St. Louis Cardinals

ST. LOUIS -- Yangervis Solarte homered and drove in a career-high six runs, Austin Hedges also went deep and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-4 on Tuesday night. Solarte hit his homer a projected 455 feet over the right-field bullpen in the eighth inning to cap his career night. The Padres had scored six runs over their previous four games combined...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Despite spending the afternoon with 12-year-old Little Leaguers who idolize pros like himself, Josh Bell didn't find himself dispensing much advice. "No one came to me and asked, 'What do you think about my swing?"' Bell said. "It was more like, 'Follow me on Instagram' or like this or that picture. It was more lighthearted."...

PITTSBURGH -- Adam Frazier and the Pittsburgh Pirates finished off a win at PNC Park, then packed their bags for a trip -- to another home game about 200 miles away. Frazier homered, doubled and singled to help the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 Saturday, ending a six-game losing streak in a matchup delayed nearly two hours by rain...

PITTSBURGH -- Dexter Fowler's two -run triple sparked the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night at PNC Park. With the Cardinals trailing 5-4 with one out in the seventh inning, Fowler tripled down the right field line off reliever Joaquin Benoit to give St. Louis a 6-5 lead. Fowler went 2 for 3 with three RBIs, scored three runs and walked twice...

BOSTON -- Mookie Betts finally had a pitch he could drive and the Boston Red Sox pulled out anther last at-bat win in Fenway Park. Betts lined a two-run double off the Green Monster with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox have found different ways to win ball games over the past month. Their latest came thanks to relentless offense and a rare defensive feat. Xander Bogaerts had three hits, Hanley Ramirez, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradley Jr. all added two RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Tuesday night...

ST. LOUIS -- Brandon Phillips knows what to expect from Cardinals fans. "Oh yeah, it's nice for Boo Phillips to come back to St. Louis, man," Phillips said. "That's the name they really gave me. I love playing here. The fans here are great." Phillips hit a two-run homer to back R.A. Dickey, and the Atlanta Braves stopped the Cardinals' season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory Sunday...

ST. LOUIS -- There are times Paul DeJong just shakes his head in wonderment. The St. Louis rookie infielder, who made his major league debut on May 28, hit his team-leading 17th home run on Saturday night to help the Cardinals push their winning streak to eight games with a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves...

ST. LOUIS -- Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. St. Louis tied a season-high with its sixth straight win. Kansas City has lost four in a row and six of seven...

ST. LOUIS -- Yadier Molina hit a grand slam one pitch after a cat ran onto the field in the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals loaded the bases off Royals relievers Brandon Maurer and Peter Moylan. Molina was at the plate, with two outs, when the cat came onto the field and ran toward the center field wall...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Cardinals scored so many times off Jason Vargas and the Kansas City bullpen in the fifth inning Tuesday night that they broke the Royals' crown-shaped scoreboard. Or maybe it was just a coincidence that the massive outfield video screen suddenly went dark...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Matt Carpenter likes hitting in the western side of the state. Carpenter hit a three-run homer in St. Louis' six-run fourth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory...

CINCINNATI -- The Cardinals want to look back on their big comeback as the day they finally put it all together. Jose Martinez hit his first grand slam during a nine-run fourth inning, and St. Louis overcame Adam Wainwright's rough return from the disabled list, beating the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Sunday...

CINCINNATI -- Paul DeJong is putting his rocky August start behind him. The St. Louis rookie shortstop hit a two-run homer and Lance Lynn got past Joey Votto's first-inning home run to win his fourth straight start as the Cardinals eased past the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Saturday night...

MILWAUKEE -- Keon Broxton did a little bit of everything for the Brewers on Thursday. Broxton drove in the go-ahead run and saved a run with a leaping catch, Matt Garza made a strong start in his return from the disabled list, and Milwaukee beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1...

MILWAUKEE -- The praises were flowing for Yadier Molina. Molina hit two solo home runs, Kolten Wong added a two-run double, Luke Weaver pitched into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night...

MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson is in the midst of the best year of his career, though the emerging ace of the Milwaukee Brewers had yet to solve the St. Louis Cardinals. That changed Tuesday, as Nelson finally beat St. Louis with six strong innings in the Brewers' 3-2 victory...

ST. LOUIS -- Lance Lynn made it clear he wants to stay in St. Louis. With his words -- and his performance. The subject of numerous trade rumors, Lynn threw six strong innings and Jose Martinez homered and drove in three runs as the Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Sunday for their fifth win in seven games...

ST. LOUIS -- It took Zack Greinke a few batters to settle in against the St. Louis Cardinals. Once he did, the Arizona Diamondbacks' ace was dominant. Greinke gave up a run and three hits to the first three batters he faced. After that he gave up just one more hit in his seven innings to lead the Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win over the Cardinals on Saturday night...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock says he is free of cancer more than three months after the 78-year-old St. Louis Cardinals great announced he had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. Brock said in a statement Friday that a doctor's diagnosis that he had conquered multiple myeloma was "the greatest news ever." He credited God and thanked family, friends and fans for their support, saying he remained hopeful...

ST. LOUIS -- J.D. Martinez hit a grand slam and Zack Godley pitched seven innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks won their third game out of four, improved to 59-43 and snapped the Cardinals' three-game winning streak...

ST. LOUIS -- Paul DeJong homered and Randal Grichuk had a career-high four hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. St. Louis has won four of five while Colorado has lost four of six...

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright went on the disabled list with back tightness, and St. Louis put outfielder Dexter Fowler on the DL because of a strained left wrist. Harrison Bader, the Cardinals third-round draft pick two years ago, was brought up from Triple-A and made his major league debut against Colorado on Tuesday night. ...

ST. LOUIS -- Harrison Bader doubled leading off the ninth inning for his first major league hit and slid across the plate to score the winning run of his debut on Jedd Gyorko's short sacrifice fly, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night...

ST. LOUIS -- Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer, Mike Leake pitched seven scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Monday night. Leake's six-strikeout performance was his best since giving up one run over eight innings against Washington on June 30. It was the first win for Leake (7-8) against the Rockies since Aug. 10, 2011...

CHICAGO -- Willson Contreras hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Jose Quintana won again and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday night to move into a virtual tie for first in the NL Central. Kyle Schwarber also connected as the Cubs won for the eighth time in nine games since the All-Star break. The World Series champions improved to 51-46, just a few percentage points ahead of Milwaukee after the Brewers (53-48) lost 6-3 at Philadelphia...

CHICAGO -- Kris Bryant wasn't going to let a sprained pinkie and a broken bat hold him back. They certainly didn't slow him down. Bryant raced home from first base on Anthony Rizzo's bloop double, capping a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday in the ever-tightening NL Central race...

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners paid a hefty price to add a pitcher who may not be ready to help them in the playoff hunt this season. The Mariners acquired young left-hander Marco Gonzales from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in exchange for top outfield prospect Tyler O'Neill, the second move to add pitching depth in as many days by Seattle. The Mariners acquired veteran reliever David Phelps from Miami on Thursday...

CHICAGO -- For 11 straight batters in the eighth inning, the St. Louis Cardinals were unstoppable. It was an emphatic response to a heartbreaking loss. Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking two-run double in St. Louis' highest-scoring inning of the season, and the Cardinals cooled off the Chicago Cubs with an 11-4 victory on Friday...

NEW YORK -- Jose Reyes once was one of the fastest players in baseball. Now in his 15th season, he may have lost a step or two. He was still speedy enough Thursday. Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal was late covering first base on a grounder by Reyes that turned into a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets over St. Louis 3-2...

NEW YORK -- With the non-waiver trade deadline approaching, Jacob deGrom's name has been tied to playoff contenders in both leagues. For now, the hard-throwing right-hander is doing his best to help the scuffling Mets get back into the playoff race...

NEW YORK -- Michael Wacha busted it out of the batter's box on a hot night and was thinking about an RBI as he raced down toward first base trying to beat out a double play during a big second inning. Not only did he do that, he also threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday night...

NEW YORK -- Paul DeJong homered against the New York Mets for the fourth straight game and Adam Wainwright hit an RBI double while winning his fourth consecutive start, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 victory Monday night. With runners at the corners in the bottom of the ninth inning, slugger Yoenis Cespedes grounded into a game-ending double play on a 3-0 pitch from Brett Cecil...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates closed their series against the St. Louis Cardinals the same way they began it: with a walkoff win. Adam Frazier's game-ending single capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning that lifted Pittsburgh to a 4-3 victory Sunday...

PITTSBURGH -- Lance Lynn grew up hitting from both sides of the plate, a notion the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher abandoned when he reached college at Ole Miss. Better to just hit right-handed and protect his right (throwing) elbow than expose it by trying to step in as a lefty...

PITTSBURGH -- With the winning run on second base as he stepped into the batter's box in the bottom of the ninth, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell could feel his heart racing. The rookie tried to get his breathing under control but couldn't. Adrenaline won out. The Pirates, too...

ST. LOUIS -- Lance Lynn said he felt terrible before his start on Sunday. He made the New York Mets feel even worse. Lynn pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Tommy Pham, Paul DeJong and Luke Voit homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mets 6-0...

ST. LOUIS -- Paul DeJong had no guaranties when he was recalled by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 15. He's certainly making a strong case for an extended stay in the big leagues. DeJong homered as part of a four-hit game and Adam Wainwright won his third consecutive start as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday...

ST. LOUIS -- Even when he couldn't keep the ball in the park, Jacob deGrom kept the Mets in the game. And they hit enough homers of their own to win it. Jose Reyes and Jay Bruce hit solo home runs to help deGrom win his fifth straight decision, and New York beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night...

ST. LOUIS -- Luke Voit is living his childhood dream with his hometown St. Louis Cardinals. And the Cardinals are reaping the benefits. The rookie first baseman hit his second home run and drove in three runs to help the Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Thursday...

ST. LOUIS -- Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, recording his 22nd career multihomer game, and Marcell Ozuna and Justin Bour also hit home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-6 on Wednesday night. Stanton went 3 for 4 and also walked while driving in four runs. He has five hits in his last two games after starting the Marlins' road trip in a 1-for-17 funk...

ST. LOUIS -- Christian Yelich's long drought is over. Yelich hit a three-run drive for his first homer in 32 days, helping Jose Urena and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Tuesday. "It's been a long time," Yelich said. "I've kind of been grinding through some stuff."...

ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Luke Voit's first career homer brought back good memories in St. Louis. Voit ripped a two-run shot into the batter's eye in center field on Monday to help the Cardinals to a 14-6 victory over Miami. The 429-foot blast landed in almost the same spot as the home run hit by Cardinals infielder David Freese in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series...

ST. LOUIS -- Bryce Harper homered twice against Carlos Martinez, Max Scherzer struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Sunday night. Harper also doubled and had four RBIs to pace Washington, which snapped a three-game skid and had lost five of seven...

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals promoted general manager John Mozeliak to president of baseball operations and Michael Girsch to GM on Friday. Both received contracts through 2020. Mozeliak has served as the team's general manager since October 2007. "Over the past 10 years, baseball operations have become more complex and demanding," Cardinals CEO Bill DeWitt, Jr. said. "Giving Girsch more day-to-day responsibility will enable Mo (Mozeliak) to focus on strategic initiatives and long-range planning."...

PHOENIX -- Three weeks in the minor leagues improved Randal Grichuk's swing. Grichuk hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in five runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 Thursday. In his fourth big league season, Grichuk was sent down May 29 and recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday after 15 games in the minors...

Associated Press PHOENIX -- A night after giving up two runs in a loss, the St. Louis Cardinals turned to Trevor Rosenthal again out of the bullpen with the game on the line. Rosenthal held on for the win, though it was adventurous. The veteran right-hander survived a rocky ninth inning that included two wild pitches, and got the save in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night...

PHOENIX -- Comebacks are nothing new for the 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks. Neither are extra-inning wins. Chris Herrmann hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Diamondbacks rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Tuesday night...

ST. LOUIS -- Randal Grichuk looks good since his return from Triple-A. So does the St. Louis lineup. Grichuk homered for the second straight game and the Cardinals broke out the bats again for an 8-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. "I feel good with where I'm at mentally and I feel good with where I'm at mechanically with my swing," Grichuk said...

ST. LOUIS -- Randal Grichuk homered in his return to the majors, Yadier Molina had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Sunday night. Grichuk, who was sent to the minors on May 29 after struggling with consistency, had two hits -- including his solo homer in the sixth inning -- and scored twice. Molina, who had missed the previous two games after being hit by a foul tip on the knee, had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a run...