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Cards Rock Cain in Blowout Win Over Giants

St. Louis puts up season highs in runs and hits

(Newser) - Matt Cain absorbed the worst beating of his career from the same team he held hitless for six innings last weekend. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 11-1 on Friday. St. Louis reached a season best...

Wainwright's Arm, Bat Lead Cardinals
Wainwright's Arm, Bat Lead Cardinals
Apr 16, 2008 10:55 PM CDT

Wainwright's Arm, Bat Lead Cardinals

Pitcher's homer the difference in 5-4 defeat of Brewers

(Newser) - Adam Wainwright pitched into the eighth inning and homered Wednesday night, helping the St. Louis Cardinals run their home winning streak to seven with a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Albert Pujols contributed with his bat and glove. He hit an early two-run double, then made a leaping catch...

Scrappy Looper Helps Cardinals Beat Brewers 6-1

St. Louis leads division with a 10-4 record

(Newser) - Braden Looper pitched around Prince Fielder and limited the rest of a Milwaukee Brewers' lineup without Ryan Braun to three hits in five innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-1 victory Tuesday night. Skip Schumaker had two hits and two RBIs and Adam Kennedy was 3-for-4 with an...

Pujols Homers Twice in Cards W
Pujols Homers Twice in Cards W 
Apr 10, 2008 12:04 AM CDT

Pujols Homers Twice in Cards W

Slugger ends longest season-opening HR drought of career

(Newser) - Albert Pujols hit his first two homers of the year and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 on Wednesday night to take their third straight series. Pujols also had an RBI-single and Rick Ankiel added two RBIs. Pujols ended the longest home run drought to start the...

Glaus Leads Cards Over Astros
Glaus Leads Cards Over Astros
Apr 8, 2008 11:13 PM CDT

Glaus Leads Cards Over Astros

Two-run eighth inning double turns back Houston

(Newser) - Troy Glaus hit a two-run double in the eighth inning to propel the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Glaus' hit, off Geoff Geary (0-1), bounced off the lower portion of the bullpen wall in right-center field and scored Chris Duncan and...

La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals
La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals
Oct 22, 2007 10:23 PM CDT

La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals

Winningest manager in team history gets two-season deal

(Newser) - Tony La Russa, Cardinals manager for the past twelve years, will stick around for two more, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A disappointing 78-84 season to cap his previous three-year deal, plus instability at general manager, had the four-time Manager of the Year initially uncertain as to whether he'd return.

Vlad Impales Rios in HR Derby Final
Vlad Impales Rios in
HR Derby Final
Jul 10, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

Vlad Impales Rios in HR Derby Final

Angels' slugger topples Philly's Howard

(Newser) - Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero dethroned 2006 champ Ryan Howard in last night's Home Run Derby at China Basin, after a final-round sprint past Blue Jay Alex Rios. The righty needed only 3 dingers to bury Rios, who Fox speculates blew himself out with an record 12-blast second round.

Cabrera Steps Away from HR Derby Plate

Phillies' Ryan Howard will defend slugging title in Frisco

(Newser) - Marlins' slugger Miguel Cabrera won't compete in the upcoming Home Run Derby because of an injured left shoulder, he announced yesterday. The showdown still promises its share of flares into McCovey Cove, however: Last year's champ, Philly's Ryan Howard, will defend against Prince Fielder, Justin Morneau, Alex Rios, Vlad Guerrero,...

Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump
Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump
Apr 9, 2007 8:29 AM CDT

Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump

Slugger's long ball propels Cards to easy win over Astros

(Newser) - Albert Pujols’s hibernating bat woke up last night, as the 2005 NL MVP hit his first homer of the young season. The Cardinals crushed the Astros 10-1 in Houston after getting off to a slow start, thanks in large part to Pujols' 1-for-17 skid.

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