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Pinder, Semien and Olson homer as A's beat Cardinals 7-3 (06/25 11:13 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Chad Pinder and Marcus Semien homered in a six-run fifth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 Tuesday night. Matt Olson also went deep to help Oakland win for the sixth time in eight games. Tha A's, who had totaled nine runs over their last three games, overcame a 3-1 deficit with the big fifth inning to knock out Cardinals starter Jack FLaherty (4-5)... -
Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks to have Tommy John surgery (06/25 7:08 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Hard-throwing closer Jordan Hicks is set to undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Hicks was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament on Monday following a MRI. Hicks was previously diagnosed with tendinitis in his right triceps... -
Rocket-armed Cardinals closer Hicks has torn elbow ligament (06/24 4:18 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks has a torn elbow ligament and the team says it's determining what to do with the hardest-throwing pitcher in the majors. The Cardinals said Monday the right-hander has a torn ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that usually leads to Tommy John surgery... -
Pujols concludes STL return with 2 hits, Molina jersey swap (06/23 11:33 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- In a weekend full of emotional moments, Los Angeles slugger Albert Pujols saved the best for last. Pujols capped off a stirring three-day return to St. Louis by exchanging jerseys with long-time friend and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina following the Angels' 6-4 win on Sunday... -
Pujols concludes STL return with 2 hits, Molina jersey swap (06/23 10:17 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Angels slugger Albert Pujols had two hits and exchanged jerseys with former teammate Yadier Molina to conclude an emotional return to St. Louis, and Los Angeles beat the Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday night. Pujols was cheered throughout his first series in St. ...
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Pujols curtain call HR for Angels vs hometown Cards in loss (06/22 6:22 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Albert Pujols delivered for his many fans in St. Louis. The Cardinals were crowd pleasers, too. Pujols took a curtain call for his adoring fans at Busch Stadium after homering against the Cardinals, but Marcell Ozuna connected to lead Dakota Hudson and St. Louis over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Saturday... -
Riddle's homer in 11th lifts Marlins over Cardinals, 7-6 (06/21 12:28 am)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Marlins outfielder JT Riddle wiped out two months of frustration with one swing of the bat. Riddle hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, Zac Gallen was effective in his major league debut and Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Thursday night... -
Goldschmidt's homer in 11th lifts Cardinals over Marlins 2-1 (06/19 11:47 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Dexter Fowler had an RBI single in the sixth for the Cardinals, who won for the seventh time in 11 games. Miguel Rojas tied it with a single in the eighth off reliever Carlos Martinez... -
Rookie Yamamoto blanks Cardinals again, Marlins win 6-0 (06/18 11:11 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- In his first two starts, Jordan Yamamoto has done things that have been accomplished once, or not at all, in the past century. It's been a dream debut for the 23-year-old rookie, who was acquired by the Marlins in the Christian Yelich trade and summoned from Double-A to the majors earlier this month... -
Mikolas, Carpenter lead Cardinals to win over Marlins (06/17 11:05 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Mile Mikolas knew his luck would turn around. Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter homered to back a strong outing by Mikolas and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Mikolas (5-7) snapped a career-high losing streak of five straight decisions. ... -
DeJong tags Mets again, Cardinals win 4-3 with only 3 hits (06/16 5:51 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul DeJong again picked on a favorite foe. DeJong tagged the Mets for a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning Sunday, sending St. Louis Cardinals over New York 4-3. The young shortstop is 30 for 83 (.361) with nine homers and 10 doubles over 20 career games against the Mets. He has connected for five homers in his last five games at Citi Field... -
Plate ump O'Nora hit by foul ball, exits Cards-Mets game (06/15 8:55 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Plate umpire Brian O'Nora has left the St. Louis Cardinals-New York Mets game after getting hit in the groin by a foul ball. Matt Carpenter fouled off a pitch from New York starter Noah Syndergaard in the third inning Saturday night, and the ball bounced up and hit O'Nora. He staggered but stayed on his feet, and was checked by a Mets athletic trainer... -
DeJong, Fowler help Cards beat Mets twice in odd twinbill (06/14 10:31 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul DeJong and the Cardinals looked like the ballclub St. Louis fans expect Friday night. "When we play well," manager Mike Shildt said, "we've gotten into people's bullpens and done damage." Not that this odd double feature shocked Mets fans, either. They've seen this horror show before... -
Cards rally in rain, game vs Mets suspended in 9th tied at 4 (06/13 11:29 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Jacob deGrom tossed his glove all around the dugout. Harrison Bader blamed himself after a big hit. And umpires found themselves caught out in the rain. A bizarre game left no one totally satisfied -- especially after no one won. The series opener between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets was suspended because of showers Thursday night, moments after Bader hit an RBI double with two outs in the top of the ninth inning that made it 4-all... -
Yamamoto dazzles in debut as Marlins beat Cardinals 9-0 (06/12 10:25 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- Miami Marlins pitcher Jordan Yamamoto had just dropped down a successful suicide squeeze bunt and was on his way back to the dugout when he stopped at the plate to pick up his bat and return it to the rack, beating the batboy to the task... -
Hudson pitches 7 innings to help Cardinals beat Marlins 7-1 (06/11 10:40 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals rookie Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high seven innings Tuesday night and said teammate Adam Wainwright would be hearing about it. "Waino always says if you want to get wins, you'd better go seven," Hudson said. "I finally hit that benchmark, so I'll have to give him a call."...
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Cardinals' Wainwright goes on IL with strained hamstring (06/10 10:24 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a mild left hamstring strain, and the team is hoping he'll miss only one start. The 37-year-old Wainwright was hurt running out a double in the fifth inning of Sunday night's loss at the Cubs. He returned to St. Louis while the Cardinals flew to Miami for a three-game series, and he'll be re-evaluated in a week...
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Wacha pitches 6 shutout innings as Cardinals beat Miami 4-1 (06/10 10:22 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- Michael Wacha was so excited to make his first start in nearly three weeks that he set the alarm in his hotel room for 4 o'clock. That's 4 p.m. The well-rested Wacha pitched six scoreless innings in his return to the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation Monday, and they broke a three-game losing streak by beating Miami 4-1... -
Hendricks masters Cardinals again in Cubs' 5-1 win (06/09 10:28 pm)CHICAGO (AP) -- Kyle Hendricks doesn't believe he was sharp on Sunday night. The Cardinals might beg to differ. Hendricks tossed one-run ball over seven innings to continue his dominance over St. Louis, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win. Carlos Gonzalez hit his first homer with the Cubs and Kyle Schwarber went 2 for 3 with two RBIs as Chicago completed a three-game sweep of its NL Central rivals and a 6-1 homestand... -
Caratini helps rally Cubs past Cardinals 9-4 (06/08 11:23 pm)CHICAGO (AP) -- Victor Caratini and Chicago Cubs rallied from an early deficit and extended their mastery over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Pinch-hitting for starting pitcher Jon Lester, Caratini hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in Chicago's four-run sixth inning and the Cubs beat St. Louis 9-4 Saturday night...
St. Louis Cardinals
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 43 | 36 | .544 | -- |
| Milwaukee | 42 | 37 | .532 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 40 | 38 | .513 | 2½ |
| Cincinnati | 36 | 40 | .474 | 5½ |
| Pittsburgh | 36 | 41 | .468 | 6 |
Last updated: 06/25 11:58 pm
National League Schedule
Monday's Games
- Philadelphia 13, N.Y. Mets 7
- Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta 3
- Arizona 8, L.A. Dodgers 5
- Colorado 2, San Francisco 0
Tuesday's Games
- Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 5
- San Diego 8, Baltimore 3
- Washington 6, Miami 1
- Atlanta 3, Chicago Cubs 2
- Houston 5, Pittsburgh 1
- Seattle 8, Milwaukee 3
- Oakland 7, St. Louis 3
- L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2
- San Francisco 4, Colorado 2
- Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
- San Diego (Strahm 2-6) at Baltimore (Bundy 3-9), 2:05 p.m.
- L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 0-0) at Arizona (Clarke 1-3), 2:40 p.m.
- Colorado (Marquez 7-3) at San Francisco (Samardzija 4-6), 2:45 p.m.
- N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-3) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 4-2), 6:05 p.m.
- Washington (Corbin 6-5) at Miami (Gallen 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
- Oakland (Mengden 1-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-6), 6:15 p.m.
- Atlanta (Keuchel 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Darvish 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
- Cincinnati (Roark 5-6) at L.A. Angels (TBD), 7:07 p.m.
- Pittsburgh (TBD) at Houston (Valdez 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
- Seattle (TBD) at Milwaukee (Houser 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
- N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.
- Pittsburgh at Houston, 1:10 p.m.
- Seattle at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
- Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
- Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.
- L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.
- Arizona at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Last updated: 06/25 11:58 pm
Batters
| Avg | OBA | AB | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | .400 | .455 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Edman | .400 | .438 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Munoz | .292 | .303 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
| J.Martinez | .289 | .354 | 201 | 5 | 28 |
| DeJong | .266 | .354 | 293 | 13 | 36 |
| Molina | .264 | .293 | 242 | 4 | 35 |
| O'Neill | .263 | .282 | 38 | 1 | 4 |
| Ozuna | .260 | .331 | 288 | 20 | 62 |
| Goldschmidt | .253 | .342 | 293 | 14 | 31 |
| Fowler | .242 | .348 | 211 | 8 | 27 |
| Wong | .242 | .329 | 252 | 7 | 33 |
| Carpenter | .217 | .327 | 276 | 10 | 28 |
| Wieters | .210 | .242 | 62 | 3 | 10 |
| Bader | .209 | .328 | 172 | 6 | 19 |
| Gyorko | .196 | .274 | 56 | 2 | 7 |
| Ravelo | .167 | .286 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson | .143 | .143 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Knizner | .000 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | .244 | .322 | 2621 | 95 | 335 |
Pitchers
| W | L | ERA | IP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyorko | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 |
| Ponce de Leon | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 15.0 |
| Gant | 7 | 0 | 2.40 | 41.1 |
| Gallegos | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 34.2 |
| C.Martinez | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 15.0 |
| Hicks | 2 | 2 | 3.14 | 28.2 |
| Hudson | 6 | 3 | 3.36 | 85.2 |
| Brebbia | 1 | 3 | 3.40 | 39.2 |
| Helsley | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 10.1 |
| Webb | 0 | 1 | 3.95 | 27.1 |
| Miller | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 26.0 |
| Mikolas | 5 | 8 | 4.33 | 89.1 |
| Wainwright | 5 | 6 | 4.50 | 76.0 |
| Flaherty | 4 | 5 | 4.75 | 85.1 |
| Mayers | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 8.1 |
| Wacha | 5 | 3 | 5.59 | 66.0 |
| Cabrera | 0 | 2 | 6.17 | 11.2 |
| Leone | 0 | 0 | 7.33 | 23.1 |
| Gregerson | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 5.2 |
| Reyes | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 38 | 4.18 | 692.2 |
Last updated: 06/25 11:02 pm
MLB Calendar
June 29-30: New York Yankees vs. Boston at London.
July 2: International amateur signing period opens.
July 9: All-Star Game at Cleveland.
July 12: Deadline for drafted players to sign, except for players who have exhausted college eligibility.
July 31: Last day during the season to trade a player.
Aug. 18: Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Cubs at Williamsport, Pa.
Aug. 31: Last day to be contracted to an organization and be eligible for postseason roster.
Sept. 1: Active rosters expand to 40 players.
Oct. 1-2: Wild-card games.
Oct. 22: World Series starts.
October TBA: Trading resumes, day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th day after World Series.
Nov. 11-14: General managers' meetings, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dec. 2: Last day for teams to offer 2020 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
Dec. 8: Hall of Fame Modern Baseball committee vote announced, San Diego.
Dec. 9-12: Winter meetings, San Diego.
Jan. 10: Salary arbitration figures exchanged.
Feb. 3-21: Salary arbitration hearings, Phoenix.
Feb. 11: Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 16: Voluntary reporting date for other players.
Feb. 21: Mandatory reporting date.
March 26: Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.
June TBA: Amateur draft.
June 15: International amateur signing period closes.
July 2: International amateur signing period opens.
July 10: Deadline for drafted players to sign, except for players who have exhausted college eligibility.
July 14: All-Star Game at Los Angeles.
July 31: Last day during the season to trade a player.
Aug. 31: Last day to be contracted to an organization and be eligible for postseason roster.
Sept. 1: Active rosters expand to 28 players.
Sept. 29-30: Wild-card games.
Oct. 20: World Series starts.
October TBA: Trading resumes, day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th day after World Series.
Dec. 2: Last day for teams to offer 2021 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
December TBA: Hall of Fame Golden Days Era committee vote announced.