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Nationals' Juan Yepez looks to continue torrid stretch vs. Cards
Washington Nationals first baseman Juan Yepez is enjoying his weekend return to St. Louis. ,"It's always fun to come here," he said. "The fans here are great and I think they were very good to me and to my family.",Yepez, who spent parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Cardinals, is 5-for-9 wi...
Nationals pour it on vs. Cards, win 14-3
Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run homer as the visiting Washington Nationals rolled over the St. Louis Cardinals for a 14-3 victory on Saturday night. ,Juan Yepez and Harold Ramirez also drove in three runs apiece for the Nationals in a game that was delayed 2 hours, 4 minutes because of rain. James Wood...
Anemic offenses slowing Nationals, Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals are both looking to jump-start their offenses after suffering lulls this week.,Washington scored just three runs while getting swept by the San Diego Padres in three games at home. St. Louis scored just three times while losing two of three games to t...
Pirates pitching keeps Cardinals off scoreboard
Connor Joe and Rowdy Tellez drove in two runs each as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Wednesday to win their three-game series.,The Pirates have won four of six games coming out of the All-Star break to move within one game in the Cardinals in the National Lea...
Cards hand Pirates' Paul Skenes first loss
Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday to give rookie sensation Paul Skenes his first career major league loss.,Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who evened a three-game ser...
Pirates look to move into tie with Cards in NL Central
Nick Gonzales might be a rookie, but his bat has been coming through in the clutch like a veteran this season.,Recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on May 10, the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder has become an important part of the lineup in the 61 games he has played. He leads the team with eight game-w...
Eighth-inning run sends Pirates past Cardinals
Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller was effective through seven to help Pittsburgh earn a 2-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,Gonzales knocked a one-out sinker from reliever John King (3-2) into right field to drive ...
Paul Goldschmidt hopes to get bat going as Cards face Pirates
Paul Goldschmidt's production has dropped, and so has his spot in the batting order.,The new No. 7 hitter for the Cardinals will spend his second straight game hitting in the bottom third of the lineup when St. Louis faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night in the opener of a three-game ser...
Cardinals power their way past Braves
The visiting St. Louis Cardinals hit four solo home runs to back the solid effort from starting pitcher Miles Mikolas and beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The win gave St. Louis a 4-2 win in the season series and pulled the Cardinals to within 2 1/...
Braves, Cardinals close season series
There could be long-term ramifications for whomever wins the rubber game between the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.,The teams split a doubleheader on Saturday, with Atlanta winning the opener 3-2 in 10 innings and St. Louis prevailing 9-5 in the nightcap.,If Atlanta w...
Braves edge Cardinals in 10 innings in first game of DH
Ozzie Albies delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals In the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.,Adam Duvall, who started the inning at second base, easily beat center fielder Dylan Carlson'...
Braves brace for doubleheader vs. Cardinals
After their start to the second half of the season was delayed because of rain, the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves will resume their race for the top National League wild-card spot with a split doubleheader on Saturday.,The Braves have a 3 1/2-game lead over St. Louis in the wild-ca...
Cardinals-Braves rained out; doubleheader Saturday
The opener of the three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed on Friday because of heavy rain in the Atlanta area.,The game will be made up on Saturday as part of a split double-header. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. local time with the nightcap scheduled ...
Braves, Cardinals playing long game of consistency to reach playoffs
The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, each in second place in their divisions, are expected to be in the thick of the playoff race during the second half of the season. The clubs open a three-game series in Atlanta on Friday.,The Braves begin the second half 8 1/2 games behind Philadelphia in ...
Cards vie to 'finish strong' vs. Cubs in series finale
After scoring 36 runs during a six-game span, the St. Louis Cardinals suffered an offensive lull during their 5-1 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday.,They rebounded Saturday by scoring 16 runs on 24 hits while completing a sweep of a doubleheader. The Cardinals will try to carry that offens...
Cards aim to keep rolling in doubleheader vs. Royals
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to ride the momentum of a 5-2 road trip into their six-game homestand ahead of the All-Star break.,The homestand was delayed by a day when rain postponed Tuesday night's game with the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. The teams will play a split doubleheader on We...
Led by feisty offense, Royals hope to take down Cards
The Kansas City Royals scored two runs or fewer nine times during a 6-9 rut. They then exploded for 10 runs in a drubbing of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. ,Kansas City will attempt to ride its power surge on Tuesday when it visits the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of a two-game series. ,"That...
Cardinals blank Nationals to take three of four in series
Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs, Miles Mikolas pitched into the seventh inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Monday.,Paul Goldschmidt homered and scored twice for the Cardinals, who took three of four from the Nationals and have won six of ei...
With offense rolling, Cards close series with Nationals
The visiting St. Louis Cardinals will look to keep their offense going Monday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set against the Washington Nationals. ,The Cardinals are coming off an 8-3 victory Sunday after scoring a total of 13 runs while splitting the first two games of the series.,Willson C...
Wilson Contreras, Cards pull away from Nats
Wilson Contreras hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday.,Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who notched 13 hits and have won five of seven. ,Cardinals starte...