I've seen someone who cares about this organiza...

Former NFL coach Bruce Arians to have open-heart surgery
Former NFL head coach Bruce Arians announced on the "Today" show that he will undergo open-heart surgery on Friday in Philadelphia.,Arians, 73, made the announcement while appearing on the show this week to promote an upcoming prostate cancer screening Super Bowl commercial with tight end Rob Gronko...

D-backs acquire 8-time All-Star Nolan Arenado from Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired eight-time All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado and cash considerations from the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.,The Cardinals received minor league right-hander Jack Martinez to complete the deal for the 10-time Gold Glove winner, who waived his no-trade clause.,"W...