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Yes, he is here again.
In terms of who had the best numbers in the past week, the answer is not actually Willson Contreras. I know that’s weird way to present the argument that he is in fact the player of the week. From a rate perspective, he actually has a worse than three other guys. You can probably pick up on why they’re not picked. They didn’t really play in enough games for my liking.
Two of them unquestionably didn’t play in...
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Unfortunately, the Cardinals couldn’t pull off a sweep. After two exciting wins to open the series, the offense fell flat against the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Michael McGreevy got the start against Clayton Kershaw, and while the Cardinals have had Kershaw’s number in the past and McGreevy has been solid every time out, the opposite happened today.
St. Louis couldn’t solve Kershaw and McGreevy took his first career loss. Masyn Winn,...
game 65
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon at 1:15 pm CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM and WIJR AM 880 (En Español).
All offseason long, the discussion surrounding the St. Louis Cardinals revolved around the ball club swallowing their pride and potentially selling off veterans.
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Nailed it.
Baseball is a game of adjustments. Well, most sports are, really. Tiny tweaks in timing can turn failure into success—a running back hitting the gap at just the right moment to break free, a shooting guard adjusting his shot’s trajectory for a swish instead of a rim roll, a hockey goalie perfectly timing a butterfly slide to stonewall a breakaway.
Call me a nerd—you wouldn’t be the first—but breaking sports down into these micro-movements...
The St. Louis Cardinals are five games into a stretch of 29 games in 30 days. The coming weeks will test the Cardinals’ pitching depth, both with their starters and relievers.
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It was a wild one at Busch on Saturday when the Cardinals and Dodgers squared up for Game 2 of this three-game weekend series. Yesterday, before the series began, I expressed concern over the Dodgers being in town and how it might be time to get a little worried about this team.
Fortunately, I’ve had to eat my words, as the Cardinals rallied to win 2-1 in walk-off fashion to take the series from the defending World Series champions. They now...
game 64
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon at 1:15 pm CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM and WIJR AM 880 (En Español).
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Birds look to take series win on Blogger Day!
It’s Blogger Day at the ballpark and yours truly along with Scooter will be in attendance to take in the action, as well as, have our annual meeting with Mo. Look for a special episode of the Viva El Birdos Podcast tomorrow morning with the full audio of the conversation!
The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 last night behind the spectacular performance of staff leader Sonny Gray, the power pact...
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Following up on last week’s assessment of the first third, we look down the road
Last week, I put together a list of what has transpired in the first third of the season, organized by what has gone well and what has not. This week, I will look at what questions remain to be answered and what new ones might pop up that may need answers.
What are the major question marks?In ways, you could boil this down to ... Is...
Sonny Gray and three relievers combined on a shutout as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 Friday night. Gray (7-1) worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits while striking out five and walking none.
game 63
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this evening at 7:15 pm CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, and KMOV-4 and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM and WIJR AM 880 (En Español).
In a month marked by overpowering performances, right-handed pitcher Tekoah Roby has been named the St.Louis Cardinals’ May Minor League Pitcher of the Month.
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Sonny trying to break through the clouds around Busch
The St. Louis Cardinals enter tonight’s game 34-28 and 5 games back of the Chicago Cubs who will finally have to face a real opponent for the first time in 3 weeks. Credit to them for taking care of business but they get Skubal tonight. Of course this would be looked at more positively if the Cardinals weren’t facing arguably the top team in baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers. L.A. enters tonight’s...
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Cardinals take on the Titans...err, the Dodgers at home
Intro
The 34-28 Cardinals are in the middle of a 9-game homestand that will be telling not only for its competitive significance but for the crowds it draws (or doesn’t).
The 38-25 Dodgers arrive in from Los Angeles having played for a week at home against the teams from Gotham (Mets, Yankees). We welcome old friend Tommy Edman home.
The Pitching Matchups (projected)
Friday - Yashinobu...
St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have struck out the second-fewest batters in the major leagues this season with 441, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals will seek more punchouts on Friday when they continue their nine-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers -- a team that is tough to strike out.
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The Cardinals really turned their season around in May, but have hit a bit of a rough patch as the month of June gets underway. Since the turn of the month, the Cardinals are 1-3. They lost two out of three to the Rangers and did the same against the Royals upon returning home from Texas.
Up next? The Dodgers. This is going to be some kind of test. They’re playing the defending World Series champions, who are stacked with Shohei Ohtani, Freddie...
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The Royals were in town and we split a doubleheader but lost the series to KC
Is there any more manufactured rivalry than Kansas City vs St Louis? Of course, growing up I have always known about the 1985 World Series and have been mad about that... but ultimately that was more of an umpiring issue. The north side vs south side and other cross-city rivalries I have always viewed as much more potent than a cross-state rivalry. Hell, even Cardinals vs Cubs and Cards vs...
Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and scored three times to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 Thursday in the second half of a split doubleheader.
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Cardinals look to win the series and sweep the two games in the doubleheader today
The Cardinals tied up the series earlier today with a comeback win when down 3-0 into the 6th inning. Today, I’m thinking they are hoping for a bit easier of a win, though they are obviously hoping for a win no matter how easy the win it is. If they manage to win, they will win the series with the Dodgers coming into town for the weekend.
The Cardinals will face Cole Ragans...